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Unequal Before Death

Edited By: Marcelline Block, Christina Staudt

£39.99

Death may be the “great equalizer,” but our journeys towards it are not. This interdisciplinary collection addresses the many socio-cultural inequalities surrounding death and the end of life to encourage research and action that can improve the experience for all.

Community Policing as a Public Policy

Challenges and Recommendations

By: Rabindra K Mohanty, Satyajit Mohanty

£44.99

Many community policing initiatives fail. This book explains community policing not as a philosophy, but as a sustainable public policy. It provides a model with challenges and recommendations to serve as guidelines for policymakers and implementers.

The Debt Crisis in the Eurozone

Social Impacts

Edited By: Nikos Petropoulos, George O. Tsobanoglou

£59.99

In a crisis comparable to the Great Depression, 20 social scientists delve into the causes and social impacts on Europe's periphery. They cover consequences from poverty to protest and offer policy recommendations to transform the crisis into an opportunity.

In a crisis comparable to the Great Depression, 20 social scientists delve into the causes and social impacts on Europe’s periphery. They cover consequences from poverty to protest and offer policy recommendations to transform the crisis into an opportunity.

Federalism and Separatist Agitations in Nigeria

Edited By: Godwin Onu, Al Chukwuma Okoli

From £29.99

This book confronts the tension between federalism and separatist agitations in Nigeria. Amid the clamour for restructuring and threats of secession, it offers practical and theoretical insights to reposition Nigeria’s federalism for national unity and stability.

D. H. Lawrence

New Critical Perspectives and Cultural Translation

Edited By: Simonetta de Filippis

£52.99

Offering a selection of papers delivered at the 13th International D.H. Lawrence Conference, the essays here provide new readings of Lawrence’s work and ideology through various theoretical and philosophical approaches, while others focus on translation.

A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique (Volume 1)

By: W. D. Emmerson

£72.99

This three-volume manual provides information on 262 species of southern African decapods, providing updates to their taxonomy, and ecological and fisheries information. It is arranged systematically, progressing from the earliest forms to the most derived and advanced forms.

Fakes and Forgeries

Edited By: Peter Knight, Jonathan Long

£39.99

The possibility of fakes and forgeries has haunted our cultural imagination for centuries. Despite critical pronouncements on authenticity, making a distinction between the genuine and the fake continues to play a major role in culture, law and politics.

Ethnic Diversity and Solidarity

A Study of their Complex Relationship

Edited By: Paul de Beer, Ferry Koster

£61.99

Are ethnic diversity and solidarity at odds? This book tests the hypothesis that diversity undermines solidarity using multiple methods, including surveys, experiments, and media analysis. It concludes that there is not a simple linear relationship between the two.

Print Culture through the Ages

Essays on Latin American Book History

Edited By: Donna M. Kabalen de Bichara, Blanca López de Mariscal, Paloma Vargas Montes

£47.99

This compendium of essays by renowned scholars focuses on the evolution of printing, reading publics, and publishing during periods of political and cultural change in Latin America. It will be of interest to scholars in the areas of literature, book history, and print culture.

Challenges in the Construction of an Inclusive Society

Edited By: António Lopes, Merja de Mattos-Parreira

£58.99

Is intercultural exchange truly possible in societies riddled with tensions? This collection of studies addresses the challenges posed by diversity and inequality in the construction of inclusive societies.

Continental Shifts, Shifts in Perception

Black Cultures and Identities in Europe

Edited By: Sharmilla Beezmohun

£41.99

A major contribution to the burgeoning subject of African-European Studies as a field of academia, this collection discusses themes ranging from literature and film to urban studies, exile, sport and the experience of African diasporas, adopting a pan-European lens.

Sociology of Memory

Papers from the Spectrum

Edited By: Noel Packard

£39.99

These papers advance discourse beyond “collective memory” to the contested terrain of personal, public, and commodity memory. In a society dependent on automated data, a key question arises: who owns memory, and for what social or private purpose?

Problems of Contemporary World Futurology

Edited By: Vladimir I. Yakunin

£44.99

Is scientific forecasting of the future possible? The authors of this book are convinced it is. Using rigorous methodology and mathematical modeling, leading experts demonstrate what the world will look like in the coming decades and centuries.

Trends in Contemporary Italian Narrative 1980-2007

Edited By: Gillian Ania, Ann Hallamore Caesar

£29.99

This volume's eight essays examine Italian narrative from the 1980s to the present, focusing on genres and trends rather than authors. It covers a wide range of themes, from detective stories to lesbian and gay writing, immigration literature, and dystopia.

This volume’s eight essays examine Italian narrative from the 1980s to the present, focusing on genres and trends rather than authors. It covers a wide range of themes, from detective stories to lesbian and gay writing, immigration literature, and dystopia.

Children and Childhoods 1

Perspectives, Places and Practices

Edited By: Peter Whiteman

£39.99

Investment in early childhood results in high returns. This book presents current research that reflects the transdisciplinary nature of childhood, examining multiple perspectives, places and practices through explorations of playgrounds, hospitals, and museums.

Islamic Sisterhood

The Meaning of Veiling in Post-9/11 New York

By: Etsuko Maruoka-Donnelly

£58.99

In a hostile post-9/11 America, why do young Muslim women choose to wear a headscarf? This book finds it's not just devotion, but a way to cope with sexism, racism, and patriarchy from both their own ethnic community and the larger Western society.

In a hostile post-9/11 America, why do young Muslim women choose to wear a headscarf? This book finds it’s not just devotion, but a way to cope with sexism, racism, and patriarchy from both their own ethnic community and the larger Western society.

The Changing Face of Rugby

The Union Game and Professionalism since 1995

Edited By: Greg Ryan

£34.99

In 1995, rugby union turned professional, a change that challenged tradition. This book reveals how rugby-playing countries grappled with the new era, assessing the contentious relationships involving amateur players and fans whose communities were altered.

Problems and New Solutions in the Boolean Domain

Edited By: Bernd Steinbach

£57.99

The Internet of Things creates immense challenges in digital systems. This book tackles the exponential complexity of Boolean problems, presenting powerful new solutions using GPUs, exploring security applications, and discussing the scientific basis of future quantum computers.

Strangers in New Homelands

The Social Deconstruction and Reconstruction of “Home” among Immigrants in the Diaspora

Edited By: Lewis Asimeng-Boahene, Michael Baffoe

£44.99

For immigrants, the concept of “home” evokes confusion, fear, and hope. This collection explores what this concept means for people making new lives in strange environments, examining the challenges of settlement, integration, and adaptation.

Honour Killing in the Second Decade of the 21st Century

By: Shahnaz Shoro

£61.99

Honour killing is considered the worst form of domestic violence against human beings, particularly against women. This book allows the reader to understand precisely the menace of honour killing and to consider how it can be addressed to save innocent lives.