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Discourses in Co(n)text
The Many Faces of Specialised Discourse
This book offers a holistic view of specialised and professional discourse. It analyses the language of medicine, sports, and academia from a variety of perspectives, showing the practical applicability of its analyses and connections to other disciplines.
This book offers a holistic view of specialised and professional discourse. It analyses the language of medicine, sports, and academia from a variety of perspectives, showing the practical applicability of its analyses and connections to other disciplines.
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Macedonia
A Voyage through History (Vol. 2, From the Fifteenth Century to the Present)
This volume traces Macedonia’s turbulent history from Ottoman rule, through the Balkan Wars, Communism, and the collapse of Yugoslavia. It explains how this legacy fuels the modern Republic's conflicts, especially with Greece over its identity and very existence.
This volume traces Macedonia’s turbulent history from Ottoman rule, through the Balkan Wars, Communism, and the collapse of Yugoslavia. It explains how this legacy fuels the modern Republic’s conflicts, especially with Greece over its identity and very existence.
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This study focuses on the lyric and narrative verse of a problematic poet who might have served as a missing link between Keats and Tennyson, an area which is under-represented in current scholarship on Beddoes.
This study focuses on the lyric and narrative verse of a problematic poet who might have served as a missing link between Keats and Tennyson, an area which is under-represented in current scholarship on Beddoes.
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Ritchie examines what remains an under-studied aspect of Samuel Johnson’s profile—his attitude to social improvement. The cross-disciplinary framework provided applies perspectives from social and cultural history, legal history, architectural history and English literature.
Ritchie examines what remains an under-studied aspect of Samuel Johnson’s profile—his attitude to social improvement. The cross-disciplinary framework provided applies perspectives from social and cultural history, legal history, architectural history and English literature.
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Dynamic Being
Essays in Process-Relational Ontology
What is dynamic ontology? Dynamic Being examines this and other questions, investigating the theory and application of process-relational being. Specialists in philosophy, biology, computer science, and more suggest fruitful, interdisciplinary approaches.
What is dynamic ontology? Dynamic Being examines this and other questions, investigating the theory and application of process-relational being. Specialists in philosophy, biology, computer science, and more suggest fruitful, interdisciplinary approaches.
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A Theory of General Semiotics
The Science of Signs, Sign-Systems, and Semiotic Reality
This book formulates the central laws of general semiotics, illustrating them with examples from various fields. These laws will prove useful for every branch of semiotics, both those already established and those that will appear in the future.
This book formulates the central laws of general semiotics, illustrating them with examples from various fields. These laws will prove useful for every branch of semiotics, both those already established and those that will appear in the future.
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Rethinking Asian Tourism
Culture, Encounters and Local Response
Written primarily by Asians, this volume challenges Western-centric views on tourism. It explores established and emerging themes—from heritage to popular culture—to develop a new, ‘Asianised’ understanding of tourism in the region.
Written primarily by Asians, this volume challenges Western-centric views on tourism. It explores established and emerging themes—from heritage to popular culture—to develop a new, ‘Asianised’ understanding of tourism in the region.
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This source book of comparative literature explores the impact of Aphrodite and Venus. Drawing on sources from art, prose, and verse, it traces the goddess's allure from the distant past to the present, blending myth with the contemporary.
This source book of comparative literature explores the impact of Aphrodite and Venus. Drawing on sources from art, prose, and verse, it traces the goddess’s allure from the distant past to the present, blending myth with the contemporary.
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Authored by British and Italian historians, this title addresses the Italian war so often ignored in western history, tackling the myth of Italian cowardice, and questions the myth of the special relationship between Great Britain and the USA.
Authored by British and Italian historians, this title addresses the Italian war so often ignored in western history, tackling the myth of Italian cowardice, and questions the myth of the special relationship between Great Britain and the USA.
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Death Representations in Literature
Forms and Theories
This volume overcomes stereotypes that trivialize death in literature. It reveals the great potential of literary studies to provide fresh ways of interrogating death as an unavoidable human reality and as an ever-continuing socio-cultural construction.
This volume overcomes stereotypes that trivialize death in literature. It reveals the great potential of literary studies to provide fresh ways of interrogating death as an unavoidable human reality and as an ever-continuing socio-cultural construction.
