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New books – Human Factors, Law, Reference Series

Published April 13, 2012 Human Factors , Law , new title updates , Reference Leave a Comment

Human Factors

Writing Human Factors Research Papers: A Guidebook   Don Harris, HFI Solutions Ltd, UK, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China and Leicester University, UK

Law

Legisprudence: Practical Reason in Legislation    Luc J. Wintgens, University of Brussels, Belgium

Most Deserving of Death? An Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Jurisprudence    Kenneth Williams, South Texas College of Law, USA

The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior: Gene-Brain-Culture Interaction    Anthony Walsh and Jonathan D. Bolen, both at Boise State University, USA

Reference Series

Social Learning Theories of Crime    Edited by Christine S. Sellers, University of South Florida, USA, L. Thomas Winfree, Jr, New Mexico State University, USA and Ronald L. Akers, University of Florida, USA

Procedural Justice    Edited by Larry May, Vanderbilt University, USA and Paul Morrow, Vanderbilt University, USA

The International Law of Peace and Security: 4-Volume Set    Edited by Nigel D. White, University of Nottingham, UK

The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous – now available!

Published March 12, 2012 Art and Visual Studies , History , Literary Studies , Reference , Religion and Theology Leave a Comment
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‘This volume awakens the monster as an academic topic.  Combining John Block Friedman’s historical-literary approach with Jeffrey J. Cohen’s theoretical concerns, Asa Simon Mittman and Peter Dendle have marshaled chapters that comprise a seminal work for everyone interested in the monstrous.  Wide-ranging chapters work through various historical and geographic views of monstrosity, from the African Mami Wata to Pokemon.  Theoretical chapters consider contemporary views of what a monster is and why we care about them as we do.  Taken together, the essays in The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous reveal that monsters appear in every culture and haunt each of us in different ways, or as Mittman says, the monstrous calls into question our (their, anyone’s) epistemological worldview, highlights its fragmentary and inadequate nature, and thereby asks us … to acknowledge the failures of our systems of categorization.’ David Sprunger, Concordia College, Minnesota, USA

‘An impressively broad and thoughtful collection of the ways in which many cultures, ancient and modern, have used monsters to think about what it means to be human. Lavishly illustrated and ambitious in scope, this book enlarges the reader’s imagination.’ Professor Lorraine Daston, Director of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Germany

This companion provides a comprehensive guide to the study of monsters and the monstrous from historical, regional and thematic perspectives.  The collection reflects the truly multi-disciplinary nature of monster studies, bringing in scholars from literature, art history, religious studies, history, classics, and cultural and media studies. The volume includes a Foreword by John Block Friedman and a Postscript by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen.

About the Editors: Asa Simon Mittman is Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History, California State University, Chico, USA and Peter Dendle is Associate Professor, Department of English, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto, USA

More information about The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous

Read Jeffery J Cohen’s blog post about the book on In the Middle

New books – Human Factors, Law, Law Reference series

Published February 24, 2012 Human Factors , Law , new title updates , Reference Leave a Comment

Human Factors

Safety Culture: Building and Sustaining a Cultural Change in Aviation and Healthcare    Manoj S. Patankar, Jeffrey P. Brown, Edward J. Sabin and Thomas G. Bigda-Peyton

Law

Discourse and Practice in International Commercial Arbitration: Issues, Challenges and Prospects    Edited by Vijay K. Bhatia, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Christopher N. Candlin, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia and Maurizio Gotti, University of Bergamo, Italy

The Global Financial Crisis: Triggers, Responses and Aftermath    Tony Ciro, Australian Catholic University, Australia

Law, Religious Freedoms and Education in Europe    Edited by Myriam Hunter-Henin, University College London, UK

Law Reference Series

Arms Control Law    Edited by Daniel H. Joyner, University of Alabama, USA

Counter-Terrorism and International Law    Edited by Katja L.H. Samuel, Nottingham University, UK and Nigel D. White, Nottingham University, UK

Post-Conflict Rebuilding and International Law    Edited by Ray Murphy, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland

The Use of Force in International Law    Edited by Tarcisio Gazzini, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Nicholas Tsagourias, University of Glasgow, UK

New books – Law, Reference

Published February 3, 2012 Law , new title updates , Reference Leave a Comment

Law

Aboriginal Child Welfare, Self-Government and the Rights of Indigenous Children: Protecting the Vulnerable Under International Law    Sonia Harris-Short, University of Birmingham, UK

Complex Copyright: Mapping the Information Ecosystem    Deborah Tussey, Oklahoma City University, USA

