“…Each book demonstrates how Deleuze's ideas and concepts can enhance present work in a particular field…”

“…Engendering civic passions, the plays enact as well as express political ideas. Wohl draws out the political implications of Euripidean aesthetics by exploring such topics as narrative and ideological desire, the politics of pathos, realism and its utopian possibilities, the logic of political allegory, and tragedy's relation to its historical moment. …”

“…Recent work on the relation between monastic communities and political frontiers has shown the potential for a study of frontier symbolism. The idea of the present volume grew out of the realization that there was a great deal of new work being done in this direction which deserved a wider audience. …”
Sumario

“…Offering a diverse range of Cervantist comparative readings of contemporary cultural texts - movies, television shows, and infotainment - alongside ideas and issues from literary and cultural texts of early modern Spain, Castillo and Egginton present a new way of unpacking the logic of contemporary media. …”

“…Building upon the research and practices of a group of educators studying creativity across the curriculum and coordinated by the author, this book provides primary teachers and trainee teachers with easy to understand explanations of what creativity means in the context of the subjects of the curriculum for young children. It introduces ideas for how to nurture and support it, and explores issues associated with fostering it, such as assessment. …”

“…By laying out this narrative, Porterfield demolishes the idea that evangelical growth in the early republic was the cheerful product of enthusiasm for democracy, and she creates for us a very different narrative of influence and ideals in the young republic…”

“…As any experienced professional knows, complete consensus on terminology is impossible - but at least we now have a reasonably consistent terminology across the handbook and a better idea of what we disagree about! How far we have succeeded in our other aims we leave the reader to judge"…”

“…Or is perhaps Leibniz right in thinking that possibilia are not on par with actualities and that abstracta can only exist in a mind, so that possible worlds are ideas in the mind of God? "Continuum Studies in Philosophy of Religion" presents scholarly monographs offering cutting-edge research and debate to students and scholars in philosophy of religion. …”

“…Alacevich puts Hirschman’s ideas into context, following his participation in the major intellectual and political debates of his times. …”

“…En segundo lugar, se pretende demostrar que el cine de ficción construye potentes ideas que, despues de su visionado, la sociedad considera como verdades. …”

“…Tracing the dynamic enactment of (often conflictive) encounters between differing local narratives, Castillo presents polyphonic texts as not only singularly useful tools for exploring what initially seemed inexpressible or for conveying controversial ideas, but also as the site where cultural difference is negotiated. …”

“…The nature of the international Church also meant that they travelled and had connections well beyond their home countries, were players on an increasingly international stage, and were key conduits for the transfer of ideas. This volume examines the identities and networks of bishops in medieval Europe. …”

“…There are useful photocopiable materials provided to use with most chapters, and there is a PowerPoint presentation available entitled Coaching for Performance that you can use to explain ideas to colleagues. This bank of resources that accompanies the book is available to download from the SAGE website, and you can adapt the materials for any setting. …”

“…Deploying new concepts, such as Slavoj iek's idea of parallax and Catherine Malabou's notion of plasticity, his argument engages with debates over the nature and status of religion, ideology, and messianism. …”

“…Uno puede tomar distancia de las ideas e hipótesis planteadas por ellos; puede incluso levantar la voz ante los vacíos y especulaciones que a veces traen sus obras, pero nada de eso afecta el valor de sus trabajos ni su contribución con el desarrollo de la filología hispanoamericana y, en un ámbito más constreñido pero no de menor importancia, las críticas (a veces injustas y anacrónicas) no dañan su papel en el conocimiento de la historia del español de América y en el interés que despertaron hacia el contacto y la convivencia de las lenguas amerindias con la lengua que llevó Colón al Nuevo Mundo…”

“…Its lively and accessible writing style helps students grapple with sophisticated ideas while also avoiding the pitfalls that commonly entrap them as they learn to think and write as historians. …”

“…Profundizando en las experiencias supranacionales, comparadas y nacionales, con el objeto de ofrecer materiales, reflexiones, ideas y propuestas que pudieran ayudar en la búsqueda de las mejores soluciones para la organización de la convivencia…”

“…Wilczek explora hasta qué punto nuestras ideas sobre la belleza y el arte se entrelazan con nuestra comprensión científica del cosmos…”

“…Porque historiar no es acumular dato sobre dato, sino penetrar en el tiempo con sensibilidad de hombre que quiere dialogar con otros hombres y mostrarnos, palpitante, cómo fue la vida de una época, de una ciudad: sus ideas, sus preocupaciones, sus modos de pensar, sus costumbres, hasta los pormenores de su casa y comida. …”

“…Por eso los colegios necesitan preparar a los estudiantes para un mundo en el que mucha gente necesita colaborar con otra gente de diferentes orígenes culturales y considerar ideas, perspectivas y valores diferentes; un mundo en el que la gente necesita decidir cómo confiar y colaborar en medio de esas diferencias; y un mundo en el que asuntos que trascienden las fronteras nacionales afectarán a sus vidas. …”