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A Community of Voices on Education and the African American Experience
A Record of Struggles and Triumphs
This book fills a void in the history of African American education by addressing the vibrant education ethos within Black America. It is essential reading for all interested in ensuring the posterity of a society via equal access to quality education.
This book fills a void in the history of African American education by addressing the vibrant education ethos within Black America. It is essential reading for all interested in ensuring the posterity of a society via equal access to quality education.
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This study examines the relationship between denominational affiliation, class and gender in Edinburgh between 1850 and 1905. Churches played a leading role in social reform, while religious revivals stimulated growth and philanthropy as an expression of faith.
This study examines the relationship between denominational affiliation, class and gender in Edinburgh between 1850 and 1905. Churches played a leading role in social reform, while religious revivals stimulated growth and philanthropy as an expression of faith.
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Asayesh considers how magical realism was used in the works of three contemporary female writers, namely Marina Warner, Isabel Allende, and Raja Alem. She shows how, by applying magical realism, these writers empowered women changed the process of history writing by the powerful.
Asayesh considers how magical realism was used in the works of three contemporary female writers, namely Marina Warner, Isabel Allende, and Raja Alem. She shows how, by applying magical realism, these writers empowered women changed the process of history writing by the powerful.
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This title explores the various ways in which artists, patrons, and art historians throughout history have broken bad by defying authority, challenging convention, or rejecting the norm. The articles here span from the art of ancient Etruria to the twentieth century.
This title explores the various ways in which artists, patrons, and art historians throughout history have broken bad by defying authority, challenging convention, or rejecting the norm. The articles here span from the art of ancient Etruria to the twentieth century.
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The Weather in the Icelandic Sagas
The Enemy Without
The descriptions of the weather in medieval Icelandic sagas have long been considered unimportant, mere adjuncts to the action. McCreesh shows that this is not true, illustrating how medieval Icelandic attitudes to the weather often affect the portrayal of the hero.
The descriptions of the weather in medieval Icelandic sagas have long been considered unimportant, mere adjuncts to the action. McCreesh shows that this is not true, illustrating how medieval Icelandic attitudes to the weather often affect the portrayal of the hero.
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The Opportunity to Live Well
The Wisdom of Nelson Mandela, Gough Whitlam, Pete Seeger and Others
Traditional success—money, fame, career—won't provide a good life. So, how can we truly live well? Learn from the lives of Nelson Mandela and others who show that the joyous rewards of living well come from cultivating awareness, passion, empathy, and resilience.
Traditional success—money, fame, career—won’t provide a good life. So, how can we truly live well? Learn from the lives of Nelson Mandela and others who show that the joyous rewards of living well come from cultivating awareness, passion, empathy, and resilience.
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Dysthanasia
Delaying the Process of Death through Treatment Stubbornness
Monteiro highlights the various facets of the controversial ethical dilemma of the end of life. It provides a historical background to this discussion, its philosophical underpinnings and the perspectives of various religions on this journey along treatment obstinacy.
Monteiro highlights the various facets of the controversial ethical dilemma of the end of life. It provides a historical background to this discussion, its philosophical underpinnings and the perspectives of various religions on this journey along treatment obstinacy.
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Plato and Democracy Today
20/20 Reith Lectures
This monograph deploys an innovative narrative device to mount an exercise in (popular) political philosophy. It presents Plato as “the Reith Lecturer”, bringing up to date his critique of democracy which he began more than two thousand years ago in The Republic.
This monograph deploys an innovative narrative device to mount an exercise in (popular) political philosophy. It presents Plato as “the Reith Lecturer”, bringing up to date his critique of democracy which he began more than two thousand years ago in The Republic.
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This monograph will help stakeholders in higher education appreciate service-learning as an innovative and active approach with the potential to enrich students’ learning experiences, while adding value to the service mission of higher education.
This monograph will help stakeholders in higher education appreciate service-learning as an innovative and active approach with the potential to enrich students’ learning experiences, while adding value to the service mission of higher education.
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Hylomorphism and Mereology
Proceedings of the Society for Medieval Logic and Metaphysics Volume 15
Mereology is the theory of parts and wholes, while hylomorphism is the doctrine according to which all natural substances consist of matter and form as their essential parts. This volume presents medieval theories of these concepts, articulating their conceptual development.
Mereology is the theory of parts and wholes, while hylomorphism is the doctrine according to which all natural substances consist of matter and form as their essential parts. This volume presents medieval theories of these concepts, articulating their conceptual development.
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