Imagination and Reality of a Cultural Practice

Music of the Renaissance

"This is a rich, informative and well researched book which contributes significantly to studies on churches in Zimbabwe." - Ezra Chitando, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe "Joram Tarusarira has written a fascinating study, exploring the relationship between religion, society and politics in Zimbabwe. His account explains how religion is contributing to democratisation and reconciliation in the country, often written off as a basket case beyond redemption. Tarusarira shows that the often subtle interplay between religious and secular political actors can contribute to post-conflict rebuilding in Zimbabwe and hopefully to help heal the wounds of the past. I thoroughly recommend the book for anyone interested in the intricacies of the relationship between politics and religion in Africa." - Jeffrey Haynes, London Metropolitan University, UK "Joram Tarusarira offers a thorough, up-to-date and compelling analysis of the role of religion in contemporary Zimbabwe. Pushing beyond studies that focus on Zimbabwe's mainline churches, Tarusarira draws on excellent fieldwork to analyse the religio-political organisations that are working on the ground to promote reconciliation. His development of the concept of religious non-conformism, which explains how such organisations are well-equipped to spark change, is a valuable contribution to the social scientific study of religion. This book deserves a wide readership among those interested in the relationships between religion, politics, reconciliation and social change." -&nbsp;Gladys Ganiel, Queen's University Belfast, UK

Reconciliation and Religio-political Non-conformism in Zimbabwe

"This is an excellent and ground-breaking study of Muslim communal headstones in Bosnia-Herzegovina over the past 500 years. (...) Carved in Stone, Etched in Memory is a bold and fascinating book, and serves as an essential guide for a neglected topic. Buturovic writes with great style, flair and enthusiasm on a subject that could easily have been grim, maudlin or simply unattractive. (...) Extensively illustrated with excellent visual images, this book will appeal most to graduate students and anyone with an academic interest in Islam, Bosnia, Ottoman civilization and history, and the memorialization of the dead in general. Buturovic offers a sophisticated analysis of events that can easily be used as a model to study other societies."
- Abdullah Drury, University of Waikato, New Zealand in Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 2016

Death, Tombstones and Commemoration in Bosnian Islam since c.1500

Carved in Stone, Etched in Memory

"In Genes and the Bioimaginary, Deborah Lynn Steinberg, professor of Gender, Culture and Media Studies at the University of Warwick, UK, has carried out a masterful, far-ranging analysis of how the gene has come to dominate Western discourses of identity, justice, psychology, and medicine, and the ways in which projections about how genes shape our agency, wellbeing, and social worth have seduced us into placing more belief into the power of genetic science than is warranted and have thus granted it a good deal of sway in our lives... [It]is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the ways in which contemporary genetics has covertly and overtly revived old notions of racial science and eugenics."— Gina Maranto, University of Miami, Biopolitical Times
"Deborah Lynn Steinberg’s account of the ideologies underlying modern genetics is by far the very best critical reading of the subject. Taking the science seriously, she unravels many of the unstated social and cultural presuppositions that are masked by the claims of genetics as an objective science. An intelligent, readable book for everyone with a genome."— Sander L. Gilman, Emory University, USA 
"In Genes and the Bioimaginary, Steinberg calls us to acknowledge our collective authorship of the reproductive/transformative agencies of science. Through a well-chosen set of cases, her incisive and eloquent analytic voice offers us a passionately critical exposition of the gene, and guides us to a deeper understanding of the inseparability of scientific and cultural imaginaries."— Lucy Suchman, Lancaster University, UK 
"Through the powerful notion, Bio-imaginary, Steinberg communicates a deep understanding of the intricate dispersals of knowledge, power and bodily sensibilities found in modern day genetics. This extraordinary book is contemporary, fascinating and a challenging intellectual intervention, jam-packed with illuminating case studies. Steinberg is dazzling when pushing theoretical boundaries. Scholars from many disciplines will be compelled to read her brilliance."— Elizabeth Ettorre, University of Liverpool, UK 
"Steinberg not only questions the impacts of scientific research but the social conditions and cultural context that make it persuasive. In doing so she opens up fascinating discussions about not just the politics of science, but the purpose of it as a field. It is for this reason this book is worth reading."— Simon Copland, The Guardian

