Humanities, Literature and Arts
Featured Books
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Planning for Water Security in Southeast Asia
Community-Based Infrastructure During the Urban Transition
September, 2022
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The Old World, the New World, and the Creation of the Modern World, 1400–1650
An Interpretive History
Aaron M. Shatzman
This book provides a unique look at the early years of European discovery and colonization, analyzing the impact of this period on the historical development of both the New and Old Worlds.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857283337
August 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00This book provides a unique look at the early years of European discovery and colonization, analyzing the impact of this period on the historical development of both the New and Old Worlds.
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Memory Machines
The Evolution of Hypertext
Belinda Barnet
This book explores the history of hypertext, an influential concept that forms the underlying structure of the World Wide Web and innumerable software applications.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857280602
July 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00This book explores the history of hypertext, an influential concept that forms the underlying structure of the World Wide Web and innumerable software applications.
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Ernst Cassirer and the Critical Science of Germany, 1899–1919
Gregory B. Moynahan
Reconstructing the relationship between science and politics in Imperial Germany, this book covers the early work of the philosopher and historian Ernst Cassirer (1874–1945) and discusses his relation to the Marburg School of philosophy.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857283214
July 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00Reconstructing the relationship between science and politics in Imperial Germany, this book covers the early work of the philosopher and historian Ernst Cassirer (1874–1945) and discusses his relation to the Marburg School of philosophy.
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The Art and Ideology of the Trade Union Emblem, 1850–1925
Annie Ravenhill-Johnson
Edited by Paula James‘The Art and Ideology of the Trade Union Emblem, 1850–1925’ is a groundbreaking book that considers trade union emblems and banners as art objects in their own right. It studies their commissioning, their designers and the social conditions and gender relations that they knowingly or unwittingly reveal.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285300
June 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00‘The Art and Ideology of the Trade Union Emblem, 1850–1925’ is a groundbreaking book that considers trade union emblems and banners as art objects in their own right. It studies their commissioning, their designers and the social conditions and gender relations that they knowingly or unwittingly reveal.
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Australian Patriography
How Sons Write Fathers in Contemporary Life Writing
Stephen Mansfield
This study of modern Australian life writing by sons who focus on fathers is the first of its kind within Australian literature. It offers compelling readings of Raimond Gaita’s ‘Romulus, My Father’, Peter Rose’s ‘Rose Boys’ and many others.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857283306
May 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00This study of modern Australian life writing by sons who focus on fathers is the first of its kind within Australian literature. It offers compelling readings of Raimond Gaita’s ‘Romulus, My Father’, Peter Rose’s ‘Rose Boys’ and many others.
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Postliberalization Indian Novels in English
Politics of Global Reception and Awards
Edited by Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan
“Postliberalization Indian Novels in English: Politics of Global Reception and Awards” focuses on trends in contemporary Indian novels and discusses the reception of these works at a global level.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285645
April 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00“Postliberalization Indian Novels in English: Politics of Global Reception and Awards” focuses on trends in contemporary Indian novels and discusses the reception of these works at a global level.
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William Morris and the Uses of Violence, 1856–1890
Ingrid Hanson
‘William Morris and the Uses of Violence, 1856–1890’ offers a new and challenging reading of William Morris’s work, focusing on his representations of violence and arguing that the idea of regenerative battle is central to his literary and political vision.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857283191
April 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00‘William Morris and the Uses of Violence, 1856–1890’ offers a new and challenging reading of William Morris’s work, focusing on his representations of violence and arguing that the idea of regenerative battle is central to his literary and political vision.
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The Mahatma Misunderstood
The Politics and Forms of Literary Nationalism in India
Snehal Shingavi
“The Mahatma Misunderstood” is a study of the fiction about Gandhi produced in his lifetime, and explains why novelists both vehemently critiqued and lovingly collaborated with the Mahatma simultaneously.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285119
March 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00“The Mahatma Misunderstood” is a study of the fiction about Gandhi produced in his lifetime, and explains why novelists both vehemently critiqued and lovingly collaborated with the Mahatma simultaneously.
