The Irish Celebrating
Festive and Tragic Overtones
This collection of essays explores the dual aspects of celebrating in Ireland—‘the festive’ and ‘the tragic’. Insightful essays examine how feasts, literature, and commemorations have shaped Ireland’s past, present, and national identity.
This collection of essays explores the dual aspects of celebrating in Ireland—‘the festive’ and ‘the tragic’. Insightful essays examine how feasts, literature, and commemorations have shaped Ireland’s past, present, and national identity.
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Ethnicity and Englishness
Personal Identities in a Minority Community
This book explores nationality, groups and religion through the inner lives of second-generation immigrants in England. It analyses the reasons for prejudice between groups and suggests ways to deal with it.
This book explores nationality, groups and religion through the inner lives of second-generation immigrants in England. It analyses the reasons for prejudice between groups and suggests ways to deal with it.
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Karen Blixen’s Existentialism
"Where I Ought to Be"
This book investigates the writings of Karen Blixen from an existentialist angle. Blixen subtly integrates the ideas of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Sartre, making them accessible while offering her own ideas on existentialism’s fundamental problem: how to become who you are.
This book investigates the writings of Karen Blixen from an existentialist angle. Blixen subtly integrates the ideas of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Sartre, making them accessible while offering her own ideas on existentialism’s fundamental problem: how to become who you are.
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Tea in Australia
A History, 1788-2000
Before 1950, Australians were the world’s highest per capita tea consumers. This book tells the story of how tea became the national beverage, exploring its trade, marketing, and the evolution of social rituals like afternoon tea. The first comprehensive account of its kind.
Before 1950, Australians were the world’s highest per capita tea consumers. This book tells the story of how tea became the national beverage, exploring its trade, marketing, and the evolution of social rituals like afternoon tea. The first comprehensive account of its kind.
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The Scientific Revolution decentered humanity, but modern physics reveals the observer’s central role in actualizing reality. This book explores a return of science to natural philosophy, offering a new pathway to understanding our place in the Universe.
The Scientific Revolution decentered humanity, but modern physics reveals the observer’s central role in actualizing reality. This book explores a return of science to natural philosophy, offering a new pathway to understanding our place in the Universe.
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This book evaluates financial behaviour in the new economy. As changing technology alters consumer habits, businesses must use innovative methods to survive tough competition and influence financial decisions.
This book evaluates financial behaviour in the new economy. As changing technology alters consumer habits, businesses must use innovative methods to survive tough competition and influence financial decisions.
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Mental Health in Qatar
Challenges and Prospects
This is the first volume to explore mental health in Qatar, a priority area in the country's strategic vision. Experts discuss the history of mental health systems, current challenges, and treatment for all ages and special populations, including at schools and in the workplace.
This is the first volume to explore mental health in Qatar, a priority area in the country’s strategic vision. Experts discuss the history of mental health systems, current challenges, and treatment for all ages and special populations, including at schools and in the workplace.
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Out Here
Local and International Perspectives in Queer Studies
This collection of essays and stories reflects queer concerns in places peripheral to the centers of queer theory. Out here, often within the context of rampant homophobia, queer methodologies prove especially productive. Out here, queer theory is alive and kicking.
This collection of essays and stories reflects queer concerns in places peripheral to the centers of queer theory. Out here, often within the context of rampant homophobia, queer methodologies prove especially productive. Out here, queer theory is alive and kicking.
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Once the leader of the French school of opera, admired by Wagner and Berlioz, Fromental Halévy is now remembered only for La Juive. This study throws light on this shadowy figure, examining his life, his many popular but forgotten operas, and their place in history.
Once the leader of the French school of opera, admired by Wagner and Berlioz, Fromental Halévy is now remembered only for La Juive. This study throws light on this shadowy figure, examining his life, his many popular but forgotten operas, and their place in history.
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Hegel’s System of Logic
The Absolute Idea as Form of Forms
This book presents Hegel's Logic as a total system where everything, from physics to theology, finds its true place. Following the logic’s own development, it reveals how Logic is “the form of the world” and re-establishes metaphysics as the true theologia—the mind of heaven.
This book presents Hegel’s Logic as a total system where everything, from physics to theology, finds its true place. Following the logic’s own development, it reveals how Logic is “the form of the world” and re-establishes metaphysics as the true theologia—the mind of heaven.
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Corporations Have Almost as Many Constitutional Rights as Individuals
How Did This Happen?
