Climate change and the future of boston

An in-depth analysis of the climate impacts facing Boston and the city’s efforts to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate.

Make america sane again

Make America Sane Again is an analysis of Donald Trump’s many travesties, dating back to his first inauguration but concentrating on the last year.

On the figure in general and the body in particular

A collection of wide-ranging essays written throughout the 1990s, On the Body in General and the Figure in Particular: Figurative Invention in Cinema covers an array of genres and styles to propose an original method of cinematic analysis and interpretation foregrounding film’s formal and plastic...

Archival anxiety in documentary and mockumentary horror

This study traces a the dark, sensorial epistemologies emerging from intersections of documentary and horror cinema. From the ineffable subjects of horror documentaries and pseudo- documentaries, to the obsessive chroniclers of mockumentary, fake found-footage, and screenlife horror cinema, the f...

The new science of scientific writing

A revision and expansion of Gopen's highly acclaimed and widely influential 1990 American Scientist article "The Science of Scientific Writing," this book introduces the Reader Expectation Approach — how writers need to understand certain expectations of readers in order to control both the write...

Kicking away the ladder

Exposes the attempts by developed countries to 'kick away the ladder' from developing countries trying to join the economic elite.

Music technology panic narratives beyond piracy

When people develop technologies to distribute music, record labels act like it will destroy music. This book shows these narratives are about reconfiguring power.

The gothic literature and history of new england

The Gothic Literature and History of New England surveys the origin, nature and future of the Gothic mode in New England’s history and literature, from the Puritans to the present, showing how the legacy of religious intolerance, racism and misogyny haunts fiction, film and popular culture.

The politicization of gender

This monograph examines how far-right political parties in Europe instrumentalize gender to shape voter mobilization and reinforce exclusionary national identities, with comparative case studies of Italy and the Netherlands highlighting strategies targeting women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and migrants.

California gothic: the dark side of the dream

California has always represented new beginnings and opportunities in a golden land. In constructing the California Dream, much has been omitted or repressed. This study explores the dark side of the dream, as revealed in the state’s rich tradition of Gothic literature and film.

W. e. b. du bois’ africa

W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the leading figures of Pan-African thought and activism in the twentieth century. This book delivers for the first time a comprehensive Afrocentric investigation and critique of Du Bois’s writings on Africa and Pan-Africanism.

Ecosystems as models for restoring our economies, 2nd edition

Ecosystems as Models to Restoring Our Economies appeals to a broad range of people across ages, values and political beliefs, and will change the way we pursue a resilient and sustainable economy. Just when you think there are no good paths forward, the knowledge of ecosystems guides the way.

Gulf gothic

Gulf Gothic examines haunted, secret-laden narratives that emerge from the gulfs between peoples all along the Gulf of Mexico and on both sides of the Rio Grande. The Gulf is presented as a unified region and as dynamic ground zero of North American (and global) cross-culturality and traumas.

Learning leadership from dogs

The book uses the context and world of dogs to aid the reader's understanding of leadership. The reader will learn about leadership concepts and also about several breeds of dogs, across the world, including breeds such as the Bulldog, Dachshund, German Shepherd, Mastiff and Otterhound, among oth...

Tractatus logico-philosophicus

Bazzocchi disposes the text of the Tractatus in a user-friendly manner, exactly as Wittgenstein's decimals advise. This discloses the logical form of the book by distinct reading units, linked into a fashioned hierarchical tree. The text becomes much clearer and every reader can enjoy, finally, i...

Excavating the castle

Excavating the Castle demonstrates that the serious and respectable historiography of the Gothic begins not in 1921 but in the early nineteenth century and that the Gothic concept crystallized more than half a century earlier than historians of the Gothic had realized previously. 

Nineteenth-century southern gothic short fiction

Twelve uncanny tales of the race-haunted nineteenth-century South, by authors both celebrated and obscure, are presented along with background readings, themselves often chilling, placing the tales in a historical context.

A beginner's guide to the later philosophy of wittgenstein

In this Beginner’s Guide, Peter Hacker introduces the later philosophy of Wittgenstein in a lively and engaging combination of lectures and dialogues that presupposes no philosophical knowledge. He examines such topics as the nature of language and linguistic meaning, the analysis of necessity an...

Gothic appalachian literature

Gothic Appalachian Literature examines the ways contemporary Appalachian authors utilize gothic tropes to explore the complex history and contemporary problems of the region, particularly in terms of the representation of economic, environmental, and political concerns.

