Essays in Narrative and Fictionality
By one of postclassical narrative theory’s preeminent figures, this book reexamines foundational topics from the role of the author to the nature of fiction. It argues for a more expansive conception of narrative theory, making crucial interventions in ongoing critical debates.
This collection explores constructions of the “foreign” in German-speaking culture. Articles reveal how cultural works are positioned on a spectrum from familiar to strange, showing how contingent the line between the foreign and the familiar becomes.
Ending the War Between Humanity and Nature
Why are we so unwilling to address the climate crisis? Humanity and nature are at war. This book argues the root cause is not simply economics, but the time-honored stories we tell ourselves about humanity’s place in (or out of) the natural world.
In fifteen expert essays, this volume delves into the foundations of lexicography and lexicology. Spanning historical manuscripts to digital corpus analysis, these studies offer new critical perspectives on the making and meaning of words across cultures and time.
This book provides a new translation and readable commentary on Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians. It interprets the letter in its historical context, clarifying Paul’s defense of his ministry and his arguments on marriage, spiritual gifts, love, and the resurrection.
Script and Addiction
The 12 Steps programme for addiction has a low success rate. This book demonstrates how combining it with the “Life Script” concept from Transactional Analysis can achieve a much higher rate of success. Pioneered by the author, this new approach is supported by case studies.
Contemporary Dance and Southern African Rock Art
In Apartheid South Africa, the author started a mixed-race dance company in her garage. Weaving together research into rock art and transformative choreography, this book shows how dance can change attitudes, perceptions, and the human spirit. Includes a video link to the dance.
From Shakespeare to Star Wars, how are men represented on the page and screen? These essays argue that men must become aware of these representations to alter toxic patriarchal models, distinguish masculinity from patriarchy, and achieve liberation from its crippling constraints.
This volume examines anguish in late 19th–early 20th century art, literature, and philosophy. It reveals the tension between anguish and art, showing how historical events and new inquiries generated an anguish that proved uniquely fertile for artists.
Understanding the Discourse of Aging
While most studies on aging focus on a single discipline, this book adds a fresh perspective. It addresses the communicative practices surrounding age, aging, and the elderly from a multidisciplinary view, covering their image in media, definitions of age, and gendered issues.
Covering a diverse range of linguistic domains and numerous languages, this book presents cutting-edge research on the nature of grammatical systems developed by bilinguals and second language learners, and considers how these grammatical systems are used in processing language.
Encountering Entrepreneurs
This monograph probes the daily life of businessmen in a particularly productive area of Northern Italy, Lombardy. It provides insights into their business and entrepreneurialism, offering a different approach to capitalism and reflections on human nature.
Rites of Spontaneity
Musicians in a pub play traditional Irish tunes. This is a “session”—not just a musical environment, but a complex social interaction. This book explores the session as a cultural phenomenon, tracing its journey from local arenas into the global marketplace.
This book expands universal design beyond physical spaces to focus on teaching and learning practice in higher education. Drawing on international expertise, it offers practical solutions for practitioners keen to enhance their practice and, as a consequence, student outcomes.
Greece Between East and West
This book examines Greece’s pivotal role between East and West, exploring the tension between “westernisation” and the enduring values of its eastern legacy. This is explored through culture, politics, music, historical cities, and more. With a Foreword by Roderick Beaton.
This innovative book combines two very special states of awareness—“mindfulness” and “flow”—into a new and unique state called “mindflow”. The practice of mindflow leads to a stress-free, healthy, fulfilling and effective life in today’s complex and challenging environment.
This volume explores dance’s role in modern Greek society, from ballet to contemporary genres. It uncovers factors affecting its development over the last century and asks why dance has yet to be established as an academic discipline, inspiring future artists to advocate for it.
Terrorism in Literature
This volume explores terrorism in literary works, celebrating literature as a subversive tool for change. With insights from scholars across the world and a foreword by acclaimed writer Tabish Khair on literature as a powerful tool for dissent and truth telling.
The Rise of the GCC States and Turkey
Once strategic partners, the GCC states and Turkey have become rivals for regional influence. Their relations are dynamic, shifting from agreement to conflict. This book studies their commonalities and differences and proposes ideas to make convergence possible again.
Journal evaluation and classification are critical for researchers, engineers, and students in Management Science in Engineering (MSE). This book identifies the main research categories of MSE, and evaluates and classifies each journal in the field.
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