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The Edges of Trauma

Explorations in Visual Art and Literature

Edited By: Tamás Bényei, Alexandra Stara

£44.99

A collection of essays on visual art and literature that explores the cultural construction of trauma. Scholars offer new perspectives on historical traumas and canonical texts, examining how the non-experience of trauma finds its way into artistic representation.

Consciousness, Theatre, Literature and the Arts 2013

Edited By: Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

£44.99

The essays in this volume explore the relationship between human consciousness and the arts, including theatre, literature, film, and music. This collection reflects a wide range of international disciplines and highlights the growing interest in consciousness studies.

Cities to be Tamed? Spatial Investigations across the Urban South

Edited By: Beatrice De Carli, Francesco Chiodelli, Maddalena Falletti

£44.99

Across the global South, urban space triggers social conflict but also creates new possibilities for activism. These cross-disciplinary essays explore the complex relationship between planning, politics, and power, asking a central question: are cities to be tamed?

Science, Democracy and Relativism

The Production and Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge from the Viewpoint of Communitarian Epistemology

By: Haris Shekeris

£44.99

This book argues that scientific knowledge is relative, produced by consensus. This is good for democracy, as it views knowledge as a matter of deliberation, not discovery. For democracy to flourish, the public must co-author, co-produce and co-own science.

Beyond Superlatives

Regenerating Whitehead's Philosophy of Experience

Edited By: Roland Faber, J. R. Hustwit, Hollis Phelps

£44.99

A new generation of scholars applies Whitehead’s philosophy to “superlatives”—valued concepts like truth, novelty, care, and love. By deconstructing these ideas, the essays release an invitation of possibility, extending Whitehead's thought in novel directions.

Misapplying Globalization

Jordan and the Intellectual Property Policy Challenge

By: Faris K. Nesheiwat

£44.99

This book studies Jordan's rapid adoption of TRIPS intellectual property laws. It argues these standards, designed for multinationals, are damaging Jordan’s legal institutions and foreclosing possibilities of innovation that could bring economic benefits.

This book studies Jordan’s rapid adoption of TRIPS intellectual property laws. It argues these standards, designed for multinationals, are damaging Jordan’s legal institutions and foreclosing possibilities of innovation that could bring economic benefits.

Human Rights and Diverse Societies

Challenges and Possibilities

Edited By: François Crépeau

£44.99

In a world of increasing diversity, how can universal human rights be practically realized? This book explores the tensions between group identities and individual freedoms, identifying new frameworks to empower marginalized groups in diverse societies.

Immigrants and Change

By: Roger Sherman

£39.99

This book argues that a religious worldview is only one of many identities immigrants use to assimilate. It finds that generational stage, gender, and religious tradition are more significant than religious orthodoxy in shaping immigrant stances on social and economic issues.

An Introduction to Language Description

By: John Rhoades

£39.99

This workbook introduces language's basic systems—sound, meaning, and grammar—and how to describe them. Using actual language data, you get involved in linguistic analysis with a focus on real human usage, not correctness.

This workbook introduces language’s basic systems—sound, meaning, and grammar—and how to describe them. Using actual language data, you get involved in linguistic analysis with a focus on real human usage, not correctness.

The Effect of Interactivity in e-Learning Systems

By: Chris Evans, Luis Palacios

£39.99

Does interactivity enhance e-Learning? While often claimed, little scientific evidence exists. This book provides proof, presenting three empirical studies on the impact of interactive feedback on learners, teachers, and the environment.

Legitimacy and Effectiveness in Global Economic Governance

Edited By: Biagio Bossone, Susanna Cafaro, Maria Chiara Malaguti

£54.99

The 2007 financial crisis revealed the fallibility of our global economic system. This book offers a critical view, examining the relations between State sovereignty and markets while investigating gaps in major international organizations like the IMF and WTO.

Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and Balto-Slavic Accentology

By: Roman Sukac

£49.99

This book is a comprehensive introduction to Proto-Indo-European, Balto-Slavic and Proto-Slavic accentology. It summarizes the major approaches of the last thirty years and traces how accentual patterns developed from the proto-language to modern languages.

Learning Styles and Second Language Education

By: Patrycja Marta Kamińska

£39.99

This book addresses learning styles in second language development. It explores various models of style and their significance for educators, concluding with a discussion of the practical exploitation of learning style awareness in second language education.

10th Conference on British and American Studies – Crossing Boundaries

Approaches to the Contemporary Multicultural Discourse

Edited By: Marinela Burada, Oana Tatu

£49.99

This collection of papers explores language, literature, and culture through the overarching notion of Englishness. It provides a snapshot of the multiple vantage points from which these phenomena can be studied, focusing on English-speaking communities.

Cinema, Television and History

New Approaches

Edited By: Laura Mee, Johnny Walker

£44.99

Rethinking the relationship between cinema, television and history, this collection of essays explores how historical events are interpreted and adapted for the screen, as well as the work of the historian exploring the archive.

The Media in Europe’s Small Nations

Edited By: Huw David Jones

£39.99

What are the characteristics of media in small nations? This collection brings together perspectives and case-studies from across Europe to explore the challenges and advantages, providing insights into media policy, representation, and national identity.

Rivals and Conspirators

The Paris Salons and the Modern Art Centre

By: Fae Brauer

£54.99

This history exposes the rivalry and conflict behind Paris’s rise as the “modern art centre.” It reveals how the most powerful Salons were not the avant-garde, and how a welcoming internationalism gave way to nationalist xenophobia.

Facing the Crises

Anglophone Literature in the Postmodern World

Edited By: Ljubica Matek, Jasna Poljak Rehlicki

£44.99

This collection of essays explores "crisis" in Anglo-American literature and culture. It analyzes our relationship to technology and the virtual, rethinks literary genres, and shows why humanist research is crucial for understanding the human condition.

This collection of essays explores “crisis” in Anglo-American literature and culture. It analyzes our relationship to technology and the virtual, rethinks literary genres, and shows why humanist research is crucial for understanding the human condition.

The Willow and the Spiral

Essays on Octavio Paz and the Poetic Imagination

Edited By: Roberto Cantú

£44.99

This book of essays commemorates Nobel laureate Octavio Paz. Top scholars offer studies of his poetry and essays in relation to art, politics, translation, and world cultures, celebrating his legacy of criticism and open viewpoints.

Shifting Viewpoints

Cervantes in Twentieth-Century and Early Twenty-First-Century Literature Written in German

By: Meg H. Brown, Gabriele Eckart

£44.99

To understand a turbulent century, German writers turned to Cervantes. Don Quixote, recast as either fool or hero, became a powerful lens for grappling with fascism, war, and a divided world.

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