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Thinking in Constellations

Walter Benjamin in the Humanities

Edited By: Nassima Sahraoui, Caroline Sauter

£61.99

This collection of provocative essays demonstrates how Walter Benjamin’s "constellation" method provides a new understanding of the Humanities. It challenges assumptions of linearity and progression, going beyond disciplinary boundaries.

This collection of provocative essays demonstrates how Walter Benjamin’s “constellation” method provides a new understanding of the Humanities. It challenges assumptions of linearity and progression, going beyond disciplinary boundaries.

Exploring the Cultural History of Continental European Freak Shows and ‘Enfreakment’

Edited By: Anna Kérchy

£44.99

This collection explores the cultural history of freak shows in Continental Europe, examining the spectacular display of wondrous and monstrous bodies. It uncovers forgotten stories from the circus to Nazi eugenics, revealing subjects with their own voice and agency.

Contemporary Issues in Philosophy, Culture, and Value

Edited By: Bhaskar Bhattacharyya

From £34.99

This book analyzes philosophy, culture, and value from Eastern and Western perspectives. Despite divergent views, it finds a common emphasis on harmony, peace, and unity, showing how both traditions value cultural dialogue.

The Art of the Real

Visual Studies and New Materialisms

Edited By: Roger Rothman, Ian Verstegen

£41.99

Art of the Real registers the materialist turn in contemporary visual studies. As scholars move beyond post-structuralist theory, this is the first book to treat the new materialism for its meta-theoretical commitments, ontology, and political implications.

The Adhesion of Modified Epoxides to Fibers

By: Gorbatkina Yulia Arkadievna, Ivanova-Mumzhieva Viktoria Georgievna

From £29.99

This book focuses on controlling interfacial strength, a key problem in adhesion science. It examines adhesive joints of fibers and modified epoxy resins, analyzing the dependence of adhesive strength on modifier concentration and the mechanisms controlling strength synergism.

Sex and the Sexual during People’s Leisure and Tourism Experiences

Edited By: Neil Carr, Yaniv Poria

£39.99

Sex has long been ignored by tourism and leisure scholars. This book brings the topic into the light of academic debate, highlighting emerging cross-disciplinary work and providing insights into a broad array of sex-related issues and environments worldwide.

The Heritage Theatre

Globalisation and Cultural Heritage

Edited By: Marlite Halbertsma

£39.99

Cultural heritage is the stage on which we play out our identities. It is the code governing our relationship with a globalised world. This book explores subjects from Kylie Minogue to DNA research in places as distant as Jakarta, Trinidad, and New York.

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.

Translation Revisited

Contesting the Sense of African Social Realities

Edited By: Mamadou Diawara, Elísio S. Macamo, Jean-Bernard Ouédraogo

£81.99

This book critiques how knowledge of Africa has been produced. It argues that "translation" based on Western universalism—a claim used to justify imperial expansion—became an attempt to change local norms, institutions, and spiritual values.

This book critiques how knowledge of Africa has been produced. It argues that “translation” based on Western universalism—a claim used to justify imperial expansion—became an attempt to change local norms, institutions, and spiritual values.

Teaching Translation and Interpreting

Advances and Perspectives

Edited By: Łukasz Bogucki, Mikołaj Deckert

£44.99

With no strict regulations on who can become a translator, this volume explores a vital question: are translators taught or trained? Contributors examine what current teaching programmes are like and how they can be improved.

Four-Fermion Models in the Theory of Electro-Weak and Strong Interactions

By: S. I. Kruglov

£90.00

This book investigates dynamical mass generation in four-fermion models, exploring the composite Higgs boson and effective chiral Lagrangians. It proves these models describe the region between asymptotic freedom and quark confinement.

Internationalisation of Kazakhstan’s Higher Education at Home and Abroad

Critical Explorations

Edited By: Munyaradzi Hwami, Tsediso Michael Makoelle

From £33.99

This book conceptualises the internationalisation of education in Kazakhstan since its independence in 1991. It deconstructs the interface of Western and post-Soviet ideologies by unpacking higher education policy, student mobility, curriculum, and brain drain.

Imagining Italy

Victorian Writers and Travellers

Edited By: Michael Hollington, John Jordan, Catherine Watts

£39.99

This book approaches the Victorian fascination with Italy from a broad, theoretical perspective. Going beyond Dickens, it examines travel writing and visual representations to show how Victorian stereotypes continue to inform contemporary tourism.

Current Issues in Contemporary Sport Development

Edited By: Kay Biscomb, Gerald Griggs, Richard Medcalf

£41.99

The contributions here represent the result of discussions at the European Sport Development Network’s conference in 2014. They are all written from the perspective of academic researchers and practitioners working in sport development.

The Practice of Foreign Language Teaching

Theories and Applications

Edited By: Azamat Akbarov

£62.99

For teachers of modern languages, this volume analyzes foreign language education, multicultural competence, and new teaching approaches. It provides the theoretical background and practical solutions needed to choose the best resources for the L2 classroom.

Unveiling the Intricacies of William Faulkner’s Literary Works through the Bakhtinian Theory

By: Mostafa Rahmati Kargan

From £31.99

This captivating study unveils William Faulkner's narrative prowess. It explores his innovative use of multiple perspectives and unique voices to craft complex worlds, offering an exhilarating glimpse into the storytelling universe of one of literature's greatest visionaries.

This captivating study unveils William Faulkner’s narrative prowess. It explores his innovative use of multiple perspectives and unique voices to craft complex worlds, offering an exhilarating glimpse into the storytelling universe of one of literature’s greatest visionaries.

Doubt, Time and Violence in Philosophical and Cultural Thought

Sino-Western Interpretations and Analysis

Edited By: Artur K. Wardega

£44.99

These essays confront the traumas of our postmodern world: loss of identity, media uniformity, violence, and climate change. Distinguished scholars explore these and other fascinating topics from Western and Chinese history to address our shared global concerns.

Agonistic Democracy and Islamism in Indonesia

By: Hakimul Ikhwan

From £29.99

This book challenges the assumption that Islamism and democracy are incompatible. Drawing from fieldwork in post-Suharto Indonesia, it reveals how these forces can coexist through contestation and compromise, with implications for Muslim-majority countries.

English as a Foreign Language for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons

Challenges and Strategies

Edited By: Ewa Domagała-Zyśk, Edit H. Kontra

£47.99

This volume describes experiences of teaching foreign language to deaf and hard-of-hearing students and presents aspects of empirical research in this field. It discusses mainly the issue of specific methodology for teaching English as a foreign language to these learners.

Experiencing Rhythm

Contemporary Malagasy Music and Identity

By: Jenny Fuhr

£52.99

What is the common rhythmical base that unites the diverse musical styles of Madagascar? Musician and researcher Jenny Fuhr explores this claim through intense involvement in music-making, challenging prevalent Western perspectives on music.

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