Sea creatures in glass

This chapter makes sense of Anne Conway’s account of humans’ free will and capacity to choose to sin given her commitment to the belief that creatures are naturally inclined toward...

Dedicated as we are to the high standards of the Challenging Glass Conferences, we are once again proud to present a very promising programme. No less than five keynote speakers wi...

The Techniques of Glass Engraving by Peter Dreiser and the late Jonathan Matcham is a classic, unique in its field. Considered the doyen of British glass engravers, Peter Dreiser h...

"Astonishing...Brings to life a thriving – and rather civilized – empire" - The Telegraph "sparkles with energy, insight and passion... difficult to put down." Nicholas M...

This chapter locates Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures in the context of other New Zealand coming-of-age films by showing how it identifies the repressive effects of New Zealand p...

This one-volume encyclopedia introduces readers to the world's cryptids—those hidden or secret animals believed to exist at the margins of human society—including Bigfoot, Yeti, th...

The South China Sea has long been regarded as one of the most complex and challenging ocean-related maritime disputes in East Asia. Recently it has become the locus of disputes tha...