‘Regimes of Happiness’ is a comparative and historical analysis of how human societies have articulated and enacted distinctive notions of human fulfillment, determining divergent moral, ethical and r
‘Suburban space, the novel and Australian modernity’ investigates the interaction between suburbs and suburbia in a century-long series of Australian novels. It puts the often trenchantly anti-suburba
"Eisenhower and the Art of Collaborative Leadership" examines the theory and practice of collaboration, and collaborative leadership, in the life and career of Dwight Eisenhower. It relates his collab
Australian Media and the Politics of Belonging explores mediated debates about belonging in contemporary Australia by combining research that proposes conceptual and historical frameworks for understa
‘Migrant Nation: Australian Culture, Society and Identity’ casts new light onto the hidden face of Australian identity and pays respect to the experiences of a wide variety of people who have generall
Modernist Afterlives in Irish Literature and Culture explores manifestations of the themes, forms, and practices of high modernism in Irish literature and culture produced subsequent to this influenti
Drawing on the work of Hegel, this book proposes a framework for understanding modernity in the Muslim world and analyzes the discourse of prominent Muslim thinkers and political leaders. Chapter by c
Drawing on the work of Hegel, this book proposes a framework for understanding modernity in the Muslim world and analyzes the discourse of prominent Muslim thinkers and political leaders. Chapter by c
Comparing Indian and Chinese immigrant communities mostly in Southeast Asia, historians and social scientists discuss historical antecedents and the question of nationality, the meeting grounds: India
Human liberation has become an epochal challenge in today’s world, requiring not only emancipation from oppressive structures but also from the oppressive self. It is a multidimensional struggle and a
The collected essays in this book are the result of a series of workshops held at the University of Cagliari in Italy; this work charts the evolution of key concepts on signless signification of tradi
Jan A. Kregel is considered to be “the best all-round general economist alive” (G. C. Harcourt). This is the first collection of his essays dealing with a wide range of topics reflecting the incredibl
‘Sites of Performance: Of Time and Memory’ focuses on the impact of time and memory as they intersect and constitute the varied spaces of theatre, performance and installation art.
‘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.
With a clear statement of the theoretical issues in the debates about secularization and post-secularism, ‘Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology’ considers a number of major case studies – f
The collected essays in this book are the result of a series of workshops held at the University of Cagliari in Italy; this work charts the evolution of key concepts on signless signification of tradi
Human liberation has become an epochal challenge in today’s world, requiring not only emancipation from oppressive structures but also from the oppressive self.? It is a multidimensional struggle and
The Oxford Movement, initiating what is commonly called the Catholic Revival of the Church of England and of global Anglicanism more generally, has been a perennial subject of study by historians sinc
Halsey (18th-century literature, U. of Stirling, Scotland) explores what she characterizes as the complex and unequal relationship between texts and readers. She begins by looking at Austen's (1775-18
‘Re-framing Democracy and Agency in India: Interrogating Political Society’ critically unpacks the concept of ‘political society’, which was formulated as a response to the idea of civil society in th
‘Dialogics of Self, the Mahabharata and Culture: The History of Understanding and Understanding of History’ explores the interrelationships between individual and cultural historical dynamics in inter
While Asia’s growth record in recent decades is remarkable, it has been marred by rising inequalities. This book looks at recent trends of income and non-income inequalities in developing Asian countr
‘Churchill, Eden and Indo-China, 1951-1955’ offers a systematic approach to pertinent international politics, providing a historiography and assessing the impact of events such as the Cold War and the
Rajan (Centre for Development Studies, Inida), Risseeuw (U. of Leiden, the Netherlands), and Perera (The Marga Institute, Sri Lanka) present the findings of a collaborative research project titled, "C
This book is a comprehensive review of the political career of Benjamin Disraeli, providing a thorough critical analysis of one of the most ambitious and controversial leaders in British history. ‘Dis
This book provides a thorough analysis of the political career of William Gladstone, one of the most intriguing and controversial figures in modern British history. Gladstone and the Logic of Victori
‘Churchill, Eden and Indo-China, 1951-1955’ offers a systematic approach to pertinent international politics, providing a historiography and assessing the impact of events such as the Cold War and the
Spirituality played a key role in the construction of Indian modernity. While science has certainly been an agent of modernization in India and other non-Western countries, what makes Indian m
In ‘Reclaiming Nature’, leading environmental thinkers from across the globe explore the relationship between human activities and the natural.? This is a bold and comprehensive text of major interest
This exciting addition to Dostoevsky studies deals with the religious dimension of the novelist’s life and fiction. Malcolm Jones takes a fresh reading of Dostoevsky’s representation of
The essays in this volume explain the key structural features of financial inflation that give rise to financial crisis. These features include excessive reliance on finance to maintain economic acti
The essays in this volume explain the key structural features of financial inflation that give rise to financial crisis. These features include excessive reliance on finance to maintain economic acti
Economists Tausch (Corvinus U., Budapest) and Heshmati (Korea U.) present a quantitative study of world developments in both space and time. They look at contemporary global development since the end