Archipelagothic: studies in the philippine gothic

Archipelagothic: The Gothic in Philippine Culture is an edited volume that brings together essays that examine the place of the gothic in Philippine culture. This groundbreaking volume, the first book on the topic, is appropriately comprehensive, covering a range of genres, historical periods, re...

Multicriteria analysis for environmental decision-making

The book provides an introduction to key concepts of multicriteria analysis, and a series of case studies that illustrate its application to a variety of environmental decision-making problems, ranging from protected area zoning to landfill siting, and from forest restoration to environmental imp...

The anthem handbook of soft power and public diplomacy in the age of ai

This handbook unpacks the evolving relationship between AI, soft power, and public diplomacy. Covering metrics, narratives, culture, governance, and conflict, it features leading scholars alongside fresh perspectives. It is a valuable resource for students, researchers, practitioners, and policym...

Penny dreadfuls

This book is a study of the impact of nineteenth-century popular literature on its contemporary society as well as on later literary works and genres, through the case study of the penny dreadfuls and their circulation patterns.

'frankenstein' in turkey

Frankenstein in Turkey: Transnational Adaptations, Vernacular Gothic, and Visual Culture analyzes Turkish transnational adaptations of Shelley’s Frankenstein by including the “Other” side in the Western oriented scholarship of the afterlife of the story to show how the Western canon is recontextu...

Industrial regions between heritage and destruction

This volume explores shifting identities in Europe’s industrial regions—primarily Upper Silesia and the Donbas—by challenging modernist and nationalist narratives. It unites scholars across disciplines to examine transitions shaped by gender, heritage, migration, memory, and more, fostering inter...

Dancing with uncertainty in south asian mountains

This book focuses on the experiences of uncertainty for marginalised people living in South Asian Mountains that face particular challenges from climate change and the inadequacy of policy responses to this.

Moral storytelling in illness narratives

This book explores the rhetorical and ethical dynamics of didactic illness narratives, including works by Audre Lorde, Philip Roth, and Sara Maguso, focusing in particular on how these narratives defy prevailing critical notions about the formal and cultural value of moral storytelling.

The theory and practice of creative coaching

The Theory and Practice of Creative Coaching is the result of ten years of research and experimentation into the place and role of creativity in learning about and undertaking the skills of coaching in the workplace. The contents outline a wide variety of approaches and ideas to enhance and devel...

The second amendment and american gun culture

This title presents a discussion on the history and controversy surrounding the American dilemma of the Constitutional Right to bear arms (own guns).

Indigeneity, democracy, and the rights of foreigners in political philosophy

Liberal democracies are increasingly polarized and have witnessed the rise of post-liberal authoritarians who challenge the justice of open borders. This volume examines this theme and explores fundamental questions of indigeneity, migration, and the rights of foreigners in the history of politic...

Critical lessons in interculturality

Critical Lessons in Interculturality: Failing Better argues that our obsession with intercultural success is limiting. This book proposes a paradigm shift, urging us to see failure not as an endpoint, but as a rich, essential site for critical learning and a more realistic understanding of human ...

Parasitism and multispecies world

The book argues how the figure of the parasite can help us rethink our existing social and biological relations, and espouses parasitism as a form of multispecies thinking necessary for survival in the Anthropocene.

Cultural arsenal

Cultural Arsenal: The Weaponisation of Heritage in Armed Conflict addresses head-on a dark and often overlooked aspect of cultural heritage: its weaponisation by both state and non-state actors. This new book is intended to show how cultural heritage has been used as a tool or weapon in contempor...

The model of open cooperativism

This book examines the role of open-source technologies and the digital commons in fostering a cooperative economy. Through case studies such as Open Food Network and CoopCycle, it explores grassroots innovation and platform cooperativism as pathways toward a sustainable, post-capitalist economic...

Candlelight

Autumn, 1914. As the generals take over from the politicians, and as both her husband and the man she loves fight on the front, Clara, a passionate young London wife, waits fearfully to see who will return from the fighting and what will become of her.  

Iris van herpen

Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen (1984) is renowned for her innovative combination of sartorial craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology.

Controlled economic evolution

Every nation strives to build a creative, innovative economy, yet only a few achieve a genuine economic breakthrough. This is why such successes are called “economic miracles.” This book argues that there are no miracles: success depends on how a country’s social institutions are configured. It o...

Narratives of peace and conflict

Drawing on community voices and lived experience, this book explores conflict, peace, and belonging in Southern Kaduna, revealing how land, identity, and historical power relations continue to shape intercommunal life and possibilities for coexistence.

