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An analysis of passion, moderation and virtue in Shakespearean drama from the perspective of ethical criticism.

Exploring the politics of female celebrity across a range of contemporary, historical, media and national contexts, this collection seeks to interrogate such phenomena by forging a greater conceptual, theoretical and historical dialogue between celebrity studies and critical gender studies.

Drawing on thinkers such as Montesquieu, Plato, Aristotle, and Althusius, as well as on real world examples, this book offers a fresh approach and contribution to the study of federalism that may interest students in government and intergovernmental relations, federalism, political theory, American politics, and comparative politics.

Jacques Ranciere's work has defined itself through a remarkable set of philosophical differences in relation to other key figures working in the fields of politics, philosophy and aesthetics. This book offers a critically balanced response to the work of this major contemporary theorist.

Born in Turkey, noted philosopher Ilham Dilman spent the majority of his working life teaching philosophy in the United States and Great Britain and published widely in moral philosophy and psychology, most notably on Wittgenstein and Freud. This title offers critiques of Ilham Dilman's major contemporaries.

Analyzes the rhetorical construction of the Iranian nuclear threat during the Bush presidency, and US/Iran relations more generally. This book offers an in-depth consideration of the rhetoric surrounding Iran's controversial nuclear programme. It points out the conditions that lent credibility to the Bush administration's position.

The myths of the Norse god Thor were preserved in the Icelandic Eddas, set down in the early Middle Ages. The bane of giants and trolls, Thor was worshipped as the last line of defence against all that threatened early Nordic society. This title explores the extraordinary regard in which Thor has been held since medieval times.

An examination of developments in contemporary narrative, placing them in the context of wider social, cultural and technological trends, using a case-study approach. Taking a case study approach, it traces key narrative developments in the context of a range of theoretical approaches, including multimodality, multilingualism and transliteracy.

Compares the philosophies of Rosenzweig and Heidegger to elucidate their diverging ethical paths and to indicate philosophical consequences. The author provides a close reading of some of their essential texts - "The Star of Redemption" for Rosenzweig and "Being and Time" and "The Origin of the Work of Art" for Heidegger.

Posits that the post 9/11 war on terrorism has had a profound effect on NATO's post Cold War structure and military missions. This book focuses on the decades from 1989 until 2009, during which NATO underwent two major transformations.

Examines scientific discourse using a textographic framework, highlighting tensions between global and local trends in academic writing. This book contests monolingual assumptions informing scientific discourse, calling attention to emerging glocal discourses that make hybrids of the standard globalized and local academic English norms.

School leadership is undergoing significant change as headteachers respond to new opportunities and challenges offered to or imposed on them as a result of government policy. This book considers the developing nature of school leadership and the impact of new roles for headteachers inside and outside school and system leadership.

A primer on the complexities of history writing, and writing history. It challenges the view of historiography as an esoteric subject by presenting an overview of the history of historical writing from the Renaissance to the present, focusing primarily on the US and Europe.

A guide to planning, carrying out and presenting successful classroom inquiry for teachers working towards a Masters-level qualification in education, whether on a MTL programme, working towards an Education MA or carrying out teacher inquiry as part of their professional development.

Engages with the thinking of the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) in order to propose innovative responses to 21st-century problems actively contributing to global conflict. This work presents an elucidation of the practical significance of Ricoeur's thinking and a contribution to resolving socio-political conflicts in the 21st century.

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.

Offers a critical study of the reinscription of biblical parables in Victorian realist fiction. The author shows that authors such as Charles Dickens, Margaret Oliphant, and Charlotte Yonge appreciated the power of parables to deliver an ethical charge that was as unexpected as it was disruptive to conventional moral complacency.

Defying critical suggestions that the pastoral elegy is obsolete, the author reveals the popularity of the form in the work of major contemporary poets Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes and Paul Muldoon, Michael Longley, Douglas Dunn and Peter Reading. He outlines the development of the form, and identifies its characteristics and functions.

Using decisions by the US Supreme Court as a framework, this book explores the relationship between church and state in the United States since 1945. It shows how the constitutional underpinnings of church-state debates shaped the political, economic, and social debate on the issue, and also explores debates about religion and American society.

Examines the dynamics of a multilingual planet, offering us a snapshot of a globalized society. This book examines lingua francas, pidgins, creoles and artificial languages on the way to developing a snapshot of the social life of language. It also asks: How far a role does translation play in helping multilingualism to thrive?

Provides a humanistic perspective on pedagogy by relating it to the interpretive practices of particular public educators: thinkers and writers whose work has had an immeasurable impact on how we understand and interpret the world and how our understandings and interpretations act on that world.

Examines a range of innovative practices and processes in digital poetry published on the global computer network during the past decade.

A collection that explores the politics of female celebrity across a range of contemporary, historical, media and national contexts. It seeks to interrogate such phenomena by forging a greater conceptual, theoretical and historical dialogue between celebrity studies and critical gender studies.

From their earliest days, Superheroes have engaged with some of the most profound spiritual questions that a human being can face: What does it mean to be good? Why is there evil? This book looks at the modern Superhero comic as an expression of spiritual desire, showing what Superheroes can teach about our most essential human needs.

How did medieval hermits survive on their self-denying diet? What did they eat, and how did unethical monks get around the rules? Full of rich anecdotes, and including recipes for basic monk's stew and bread soup, - this title tells the story of hermits, monks, food and fasting in the Middle Ages.

The remarkable story of Thomas Coningsby (1657-1729) exploring, for the first time, his tumultuous public and personal career.

This is volume 17 in the Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers series.

Tracks the developmental changes in writing across the schools curriculum, enhancing a key area of research in applied linguistics. Using a systemic functional grammar, this book outlines developmental changes in writing in three major areas of the school curriculum - English, history, and science.

Sir Walter Raleigh is a figure writ large in popular imagination. Yet how can we understand this man who was soldier, voyager, visionary, courtier, politician, poet, historian, patriot and 'traitor'? This biography of one of the key figures in British history focuses on both his writing and legacy.