Vantage Theory
This book introduces Vantage Theory, Robert E. MacLaury’s model of categorization. The theory views categorization as constructing a point of view, by analogy to how humans orient in space-time. The volume includes MacLaury’s unpublished studies and new research.
Cinema and Intermediality
This book investigates what the “inter-” of “intermediality” entails in cinema. Essays explore how film positions itself “in-between” media and arts through analyses of directors like Hitchcock, Antonioni, Godard, and Varda.
In a rare convergence of perspectives, experts from philosophy, history, science, and law address crucial moral issues. This volume explores the nature of goodness in areas from bioethics to economics, invaluable for a common reflection on our values.
St. Lucian Kwéyòl on St. Croix
This work reviews theories of creolization and provides a new case study of St. Lucian Creole (Kwéyòl) speakers on St. Croix. It examines questions of language choice, language attitudes, and ethnolinguistic identity in a multilingual minority community.
Byron and Latin Culture
This collection of papers details the huge influence of Latin poets on Byron. His borrowings, imitations, and parodies are catalogued in unprecedented detail, revealing how classical writers inspired *Don Juan*. Also explores Byron’s influence on European art.
Philosophy and the Abrahamic Religions
From Greco-Roman Antiquity, philosophy and religious thought were inseparably interwoven. These essays explore how the three Abrahamic religions interacted on the common ground of Greek philosophy, creating similar patterns of thought on crucial concepts.
The Future of Ecocriticism
How can we mitigate society’s destructive behaviors? The Future of Ecocriticism: New Horizons brings together the latest articles from leading scholars, offering a special focus on Turkish ecocriticism and a concluding dialogue among the editors.
The Future of Post-Human Semantics
Is semantics truly indeterminate? Contrary to opposing ideas, this book offers a new theory to go beyond existing approaches. This seminal project will fundamentally change how we think about semantics, with enormous implications for the human future.
Life and Work of Pauline Viardot Garcia, vol. I
Once famous, now obscure, Pauline Viardot Garcia was one of the most important singers of the 19th century. A superb singer, composer, and pianist, she was a muse to composers, a friend of Chopin and George Sand, and loved by Ivan Turgenev.
The Mediterranean Basin, one of the world’s largest archipelagos, is located at the intersection of Eurasia and Africa. A cradle to ancient civilizations like the Greeks and Romans, its shores and rich biodiversity are now threatened by overuse.
The Age of Asian Migration
Asia is the world region producing the most international migrants. This book provides a full discussion of Asian migration, from historical perspectives to current flows and diasporas, covering key regions and offering a reassessment with crucial policy implications.
While most analyses of state formation focus on Europe and North America, this volume pays particular attention to Latin America. It provides the first detailed perspective on the formation of the State’s bureaucracies and offers an innovative analysis.
Ludwig Minkus La Bayadère
Ludwig Minkus’s score for La Bayadère conjures an exotic India, where a world of rivalry and death contrasts with a realm of dreams and transcendent love, realized in the famous Kingdom of the Shades. Here for the first time is the piano score of the entire ballet.
This volume offers a complete view of Historical English Corpora studies in Spain. The first part describes new projects from Spanish universities, while the second includes findings from scholars using this new material and more traditional corpora.
As digital systems grow in complexity, so do the challenges of Boolean logic. This book summarizes recent progress, describing powerful approaches to solve exceptionally complex problems, from digital circuit design and testing to the future of quantum computers.
Zen-Life
This multidisciplinary study examines Ikkyū Sōjun, the embodiment of Japan’s Muromachi era. It reconstructs his creative mentality, exploring his art, interpretation of Zen, and religious principles, showing how his rebellious ways were deeply embedded in tradition.
Late Antiquity (3rd–7th c.) was a first Renaissance, shaping the Western World. This volume combines diverse methodologies, with leading scholars offering a scientific update on new research in history, archaeology, philosophy, and classical studies.
Language and Politics in Africa
This collection offers critical perspectives on the interface of Language and Politics in post-colonial African countries. Exploring both the politics of language and the language of politics, this volume is a must-read for interested scholars and students.
Rivals and Conspirators
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.
In the Light and Shadow of an Emperor
These essays explore the decisive moments of the Jesuit mission in China during the Kangxi era, focusing on the neglected Tomás Pereira. A musician and diplomat closer to the emperor than any Westerner, his influence was ultimately undermined by a papal legation.