Regional and Area Studies
Featured Books
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Planning for Water Security in Southeast Asia
Community-Based Infrastructure During the Urban Transition
September, 2022
£40.00 / $40.00
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Brazil’s International Ethanol Strategy
Lula’s Quest for a Global Biofuels Market
Thomas Fröhlich
This comprehensive study analyzes Brazil’s efforts to create a global market for ethanol under the governments of the Workers’ Party.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839980244
February 2022
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£125.00 / $125.00This comprehensive study analyzes Brazil’s efforts to create a global market for ethanol under the governments of the Workers’ Party.
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The Atlas of Conflict Reduction
A Montana Field-Guide To Sharing Ranching Landscapes With Wildlife
Hannah Jaicks
This book takes readers on a journey through western Montana to showcase ranchers and partner groups who are pioneering strategies for reducing conflicts with wildlife and why. Conservation heroes, using psychological theory interwoven with personal stories from the twenty-first century, provide a roadmap on how healthy, shared ranching landscapes can be achieved.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839982514
February 2022
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£125.00 / $125.00This book takes readers on a journey through western Montana to showcase ranchers and partner groups who are pioneering strategies for reducing conflicts with wildlife and why. Conservation heroes, using psychological theory interwoven with personal stories from the twenty-first century, provide a roadmap on how healthy, shared ranching landscapes can be achieved.
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The Reading Figure in Irish Art in the Long Nineteenth Century
Tricia Cusack
This book examines Irish portraits during the long nineteenth century in which figures read or hold a book. Reading fiction was cast as unmanly, while ‘silent reading’ allowed women of means to read widely and privately. Portraits of such women helped construct the idea of the ‘New Woman’ in Ireland.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785276446
February 2022
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£125.00 / $125.00This book examines Irish portraits during the long nineteenth century in which figures read or hold a book. Reading fiction was cast as unmanly, while ‘silent reading’ allowed women of means to read widely and privately. Portraits of such women helped construct the idea of the ‘New Woman’ in Ireland.
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The Gothic Literature and History of New England
Secrets of the Restless Dead
Faye Ringel
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.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781785279034
February 2022
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£24.95 / $24.95The 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.
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Islamic Leadership and the State in Eurasia
Galina Yemelianova
The book presents the first integrated study of the relationship between official Islamic leadership (muftiship), non-official Islamic authorities, grassroots Muslim communities and the state in post-Communist Eurasia. It employs a history-based perspective and compares this relationship to that in both the Middle East and Western Europe.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839980510
February 2022
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£125.00 / $125.00The book presents the first integrated study of the relationship between official Islamic leadership (muftiship), non-official Islamic authorities, grassroots Muslim communities and the state in post-Communist Eurasia. It employs a history-based perspective and compares this relationship to that in both the Middle East and Western Europe.
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Eight Years on Sakhalin
A Political Prisoner’s Memoir
Ivan P. Iuvachev
translated with commentary by Andrew A. GentesThis memoir by Ivan P. Iuvachëv, a cofounder of the People’s Will, details his time as a political exile in the Sakhalin penal colony from 1887 to 1895. Iuvachëv experienced one of the penal colony’s most tumultuous periods. His vivid descriptions make this both a work of literature and a valuable historical document.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785278228
January 2022
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£140.00 / $140.00This memoir by Ivan P. Iuvachëv, a cofounder of the People’s Will, details his time as a political exile in the Sakhalin penal colony from 1887 to 1895. Iuvachëv experienced one of the penal colony’s most tumultuous periods. His vivid descriptions make this both a work of literature and a valuable historical document.
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Gothic Kernow: Cornwall as Strange Fiction
Ruth Heholt, Tanya Krzywinska
Focussing on written and visual culture that is made in or made about Cornwall, this book argues that Cornwall and the Scilly Isles (known as ‘Kernow’ in the Cornish language) have a special relationship with Gothic, one that has been overlooked in the literature on regional Gothic.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781785279065
January 2022
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£24.95 / $24.95Focussing on written and visual culture that is made in or made about Cornwall, this book argues that Cornwall and the Scilly Isles (known as ‘Kernow’ in the Cornish language) have a special relationship with Gothic, one that has been overlooked in the literature on regional Gothic.
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On the Fall of the Roman Republic
Lessons for the American People
Thomas E. Strunk
On the Republic juxtaposes the fall of the Roman Republic with the contemporary political landscape of the United States: a republic in disarray, violence and corruption thwarting the will of the people, military misadventures abroad, and rampant economic inequality diminishing a shared sense of the common good.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839980541
January 2022
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£90.00 / $90.00On the Republic juxtaposes the fall of the Roman Republic with the contemporary political landscape of the United States: a republic in disarray, violence and corruption thwarting the will of the people, military misadventures abroad, and rampant economic inequality diminishing a shared sense of the common good.
