Humanities books

A detailed, nuanced, comparative analysis of African and Asian cinemas, expanding the cinema studies canon and decolonizing...  Read More >>

What happens when you are alone in nature and why does it matter? By looking at exceptional experiences of solitude...  Read More >>

Examines the formation of a surveillance state through a close examination of Thomas Jefferson's plantation management...  Read More >>

This book explores Warren E. Eaton’s legacy and his contribution to the growth of aviation in America during the...  Read More >>

This book examines Downton Abbey’s dramatic narrative and visual aesthetics to interrogate centrality of power and...  Read More >>

A study of the early United Nations disputes over South Africa’s racial and expansionist polices to understand how...  Read More >>

This Element explores Jacques Derrida's concept of 'hauntology' and its connection to experimental music. Focusing...  Read More >>

Explores the impact of Rome’s globalizing empire upon identity and visual culture in its western and eastern provinces,...  Read More >>

This work examines attempts to go beyond Kantian idealism in American philosophies, as well as intentional recuperations...  Read More >>

Explore day-to-day life in ancient Babylon—its social structure, economy, religion, key figures, and cultural practices—and...  Read More >>

The rise of the Mafia and the story of its most vocal opponent, renowned Italian writer Leonardo Sciascia, expertly...  Read More >>

A fascinating cultural history of intelligence.  Read More >>

This volume explores the changing field of cultural history to map out its new developments and future directions,...  Read More >>

A novel examination of the nature of labour, drawing deeply on the history and philosophy of thought, and bridging...  Read More >>

An insightful comparison of Sufi Ibrahim Niasse’s and Heidegger’s philosophies that illustrate the interesting similarities...  Read More >>

The definitive guide to the central issues of political philosophy, explaining the field’s central concepts and...  Read More >>

'One of the master storytellers of our time' - Dr Gabor Mate, author of The Myth of Normal 'One of the master storytellers...  Read More >>

This book traces the transformation of Sam Mason from Revolutionary War militia soldier and judge to one of America’s...  Read More >>

This volume offers a detailed examination of the use of scriptural quotations and allusions in the letters of Ignatius...  Read More >>

Reimagines the Anglican Communion as a polycentric and multivocal community serving God’s mission from the perspective...  Read More >>

This volume highlights lessons that can be learned from Hebrews’s hermeneutic for modern readers of these Scripture...  Read More >>

Amidst the global resurgence of the theologia crucis – Theology of the cross – both in academic circles and in the...  Read More >>

This book explores how authentic friendships between Muslims and Christians can cross religious boundaries and encourage...  Read More >>

Tracing the history of English identity over more than 2,000 years, this study explores how being English has been...  Read More >>

Offers a detailed analysis of more than sixty Omani folktales and unique insights into the lives of Omani women...  Read More >>