Triumphant Bodies
Sexual Political Conquest in Women’s Published Writing, 1660-1763
This study explores how professional female authors from Aphra Behn to Frances Brooke used a pliant vocabulary of sexuality and politics. This blending of language allowed women to provocatively challenge and rearticulate the terms of power and authority.
This study explores how professional female authors from Aphra Behn to Frances Brooke used a pliant vocabulary of sexuality and politics. This blending of language allowed women to provocatively challenge and rearticulate the terms of power and authority.
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Legitimisation in Political Discourse
A Cross- Disciplinary Perspective on the Modern US War Rhetoric
How was the “war-on-terror” linguistically legitimised? This book reveals ‘proximization’: the strategy of presenting distant events as a direct, personal threat to persuade a nation to support the war in Iraq.
How was the “war-on-terror” linguistically legitimised? This book reveals ‘proximization’: the strategy of presenting distant events as a direct, personal threat to persuade a nation to support the war in Iraq.
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This book reads the parables of Jesus as language-games. Not abstract truths, these stories illustrate God’s kingdom and call readers to participate in its unfolding, making the parables accessible and removing them from the pedestal of obscurity.
This book reads the parables of Jesus as language-games. Not abstract truths, these stories illustrate God’s kingdom and call readers to participate in its unfolding, making the parables accessible and removing them from the pedestal of obscurity.
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This interdisciplinary collection explores how early modern texts were appropriated by individuals and groups. Case studies show how a text's physical form impacts its readership, concluding that texts hold no fixed meaning but are interpreted by each reader.
This interdisciplinary collection explores how early modern texts were appropriated by individuals and groups. Case studies show how a text’s physical form impacts its readership, concluding that texts hold no fixed meaning but are interpreted by each reader.
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Seductive Screens
Children's Media—Past, Present, and Future
This book describes the development of children's media from radio to Facebook, explaining the perfect storm—a collision of economics, psychology, and technology—behind its growth. It explores the influence of Disney, Sesame Street, and Batman in this context.
This book describes the development of children’s media from radio to Facebook, explaining the perfect storm—a collision of economics, psychology, and technology—behind its growth. It explores the influence of Disney, Sesame Street, and Batman in this context.
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Travellers, Gypsies, Roma
The Demonisation of Difference
This volume explores new areas of enquiry in Irish, Traveller, Romani and Migration Studies. In a rapidly changing Ireland, increased acknowledgement of diversity makes dialogue between mainstream society, older minorities and newer immigrant communities necessary.
This volume explores new areas of enquiry in Irish, Traveller, Romani and Migration Studies. In a rapidly changing Ireland, increased acknowledgement of diversity makes dialogue between mainstream society, older minorities and newer immigrant communities necessary.
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Exploring Space
Trends in Literature, Linguistics and Translation
This collection of original essays on Literature, Linguistics, and Translation by Malaysian academics reflects state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary research. It provides textual and theoretical readings from a variety of traditional and modern perspectives.
This collection of original essays on Literature, Linguistics, and Translation by Malaysian academics reflects state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary research. It provides textual and theoretical readings from a variety of traditional and modern perspectives.
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New Social Movements, Class, and the Environment
A Case Study of Greenpeace Canada
This history of Greenpeace Canada explores its troubled relationship with the working class. Through its actions against sealing, forestry, and its own workers, it illustrates the historic obstacles to a common labour and environmental agenda.
This history of Greenpeace Canada explores its troubled relationship with the working class. Through its actions against sealing, forestry, and its own workers, it illustrates the historic obstacles to a common labour and environmental agenda.
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On the Outlook
Figures of the Messianic
This volume explores how messianic thinking, from its Judeo-Christian origins to thinkers like Walter Benjamin and Giorgio Agamben, has been used to confront injustice. These essays analyze its influence on contemporary politics, philosophy, and law.
This volume explores how messianic thinking, from its Judeo-Christian origins to thinkers like Walter Benjamin and Giorgio Agamben, has been used to confront injustice. These essays analyze its influence on contemporary politics, philosophy, and law.
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The Spectral Body
Aspects of the Cinematic Oeuvre of István Szabó
A powerful and original analysis of István Szabó’s films. Zoltán Dragon argues that a spectral phantom, hiding family secrets, fuels the oeuvre’s haunting effects and uncanny visuals, opening up new possibilities for studying film.