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Collective Complaints As a Means for Protecting Social Rights in Europe
Giuseppe Palmisano
This monograph explores and clarifies the specific features of the collective complaints procedure, established by the treaty system of the European Social Charter as an instrument for the protection of social rights, in the light of its evolutive application by the European Committee of Social Rights.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781839981418
January 2022
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£24.95 / $24.95This monograph explores and clarifies the specific features of the collective complaints procedure, established by the treaty system of the European Social Charter as an instrument for the protection of social rights, in the light of its evolutive application by the European Committee of Social Rights.
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Collaboration in Space and the Search for Peace on Earth
Andrew L. Jenks
The book explores the peaceful exploration of space, which became a launching pad for new visions of human community and peaceful collaboration during the Cold War.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839980428
December 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00The book explores the peaceful exploration of space, which became a launching pad for new visions of human community and peaceful collaboration during the Cold War.
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Colombian Gothic in Cinema and Literature
Gabriel Eljaiek-Rodriguez
The Colombian Gothic in Cinema and Literature postulates defining aesthetic features and political functions of the genre in Colombia—from the nineteenth century to the present, and from Bogotá to Cali.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785278310
November 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00The Colombian Gothic in Cinema and Literature postulates defining aesthetic features and political functions of the genre in Colombia—from the nineteenth century to the present, and from Bogotá to Cali.
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Economic Development of Caricom
From Early Colonial Times to the Present
Winston H. Griffith
The book seeks to determine why CARICOM nations, despite their incorporation into the international economy for almost four hundred years, have experienced little meaningful economic transformation.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785278105
October 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00The book seeks to determine why CARICOM nations, despite their incorporation into the international economy for almost four hundred years, have experienced little meaningful economic transformation.
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Democracy, Social Justice and the Role of Trade Unions
We the Working People
Edited by Caroline Kelly, Joo-Cheong Tham
Trade unions worldwide face a powerful paradox at this critical juncture: collective organisations for workers are urgently needed and yet there are serious pressures undercutting the legitimate role of trade unions. The aim of this book is to examine how trade unions can effectively navigate this deeply contradictory challenge. It is underpinned by the conviction that trade unions are – and should be – vital institutions for democracy and social justice.
Written by leading scholars in industrial relations and labour law as well as those in political philosophy and political science, the collection tackles a range of pressing topics for trade unions including: the climate crisis; the COVID-19 pandemic; economic democracy; democracy within trade unions; precarious work; and election campaigns.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785277801
September 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00Trade unions worldwide face a powerful paradox at this critical juncture: collective organisations for workers are urgently needed and yet there are serious pressures undercutting the legitimate role of trade unions. The aim of this book is to examine how trade unions can effectively navigate this deeply contradictory challenge. It is underpinned by the conviction that trade unions are – and should be – vital institutions for democracy and social justice.
Written by leading scholars in industrial relations and labour law as well as those in political philosophy and political science, the collection tackles a range of pressing topics for trade unions including: the climate crisis; the COVID-19 pandemic; economic democracy; democracy within trade unions; precarious work; and election campaigns.
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Taiwan Straits Standoff
70 Years of PRC–Taiwan Cross-Strait Tensions
Bruce A. Elleman
Following the Nationalist defeat on the mainland in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and his followers retreated to Taiwan, forming the Republic of China (ROC). Tensions with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) focused on control over a number of offshore islands, especially Quemoy (Jinmen) and Matsu (Mazu). Twice in the 1950s tensions peaked, during the first (1954–55) and second (1958) Taiwan Strait crises. Today, relations between the ROC and PRC depend on quelling tensions over the Taiwan Strait. This work provides a short, but highly relevant, history of the Taiwan Strait, and its significance today.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839980909
August 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00Following the Nationalist defeat on the mainland in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and his followers retreated to Taiwan, forming the Republic of China (ROC). Tensions with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) focused on control over a number of offshore islands, especially Quemoy (Jinmen) and Matsu (Mazu). Twice in the 1950s tensions peaked, during the first (1954–55) and second (1958) Taiwan Strait crises. Today, relations between the ROC and PRC depend on quelling tensions over the Taiwan Strait. This work provides a short, but highly relevant, history of the Taiwan Strait, and its significance today.
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Mabo’s Cultural Legacy
History, Literature, Film and Cultural Practice in Contemporary Australia
Edited by Geoff Rodoreda, Eva Bischoff
This book examines the broader impacts on Australian culture and cultural practice of the Australian High Court’s landmark Mabo decision of 1992. It considers how history, linguistics and anthropology as well as film, fiction, poetry and memoir writing have been challenged or transformed by Mabo.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785274244
June 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00This book examines the broader impacts on Australian culture and cultural practice of the Australian High Court’s landmark Mabo decision of 1992. It considers how history, linguistics and anthropology as well as film, fiction, poetry and memoir writing have been challenged or transformed by Mabo.
