This clear and engaging introduction is the first book to assess the ideas of Kwame Anthony Appiah, the Ghanaian-British philosopher. The book focuses on the theme of ‘identity’ and is…

Jet lag is a physical ailment, a temporal condition, a political effect, and, ultimately, a cultural moment–in sum, a universal, yet under-examined, object of study that serves as an allegory…

One of South Africa’s best-known writers during the apartheid era, Alex La Guma was a lifelong activist and a member of the South African Communist Party and the African National…

From their first pairing in Hamlet (1948) to House of the Long Shadows (1983), British film stars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing forged perhaps the most successful collaboration in horror…

As the United States conducts foreign policy and military operations, it must assess and consider the impact of religion in societies to achieve long-term stability in a region. So say…

This de luxe collector’s edition features the first edition text and eight full-colour plates, with an exclusive colour frontispiece illustration. The book is quarterbound with a special gold motif stamped…

Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Luthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit…

A foundational primer on the field of conflict and peace economics, this Element details its intellectual history, highlights policy-relevant insights gained from contemporary theory and evidence, and addresses future research…