40 Years are Nothing
The 1973 coups in Uruguay and Chile ushered in a new kind of dictatorship. Through state terror and ideological genocide, they imposed radical neoliberal systems whose brutal legacies continue to shape both nations today.
Operetta
Explore the world of operetta, from Vienna and Paris to London and Broadway. This essential guide profiles the genre’s principal composers with biographies, detailed work lists, and selected synopses of their iconic stage works.
This book shows how a whole of community approach can redesign inadequate services to support families. Drawing on research and experience, it provides key ingredients to break cycles of trauma and build communities where children can flourish.
Violence and Dystopia
A critical examination of imitative desire, scapegoating, and sacrifice in contemporary dystopian narratives through the lens of René Girard’s mimetic theory. It analyzes works by J.G. Ballard, Chuck Palahniuk, Margaret Atwood, and Will Self.
Ancient Epic
This book adopts a broad approach to the Epic, from archaic Greece to imperial Rome, with comparisons to Vedic, Sanskrit, and Medieval poetry. It explores the hero, the bard, and myth, and traces the influence of Homer on authors like Virgil, Ovid, and Seneca.
Rethinking Kant
This text represents a mirror of Kantian studies in North America. It gathers papers presented at the various study groups of the North American Kant Society, along with contributions from hosts, session chairs, and keynote speakers.
Characterisation in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses
In the first volume on characterisation in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses, distinguished international scholars explore the novel’s significant human and divine figures. This book is a substantial contribution to the interpretation of the most important Latin novel to survive complete.
Emerging Services Sector and Inclusiveness
India’s services sector drives GDP and exports, but its failure to create jobs questions its inclusive growth. This book analyzes the sector’s role in the Indian economy, examining key issues like employment, trade, and foreign direct investment.
On St. Patrick’s Day, ‘Everyone is Irish’. But how is this day celebrated, consumed, and contested around the world? This volume explores its global appeal and how it has been commoditized, from the symbolic and religious to the political.
Challenging the assumption that politics is in crisis, this volume explores crises in political institutions, action, and theory. It is an engaging read for anyone interested in democratic deficit, political transformation, and systems of governance.
iPads in Higher Education
This book will be useful to academics in any discipline interested in using iPads in teaching and learning, irrespective of the scale of implementation. The contributions cover a wide range of academic areas, from Urban Planning and Biology to Art and Design.
Music on Stage presents papers on opera, the Musical, and performance practice. The collection covers a wide spectrum, from historic works by Wagner to Sondheim, also exploring the gestalt of music and text and the training of the actor-musician.
Recruitment Advertising as an Instrument of Employer Branding
This linguistic analysis investigates job advertising as an instrument of employer branding. It demonstrates how job ads constitute a distinct promotional genre, using persuasive language and organisational values to project and reinforce the employer brand.
Eloquent Design
From cave to computer, Eloquent Design explores ancient image-making as a basis for understanding the modern uses of image-texts in New Media. It proposes a generative method called “Rhetorical Vision” for creating innovative image-texts.
This book traces the development of music in the late 20th and 21st centuries through the work of six women composers. It integrates cultural contexts with their biographies and provides in-depth analyses of how they developed their own distinctly personal musical styles.
New Media Politics
New Media Politics explores the challenges of cyberspace, from cyber-activism and resistance to cyberterrorism and national security. This collection uses international case studies to debate the clash between civil liberties and government regulations.
Technolife 2035
This book explores technology’s future influence on life. It discusses trends in biotech, robotics, and energy, and presents three scenarios showing the possible directions development could take us by the year 2035.
Yea, Alabama! A Peek into the Past of One of the Most Storied Universities in the Nation
A history of the University of Alabama as never before published. Years of research into newly discovered documents reveal dramatic rivalries, political intrigue, the University’s near-total destruction, and the never-before-told story of slavery.
Lucky Strikes and a Three Martini Lunch
This collection of essays explores the popular AMC series Mad Men. It analyzes the seductive world of 1960s Madison Avenue advertising, interrogating identity, nostalgia, and the compelling relationships between characters. For fans, students, and educators.
Why Philosophy Matters
This work examines the answers provided by over thirty philosophers to aspects of building character, forging personal relations, promoting sound political strategies, living meaningfully, and dying gracefully. In so doing, over twenty lessons for living a worthy life emerge.
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