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Bakhtin and his Others
(Inter)subjectivity, Chronotope, Dialogism
Edited by Liisa Steinby, Tintti Klapuri
‘Bakhtin and his Others’ offers fresh theoretical insights into Bakhtin’s ideas on (inter)subjectivity and temporality, research into his theoretical backgrounds, and case studies where these insights are employed in literary analysis.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857283085
March 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Bakhtin and his Others’ offers fresh theoretical insights into Bakhtin’s ideas on (inter)subjectivity and temporality, research into his theoretical backgrounds, and case studies where these insights are employed in literary analysis.
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Performing the Iranian State
Visual Culture and Representations of Iranian Identity
Edited by Staci Gem Scheiwiller
This book discusses what it means to “perform the State,” what this action means in relation to the country of Iran and how these various performances are represented.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857282934
February 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00This book discusses what it means to “perform the State,” what this action means in relation to the country of Iran and how these various performances are represented.
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The “Slumdog” Phenomenon
A Critical Anthology
Edited by Ajay Gehlawat
Featuring a dynamic combination of landmark essays by leading critics and theorists, “The ‘Slumdog’ Phenomenon: A Critical Anthology” addresses multiple issues relating to “Slumdog Millionaire,” providing new ways of looking at this controversial film.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857280015
February 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00Featuring a dynamic combination of landmark essays by leading critics and theorists, “The ‘Slumdog’ Phenomenon: A Critical Anthology” addresses multiple issues relating to “Slumdog Millionaire,” providing new ways of looking at this controversial film.
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Jane Austen’s Families
June Sturrock
“Jane Austen’s Families” focuses on family dynamics in Jane Austen’s six novels, especially on interaction between parents and children. It examines with particular care the relations of fathers and daughters.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857282965
February 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00“Jane Austen’s Families” focuses on family dynamics in Jane Austen’s six novels, especially on interaction between parents and children. It examines with particular care the relations of fathers and daughters.
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Selected Film Essays and Interviews
Bruce F. Kawin
foreword by Howie MovshovitzA collection of Bruce F. Kawin’s most engaging and important essays on film, accompanied by his interviews with Lillian Gish and Howard Hawks.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857283047
February 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00A collection of Bruce F. Kawin’s most engaging and important essays on film, accompanied by his interviews with Lillian Gish and Howard Hawks.
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The Post-traumatic Theatre of Grotowski and Kantor
History and Holocaust in ‘Akropolis’ and ‘Dead Class’
Magda Romanska
foreword by Kathleen CioffiA historical and critical analysis of the post-traumatic theatre of Grotowski and Kantor, examining the ways they represent Auschwitz in their respective pivotal works ‘Akropolis’ and ‘Dead Class’.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285164
December 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00A historical and critical analysis of the post-traumatic theatre of Grotowski and Kantor, examining the ways they represent Auschwitz in their respective pivotal works ‘Akropolis’ and ‘Dead Class’.
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Statemaking and Territory in South Asia
Lessons from the Anglo–Gorkha War (1814–1816)
Bernardo A. Michael
This volume seeks to understand how European colonization transformed the organization of territory in South Asia through an examination of the territorial disputes that underlay the Anglo–Gorkha War of 1814–1816 and subsequent efforts of the colonial state to reorder its territories.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285195
December 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00This volume seeks to understand how European colonization transformed the organization of territory in South Asia through an examination of the territorial disputes that underlay the Anglo–Gorkha War of 1814–1816 and subsequent efforts of the colonial state to reorder its territories.
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On Beckett
Essays and Criticism
Edited by S. E. Gontarski
introduction by S. E. Gontarski“On Beckett: Essays and Criticism” is the first collection of writings about the Nobel Prize–winning author that covers the entire spectrum of his work, and also affords a rare glimpse of the private Beckett.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857286635
December 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00“On Beckett: Essays and Criticism” is the first collection of writings about the Nobel Prize–winning author that covers the entire spectrum of his work, and also affords a rare glimpse of the private Beckett.
