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fr Make sure you catch all these new reviews from February 2025! We’re so proud to be able to showcase positive feedback, and we hope they will encourage you to explore all our titles. Congratulations to all our reviewed authors and thank you to those who read them. You can read all the full reviews through the links below, as well as purchase copies on our website.
Review Highlights
Title: The Novels of Zsigmond Móricz in the Context of European Realism: A Thematic Approach by Virginia L. Lewis
Review by: Gábor Tamás Molnár, Institute for Hungarian Literary and Cultural Studies, Eötvös Loránd University
“Virginia Lewis’s monograph offers clear and accurate explications of the works of an important Hungarian author. The thematic approach enables the critic to contextualize these works in a manner relatable to non-Hungarian scholars and readers. However, Hungarian readers will also benefit from Lewis’s attentive interpretation of Móricz’s vision and narrative craft.”
Featured in: Slavonic and East European Review, Volume 102, Issue 4 (2024)
Link: https://doi.org/10.1353/see.00066
Title: Filología e Ilustración en España: El discurso sobre la decadencia en las letras españolas del siglo XVIII by Miguel Ángel Perdomo-Batista
Review by: Mario Pedrazuela Fuentes, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
“el libro que aquí analizamos, más que un estudio acerca de la creación del discurso filológico en España consiste en una recopilación y análisis de una serie de obras de ilustrados españoles del siglo xviii que profundizaron en las causas de todo tipo, entre ellas también las lingüísticas y literarias, de la decadencia en la que se encontraba España en aquellos momentos. Para el autor son estos textos los que establecen las características que tiene la filología española dieciochesca, llegando a la conclusión de que estos discursos sobre la decadencia es el hecho diferencial de la filología Española”
Featured in: Revista Internacional de Lingüística Iberoamericana, Volume 22, Issue 2 (2024), pp. 285-90
Link: https://www.iberoamericana-vervuert.es/indices/Indice_R236367.pdf
Title: Writing the Child: Fictions of Memory in German Postwar Literature by Susanne Baackmann
Review by: Julia K. Gruber
“Baackmann successfully “achieved knowledge” and “made space” for what has been her parents’ generations’ secrets by filling that blank space with solid analyses of several fictional works.”
Featured in: Gegenswartsliteratur, De Gruyter, Volume 23 (2024), pp. 295-96
Link: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111501888/html
Title: Changes in Argument Structure: The Transitivizing Reaction Object Construction by Tamara Bouso-Rivas
Review by: Eva Zehentner, University of Zurich
“a must-read for researchers interested in careful implementations of (diachronic) Construction Grammar for specific case studies, and a prime example of how to conduct corpus studies on somewhat elusive patterns in an as bottom-up, exploratory way as possible. The study clearly achieves its goal of providing a meticulous and convincing application of by now rather standard concepts in Construction Grammar to a particular, to-date unexplored phenomenon.”
Featured in: English Language & Linguistics, Cambridge UP, First View, (2025), pp. 1-7
Link: https://doi.org/10.1017/S136067432400042X
Title: Probabilistic variability in clausal verb complementation in World Englishes by Raquel P. Romasanta
Review by: Sven Leuckert, Technische Universität Dresden
“This monograph is impressive in several ways. The author showcases in-depth knowledge in a variety of fields, including, of course, World Englishes, but also variationist sociolinguistics, language history and language typology. The analysis is complex and illustrates the author’s skills in statistics, with multiple statistical methods used to approach the data from different angles.”
Featured in: English Language and Linguistics, Cambridge UP, Volume 29, Issue 2 (2025), pp. 418-22
Link: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1360674324000182
Celebrating Open Access Week here at Peter Lang Group, we asked our dedicated Open Access team to explore what Open Access means to Peter Lang in 2024.
- What Open Access Means to Peter Lang
As a longstanding advocate for Open Access (OA) publishing, the Peter Lang Group has consistently supported and enhanced the dissemination of academic research. With over 2,000 Open Access titles published to date, we remain committed to offering innovative and accessible OA models that empower both authors and the academic community.
- Opening a World of Knowledge
At Peter Lang, we are dedicated to breaking down barriers to research. Open Access allows knowledge to reach a broader audience, while also fostering greater visibility, engagement, and collaboration across the global academic landscape. Studies show that OA publications receive higher viewership, citation rates, and downloads compared to traditional, restricted-access titles. This aligns with our mission to promote knowledge sharing and advance academic discourse.
- Gold Open Access: A Key Offering
Our Gold Open Access model ensures that research is freely accessible to all, immediately upon publication. Authors and editors can publish their work for a fee, often funded by research grants or institutions, under an agreed Creative Commons (CC) license. This ensures that copyright remains with the author, while their work benefits from Peter Lang’s full distribution network, discoverability, and our rigorous peer review standards—just like any of our traditional publications.
