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Editing Hardy’s ‘The Return of the Native’

My daughter is taking an undergraduate course in Shakespearean theatre this semester, and one of her foundation readings is Elinor Fuchs’s influential short essay, ‘E.F.’s Visit to a Small...

Tim Dolin | 1 Oct 2020

Editing Thomas Hardy’s ‘The Woodlanders’

My love affair with The Woodlanders began many years ago when I covered much of the groundwork for a scholarly edition while doing my MA —entitled “Materials for an edition of Thomas Hardy’s The...

Alan Manford | 1 Oct 2020

Editing Thomas Hardy’s ‘Desperate Remedies’

In some ways producing a scholarly edition of Desperate Remedies is easier than editing other Hardy novels, first of all because there is no extant manuscript. The story is that after he completed...

Richard Nemesvari | 1 Oct 2020

Are We Going to Keep in Touch Once This Is Over?

LAWRENCE, KS— The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the way we keep in touch, but will it last when face-to-face conversation is safe again?  I’ve been interviewed dozens of times about my...

Jeffrey A. Hall | 1 Oct 2020

Cabin Lockout

When COVID19 hit Norway people were given strict cabin lockout. The government-imposed quarantine meant not only enforcing staying home orders, closing schools, and promoting social distancing in other...

Peder Anker | 29 Sep 2020

Smartphones within Psychological Science

Smartphones within Psychological Science provides a comprehensive insight into where psychology has benefited, struggled and failed when it comes to understanding or using mobile technologies as part...

David A. Ellis | 24 Sep 2020

A New Beginning for Human Rights?

The Dark Side of Human Rights! The End/The Endtimes of Human Rights! Not Enough! These are the alarming titles of some recent books on human rights. And indeed, for those who believe in human rights,...

Thomas Mertens | 24 Sep 2020

Remote Teaching Webinar Series

We live in extraordinary times. Nothing like this has ever disrupted how our society functions so completely before. We are isolated, stressed and distracted and living in fear of catching a disease that...

23 Sep 2020

Finite Element Method: Teaching and Learning with Professor Mohamed Gadala

Inspired by over 40 years’ industrial/academic experience in the field, Finite Elements for Engineers with ANSYS Applications by Mohamed Gadala is out now. This textbook targets users of the finite...

17 Sep 2020

The Changing Role of the Hospital in European Health Systems

The delivery of healthcare tends to be neglected in much of the policy discussion despite its crucial role in determining many important health outcomes. Our new book, The Changing Role of the Hospital...

Nigel Edwards | 17 Sep 2020

Are We Slaves to Our Genes?

The term ‘slaves’ has taken on fresh and emotive resonances during the year 2020. Such resonances were far from my mind when choosing the title of this book – Are We Slaves to Our Genes? –...

Denis R. Alexander | 17 Sep 2020

How Kabbalah went viral

The impetus behind the shaping of this book was my desire to experience the process of writing narrative history. And indeed, the story of modern Kabbalah is both compelling and instructive for grasping...

Jonathan Garb | 17 Sep 2020