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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.

Political Ideology in Ireland

From the Enlightenment to the Present

Edited By: Olivier Coquelin, Patrick Galliou, Thierry Robin

£44.99

This collection of essays by leading experts interrogates history to understand Ireland's unique political and ideological complexity. Exploring diverse persuasions from the Enlightenment to the present, it sheds light on the building of a modern nation.

This collection of essays by leading experts interrogates history to understand Ireland’s unique political and ideological complexity. Exploring diverse persuasions from the Enlightenment to the present, it sheds light on the building of a modern nation.

The Impact of World War One on Limerick

By: Tadhg Moloney

£44.99

This book examines World War One's impact on Limerick, where initial support for the war crumbled as inept British policies fueled the rise of Sinn Féin separatists, paving the way for their 1918 election victory. A complex scene of unique local events.

This book examines World War One’s impact on Limerick, where initial support for the war crumbled as inept British policies fueled the rise of Sinn Féin separatists, paving the way for their 1918 election victory. A complex scene of unique local events.

The Review as Art and Communication

By: Joey Skidmore

£44.99

This book presents the idea that reviews can be substantive essays, an art form with its own "shelf-life." It collects the reviews of scholar Max J. Skidmore, Sr. to illustrate how reviews have a life of their own, evolving beyond the original work.

This book presents the idea that reviews can be substantive essays, an art form with its own “shelf-life.” It collects the reviews of scholar Max J. Skidmore, Sr. to illustrate how reviews have a life of their own, evolving beyond the original work.

Productivity, Investment in Human Capital and the Challenge of Youth Employment

Edited By: Pietro Manzella

£44.99

Globally, young people's access to the labour market is a complex issue. In advanced economies, the educated face unemployment, while in developing countries, young workers are exploited. This book offers a comparative approach to understanding these challenges.

Globally, young people’s access to the labour market is a complex issue. In advanced economies, the educated face unemployment, while in developing countries, young workers are exploited. This book offers a comparative approach to understanding these challenges.

Cinema and Evil

Moral Complexities and the “Dangerous” Film

By: Dara Waldron

£44.99

This book explores films that address the problem of evil, drawing on thinkers from Manicheanism to Arendt. It considers how filmmakers like Fritz Lang and Michael Haneke use “dangerous” films to task us with considering evil as our own responsibility.

From Béarn to Southern Africa or The Amazing Destiny of Eugène Casalis

By: Marie-Claude Mosimann-Barbier

£44.99

In 1832, French missionary Eugène Casalis forged an extraordinary friendship with King Moshoeshoe of Lesotho, becoming his trusted advisor and a key ally in the desperate struggle to save his kingdom from Boer expansionism.

The Future of Post-Human Creative Thinking

By: Peter Baofu

£44.99

The popular view that “everyone can be creative” is a fashionable nonsense. But so was the old idea that creativity is only for a select few. This book shows an alternative way to understand creative thinking that will change how we see imagination and innovation.

Secularisation

New Historical Perspectives

Edited By: Christopher Hartney

£44.99

This collection of case studies questions the paradigm of secularisation. With meticulous research, an international outlook, and a rare focus on the Southern Hemisphere, it explores the divide between religious life and the secular world.

An Integrated Approach to Curricular Contents

Particular Features for Primary Schools

Edited By: Muşata Bocoş, Vasile Chiş

£44.99

This pragmatic work provides concrete, validated teaching methods for an integrated curriculum in primary schools. Based on vast experience, it helps teachers design activities that develop specific and transdisciplinary competences.

Style, Wit and Word-Play

Essays in Translation Studies in Memory of David Hawkes

Edited By: Tao Tao Liu, Chan Sin-wai, Laurence Wong

£44.99

In memory of David Hawkes, pre-eminent translator of The Story of the Stone. This collection of essays by international scholars explores his work and the art of translating Chinese literature into English.

The Lowdown on China’s Higher Education

Edited By: Martin Wolff

£44.99

Banned in China for its truthfulness, this book reveals why "most Chinese are learning English like one learning swimming ashore"—a damning critique of a broken system.

Banned in China for its truthfulness, this book reveals why “most Chinese are learning English like one learning swimming ashore”—a damning critique of a broken system.

Event and Decision

Ontology and Politics in Badiou, Deleuze, and Whitehead

Edited By: Roland Faber, Henry Krips, Daniel Pettus

£44.99

This book unites the philosophies of Badiou, Deleuze, and Whitehead on the concept of the event. For all three thinkers, the event necessitates a radical politics, revealing humanity as constituted by a multiplicious cycle of infinite creation.

The Apparelling of Truth

Literature and Literary Culture in the Reign of James VI; A Festschrift for Roderick J. Lyall

Edited By: Kevin J. McGinley, Nicola Royan

£44.99

This collection of essays offers new perspectives on the literature and culture of the reign of James VI. Its emphasis is on the continuities in literary culture throughout his rule, extending beyond the court to regional and international contexts.

The Future of Text and Image

Collected Essays on Literary and Visual Conjunctures

Edited By: Ofra Amihay, Lauren Walsh

£44.99

This volume explores the evolving relationship between text and image in literature. Scholars examine this dynamic across diverse forms—from novels and poetry to collage books and digital poetry—reflecting the significance of the visual in today’s image culture.

Post Traumatic Survival

The Lessons of Cambodian Resilience

By: Gwynyth Overland

£44.99

Why do some war refugees thrive while others do not? This study of Khmer Rouge survivors reveals how cultural and religious resources were instrumental to their resilience. It proposes a new model to help health workers assist other survivors in their recovery.

Discourses That Matter

Selected Essays on English and American Studies

Edited By: Maria José Canelo

£44.99

Confronting our age of deep instability, this collection asks how English and American Studies can intervene. The essays explore how discourses on gender, race, and power matter, demonstrating the field's capacity to foster critical thought and challenge injustice.

Confronting our age of deep instability, this collection asks how English and American Studies can intervene. The essays explore how discourses on gender, race, and power matter, demonstrating the field’s capacity to foster critical thought and challenge injustice.

The Use of Models in Medieval Book Painting

Edited By: Monika E. Müller

£44.99

Until recently, copying in medieval book painting was explained by the use of model drawings or sketch books. However, it is no longer sufficient to regard the art through these lenses alone. This volume considers other factors in the transmission of art.

Daniel-François-Esprit Auber Le Concert à la cour, ou La Débutante Opéra-comique en un acte Paroles de Eugène-Augustin Scribe et Mélesville

By: Robert Ignatius Letellier

£44.99

Auber, a key 19th-century French composer, and librettist Scribe created the successful opéra-comique Le Concert à la cour. In this one-act work, a young singer's debut is sabotaged. It showcases the elegance and finesse of the composer's art.

Auber, a key 19th-century French composer, and librettist Scribe created the successful opéra-comique Le Concert à la cour. In this one-act work, a young singer’s debut is sabotaged. It showcases the elegance and finesse of the composer’s art.

Shakespeare in Performance

Edited By: Eric C. Brown, Estelle Rivier-Arnaud

£44.99

These essays explore Shakespeare in performance across time and media. From 17th-century stagings to modern cinema, the circus, and global theatre, the collection asks what motivates Shakespearean performance and how we trace what is ephemeral.

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