The Plastic Venuses
Consumerism and virtual reality are transforming archaeology. When ancient sites become theme parks and finds are exhibited in casinos, what is authenticity? This book is an innovative, critical, and stimulating appraisal of our relationship with the past.
As Halloween spreads across Europe, is it rampant cultural imperialism or a welcome treat? This book examines the phenomenon from its origins to its arrival in Europe, revealing a complexity characterised by multiple meanings and intense battles over ownership.
What does emancipation mean in the contemporary moral and political landscape? From what can we free ourselves? This collection investigates emancipation through the eyes of the ethicist, re-examining the concept within different philosophical traditions.
Our soil, water, and environment are threatened. Life is dependent on these resources. If the soil is lost, where can we produce food? If water is lost, how will life persist? If the environment is not clean, how will we survive? This book explores how to save them.
Becoming Scientific
Why do some people avidly engage with science while others hate it? This book explores the ‘science identities’ of diverse people through their life stories, providing strategies for educators and parents to foster and support a lifelong journey with science.
The Ottoman World and the Western Economy
While the West developed a capitalist system that prioritized consumption, the Ottomans focused on balance and sustainability. This book compares the altruistic human with the self-interested homoeconomicus, and proposes a new understanding of ethics, economy, and civilization.
Teaching and Learning English in Japanese Classrooms
English instructors in Japan share practical solutions to classroom challenges. Chapters explore educational technology, learner autonomy, feedback, and new teaching approaches. An accessible guide to practitioner research for language teachers and trainers worldwide.
This book tackles gender injustice in religion. It explores how Buddhist feminists meditate to empty the gender ego—a skill applicable in Christian theology. For women’s spiritual liberation and happiness, inner training and external social action must go together.
Campania’s Wine on the Net
This book explores the language of wine tasting, analyzing promotional notes for wines from Italy’s Campania region. It examines how descriptions are translated for English-speaking consumers, offering insights for linguists, wine professionals, and ordinary wine drinkers alike.
Next Generation Leadership and Management
In an era of remote work, traditional leadership is obsolete. This guide equips leaders with essential tools to manage diverse teams, navigate hybrid environments, and leverage technology. With actionable strategies for all leaders, don’t just adapt to change—lead it.
This book explores how research practices have profound implications for education. Authors think critically about research design, covering topics from co-design with teachers to system change, in a robust discussion that will inform and shape education systems for the future.
Genetically Modified Organisms
The rejection of GMOs is fueled by a misdirected struggle that fosters public fear. This book explains this contemporary taboo and calls for the well-regulated use of all biotechnological innovations, ending a stalemate which stymies public research and its benefits.
In reporting violence, the media often construct a negative image of Islam, which reproduces unfounded hostility known as Islamophobia. This book provides a systematic analysis of how non-western online newspapers reproduce Islamophobia in news reporting.
My Mother’s Table
This study explores how Lebanese immigrants construct home in diaspora. When traditional ties of kinship, village, and sect are transformed, they face a crisis of belonging. The study finds home is not a physical place but a metaphysical state, created by women.
Why does representational art thrive in the 21st century? This indispensable book skewers contemporary orthodoxies to provide the answer.
The Nation on Screen
This book focuses on the complex discourses of the nation in the television of twelve countries. It examines how the nation is staged in news, fiction, and entertainment, revealing it as a site of struggle: everywhere and nowhere, endlessly discussed but never grasped.
This book reconstructs Deleuze and Guattari’s micropolitics toward a philosophy of ‘becoming-revolutionary.’ It challenges practices that allow people to choose their own oppression, searching for new modes of thinking and resistance for a people- and world-to-come.
Critical Essays on Bernard Stiegler
As Bernard Stiegler’s philosophy emerges as a dominant force, this compendium offers a comprehensive examination of his ideas and their impact on contemporary thought. Immerse yourself in this insightful exploration of Stiegler’s enduring intellectual legacy.
Health and Safety for Spirit Seers, Telepaths and Visionaries
While 51 million people in the world are afflicted with schizophrenia, self-help books on the topic are not in ample supply and often very dark in outlook. This extensive study provides a much-needed, positive, hopeful and holistic perspective on how to cope with schizophrenia.
Reconstructing Female Sexuality and Deconstructing Male Anxiety
Challenging patriarchal narratives, this study explores the symbolism of female genitalia in literature and myth. It celebrates female procreational power, positioning the reproductive body as an enduring gateway between animate and inanimate realms—both alluring and repelling.
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