The papers in this book explore language use in a broad range of discourse fields. They provide theoretical perspectives on global orientations to social, polit

Discourse and Crisis: Critical perspectives brings together an exciting collection of studies into crisis as text and context, as unfolding process and unresolv

This collection of critical essays investigates the intersections of the global and local in literature and language. Exploring the connections that exist betwe

Spanning over 2 centuries, James Gregory's Mercy and British Culture, 1760 -1960 provides a wide-reaching yet detailed overview of the concept of mercy in Briti

The fifteen chapters in this volume explore both new and tested theoretical perspectives on literature and culture at large; this multiplicity of discourses is