Books published by Continuum Publishing Corporation

The country of the ancient Mexicans or Aztecs, as they were known, formed but a very small part of the extensive territories which make up modern Mexico. This book contains an extract from William H Prescott's major work "A History of the Conquest of Mexico".

'Negative capability', the term John Keats used only once in a letter to his brothers, is a well-known but surprisingly unexplored concept in literary criticism and aesthetics. This book clarifies the meaning of the term and offers an anatomy of its key components, and provides an account of the history of this idea.

Challenges the theory that the self is narrative alone or that concordance reigns over discordance in the self. Drawing upon the works of Gilles Deleuze, this book proposes that deep to the sense of a unified, represented self is a more fundamental self of difference, a self that is more than merely coherent narrative.

This collection of papers, with their focus on social change in different settings and through a wide range of voices, offers a fresh view of both Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), and, ultimately, the relationship between the two.

Beginning with the Internet, then taking into account television, cinema, computer games, music, and radio, this title analyzes the emergence and implications of these diverse media, coloring our cultural landscape with different ideas on texts and how they work.

Covers an argument in contemporary debates about free will and moral responsibility.

A guide to the study of film and religion. It covers important themes and categories in the field. Featuring a series of research tools, including a list of resources, chronology and diagrams summarizing content, it is suitable for those with an interest in the intersections between religion and film.

An 'internal' crusade is defined as a holy war authorized by the pope and fought within Christian Europe against those perceived to be foes of Christendom, either to recover property or in defence of the Church or Christians. This study examines the relationship between the papacy and 'internal' crusades of Europe in the early 13th century.

Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" is devoted to the topic of human happiness. This book examines Aristotle's views on ethics and human nature, an issue central to his thought. It offers a fresh interpretation of Aristotle's account of happiness - one which incorporates Aristotle's views about the biological development of human beings.

Welcome the Spirit was developed by the Diocese of Leeds RE Centre and extensively piloted in that diocese. It provides material for Confirmation preparation in an introductory session and eight meetings.

Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus are representatives of the 'Golden Age' of scholasticism. They are known for their work in natural theology, which seeks to demonstrate tenets of faith without recourse to premises rooted in dogma or revelation. This book offers an examination of natural theology in the 'Golden Age' of scholastic philosophy.

The Arctic region has undiscovered oil and natural gas reserves that would be profitable for any country that managed to secure control over them. Gold, platinum, copper and other precious metals have also been found along the coast. This book presents a study of the impact Arctic reserves have on the global political and environmental stages.

Between 1953-57, John Betjeman read a series of poems on "The Faith in the West" program airing on the BBC's West of England Home Service. This series, called "Poems in the Porch", was so popular that Betjeman received constant requests to publish the poems. This book features an important discovery in the canon of Betjeman's poems.

What then is the place of weather disasters in our climate? Are they freaks or a necessary part of the whole? How rare are meteorological event does it take to cause chaos in our day-to-day lives? Are we becoming more at risk and less capable of dealing with them? This book answers these questions.

A collection of papers by one of the leading experts on the superstar of Irish Philosophy, George Berkeley (1685-1753). It includes an essay that examines a range of Berkeley's achievement, looking at his classic works of 1709-1713, "Alciphron" (1732) and his final book, the enigmaic "Siris" (1744).

A reflection on kings and leadership, this text proposes that Saul is authored in such a way that the narrative of 1 Samuel may be read as a riddle propounding the complex story of Israel/Judah's experience with kings as an instruction for those pondering leadership choices in the 6th century.

Norman Gottwald's monumental "The Tribes of Yahweh", published in 1979, has had a great influence in biblical politics and in the application of sociological methods to the Hebrew Bible. This book, following the reprint, reflects on the impact and the implications of the work after 20 years.

Many of Brenner's readers assumed that Brenner completely negated Jewish existence and sought to form a new way of life completely disconnected from the traditional Jewish existence. This book deals with the question of the meaning and rationale that the writer Joseph Chayim Brenner attributes to Jewish existence.

Offers various interpretations of the key aspects of the origins of the Second World War. This title is of interest to the general readers, historians, students and researchers, policy makers and conflict prevention experts.

Re-examines the principal themes of Lukacs' work, considering their relevance for a generation of scholars interested in the relations between politics and aesthetics. This collection brings together work on Lukacs from the fields of Philosophy, Social and Political Thought, Literary and Cultural Studies.

Deals with the role of memory in shaping religion in the ancient cities of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome. This title explores topics relating to religious traditions and memory, and the multifunctional roles of architectural and geographical sites, mythical figures and events, literary works and artefacts.

Australian native May (ecumenics, Trinity College, Dublin) analyzes the encounter between the two world religions and the native religions of Papua New Guinea, where he did ecumenical work between 1983 and 1987. His goal is to identify core characteristics of each religion, and assess the comparativ

When Jonathan Aitken was in prison, he experienced a religious conversion. When he emerged into the light of day, he headed for Oxford where he read for and obtained a degree in theology.The Psalms have assumed a quite exceptional importance in his life. The Psalms are at the very heart of the Christian life and its liturgy - in them is found the whole range of human emotion, of triumph and despair.In this new book, Aitken expounds his own view of the Psalms, the fruit of much prayer, study and reflection. He has busy, stressed modern men and women and the forefront of his mind as he writes. Aitken was a successful businessman and financier before he ever entered government as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. He is fully aware of the enormous pressures on people in countless walks of life - as speed of communication increases and more and more people are obliged to live with targets hanging over them like the sword of Damocles.Aitken writes ''out of the depths'': he has experienced as profoundly as any of us the heights of adulation and the depths of disgrace and shame and he understands the meaning of repentance. This is an account of the Psalms tried and tested in raw human emotion.This book is designed to be kept in the top drawer of a businessman''s desk, the satchel of a student, or the briefcase of a top flight lady executive.

This collection of Lefebvre's writings (few of which have been previously translated) reflects his interests and concerns, which ranged widely through philosophy, politics and social theory.

The family has been recognised in the ancient world as the key social institution on which both society and the state are based. This title offers approaches to the study of the family in antiquity. It also includes approaches to social institutions, depictions of women and children, the Seleucid dynasty as a negative model of family, and more.