Class and Gender
Social Stratification of Women in Contemporary Urban China
Tang investigates the impact of China’s “socio-economic transition period” on the nation’s social structure, showing that it resulted in an escalation in tensions between the higher and the lower social strata and between genders.
Tang investigates the impact of China’s “socio-economic transition period” on the nation’s social structure, showing that it resulted in an escalation in tensions between the higher and the lower social strata and between genders.
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China in the Frame
Materialising Ideas of China in Italian Museums
This ethnographic study of Chinese art displays in Italy highlights how representing the cultural Other becomes a process of self-expression. It shows how in representing China, Italy is induced to question and represent its own cultural identity.
This ethnographic study of Chinese art displays in Italy highlights how representing the cultural Other becomes a process of self-expression. It shows how in representing China, Italy is induced to question and represent its own cultural identity.
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Language at Work
Analysing Language Use in Work, Education, Medical and Museum Contexts
This title outlines recent linguistic research in a cross-section of institutions, including museums, schools, and universities, to investigate the language of the workplace and public institutions.
This title outlines recent linguistic research in a cross-section of institutions, including museums, schools, and universities, to investigate the language of the workplace and public institutions.
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Analyze credit risk from all angles: the lender-borrower relationship, market pricing, and financial stability. This book offers sophisticated models and expert analysis to navigate the challenges of today's global financial network.
Analyze credit risk from all angles: the lender-borrower relationship, market pricing, and financial stability. This book offers sophisticated models and expert analysis to navigate the challenges of today’s global financial network.
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This linguistic study analyzes trade names in contemporary Romanian public space. It explores how the names of firms, shops, and restaurants—through their structure, meaning, and language—reflect cultural shifts, globalization, and the influence of the English language.
This linguistic study analyzes trade names in contemporary Romanian public space. It explores how the names of firms, shops, and restaurants—through their structure, meaning, and language—reflect cultural shifts, globalization, and the influence of the English language.
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Using and Abusing Science
Science and Political Discourse from Burke’s “French Revolution” to Obama’s Science Fair
This title explores how, and to what extent, science has been used by politicians to add legitimacy to their discourse over the past three centuries, and provides an illuminating illustration of the relationship between science and the political.
This title explores how, and to what extent, science has been used by politicians to add legitimacy to their discourse over the past three centuries, and provides an illuminating illustration of the relationship between science and the political.
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Knowledge Dissemination in the Long Nineteenth Century
European and Transatlantic Perspectives
Offering insights into various under-explored phenomena, the studies here deal with literary, cultural and linguistic history in Europe and the US during the nineteenth century, focusing particularly on the numerous advances made during that period.
Offering insights into various under-explored phenomena, the studies here deal with literary, cultural and linguistic history in Europe and the US during the nineteenth century, focusing particularly on the numerous advances made during that period.
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Global Climate Change, Environment and Energy
Global Challenges and Opportunities to Global Stability
This book covers both sides of the debate on climate change, environment and energy. Articles discuss these issues from a multidimensional perspective, elaborating upon their interdependence and the global challenges and opportunities for sustainability.
This book covers both sides of the debate on climate change, environment and energy. Articles discuss these issues from a multidimensional perspective, elaborating upon their interdependence and the global challenges and opportunities for sustainability.
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Critical Times, Critical Thoughts
Contemporary Greek Writers Discuss Facts and Fiction
Despite the visibility of the Greek crisis, the media represents only the views of politicians and bureaucrats, leaving the voice of artists unheard. These specially commissioned essays by major Greek writers offer new insights into the crisis, and its causes and ramifications.
Despite the visibility of the Greek crisis, the media represents only the views of politicians and bureaucrats, leaving the voice of artists unheard. These specially commissioned essays by major Greek writers offer new insights into the crisis, and its causes and ramifications.
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Print Culture through the Ages
Essays on Latin American Book History
This compendium of essays by renowned scholars focuses on the evolution of printing, reading publics, and publishing during periods of political and cultural change in Latin America. It will be of interest to scholars in the areas of literature, book history, and print culture.
This compendium of essays by renowned scholars focuses on the evolution of printing, reading publics, and publishing during periods of political and cultural change in Latin America. It will be of interest to scholars in the areas of literature, book history, and print culture.
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A World of Innovation
Cartography in the Time of Gerhard Mercator
Gerhard Mercator was the 16th century's most important cartographer, famed for his Atlas and the map projection still used today. This book presents the latest research on his sources, his relationships, and his role in Renaissance cartography and Humanism.
