West of Eden
Botanical Discourse, Contact Languages and Translation
West of Eden is a study of botanical discourse in colonial and post-colonial contexts. It explores the loss of roots and identity when plants were brought along the slave-route. The loss of a plant may also mean the loss of its name, putting a rich eco-literature at risk.
West of Eden is a study of botanical discourse in colonial and post-colonial contexts. It explores the loss of roots and identity when plants were brought along the slave-route. The loss of a plant may also mean the loss of its name, putting a rich eco-literature at risk.
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Geographical Thoughts in India
Snapshots and Visions for the 21st Century
This book explores the roots of Indian geographical thought through its history, culture, and sacred ecology. It examines heritagescapes, belief systems, and the Ganga river, reconsidering India's development in light of its rich cultural legacy.
This book explores the roots of Indian geographical thought through its history, culture, and sacred ecology. It examines heritagescapes, belief systems, and the Ganga river, reconsidering India’s development in light of its rich cultural legacy.
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Religious Anarchism
New Perspectives
This unique book presents fresh scholarship on the intersection of religion and anarchism. It explores diverse traditions from early Christianity to Daoism, Buddhism, and Islam, revealing innovative perspectives on the radical political implications of faith.
This unique book presents fresh scholarship on the intersection of religion and anarchism. It explores diverse traditions from early Christianity to Daoism, Buddhism, and Islam, revealing innovative perspectives on the radical political implications of faith.
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Privilege and Prejudice
Twenty Years with the Invisible Knapsack
Twenty years after Peggy McIntosh’s groundbreaking essay on white privilege, these essays reveal how sexism and racism persist. This text explores enduring inequality in higher education, technology, and media, even in systems trying to address these problems.
Twenty years after Peggy McIntosh’s groundbreaking essay on white privilege, these essays reveal how sexism and racism persist. This text explores enduring inequality in higher education, technology, and media, even in systems trying to address these problems.
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Pronunciation Instruction for Brazilians
Student's Book
This book helps Brazilian learners overcome English pronunciation difficulties. It connects theory and practice, using empirical data to inform communicative activities. Suitable for classroom or self-study, it includes an answer key and CD.
This book helps Brazilian learners overcome English pronunciation difficulties. It connects theory and practice, using empirical data to inform communicative activities. Suitable for classroom or self-study, it includes an answer key and CD.
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Rethinking the Vanguard
Aesthetic and Political Positions in the Modernist Debate, 1917-1962
This study re-interprets the historical avant-garde from 1917 to 1962, focusing on the convergence of aesthetics and politics. From the Bolshevik Revolution to decolonizing movements, it reveals the vanguard's transformation and its relevance today.
This study re-interprets the historical avant-garde from 1917 to 1962, focusing on the convergence of aesthetics and politics. From the Bolshevik Revolution to decolonizing movements, it reveals the vanguard’s transformation and its relevance today.
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This book discusses educational and occupational mobility among India's Scheduled Castes (Dalits). It shows the second generation is highly mobile and measures the impact of government policy, holding up the Buddhist community as an ideal model for all Backward Classes.
This book discusses educational and occupational mobility among India’s Scheduled Castes (Dalits). It shows the second generation is highly mobile and measures the impact of government policy, holding up the Buddhist community as an ideal model for all Backward Classes.
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Performing Adaptations
Essays and Conversations on the Theory and Practice of Adaptation
This collection of essays and interviews assesses adaptation from the under-explored perspective of live performance. Gutsy scholars and artists demonstrate how adaptation can test and speak back to dominant models of creation, production, and analysis.
This collection of essays and interviews assesses adaptation from the under-explored perspective of live performance. Gutsy scholars and artists demonstrate how adaptation can test and speak back to dominant models of creation, production, and analysis.
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Myth
German and Scandinavian Studies
Myth presents interdisciplinary research on myths in German and Scandinavian societies. These essays analyze how cultural and social practices influence each other, showcasing new inquiries and methods across fields from history to film studies.
Myth presents interdisciplinary research on myths in German and Scandinavian societies. These essays analyze how cultural and social practices influence each other, showcasing new inquiries and methods across fields from history to film studies.
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Challenging the 'Swedish model', these essays present new research on forgotten 19th and 20th-century political movements. By examining political outsiders, the authors contribute to a timely rethinking of the roots of contemporary Sweden.
Challenging the ‘Swedish model’, these essays present new research on forgotten 19th and 20th-century political movements. By examining political outsiders, the authors contribute to a timely rethinking of the roots of contemporary Sweden.
