Books published by Continuum Publishing Corporation

In a fresh interpretation of Parmenides' philosophical poem "On Nature", this book considers Parmenides as a thinker of mortal singularity, a thinker who is concerned with the fate of irreducibly unique individuals. It also includes a substantial overview and bibliography of contemporary scholarship on Parmenides.

Philosophical accounts of childhood have tended to derive from Plato and Aristotle, who portrayed children as unreasonable and incomplete in terms of lacking formal and final causes and ends. This title examines the idea that compulsory education is a social good, and that adulthood and childhood should be considered as entirely separate realms.

The issue of veiling has been intensively debated in Western society and has implications for religious liberty, inter-communal relationships and cultural interaction. This book seeks to generate open and objective discussion of this highly important, though controversial, subject, with contributions from female practitioners of Islam.

Examines the political economy of the states of Pacific Asia, stretching from Japan to Burma since the end of WWII. This title offers a comprehensive account of the diverse experiences of the states in Pacific Asia.

Covers the fundamental areas of philosophical logic. This guide explores issues pertaining to classical logic and its rivals, extensional and intensional extensions of classical logic, semantics for parts of natural language, and the application of logic in the theory of rationality.

Sets the resources of the philosophical tradition to the task of interpreting violence in its diverse expressions. This title states that philosophy can remain a vital partner in the twin tasks of diagnosis and action.

Sheds light on the development of crucial aspects of Beckett's post-war writing by drawing on exclusive access to his unpublished German diaries. This book explores the relevance of these diaries to Beckett's development as a writer. It challenges traditional literary interpretations by taking an empirical approach to modernist writing.

Using data from an ethnographic case study of a low-achieving girls school, the author explores aspirations and argues that whilst class is very powerful in explaining educational attainment, understanding educational aspirations is somewhat more complex.

Explores the intersection of philosophy of religion and moral philosophy. This book suggests ways of thinking about moral philosophy in its under-explored but potentially very fruitful encounter with philosophy of religion.

Provides insight on the acquisition of functional categories within the Minimalist Framework. This book examines the availability of Determiner Phrases in the grammar of young children acquiring Spanish as a first language. It addresses the language acquisition debate between the continuity and discontinuity hypothesis.

A reinterpretation of Katharine Mansfield's work that expands our understanding of her place in Modernism. It discusses her fiction in relation to her life.

Philip Roth has without doubt been one of the most important writers of fiction in the United States during the latter part of the twentieth century. This title collects essays by noted Roth scholars on three essential novels appearing in recent years, "American Pastoral" (1997), "The Human Stain" (2000), and "The Plot Against America" (2004).

Using a broad range of case studies, this book examines conflict and the international relations facing the world. It looks at conflict both as an important subject in its own right and as a powerful lens through which to view international relations more generally. It provides an introduction to both theory and practice.

Explores the theoretical and practical potential of the psychoanalytic method deployed by Slavoj Zizek by investigating its epistemological implications within our capitalist universe. This book begins by evaluating Zizek's account of the capitalist ideology of enjoyment through the analysis of Lacan's critique of Marx's surplus-value.

This translation and commentary on the Ugaritic texts is aimed at general readers, students and specialists. The texts are seen as background material for Old Testament study, as Ugaritic deities, myths, religious terminology, poetic techniques and general vocabulary are found in the Hebrew Bible.

Covers key ideas in debates on the complex relationship between theory and practice in the field of translation studies. This book explores the relevance of translation theory to practice.

Covers key ideas in debates on the complex relationship between theory and practice in the field of translation studies. This book explores the relevance of translation theory to practice.

Presents an examination of the readings of Marx given by four post-structuralist thinkers, all key figures in Continental philosophy: Jean-Francois Lyotard, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, and Gilles Deleuze. This title aims to develop a better understanding of both Marx and post-structuralism.

In 1991 Van Morrison said, 'Music is spiritual, the music business isn't'. This book investigates the oppositions and harmonies within the work of Van Morrison, proceeding from this identified starting point. It looks at Morrison as a singer. It also looks at how he uses his voice as an interpretive instrument.

A collection of essays exploring the treatment of rape in the 'art cinema' genre. It highlights the prevalence and multiple functions of rape in this prestigious mode of filmmaking as well as questions the meaning of its ubiquity and versatility. It investigates the representation of rape in some of cinema's most cherished films.

Investigating what the atheists mean when they use the words 'atheism' and 'God', this book explores the differences and similarities between 'old' and 'new' atheism, and places atheism of either variety in context by examining the naturalistic worldview that grounds it. It also examines various arguments against God-belief.

Focussing on the significance of sensation, this study develops a Deleuzian poetics of reading, through an examination of contemporary innovative poetry. It suggests that a Deleuzian way of reading offers a firm purchase on notoriously difficult texts, providing concepts and a language that aids their understanding.

A collection of essays bringing together and exploring the connections between two figures in twentieth-century hermeneutics, Hans-Georg Gadamer and Paul Ricoeur. It brings Gadamer and Ricoeur into a hermeneutical conversation with each other. It shows how the horizons of their thought at once support and question each other.

Provides an analysis of the process of regenring, the transformation of essay-based knowledge through the process of rewriting in another genre. This book analyzes the work of first year undergraduates from a range of disciplines who were given a task of reworking an essay using a different genre. It is suitable for researchers and postgraduates.

Analytic and Continental philosophy have become increasingly specialised and differentiated fields of endeavour. This collection of essays examines the strengths and weaknesses of each tradition, and ultimately encourages enhanced understanding, dialogue and even rapprochement between these sometimes antagonistic adversaries.

The history of responses to the works of William Wordsworth and William Blake can be divided into those who have tried to enact their poetry, and those who have tried to categorize it. This book argues that not only are both valid, but the conflict between them is staged in the poetry of both Blake and Wordsworth.

A collection of studies of individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought. It provides key insight into the shaping of this discipline and of its practitioners in modern context.

This comprehensive account demonstrates how Hartman's commitment to the potency of aesthetic mediation informs a unique position in current debates about ethics, media, and memory. >