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Articles: 185

A Deleuzian Conversion

Claire Colebrook was dragged to Deleuze kicking and screaming, but she came to appreciate his difficult and disruptive work. Discover how.

April 17, 2025
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Cultural History, Religion, Scottish History, Scottish Studies

Lord Kelvin and the Apocalypse: the striking convergence of religion and cosmology

Illustration showing the formation of the solar system according to Pierre Simon Laplace’s nebular hypothesis. A black and white drawing of two circles made up of white dots against a black background, one containing concentric circles of denser dots.

The surprising role of scripture in developing scientific theories of the universe in 19th-century Scotland.

Edinburgh University Press
December 9, 2024

Cultural History, Scottish History, Scottish Studies

The curious case of Scottish inns, or what travellers sought and found when they encountered them

Black and white image showing the gable end of a house-like building with a figure standing in front of it. Text on the building reads 'Poosie Nansie's Hostelry and the Jolly Beggars Howf Posting Establishment'.

The editor of the International Review of Scottish Studies introduces the new special issue.

Edinburgh University Press
December 6, 2024

Christianity, Religion, Religious History

A canonization that caused a diplomatic rift in Europe

Pope Francis greets people at the Vatican, dressed in white papal robes and surrounded by men in suits

Eduardo Ángel Cruz investigates the overlap between the political and the spiritual in canonizations of the Catholic Church

Edinburgh University Press
December 5, 2024

Language and Literature, Linguistics

EUP 75: Our Publishing in Language & Linguistics

Explore the journey of Language & Linguistics publishing at Edinburgh University Press from the 1990s to our latest releases.

Edinburgh University Press
December 5, 2024

Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Politics

Intergenerational justice: can liberal democracies govern for the future?

One hand holds the earth and passes it to another outstretched hand

Is it possible to attain democratic legitimacy regarding long-term policies when the majority of people still vote for politicians that privilege short-term preferences?

Edinburgh University Press
December 4, 2024

American Studies, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Migration Studies, Politics, World History

A country built with diasporas and immigrants

a red wall stretches along the US-Mexico border, with a sandy hill in front and blue sky behind

How have diasporas and migrants contributed to the rise of the US as a great political, economic, scientific, and cultural power?

Edinburgh University Press
November 27, 2024

Language and Literature, Literary Studies, Post 19th Century Literary Studies

W. B. Yeats’s late-career engagement with the Irish language poetry of dispossession

Cora Crampton explores a lesser-known aspect of W. B. Yeats’s oeuvre - his collaboration with Frank O’Connor in the translation of Irish language poetry during the 1930s.

Edinburgh University Press
November 26, 2024

Comparative Law, International Law, Law

Africa Food Security and the WTO

An elderly woman's hands can be seen planting vegetables in red soil

by Onsando Osiemo The food security dilemma Africa’s food security is ever worsening. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): “…nearly 282 million people in Africa (about 20 percent of the population) were undernourished in 2022, an increase of…