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In Submarine Telegraphy and the Hunt for Gutta Percha, Helen Godfrey traces the connections between submarine telegraphy and the peoples of Singapore and Sarawak (Borneo) who supplied 'gutta percha', the latex used as insulation for the world's undersea telegraph cables.

The book offers an updated expert assessment of the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities through an article-by-article analysis and assessment of the scope of application during the first four cycles of monitoring

In Non-Governmental Interests in Regional Organizations: The Role of Parliamentary, Socio-Economic and Territorial Institutions, Elisa Tino aims at analysing the unexplored phenomenon of institutional multipolarism of regional organizations, namely the trend to establish institutions representing non-governmental interests.

Seeking out the Land describes the study of the Holy Land in the Roman period and examines the complex connections between theology, the social agenda and the intellectual pursuit.

A synoptic interpretation of the rulers and elites in Eurasia from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century.

In Grounding in Chinese Written Narrative Discourse Wendan Li offers a comprehensive account of how Chinese, as a morphologically challenged language, uses grammatical means to highlight (or foreground) major events of a narrative and to demote (or background) other supporting descriptions.

In Religion and the Arts: History and Method, Diane Apostolos-Cappadona analyses the origins and methodological journey of this field though concerns with repatriation, museum exhibitions, and globalization, to offer an indispensable introduction to study of the field.

Art and Science in Word and Image explores how discovery and innovation have functioned inter-dependently across art, literature and the sciences, focusing on engagements with natural forms and forces, and other fields of knowledge across a spectrum of creative media

'What is art?' is one of the classic questions that philosophy has addressed over the ages, from the ancients to today. A discussion of the primary literature of the field introduces a series of considerations used to shift the problem of definition onto new plane, one that is able to respond to the challenges of the performing and participatory arts, which more than any other form of art present particularly unconventional ontologies.

A trans-cultural collection of studies on early modern imagery of the phenomena of pain and suffering and viewers' potential responses. Authors variously consider pain and suffering as somatic, emotional, and psychological experiences.

In Historical Consciousness, Haskalah, and Nationalism among the Karaites of Eastern Europe Golda Akhiezer presents the spiritual life and historical thought of Eastern European Karaites, shedding new light on several conventional notions prevalent in Karaite studies from the nineteenth century.

Women's ILO examines a century-long history of women and their networks involved in and with the ILO, the gendered meaning of labour standards, and the challenges of achieving gender equity through international labour law, transnational campaigns, and local labour policies.

Ethics and Aesthetics in Toni Morrison's Fiction explores the relationship between ethics and aesthetics in Toni Morrison's fiction. Palladino's work foregrounds ambiguity as a key feature of narrative ethics.

A Companion to Medieval Genoa introduces recent scholarship on the vibrant and source-rich medieval history of Genoa, with thematic chapters positioning the city and its people within the broader history of Italy and the Mediterranean ca. 1100-1500.

The essays collected in Literary Location and Dislocation of Myth in the Colonial and Post/Colonial Anglophone World examine how narratives have conveyed the diverse experiences of territorial belonging and alienation in postcolonial communities by rewriting traditional myths or creating new ones.

Roberto Romani tackles the moral and religious core of Italian political culture in the years of patriotic struggle 1815-1861.

An alternative argument for understanding the success of Titoist Yugoslavia (1945-1990) and raises new questions about the bipolar international relations between East and West.

Reframing the Diplomat offers a unique perspective on the unofficial realm of Cold War transatlantic relations by analysing the diplomatic role of the Dutch Atlanticist Ernst van der Beugel both as a government official and as a private diplomat.

This volume treats the evolution of the object of metaphysics from being to the concept of being to, finally, the object. It examines metaphysics and ontology, and the history of these terms. It is relevant to scholars and philosophers.

This book examines the Maṇḍala of Eight Great Bodhisattvas during the Tibetan (786-848) and post-Tibetan Guiyijun (848-1036) periods at Dunhuang, focusing on the intersections between political authority, religious praxis, and visual language.

This book defines the right of self-defence as understood in and before 1945 and offers a possible better alternative for interpreting the significance of the precondition provided for in the Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.

In Les enfers indiens, Marc Tiefenauer explores the history of representations of hell in India, from the first literary sources until today.

The Plant Contract presents contemporary art that changes human perception of the vegetal world, after centuries of plant disassociation, and returns us to the genius and solace of "nature and thought".

This interdisciplinary, empirical and theoretical approach to forgiveness and revenge considers the roles of truth, restitution and ritual in the promotion of forgiveness and deterrence of revenge in multiple contexts.

Looking across genres, subjects, and periods, this book examines what our conflicted reaction of both desire and disgust tells us about monsters and their role in human culture

By critically exploring interdisciplinary perspectives on empathy, this dialogical volume Exploring Empathy aims to generate deeper thinking about what is at stake in discussions and practices of empathy in the 21st century.

Comparing Fiscal Federalism investigates intergovernmental financial relations and the current allocation of financial and fiscal powers in compound states from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. Theoretical approaches and case studies provide a comprehensive analysis of recent developments and emerging trends.

Can Jane Austen only be fully understood in English? In Jane Austen Speaks Norwegian, Sørbø compares novels and their translations, while also discussing the strategies chosen by translators of literature.

In Conflict, Commerce, and an Aesthetic of Appropriation in the Italian Maritime Cities, 1000-1150, Karen Rose Mathews analyzes the relationship between war, trade, and the use of spolia (appropriated objects from past and foreign cultures) as architectural decoration in the public monuments of the Italian maritime republics in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.