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OUT NOW: 'Solidarity in Contingency: Rortyโs Constructive Project' by Elin D. Huckerby & Marianne Janack explores how pragmatism helps us reimagine philosophy as a cultural practiceโone grounded not in timeless truths, but in shared hopes, vocabularies, and democratic cooperation.
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OUT NOW: 'Education 2.0: Chronicles of Technological and Cultural Change in Egypt' by Linda Herrera offers a portrait of Egyptโs bold attempt to overhaul its public education system amid sweeping political and technological transformation.
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OUT NOW: 'A Place of Dreams: Desire, Deception and a Wartime Coming of Age' by Alison Twells is a compelling blend of mystery, history and creative non-fiction, bringing to life the wartime story of Norah Hodgkinson, a working-class schoolgirl, clerical worker and prolific diarist.
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OUT NOW: 'Joyceโs Choices: New Textual Parallels in James Joyceโs โDublinersโ, โA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Manโ, and โUlysses'' by R. H. Winnick sheds important new light on Joyceโs reading, thematic intentions, and creative technique.
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OUT NOW: 'A Portrait of Samuel Hartlib: In Search of Universal Betterment' by Charles Webster provides a comprehensive modern study of Samuel Hartlib (1600โ1662), a prolific correspondent and chronicler and a central figure in seventeenth-century intellectual life.
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OUT NOW: 'The Intertwined World of the Oral and Written Transmission of Sacred Traditions in the Middle East' (Alba Fedeli, Geoffrey Khan & Johan Lundberg) considers the transmission of sacred texts, to deepen our understanding of major religions during the early Islamic centuries.
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OUT NOW: 'Allocation, Distribution, and Policy: Notes, Problems, and Solutions in Microeconomics' by Samuel Bowles & Weikai Chen.
"Writing good problem sets is maddeningly difficult, and good problems are rare treasures. This book is a wealth of such treasures" (Larry Samuelson)
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OUT NOW: 'Xouth, the Ape', published in 1848 by Iakovos Pitsipios is a pioneering and satirical Greek novel. It is here translated in English for the first time, with an expansive Introduction by Neo G. Christodoulides.
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OUT NOW: 'Performance Research Methods' is the first comprehensive guide to contemporary methodologies in performance studies, offering a clear and structured overview of the tools currently shaping research in theatre, dance, and performance.
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OUT NOW: Essential reading at the intersection of sound, matter and community, Kevin Toksรถz Fairbairn's 'Hylo Narrans: Echoes of Material Marronage' explores the acoustic agency of brass as a medium through which histories of extraction, resistance and collective creativity resonate.
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I wrote a post about open access licences for books, and who makes decisions about reuse in the case of more restrictive licences (e.g. CC BY-NC-ND) ๐
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New Blog Post: 'Who owns open knowledge? The two types of licence to consider when making books open access'. For OA Week, our senior editor Lucy Barnes writes about an issue of increasing concern to libraries: the implications of different types of open licence.
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OUT NOW: 'Grammar of Etulo:A Niger-Congo (Idomoid) Language' by Chikelu I. Ezenwafor-Afuecheta provides the first detailed linguistic description of the grammar of Etulo, a language spoken in Nigeria by a minority group in Benue and Taraba states.
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New Blog Post: Tatiana Vagramenko discusses OA title 'Remote Capture: Digitising Documentary Heritage in Challenging Locations'.
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New Blog Post: "Opening Up Mathematics" by Jan E. Grabowski (@jan-e-grabowski.bsky.social) discusses the importance of publishing Open Access, and the impact that this can have.
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OUT NOW: New Ukrainian translation of 'Remote Capture';
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Now with an accessible HTML version online too, at www.maths.lancs.ac.uk/~grabowsj/rt... ๐งโ๐
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Proud to support @openbookpublish.bsky.social at @universityofleeds.bsky.social Libraries...1st book published with them by a Leeds editor/author since we've been support from our Open Access Support Fund:
Careful Village and Other 'Khashag' from Tibet - www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
OUT NOW: 'A Grammar of Jordanian Arabic' by Bruno Herin & Enam Al-Wer investigates the phonology and morphosyntax of Jordanian Arabic, with a focus on the traditional sedentary varieties of Central and Northern Jordan, locally known as Balgawi and Horani.
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OUT NOW: 'Sensing Violence: Reading with the Marquis de Sade' questions what reading fictional violence does to readers. Drawing on psychology, cognitive literary studies, and empirical research, this book turns to the works of an author synonymous with sexual violence.
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Today is OBP's 17 year anniversary! We have... published 434 books; received 24 awards; surpassed 250 book reviews & 380 endorsements; worked on software development projects; and amassed 273 member libraries.
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OUT NOW: Aimed at undergraduate students with prior exposure to linear algebra and basic group theory, this textbook by @jan-e-grabowski.bsky.social offers a fresh and modern introduction to one of abstract algebraโs key topics.
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The cover image of "Representation Theory. A Categorical Approach" on a tablet, a phone and a book.
I'm delighted to have fulfilled a long-held ambition to publish a book: "Representation Theory. A Categorical Approach" is out now, available Open Access at doi.org/10.11647/OBP.... I owe particular thanks to the publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social and the referees for all their contributions.
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OUT NOW: Simon of Faversham was a scholar affiliated with the University of Paris in the 1280s. Here he likely wrote his commentaries on Aristotleโs philosophical works. This edited commentary and translation of the Posterior Analytics offers new insight into late medieval thought.
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Proud to have been nominated for an OER award (OEAward 2025) with "Stories of Hope"!
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A huge thank you to @openbookpublish.bsky.social & our contributors!
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OUT NOW: This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from the area Tibetans call Amdo, with the first ever publication of 11 annotated translations of scripts by its leading performer, Menla Jyab.
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OUT NOW: This book explores topics that lie at the core of political economy: collective choice, voting, elections, bargaining, and rebellion. Complete mathematical proofs are provided, to clarify the assumptions and deepen understanding.
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OUT NOW: With global displacement at unprecedented levels, health and social care professionals increasingly find themselves supporting the health and wellbeing needs of people with refugee experience. This book provides guidance on how to deliver compassionate, effective care.
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"Looking forward, looking back: William Moorcroft in the news" by Jonathan Mallinson discusses the sale at auction of a rare vase for a record-breaking price, and the rescue from liquidation and return to family ownership of the pottery works.
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The Papers of the British School at Rome is a peer-reviewed, Open Access series showcasing original research and creative work on Italy, from history to the present. Featuring art, architecture, archaeology and the humanities, it embraces both scholarly and practice-led approaches. buff.ly/lzsjaSI
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