Is intercultural exchange truly possible in societies riddled with tensions? This collection of studies addresses the challenges posed by diversity and inequality in the construction of inclusive societies.
Explore the incredible and neglected history of Mogadishu, a prosperous medieval trading city and cultural crossroad. Rich and rare photographic evidence reveals its mosques, ruins, and residences—medieval treasures threatened by destruction and decline.
Archaeological Approaches to Shamanism
This anthology delves into both ancient and modern shamanism, demonstrating its longevity and spatial distribution. It discusses the clear associations with this sometimes little-understood ritualised practice, and asks what exactly shamanism is.
Binicewicz analyses issues associated with the contemporary and memory in the Polish-German borderlands, showing it to be a complex, multidimensional cultural and geographic area.
Hidden Legacies of Baroque Thought in Contemporary Literature
This monograph presents, from the point of view of the early modern historian, the legacy of Baroque thought in modern and contemporary literature. It highlights the patterns of thought that our time owes to the age of Baroque, namely both temporal and spatial plurality.
Islām and the People of the Book Volumes 1-3
Over forty-five academics present scholarly studies on the treaties Prophet Muhammad concluded with Jewish, Christian, and other communities. This work offers unprecedented insight into the pluralistic nature of the state he created and includes translations of his Six Covenants.
Arctic Modernities
The modern Arctic is more than melting glaciers; it’s a mix of indigenous tradition and a mundane everyday. This volume examines how heroic images continue to shape our view of the region: as a utopian future, a symbol of modernity, or a mythic, nostalgic past.
Elizabeth I’s controversial marriage proposal angered courtiers Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser, who used their writing to express their dissent. This book interweaves history and literature to analyze the workings of gender, desire, politics, and poetics in her reign.
“Three women ruined the Kingdom: Eve, The Queen and the Countess of Derby.” This biography pieces together the life of Charlotte de La Trémoïlle, a Huguenot who defended Lathom House during a brutal siege and was the only woman sequestered by Oliver Cromwell’s Parliament.
This book presents mathematical models of neuroscience and natural phenomena like tsunami waves. It covers models of tsunamis and examines Fitzhugh-Nagumo systems to understand nerve impulse propagation. For students, researchers, and specialists in nonlinear waves.
Jennings traces the theory of Radical Dependence through its various forms in Berkeley’s philosophical works, showing how this idea unifies Berkeley’s various phases of philosophical development.
Languaging Diversity Volume 3
Languages, diversity and power. This volume explores how power relations are expressed and enforced through language. From TV courtrooms to post-war cinema and filmmaking in Africa, the contributions span decades and continents, providing in-depth analyses of diverse contexts.
This volume explains methods for examining oil and acrylic paint surfaces. It compares untreated and treated samples of historic and modern paints to reveal ideal cleaning systems, presenting tests of materials ranging from demineralized water and sponges to detergents.
Man-made climate change poses a new crisis: how do we feed 10 billion people in a climate hostile to food security? This book explores the threat to our “daily bread” and argues that we are not without hope, offering solutions that can lead to a better future for humankind.
This book offers a precise way of “looking at things” to re-define the relationship between film and political philosophy. It provides new reflections on the domain’s themes, appealing to academics interested in political philosophy, media studies, and cultural studies.
Transgender Children and Young People
This collection approaches the current theory and practice of transgendering children. Essays are written against the grain of the popularised medical definition of ‘the transgender child’ as a young person whose ‘true’ gender lies in the brain, or pre-social ‘identity’.
The contributions here bear witness to the fact that belonging is a multi-faceted concept that necessitates different and shifting idioms of expression. Informed by current debates, they propose new critical directions in understanding national and transnational belonging.
This collection of papers on comparative philosophy challenges academic philosophy’s focus on Western thought. By opening a dialogue across cultures, these chapters explore philosophy’s politico-aesthetic dimension, demonstrating the equality of marginalized voices.
Made for Japan
This book describes the first Japanese translation of the famous Job Descriptive Index (JDI) surveys. It invites multinational companies to participate in validating the surveys to create a powerful new scientific tool for measuring job satisfaction in Japan.
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