On the Move
The Journey of Refugees in New Literatures in English
Fleeing their land, the refugee's journey is fraught with danger and despair. They are the “untouchables” of the 21st century, testing our moral duty of hospitality. This collection of essays explores their journey as represented in literature since WWII.
Fleeing their land, the refugee’s journey is fraught with danger and despair. They are the “untouchables” of the 21st century, testing our moral duty of hospitality. This collection of essays explores their journey as represented in literature since WWII.
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Intercultural Horizons
Best Practices in Intercultural Competence Development
This volume features papers from the Intercultural Horizons conference on “Best Practices in Intercultural Competence Development.” Authors include leaders in the field, researchers, and teachers, providing diverse perspectives on intercultural communication.
This volume features papers from the Intercultural Horizons conference on “Best Practices in Intercultural Competence Development.” Authors include leaders in the field, researchers, and teachers, providing diverse perspectives on intercultural communication.
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In and Out
Eccentricity in Britain
This book provides an overview of the critical history of eccentricity, a defining feature of the English character. It explores the eccentric’s paradoxical status as both outsider and insider, and the struggle to retain individuality against standardization.
This book provides an overview of the critical history of eccentricity, a defining feature of the English character. It explores the eccentric’s paradoxical status as both outsider and insider, and the struggle to retain individuality against standardization.
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This unique collection of essays explores the relationships between power and culture in sub-Saharan Africa through its French-language literature and cinema. Its deft analyses move beyond the rhetoric of crisis to present a critical reflection linked to global culture.
This unique collection of essays explores the relationships between power and culture in sub-Saharan Africa through its French-language literature and cinema. Its deft analyses move beyond the rhetoric of crisis to present a critical reflection linked to global culture.
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Weaving New Perspectives Together
Some Reflections on Literary Studies
This novel, interdisciplinary overview of literary interpretation features contributions from early-career and senior scholars. The compilation is designed to inspire students and guide experts by posing new questions to stimulate future research in the field.
This novel, interdisciplinary overview of literary interpretation features contributions from early-career and senior scholars. The compilation is designed to inspire students and guide experts by posing new questions to stimulate future research in the field.
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, millions of children are AIDS orphans, street children vulnerable to exploitation, or child soldiers. This book identifies the critical problems they face, using an ethnographic approach to understand the plight of children in the world's poorest region.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, millions of children are AIDS orphans, street children vulnerable to exploitation, or child soldiers. This book identifies the critical problems they face, using an ethnographic approach to understand the plight of children in the world’s poorest region.
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Confessing the International Rights of Children
The Basic Documents with Analysis
This book brings together all international documents significant to the protection of the rights of children. While children's rights obviously exist, the implementation of those rights is not so easy.
This book brings together all international documents significant to the protection of the rights of children. While children’s rights obviously exist, the implementation of those rights is not so easy.
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Slaves were not passive victims. They used religion with ingenuity to create new cultures, identities, and even resistance. This volume juxtaposes slave religious strategies in Graeco-Roman antiquity and modern Brazil, shedding new light on ancient slaves.
Slaves were not passive victims. They used religion with ingenuity to create new cultures, identities, and even resistance. This volume juxtaposes slave religious strategies in Graeco-Roman antiquity and modern Brazil, shedding new light on ancient slaves.
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China and the West
Encounters with the Other in Culture, Arts, Politics and Everyday Life
This collection scrutinises how China and the West interact in culture, arts, politics and everyday life. The essays analyse new dynamics that challenge authoritative views and deconstruct traditional responses to otherness within globalisation.
This collection scrutinises how China and the West interact in culture, arts, politics and everyday life. The essays analyse new dynamics that challenge authoritative views and deconstruct traditional responses to otherness within globalisation.
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Religion and Revolution
Spiritual and Political Islām in Ernesto Cardenal
A study of spiritual and political Islām in Ernesto Cardenal, the great Latin American poet, priest, and revolutionary. The work examines his connection to Ṣūfism and details his trip to Iran during the triumph of the Islāmic Revolution.
A study of spiritual and political Islām in Ernesto Cardenal, the great Latin American poet, priest, and revolutionary. The work examines his connection to Ṣūfism and details his trip to Iran during the triumph of the Islāmic Revolution.
