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Ancient Relativity: Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, and Sceptics (2020)
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Duncombe, M. (2020). Ancient Relativity: Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, and Sceptics. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198846185.001.0001

In Ancient Relativity Matthew Duncombe explores how ancient philosophers, particularly Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, and Sextus Empiricus, understood the phenomenon and how their theories of relativity affected, and were affected by, their broader ph... Read More about Ancient Relativity: Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, and Sceptics.

¿Agonía o transformación? El carlismo en la literatura española, 1876-1912 (2020)
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Roberts, S. ¿Agonía o transformación? El carlismo en la literatura española, 1876-1912. Gobierno de Navarra

This is the Catalogue that accompanied the exhibition of the same title that Stephen Roberts curated at the Museo del Carlismo in Estella (Navarra, Spain) between October 2019 and June 2020. Roberts wrote the introduction (44 pages) and the 30 panels... Read More about ¿Agonía o transformación? El carlismo en la literatura española, 1876-1912.

Theology of Wagner's Ring Cycle I: The Genesis and Development of the Tetralogy and the Appropriation of Sources, Artists, Philosophers, and Theologians (2020)
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Bell, R. (2020). Theology of Wagner's Ring Cycle I: The Genesis and Development of the Tetralogy and the Appropriation of Sources, Artists, Philosophers, and Theologians. Wipf & Stock

Considers how Wagner's Ring Cycle developed over its 26 year composition and how the composer appropriated his sources. The aim is to uncover the theology implicit in the artwork.

Theology of Wagner's Ring Cycle II: Theological and Ethical Issues (2020)
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Bell, R. H. (2020). Theology of Wagner's Ring Cycle II: Theological and Ethical Issues. Wipf & Stock

This considers thematically the theological and ethical issued raised in the Ring cycle. Central to the argument are the Jesus of Nazareth sketches the composer wrote as he embarked on his Ring cycle project.

Buddhist Responses to Christianity in Postwar Taiwan: Awakening the World (2020)
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Pacey, S. (2020). Buddhist Responses to Christianity in Postwar Taiwan: Awakening the World. Amsterdam University Press

After the Communist victory in China's civil war, Taiwan, then governed by the KMT (or Nationalist Party), became a focal point for both Buddhist and Christian activity in the Chinese world. Focusing on some of the most influential monastics of the t... Read More about Buddhist Responses to Christianity in Postwar Taiwan: Awakening the World.

Classroom talk: evidence-based teaching for enquiring teachers (2020)
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Knight, R. (2020). V. Poultney (Ed.), Classroom talk: evidence-based teaching for enquiring teachers. Critical Publishing

A concise summary of the theoretical principles behind talk in school and brief mapping of the research tradition in this field.

It examines the evidence relating to a variety of forms of classroom talk, including;

whole school culture and or... Read More about Classroom talk: evidence-based teaching for enquiring teachers.

Butrint 5: Life and Death at a Mediterranean Port: the non-ceramic finds from the Triconch Palace (2019)
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Bowden, W., Beatrice, J., Fenton, T., Foran, D., Giorgi, J., Isaac, C., Jennings, S., Jenny, L., Knapp, Z., Livarda, A., Mitchell, J., Moorhead, T. S. N., Mutolo, M., Papadopoulou, P., Powell, A., Rauzi, C., De Rijk, P., Stark, K., Wankmiller, J., & Westoby, J. (2019). Butrint 5: Life and Death at a Mediterranean Port: the non-ceramic finds from the Triconch Palace. Oxbow Books

This is the second volume arising from the 1994-2003 excavations of the Triconch Palace at Butrint (Albania), which charted the history of a major Mediterranean waterfront site from the 2nd to the 15th centuries AD. The sequence (published as Butrint... Read More about Butrint 5: Life and Death at a Mediterranean Port: the non-ceramic finds from the Triconch Palace.

Berno Augiensis Tractatus liturgici (2019)
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Augiensis, B. (2019). H. Parkes (Ed.), Berno Augiensis Tractatus liturgici. Brepols Publishers

This volume offers the first modern edition and study of the liturgical writings of Bern, abbot of Reichenau (d. 1048). Dealing with some of the more ordinary questions facing medieval worshipping communities – such as how to find the correct date fo... Read More about Berno Augiensis Tractatus liturgici.

Electoral Shocks: The Volatile Voter in a Turbulent World (2019)
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Fieldhouse, E., Green, J., Evans, G., Mellon, J., Prosser, C., Schmitt, H., & van der Eijk, C. (2019). Electoral Shocks: The Volatile Voter in a Turbulent World. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198800583.001.0001

'Electoral Shocks' offers a novel perspective on British elections, focusing on the role of electoral shocks in the context of increasing electoral volatility. It demonstrates and explains the long-term trend in volatility, how shocks have contribute... Read More about Electoral Shocks: The Volatile Voter in a Turbulent World.

Ibn Taymiyya (2019)
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Hoover, J. (2019). Ibn Taymiyya. Oneworld Academic

Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328) of Damascus was one of the most prominent and controversial religious scholars of medieval Islam. He called for jihad against the Mongol invaders of Syria, appealed to the foundational sources of Islam for reform, and battled... Read More about Ibn Taymiyya.

Postdigital storytelling: poetics, praxis, research (2019)
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Jordan, S. (2019). Postdigital storytelling: poetics, praxis, research. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315112251

Postdigital Storytelling offers a groundbreaking re-evaluation of one of the most dynamic and innovative areas of creativity today: digital storytelling. Central to this reassessment is the emergence of metamodernism as our dominant cultural conditio... Read More about Postdigital storytelling: poetics, praxis, research.

Fact-Checking Journalism and Political Argumentation: A British Perspective (2019)
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Birks, J. (2019). Fact-Checking Journalism and Political Argumentation: A British Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30573-4

This timely book examines the role of fact-checking journalism within political policy debates, and its potential contribution to public engagement. Understanding facts not to operate in a political vacuum, the book argues for a wide remit for fact-... Read More about Fact-Checking Journalism and Political Argumentation: A British Perspective.

Divided Allies: Strategic Cooperation against the Communist Threat in the Asia-Pacific during the Early Cold War (2019)
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Gill, D., & Robb, T. (2019). Divided Allies: Strategic Cooperation against the Communist Threat in the Asia-Pacific during the Early Cold War. Cornell University Press

By directly challenging existing accounts of post-World War II relations among the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, Divided Allies is a significant contribution to transnational and diplomatic history. At its... Read More about Divided Allies: Strategic Cooperation against the Communist Threat in the Asia-Pacific during the Early Cold War.

Credit and Faith (2019)
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Goodchild, P. (2019). Credit and Faith. Rowman & Littlefield

In line with the development of political theology and economic theology in contemporary European thought, Credit and Faith offers a critical account of the faith structures within economic life and institutions. Goodchild’s ground-breaking work prov... Read More about Credit and Faith.