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  • The Dragon Codex: Quest for the Relics of Design

    by David Block ...
    If you were captivated by the adventurous spirit of The Hobbit**, the creative brilliance of** The Invention of Hugo Cabret**, or the mythical journeys in** Percy Jackson**, then you'll absolutely love** The Dragon Codex: Quest for the Relics of Design**. This enchanting tale takes you on a thrilling journey through a world where dragons are not only fierce but also fier... ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pastime Lost

    The Humble, Original, and Now Completely Forgotten Game of English Baseball

    by David Block ...
    Long before baseball became America’s national pastime, English citizens of all ages, genders, and classes of society were playing a game called baseball. It had the same basic elements as modern American baseball, such as pitching and striking the ball, running bases, and fielding, but was played with a soft ball on a smaller playing field and, instead of a bat, the ball was typically struck by ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Diagonalism in Online Populist Discourse

    Left Moving Right

    by David Block ...
    In this incisive and timely book, David Block analyses populist discourse and homes in on 'diagonalism' – the subtle migration of left-wing commentators toward right-wing positions on pandemic policies, free speech and immigration. The text provides a vivid insight into today's fractured political arena, where progressive voices are increasingly aligning with far-right narratives.In this post ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Baseball before We Knew It

    A Search for the Roots of the Game

    by David Block ...
    Winner of the Seymour Medal from the Society for American Baseball ResearchWinner of the North American Society for Sport History Book AwardNamed a 2005 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleNamed a 2025Choice Outstanding Academic TitleWhen Baseball before We Knew It was first published in 2005, it shatter... ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Interviews in Applied Linguistics

    Autobiographical Reflections on Research Processes

    by David Block ...
    This book is a personal reflection on research interviews. Written as an autobiography, it invites the reader to accompany the author on his personal journey of over three decades of research carried out on a range of topics in a range of contexts. It mixes academic genres, moving back and forth between life-story telling and more standard academic writing.This book has been written with several ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The Secret Life of English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education

    Examining Microphenomena in Context

    Edited by David Block, Sarah Khan ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education
    This volume explores the inner-workings of English-medium instruction (EMI) in higher education (HE) at two universities. After an introductory chapter that sets the scene and provides an essential background, there are four empirically based chapters that draw on data collected from a range of sources at two universities in Catalonia. This includes interviews, audio/video recordings of classes, ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Innovations and Challenges in Identity Research

    by David Block ...
    Series series Innovations and Challenges in Applied Linguistics
    Innovations and Challenges in Identity Research examines established and emergent issues within identity research.This innovative book adopts a disciplinary transcendentapproach, drawing on a range of social science, humanities and human science disciplines on the way to a detailed consideration of:the history of identity as a constructthe components of a poststructuralist/social constructivist ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Lessons from the Local Group

    A Conference in honour of David Block and Bruce Elmegreen

    Edited by Kenneth Freeman, Bruce Elmegreen, David Block, Matthew Woolway ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    Our understanding of galaxy formation comes mostly from two sources: sensitive observations at high angular resolution of the high-redshift Universe, where galaxies are observed to be forming, and detailed observations of individual stars and clouds in the Local Group, where telltale remnants from its formative time remain and similar processes operate at a low level today. The current conference ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Second Language Identities

    by David Block ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Classics in Linguistics
    Second Language Identities examines how identity is an issue in different second language learning contexts. It begins with a detailed presentation of what has become a popular approach to identity in the social sciences (including applied linguistics) today, one that is inspired in poststructuralist thought and is associated with the work of authors such as Anthony Giddens, Zygmunt Bauman, Chris ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Political Economy and Sociolinguistics

    Neoliberalism, Inequality and Social Class

    by David Block ...
    Shortlisted for the BAAL Book Prize 2019This book explores how political economy intersects with sociolinguistics, specifically how neoliberalism, inequality and social class mediate language in society issues. After the preface, in which the author sets the scene for the content of the book, Chapter 1 is an extensive, though selective, review of sociolinguistics research which has been framed as ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Post-Truth and Political Discourse

    by David Block ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    In this book David Block draws on analytical techniques from Critical Discourse Studies to critically investigate truth, truths, the propagation of ignorance and post-truth. Focusing on corrupt discourses and agnotology, he explores the role of anti-intellectualism, emotion and social media in the cultural creation, legitimisation and dissemination of ignorance. While encompassing analysis of ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Social Class in Applied Linguistics

    by David Block ...
    In this ground breaking new book David Block proposes a new working definition of social class in applied linguistics.Traditionally, research on language and identity has focused on aspects such as race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, religion and sexuality. Political economy, and social class, as an identity inscription, have been undervalued. This book argues that increasing socioeconomic ... Read more

    $70.99 USD