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Asian English Writers of Chinese Origin

Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong

By: Amy Tak-yee Lai

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This book brings together nine Asian English writers of Chinese descent to explore postcolonial impacts on race, class, and language. It takes a special look at gender politics and how Chinese women defy the Orientalist gaze and native patriarchy.

Asian Gross National Happiness and its View on Law, Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals

By: Dorine E. van Norren

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This book uses Bhutan's Gross National Happiness to question the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. It contrasts the logic of linear growth with the Buddhist approach of "Respect all Sentient Beings"—a model centered on community, compassion, and inner peace for all life.

This book uses Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness to question the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. It contrasts the logic of linear growth with the Buddhist approach of “Respect all Sentient Beings”—a model centered on community, compassion, and inner peace for all life.

Aspects of Byron’s Don Juan

Edited By: Peter Cochran

£59.99

This volume explores Byron’s Don Juan, from its politics, treatment of women, and comic rhymes to its importance in Spain and Russia. It delves into Byron's sources, Mary Shelley's vital role, and the poem's legacy among artists from Tirso de Molina to Johnny Depp.

This volume explores Byron’s Don Juan, from its politics, treatment of women, and comic rhymes to its importance in Spain and Russia. It delves into Byron’s sources, Mary Shelley’s vital role, and the poem’s legacy among artists from Tirso de Molina to Johnny Depp.

Aspects of Cameroon Englishes

Edited By: Aloysius Ngefac

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This book uses empirical evidence to challenge the monolithic picture of English in Cameroon. It argues the country harbours different World Englishes, a complex sociolinguistic landscape comparable only to South Africa that challenges nation-based World Englishes paradigms.

Aspects of Digital Change

By: Adam Hoare

£58.99

Why do public sector digital projects fail while private companies like Amazon flourish? This book draws on eight years of developing technology for health and social care to reveal what separates success from failure, and why our public services remain rooted in the past.

Aspects of Doctoral Research at the Maryvale International Catholic Institute (Volume Four)

Edited By: Catherine Knowles, Birute Briliute, Harry Schnitker

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This collection of doctoral essays in Catholic Studies shines new light on age-old issues and offers opportunities for dialogue with the contemporary world. Inspired by St. John Henry Newman’s vision of faith and reason, these works cover theology, ethics, history, and more.

Aspects of Doctoral Research at the Maryvale International Catholic Institute (Volume One)

Edited By: Andrew B. Morris

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This book is concerned with the outcomes of the doctoral research programme of the Maryvale Institute (UK) and its contribution to new knowledge in the area of Catholic studies, a wide field including history, literature, philosophy, spirituality, and theology.

Aspects of Doctoral Research at the Maryvale International Catholic Institute (Volume Three)

Edited By: Andrew B. Morris

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This book is the third in a series presenting outcomes from the Maryvale Institute's doctoral research programme. It provides an overview of work by students across the globe and their contribution to new knowledge in Catholic studies.

This book is the third in a series presenting outcomes from the Maryvale Institute’s doctoral research programme. It provides an overview of work by students across the globe and their contribution to new knowledge in Catholic studies.

Aspects of Doctoral Research at the Maryvale International Catholic Institute (Volume Two)

Edited By: Andrew B. Morris

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This book is the second in a series showcasing outcomes of the Maryvale Institute's doctoral research programme. It provides an overview of the breadth of work by its students in the UK, Europe, the USA and Africa and their contribution to new knowledge in Catholic studies.

This book is the second in a series showcasing outcomes of the Maryvale Institute’s doctoral research programme. It provides an overview of the breadth of work by its students in the UK, Europe, the USA and Africa and their contribution to new knowledge in Catholic studies.

Aspects of Ecphrastic Technique in Ovid’s Metamorphoses

By: Liz Norton

£44.99

This study examines Ovid’s use of ecphrasis in the Metamorphoses, exploring his determination to outdo his predecessors. It argues that Ovid's preoccupation with artists makes the epic itself an extended commentary on his own artistry.

