Edinburgh University Press

Joined: January 11, 2023
Articles: 438

Ancient History and Classical Studies, History

A Lifetime Exploring the Achaemenid Empire

A tribute to a lifelong scholar, this blog explores the travels and research behind Coinages in the Achaemenid Empire.

Edinburgh University Press
July 30, 2026

Literary Studies, Pre-19th Century Literary Studies

Arthur Conan Doyle in Egypt

Discover how Arthur Conan Doyle’s travels in Egypt inspired his fiction, from ancient mummies and Gothic tales to imperial adventure and the supernatural.

Edinburgh University Press
July 21, 2026

Cultural Studies, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

FIFA World Cup 2026: Extract from The Beautiful Game on a Muslim Pitch

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 unfolds, read an extract exploring the relationship between football, religion and identity in Muslim contexts.

Edinburgh University Press
July 16, 2026

Cultural Studies, Scottish Studies

The Scottish Office and the ‘Glasgow Problem’

Looking out through the window of a former industrial building in Glasgow’s East End, we see large areas of derelict ex-industrial land in need of reclamation for development, and in the distance, other formerly industrial buildings.

In Spring 1997, civil servants in Edinburgh, in the pre-devolution Scottish Office (SO), faced ‘the Glasgow Problem’.

Edinburgh University Press
July 15, 2026

Deleuze and Guattari Studies, Gender Studies, Philosophy

The Manosphere as Symptom: Feminism, Deleuze and the Crisis of Care

Photograph of a man in a darkly lit room on the computer. The background features distorted light from an outside building.

Chantelle Gray explores how Deleuzean philosophy helps us critically engage with the Manosphere.

Edinburgh University Press
July 13, 2026

Ancient History and Classical Studies, Christianity Studies

5 things you never knew about Gregory of Tours

Discover 5 surprising facts about Gregory of Tours, from fishing and stargazing to fear, faith, and confronting kings in the late sixth century.

Edinburgh University Press
July 9, 2026

Philosophy

Q&A with Madeleine Chalmers, author of French Technological Thought and the Nonhuman Turn

Five men in nineteenth-century tail coats are reading text projected onto a wall over a fireplace by a sixth man using a magic lantern.

Madeleine Chalmers reveals how French philosophy, literature and theology have shaped technological thought.

Edinburgh University Press
July 7, 2026

Philosophy, Scottish Philosophy

What the Scottish Enlightenment Can Teach Us about Science and Religion

Statue of the philosopher and economist Adam Smith with St Giles’ Cathedral and other buildings in the background, against blue sky

Lewis Ashman explores how 18th century Scottish Enlightenment philosophers reconciled science with religious belief.

Edinburgh University Press
July 1, 2026

Cultural History, Cultural Studies, Migration Studies, Political Philosophy, Politics

Is world citizenship the solution to statelessness?

**Alt text:** A row of illuminated classroom globes displayed on stands, with a large globe in the foreground and several others receding into the background. The globes show different map styles and colors, creating a warm, softly lit scene.

What does it mean to be state-less?

Edinburgh University Press
June 25, 2026

Cultural Studies, International Relations, Politics, Sociology

How food shapes peace, conflict, and human connection in everyday life

A crowded communal dinner scene inside a cozy restaurant or café. Dozens of people are seated at long shared tables, eating and chatting in a lively social atmosphere. The foreground shows smiling diners with plates, glasses, and flower arrangements on patterned table runners. The background includes large front windows looking out onto a nighttime street. The image has warm indoor lighting, with some motion blur from people walking, giving it an energetic, candid feel.

A Conversation with Dr. Elaine Pratley, author of Hungry for Peace