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Marcel Duchamp and Eroticism

Edited By: Marc Decimo

£39.99

While Marcel Duchamp judged eroticism a vital dynamic in his creation, his work has never been viewed through that spy hole. Researchers from all over the world now "lift the veil" on DADA, Surrealism, and more. The eye, designed to admire, can never really open wide enough.

While Marcel Duchamp judged eroticism a vital dynamic in his creation, his work has never been viewed through that spy hole. Researchers from all over the world now “lift the veil” on DADA, Surrealism, and more. The eye, designed to admire, can never really open wide enough.

Levity of Design

Man and Modernity in the Poetry of J. H. Prynne

By: Wit Píetrzak

£39.99

Is it still possible to think of the human subject as a viable category? This book demonstrates how J. H. Prynne’s poetry overcomes the impasse of poststructuralism, developing a language in which the notion of man can be restituted.

Confronting the Challenges and Prospects in the Creation of a Union of African States in the 21st Century

By: E. Ike Udogu

£39.99

Africa, arguably the world’s richest continent, lags in development and is politically marginalized. This book debates strategies to advance a Union of African States, arguing it is critical to provide the clout needed to spur development and gain global relevance.

The Ethics of Consent and Choice in Prenatal Screening

By: Eleanor Miligan

£39.99

Prenatal screening offers parental choice, but the anomalies it finds are often unfixable. When termination is the only intervention, complex ethical questions arise about which traits are desirable. This book explores these choices and their impact on autonomy.

Celluloid Saviours

Angels and Reform Politics in Hollywood Film

By: Emily Caston

£39.99

In "film blanc," a spirit helps a hero reform. This book traces the genre from *It's a Wonderful Life* to *The Truman Show*, linking its history to the rise and fall of American liberal thought.

In “film blanc,” a spirit helps a hero reform. This book traces the genre from *It’s a Wonderful Life* to *The Truman Show*, linking its history to the rise and fall of American liberal thought.

Theorising the Project

A Thematic Approach to Architectural Design

By: Michael Tawa

£39.99

This book explores a thematic approach to architectural design. It argues design is not the expression of meaning, but the framing of strategic conditions for emergent sense. For students and practitioners, it offers a framework to widen their creative scope.

Gloria Naylor’s Fiction

Contemporary Explorations of Class and Capitalism

Edited By: Sharon A. Lewis, Ama S. Wattley

From £39.99

This text offers innovative ways of analyzing economics in Gloria Naylor’s fiction, using interpretive strategies which are applicable to the entire tradition of African American literature. The writers gathered here embody years of insightful and vigorous Naylor scholarship.

Exile and the Narrative/Poetic Imagination

Edited By: Agnieszka Gutthy

£39.99

This collection of essays examines poetic and narrative responses to exile. It features works from rarely studied parts of the world, including Armenia, Egypt, and Tibet, exploring feelings of loss, memories of trauma, and the search for identity.

Enacting Nationhood

Identity, Ideology and the Theatre, 1855-99

Edited By: Scott R. Irelan

£39.99

This collection of essays explores constructions of “We the People” during the mid-to-late nineteenth century. It interrogates pro- and anti-enslavement nationalism, partisanship, and armed conflict through dramatic literature and live performance.

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Sacred Works

By: Robert Ignatius Letellier

£39.99

Giacomo Meyerbeer is famed for opera, but he also wrote a body of carefully crafted religious works throughout his life. These pieces, from youthful songs to monumental psalms, reveal the depth of his religious convictions and ecumenical openness.

Empowerment versus Oppression

Twenty First Century Views of Popular Romance Novels

Edited By: Sally Goade

£39.99

Are women readers oppressed by patriarchal romance narratives, or empowered by them? Building on early critics, these selections add new perspectives, examining diverse subtypes and featuring unique voices from international readers, novelists, and critics.

Feedback in Online Course for Non-Native English-Speaking Students

By: Larisa Olesova

£39.99

This study investigates the effectiveness of audio versus text feedback for non-native English-speaking students in online courses. It shows how feedback impacts learning and perception, and how results differ if the instructor is a native or non-native speaker.

Governance and Institutional Re-engineering

Edited By: Ann Marie Bissessar

£39.99

Scholars from across the world offer an interesting, informed discussion of contemporary challenges in governance. These thought-provoking articles demonstrate the diversity of debates, covering themes from integrity in public life to women and politics.

From Traditional Attire to Modern Dress

Modes of Identification, Modes of Recognition in the Balkans (XVIth-XXth Centuries)

Edited By: Constanţa Vintilă-Ghiţulescu

£39.99

These essays discuss how clothing, jewellery, and fashion are connected to political and social developments. Fabrics and colours are marvellous documents that bring to life our ancestors' worlds, helping us understand sartorial appearances in the Balkans and Orient.

These essays discuss how clothing, jewellery, and fashion are connected to political and social developments. Fabrics and colours are marvellous documents that bring to life our ancestors’ worlds, helping us understand sartorial appearances in the Balkans and Orient.

Byron and Bob

Lord Byron’s Relationship with Robert Southey

By: Peter Cochran

£39.99

Byron's most important literary relationship was with Robert Southey, whom he hated and to whom he "dedicated" his masterpiece, *Don Juan*. This book argues Byron's literary distaste became a projected self-distrust, a dislike for his own flaws.

Byron’s most important literary relationship was with Robert Southey, whom he hated and to whom he “dedicated” his masterpiece, *Don Juan*. This book argues Byron’s literary distaste became a projected self-distrust, a dislike for his own flaws.

From Queens to Slaves

Pope Gregory’s Special Concern for Women

By: John R. C. Martyn

£39.99

This book is a study of the women involved with Pope Gregory the Great. It covers everyone from royal and aristocratic women to abbesses, nuns, widows, and even women escaping slavery, exploring their legal cases and relationships with the pope.

Edward Scribner Ames’ Unpublished Manuscripts

Edited By: W. Creighton Peden

£39.99

Edward Scribner Ames was a philosopher who adapted Christianity to pragmatism and modern science. This volume contains his unpublished manuscripts, with lectures explaining Christianity in terms of pragmatism and the philosophy of John Dewey.

Limerick Constitutional Nationalism, 1898-1918

Change and Continuity

By: Tadhg Moloney

£39.99

This analysis of Limerick politics from 1898-1918 asks if they were driven by local or national concerns. It concludes that politics were intensely local, with greater continuities than ruptures in the composition and behaviour of political elites.

Rethinking the Racial Moment

Essays on the Colonial Encounter

Edited By: Barbara Brookes, Alison Holland

£39.99

This collection of essays re-energises the debate on race by focusing on its intersections with colonialism. It shifts our historical understanding, offering invigorating new approaches to cultural encounters via the interpretive frame of ‘the moment.’

Uncertain Lives

Culture, Race and Neoliberalism in Australia

By: Jon Stratton

£39.99

Uncertain Lives examines the impact of neoliberal policies on everyday life in Australia. It explores the persistence of race and racism as multicultural values have been replaced, charting how race has influenced everything from daily life to border control.