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The first in-depth study of the career of Shakespearean 'star' actor and theatrical impresario, Richard Burbage.

Thomas Garnett was a man of science and physician whose career took him from rural obscurity in 18th-century Westmorland to metropolitan prominence as the first professor of natural philosophy and chemistry at the newly founded Royal Institution in London in 1799. His rise to the summit of British science was far from straightforward, but is brought to life in vivid detail by Robert Fox. Fox gives an engrossing and moving account of the trials, triumphs, and tragedies of Garnett's life, exploring his disputes with established doctors concerning the medicinal virtues of mineral waters, his involvement in the contested politics surrounding the creation of the Royal Institution of Great Britain and his premature death. In doing so, Fox deftly shows how Garnett's life can illuminate a wide canvas of the social history of British science and medicine in the crucial period of early industrialisation

Based on Malay manuscripts and publications, this book examines the relationship between sex and Islamic spirituality since the seventeenth century in Southeast Asia.There are few studies on the historical relationship between gender and Islam in Southeast Asia. This book argues that between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries - before the formalisation of sharia laws - Islam was heavily influenced by elements of enchantment and mysticism, and that this was mirrored in the portrayal and experience of gender relations and sexuality.The analysis is based on handwritten manuscripts and published books about the body, sex and sexuality written in the Malay language. These include sex manuals from the seventeenth century, translated from the original Arabic or Persian and adapted for local relevance, as well as advice literature and prescriptions on topics such as male impotency and low libido. Also included is analysis of the first Malay language dictionaries from the nineteenth century - where there are lengthy descriptions of terms surrounding heterosexual, transgender and homosexual acts - and a nineteenth-century text on sex and women's sexual pleasure, written by a woman from the island on Riau. The author's analysis of these primary texts highlight the changing sexual norms and attitudes held in the Malay world and the ways in which sex and sexuality were configured as a component of faith and spirituality.

This book discusses theoretical perspectives of analyzing the relations between the states and non-state actors in the Horn of Africa and their counterparts in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East. Crucially, these relations are examined primarily from the perspective of the diplomatic, economic, and strategic agency of the African states and societal actors. Here, domestic political dynamics and local power play a significant role. Aleksi Ylönen provides a historically informed investigation of recent relations that involve the Gulf States and Türkiye's resurgent interest in the Horn Africa. The analysis focuses on the post-Arab Spring period following the Iran nuclear deal and the war in Yemen. Featuring case studies from Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea which highlight engagements of the Horn state and societal actors primarily with the Gulf States and Türkiye, the study provides an empirical analysis of the interactions and connections between the two regions.

The present volume searches for different biblical perceptions of the wild, paying particular attention to the significance of fluid boundaries between the domestic and the wild, and to the options of crossing borders between them. Drawing on space, fauna, and flora, scholars investigate the ways biblical authors present the wild and the domestic and their interactions. In its six chapters and two responses, Hebrew Bible scholars, an archaeobotanist, an archaeologist, a geographer, and iconographers join forces to discuss the wild and its portrayals in biblical literature.The discussions bring to light the entire spectrum of real, imagined, metaphorized, and conceptualized forms of the wild that appear in biblical sources, as also in the material culture and agriculture of ancient Israel, and to some extent observe the great gap between biblical observations and modern studies of geography and of mapping that marks the distinctions between "the wilderness" and "the sown." The book is the first written product presented on two consecutive years (2019, 2020) at the SBL Annual Meetings in the Section: "Nature Imagery and Conceptions of Nature in the Bible."

This book investigates various disastrous events and their aftermath in Japan to reveal a novel philosophy of life in contemporary Japan, which link humans, nature, and different forms of nonhumans including scientific technology.

Examining a wide variety of poets from the last three decades of the 20th century to the present, from Asian, African, South American and settler colonies such as Canada and Australia, this book maps an ecopoetics of vulnerability and resilience. While environmental fiction has been widely studied, ecopoetry has not received the same level of attention. This book studies the work of over 50 poets from the Global South and the formerly colonized, including John Kinsella, Tanure Ojaide, Linda Hogan, Kofi Awonoor, Okot p'Bitek, Ben Okri, and Sherwin Bitsui. It traces an ecological consciousness that cuts across human and nonhuman, living and non-living domains. It is interested in the making, unmaking and remaking of worlds and meanings in the age of cataclysmic climate shifts, while aware of the histories that fashioned the planet in unjust and unequal ways, and to which the poets bear witness, as well as propose alternative ways of seeing and meaning-making.

Practice-based case studies from around the world exploring empathy within service design.

Explores the work of four Indian writers to enrich our understanding of translation and multilingualism in Francophone Indian literatures.

"Over the last thirty years, humanity has discovered thousands of planets outside of our solar system. The discovery of extraterrestrial life could be imminent. This book explains how such a discovery might impact Islamic theology. It is the foundational reference on the subject, comprising a variety of different insights from both Sunni and Shi'i positions, from different Muslim contexts, and with chapters that compare and contrast Islamic perspectives with Confucianism and Christianity. Together, they address some of our biggest questions through an Islamic lens: What makes humans unique in the cosmos? What are the ethics of dealing with other sentient beings? And how universal is salvation? Given the accelerating advances in exoplanet research and astrobiology, the book is at the frontier of science and Islamic thought. Contributors include a range of leading experts from Muslim theologians, scholars of comparative religion and philosophers, to historians, social scientists and natural scientists"--

Explore the beauty of the Lake District dales with this enchanting and absorbing guide.The Lake District has over 100 dales, many of them tranquil enclaves far from the hectic comings and goings of daily Lakeland life. Yet beyond the main river arteries, most dales remain little-known; some see more sheep and deer than humans. Even locals would be hard pressed to pinpoint some with certainty.Ticking your way through a list of Lake District summits is easy; they stick up and are easily accounted for. Less so the dales. Where, for example, is Blengdale, or Miterdale, seldom-visited Woundale, Fusedale, Moasdale and Pasture Bottom?In Exploring Lake District Dales, Terry Marsh champions the cause of the dales. Diving into their geology, geography, history, culture, folklore and matters of curious and touristic interest, this book reveals the beauty and appeal of dales, great and small.Among captivating text and stunning photography, Exploring Lake District Dales also provides you with essential visitor information such as transport links, the most inspiring visitor attractions and sights, unmissable restaurants and great places to stay, making this book the complete package for all Lake District admirers.

LIVES OF BITTER RAIN is a novella in Adrian Tchaikovsky's award-winning Tyrant Philosopher Quintet. It is a prequel to the third novel in the sequence, DAYS OF SHATTERED FAITH.

An innovative study charting the effectiveness of child protection in care proceedings that have an international dimension, identifying problems and importantly offering solutions.

This second book in Zizek's Essays sees Slavoj Zizek utilise Lenin's 'zero point' formula as model for responding to the antagonisms of the global order.

Presents an in-depth interrogation of the theory and application of the Basic Structure Doctrine in the Federation of Malaysia.