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Science, Democracy and Relativism

The Production and Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge from the Viewpoint of Communitarian Epistemology

By: Haris Shekeris

£44.99

This book argues that scientific knowledge is relative, produced by consensus. This is good for democracy, as it views knowledge as a matter of deliberation, not discovery. For democracy to flourish, the public must co-author, co-produce and co-own science.

Cities to be Tamed? Spatial Investigations across the Urban South

Edited By: Beatrice De Carli, Francesco Chiodelli, Maddalena Falletti

£44.99

Across the global South, urban space triggers social conflict but also creates new possibilities for activism. These cross-disciplinary essays explore the complex relationship between planning, politics, and power, asking a central question: are cities to be tamed?

Consciousness, Theatre, Literature and the Arts 2013

Edited By: Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

£44.99

The essays in this volume explore the relationship between human consciousness and the arts, including theatre, literature, film, and music. This collection reflects a wide range of international disciplines and highlights the growing interest in consciousness studies.

The Edges of Trauma

Explorations in Visual Art and Literature

Edited By: Tamás Bényei, Alexandra Stara

£44.99

A collection of essays on visual art and literature that explores the cultural construction of trauma. Scholars offer new perspectives on historical traumas and canonical texts, examining how the non-experience of trauma finds its way into artistic representation.

African Literature and the Politics of Culture

By: James Tar Tsaaior

£44.99

This book situates African literature as a site of artistic and cultural production within postcolonial politics. It evaluates the literature as a cultural contestation with imperial knowledge and as an ideological strategy for societal self-knowledge.

The Dynamics of Interconnections in Popular Culture(s)

Edited By: Ray B. Browne, Ben Urish

£44.99

This collection of articles considers how popular cultures create a global cultural exchange, precipitating new adaptations and connections. The collection demonstrates that the everyday lives of ordinary people are unified through their expressions of shared humanity.

Performative Inter-Actions in African Theatre 2

Innovation, Creativity and Social Change

Edited By: Kene Igweonu, Osita Okagbue

£39.99

This collection explores how African theatre instigates social change. Contributions demonstrate the ingenuity of practitioners who adapt indigenous forms to engage with contemporary realities, creating an aesthetic that is identifiably African.

Thinking through Children’s Literature in the Classroom

Edited By: Agustín Reyes-Torres, Luis S. Villacañas-de-Castro, Betlem Soler Pardo

£44.99

This book shows how literature is central to children’s education. Literary works open young minds and help them understand the world. This approach motivates students to improve literacy skills and develop literary competence for independent interpretations.

Between Illusionism and Anti-Illusionism

Self-Reflexivity in the Chosen Novels of J. M. Coetzee

By: Marek Pawlicki

£44.99

This critical study explores J. M. Coetzee’s distinction between “illusionism” (realism) and “anti-illusionism” (self-reflexivity). It demonstrates that these traditions are complementary, analyzing his novels in light of his critical essays.

Transgression, Stylistic Variation and Narrative Discourse in the Twentieth Century Novel

By: Marie-Anne Visoi

£39.99

This book explores transgression as a literary theme in twentieth-century novels. Analyzing fictional acts from murder to adultery, it reveals how narrative strategies like "unreliable narrators" challenge readers to question social norms and moral values.

This book explores transgression as a literary theme in twentieth-century novels. Analyzing fictional acts from murder to adultery, it reveals how narrative strategies like “unreliable narrators” challenge readers to question social norms and moral values.

Conflict, Violence, Terrorism, and their Prevention

Edited By: Arthur J. Kendall, Chas Morrison, J. Martin Ramirez

£44.99

This book provides an inter-disciplinary, global perspective on conflict, violence, and terrorism. It explores the conditions by which violent conflict occurs and examines concrete, multi-faceted solutions. Violence is neither inevitable nor innately determined.

Unity in Diversity, Volume 1

Cultural Paradigm and Personal Identity

Edited By: Julitta Rydlewska

£39.99

How is identity formed by culture and society? This collection of essays by multicultural scholars explores issues of difference, otherness, inclusion, and multiple ethnic, cultural, and gender identities from literary, social, and historical perspectives.

Focusing on EFL Reading

Theory and Practice

Edited By: Rahma Al-Mahrooqi, Adrian Roscoe

£54.99

Reading in a foreign language is a puzzle, but essential for EFL students whose future may depend on it. This book's thorough coverage of up-to-date theory, practice, and research is an invaluable resource for researchers and teachers.

Reading in a foreign language is a puzzle, but essential for EFL students whose future may depend on it. This book’s thorough coverage of up-to-date theory, practice, and research is an invaluable resource for researchers and teachers.

Performance of Public and Private Mining Firms in India

In Productivity, Environmental and Social Dimensions

By: Amarendra Das

£39.99

Are private mining firms in India better than public ones? This book compares their productivity, environmental, and social compliance. It finds private firms are more productive, but both sectors fail to comply with environmental and social regulations.

Bethsaida in Archaeology, History and Ancient Culture

A Festschrift in Honor of John T. Greene

Edited By: J. Harold Ellens

£59.99

Uncover biblical Bethsaida, a key site in Jesus’s life. Decades of archaeological discoveries reveal the vibrant daily life, culture, and religion of the first-century Holy Land for scholars and interested readers alike.

East Meets West

Edited By: Reiko Aiura, J. U. Jacobs

£44.99

This collection of peer-reviewed papers, from an international conference in Japan, explores the cultural cross-fertilisation between the literatures of East and West. The collection demonstrates the stimulating effect of cross-cultural literary studies.

The Semantics of Determiners

Domain Restriction in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh

By: Carrie Gillon

£44.99

This book investigates determiners in Skwxwú7mesh Salish, which lack a definite/indefinite distinction. Instead, Skwxwú7mesh determiners are split along deictic lines. A universal correlation between the syntax and semantics of determiners is proposed.

Bard of the Bethel

The Life and Times of Boston's Father Taylor, 1793-1871

By: Wendy Knickerbocker

£59.99

Former sailor Father Taylor became one of Boston's most popular preachers. A missionary, reformer, and champion of religious tolerance, his story portrays a unique and forceful American character set against the backdrop of Boston in the age of revival and reform.

Former sailor Father Taylor became one of Boston’s most popular preachers. A missionary, reformer, and champion of religious tolerance, his story portrays a unique and forceful American character set against the backdrop of Boston in the age of revival and reform.

European Multiplicity

Edited By: Didem Buhari-Gulmez, Chris Rumford

£44.99

This book challenges the idea of a singular Europe. It moves beyond a narrow focus on integration to reveal the multiplicity all around us. Confronting binaries like East/West, it makes a compelling case that Europe is best understood in its many forms.

Greatness of Soul

In Hume, Aristotle and Hobbes, as Shadowed by Milton's Satan

By: José A. Benardete

£39.99

From a Nietzschean Hume evoking Milton’s Satan, to Aristotle’s “claws and teeth” and a deeper challenge from Hobbes, these pages mix poets and philosophers to offer a glimpse of what a classical education might look like.

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