Books published by Continuum Publishing Corporation

Erudite exploration of Republicanism as a political ideology and as an oppositional force to the emperors in Rome during the first century AD.

How can we access the energy and wisdom needed to embark on the generous and healing venture of trust that we call forgiveness? One of the most profound challenges a human being can ever face is how to forgive in the aftermath of injury, hurt or violation. This title explores the theology of forgiveness.

Examines the processes of socialization and commitment processes of Anglo-Australian affiliates of Buddhist Centres in Australia. This book also examines practitioners' experiences of participation, study, practice and self-transformation with respect to their role in the individual's appropriation of the Buddhist worldview.

Ian Mortimer examines some of the most controversial questions in medieval history, outlining his ground-breaking approach to historical evidence. An important work from one of today's most original and popular medieval historians.

In recent years adaptation studies has established itself as a discipline in its own right, separate from translation studies. This book examines what adaption is and what it entails, and moves towards theorizing adaptation studies as a coherent discipline. It aims to showcase the best in international academic and professional output.

A guide to improving standards, developing leaders and putting pupils at the centre of everything. It explains how making leadership the right - and responsibility - of various stakeholders, taking a few risks and using common sense can improve school attainment and enjoyment.

A complete guide to supporting problem solving, reasoning and numeracy in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). It introduces this area of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to trainee and qualified early years professionals.

A guide to communication, language and literacy in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) that promotes a holistic approach with examples of good practice. It is suitable for trainee and qualified early years professionals.

Radical political thought of the 20th century was dominated by utopia, but the failure of communism in Eastern Europe and its disavowal in China has brought on the need for a new model of utopian thought. This book thus seeks to redefine the concept of utopia and bring it to bear on today's politics.

Looks at the Rolling Stones band in the late 70s - inspired by a year just spent in the disco/punk cauldron of New York City. Weaving together the history of the band and the city, this title traces the genesis and legacy of the album that Mick Jagger would later call the band's best since "Let It Bleed".

When Johnny Cash signed to Rick Rubin's record label in 1993, he was a country music legend who, like his fellow Highwaymen Willie, Waylon and Kris, remained a fondly regarded yet completely marginalized Nashville figure. This title offers an investigation of what is arguably Johnny Cash's greatest album, focusing on his enduring mythology.

Provides an insight into Heidegger's Phenomenology. This book reveals Heidegger's deep commitment to Wilhelm Dilthey and Count Yorck von Wartenburg.

A study of the 19th century French poet and critic Stephane Mallarme. It presents Mallarme as neither an aesthete in need of rare essences and unheard-of words, nor the silent and nocturnal thinker of some poem too pure to be written.

Adventurous, engaging and politically urgent, contemporary American novels have come to enjoy a particular prestige and, through university courses, film adaptations and cultural controversies, a global circulation. This book provides an introduction to the contemporary American novel focusing on contexts, key texts and criticism.

An in-depth study of the visceral slacker classic from 1987, an album that influenced enormously the nascent alternative scene.

Introduces students to the key issues in American education. This book focuses on the major problems facing American education. It offers a scholarly treatment of these problems from historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives, bringing together relevant findings from those disciplines to analyze and illuminate a wide range of issues.

A practical handbook packed with tips, techniques and suggestions for all those working and living with learning disabled children aged 3-19.

A collection of critical essays on the American novelist Bret Easton Ellis, examining the novels of his mature period: "American Psycho" (1991), "Glamorama" (1999), and "Lunar Park" (2005). It also examines the alchemy of acclaim and disdain that accrues to Ellis, and reviews the literary and artistic significance of his work.

Explores the dynamics of television, identity, and cultural communication, providing a lens for encountering, interpreting, and judging American culture and the American identity.

Jacques Ranciere's work has defined itself through a remarkable set of philosophical differences in relation to other key figures working in the fields of politics, philosophy and aesthetics. This book offers a critically balanced response to the work of this major contemporary theorist.

An analysis of passion, moderation and virtue in Shakespearean drama from the perspective of ethical criticism.

Exploring the politics of female celebrity across a range of contemporary, historical, media and national contexts, this collection seeks to interrogate such phenomena by forging a greater conceptual, theoretical and historical dialogue between celebrity studies and critical gender studies.

Drawing on thinkers such as Montesquieu, Plato, Aristotle, and Althusius, as well as on real world examples, this book offers a fresh approach and contribution to the study of federalism that may interest students in government and intergovernmental relations, federalism, political theory, American politics, and comparative politics.

Jacques Ranciere's work has defined itself through a remarkable set of philosophical differences in relation to other key figures working in the fields of politics, philosophy and aesthetics. This book offers a critically balanced response to the work of this major contemporary theorist.

Analyzes the rhetorical construction of the Iranian nuclear threat during the Bush presidency, and US/Iran relations more generally. This book offers an in-depth consideration of the rhetoric surrounding Iran's controversial nuclear programme. It points out the conditions that lent credibility to the Bush administration's position.

An examination of developments in contemporary narrative, placing them in the context of wider social, cultural and technological trends, using a case-study approach. Taking a case study approach, it traces key narrative developments in the context of a range of theoretical approaches, including multimodality, multilingualism and transliteracy.

Compares the philosophies of Rosenzweig and Heidegger to elucidate their diverging ethical paths and to indicate philosophical consequences. The author provides a close reading of some of their essential texts - "The Star of Redemption" for Rosenzweig and "Being and Time" and "The Origin of the Work of Art" for Heidegger.

Posits that the post 9/11 war on terrorism has had a profound effect on NATO's post Cold War structure and military missions. This book focuses on the decades from 1989 until 2009, during which NATO underwent two major transformations.