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Angus & Robertson and the British Trade in Australian Books, 1930–1970
The Getting of Bookselling Wisdom
Jason D. Ensor
This volume details the history of Australia’s oldest and most nationally iconic publishing firm, Angus & Robertson, and its long-term investment in establishing and maintaining a viable commercial arm in London from 1930 to 1970.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285669
December 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00This volume details the history of Australia’s oldest and most nationally iconic publishing firm, Angus & Robertson, and its long-term investment in establishing and maintaining a viable commercial arm in London from 1930 to 1970.
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Holodomor and Gorta Mór
Histories, Memories and Representations of Famine in Ukraine and Ireland
Edited by Christian Noack, Lindsay Janssen, Vincent Comerford
A comparative study of the famines of Ireland (1845–51) and Ukraine (1932–33), and how historical experiences of famine were translated into narratives that supported political claims for independent national statehood.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285577
November 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00A comparative study of the famines of Ireland (1845–51) and Ukraine (1932–33), and how historical experiences of famine were translated into narratives that supported political claims for independent national statehood.
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Britain in India, 1858–1947
Lionel Knight
‘Britain in India, 1858–1947’ examines the last ninety years of British India, from the establishment of Crown rule after the Mutiny to withdrawal and partition in 1947.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9780857285171
November 2012
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£22.95 / $22.95‘Britain in India, 1858–1947’ examines the last ninety years of British India, from the establishment of Crown rule after the Mutiny to withdrawal and partition in 1947.
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From Happy Homemaker to Desperate Housewives
Motherhood and Popular Television
Rebecca Feasey
‘Motherhood and Popular Television’ is designed to introduce readers to key debates concerning the representations of motherhood and the maternal role in contemporary television programming.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9780857285614
November 2012
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£39.00 / $39.00‘Motherhood and Popular Television’ is designed to introduce readers to key debates concerning the representations of motherhood and the maternal role in contemporary television programming.
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Empire and the Animal Body
Violence, Identity and Ecology in Victorian Adventure Fiction
John Miller
‘Empire and the Animal Body’ develops recent work in animal studies, ecocriticism and postcolonial studies to reassess the significance of exotic animals in Victorian adventure literature.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285348
October 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Empire and the Animal Body’ develops recent work in animal studies, ecocriticism and postcolonial studies to reassess the significance of exotic animals in Victorian adventure literature.
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Edward Bouverie Pusey and the Oxford Movement
Edited by Rowan Strong, Carol Engelhardt Herringer
‘Edward Bouverie Pusey and the Oxford Movement’ challenges accepted scholarly wisdom regarding the life, personality and work of this once-famous Victorian scholar and churchman.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285652
October 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Edward Bouverie Pusey and the Oxford Movement’ challenges accepted scholarly wisdom regarding the life, personality and work of this once-famous Victorian scholar and churchman.
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Knowledge Governance
Reasserting the Public Interest
Edited by Leonardo Burlamaqui, Anna Célia Castro, Rainer Kattel
foreword by Richard NelsonIn order to move beyond the international intellectual property rights regime in both theory and practice, this volume offers the novel approach of “knowledge governance” as a way to understand the role of knowledge in growth and development.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285355
October 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00In order to move beyond the international intellectual property rights regime in both theory and practice, this volume offers the novel approach of “knowledge governance” as a way to understand the role of knowledge in growth and development.
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The Politics of Enlightenment
Constitutionalism, Republicanism, and the Rights of Man in Gaetano Filangieri
Vincenzo Ferrone
translated by Sophus A. ReinertWritten by one of Italy’s leading historians, this book analyses the Neapolitan nobleman Gaetano Filangieri and his seven-volume ‘Science of Legislation’ in their historical context, expounding on his legacy for the histories of constitutional republicanism, liberalism, and political economy.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857289704
September 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00Written by one of Italy’s leading historians, this book analyses the Neapolitan nobleman Gaetano Filangieri and his seven-volume ‘Science of Legislation’ in their historical context, expounding on his legacy for the histories of constitutional republicanism, liberalism, and political economy.