This bilingual work identifies and explains the subversive rewriting of ancient, medieval, and modern myths in contemporary novels. Analyses cover classical (Oedipus), biblical (the Golem), and modern (Faust) myths in fiction, art, and cinema.
The Sacred Town of Sankhu
This book presents a detailed view of Newar society and culture in the town of Sankhu, Nepal. Founded by the goddess Vajrayoginī, the town is a center for exploring the interplay of Hinduism and Buddhism, castes, and socio-religious life.
Advances in Business in Asia
Examine current trends, opportunities, and challenges for organisations in Asia, with a specific focus on China, India, and the ASEAN region. This book is a compilation of peer-reviewed papers by eminent academics in their fields of expertise.
Subaltern Vision
This volume offers a stimulating collection of essays on literary representations of subaltern issues by Indian novelists such as Amitav Ghosh, Mahasweta Devi, Kiran Desai, and Rohinton Mistry. Essential reading on the gap between India’s haves and have-nots.
Criminal Papers
In 19th-century Paris, a dark underside of thieves and murderers gives rise to the detective novel. This volume considers the literature of this criminal underworld, examining the intersections between law, society, and the popular imagination.
Labour Markets at a Crossroads
Stagnant European labour markets are failing to create jobs and growth. This volume uncovers the “corporative cartels” at the heart of the problem and presents clear policy options for vital reform.
500 years after the first colonial borders were drawn, new boundaries are still being created in Latin America. This volume examines how the concept of the border has expanded beyond political lines to include those constructed by art, gender, and social policy.
Language Arts in Asia
This book explores Language Arts as an English-teaching paradigm, focusing on its recent adoption in Asian contexts. Its chapters explore current topics like multiliteracies and critical thinking, strengthening theoretical foundations for teachers and scholars.
Hegel
This revisionist reading of Hegel’s essay, Faith and Knowledge, argues his critique of predecessors was no misreading. As a philosophical latecomer, Hegel appropriated the thought of his precursors with an eye toward overcoming them.
The Heroic Anthropologist Rides Again
This collection investigates how anthropologists have been portrayed in popular culture. Contributors look at specific portrayals in film, fiction, and TV, even using popular fiction to teach anthropology. The work is lively, accessible, and profound.
Irresolute Heresiarch
Was Nobel laureate Czesław Miłosz a Catholic poet? Following a late-in-life admission of his Catholic intent, this book explores the wide range of religious themes in his poetry, from orthodox Christianity through Gnosticism and paganism.
The Fictional North
The North is not one place but an imaginative frontier defined by storytelling. The Fictional North examines stereotypes and iconic images of “Northerness,” offering interdisciplinary insights into the circumpolar world’s past and present.
The Future of Text and Image
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.
This study explores why Croatian Broca’s aphasics comprehend questions differently than English speakers, linking their distinct deficit patterns to key structural and processing variations between the two languages.
Inference, Consequence, and Meaning
Inferentialism holds that an expression’s meaning depends on the inferential rules governing its use. This collection of essays explores various case studies to discuss to what extent the central tenets of this theory are tenable.
The Atlantic World in the Antipodes
This collection of essays investigates the transformations of ideas, peoples, and institutions from the Atlantic World when carried into the Antipodes. The chapters underscore how both oceanic worlds were co-produced through intellectual and practical interactions.
Language, from a Biological Point of View
This collection of essays explores biolinguistics, the synthesis of linguistics and biology. Chapters offer an overview of forefront research into language structure, development, the brain, and evolution, highlighting both exciting prospects and obstacles.
Prepare for university-level texts. This coursebook teaches strategies and vocabulary to build confidence and proficiency. Develop academic skills with lively exercises that weave the excitement of the Internet into your daily English communication.
Cesare Pugni
Cesare Pugni (1802–70) worked with choreographers Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa in Paris, London, and St Petersburg, creating renowned 19th-century ballets. Extremely prolific, he composed over 300 works, delighting audiences with his attractive melodies.
The Mediterranean Basin’s high biodiversity and 8000 years of history face a great threat from urbanisation and habitat destruction. Both its historical heritage and geography are at risk. This book synthesises knowledge to increase awareness and save the basin.
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