Examines the influence of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas on James Joyce. O'Rourke demonstrates that Joyce was a philosophical writer who engaged creatively with questions of diversity and unity, identity, permanence and change, and the reliability of knowledge.
Explores the many aspects and outcomes of NASA’s research in life sciences, a little-understood endeavor that has often been overlooked in histories of the space agency.
A chilling, incisive, and firsthand look at the landscape of community news today, Lost Storytellers argues that the decline of local... Læs mere
Explains how women activists from across the political spectrum engaged with the state by working within... Læs mere
Explores the role that cultural heritage and museums played in the construction of a national identity in postcolonial Cuba. Pablo Alonso... Læs mere
The first book to illuminate how collaborations between dancers and painters shaped Mexico’s postrevolutionary cultural identity. K. Mitchell Snow traces this relationship throughout nearly half a century of developments in Mexican dance.
Examines the complexities of life for African Americans in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through... Læs mere
This well-illustrated book illuminates the life and career of one of Florida’s premier architects, whose elegant homes and design aesthetic shaped the architectural character of Winter Park and influenced urban development throughout central Florida.
Behind the costumes, life isn’t always magic and fairy dust for the people who play the iconic characters of Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and... Læs mere
Offers an in-depth look at the reversal of a wrongful conviction in a noteworthy example of the justice system seeking to correct... Læs mere
The first book to provide a comprehensive Latin American perspective on the role of humour in the Spanish- and Portuguese-language internet, highlighting how... Læs mere
Combining an accessible approach with innovative scholarship, An Introduction to the Sagas of Icelanders provides up-to-date perspectives on a unique medieval literary genre that has fascinated the English-speaking world for more than two centuries.