Wiley: All New Humanities Titles

The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite

Dick Staub — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

An incisive critique of contemporary culture and religion

The Rise and Fall...and Rise Again

Gerald Ratner — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In 1991, Gerald Ratner made a landmark speech to the Institute of Directors

After over 25 years in the jewellery trade, Gerald Ratner was one of the most well-known and successful retailers of his generation. He had built up a highly profitable, multi-million pound international business, including household names like Ratners, H Samuel, Ernest Jones, Watches of Switzerland, as well as over one thousand stores in the US.

State of the Novel: Britain and Beyond

Dominic Head — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The State of the Novel offers a lively yet rigorous investigation into the present state of the contemporary novel--in Britain and beyond--and some speculation about its future. Against the backdrop of globalization, Dominic Head establishes the interests shared by contemporary theorists, cultural commentators, and consumers of novels. Key topics are re-evaluated, including: literary prize culture;

Introductory Phonology

Bruce Hayes — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Accessible, succinct, and including numerous student-friendly features, this introductory textbook offers an exceptional foundation to the field for those who are coming to it for the first time.

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What is Cultural History?, 2nd Edition

Peter Burke — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

What is Cultural History? has established itself as an essential guide to what cultural historians do and how they do it. Now fully updated in its second edition, leading historian Peter Burke offers afresh his accessible guide to the past, present and future of cultural history, as it has been practised not only in the English-speaking world, but also in Continental Europe, Asia, South America and elsewhere.

State of the Novel: Britain and Beyond

Dominic Head — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Brave Battalion: The Remarkable Saga of the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) in the First World War

Mark Zuehlke — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Brave Battalion presents the story of four Canadian Highland regiments that were banded together as the 16th Battalion. Ninety years after the end of WWI, this work honours those soldiers and makes their stories a vivid reality. Mark Zuehlke focuses on one particular battalion, the Canadian Scottish (Princess Mary's) Regiment, who suffered the worst loss of life and casualties among Canadian troops,

Shakespeare’s Ideas

David Bevington — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

An in-depth exploration, through his plays and poems, of the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "great mind".

Written by a leading Shakespearean scholar

Discusses an array of topics, including sex and gender, politics and political theory, writing and acting, religious controversy and issues of faith, skepticism and misanthropy, and closure

Explores Shakespeare as a great poet,

A Companion to the History of the English Language

Haruko Momma (Editor), Michael Matto (Editor) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A Companion to the History of the English Language addresses the linguistic, cultural, social, and literary approaches to language study. The first text to offer a complete survey of the field, this volume provides the most up-to-date insights of leading international scholars.

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Introductory Phonology

Bruce Hayes — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

What is Cultural History?, 2nd Edition

Peter Burke — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Ancient Greek Divination

Sarah Iles Johnston — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The first English-language survey of ancient Greek divinatory methods, Ancient Greek Divination offers a broad yet detailed treatment of the earliest attempts by ancient Greeks to seek the counsel of the gods.

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Sense and Sensitivity: How Focus Determines Meaning

David I. Beaver, Brady Z. Clark — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Sense and Sensitivity advances a novel research proposal in the nascent field of formal pragmatics, exploring in detail the semantics and pragmatics of focus in natural language discourse. The authors develop a new account of focus sensitivity, and show that what has hitherto been regarded as a uniform phenomenon in fact results from three different mechanisms. The book

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Sense and Sensitivity: How Focus Determines Meaning

David I. Beaver, Brady Z. Clark — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Mathematical Logic

George Tourlakis — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Mathematical Logic presents mathematical or "symbolic" logic as a reliable tool for deductive reasoning. It trains the student in both the established "Hilbert" style of writing proofs in mathematics, as well as in the emerging "equational" style that finds fruitful application in computer science curricula, especially in the areas of software engineering and program correctness. There are extensive sets of examples,

A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists: Musings on Why God Is Good and Faith Isn't Evil

David G. Myers — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists helps readers—both secular and religious—appreciate their common ground. For those whose thinking has moved from the religious thesis to the skeptical antithesis (or vice versa), Myers offers pointers to a science-respecting Christian synthesis. He shows how skeptics and people of faith can share a commitment to reason, evidence, and critical thinking,

Shakespeare’s Ideas

David Bevington — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

An in-depth exploration, through his plays and poems, of the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "great mind".

Written by a leading Shakespearean scholar

Discusses an array of topics, including sex and gender, politics and political theory, writing and acting, religious controversy and issues of faith, skepticism and misanthropy, and closure

Explores Shakespeare as a great poet,

The Truth about Cheating: Why Men Stray and What You Can Do to Prevent It

M. Gary Neuman — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

An unprecedented look at the real reasons for male marital infidelity, and what might prevent it

Few events cause as much turmoil in a marriage as infidelity. It can shatter trust and breed insecurity and resentment from which some relationships never recover. People who think it won't happen to them are hit that much harder when it does. Why are men unfaithful? Can infidelity be prevented? Can a wife single-handedly ensure that her husband won't

Ancient Greek Divination

Sarah Iles Johnston — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

African American Theater

Glenda Dicker/sun — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Written in a clear, accessible, storytelling style, African American Theater will shine a bright new light on the culture which has historically nurtured and inspired Black Theater. Functioning as an interactive guide for students and teachers, African American Theater takes the reader on a journey to discover how social realities impacted the plays dramatists wrote and produced.

The journey begins in 1850 when most African people were enslaved