Decolonising Political Modernity
Applying a decolonial perspective to racism and nationalism, this book proposes a UK museum of colonial modernity. It uses oceanic thinking to present alternative visions of belonging and critiques several existing European museums.
Discontents in Translation
This collection of essays contributes to debates in Translation Studies, with a focus on literary translation. It explores how translation contests the literary canon, gender, and genres, and examines the connection between translation, discourse, and power.
This book focuses on integrating Knowledge Management (KM) with Project Management (PM) for all project types. This integration improves organisational performance, delivering products better, faster, and cheaper by enhancing communication, decision making, and collaboration.
This study explores Franz Kafka’s fiction through his innovative dream technique. Using Sigmund Freud’s research and existentialist thought, it provides a unique perspective on the uncanny “Kafkaesque” atmosphere, extrapolating dream features into speculative metaphysical areas.
Divine Soil
The gods of Ancient Greece are related to specific ancient lifeways and soils. This book details the soils at their temples as a basis for the lives of deities, from hunter-gatherers Apollo and Artemis to farmers Demeter and Dionysos, revealing a link between soil and soul.
The Art of Supposition
What if our reality is shaped by what we suppose? This book introduces a groundbreaking framework, redefining the human experience through the lens of Homo Putans, the “supposing human.” Enter a world where every thought is an invitation to question, explore, and suppose.
Early English Tragedy, Ibsen, and Drama’s Mirroring Rhythm
This book explores the constraints of language, the healing rhythms of drama, and the vigor of the Greek tradition. Its conviction is that the imagination has the power to establish new worlds in language—a perennial home for constructive thought.
This curated collection of abstracts presents the latest breakthroughs in veterinary medicine, animal production, and public health. An indispensable resource for professionals and researchers, it bridges the gap between theory and practice, shaping the future of animal science.
A Brief History of Philosophy and Science
This book traces the relationship between science and philosophy from the Ancient Greeks to the Enlightenment. The Age of Technology followed, alienating us from nature and thought. With science now threatening our world, can philosophy help us understand our place in it?
Enabling the Differently Abled
This book is a critical examination of disability rights and law in India, with a focus on the mentally challenged. It critiques systemic barriers to equality and advocates for progressive legal reforms, calling for a more inclusive and equitable society. A vital read for all.
Samaná English
Samaná English, an isolated variety from the Dominican Republic, informs research on Early African American English (EAAE). Was EAAE a creole or a British dialect? New data suggests it was neither, but a post-creole variety with clear African structural continuities.
The first print edition of Global Entrepreneurship (GBioE) unites trusted insights from biotech industry professionals and academics. Explore emergent issues like AI in biotech, post-pandemic challenges, and Precision Medicine, plus in-depth interviews with top Biotech CEOs.
This book explores urban renewal in post-industrial regional cities through an in-depth study of Geelong. While architecture is key to change, an intersectional perspective reveals contested pasts, from the dispossession of First Nations people to the exploitation of immigrants.
This book presents a tool for legal translation that compares concepts across legal cultures. Based on their overlap, it navigates translators toward reasoned solutions. Includes case studies from English common law and Slovak continental law. For practitioners and academics.
Media and COVID-19
This book dives into media dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring how traditional and social media coped with uncertainty and the surge of misinformation. Through a case study of Israel, it reveals key lessons for journalists, policymakers, and media consumers alike.
Experiences of Migration
This book asks what migrants experience, finding answers not in academic studies, but in literary fiction. It argues that fiction offers ‘sensate knowledge’—an interconnection of senses and intellect—by relating stories to concepts like hospitality, courage, and hope.
This volume addresses how world-class research universities are led and managed internationally and within the post-Soviet Central Asian context. It offers critical insights for universities responding to globalisation while aiming to be world-class and also locally relevant.
This book challenges ELT’s traditional over-focus on Anglophone culture. As most English communication now occurs as a lingua franca between non-native speakers, this book offers an approach which rebalances content for localised and multicultural contexts.
Renegotiating Islam with Post-colonial Pakistan and the West
Beyond simplistic portrayals, this book shows how authors Shamsie, Naqvi, and Haji redefine Muslim identity. Their works navigate the interplay of faith, culture, and migration to forge new ways of belonging in a globalized world, offering a vital, fresh perspective.
Before the Burr Conspiracy
Disparaged as a traitor, Aaron Burr was an influential and popular politician in his own time. Charming and charismatic, he almost became president before killing Hamilton in a duel and facing a treason trial that ended his career. This study recaptures his forgotten image.