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Wonchul Shin
Moral and Theological Virtues of the Oppressed

This book focuses on discovering particular moral and theological virtues of the oppressed, embodied in their daily practices of survival, resistance, and flourishing.Wonchul Shin calls for a holistic vis…

lieferbar ab 22.1.2026.

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Context and Transformative Leadership in Higher Education

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Context and Transformative Leadership in Higher Education explores the importance of cultural, political, socioeconomic and historical context in change leadership in higher edu…

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Madison Jones
Inventing Ecosystems

This open access book examines the origins of the "ecosystem" concept through the perspective of the rhetoric of science and technology. Studying the pioneering work of ecosystems ecologists Eug…

lieferbar ab 12.1.2026.

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Friedemann Stengel
A Critical Genealogy of Humanism

'Humanism' is among the most powerful terms in historical and contemporary political, religious, and philosophical debates. The term serves to position itself in ideological conflicts and to cement a clai…

lieferbar ab 28.2.2026.

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Kritish Rajbhandari
The Indian Ocean and the Historical Imagination in Afro-Asian Fiction

The Indian Ocean has long connected people, objects, and ideas across continents and cultures. This book asks how contemporary writers reimagine the Indian Ocean through literary figurations of the past. …

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Tobias Lehmann
"I Don't Know My Way Around Here Anymore"

Drawing on profound insights into the transformational journey of socio-cultural change in East Germany after unification, Tobias Lehmann presents inspiring and thought-provoking interpretations of two no…

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Legal and Forensic Psychology

This book seeks to distinguish empirically-based knowledge from widespread misconceptions in the fields of legal and forensic psychology. Across ten chapters, leading scholars contribute different perspec…

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Joseph Conlon
Plautus' Persa

Studia Comica - Band 026

This commentary on the Persa is the first full-length treatment of the play in English. The commentary, in addition to collecting comparanda, explaining difficult and corrupt passages, providing necessary…

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Democratic Protests and New Forms of Collective Action

Following a dialogic and interdisciplinary approach, this book highlights changes in the concept and action of disobedience, presenting a theoretical framework and applied case studies. Disobedience has t…

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Dongyao Liu
Poetization of Illness

This book draws on historical sources and current research findings, skillfully integrating theory and text analysis. Through the examination of specific works, it discusses the aesthetic construction and…

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Elizabeth Kowaleski Wallace
Insects and the Enlightenment

What was the role of insects in defining the human during the British eighteenth century? If humans have always been both helpfully and antagonistically entangled with insects, why were insects absent fro…

lieferbar ab 31.3.2026.

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Sam Reenan
Symphonic Spectacles

How did composers in the early twentieth century combine traditional approaches to musical structure? In Symphonic Spectacles author Sam Reenan presents a set of case studies, using works by Strauss, Beac…

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Drinking Water Disinfection By-products

This book is devoted to water treatment and it outlines the historical context and regulatory framework surrounding drinking water chlorination, addressing disinfection by-products (DBPs) formation, assoc…

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Immigration, Identity, and Inclusion in the Lives of Faculty of Color

"Grounded in the historical context of immigration and race relations in the United States, this book provides invaluable insights into the experiences of immigrant faculty of color. A wonderful bala…

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Michael Billig, Cristina Marinho
Politicians Manipulating Statistics

Highly original and insightful, Billig and Marinho's book investigates how politicians misuse official statistics. Setting this problem in its historical context - and offering vivid case studies of Donal…

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Falk Huettig
Looking Ahead

Driven by the transformative idea that the brain operates as a predictive engine, this book offers a rigorous yet accessible introduction to predictive processing's core concepts while navigating major th…

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Valuation in Emerging Markets

This volume sheds light on the valuation of assets in emerging economies. It provides essential insights and practical strategies tailored for investors, analysts, and financial professionals and addresse…

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Interreligious Solidarity for Justice in Palestine-Israel

This volume provides a historical context for the present escalation of hostilities between Palestinians and the State of Israel. It brings together interdisciplinary chapters written by international spe…

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Falk Huettig
Looking Ahead

Driven by the transformative idea that the brain operates as a predictive engine, this book offers a rigorous yet accessible introduction to predictive processing's core concepts while navigating major th…

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Stephen Farthing, Richard Cork
Art

An accessible and hugely popular history of art explained through many of the world's most famous masterpieces.Written by an international team of artists, art historians and curators, this absorbing and …

lieferbar ab 5.5.2026.

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