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This book chips away at racial hierarchies obstructing human rights and social justice. While many authors write from an Australian perspective, the issues—from Indigenous sovereignties to media representations—have clear relevance beyond national borders.
This book chips away at racial hierarchies obstructing human rights and social justice. While many authors write from an Australian perspective, the issues—from Indigenous sovereignties to media representations—have clear relevance beyond national borders.
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The Anonymous Society
Identity, Transformation and Anonymity in 12 Step Associations
An anthropological look inside 12-Step groups. This in-depth study explores how ritual, therapy, and anonymity combat addiction, revealing the vital role these associations play in contemporary society.
An anthropological look inside 12-Step groups. This in-depth study explores how ritual, therapy, and anonymity combat addiction, revealing the vital role these associations play in contemporary society.
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Identity, Nation, Discourse
Latin American Women Writers and Artists
This volume explores women’s literary production in Latin America and how their works engage with identity, nationhood, and gender. Prominent scholars examine how women writers carve out space within national discourses and critically re-work literary genres.
This volume explores women’s literary production in Latin America and how their works engage with identity, nationhood, and gender. Prominent scholars examine how women writers carve out space within national discourses and critically re-work literary genres.
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Fundamentalism is text-centred, but its complex and paradoxical relationship with literature remains largely unexplored. These essays explore this relationship, analysing literary representations of fundamentalism and revealing unexpected affinities between the two.
Fundamentalism is text-centred, but its complex and paradoxical relationship with literature remains largely unexplored. These essays explore this relationship, analysing literary representations of fundamentalism and revealing unexpected affinities between the two.
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The Waldere fragments reveal the world of migration-era heroes. At its heart, a climactic duel between Walter and Guðhere forces an ethical crisis for Hagen. This new critical edition resolves key textual cruces, unlocking the epic’s power.
The Waldere fragments reveal the world of migration-era heroes. At its heart, a climactic duel between Walter and Guðhere forces an ethical crisis for Hagen. This new critical edition resolves key textual cruces, unlocking the epic’s power.
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Philip Perry’s Sketch of the Ancient British History
A Critical Edition
This book presents the unpublished manuscript of Philip M. Perry: a history of Britain from the Romans to St Columba. Anchored in 18th-century Enlightenment debates, this edition also includes the author’s transcript of a unique Roman military diploma.
This book presents the unpublished manuscript of Philip M. Perry: a history of Britain from the Romans to St Columba. Anchored in 18th-century Enlightenment debates, this edition also includes the author’s transcript of a unique Roman military diploma.
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Cinematic Narration and its Psychological Impact
Functions of Cognition, Emotion and Play
Using cognitive psychology, this book explores how cinematic narration impacts the spectator's mind. It considers storytelling, conflict, suspense, and genre to outline a model for analysing how cinematic devices influence a viewer's cognition, imagination, and emotion.
Using cognitive psychology, this book explores how cinematic narration impacts the spectator’s mind. It considers storytelling, conflict, suspense, and genre to outline a model for analysing how cinematic devices influence a viewer’s cognition, imagination, and emotion.
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Belonging and Exclusion
Case Studies in Recent Australian and German Literature, Film and Theatre
This is the first cross-cultural analysis of how belonging and exclusion are represented in literature, film and theatre in the context of migration in Australia and Germany. The focus on artistic works offers unique snapshots of these processes.
This is the first cross-cultural analysis of how belonging and exclusion are represented in literature, film and theatre in the context of migration in Australia and Germany. The focus on artistic works offers unique snapshots of these processes.
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The Materiality of Res Publica
How to Do Things with Publics
This richly illustrated volume re-examines res publica, focusing not on government, but on the res—the things and affairs that bring people together. It explores the central role of bridges in Venice and Novgorod and analyzes republican iconography.
This richly illustrated volume re-examines res publica, focusing not on government, but on the res—the things and affairs that bring people together. It explores the central role of bridges in Venice and Novgorod and analyzes republican iconography.
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Weighting Differences
Romanian Identity in the Wider European Context
Who are the Romanians? What is the essence of their identity? This multidisciplinary volume gathers renowned scholars to tackle questions of Romanian identity in a European context, providing a multi-layered view of what it means in the contemporary period.
Who are the Romanians? What is the essence of their identity? This multidisciplinary volume gathers renowned scholars to tackle questions of Romanian identity in a European context, providing a multi-layered view of what it means in the contemporary period.
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