A powerful and original analysis of István Szabó’s films. Zoltán Dragon argues that a spectral phantom, hiding family secrets, fuels the oeuvre’s haunting effects and uncanny visuals, opening up new possibilities for studying film.
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Has technology's ease of manipulation created distrust in photography? Or have we always desired to manipulate the image to satisfy the demand for the “idealised”? This book explores how artists stage reality to help us look more closely at the world.
Has technology’s ease of manipulation created distrust in photography? Or have we always desired to manipulate the image to satisfy the demand for the “idealised”? This book explores how artists stage reality to help us look more closely at the world.
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W. K. Clifford's essay "The Ethics of Belief" argued it is wrong to believe anything upon insufficient evidence. This book examines the essay's context, its clash with critics like William James, its influence on thinkers like Bertrand Russell, and its relevance today.
W. K. Clifford’s essay “The Ethics of Belief” argued it is wrong to believe anything upon insufficient evidence. This book examines the essay’s context, its clash with critics like William James, its influence on thinkers like Bertrand Russell, and its relevance today.
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Freelance English Teaching in Eastern Europe
A Perspective from R.P.
An invaluable guide to freelance English teaching in Eastern Europe, with exclusive insights on combining work with travel. This information-rich account is essential for teacher-travelers, career-minded graduates, and ELT entrepreneurs.
An invaluable guide to freelance English teaching in Eastern Europe, with exclusive insights on combining work with travel. This information-rich account is essential for teacher-travelers, career-minded graduates, and ELT entrepreneurs.
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Asylum Seekers
International Perspectives on Interdiction and Deterrence
In this title, Linda Briskman and Alperhan Babacan dive into the international perspectives on interdiction and deterrence for asylum seekers.
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This global collection of essays offers new ideas on imagination and creativity in education. Authors explore theories and provide practical strategies for infusing classrooms with imaginative activities, from teaching literacy and science to fostering responsible citizenship.
This global collection of essays offers new ideas on imagination and creativity in education. Authors explore theories and provide practical strategies for infusing classrooms with imaginative activities, from teaching literacy and science to fostering responsible citizenship.
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Framing Globalization
Visual Perspectives
This collection of readings explores the intersection of the global and local through visual sociology. It examines how images in various contexts reflect and generate sociological concepts, shaping our understanding of identity, culture, and belonging worldwide.
This collection of readings explores the intersection of the global and local through visual sociology. It examines how images in various contexts reflect and generate sociological concepts, shaping our understanding of identity, culture, and belonging worldwide.
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Colonial Visions, Postcolonial Revisions
Images of the Indian Diaspora in Malaysia
This book traces the Malaysian Indian diaspora from colonial subordination to postcolonial identity. It uncovers the suppressed story of coolie resistance and reveals how pioneer immigrants choreographed the diasporic identity they left as a legacy for today.
This book traces the Malaysian Indian diaspora from colonial subordination to postcolonial identity. It uncovers the suppressed story of coolie resistance and reveals how pioneer immigrants choreographed the diasporic identity they left as a legacy for today.
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This collection of Bowne’s most important sermons summarizes the thought of a great preacher on many aspects of religion and faith. Lucid and flowing, it appeals to scholars and newcomers alike, offering new angles and much food for thought.
This collection of Bowne’s most important sermons summarizes the thought of a great preacher on many aspects of religion and faith. Lucid and flowing, it appeals to scholars and newcomers alike, offering new angles and much food for thought.
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Ireland is changing so rapidly that many wonder where it is headed. This book probes the geographical, historical, social, and political currents at play, offering cogent insight into these changes and well-founded projections about the future.
Ireland is changing so rapidly that many wonder where it is headed. This book probes the geographical, historical, social, and political currents at play, offering cogent insight into these changes and well-founded projections about the future.
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Heiner Müller, one of Europe’s most provocative playwrights, was a communist banned by his own government. Infuriating both East and West, his work defied theater itself. In this collection, leading scholars grapple with his artistic and political legacy.
Heiner Müller, one of Europe’s most provocative playwrights, was a communist banned by his own government. Infuriating both East and West, his work defied theater itself. In this collection, leading scholars grapple with his artistic and political legacy.
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