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Frank M. Ferraro III
A Companion to Introductory Psychology is a rich collection of thought-provoking essays, which enhance student interest and promote group discussions, training entry-level students in critical thinking skills and engaging them…
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Jack Zipes
Remembering the Jewish and German Questions: Essays on Fairy Tales, Poetry, and Culture is a selection of Jack Zipes's insightful essays and presentations on fairy tales, Jewish studies, philosophy, drama…
This book brings a selection of the influential writings of Marc Bloch into the English language, largely for the very first time. Chronologically arranged to trace the developmental arc of…
Homa Katouzian
Bringing together eighteen essays from Homa Katouzian, this book explores Iranian history, politics, culture, and Persian literature from mediaeval times through the nineteenth century and into the contemporary period.
Shenequa Golding
The debut book from Shenequa Golding, a writer and editor whose work focuses on race, culture and entertainment.
"A blazingly honest essay collection from a refreshing new voice exploring the in-between moments for Black women and girls, and what it means to simply exist"--
This book features original essays on knowledge and rationality as related to the work of Stewart Cohen. This is the first volume dedicated to Stewart Cohen, one of the most…
Tess Sanchez
When life threw successful Hollywood casting director, wife, and mother Tess Sanchez a messy curve ball, she got down in the mud and threw it right back. Filled with humor…
Japan is often perceived as a land of custom, convention, and conservatism. While much of Japan's population does uphold tradition, the nation also has a history of confronting conformity when…
Examines a rich combination of writers and texts, from antebellum works like Martin R. Delany's novel, Blake, and the poetry of Les Cenelles to Patricia Smith's recent collection of poems…
Anthony Veasna So
A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 from: LA Times * Boston Globe * The Millions * LitHub * Shondaland
By the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning AFTERPARTIES…
Colette Shade
Perfect for fans of Jia Tolentino and Chuck Klosterman, Y2K is a delightfully nostalgic and bitingly told exploration about how the early 2000s forever changed us and the world we…
Neesha Powell-Ingabire
In this powerful debut memoir, Neesha Powell-Ingabire chips away at coastal Georgia's facade of beaches and golden marshes to recover undertold Black history alongside personal and family stories.
In May…
Ralph C. Wood's teaching and writing career over fifty years helped readers and students be attentive to the way literature renders the theologically abstract concretely. Wood has modeled serious theological…
This book brings together writings of women security experts, scholars and diplomats in India on issues of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
Ziya Goekalp
Turkish Nationalism and Western Civilization (1959) presents Ziya Goekalp's synthesis of nationalism, Islam and Western civilization. Goekalp (1876-1924) deserves the attention of social practitioners for his insight into the problems…
Sarah Smarsh
David Sellar
This book brings together the major writings of David Sellar (19412019) on the genealogies (pedigrees) claimed by some of the major clans of medieval Highland and Island Scotland, especially the…
Redefining Comparative Constitutional Law: Essays for Mark Tushnet commemorates the writings of Mark Tushnet, a significant voice in the study of comparative constitutional law. Each essay is written by a…
Since the early 2000s, television has expanded its representation of neurodiversity, a term once only associated with autism but now embraced by many whose developmental trajectory has been deemed atypical…
This book makes available Ronald Knox's hitherto unpublished lectures on Virgil's Aeneid delivered at Trinity College, Oxford, as part of a lecture course on Virgil in 1912. Written with Knox's…
Bringing together international and interdisciplinary perspectives, this collection explores how feminism has influenced the connected histories of gender, class, race, labour, and colonialism.
Peter M. Hacker
Equips readers with the intellectual tools required to tackle perennial philosophical problems
Solving, Resolving, and Dissolving Philosophical Problems is addressed to all who are interested in philosophical questions. It presupposes…
To Turn the Soul collects fourteen essays (three by Eva Brann) inspired by the life and thought of philosopher Jacob Klein. The contributors have been animated by Klein's legacy--whether because…
Steve Wasserman
"A journey through the world of books, featuring personal reflections on Susan Sontag, Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, W. G. Sebald, and Christopher Hitchens"--
Increasingly, digital games center their narratives during or immediately after the apocalypse. In 2017, Horizon Zero Dawn offered a new take on the end of the world, and Horizon is…
Mapping New Terrain in Queer Religious Scholarship builds upon the work and legacy of Professor John Boswell, bringing together contributions that were delivered at the annual CLGS Boswell Lecture Series…
Higher education continually mediates long standing traditions while seeking new ways of thinking. This navigation exists as a quiet tension, as institutions respond to shifting and multiple socio-cultural values in…
Despite skateboarding's fairly inauspicious start as crude, homemade toys made from thin board and roller skate wheels, the first commercially manufactured skateboard in 1959 kicked off the spread of this…
Lecrae Moore
Penned by GRAMMY award-winning artist and New York Times bestselling author Lecrae, Set Me Free is a powerful and visual collection of poetry, essays, photography, and art that explores what…
Albert Einstein
This volume celebrates the achievements of Julian V Roberts KC (Hon), Emeritus Professor of Criminology at the University of Oxford, over 40 years of scholarship. To mark his extraordinary influence…
Fans across the globe are familiar with Diana Gabaldon's bestselling Outlander series and the Starz television series that adapts it. Combining science fiction time travel and historical romance, the Outlanderuniverse…
Millions of people engage with various pop culture artifacts: from films, television shows, and young adult literature to beauty pageants, stand-up comedy, and role-playing games. This collection of 12 essays…
Philosophers and educators come together to address contemporary issues in education.
Tom Gunning
An essential collection of new and selected essays by influential cinema and media studies scholar Tom Gunning.
Tom Gunning is the author of multiple books and nearly two hundred essays…
For porn stars, "coming out" is a process that never ends.
To the uninitiated, the idea of a career in the adult film industry may come with stigma that porn…
Frederick Luis Aldama
Shows how Latinx queer YA writers discard the ""same old story"" and offer critical representations of queerness that broaden YA writing and insist on the presence of queer teens of…
Fernando Dominguez Rubio, Jerome Denis
"This edited volume uses the concept of fragility as a way to explore the work of care, maintenance, and repair of infrastructure in the anthropocene"--
This collection, arriving in the wake of the 25th anniversary of 1998's Metal Gear Solid, provides scholars and fans alike with a wide-ranging selection of critical essays on the franchise…
The rise of Christianity around the world has been the impetus for much religious and social change. The interconnectivity of religious centers has resulted in theological dialogue and innovation. The…
Brian E Daley
Essays on patristic biblical interpretation and doctrine, written by a renowned historical theologian Brian E. Daley, SJ, is a highly acclaimed scholar of early Christian theology. In a prolific career…