This study examines Ovid’s use of ecphrasis in the Metamorphoses, exploring his determination to outdo his predecessors. It argues that Ovid’s preoccupation with artists makes the epic itself an extended commentary on his own artistry.

Aspects of Emotional Intelligence

By: Jawed Ahmad

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This book deals with emotional intelligence in teacher trainees, showing how it affects their aspiration and self-concept. It demonstrates how teachers should observe and manage students’ emotions to adopt specific strategies for effective learning.

Aspects of Entrepreneurship

Practice and Passion

Edited By: Basu Sharma, Martin Wielemaker

£61.99

Gathering unique perspectives on developments in the field of entrepreneurship, the essays here present insights that unravel the mysteries of what lies behind the term ‘entrepreneurship’ that propels societies forward.

Aspects of Form and Genre in the Poetry of Edwin Morgan

By: Rodney Edgecombe

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This study examines the work of Edwin Morgan, a poet admired for his experimental writings and diverse output. Chapters cover his vision poems, his use of the grotesque, adaptations of the elegy, and his enterprise of “voicing” the universe.

Aspects of Iranian Linguistics

Edited By: Simin Karimi, Vida Samiian, Donald Stilo

£44.99

This pioneering volume introduces recent research into less-studied Iranian languages like Kurdish, Balochi, and Pamir. Covering theoretical, descriptive, and applied linguistics, it is a valuable contribution to our understanding of a complex language family.

Aspects of Linguistic Impoliteness

Edited By: Denis Jamet, Manuel Jobert

£44.99

This book presents linguistic impoliteness as a field of study in its own right, not just "politeness gone wrong." Researchers offer diverse theoretical approaches and case studies on rudeness in television, literature, philosophy, and modern communication.

This book presents linguistic impoliteness as a field of study in its own right, not just “politeness gone wrong.” Researchers offer diverse theoretical approaches and case studies on rudeness in television, literature, philosophy, and modern communication.

Aspects of Orality and Greek Literature in the Roman Empire

Edited By: Consuelo Ruiz-Montero

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This volume explores how Greek texts circulated during the Roman Empire from both a literary and sociocultural point of view. Illuminating the interconnections between literary and social practices, these studies draw attention to under-researched texts and inscriptions.

Aspects of Performance in Faith Settings

Heavenly Acts

Edited By: Andrey Rosowsky

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What is the role of performance in faith practices? This collection of essays explores the complex nexus between faith and performance. Diverse scholars examine how language shapes belief, identity is negotiated, and material settings are transfigured to create sacred spaces.

Aspects of Social Justice in an Arab Israeli Teachers’ College

Principles, Practices and Politics

Edited By: Deborah Court, Randa Khair Abbas, Zaki Kamal

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These essays shed a social justice-focused light on teacher education. Based on real-life experiences, contributors share practical strategies for supporting Arabic-speaking students in a multicultural setting. A vital resource for educators working in diverse environments.

Aspects of the Morphosyntax of Tarifit Berber

By: Abdel El Hankari

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This book is a comprehensive investigation of the morphosyntax of Tarifit Berber. One of its most significant findings is that Tarifit has undergone a grammatical shift from VSO word order to a topic-prominent system. Novel analyses are also proposed for clitics and causatives.

Aspects of Time and Memory in Literature for Children and Young Adults

Mnemosyne for Children

Edited By: Tzina Kalogirou, Dorota Michulka

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A critical exploration of time and memory in children's media. Spanning three centuries, these essays analyze traumatic memory, post-memory, and the reimagining of the past in picturebooks, YA novels, films, and adaptations of classic fairy tales.

A critical exploration of time and memory in children’s media. Spanning three centuries, these essays analyze traumatic memory, post-memory, and the reimagining of the past in picturebooks, YA novels, films, and adaptations of classic fairy tales.