Mikhail Bakhtin is one of the 20th century's most influential literary theorists. This student-friendly volume starts this with the question "Who Was Bakhtin?" and leads on to cover topics including: Authorship, Language, Dialogism, the Novel and the Carnivalesque.

Focusing on the impact of Continental religious warfare on the society, politics and culture of English, Scottish and Irish Protestantism, this study is concerned with the way in which British identity developed in the early Stuart period.

This survey of the origins and development of Miletos from prehistory to its medieval decline focuses on the archaic era, when Miletos enjoyed its greatest influence and prosperity. Archaeological evidence is presented throughout, and useful case-studies explore a wide range of issues.

Presents a model of how mindful awareness influences different forms of mental suffering, and shows why mindfulness might be especially suited to the relief of suffering. This book assesses understandings of what mindfulness is, what it leads to, and how and when it can help.