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Yellowstone’s Survival
A Call to Action for a New Conservation Story
Susan G. Clark
This book focuses on Yellowstone: the park, the larger ecosystem, and even more so, the “idea” of Yellowstone. In presenting a case for a new conservation paradigm for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), including Yellowstone National Park, the book, at its heart, is about people and nature relationships. This new paradigm will be truly committed to a healthy, sustainable environment, rich in other life forms, and one that affords dignity for all: humans and nonhumans.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785277313
May 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00This book focuses on Yellowstone: the park, the larger ecosystem, and even more so, the “idea” of Yellowstone. In presenting a case for a new conservation paradigm for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), including Yellowstone National Park, the book, at its heart, is about people and nature relationships. This new paradigm will be truly committed to a healthy, sustainable environment, rich in other life forms, and one that affords dignity for all: humans and nonhumans.
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Essays in Celebrity Culture
Stars and Styles
Pramod K. Nayar
This book examines specific aspects of celebrity culture, from biopics around celebrities to celebrity victimhood, activism and politics.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785277863
May 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00This book examines specific aspects of celebrity culture, from biopics around celebrities to celebrity victimhood, activism and politics.
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British Foreign Office Documents on the Macedonian Question, 1919-1941
Edited by Ilko Drenkov
consultant editor Ivan Metodiev Petrov, Lynnette G. LeonardA collection of original British Foreign Office documents on the Macedonian Question accompanied with a professional preface introducing the problem.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785277252
March 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00A collection of original British Foreign Office documents on the Macedonian Question accompanied with a professional preface introducing the problem.
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A Social History of Literacy in Japan
£125.00 / $125.00Edited and translated by Richard Rubinger
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785277016
March 2021
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Ethical Teachings of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī
Economics of Happiness
Sami Al-Daghistani
This book studies the interplay of economic philosophy and moral conduct as reflected in the writings of one of the most renowned scholars in Islamic history, Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 1111). Al-Ghazālī contributed to Islamic theology, philosophy, and Sufism but is also regarded as one of the forerunners of classical economic thought in Islamic tradition.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785275302
February 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00This book studies the interplay of economic philosophy and moral conduct as reflected in the writings of one of the most renowned scholars in Islamic history, Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 1111). Al-Ghazālī contributed to Islamic theology, philosophy, and Sufism but is also regarded as one of the forerunners of classical economic thought in Islamic tradition.
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Decolonial Perspectives on Entangled Inequalities
Europe and The Caribbean
Edited by Encarnación Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Rhoda Reddock
This book engages with decolonial social and cultural analyses of global entangled inequalities by focusing on their local articulations globally and, in particular, in Germany, Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785276958
February 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00This book engages with decolonial social and cultural analyses of global entangled inequalities by focusing on their local articulations globally and, in particular, in Germany, Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom.
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Male Homosexuality in 21st-Century Thailand
A Longitudinal Study of Young, Rural, Same-Sex-Attracted Men Coming of Age
Jan W. de Lind van Wijngaarden
This book explores the experiences, meanings and identities of young same-sex attracted men in rural Thailand. It is based on a study of 25 young rural Thai men who were each interviewed three times within a two-year period while they were aged 18–20, uncovering significant fluidity, variety and change.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785276255
February 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00This book explores the experiences, meanings and identities of young same-sex attracted men in rural Thailand. It is based on a study of 25 young rural Thai men who were each interviewed three times within a two-year period while they were aged 18–20, uncovering significant fluidity, variety and change.
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Digital Art in Ireland
New Media and Irish Artistic Practice
Edited by James O'Sullivan
This collection of essays explores digital art in Ireland. Comprising contributions from scholars and practitioners, it examines how new media technologies are shaping the island’s contemporary artistic practices. As one of the first dedicated treatments of Irish digital art, it fills a major gap in the national media archaeology of Ireland.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785274787
February 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00This collection of essays explores digital art in Ireland. Comprising contributions from scholars and practitioners, it examines how new media technologies are shaping the island’s contemporary artistic practices. As one of the first dedicated treatments of Irish digital art, it fills a major gap in the national media archaeology of Ireland.
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The Metahistory of Western Knowledge in the Modern Era
Four Evolving Metaparadigms, 1648 to Present
Mark E. Blum
The book is a study of the evolving history of knowledge in the arts and sciences in the modern era –from 1648 through the present. Modernism is treated as an epoch with evolving disciplines whose articulated problems of a time and the inquiry methods to address them develop in a coordinated manner, given a mutual awareness.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785276989
February 2021
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£125.00 / $125.00The book is a study of the evolving history of knowledge in the arts and sciences in the modern era –from 1648 through the present. Modernism is treated as an epoch with evolving disciplines whose articulated problems of a time and the inquiry methods to address them develop in a coordinated manner, given a mutual awareness.