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An exploration of the rapid development of African Christianity, offering an analysis and interpretation of its movements and issues. It draws attention to the many key issues, including the translatability of the Christian faith, the process of contextualization in various cultures, the place and role of indigenous agencies, and more.

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Consensus does not mean peace. Instead it refers to a map of operations of war, of a topography of the visible, of what is possible and what can be thought, in which war and peace live side-by-side. This book explores the nature of consensus in contemporary politics. It aims to reopen that space wherein politics once more becomes thinkable.

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Years have passed since the fall of the Iron Curtain, yet emerging democracies continue to struggle with a secular state which does not give preference to churches as major political players. This book explores the nationalist inclinations of an Eastern Orthodox Church as it interacts with a politically immature Eastern European state.

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Offers an introduction to Deleuze's writings on cinema which appeal both to undergraduates and specialists in film studies and philosophy. This book provides explanations of the many categories and classifications found in Deleuze's two landmark books on cinema and also offers assessments of a range of films and directors.

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Offers an introduction to Deleuze's writings on cinema which may appeal both to undergraduates and specialists in film studies and philosophy. This book provides explanations of the many categories and classifications found in Deleuze's two landmark books on cinema and offers assessments of a range of films and directors.

(Hardback)

Among Western literatures, only the German-speaking countries can boast a list of world-class writers such as Goethe, Hoffmann, Kleist, Kafka, Schmitt, and Schlink who were trained as legal scholars. This book traces a history of the sometimes fraught relationship between German law and literature in the modern period, from Grimm to Schmitt.

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Explores one of the serious strategic threats confronting the United States and Europe: the advance of Islamism. This book opens with an overview of the theology and history of Islam, to show that violence and intolerance are not fundamental aspects for the religion. It explains the growth of Islamism in Europe and in the United States.

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Explores one of the serious strategic threats confronting the United States and Europe: the advance of Islamism. This title opens with an overview of the theology and history of Islam, to show that violence and intolerance are not fundamental aspects for the religion. It explains the growth of Islamism in Europe and in the United States.

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Demystifies the canon of great Japanese cinema. This book approaches Japanese cinema as an industry closely modeled on Hollywood, focusing on the classical period - those years in which the studio system dominated all film production in Japan, from roughly 1930 to 1960.

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Catherine Russell demystifies the canon of great Japanese cinema, treating it with fewer auteurist and Orientalist assumptions than many other scholars and critics.

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G I Gurdjieff (d 1949) remains an important, if controversial, figure in early 20th-century Western Esoteric thought. This book explores an introduction of Gurdjieff's discourse on spiritual transformation in the late 20th century and its relation to Sufism.

(Paperback, NIPPOD)

A collection of essays examining the significance of philosophical inquiry in relation to the issue of climate change. It asks fundamental questions about human nature and, more importantly, the concept of nature itself. It proposes a way of beginning the important task of rethinking the relationship between humanity and the natural environment.

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Uses technologies to analyze the thoughts and cognitive processes behind the translation process. This title focuses on the topic of investigating translation processes from a cognitive perspective. It is suitable for the researchers and postgraduates in translation studies and cognitive linguistics as well as practicing translators.

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Analyzes the thoughts and cognitive processes behind the translation process. This title focuses on the topic of investigating translation processes from a cognitive perspective. It covers such techniques as eye-tracking, Think-Aloud protocols, keyboard logging and EEG (Electroencephalogram).

(Paperback, NIPPOD)

A cultural-materialist assessment of the after-effects of the French Revolution on English culture, using Coleridge as a case study.

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A collection of essays, demonstrating how comic books can be used as primary sources in the teaching and understanding of American history. It examines the ways in which comic books can be used to understand the history of the United States. It also demonstrates the different ways in which comic books can be used as resources.

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A collection of essays, demonstrating how comic books can be used as primary sources in the teaching and understanding of American history. It examines the ways in which comic books can be used to understand the history of the United States. It also demonstrates the different ways in which comic books can be used as resources.

(Paperback, NIPPOD)

A collection of multilingual case studies drawn from the international media, which uses various methodologies to examine the reporting of conflict around the world. It offers an examination of the reporting of conflict around the world. It is of interest to researchers in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and media studies.

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Looks at communication in elderly care and how we can best understand and improve its quality. This book examines the way people talk to each other in eldercare settings from an interdisciplinary and globally cross-cultural perspective.

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Investigates the modern history of communication in relation to the thinking of the political community in the United States. This title examines different representations of society and their political implications against the development of communication systems from the telegraph, to the telephone, to computer networks.

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A guide to communication, language and literacy in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) that promotes a holistic approach with examples of good practice. It is suitable for trainee and qualified early years professionals.

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A guide to communication, language and literacy in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) that promotes a holistic approach with examples of good practice. It is suitable for trainee and qualified early years professionals.

(Paperback, NIPPOD)

Monograph analyzing the relationship between literature, thought and community in mid-20th century France.

(Paperback, NIPPOD)

This constructive work of comparaitive philosophy explains the concept of dualism, looks at the problems it creates, and suggests how these might be circumnavigated.