Gerhard Mercator was the 16th century’s most important cartographer, famed for his Atlas and the map projection still used today. This book presents the latest research on his sources, his relationships, and his role in Renaissance cartography and Humanism.
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Relevance-Theoretic Lexical Pragmatics
Theory and Applications
One of the first books to present a comprehensive view of lexical pragmatics, its origins and methodology, Wałaszewska’s study focuses on the approach offered by relevance theory, showing how relevance-theoretic tools can highlight changes to lexically encoded meanings.
One of the first books to present a comprehensive view of lexical pragmatics, its origins and methodology, Wałaszewska’s study focuses on the approach offered by relevance theory, showing how relevance-theoretic tools can highlight changes to lexically encoded meanings.
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Multi-faced Transformations
Challenges and Studies
This conference proceedings analyses various aspects of the economic, social, and cultural transformations that accompany today’s globalized world. It will be of interest to scholars of social sciences, as well as civil society activists and policy makers.
This conference proceedings analyses various aspects of the economic, social, and cultural transformations that accompany today’s globalized world. It will be of interest to scholars of social sciences, as well as civil society activists and policy makers.
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Solitaires, Solidaires
Conflict and Confluence in Women’s Writings in French
Reflecting on the theme of female solidarity, the contributions to this volume focus on its representation in French and Francophone society, literature, journalism and history from the 17th-21st centuries.
Reflecting on the theme of female solidarity, the contributions to this volume focus on its representation in French and Francophone society, literature, journalism and history from the 17th-21st centuries.
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An Ethnography in an Irish Girls Secondary School
Exploring how Hegemony and Power Mediate Agency and Structure
This ethnographic study explores the cultural experiences of a group of Irish 6th year girls, and provides a feminist perspective on the agency-structure debate. It highlights how hegemony is evident in visible and invisible ways in interactions among the cultural group.
This ethnographic study explores the cultural experiences of a group of Irish 6th year girls, and provides a feminist perspective on the agency-structure debate. It highlights how hegemony is evident in visible and invisible ways in interactions among the cultural group.
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This collection of essays focuses on Anglo-American modernist fiction, considering it in the instances in which it transcends itself, moving towards postmodernist self-irony. It follows how these modernist authors’ perspectives on literature evolved with the changing world.
This collection of essays focuses on Anglo-American modernist fiction, considering it in the instances in which it transcends itself, moving towards postmodernist self-irony. It follows how these modernist authors’ perspectives on literature evolved with the changing world.
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Biographies of Drink
A Case Study Approach to our Historical Relationship with Alcohol
This book offers the “biographies of drink” approach, an innovative methodology for studying alcohol. Each essay constructs a “biography” of a drink, place, or idea, from Roman vessels to 1950s whisky ads, showcasing insights for anyone interested in alcohol's role in society.
This book offers the “biographies of drink” approach, an innovative methodology for studying alcohol. Each essay constructs a “biography” of a drink, place, or idea, from Roman vessels to 1950s whisky ads, showcasing insights for anyone interested in alcohol’s role in society.
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This monograph is a study of the literature, paintings, icons and other aspects related to the Image of Edessa, an image of Christ, which, according to tradition, was of miraculous origin, examining how it was used as a tool to express Christ’s humanity.
This monograph is a study of the literature, paintings, icons and other aspects related to the Image of Edessa, an image of Christ, which, according to tradition, was of miraculous origin, examining how it was used as a tool to express Christ’s humanity.
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Why Philosophy Matters
20 Lessons on Living Large
This work examines the answers provided by over thirty philosophers to aspects of building character, forging personal relations, promoting sound political strategies, living meaningfully, and dying gracefully. In so doing, over twenty lessons for living a worthy life emerge.
This work examines the answers provided by over thirty philosophers to aspects of building character, forging personal relations, promoting sound political strategies, living meaningfully, and dying gracefully. In so doing, over twenty lessons for living a worthy life emerge.
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Human survival depends on nature, a relationship defined by culture. This book argues that environmental conservation is a matter of moral ethics, and must accommodate the traditional knowledge of indigenous cultures to restore the bond between humans and nature.
Human survival depends on nature, a relationship defined by culture. This book argues that environmental conservation is a matter of moral ethics, and must accommodate the traditional knowledge of indigenous cultures to restore the bond between humans and nature.
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