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Scouting Frontiers

Youth and the Scout Movement’s First Century

Edited By: Nelson R. Block, Tammy M. Proctor

£39.99

Scouting Frontiers is the first book to discuss the history of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide movements on an international scale. It examines how the world's greatest youth movement transformed as it faced frontiers of nation, empire, religion, and gender.

Scouting Frontiers is the first book to discuss the history of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide movements on an international scale. It examines how the world’s greatest youth movement transformed as it faced frontiers of nation, empire, religion, and gender.

Under the Microscope

The Secrets of the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks

By: Ji-hyun Philippa Kim, Sang-jin Park

£39.99

A wood anatomist’s study of the Tripitaka Koreana looks to physical evidence—the woodblocks themselves—for answers. The findings challenge so-called facts and offer insights into the creation, material, and miraculous conservation of this 13th-century artifact.

Issues in Accents of English

Edited By: Ewa Waniek-Klimczak

£39.99

This book explores the variability of native and non-native English accents, questioning the very distinction between them. From a non-native perspective, it presents studies on pronunciation acquisition, teaching models, and pedagogical methods.

Love Ya Hate Ya

The Sociolinguistic Study of Youth Language and Youth Identities

Edited By: J. Normann Jørgensen

£39.99

This volume analyzes youth language as a tool for negotiating identity and social relations. Covering diverse groups from Argentina to Greenland, it finds surprising similarities and presents youth language as functional, socially valuable, and flexible.

Cosmic Order and Cultural Astronomy

Sacred Cities of India

By: Rana Singh

£39.99

In India, sacredscapes arise where culture, geography, and cosmos create transcendent power. This volume's essays explore cultural astronomy and cosmic order through case studies of sacred sites like Khajuraho, Gaya, Kashi, Vindhyachal, and Chitrakut.

In India, sacredscapes arise where culture, geography, and cosmos create transcendent power. This volume’s essays explore cultural astronomy and cosmic order through case studies of sacred sites like Khajuraho, Gaya, Kashi, Vindhyachal, and Chitrakut.

In the Mirror of the Past

Of Fantasy and History

Edited By: Tomasz Ratajczak, Bogdan Trocha

£39.99

Confronted by overwhelming events, we turn to myth. These essays discuss myth in modern speculative fiction, showing how fantasy becomes a mythic mirror in which we hope to see answers to vexing questions or a reality superior to our own.

The International Context of the Spanish Civil War

Edited By: Gaynor Johnson

£39.99

Essays by leading scholars examine the wider context of the Spanish Civil War. The chapters discuss major debates surrounding the conflict, including whether it was a 'dress rehearsal' for the Second World War.

Essays by leading scholars examine the wider context of the Spanish Civil War. The chapters discuss major debates surrounding the conflict, including whether it was a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the Second World War.

Handbook for Theory, Research, and Practice in Gestalt Therapy (2nd Edition)

Edited By: Philip Brownell

£39.99

A well-updated and comprehensive second edition, this handbook covers the philosophy, evolution, methodology and teaching of gestalt therapy, and exists as a valuable resource of contemporary research for both trainee therapists and advanced practitioners of the discipline.

Academic Futures

Inquiries into Higher Education and Pedagogy

Edited By: iPED Research Network

£39.99

"This is a book of its time, and one for its time.” This edited collection of new work exposes the diversity of higher education research. Chapters explore complexity, academic identities, and pedagogy, all sharing a rigorous, evidence-based approach.

“This is a book of its time, and one for its time.” This edited collection of new work exposes the diversity of higher education research. Chapters explore complexity, academic identities, and pedagogy, all sharing a rigorous, evidence-based approach.

Colonial Inventions

Landscape, Power and Representation in Nineteenth-Century Trinidad

By: Amar Wahab

£39.99

This book analyzes how visual art was not just illustrative but constitutive of colonial power in 19th-century Trinidad. It unearths sketches and paintings that created racialized scripts for colonized subjects, nature, and the plantation landscape.

Redefining Literary Semiotics

Edited By: Jørgen Dines Johansen, Christina Ljungberg, Harri Veivo

£39.99

This volume marks a shift in literary semiotics toward methodological pluralism. As the sharp lines of division between dominant approaches dissolve, contributors highlight the communicative functions and representational possibilities of literary texts.

The Changing Dynamics of the Relations among China, Taiwan, and the United States

Edited By: Cal Clark, Janet Clark

£39.99

China and Taiwan are divided by a sovereignty dispute, with the US in a central role. This book analyzes the triangular relations among Beijing, Taipei, and Washington, exploring what causes shifts from tense rivalry to rapprochement and how stable the future is.

Strange Brew

Metaphors of Magic and Science in Rock Music

By: Victor Kennedy

£39.99

How did words and music become a magic potion that fueled a cultural revolution? Strange Brew traces psychedelic metaphor from its 1960s roots to its lasting influence, revealing its power to shape the songs that define us.

Politics, Pluralism and Religion

Edited By: Chandana Chakrabarti, Sandra Jane Fairbanks

£39.99

This volume discusses pluralism and the interplay between religion and politics. As competing religious truths have historically produced violent conflict, and since religion is constitutive of identity, its influence on politics is extremely significant.

Toxic Belonging? Identity and Ecology in Southern Africa

Edited By: Dan Wylie

£39.99

In Southern Africa, how we belong is tied to the land. These essays probe the tensions between settler modernity and indigenous world-views, exploring the limits and potential of human compassion for the natural world in a post-colonial era.

The Jewish Experience in Classical Music

Shostakovich and Asia

Edited By: Alexander Tentser

£39.99

Shostakovich, a 20th-century Russian composer under Soviet rule, and Daniel Asia, a contemporary Jewish-American, are two highly dissimilar composers connected by the common thread of Jewish music. This book explores their use of it to express Jewish suffering and faith.

The Rise of Authoritarian Liberal Democracy

By: Peter Baofu

£39.99

This book challenges the wisdom that separates liberal democracies from authoritarian systems. It argues that a liberal democracy not only can be as evil as its counterparts, but can become more authoritarian as it advances—an advanced stage of democracy itself.

New Perspectives on Anarchism, Labour and Syndicalism

The Individual, the National and the Transnational

Edited By: Constance Bantman, Dave Berry

£39.99

This collection presents new research on the history of anarchist movements and revolutionary syndicalism in Europe. It revisits national histories through transnational perspectives, exploring cross-border interactions and the fascinating itineraries of individual activists.

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.

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.