Cancel culture, censorship, and controversy in pop music

This book will provide a detailed examination of the controversies surrounding the pop star Morrissey, attempting to address the question of whether he (or, indeed, anyone) should be ‘cancelled’.

Good hope

When Cape Town is chosen for the World G8 Summit on AIDS, Scimitar – a militant Islamic cell based on the tip of Africa – plans to raze the hotel where the world’s leaders are scheduled to gather for their final press conference. The National Intelligence Agency’s best officers, Tau Molepe and Ge...

The system

Jimmy, Ann and Kaz are fed up with the System. So, swearing to a suicide pact, they vow to take it down.

Framing the clue-puzzle

In Framing the Clue-Puzzle Zi-Ling Yan investigates the semiotization of fictive paratexts in interwar Anglo-American detective fiction, and the means by which they subtly frame ideological positions within major mystery fiction themes, such as justice and normative notions of criminality.

The possibilities of machine morality

This book argues that morality is broader and more diverse than its human manifestation. Through detailed analyses of core moral concepts like agency and responsibility, it uses the hypothetical perspective of machine morality to reveal the contingent limits of human moral thinking, offering orig...

The ramayan through the theatre of ramlila

This book tells the story of the epic Ramayan through photographs of Ramlila, a Hindu theatre festival, in which community groups and professional troupes enact the story of the god Ram all across North India every fall. It also includes narrative that explains the story and its staging.

Sporting systems and social harm

The book provides a critical, evidence-led account of how sport fails to deliver many of its promised social benefits, how it produces predictable social harms, and what policymakers, regulators, and sport leaders can do about it.

Women and ghosts in eighteenth-century england

Women and Ghosts in Eighteenth-Century England provides an exploration of eighteenth-century hauntings in the words of the women who experienced them. These female narratives of ghostly experiences formed the foundations for the psychical research that continues today.

Visuality in the novels of austen, radcliffe, edgeworth and burney

‘Visuality in the Novels of Austen, Radcliffe, Edgeworth and Burney’ examines the forms and functions of visuality in the novels of Austen, Radcliffe, Edgeworth and Burney. It offers new insights into vision, fiction and depiction by exploring how the visual details in women’s novels published be...

British foreign office documents on the macedonian question, 1919-1941

A collection of original British Foreign Office documents on the Macedonian Question accompanied with a professional preface introducing the problem.

International mathematical olympiad volume 3

A fantastic compilation of mathematical puzzles, this fully updated three-volume series will challenge and engage serious mathematicians and enthusiasts alike.

Lusophone african short stories and poetry after independence

This book offers a translation and critical introduction to Lusophone African postcolonial poetry and short stories

International mathematical olympiad volume 1

A fantastic compilation of mathematical puzzles, this fully updated three-volume series will challenge and engage serious mathematicians and enthusiasts alike.

Glacial systems and landforms

Using Google Earth, this guide offers a virtual interactive experience in which students can visit and explore glacier environments and landforms in 3D. As students develop skills in map analysis and interpretation, the patterns and processes found within glacial environments are revealed to grea...

Latin: a fresh approach book 1

A clear and concise introduction to Latin designed to steadily lead students through a series of illustrative examples, readings, vocabulary lists and translation exercises.

Navigating the inequitable u.s. healthcare system

This book explores the existing inequities within the U.S. healthcare system and their impacts on individuals and in particular Black women, who seek life-saving healthcare.  It deals with the social and economic costs of a healthcare system that fails to provide equitable care to everyone in need.

Anthem guide to essay writing

The ‘Anthem Guide to Essay Writing’ is a comprehensive guide to writing successful essays in any course, with step-by-step advice and plenty of examples. Also included are style tips and citation rules.

Isee middle level practice tests

Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is a school entrance exam taken by students in grades 4 through 12 seeking admission into private schools and non-Catholic religious schools throughout the United States. This book focuses on the ISEE Middle Level. The Middle Level ISEE Exam is for students...

A guide to latin meter and verse composition

The first comprehensive guide to Latin verse composition to be published in over one hundred years.

Intermediate scat practice tests

This book contains three full-length verbal and quantitative practice tests to prepare students in grades 4 and 5 to take the Intermediate School and College Ability Test (SCAT) administered by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY), an above-grade level test designed at grades 6 to 8 ...

Isee lower level practice tests

Transforming healthcare in africa

The current available books and literature that shed light on health policies in many African countries are limited. This book examines the key players in the health system game in many African countries. It explores the regulatory regimes that impact the health systems, such as the Ministry of H...

