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Examines the political economy of the states of Pacific Asia, stretching from Japan to Burma since the end of WWII. This title offers a comprehensive account of the diverse experiences of the states in Pacific Asia.

Covers the fundamental areas of philosophical logic. This guide explores issues pertaining to classical logic and its rivals, extensional and intensional extensions of classical logic, semantics for parts of natural language, and the application of logic in the theory of rationality.

Philip Roth has without doubt been one of the most important writers of fiction in the United States during the latter part of the twentieth century. This title collects essays by noted Roth scholars on three essential novels appearing in recent years, "American Pastoral" (1997), "The Human Stain" (2000), and "The Plot Against America" (2004).

Using a broad range of case studies, this book examines conflict and the international relations facing the world. It looks at conflict both as an important subject in its own right and as a powerful lens through which to view international relations more generally. It provides an introduction to both theory and practice.

This translation and commentary on the Ugaritic texts is aimed at general readers, students and specialists. The texts are seen as background material for Old Testament study, as Ugaritic deities, myths, religious terminology, poetic techniques and general vocabulary are found in the Hebrew Bible.

Covers key ideas in debates on the complex relationship between theory and practice in the field of translation studies. This book explores the relevance of translation theory to practice.

Covers key ideas in debates on the complex relationship between theory and practice in the field of translation studies. This book explores the relevance of translation theory to practice.

In 1991 Van Morrison said, 'Music is spiritual, the music business isn't'. This book investigates the oppositions and harmonies within the work of Van Morrison, proceeding from this identified starting point. It looks at Morrison as a singer. It also looks at how he uses his voice as an interpretive instrument.

Investigating what the atheists mean when they use the words 'atheism' and 'God', this book explores the differences and similarities between 'old' and 'new' atheism, and places atheism of either variety in context by examining the naturalistic worldview that grounds it. It also examines various arguments against God-belief.

Focussing on the significance of sensation, this study develops a Deleuzian poetics of reading, through an examination of contemporary innovative poetry. It suggests that a Deleuzian way of reading offers a firm purchase on notoriously difficult texts, providing concepts and a language that aids their understanding.

Provides an analysis of the process of regenring, the transformation of essay-based knowledge through the process of rewriting in another genre. This book analyzes the work of first year undergraduates from a range of disciplines who were given a task of reworking an essay using a different genre. It is suitable for researchers and postgraduates.

Understanding Hinduism requires an understanding of how it is practised in the contemporary world. This title presents an introduction that tackles these central issues, beginning with case studies of the grassroots practice of Hinduism in India and in diaspora communities.

Analytic and Continental philosophy have become increasingly specialised and differentiated fields of endeavour. This collection of essays examines the strengths and weaknesses of each tradition, and ultimately encourages enhanced understanding, dialogue and even rapprochement between these sometimes antagonistic adversaries.

Franz Kafka is one of the most widely taught, and read, writers in world literature. Readers encountering texts like "The Metamorphosis" and "The Trial" for the first time are frequently perplexed by his often intentionally weird writing. This guide helps the reader understand why and how perplexity has been deliberately created by Kafka's texts.

The history of responses to the works of William Wordsworth and William Blake can be divided into those who have tried to enact their poetry, and those who have tried to categorize it. This book argues that not only are both valid, but the conflict between them is staged in the poetry of both Blake and Wordsworth.

A collection of studies of individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought. It provides key insight into the shaping of this discipline and of its practitioners in modern context.

By outlining Protestantism and Englishness in early-modern literature to the present-day, this study reveals how other religious identities can be alienated in British society. It seeks to trace English Islamophobia to its roots in England's Protestant past, and more specifically to its aesthetic and literary rooting in Protestant values.

A guide to the research and future directions in existentialism. It covers the fundamental questions asked by existentialism. It features a series of research tools, including an A to Z of key terms and concepts, a chronology, a detailed list of resources and a fully annotated bibliography.

Fusing perspectives from politics, media studies and cultural studies, and focusing on Iraq, offers detailed insights into the impact of different media forms.

Presents an original theoretical system to explain and contrast modernism and postmodernism.

"I Henry IV" has always been one of Shakespeare's most popular plays and this critical guide offers a comprehensive guide to the wide range of criticism on the play and its central figures, including Falstaff. This book introduces the play's critical and performance history, including stage productions alongside TV, film and radio versions.

Offers a detailed overview of research on discourse markers covering different areas of linguistics: from a discourse analysis point of view, to a Relevance Theory perspective going through a computational linguistics approach. This book is of interest to researchers in semantics, pragmatics, grammar and discourse analysis.

A study of Michael Haneke's entire body of work, broadening the scholarship on this highly controversial filmmaker. It explores how a political manifests itself in his work.

Discusses the depiction of various issues facing the church of their times in programs such as "The Flying Nun (1967-1970)", "The Father Dowling Mysteries (1989-1990)", and "7th Heaven (1996-2007)". This book addresses the role of women in the church, clerics reconsidering their call, the sexuality of clerics, and the ecumenical movement.

Presents a study of the history of Poland and its political development during the eighteenth century. The author considers how the republican ideals and the political culture of its ruling class and nobility remain part of the historical legacy not only of what is today Poland, but also of the successor states: Lithuania, Ukraine and Belarus.

A study that traces the journey made by the three battalions of the 56th (Independent) Infantry Brigade from 1940 through to the Normandy landings. It considers the styles of war as carried out by British forces and casts new light on the effectiveness of British infantry units and their contribution to war effort.

Drawing together eight original chapters written by scholars in the field of hermeneutics, this title takes variety of principles and themes from philosophical hermeneutics, drawing on insights from major figures such as Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer and Paul Ricoeur, and applies them to issues in education and the philosophy of education.

Studies the relationship between forms of spirituality, media and its effect on social reform. This book maps emergent global practices and discourses that interpellate media, social reform and spirituality.