Society & culture: general books

Over the last three decades, women have made significant inroads into political life. Yet the equal and inclusive...  Read More >>

After the Rain documents the creative processes of 10 contemporary art projects commissioned for the National Gallery...  Read More >>

In the 1970s, an incredibly popular new film genre emerged, one that would later be reborn on television. And yet...  Read More >>

""An analysis of an unseen food crisis affecting millions of Americans""-- Provided by publisher.  Read More >>

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Our contemporary mode of life is characterised by what Serene Richards in Biopolitics as a System of Thought calls:...  Read More >>

Draws attention to preconceptions about the gender of biblical characters, and offers examples of how to apply queer...  Read More >>

Despite having become marginalized on the map of contemporary art since the wars of the 1990s, the regions of former...  Read More >>

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--King's College, London, 2020.  Read More >>

""This book draws together previously disjointed scholarship on the topic of asylum and conversion to Christianity....  Read More >>

An elucidation of this enigmatic 3,000 year old classic, combining close readings of its poetic imagery with theoretical...  Read More >>

""This edited volume showcases how teacher educators around the world engage with critical and dialogic approaches...  Read More >>

A remarkable first-person narrative by a sixteenth-century Iranian ruler, the Memoirs of Shah Tahmasp I, Safavid...  Read More >>

Islam, Education and Freedom explores six key areas of freedom: identity, acceptance, pedagogy, conflict, trust,...  Read More >>

This first-ever volume on feminist digital citizenship in Africa offers a collection of case studies by African...  Read More >>

This book showcases how teacher educators from diverse backgrounds, contexts, and realities approach English language...  Read More >>

A provocative critique of how the concept of innocence functions in contemporary politics and society. In 2025,...  Read More >>

Preserves and presents stories of a Central New York community’s past as a tool for documenting a community’s history...  Read More >>

The Renaissance Reader: Beyoncé and Black Queer Popular Culture examines the accalimed album's celebration of Black...  Read More >>

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The first handbook dedicated to the contributions of sociologists studying the Middle East, bringing together the...  Read More >>

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""Sketches of lowly life in a great city"" by Michael Angelo Woolf provides a unique and compelling look into the...  Read More >>

""With the Empress Dowager of China"" offers a rare and compelling glimpse into the forbidden world of Imperial...  Read More >>

""The censorship of the Church of Rome and its influence upon the production and distribution of literature, volume...  Read More >>