This book explains how, over 225 years, US Supreme Court decisions have enshrined corporations with constitutional rights, transforming them from individual freedoms to corporate entitlements used to evade government regulations.
This book explains how, over 225 years, US Supreme Court decisions have enshrined corporations with constitutional rights, transforming them from individual freedoms to corporate entitlements used to evade government regulations.
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The Maghreb-Europe Paradigm
Migration, Gender and Cultural Dialogue
This book analyzes migration, gender, and identity for North African migrants in Europe. From sociological studies to literature, it debates notions of dispossession, cultural identity, and otherness, exploring the complex expressions of ‘exile’ and ‘pain’.
This book analyzes migration, gender, and identity for North African migrants in Europe. From sociological studies to literature, it debates notions of dispossession, cultural identity, and otherness, exploring the complex expressions of ‘exile’ and ‘pain’.
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This collection of essays examines the contemporary crisis facing human rights. Bringing together academics and practitioners, it links austerity and the rise of the far-right to a crucial question: are human rights rights at all?
This collection of essays examines the contemporary crisis facing human rights. Bringing together academics and practitioners, it links austerity and the rise of the far-right to a crucial question: are human rights rights at all?
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Central to Yoruba fashion is the role of women in its making. This book shows how textile commodities, entangled in global economic histories, created a local industry that portrays new ways of work—revealing a critical, but often neglected, aspect of being Yoruba.
Central to Yoruba fashion is the role of women in its making. This book shows how textile commodities, entangled in global economic histories, created a local industry that portrays new ways of work—revealing a critical, but often neglected, aspect of being Yoruba.
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Culture and Psyche
Psychological Approaches in Anthropology
This introduction to psychological anthropology offers a critical overview of key topics. It argues that behaviour is not infinitely malleable; while culture impacts psychological processes, these processes are constrained by genetic, biological, and evolutionary factors.
This introduction to psychological anthropology offers a critical overview of key topics. It argues that behaviour is not infinitely malleable; while culture impacts psychological processes, these processes are constrained by genetic, biological, and evolutionary factors.
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For those who want to understand the reasons behind the Israel-Palestine conflict, this book offers a rational explanation. It takes a world tour of Jewish communities and their thoughts on the Palestinian question, from over a century ago to the present day.
For those who want to understand the reasons behind the Israel-Palestine conflict, this book offers a rational explanation. It takes a world tour of Jewish communities and their thoughts on the Palestinian question, from over a century ago to the present day.
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Content, Consciousness, and Perception
Essays in Contemporary Philosophy of Mind
What sort of thing is the mind? This collection of eleven new essays by today's most promising philosophers explores mental content, consciousness, and perception, offering a state-of-the-art overview ideal for students and specialists alike.
What sort of thing is the mind? This collection of eleven new essays by today’s most promising philosophers explores mental content, consciousness, and perception, offering a state-of-the-art overview ideal for students and specialists alike.
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The Disembodied Mind
An Exploration of Consciousness in the Physical Universe
Is the mind entirely separate from physics? Relying on empirical science, this book presents a model of an objective mind completely unconnected with anything physical. The mind has no effect on the physical world, but, by free volition, navigates the world we experience.
Is the mind entirely separate from physics? Relying on empirical science, this book presents a model of an objective mind completely unconnected with anything physical. The mind has no effect on the physical world, but, by free volition, navigates the world we experience.
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Folk and Songs in Japan and Beyond
Ethnomusicological Essays in Honour of David W. Hughes
This volume of essays honors David Hughes, a leading scholar of the music of Japan and South-East Asia. His groundbreaking work covers Japanese min'yō (folk song) and more. Written by former students and collaborators, these papers reflect the depth and breadth of his influence.
This volume of essays honors David Hughes, a leading scholar of the music of Japan and South-East Asia. His groundbreaking work covers Japanese min’yō (folk song) and more. Written by former students and collaborators, these papers reflect the depth and breadth of his influence.
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Into the Mainstream
Essays on Spanish American and Latino Literature and Culture
This eclectic collection of essays on Spanish American and Latino culture espouses an inclusive approach. Established and developing voices blend high and low realms to reflect on a kaleidoscopic textuality and bring provocative subjects into the academic mainstream.
This eclectic collection of essays on Spanish American and Latino culture espouses an inclusive approach. Established and developing voices blend high and low realms to reflect on a kaleidoscopic textuality and bring provocative subjects into the academic mainstream.
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