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Authenticity and Legitimacy in Minority Theatre

Constructing Identity

Edited By: Patrice Brasseur, Madelena Gonzalez

£44.99

For ethno-cultural minorities, theatre is a vital space to denounce injustice, explore past trauma, and forge new identities. But should it seek mainstream visibility or remain on the margins to assert its cultural authenticity? This volume tackles these questions.

Reading the Florida Landscape

By: Robert A. Norman

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Learn to diagnose the Florida landscape. A physician and Master Naturalist shows how to identify past events that have influenced today's environments. With photos, maps, and case studies, you'll understand the health of Florida's ecosystems like never before.

Learn to diagnose the Florida landscape. A physician and Master Naturalist shows how to identify past events that have influenced today’s environments. With photos, maps, and case studies, you’ll understand the health of Florida’s ecosystems like never before.

Moving Pictures

An Inquiry into the Cinematic Experience

By: James Combs

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This book argues that the most illuminating perspective for studying movies is ‘play’. Moving pictures were a major ludenic innovation, becoming a source of human knowledge and an important medium of not only popular entertainment, but also popular enlightenment.

Discourses on Immigration in Times of Economic Crisis

A Critical Perspective

Edited By: Maria Martinez Lirola

£49.99

This book examines the discursive and visual elements that reproduce ethnic and racial prejudices in press discourse on immigration, particularly in times of economic crisis when immigrants are often framed as a "people-problem".

Globality, Unequal Development, and Ethics of Duty

Edited By: Mahmoud Masaeli, Rico Sneller

£57.99

Do we have a duty to end poverty? Is it a duty of help or justice? This volume offers a detailed analysis of our moral duties in an age of globality and extreme poverty, providing both a multifaceted interdisciplinary dialogue and concrete policy solutions.

Feminist Themes in Sevim Burak and Ursula K. Le Guin’s Worlds

From "Boxes" to "Cages"

By: Sultan Komut Bakınç

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Sevim Burak used unconventional writing for realistic worlds; Ursula K. Le Guin used traditional writing for unusual ones. This study shows how both authors explored similar feminist themes and aimed to destroy phallogocentric language in different ways.

Romantic Ireland

From Tone to Gonne; Fresh Perspectives on Nineteenth-Century Ireland

Edited By: Paddy Lyons, Willy Maley, John Miller

£54.99

Romantic Ireland: From Tone to Gonne takes Irish Studies in new directions. Bringing together international scholars, it explores the tumultuous nineteenth century through a cross-cultural comparison with Scotland, enhancing our awareness of colonialism and nationalism.

Cricket and Globalization

Edited By: Stephen Wagg

£39.99

Cricket's globalization has followed a unique path. Unlike other sports, non-Western countries have taken control of the game's economics and politics. Spurred by Twenty20, the game has been transformed and "Indianized" by new business elites.

Cricket’s globalization has followed a unique path. Unlike other sports, non-Western countries have taken control of the game’s economics and politics. Spurred by Twenty20, the game has been transformed and “Indianized” by new business elites.

The Atlantic World in the Antipodes

Effects and Transformations since the Eighteenth Century

Edited By: Kate Fullagar

£44.99

This collection of essays investigates the transformations of ideas, peoples, and institutions from the Atlantic World when carried into the Antipodes. The chapters underscore how both oceanic worlds were co-produced through intellectual and practical interactions.

Form and Process in Music, 1300-2014

An Analytic Sampler

Edited By: Jack Boss, Heather Holmquest, Russell Knight

£52.99

Drawing together papers delivered at the 2014 meeting of the West Coast Conference of Music Theory and Analysis, this volume explores a wide range of musical cultures, and reflects a strong emphasis on understanding the forms and processes of music through analysis.

Water Imagery in George Sand’s Work

Edited By: Françoise Ghillebaert, Madeleine Vala

£64.99

These essays explore the importance of water imagery in the work of George Sand. Discover the complex symbolism of water—encompassing life and death, fluid kinship, and artistic creativity—in her novels, short stories, plays, and even her paintings.

Molecular Biomarkers in Cancer

Techniques, Discoveries and Translational Applications

Edited By: Ranbir Chander Sobti, Haruhiko Sugimura, Awtar Krishan Ganju

From £43.99

This book covers the history of cancer research and the evolution of techniques for its diagnosis and treatment. It explores key developments from genetics and omics to modern approaches using microRNA, novel sequencing, and machine learning.

Science Laws and Their Applications

By: Kulwant Singh

From £37.99

This book concisely highlights various science laws, their formulas, and applications. These laws are fundamental to our understanding of the natural world and provide the foundation upon which many scientific theories are built.

International Perspectives on Bilingualism

Edited By: Lydia Sciriha

£52.99

The seventeen chapters brought together here provide a selection of papers presented at the International Conference on Bilingualism held in 2015, and offer insights into code-switching, the linguistic landscape, language policy, and bilingual education, among other topics.

Media/Democracy

A Comparative Study

Edited By: Alec Charles

£39.99

The mass media have a crucial role in democracy, but is their influence constructive? This collection explores media's impact on democratic structures worldwide, from the press in Britain to social media in the Arab Region, and asks if we can become active citizens.

The mass media have a crucial role in democracy, but is their influence constructive? This collection explores media’s impact on democratic structures worldwide, from the press in Britain to social media in the Arab Region, and asks if we can become active citizens.

The Horrors of Trauma in Cinema

Violence Void Visualization

Edited By: Michael Elm, Kobi Kabalek, Julia B. Köhne

£52.99

This volume explores how film depicts historical trauma resulting from extreme violence, focusing on Israeli-Palestinian, German, and US cinema. Scholars analyze how movies visualize shattering experiences, uniquely tracing horror aesthetics to question trauma's loops.

Commercial Space Design and Customer Experience

By: Olivier Mesly, Christophe Réthoré

From £36.99

This book covers retail space design and its effect on customer experience and consumer behavior. It proposes models and actionable recommendations, blending theory with reality. For students and professionals aiming to elevate their understanding of retail marketing and design.

“In Search of …”

New Methodological Approaches to Youth Research

Edited By: Airi-Alina Allaste, Katrin Tiidenberg

£52.99

This collection by international researchers advances qualitative inquiry in youth studies. It offers ways of adapting and remixing methods for a transforming world, with fresh interpretations useful to students, scholars, and researchers.

The Arts and Youth at Risk

Global and Local Challenges

Edited By: Kate Donelan, Angela O’Brien

£34.99

"Philosophically complex and pragmatically provocative," this book interrogates arts-based interventions for "at risk" youth. International experts explore the positive outcomes and ethical challenges of working with marginalised communities.

“Philosophically complex and pragmatically provocative,” this book interrogates arts-based interventions for “at risk” youth. International experts explore the positive outcomes and ethical challenges of working with marginalised communities.

The Anti-Imperialist and Nationalist Struggle of Halide Edib Adivar and Lady Augusta Gregory

By: Neslihan G. Albay

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A pioneering comparative study of Halide Edib Adıvar and Lady Augusta Gregory. It explores how these female activists and anti-imperialists challenged British imperialism, using literature to shape their national identities despite their different cultural backgrounds.

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