Books published by Continuum Publishing Corporation

Presents a close reading of Philip Roth's later works from the perspective of trauma theory in order to emphasize Roth's interest in contemporary global trauma. This title moves beyond a critical reception of Philip Roth's recent fiction that has focused primarily on an interest in post WWII America.

An exploration of the reception of Ovid's myth thorughout history in fiction, film and television. Focusing on screen storylines with a "Pygmalion" subtext, from silent cinema to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Lars and the Real Girl", it looks at why and how the made-over or manufactured woman has survived through the centuries.

Achieving Democracy analyzes why some nations become democratic while others remain authoritarian by looking at issues of democratization from a cross-national and historical perspective.

Presents a critical history of Disney feature animation that uproots common misconceptions and brings fresh scholarly definition to a busy field. In addition to challenging certain misconceptions concerning the studio's development, this study also brings scholarly definition to hitherto neglected aspects of contemporary Disney.

Shell shock achieved a very high political profile in the years 1919-1922. This title offers a fresh insight into the lives of shell-shocked soldiers both during and after the Great War.

A prominent philosopher's investigation into the questions of responsibility and personal identity that explores the proliferation of identities and the need to "take charge."

A collection of studies of individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought. It deals with the critical biographical assessment of scholars' contributions to geography and geographical knowledge.

John Theophilus Desaguliers made his mark on the eighteenth century in several diverse ways. He was an assistant to Sir Isaac Newton and later elucidated the difficult concepts of Newtonian physics in private lectures. This title describes this charismatic character who was a major figure of his age.

Examines how the British went about inventing and manufacturing new weaponry such as hand grenades, rifle grenades and trench mortars when no body of knowledge about trench warfare munitions existed. This title shows how tactics were developed for these fresh munitions.

Political, social and racial discrimination in inter-war England explored through one case study of the corrupt antiques market. In 1922, Adolphe Shrager having made his fortune during the First World War, approached the London dealer Basil Dighton for advice on purchasing antique furniture. This title provides details on the Shrager Dighton case.

Offers an exploration of the phenomenon of celibate marriages in Byzantine hagiography. This book also explores the puzzling phenomenon of continent marriage as depicted in the lives of three couples who achieved sainthood. It highlights the ingenuity of Byzantine hagiographers as they attempted to reconcile this curious paradox.

Offers an introduction to the major elements of the prevalent metaphysical system of Judaism, Kabbalah. This book covers the historical and theoretical essence of Kabbalah, providing a definition of the term and the limitations of what Kabbalah is and is not. It provides an overview of the history of the movement.

Explores three novels by Louise Erdrich, one of the important and popular Native American writers. This book illuminates Erdrich's multiperspectival representation of Native American culture and history. It focuses on such topics as humor, religion, ethnicity, gender, race, sexuality, trauma, history, and narrative form.

Explores significance Confucius' philosophy has for Western education systems today. This title also explores the significance for western liberal/democratic educational systems of the philosophy of Confucius.

Uses literary theory and comparative studies to examine how the conceptual resources of cultures may pre-figure our perspectives and pre-determine our worldviews.

Provides impressive dossier on the phenomenon of Saturnism, offering an interpretation of aspects of Judaism, including the emergence of Sabbateanism. This title demonstrates that they were instrumental in the conviction that Sabbatei Tzevei, the mid-17th-century messianic figure in Rabbinic Judaism, was indeed the Messiah.

Explores everyday childhood in relation to employment, religion, policing, war and migration, drawing on children's experiences in a variety of contexts and countries.

Philosophers have raised and struggled with questions relating to human language for more than 2000 years. This book offers an introduction and guide to the key thinkers in the study of the philosophy of language, from Gottlob Frege to Ludwig Wittgenstein and Jacques Derrida.

Taking as its starting point the fact that language is not a mirror of reality but lets us share what we know, believe and think about reality, this book focuses on language as a social phenomenon, and makes visible the attitudes and beliefs expressed by the members of a discourse community.

Informed by a hermeneutic perspective, this title presents a survey of the Pre-Socratic thinkers, the contexts from which they emerged and their influence. It calls into question a longstanding mythology that the 'Pre-Socratics had the grandiose audacity to break with all traditional forms of knowledge' (Badiou).

Presents a survey of contemporary phenomenological research into the problem of truth. Starting with an historical introduction chronicling the variations on truth at play in the Phenomenological tradition, this book explores how Husserl's methodology equips us with the tools to thoroughly explore notions of truth, reality and knowledge.

Arguing for the thematic and structural unity in Heidegger's thought from "Being and Time" right through to the later writings, this book focuses on the summons to authenticity; labeling the move as the key to identifying recurring patterns and themes in Heidegger's protracted confrontation with modernity.

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).

A guide to using Vygotsky's theories to support children and schools in special needs education. It pursues issues raised by a post-Vygotskian approach and which make important contributions to the development of the fields of policy and practice.

Includes the essays that offer an attempt to grasp Nietzsche's prescience through Heidegger's critique of it, and so by attempting to think through the philosophical consequences of the last century in reading the signs of our own condition. This book also provides a discussion of some of the lesser-known texts of the later Heidegger.

Demonstrates how significant disciplinarity is to understanding different forms of knowledge and improving educational practice. This title illustrates how different disciplines can collaborate and cross-fertilize successfully, without losing their distinctive insights and disciplinary integrity.

A discussion about the functions of education, drawing on a range of educational situations. It challenges the various functions of education as widely and conventionally perceived, and promotes the notion of education as a humanitarian response as the prime function.

Explains why the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) had to undergo a major metamorphosis in order to win approval. This book uses this episode as a window onto the dynamics of modern constitutional politics, specifically the constitutional politics of free exercise.

Offering a comprehensive analysis of the post-1990 fiction of one of America's most respected writers and cultural critics, this title focuses on three of Don DeLillo's most recent novels - "Mao II", "Underworld", and "Falling Man" - that span pivotal moments in history: the end of the Cold War, the millennium, and 9/11.