Social Sciences – Page 474 – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Globalisation Trends in the Media

Edited By: Marta Žilkova

£39.99

With contributions from Slovak, Czech, and Polish authors, this book evaluates media culture in Central Europe. It explores the problems and successes of radio, television, and internet production since 1989 in the face of globalisation.

The Brief and Turbulent Life of Modernising Conservatism

By: Stuart Mitchell

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In response to Britain’s economic decline, the Conservative Government of 1959-1964 effected a series of striking and controversial policy transformations. This book examines their ambitious aim: to fashion a modern nation and ensure their continuation in power.

Georg Simmel in Translation

Interdisciplinary Border Crossings in Culture and Modernity

Edited By: David D. Kim

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Though his name was forgotten, Georg Simmel’s writings on modernity left a significant mark. In this collection, scholars trace his influence through time and space, from Imperial Berlin to contemporary Singapore, and in the works of other intellectuals.

The Avant-Garde and the Margin

New Territories of Modernism

Edited By: Sanja Bahun-Radunovic, V.G. Julie Rajan

£39.99

This collection refigures the modernist avant-garde by exploring relations between its “centers” and the cultural “periphery.” The essays offer new methodological approaches that avoid Eurocentric models in favor of a “hermeneutics of encounter.”

Stress and Anxiety

Application to Health, Work Place, Community, and Education

Edited By: Petra Buchwald

£19.99

World-wide researchers present cutting-edge developments in stress, anxiety, and coping. This book covers four major areas—health, work, community, and education—exploring their effects on well-being, functioning, and resilience.

Counter-Hegemony and the Irish “Other”

Edited By: Michael Hayes

£29.99

As Ireland witnesses rapid change, an acknowledgement of diversity makes dialogue between mainstream society, Travellers, and Roma necessary. For such dialogue to be constructive, their voices must be listened to and their distinctive worldviews respected.

The Victorians and the Ancient World

Archaeology and Classicism in Nineteenth-Century Culture

Edited By: Richard Pearson

£34.99

The 19th century was preoccupied with antiquity. As new discoveries challenged the pre-eminence of Greece and Rome, the Victorians explored a complex tension between great civilisations and primitive barbarity, influencing all aspects of their culture.

“Catch if you can your country’s moment”

Recovery and Regeneration in the Poetry of Adrienne Rich

Edited By: William S. Waddell

£29.99

These essays explore Adrienne Rich’s work, arguing for a shift from her personal feminist awakening to her later, public re-imagination of America. A transformative cartographer of words, Rich remaps our culture for the marginalized and the resistant.

Children on the Boundaries of Time and Space in Sub-Saharan Africa

Aspiration or Achievement of Policy

Edited By: Theophilus Kofi Gokah

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This book departs from stereotypes to analyze children's rights and well-being in sub-Saharan Africa. It explores the conflict between official policies and reality, bridging the gap between government rhetoric and effective practice to help children thrive.

This book departs from stereotypes to analyze children’s rights and well-being in sub-Saharan Africa. It explores the conflict between official policies and reality, bridging the gap between government rhetoric and effective practice to help children thrive.

Readers, Audiences and Coteries in Early Modern England

Edited By: Geoff Baker

£29.99

This interdisciplinary collection explores how early modern texts were appropriated by individuals and groups. Case studies show how a text's physical form impacts its readership, concluding that texts hold no fixed meaning but are interpreted by each reader.

This interdisciplinary collection explores how early modern texts were appropriated by individuals and groups. Case studies show how a text’s physical form impacts its readership, concluding that texts hold no fixed meaning but are interpreted by each reader.

Translating Identity and the Identity of Translation

Edited By: Madelena Gonzalez, Francine Tolron

£39.99

This volume uses translation to explore identity in cultural, artistic and literary production. It examines how identity is “translated” for global markets and asks if it's possible to transcend cultural barriers in an era of homogenization.

This volume uses translation to explore identity in cultural, artistic and literary production. It examines how identity is “translated” for global markets and asks if it’s possible to transcend cultural barriers in an era of homogenization.

Representing Minorities

Studies in Literature and Criticism

Edited By: Soumia Boutkhil, Larbi Touaf

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This book counters the rampant uniformisation of cultures by championing the right to difference. It explores how minor literatures and suppressed voices can emerge to demand recognition, underscoring the necessity of cultural diversity in a world of consensus.

Sino-Christian Studies in China

Edited By: YANG Huilin, Daniel H. N. YEUNG

£39.99

This is the first book to introduce the English-speaking world to "Sino-Christian Studies." Born from a 1980s academic movement in China exploring Christian thought's role in western culture, this collection features essays by prominent scholars.

This is the first book to introduce the English-speaking world to “Sino-Christian Studies.” Born from a 1980s academic movement in China exploring Christian thought’s role in western culture, this collection features essays by prominent scholars.

Ark in the Authentic Domain

By: Shlomo Giora Shoham

£34.99

An innovative exposition of Rabbi Johanan Ben Zakkai, the 1st century sage who crossed enemy lines during the siege of Jerusalem. He proclaimed Torah learning more essential than independence and established schools at Jabneh. Controversial, we claim he saved Judaism.

Susan Glaspell

New Directions in Critical Inquiry

Edited By: Martha Carpentier

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Pulitzer Prize-winner Susan Glaspell’s work engages with feminism, war, class, and law. Susan Glaspell: New Directions in Critical Inquiry brings scholarship up to date, featuring new essays from leading scholars on her art and thoughtful social commentary.

Content, Consciousness, and Perception

Essays in Contemporary Philosophy of Mind

Edited By: Conor McHugh, Ezio Di Nucci

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What sort of thing is the mind? This collection of eleven new essays by today's most promising philosophers explores mental content, consciousness, and perception, offering a state-of-the-art overview ideal for students and specialists alike.

What sort of thing is the mind? This collection of eleven new essays by today’s most promising philosophers explores mental content, consciousness, and perception, offering a state-of-the-art overview ideal for students and specialists alike.

Television, Aesthetics and Reality

Edited By: Anthony Barker

£39.99

This collection of essays explores television's state of flux. It examines how news packages the 'real,' how reality styles have influenced dramas like CSI, and how shows like Big Brother have created a culture of performance and surveillance.

This collection of essays explores television’s state of flux. It examines how news packages the ‘real,’ how reality styles have influenced dramas like CSI, and how shows like Big Brother have created a culture of performance and surveillance.

Thea Astley’s Fictional Worlds

Edited By: Paul Genoni, Susan Sheridan

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This landmark collection is the first of critical responses to novelist Thea Astley. It includes essays from leading critics, three essays by Astley herself, a major interview with her, and the first Thea Astley lecture by Kate Grenville.

American Popular Culture

Historical and Pedagogical Perspectives

Edited By: Seymour Leventman

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"A varied and fascinating collection of original investigations." Scholars explore how pop culture has become our new reality, absorbing every facet of life. This book offers important insights into this maddening phenomenon's uplifting and downgrading possibilities.

“A varied and fascinating collection of original investigations.” Scholars explore how pop culture has become our new reality, absorbing every facet of life. This book offers important insights into this maddening phenomenon’s uplifting and downgrading possibilities.

The Financial Sector in the Enlarging European Union

Edited By: Daniel Stavárek

£39.99

This collection of peer-reviewed studies offers deep insight into the financial and banking sectors of new EU-member countries. Through original research, it compares their development to established countries and explores their prospective integration into the EMU.