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Charles Taylor’s Vision of Modernity

Reconstructions and Interpretations

Edited By: Christopher Garbowski, Jan Hudzik, Jan Kłos

£39.99

A penetrating cross-section of influential philosopher Charles Taylor's thought. The contributions in this volume engage with and find inspiration in his work on the modern self, secularization, liberalism, communitarianism, language, and culture.

A penetrating cross-section of influential philosopher Charles Taylor’s thought. The contributions in this volume engage with and find inspiration in his work on the modern self, secularization, liberalism, communitarianism, language, and culture.

World Constitutionalism

Edited By: Carmo D’Souza, Anthony D’Souza

£39.99

In World Constitutionalism, over two dozen scholars pen innovative ideas to visualize a future for a just world order. Their vision crosses national barriers through the realms of Human Rights, Environmental Law, and Global Democracy.

Myth as Symbol

A Psychoanalytic Study in Contemporary German Literature

By: Sonia Saporiti

£39.99

Reconsidering the connection between literature and psychoanalysis, this study explores the modern literary reworking of myth. From Jungian archetypes to the Freudian unconscious, it analyzes figures like Undine and Medea to explore timeless questions.

Ta(l)king English Phonetics Across Frontiers

Edited By: Biljana Čubrović, Tatjana Paunović

£39.99

This book explores English phonetics from a wide spectrum of perspectives. As a global language, the very notions of native/non-native and standard/non-standard have changed. This collection covers varieties, L2 teaching, language contact, and change.

The Constant and Changing Faces of the Goddess

Goddess Traditions of Asia

Edited By: Phyllis K. Herman, Deepak Shimkhada

From £19.99

Essays trace the multiplicity of Asian goddesses as symbols of wisdom, power, transformation, and creation. This volume draws from Indian, Nepali, Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese traditions, a scope seldom found in other works.

“Just Like Other Students”

Reception of the 1956 Hungarian Refugee Students in Britain

By: Magda Czigány

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Based on interviews with former refugee students, this book details how they came to Britain after the 1956 Hungarian revolution. It chronicles their achievements and the extraordinary welcome from British universities and a public that funded their education.

Venanzio Rauzzini

Piramo e Tisbe, A Dramatic Cantata

Edited By: Paul F. Rice

£39.99

Venanzio Rauzzini was a celebrated singer and composer for whom Mozart wrote the motet, Exultate jubilate. His cantata, Piramo e Tisbe, was drawn from his own hit London opera, preserving the principal elements of the story.

The Conformists

Creativity and Decadence in the Bulgarian Cinema 1945-89

By: Evgenija Garbolevsky

£39.99

Explore the paradoxes of Bulgarian cinema under Communist rule. This work reveals why intellectuals chose loyalty to the state-controlled film industry over rebellion, challenging the view of Eastern Bloc art as propaganda by showing its parallels with the West.

Feminism and the Body

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Edited By: Catherine Kevin

£39.99

Feminist scholars grapple with the interplay between corporeal differences and power. This collection takes the reader on a journey into myriad domains, from medical surgery and law to feminist film, reinvigorating feminism's emphatic engagement with the body.

Black Beauty

His Grooms and Companions. The Autobiography of a Horse by Anna Sewell

Edited By: Kristen Guest

£39.99

Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty is a classic of children’s literature and an important text in Victorian and animal studies. This critical edition reproduces the unabridged 1877 first edition and includes a critical introduction, contextual material, and notes.

Single-Voice Transformations

A Model for Parsimonious Voice Leading

By: Brandon Derfler

£39.99

This study models smooth voice leading with abstract algebra via the single-semitone transformation (SST). The model yields 3D graphical lattices and serves as a versatile analytical tool for music from Chopin and Webern to Paul Lansky and John Adams.

British-French Exchanges in the Eighteenth Century

Edited By: Kathleen Hardesty Doig, Dorothy Medlin

£39.99

In the 18th century, the flow of people and ideas between France and Britain became a flood. This collection of essays examines these exchanges through correspondences, translations, and personal sojourns, revealing intellectual influences in the arts and sciences.

Remaking Literary History

Edited By: Helen Groth, Paul Sheehan

£39.99

“History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.” (George Santayana) Remaking Literary History questions the past by exploring the links between literature and history through memory, trauma, and historical reinvention.

“History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.” (George Santayana)

Remaking Literary History questions the past by exploring the links between literature and history through memory, trauma, and historical reinvention.

Recognition in Politics

Theory, Policy and Practice

Edited By: Julie Connolly, Michael Leach, Lucas Walsh

£39.99

With contributions from Nancy Fraser, this collection examines ‘recognition’ in politics. It addresses theoretical and practical problems of identity and justice, casting new light on conflicts in an era of globalisation and cultural diversity.

Word and Image in the Long Eighteenth Century

An Interdisciplinary Dialogue

Edited By: Renata Schellenberg, Christina Ionescu

£39.99

This collection of essays explores the rich verbal-visual interaction in eighteenth-century Europe. Peaceful coexistence, mutual collaboration or striking collision—how do words and images interact? How do they reflect and communicate values, stereotypes and ideologies?

The Willow’s Whisper

A Transatlantic Compilation of Poetry from Ireland and Native America

Edited By: Micheal Ó'hAodha

From £24.99

The Willow’s Whisper brings poets from Irish and Native American communities together. In this collection, mother-earth comes to life, reawakening our senses. Reconnect with the part of you linked to nature and hear a whisper of hope.

Happiness or Its Absence in Art

Edited By: William Barcham, Ronit Milano

£39.99

This volume investigates how Western art has visualized happiness from the Middle Ages to the present. Essays explore the concept within gender, religion, and politics, offering new interpretations of happiness—or its explicit absence.

Film and Television Stardom

Edited By: Kylo-Patrick R. Hart

£39.99

Film and Television Stardom examines stars as a social phenomenon from the silent era to today's reality TV. It provides new insights on the star system, media spectatorship, and analyzes individual stars from James Stewart to Jessica Simpson.

Film and Television Stardom examines stars as a social phenomenon from the silent era to today’s reality TV. It provides new insights on the star system, media spectatorship, and analyzes individual stars from James Stewart to Jessica Simpson.

Unity in Diversity, Volume 2

Cultural and Linguistic Markers of the Concept

Edited By: Julitta Rydlewska

£39.99

This work investigates how ignoring markers of identity harms cultural groups and creates unstable unity. Drawing on linguistics, translation, and cultural and political studies, this book is a rich repository for linguists and scholars in these fields.

Applied Social Sciences

Economics and Politics

Edited By: Georgeta Raţă

£39.99

An interdisciplinary collection of studies tackling key economic and political challenges, from public finance to cultural heritage. Bridging theory and practice, it offers vital insights for professionals and interested readers alike.

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