Science, Spectacle, Culture

Genes and the Bioimaginary

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"For students of Reformed theology, Juan de Valdés and the Italian Reformation gives wonderful background to theologians such as Peter Martyr Vermigli and Bernardio Ochino, but it also provides great insight into the alumbrados or spirituali and the various forms of Erasmian reform and evangelism." – Jason Zuidema, Calvin Theological Journal, 2016

"The principle merits of this book are (1) its updated perspectives on the writing and basic tenets of Juan de Valdés and his followers, (2) its detailed attention to the activity and ideology in heretical circles that rippled out from Valdés' productive and influential last years (1535-41) in Naples, and (3) its admirably organized overview of the scope and historiography of reforming efforts on the Italian peninsula. With this volume, the important scholarship of Massimo Firpo is now available in English to a new generation of Reformation scholars." - Jay Atkinson, Starr King School for the Ministry

Juan de Vald&#65533;and the Italian Reformation

Rural horror films in an era of urban terrorism

Post-9/11 Heartland Horror

Camera Graeca: Photographs, Narratives, Materialities

"Much has been written about commedia dell’arte travel, but not nearly enough has been said about the transnational and multicultural work of this theater. Professor Jaffe-Berg’s important study reads the performance texts (most especially the scenarios) historically and culturally. To connect the many Greeks, Armenians and Jews mentioned in the commedia documents with the commercial and cultural mediatio ns performed by these groups in the Mediterranean is extremely exciting."
- Robert Henke, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
"Erith Jaffe-Berg expertly uses this rich and complex art form to engage with questions about the nature of the Mediterranean generally and the Italian peninsula specifically, and with certain thematic questions."
- Nicholas D. Brodie, Hobart, Tasmania in Parergon: Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, volume 33.1 (2016).

Charting Journeys and Mapping 'Others'

Commedia dell' Arte and the Mediterranean

Bizim Köyün Ermenileri

Paradoxes of Representing Mediterranean Crossings in Italian and French Contemporary Culture

The Migrant's Corner

"Whispers Across the Star"

"...this heavily illustrated volume, edited by Salim T.S. Al-Hassani, stands on its own as an accessible history of the golden era that spanned from the 7th to the 17th century."&#160;--Boston Sunday Globe&#160;

Official Companion to the 1001 Inventions Exhibition

1001 Inventions: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization

"Christopher Marlowe and the Failure to Unify represents an original, well researched thesis investigating overlooked historical and critical sources. Undergraduates, academics, and interested readers will find in Duxfield’s book invaluable and entertaining insights into Marlowe’s plays."
- Frank Swannack, University of Salford, UK
"Duxfield’s argument that the plays of Christopher Marlowe show a tendency towards and an ultimate subversion of unity remains strong throughout the monograph and in his extensive coverage of the entirety of Marlowe’s dramatic works. While drawing on past scholarship in order to situate the thesis, Duxfield’s argument remains strong and clear throughout, and adds a fresh texture to the scholarly conversation on Marlowe’s plays."
- Hayley Coble, University of Minnesota, USA
"This is a significant and welcome addition to the canon of key critical interventions on the work of Christopher Marlowe."
- Adam Hansen review: English, 66:252 (2017), pp. 88–91

Christopher Marlowe and the Failure to Unify

'... an important text which could be usefully read alongside other 'post-nationalist' histories... Unlike some texts criticising nationalism in former Ottoman lands, When Greeks and Turks Meet does not romanticise the empire as a haven of multicultural peace. Instead it attempts to demonstrate how the nationalist view of relations between the two peoples is a distinctly modern one that neglects a long history of coexistence... it is an accomplished and accessible text that will be useful to students with an interest in Turkey and Greece, as well as to those interested in the study of nationalism.' LSE Review of Books '... a wide ranging and substantial survey of Greek and Turkish contacts, quarrels and mutual perception since the 1923 Lausanne convention on the exchange of population. It is very much an academic book, fully referenced, up to date with recent theoretical work on matters such as identity, self perceptions, stereotypes, discursie spaces, discourses of exclusion, and all the rest.' The Anglo-Hellenic Review ’...a very useful contribution to a topic of high scholarly and political significance.’ Global Affairs Online

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Relationship Since 1923

When Greeks and Turks Meet

’Philip Doddridge was the most representative figure of orthodox Dissent in eighteenth-century England. Welcoming the Evangelical Revival, he trained a large number of ministers at his academy in Northampton to transmit the gospel message of the Independent denomination on a firm intellectual foundation. In this book Robert Strivens has written a clear and persuasive analysis of the mind of Doddridge that shows why he was so influential in his century.’ David Bebbington, University of Stirling, UK