Creativity and "the paris review" interviews

In Creativity and The Paris Review Interviews: A Discourse Analysis of Famous Writers' Composing Practices, author Ronda Leathers Dively explores contexts, behaviors, and composing practices that generated some of the world’s most significant literary works. Her analysis ultimately leads to concr...

Media and the myth of the pristine night

This book provides a critical and comprehensive account of the mediation of rural darkness. Analyzing a wide range of contemporary media, from astrophotography, tourist advertisements and social media to editing software, online databases and nature documentaries, the book focuses on two competin...

Law and humanities

This edited collection provides the first accessible introduction to Law and Humanities. Each chapter explores the nature, development and possible further trajectory of a disciplinary ‘law and’ field.

Ssat middle level practice tests

The SSAT is a standardized test used by admission officers to assess the abilities of students seeking to enroll in an independent school. The SSAT measures the basic verbal, math, and reading skills students need for successful performance in independent schools. About 80,000 plus students take ...

The tämpiṭavihāras of sri lanka

The Ṭämpiṭavihāras of Sri Lanka focuses on one distinctive Buddhist architectural practice from pre-modern Sri Lanka – the construction of Buddha image-houses on elevated wooden platforms supported by stone pillars. 

School journey as a third place

Journeys to school are important time and space transitions between homes and schools for children worldwide. This book provides insights into children’s experiences of this essential aspect of their lives and schooling experience. From an interdisciplinary and intercultural perspective, leading ...

Anthem short revision papers 11+ and 12+ verbal reasoning book 1

The ‘Anthem Short Revision Papers 11+ and 12+ Verbal Reasoning Book 1’ features a wide range of short revision tests, and is perfect for highlighting weak spots as well as consolidating skills.

Anthem test papers 11+ and 12+ verbal reasoning book 1

Written in multiple-choice format and covering a wide range of questions, the test papers in this pack emulate the style and content of questions featured in actual verbal reasoning assessments, and are the perfect exam-preparation tool.

Bergen county academies entrance practice tests

The Bergen County Academies (BCA) Entrance Exam is taken by students of grade 8 seeking admission in grade 9 at the BCA. This book will take you through five full-length practice tests that simulate the real BCA test.

Latin

A clear and concise guide to Latin designed to lead students between the ages of 14 to 18 through a series of illustrative examples, readings, vocabulary lists, and translation exercises, and onto mastery of the language.

Advanced scat practice tests

This book contains three full-length verbal and quantitative practice tests to prepare students in grades 6 and above to take the Advanced School and College Ability Test (SCAT) administered by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY), an above-grade level test designed at grades 9 to 12...

Isee upper level practice tests

Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is a school entrance exam taken by students in grades 4 through 12 seeking admission into private schools and non-Catholic religious schools throughout the United States. This book focuses on the ISEE Upper Level. The Upper Level ISEE Exam is for students c...

International mathematical olympiad volume 2

A fantastic compilation of mathematical puzzles, this fully updated three-volume series will challenge and engage serious mathematicians and enthusiasts alike.

Hspt test prep

The High School Placement Test (HSPT), is a high school entrance exam taken by students in grade 8 seeking admission to parochial high schools. This HSPT Test Prep book comprehensively covers all the five sections of the HSPT: Verbal Skills, Quantitative Skills, Reading Comprehension & Vocabu...

Elementary scat practice tests

This book contains three full-length verbal and quantitative practice tests to prepare students in grades 2 and 3 to take the Elementary School and College Ability Test (SCAT) administered by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY), an above-grade level test designed at grades 4 and 5 t...

Latin: a fresh approach book 3

The third and final book in a clear and concise introduction to Latin designed to steadily lead students through a series of illustrative examples, readings, vocabulary lists and translation exercises.

Anthem how to do 11+ and 12+ verbal reasoning: technique and practice

Written by experienced tutors, ‘Anthem How To Do 11+ and 12+ Verbal Reasoning: Technique and Practice’ offers an extensive breakdown of the types of questions likely to feature in verbal reasoning assessments, along with advice on how to prepare for tests and practice materials.

Ssat upper level practice tests

The SSAT is a standardized test used by admission officers to assess the abilities of students seeking to enroll in an independent school. The SSAT measures the basic verbal, math, and reading skills students need for successful performance in independent schools. About 80,000 plus students take ...

Empathy in the reading and teaching of english literature

Empathy in the Reading and Teaching of English Literature explores the educational potential of empathy for literary studies across a historical, generic and geographic continuum. The book draws on interdisciplinary methodologies to offer new readings of popularly taught literary texts and discus...