Books published by Continuum Publishing Corporation

Focuses on the life and literary art of Graham Greene, one of the last century's most celebrated authors. This title brings together writers, journalists and scholars to investigate as well as to assess Greene's prolific oeuvre and intense personal interests.

J G Ballard self-professedly 'devoured' the work of Sigmund Freud as a teenager, and entertained early thoughts of becoming a psychiatrist. This title investigates Ballard's engagement with psychology and the psychological in his fiction, tracing the influence of key figures including Freud, C G Jung and R D Laing.

God for the author is not a funk hole or an oxygen tank. We cannot escape the realities of our lives by swallowing pills or lying on a psychiatrist's couch. The author believes that society can be transformed by the transformation of the hearts and minds of ordinary mortals, who do not have to be cloistered behind monastic walls.

Explores what it means to be 'critical' in different disciplines in higher education and how students can be taught to be effective critical thinkers. This book clarifies the idea of critical thinking by investigating the 'critical' practices of academics across a range of disciplines.

Drawing on insights from thinkers such as Badiou and Nancy, this book examines Hegel's conception of 'the rabble' in order to reconstruct his political philosophy. It identifies and explores a crucial problem in the Hegelian philosophy of right that strikes at the heart of Hegel's conception of the state.

A guide to teaching and championing drama across the curriculum. It includes ideas to inspire your students and colleagues about drama. It contains a chapter on getting the students to work collaboratively, and one on making use of ICT within drama.

The first detailed English-language study of the writings of Vasilii Rozanov, controversial writer and thinker of Russia's Silver Age.

Presents an analysis of 'messianism' in Continental philosophy, using a case study of Levinas to uncover its underlying philosophical intelligibility. This title traces the evolution of messianic idea across Levinas' career, emphasising the transformations which this idea undergoes in taking on philosophical intelligibility.

With the resurgence (though some say it has never left) of radio, due in part to new media practices and technological innovations, not only are there more theory-related radio courses, but also those teaching the production and practice aspects. This book combines both theory and practice to lead to an understanding of radio drama form.

Reflects on the nature of religion and how it relates or ought to relate to the rest of life. This title argues that to value religion as the essential foundation of morality is a profound and probably dangerous mistake. It intends to clarify the foundation of morality in a society largely indifferent to and ignorant of religion.

Provides a reflection and reevaluation on Freire's central principles of pedagogy and praxis. This title explores whether Freire's revolutionary work has stood the test of time and it's relevance to educational discourses - discourses that frequently contest the ontological and historical aspects of human development.

Contains ready-to-use maths lesson plans with complementary worksheets aligned to the Key Stage 3 curriculum that focus on problem solving and putting maths into context to engage students in deeper mathematical thought. This book offers curriculum-friendly lesson plans for busy secondary school teachers of various disciplines.

An exploration of the corridors of power in Byzantium of the time of Justinian (527-565). It reveals how Empress Theodora and Antonina, both alumnae of the theatre, were remarkable examples of social mobility, moving into positions of power and influence, becoming wives of key figures.

Shows, through close readings of three major novelists, how Modernist fiction developed new ways of expressing thought.

This book is a close reading of the various ways race was covered in Slovak-language newspapers as immigrants themselves adopted a "white" identity.

Text that focuses on the contemporary practice of diplomacy, looking at how states deal with each other and analyzing elements of change.

This is the first comprehensive collection of Scruton's writings, a mix of published and new essays spanning a period of thirty years.

Exploring the balance between memory as survival and memory as reconstruction, and between memory and historically recorded fact, this volume unearths the way ancient societies formed their cultural identity.

The relationship between film and philosophy has become a topic of intense intellectual interest. But how should we understand this relationship? Can philosophy renew our understanding of film? This title explores these questions in relation to both analytic and Continental philosophies of film.

An examination of border decomposition, re-creation and destruction in twentieth-century Hungary. It shows the evolution of a single set of borders over a century in response to a range of internal and external forces in a regional and global context. It illuminates the complexities, opportunities, and problems that face a small state.

International case studies of leadership in practice provide an overview of the 'lived experience' of new primary school Principals in different contexts. This book brings together the range of those experiences and challenges. It includes interviews with primary school leaders in the early years of leadership in 13 different countries.

A collection of essays on Coetzee that examines how his novels create and unsettle literary authority. It shows how Coetzee provokes us into reconsidering certain basic formal and existential questions such as the nature of literary realism, the authority of the author and the constitution of the human self in a posthumanist setting.

International case studies of leadership in practice provide an overview of the 'lived experience' of new primary school Principals in different contexts. This book brings together the range of those experiences and challenges. It includes interviews with primary school leaders in the early years of leadership in 13 different countries.

A study of the culture and physicality of dancehall reggae music. It focuses on the skilled performance of the crewmembers responsible for this signature of Jamaican music: the audio engineers designing, building and fine-tuning the "set" of equipment; the selectors choosing the music tracks played; and, MCs (DJs) on the mic hyping up the crowd.

Discusses the role of empathy in learning throughout all levels of education and its crucial relationship to motivation, values development and achievement, impacting from the micro to the macro levels of society. The author considers the intrinsic nature of affect and empathic human relationships in learning.

Constructs, problematizes and defends a Deleuzian philosophy of history. Drawing on Deleuze's philosophy of time, this title identifies key ideas and suggestions related to the philosophy of history from Deleuze and Guattari's major writings - including the seminal contemporary texts "Anti-Oedipus", "A Thousand Plateaux", and more.

Provides an exploration of the phenomenon of conversion, the contribution of European converts and the evolution and future of British Islam. This title assesses efforts to bridge the gap between the Muslim community and wider British society, and by extension Euro-Muslim understanding.