Philip Doddridge and the Shaping of Evangelical Dissent

’Cities at Risk distils critical lessons from responses to disasters in developed and developing countries, in recent years and in historic circumstances. Its authors offer keen insights into the factors that increase vulnerability and undermine effective action. Moreover, they expose the political economy within which state agents plan to reduce risk and manage disaster response. An impressive contribution!’ Jill L. Grant, Dalhousie University, Canada  ’Disaster has become an increasingly recurrent aspect of everyday life. In this important collection Filion, Sands and Skidmore show why this is so, and explain the emergence of various forms of state and civil society responses over recent years. Their analysis of diverse case studies guides the creation of resilient modes of urban planning and governance, and is essential reading.’  Ian Skelton, University of Manitoba, Canada

Planning for and Recovering from Natural Disasters

Cities at Risk

"Armon's book is engaging and highly readable, and offers a new understanding of how early modern Spanish coutiers understood their position and their role at court." - Carolyn Salomons, St Mary's University, Calgary, Canada.
"Masculine Virtue in Early Modern Spain bears eloquent, and refreshingly well copy-edited, testament to the mission statement for Ashgate’s New Hispanisms: Literary and Cultural Studies series to provide a home for ‘innovative studies that seek to understand how the cultural production of the Hispanic world is generated, disseminated and consumed’." - Duncan Wheeler, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

Masculine Virtue in Early Modern Spain

Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (As2016), June 19-23, 2016, Stockholm, Sweden

Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability

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Métodos efectivos para perder peso, desarrollar músculo, aumentar su metabolismo obtenga un estilo de vida saludable (Recetas de ayuno intermitente para principiantes)

Ayuno Intermitente

Applications for Health Care

Advanced Nanocarbon Materials

Oeuvres Judiciaires Contenant Les Plaidoyers Du Procureur Général Près La Cour d'Appel de Paris

"Gender, Age and Musical Creativity is a welcome addition to this growing body of scholarship. The essays, proceedings from a 2012 conference at the Univer-sity of Huddersﬁ eld, are a rich and varied collection of case studies about age, gen-erational change, the passage of time, and how individuals and communities nego-tiate age and change...The book’s most valuable contribution to the scholarly discourse on music, age, and gender lies in its contributors’ insightful arguments about status, value, and genre." - Alexandra M. Apolloni, Women & Music 
“As a contribution to the body of scholarship concerned with age, gender and music, this is an eclectic and rich collection of thought-provoking case studies that establishes the complexity and significance of this area across time and place. For the popular music scholar, the diversity of topics demonstrates how issuesof age and gender relevant to the study of popular music exist in a wide historical and geographical context of socio-cultural continuity and change.” - Helen Elizabeth Davies, Popular Music
"Gender, Age, and Musical Creativity is absolutely a “must” for libraries of feminist musical scholarship. The variety is terrific, and allof the articles are written so that an experienced scholar or someone new to this type of discussion can understand and benefit. Acquire this publication and use it to inform your own work and also the work of your students and colleagues. A delight-fully, instructive experience!" - Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner, University of North Texas, IAWM Journal Volume 24, No.1 2018

Gender, Age and Musical Creativity

'Representations of the Orient in Western Music makes vital reading for students and teachers of music and cultural studies as well as opera and film aficionados.' American Book Review

Violence and Sensuality

Representations of the Orient in Western Music

’Marine Governance scholars and practitioners are struggling to find appropriate ways to deal with the multi-level, multi-sector and multi-actor situation within a fragmented governance framework. This book offers a fascinating and diverse collection of analyses of European experiences. It provides valuable contributions and improves our understanding of the complexity of Marine Governance, and in this regard its scope is relevant far beyond Europe.’ Jesper RaakjÃ¦r, Aalborg University, Denmark  ’This reader, edited by Gilek and Kern, provides a comprehensive and comprehensible review of how marine environments are governed from an analytical, normative, European and regional perspective. It combines analytic rigor and a clear focus with multi-perspective, multi-level and multi-actor approaches to a synthesis of inclusive governance. The book is a must for all policy makers and scholars interested in maritime governance.’ Ortwin Renn, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Europeanization of Regional Seas or Regionalization of EU Policies?

Governing Europe's Marine Environment

Frontier Technologies for Crop Improvement

Mike and Psmith

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