‘This volume is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the fundamental changes devolution has brought to the governance of Wales, and in particular how Welsh Government and the National Assembly came to be defined as a permanent part of the constitutional arrangements of the UK.’
- Lord Elis-Thomas, First Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

‘Emyr Humphreys’s achievement is, as M. Wynn Thomas argues, Faulknerian in its epic scale, chronicling the great cultural shifts that Wales has undergone over the last century – from the complex pressures of nineteenth-century Nonconformity to Wales’s struggle for identity in our contemporary globalised world. While the perceptive readings of this study will give new insights to those familiar with Humphreys’s work, it will be indispensable also to those coming to this major writer for the first time.’
- Professor Tony Brown, Bangor University

‘A devilishly good read intended for scholars and enthusiasts alike, Daemons and Spirits showcases the impressive holdings of the Egypt Centre … It is beautifully illustrated and meticulously researched.’
- Dr Ellen Morris, Columbia University

‘A superb updating of Hilling’s definitive 1976 survey, the first substantial study of the nation’s architecture on my own or anyone else’s bookshelf. This hugely welcome renewal is more comprehensive, better illustrated and certainly as indispensable as the landmark original.’
- Jonathan Adams RIBA, Architect of the Wales Millennium Centre

‘Rees’s monograph is a critical account of Habermas’s writings on religion and the idea of postsecularism in his work. It is comprehensive in scope, rich in texture and replete with insights. Rees’s scholarship and critical engagements with the material are exemplary in their clarity and concision; scholars and students who want to know about Habermas’s late work have reason to read this book.’
- Dr Gordon Finlayson, Centre of Social and Political Thought, University of Sussex

This book focuses on the reflexive relationship between nineteenth-century literature and the illumination of the same period. It explores the influence that artificial light had over the symbolism, imagery, and content of the literature of the time, taking a historical-materialist approach to the presence and effects of new and old forms of illumination during the period, and evaluating their worth within culture and society, before examining their presence within literature.

‘The 2 October 1968 massacre in Tlatelolco (the Plaza de la Tres Culturas) was a loss of innocence for the Mexican national imaginary. The sustained act of state terrorism shattered forever the myth of a benevolent socially and culturally stable society. Mexico has been coming to terms ever since with the aftermath of that event. Cultural and literary histories have generally adhered to versions provided by anti-establishment sources. The enormous value of Carpenter’s examination of pertinent textual production is the careful attention paid to the voices of the defenders of the State, with the result that she has provided a far more nuanced account than we are used to studying.’
- Professor David William Foster, Arizona State University

‘This volume is a treasure, certain to be a resource of abiding value for an extraordinarily diverse audience – from translators seeking concrete guidance in polishing their craft and advanced students striving to bridge the chasm between grammatical mastery and true fluency, to scholars of comparative literature and contrastive linguistics.’
- Emeritus Professor Wayne Harbert, Cornell University