Cultural studies

With their distinctive and other-worldly appearance, runes--an ancient alphabet used to write Germanic languages--provide our only first-hand record of the customs and beliefs of peoples living on the northern fringe of the Roman Empire during a period of mass migration and momentous social upheaval.

The book is an innovative compilation of papers that explore the relationship between cultural features and entrepreneurship.

In diesem Buch analysiert der bekannte Philosoph Hermann Lübbe anhaltende Trends sozialer, kultureller und politischer Entwicklung.

At the start of the nineteenth century, Karoline von Gunderrode burst onto the German intellectual scene with multi-genre collections of philosophical literature that were read by Goethe, Clemens Brentano, and other famous writers and academics.

Lebanon seems a country in the grip of permanent crisis.

Lebanon seems a country in the grip of permanent crisis.

Though most recognize the term Aryan, few understand its extensive and complex history.

The political and religious turmoil of seventeenth century Europe appears in a strange new light in this volume, which explores the life and doctrines of the infamous German barber surgeon and prophet, Ludwig Friedrich Gifftheil (1595-1661).

This is Gaza - a place of humanity and creativity, rich in culture and industry.

This book provides a cultural analysis of the Israeli defense and intelligence establishments before and after the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023.

Lilla Eckford, interned in a Japanese civilian camp in China during the second world war after an extraordinary early life,passed her time by compiling a book about the joys of food.

La Peste (in English The Plague), originally published in 1947 by the Nobel Prize-winning writer Albert Camus, chronicles the progression of deadly bubonic plague as it spreads through the quarantined Algerian city of Oran.

Thoughtful Images demonstrates that there is a rich tradition of illustrations of philosophy that originated in Ancient Greece, spread throughout Europe, thrived in twentieth century America, and continues to this day.

La Peste (in English The Plague), originally published in 1947 by the Nobel Prize-winning writer Albert Camus, chronicles the progression of deadly bubonic plague as it spreads through the quarantined Algerian city of Oran.

This volume features a collection of essays by primatologists, anthropologists, biologists, and psychologists who offer some answers to the question of what makes us human, i.

This book explores how enduring meta-narratives shape international security policies, disarmament efforts, and arms control practices.

This book provides a cultural analysis of the Israeli defense and intelligence establishments before and after the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023.

This edited volume chronicles the movements of Black and Afro-descendant women across intellectual, geographic, temporal, gender, and cultural boundaries.

This book explains how Food Policy Councils solve critical food systems problems by creating just and resilient ways of producing, harvesting, manufacturing, distributing, and consuming food and managing food waste, using methods that encourage civic engagement and strengthen democratic processes.

Although, for years, women were portrayed as one-dimensional beings, Indian graphic novels have come a long way from solely idealizing the Hindu/Vedic past to contemporary digital comics with augmented reality, where individual stories of women are shared and politicized.

This book presents visual ethnography as a transformative approach to understanding, documenting, and representing the layered realities of marginalized communities and often-overlooked institutional contexts.

This book presents visual ethnography as a transformative approach to understanding, documenting, and representing the layered realities of marginalized communities and often-overlooked institutional contexts.

This edited volume chronicles the movements of Black and Afro-descendant women across intellectual, geographic, temporal, gender, and cultural boundaries.

Schelling came of age during the pivotal and exciting years at the end of the eighteenth century, as Kant's philosophy was being incorporated into the German academic world.

This book highlights the resilience and courage of Muslim women who have spoken out under challenging circumstances across history and geography.

This book examines piracy not just as a historical and contemporary criminal activity but as a complex phenomenon deeply interwoven with legal constructs and cultural perceptions.

A stunning memoir that transforms our understanding of a generation born at a key turning point in world history Very moving, very powerful .

Schizophrenia has been one of psychiatry's most contested diagnostic categories.

This book examines the heritagization of food in France, revealing how these processes reflect broader societal tensions around national identity and social inclusion.

The Art of Purposeful Engagement examines marketing in arts and cultural organisations as a form of cultural practice rather than a purely promotional function.

'To err is human'.

In both modern fiction and the biblical texts of 1 Samuel 13-2 Samuel 1, the character of Jonathan serves as a key literary and theological figure.

In both modern fiction and the biblical texts of 1 Samuel 13-2 Samuel 1, the character of Jonathan serves as a key literary and theological figure.

The concept of bliss, in its connotations of beatitude and salvation, may seem of little relevance to so-called secular modernity.

In 1880s Britain, philosophers developed what would become a half-century obsession with time.

Many of the new trends in the philosophy of mind are little over a generation old.

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A vibrant introduction to theatre that engages with stories, conditions and experiences of migration.

Smart Stardom explores how contemporary celebrities are digitally replicated and re-circulated through advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer-generated imagery, real-time rendering, and virtual and augmented media.

Figuring Death in Classical Athens puts art and literature in conversation to explore how ancient Athenians grappled with the uncertainties of death.

William James was an acknowledged master of phenomenal description.

The 15,000-year story of how grass seduced humanity into being its unwitting labor forceand the science behind it.

At the start of the nineteenth century, Karoline von Gunderrode burst onto the German intellectual scene with multi-genre collections of philosophical literature that were read by Goethe, Clemens Brentano, and other famous writers and academics.

Diaspora studies continue to expand in range and scope and remain fertile terrain for investigating multiple techniques of myth creation in dance performance, history as performance, dramatic narrative, and staged rituals in the field.

When Stephenie Meyer's first novel, Twilight, was published in 2005, it had an astounding reception, selling millions of copies.

The undead are back!

Academic philosopher, logician, public intellectual, educator, political activist, and freethinker, Bertrand Russell was and remains a colossus.

When Stephenie Meyer's first novel, Twilight, was published in 2005, it had an astounding reception, selling millions of copies.

A brilliant, kaleidoscopic cultural history of Diana, her many lives and the world she created 'The best thing I ve ever read about Princess Diana and I ve read all of it, including her own books' - Marina Hyde'A wide-ranging cultural history of the former Princess of Wales.

Ancient and enduring, rich and wide-ranging, the tradition of Confucianism offers profound insights into how we can lead good lives--lives built on understanding that we are deeply connected to one another.