Fiduciary Duty and the Atmospheric Trust    Edited by Ken Coghill, Monash University, Australia, Charles Sampford, Griffith University, Australia and Tim Smith, Monash University Australia

The Hidden Order of Corruption: An Institutional Approach   Donatella della Porta, European University Institute, Italy and Alberto Vannucci, University of Pisa, Italy

The Public in Law: Representations of the Political in Legal Discourse    Edited by Claudio Michelon, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Gregor Clunie, University of Glasgow, Scotland, Christopher McCorkindale, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, and Haris Psarras, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Transparency, Power, and Control: Perspectives on Legal Communication    Edited by Vijay K. Bhatia, Christoph A. Hafner and Lindsay Miller, all at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Anne Wagner, Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, France

Reference Series

The Citizen and the Chinese State    Edited by Perry Keller, King’s College London, UK

Copyright Law: Volume II: Application to Creative Industries in the 20th Century    Edited by Benedict Atkinson and Brian Fitzgerald, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Global Minority Rights    Edited by Joshua Castellino, Middlesex University, UK

The Library of Essays on Copyright Law: 3-Volume Set    Edited by Benedict Atkinson and Brian Fitzgerald, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Obligations and Property Rights in China    Edited by Perry Keller, King’s College London, UK

The Library of Essays on Chinese Law: 3-Volume Set    Edited by Perry Keller, King’s College London, UK

New books – Literary Studies, Music

Published January 25, 2012 Literary Studies , Music Studies , new title updates , Reference Leave a Comment

Literary Studies

Playing the Canterbury Tales: The Continuations and Additions   Andrew Higl, Winona State University, USA

Music Studies

Music and Theology in Nineteenth-Century Britain    Edited by Martin Clarke, Durham University, UK

Musical Creativity: Insights from Music Education Research    Edited by Oscar Odena, University of Hertfordshire, UK

Musical Theatre, Realism and Entertainment    Millie Taylor, University of Winchester, UK

Sacred Music as Public Image for Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III: Representing the Counter-Reformation Monarch at the End of the Thirty Years’ War    Andrew H. Weaver, The Catholic University of America, USA

Music Reference

Critical Essays in Music Education    Edited by Marvelene C. Moore, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA

Electronica, Dance and Club Music    Edited by Mark J. Butler, Northwestern University, USA

Non-Western Popular Music    Edited by Tony Langlois, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland

New books – Law, Sociology and Reference

Published November 15, 2011 Law , new title updates , Reference , Sociology Leave a Comment

Law

Affect and Legal Education: Emotion in Learning and Teaching the Law    Edited by Paul Maharg, Northumbria University, UK and Caroline Maughan, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Criminal Law Reform and Transitional Justice: Human Rights Perspectives for Sudan     Edited by Lutz Oette, SOAS, University of London, UK

Globalization and New International Public Works Agreements in Developing Countries: An Analytical Perspective     Mohamed A.M. Ismail, Conseil d’Etat, Egypt

International Communications: The International Telecommunication Union and the Universal Postal Union    Francis Lyall, University of Aberdeen, UK

Sociology

Adjudication in Action: An Ethnomethodology of Law, Morality and Justice    Baudouin Dupret, CNRS, France, and Centre Jacques-Berque, Rabat, Morocco

Normalizing the Balkans: Geopolitics of Psychoanalysis and Psychiatry    Dušan I. Bjelic, University of Southern Maine, USA

The Ashgate Research Companion to Biosocial Theories of Crime    Edited by Kevin M. Beaver, Florida State University, USA and Anthony Walsh, Boise State University, USA

Reference Series

Crime Opportunity Theories: Routine Activity, Rational Choice and their Variants    Edited by Mangai Natarajan, The City University of New York, USA

Transnational Crime and Policing; Selected Essays    James Sheptycki, York University, Canada

New books – Sociology, Social Work, Reference

Published October 19, 2011 new title updates , Reference , Social Work and Social Policy , Sociology 2 Comments

Sociology

Civilized Violence: Subjectivity, Gender and Popular Cinema    David Hansen-Miller

Gender, Shame and Sexual Violence: The Voices of Witnesses and Court Members at War Crimes Tribunals    Sara Sharratt, Sonoma State University, USA and the University for Peace, Costa Rica

Holocaust Images and Picturing Catastrophe: The Cultural Politics of Seeing    Angi Buettner, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Masculinity, Sexuality and Illegal Migration: Human Smuggling from Pakistan to Europe    Ali Nobil Ahmad, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan

