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China under Western Gaze: Representing China in the British Television Documentaries, 1980-2000 (2014)
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Cao, Q. (2014). China under Western Gaze: Representing China in the British Television Documentaries, 1980-2000. World Scientific Publishing

This book presents a critical analysis of the images of China portrayed in British television documentaries between 1980 and 2000. The examination is contextualized within the profound transformations of the post-reform China and global political str... Read More about China under Western Gaze: Representing China in the British Television Documentaries, 1980-2000.

Irish Musical Analysis. (2014)
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Cox, G., & Horton, J. (Eds.). (2014). Irish Musical Analysis. Four Courts Press

The extraordinary rise of musicology in Ireland over the last twenty years has generated an increased interest in the sister discipline of music theory and analysis. This volume highlights this development and presents a substantial cross-section of... Read More about Irish Musical Analysis..

The International Court of Justice and the Judicial Function (2014)
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Hernández, I. (2014). The International Court of Justice and the Judicial Function. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199646630.001.0001

•Analyses how the International Court of Justice understands its role within the 'international judicial function' •Argues that the Court's contribution to the development of international law is subtle rather than progressive or radical •Explores ho... Read More about The International Court of Justice and the Judicial Function.

Translation and Society. (2014)
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Tyulenev, S. (2014). Translation and Society. Routledge

This essential new textbook guides readers through the social aspects and sociologically informed approaches to the study of translation. Sergey Tyulenev surveys implicitly and explicitly sociological approaches to the study of translation, drawing o... Read More about Translation and Society..

Understanding and Enriching Problem-Solving in Primary Mathematics Classrooms. (2014)
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Barmby, P., Bolden, D., & Thompson, L. (2014). Understanding and Enriching Problem-Solving in Primary Mathematics Classrooms. Critical Publishing

This up to date book is essential reading for all those teaching or training to teach primary mathematics. Problem solving is a key aspect of teaching and learning mathematics, but also an area where teachers and pupils often struggle. Set within the... Read More about Understanding and Enriching Problem-Solving in Primary Mathematics Classrooms..

Making Connections: Exploring Methodist Deacons' Perspectives on Contemporary Diaconal Ministry (2014)
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Orton, A., & Stockdale, T. (2014). Making Connections: Exploring Methodist Deacons' Perspectives on Contemporary Diaconal Ministry. Sacristy Press

Churches are increasingly exploring the potential of diaconal ministry to help them serve wider society in the contemporary context. Those involved in this ministry seek to forge improved connections between churches and the wider communities in whic... Read More about Making Connections: Exploring Methodist Deacons' Perspectives on Contemporary Diaconal Ministry.

Evolution and Victorian Culture (2014)
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Lightman, B., & Zon, B. (Eds.). (2014). Evolution and Victorian Culture. Cambridge University Press

In this collection of essays from leading scholars, the dynamic interplay between evolution and Victorian culture is explored for the first time, mapping new relationships between the arts and sciences. Rather than focusing simply on evolution and li... Read More about Evolution and Victorian Culture.

The Becoming of the Body: Contemporary Women's Writing in French (2014)
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Damlé, A. (2014). The Becoming of the Body: Contemporary Women's Writing in French. Edinburgh University Press. https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9780748668212.001.0001

Following a long tradition of objectification, twentieth-century French feminism has often sought to liberate the female body from the confines of patriarchal logos and to inscribe its rhythms in writing. But how has the promotion of ‘women’s writing... Read More about The Becoming of the Body: Contemporary Women's Writing in French.

The Love Darg (2014)
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Batchelor, P. (2014). The Love Darg. Clutag Press

Re-thinking ‘Identities’: Cultural Articulations of Alterity and Resistance in the New Millennium (2014)
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Cairns, L., & Fouz Hernández, S. (Eds.). (2014). Re-thinking ‘Identities’: Cultural Articulations of Alterity and Resistance in the New Millennium. Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-0353-0607-1

This volume sets out to re-imagine the theoretical and epistemological presuppositions of existing scholarship on identities. Despite a well-established body of scholarly texts that examine the concept from a wide range of perspectives, there is a su... Read More about Re-thinking ‘Identities’: Cultural Articulations of Alterity and Resistance in the New Millennium.

Discourse, Politics and Media in Contemporary China (2014)
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Cao, Q., Tian, H., & Chilton, P. (Eds.). (2014). Discourse, Politics and Media in Contemporary China. John Benjamins Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.54

After three and a half decades of economic reforms, radical changes have occurred in all aspects of life in China. In an authoritarian society, these changes are mediated significantly through the power of language, carefully controlled by the politi... Read More about Discourse, Politics and Media in Contemporary China.

Philosophy and Literature in Times of Crisis: Challenging Our Infatuation with Numbers (2014)
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Mack, M. (2014). Philosophy and Literature in Times of Crisis: Challenging Our Infatuation with Numbers. Bloomsbury

Highlighting literature and philosophy's potential impact on economics, health care, bioethics, public policy and theology, this book analyses the heuristic value of fiction. It alerts us to how we risk succumbing to the deceptions of fiction in our... Read More about Philosophy and Literature in Times of Crisis: Challenging Our Infatuation with Numbers.