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“Curious, if True”
The Fantastic in Literature
This collection of articles on the fantastic makes connections across genres and historical periods. From magic realism and sci-fi to the Gothic, these essays further the reach of fantasy in the study of English literature and expand perspectives in the field.
This collection of articles on the fantastic makes connections across genres and historical periods. From magic realism and sci-fi to the Gothic, these essays further the reach of fantasy in the study of English literature and expand perspectives in the field.
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Where does today's passionate intensity come from? To understand modern ideological enmity, this book investigates the propaganda of the past, from Hitler’s enemy images to the Rwandan genocide and the invisible enemies of the future.
Where does today’s passionate intensity come from? To understand modern ideological enmity, this book investigates the propaganda of the past, from Hitler’s enemy images to the Rwandan genocide and the invisible enemies of the future.
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Reflexive Poetics
A Critical Anthology
This anthology presents fifteen exemplary poets from Springfield, Illinois, and advances a critical method. We garner much from reading the justly famed alongside the lesser known in our midst, learning to appreciate great poetry relationally.
This anthology presents fifteen exemplary poets from Springfield, Illinois, and advances a critical method. We garner much from reading the justly famed alongside the lesser known in our midst, learning to appreciate great poetry relationally.
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The Heroic Female
Redefining the Role of the Heroine in the Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri
This re-reading of Vittorio Alfieri's tragedies challenges traditional analyses that marginalize the female character. It argues that Alfieri undermines traditional gender roles, portraying his heroines as determined, active, and intelligent women.
This re-reading of Vittorio Alfieri’s tragedies challenges traditional analyses that marginalize the female character. It argues that Alfieri undermines traditional gender roles, portraying his heroines as determined, active, and intelligent women.
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This book addresses meaning construction, showing how syntax, semantics, and pragmatics converge during interpretation. It explores the link between contextual parameters and stable linguistic systems, valuable to researchers and students of linguistics.
This book addresses meaning construction, showing how syntax, semantics, and pragmatics converge during interpretation. It explores the link between contextual parameters and stable linguistic systems, valuable to researchers and students of linguistics.
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Investigating the human side of the UK's temporary work industry, this study exposes the psychological toll of reduced protection and the fraught power dynamics between workers, agencies, and employers.
Investigating the human side of the UK’s temporary work industry, this study exposes the psychological toll of reduced protection and the fraught power dynamics between workers, agencies, and employers.
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This volume presents new explorations of Tudor literature. The papers cover the mid-Tudor period, from Skelton to the young Shakespeare, with topics ranging from philosophy and social commentary to lyric and tragedy.
This volume presents new explorations of Tudor literature. The papers cover the mid-Tudor period, from Skelton to the young Shakespeare, with topics ranging from philosophy and social commentary to lyric and tragedy.
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African Zion
Studies in Black Judaism
Forged in slavery, exile, and subjugation, some black African and American societies have adopted a Judaic identity. This book explores the historical mosaic of black Judaism, reshaping the standard accounts of their collective religious experience.
Forged in slavery, exile, and subjugation, some black African and American societies have adopted a Judaic identity. This book explores the historical mosaic of black Judaism, reshaping the standard accounts of their collective religious experience.
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Gender Power and Mediation
Evaluative Mediation to Challenge the Power of Social Discourses
This book shows how evaluative mediation, rooted in Eastern practices, can provide fair justice for women facing gendered power disparity and family violence. Using verbatim quotes from real sessions, it demonstrates how theories are operationalised in real life.
This book shows how evaluative mediation, rooted in Eastern practices, can provide fair justice for women facing gendered power disparity and family violence. Using verbatim quotes from real sessions, it demonstrates how theories are operationalised in real life.
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In the Light and Shadow of an Emperor
Tomás Pereira, SJ (1645–1708), the Kangxi Emperor and the Jesuit Mission in China
These essays explore the decisive moments of the Jesuit mission in China during the Kangxi era, focusing on the neglected Tomás Pereira. A musician and diplomat closer to the emperor than any Westerner, his influence was ultimately undermined by a papal legation.
These essays explore the decisive moments of the Jesuit mission in China during the Kangxi era, focusing on the neglected Tomás Pereira. A musician and diplomat closer to the emperor than any Westerner, his influence was ultimately undermined by a papal legation.
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