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Phenomenal Shakespeare
Wiley 2009; US$ 98.95In Phenomenal Shakespeare , leading Shakespeare scholar Bruce R. Smith presents an original account for the ways in which Shakespeare’s poems and plays continue to resonate with audiences, readers and scholars because of their engagement with the whole body, not just the reading mind. An original examination of Shakespeare’s appeal... more...
The Key of Green
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 36.00From Shakespeare’s “green-eyed monster” to the “green thought in a green shade” in Andrew Marvell’s “The Garden,” the color green was curiously prominent and resonant in English culture of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Among other things, green was the most common color of household goods,... more...
Institutions for the Common Good
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 34.00Why do states act through international organizations to protect populations within other states, even though this falls outside traditional definitions of state interest? Cronin argues that states act in this way because a cohesive international order, ensured by international protection, is essential to international stability. more...
The Emergence of Private Authority in Global Governance
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 32.00The emergence of private authority is a feature of the post-Cold War world. This volume examines the implications of this erosion of the power of the state for global governance, analysing actors ranging from financial institutions to religious terrorists. This book is an important contribution to debates concerning globalization. more...
The Origins of Agriculture
University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 29.95The eight case studies in this book -- each a synthesis of available knowledge about the origins of agriculture in a specific region of the globe -- enable scholars in diverse disciplines to examine humanity's transition to agricultural societies. Contributors include: Gary W. Crawford, Robin W. Dennell, and Jack R. Harlan. more...
The 2008 Presidential Campaign
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2009; US$ 28.99Presidential campaigns are our national conversations_the widespread and complex communication of issues, images, social reality, and personas. In 2008, more people participated in the conversation, as voter numbers in every demographic group increased to levels of the 1970s. Here, political communication specialists break down the historic 2008 presidential... more...
Tourism and Demography
Goodfellow Publishers Ltd 2010; US$ 72.00Changes in demography are more certain than climate change, technology and oil, and will have huge implications on the tourism industry. This book investigates the dimensions of demography in order to demonstrate how tourism is changing now and the future more...
What Mean These Bones?
University of Alabama Press 2010; US$ 29.95A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication Until recently, archaeological projects that included analysis of human remains had often lacked active collaboration between archaeologists and physical anthropologists from the planning stages onward. During the 1980s, a conjunctive approach developed; known as "bioarchaeology," it draws on the... more...
Shakespeare without Boundaries
University of Delaware 2010; US$ 84.99Shakespeare without Boundaries offers a wide-ranging collection of essays written by an international team of distinguished scholars who attempt to define, to challenge, and to erode boundaries that currently inhibit understanding of Shakespeare, and to exemplify how approaches that defy traditional bounds of study and criticism may enhance understanding... more...
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