Rethinking the Theoretical Concepts of Sociology
This book discusses key problems in contemporary social-scientific theory, focusing on fundamental contradictions in concepts like social action, institutions, and systems. Despite dealing with abstract problems, the book’s argument is clear, accessible, and understandable.
Collagen is vital to cell culture and tissue repair. This book describes the journey from pioneering 1950s research on collagen preparations to the massive implications for today’s tissue engineering and personalised medicine.
Revisiting “Social Factors”
This collection of cutting-edge research explores the human experience of the built environment. Touching on issues of sustainability, disaster recovery, and culture, it demonstrates a renaissance of Social Factors for scholars, students, and practitioners.
Did Moctezuma surrender his empire because he confused Cortés for the god Quetzalcoatl? This book demonstrates that this famous story is “fake news” invented by Cortés, revealing why it was constructed and who the true Quetzalcoatl was.
A History of the British Sporting Journalist, c.1850-1939
James Catton was a giant of sporting journalism. This is his story and that of the press pioneers who chronicled sport’s transformation from raw pastime to commercial spectacle, for the first time putting the reporter at the heart of the game.
This book describes physical effects caused by impurity atoms that localize electrons and phonons in nanosystems. It presents the first-ever application of the method of local perturbations to describe the physical properties of a wide range of nanosystems.
Gendered
Challenging disciplinary boundaries, this volume moves beyond an art-history survey to explore the bond between feminist art, theory, and politics. It compares American and European artists to reveal the continuing relevance of both for the contemporary reader.
Explore how communities use alternative planning to oppose government interventions. This book is the first systematic overview of activist planning, compiling 164 global cases with a comprehensive classification scheme for researchers and students.
What would a piece of clay say if it could speak? This book revisits the enigma of the Phaistos Disc, exploring archaeological excavations, archaic languages, and myths to uncover new information and allow “The Stones to Speak.”
This volume provides an in-depth consideration of Africa and how it fares in today’s globalised world. Its varied, but interrelated, perspectives touch on contemporary issues in international relations, especially as they relate to Africa’s development and global impacts.
Art and Identity
This book explores European visual culture from the 13th to 17th centuries as a product of patronage, politics, and religion. It offers new perspectives on how art constructed identities and projected values, revealing the interaction between artists, patrons, and viewers.
This book analyzes the rise of political violence and terrorism through an in-depth analysis of recent global events. It establishes crucial links between radicalism, terrorism, and international security, serving as an up-to-date resource for researchers in this critical field.
This literary ‘Swiss army knife’ explains the origins and uses of limestones. Discover how they form rocks, create iconic karst scenery, and provide reservoirs for ~50% of the world’s oil and gas, while also posing unique hydrogeological and foundation problems.
The Priority of the Possible
This book shows the importance of the possibility approach for contemporary debates on metaphysics, God, evil, and transhumanism. It offers a new starting point for philosophical theology beyond the barren alternatives of metaphysics and anti-metaphysics.
Disasters are not always acts of nature. This book opens a new field in disaster research: those caused by mankind. From industrial accidents to political corruption, it explores our vulnerability, resilience, and introduces the new concept of disaster sustainability.
Spanning 50 years, these essays investigate the role of intellectuals in China’s dramatic changes. They explore the tension between utopian dreams and the quest for human rights, offering a unique perspective that challenges both official Chinese and Western narratives.
So fiercely anti-clerical it was placed on the Index of Prohibited Books, this 15th-century Italian collection is a landmark of short fiction. Its tales of murder, incest, and ingenious adultery are by turns grim, comic, tragic, and erotic.
An Existentialist Theory of the Human Spirit (Volume 1)
Uncover the links between existentialist thought, sexuality, religion, and art. From Freud and Jung to the tragic genius of van Gogh, this study confronts absurdity and existence, offering a bold new theory of personality.
This book provides a critical analysis of creativity in art, focusing on artistic creation and aesthetic perception. Long dismissed from aesthetic discourse, it argues that studying creativity is essential to understanding the nature of the artistic and the aesthetic.
Silicon Dioxide and the Luminescence of Related Materials
This book focuses on the physics of disordered solids, challenging theories based on crystal structures. It compares data for crystals and glasses formed by the same atoms, paying particular attention to under-explored glass-forming crystals for students and researchers.
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