A critical guide to Bernard E. Meland, influential constructive theologian at the University of Chicago. This study examines his metaphysical view, method, and doctrine of God, and offers a final evaluation of his later writings.
From Martyr to Monument
After the great Abbey of Cluny was destroyed, its memory was resurrected. This study follows the discursive history of the site, investigating the role of memory in constructing the past and the concept of heritage in France.
Material Worlds
This volume examines how the intangible is made real, how culture mediates our experience of the world, and what about the real resists transcription. Analyses include attempts to inscribe the soul and the material manifestations of capitalism and empire.
Captivity, Past and Present
Analyses of human bondage from the early modern era to now. Essays cover 16th-century Spanish sagas, Puritan narratives, the slave narrative of Olaudah Equiano, and incarcerated mothers. Includes an original 19th-century Comanche captivity narrative.
This book of political philosophy argues that libertarianism provides more efficient decision-making than any other political order. It links this idea to the theory of knowledge, revealing the connection between how we know and how we are governed.
This collection of scholarly papers fills a gap in the literature on fiscal decentralisation in India. The papers critically review decentralisation since the 73rd/74th constitutional amendments, with a special focus on Kerala’s innovative initiatives.
Bodies and Culture
This interdisciplinary collection examines the role of culture in shaping bodies. Essays interrogate how the body articulates social differences under hegemonic ideologies, forms identities, and is modified through physical and artistic performance.
Networking in Ireland’s Ethnic Enterprises
Get a thorough insight into the networking practices of ethnic entrepreneurs in Ireland. This book provides a theoretical grounding, real-life examples, and highlights the motivations and challenges they encounter while setting up a business.
This journal provides a space for marketers, researchers, and scholars across the world to exchange perspectives on China in its dynamic market. It will appeal to those interested in the ever-evolving marketing practices and theories in China.
Beyond the Brain
Cognitive science now emphasizes the entrenchment of the brain in body, context and culture, rather than as the only seat of intelligence. This book provides a general overview of current research on embodied, situated and distributed cognition.
Legitimisation in Political Discourse
How did the Bush administration persuade Americans to go to war in Iraq? This book shows it was through “proximization”—a strategy that presents distant events as a direct, personal, and negative threat to legitimize pre-emptive action.
Daniel François-Esprit Auber
Auber’s music is lively and tender in this tale of social intrigue and artistic integrity. Opera singer Henriette is wooed by an ambassador, but after a rival betrays her, she tears up their marriage contract, choosing the stage over aristocratic pretense.
Nation vs. People
Provoked by the tragedy of Bosnia, this book tackles the global challenge of reconciling 200 states with 8000 ethnic groups. Are nation-states the only answer? The author insists on new notions of nation and people, defining them as societal phenomena.
Sublimer Aspects
How did eighteenth-century aesthetics influence Christian theology and practice? These essays answer this by examining interfaces between literature, aesthetics, and theology from 1715-1885, considering writers from Kant and Coleridge to rediscovered women writers.
Psychology is the scientific study of all human thought and behavior. This book showcases a variety of applications of psychological science in health, law, sports, business, religion, and money, motivating you to explore its potential to impact our daily lives.
Occult Joyce
Ulysses is an occult text that deliberately hides its meanings, compelling the reader to unveil its secrets. This penetrating study excavates Joyce’s cryptic system, showing his deep knowledge of the subject and challenging past interpretations.
This book explores major cases of HateSpeak in contemporary Arabic discourse, from Arabs vs. Israel and Sunnis vs. Shi’ites to the Arab Spring. The ultimate goal is to diagnose hate and provide remedies that may help convert HateSpeak into HeartSpeak.
Matter and Meaning
What is matter? Can it point us towards meanings outside itself? This book offers new historical, scientific and theological insights from leading figures, exploring the complex dialogue between these disciplines beyond its presentation in the popular media.
Poetry Translation through Reception and Cognition
This book treats poetry translation as an interdisciplinary field, combining linguistics with reader response and cognitive science. It outlines a cognitive approach to translation and presents a new model for poetry translation criticism.
Steady Air
Must Irish Catholics condemn modern society, or can they help shape it? Leading professionals explore the case for active, faith-informed engagement in civil life.
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