The Bosnian Diaspora: Integration in Transnational Communities     Edited by Marko Valenta, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway and NTNU, The Centre for Inclusion and Diversity, Norway and Sabrina P. Ramet, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and The Centre for the Study of Civil War, Norway

Social Work

Towards Professional Wisdom: Practical Deliberation in the People Professions     Edited by Liz Bondi, David Carr, Chris Clark and Cecelia Clegg, all at University of Edinburgh, UK

Reference Series

Crime, Institutional Knowledge and Power: The Rich Criminological Legacy of Richard Ericson     Edited by Kevin D. Haggerty, University of Alberta, Canada, Aaron Doyle, Carleton University, Canada and Janet Chan, University of New South Wales, Australia

Feminist Theories of Crime    Edited by Meda Chesney-Lind, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA and Merry Morash, Michigan State University, USA

Radical and Marxist Theories of Crime    Edited by Michael J. Lynch, University of South Florida, USA and Paul B. Stretesky, University of Colorado, Denver, USA

New books – Modern History, Law, Politics, Reference

Published September 6, 2011 History , Law , new title updates , Politics and International Relations , Reference Leave a Comment

Modern History

Cities into Battlefields: Metropolitan Scenarios, Experiences and Commemorations of Total War    Edited by Stefan Goebel, University of Kent, UK and Derek Keene, Institute of Historical Research, London, UK

Rethinking African Politics: A History of Opposition in Zambia    Miles Larmer, University of Sheffield, UK

Law

Constitutional Life and Europe’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice   Alun Howard Gibbs, University of Southampton, UK

Islamic Law in Europe? Legal Pluralism and its Limits in European Family Laws    Andrea Büchler, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Resolving Disputes about Educational Provision: A Comparative Perspective on Special Educational Needs    Neville Harris, University of Manchester, UK and Sheila Riddell, University of Edinburgh, UK

Politics 

Institutionalizing Agonistic Democracy: Post-Foundationalism and Political Liberalism    Ed Wingenbach, University of Redlands, USA

Reference Series

Policing, Popular Culture and Political Economy: Towards a Social Democratic Criminology    Robert Reiner, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Robert Reiner wins the British Society of Criminology Outstanding Achievement Award 2011

Published August 8, 2011 Authors , Law , prizes , Reference , Sociology Leave a Comment
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Congratulations to Professor Robert Reiner who has been awarded the British Society of Criminology Outstanding Achievement Award 2011, reflecting his outstanding contribution to the discipline of Criminology.

From the BSC website:

Professor Robert Reiner is this year’s British Society of Criminology Outstanding Achievement Award winner.

In their nomination, Robert’s nominators – Simon Winlow of the University of York and Steve Hall, Teesside University – said:   “Robert’s long and hugely productive career is now drawing to a close, and we believe his contribution to criminology, and to the BSC, fully deserves this recognition. Robert has for many years been one of the most informed and critical commentators of crime and criminal justice. Much of his published work has addressed policing and the politics of crime control, but he is by no means a narrow specialist. His work has spanned many associated fields, and he has consistently displayed a willingness to engage in public debates about crime and policing, while at the same time engaging in more abstract theoretical discussions with his peers and continuing to communicate his passion for criminology to those new to the field”.

Ashgate is delighted to be publishing Robert Reiner’s book Policing, Popular Culture and Economy: Towards a Social Democratic Criminology in September 2011.

Policing, Popular Culture and Political Economy

Visit our website for more information on this and other titles in the Pioneers in Contemporary Criminology series.

Q&A with Ruthann Robson, series editor of The Library of Essays on Sexuality and Law

Published June 21, 2011 Authors , Law , Reference Leave a Comment

Posted by Sarah Stilwell, Senior Marketing Executive

Ruthann Robson, series editor of Ashgate’s new 3-Volume reference series The Library of Essays on Sexuality and Law, was recently interviewed for a Q&A feature by the CUNY school of Law, New York. She discusses a range of issues including how she came to be involved in the project, her role as series editor and her hope that the books will inspire more people to work toward sexual justice across the world.

What were some of the challenges of editing the series?

There is so much great work that has been published on sexuality and the law; it was difficult to select. It is not a series about “sexual orientation,” but about the many ways that the law regulates sexuality. The preferred criteria stressed works that were groundbreaking as well as recent. The series is international, so that was a major focus as well.

Read the full interview

The series brings together legal scholarship that addresses and shapes local, national and international discussions of sexuality and law. The volumes include more than fifty articles selected from an exhaustive international search of print and electronic journals and feature a substantial introduction addressing the topic of each volume.

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