- The Launch of Open EBA
In our ongoing efforts to innovate, Peter Lang recently introduced the Open Evidence-Based Acquisition (Open EBA) model. Open EBA integrates a successful library acquisition approach with a streamlined method for funding OA monographs. This model provides libraries access to our entire catalogue, enabling them to either purchase highly used titles or fund Open Access monographs. We see this as a vital step toward helping more institutions adopt OA publishing.
- Commitment to the Future of Open Access
Peter Lang’s Open Access initiatives go beyond simply offering publication models—they reflect our commitment to fostering constructive dialogue between researchers, libraries, funders, and publishers. We are continuously exploring new approaches and business models to ensure that Open Access evolves in a way that benefits the entire academic ecosystem.
By focusing on accessibility, discoverability, and compliance with funder mandates, we aim to make high-quality research freely available to everyone, ensuring that the academic community can continue to grow and thrive.
- What’s Next?
As part of Open Access Week, we are excited to reaffirm our commitment to Open Access. Through initiatives like Open EBA, we aim to make Open Access a cornerstone of academic publishing. Stay tuned for upcoming promotions, collaborations, and new developments.
For more information, visit our Open Access page or contact our editorial team at openaccess@peterlang.com.
We’re proud to share the positive feedback our books have received. These reviews validate the time and effort our authors put into their work, and we hope they encourage you to explore our titles.
Congratulations to all our reviewed authors and thank you to those who read and reviewed our titles.
Review Highlights
Title: Swan’s Nest, Swaffham, Norfolk, Excavating the Prehistory of the Breckland Clays by Joshua White
Review by: Andrew J. Lawson
“As a final report, it is logically structured, clearly written and well-illustrated: it summarises the background to the excavations and, with the help of specialist contributions, it details the archaeological features, sediments, artefacts and samples retrieved, primarily during the ‘harsh winter’ of 2018–19.”
Featured in: Norfolk Archaeology 2 (2023), 222–233
Link: https://www.nnas.info/publications/
Title: The Apocalypse in Ireland. Prophecy and Politics in the 1820s by Thomas P. Power
Review by: Denis G. Marnane
“One of the strengths of this book is that the author knows both the religious/philosophical background to such an extraordinary sweep of opinion and how at local regional and state level politics worked during those years.”
Featured in: Tipperary Historical Journal 2024
Link: https://tipperarystudies.ie/tipperaryhistoricaljournal/
Title: Psicopatografie. Il racconto della malattia mentale nella narrativa italiana del XXI secolo by Stefano Redaelli
Review by: Marina Guglielmi
“Partendo da tali obiettivi il libro rielabora e approfondisce una serie di scritti sul tema della malattia mentale che Redaelli sta articolando da alcuni anni.”
Featured in: Between, XIV.27 (2024): 772-777, www.betweenjournal.it
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13125/2039-6597/6269
Title: The Asturian Language. Distinctiveness, Identity, and Officiality edited by Avelino Corral Esteban
Review by: Matthew J. Burner, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“El libro Distinctiveness, Identity and Officiality of the Asturian Language es una celebración de la lengua asturiana y un testimonio vivo de su riqueza lingüística y cultural. A través de una serie de capítulos meticulosamente organizados, el libro explora en profundidad los tres temas centrales que se reflejan en su título: la distintividad, la identidad y la oficialidad del asturiano.”
Featured in: International Journal of Ibero-American Linguistics, 43
Link: – Ibero-American (iberoamericana-vervuert.es)
Title: Le Phenix Poëte et les Alouëtes by Riccardo Raimondo
Review by: Sandro-Angelo de Thomasis, The Juilliard School
“In sum, Raimondo’s book should adorn the shelves of anybody interested in transnational and translingual research in literature or translation studies. Moreover, it is worth mentioning that throughout the book, Raimondo’s writing is gender-inclusive, a refreshing sight.”
Featured in: Annali D’Italianistica, Volume 41 (2023), Italian Bookshelf
Link: AdI_bookshelf-41-versione-11.20.pdf (annali.org)
We’re always thrilled to see the great reviews that come in for our titles. As a publisher, we know that all our titles are worthy of positive reviews but to see confirmation of that in print is always exciting.
For our authors, these positive reviews are a fantastic reward for their work, validating their research and inspiring them to (hopefully) write their next work.
Discover Peter Lang titles through the eyes of a fellow reader and maybe find one to add to your reading list.
Congratulations to all our reviewed authors, we hope you enjoy reading these reviews as much as we did. We thank those who took the time to read and review our titles.
Review Highlights
Title: Formative Feasting: Practices and Virtue Ethics in Deuteronomy’s Tithe Meal and the Corinthian Lord’s Supper by Michael J. Rhodes
Review by: Gregory Soderberg
“even non-academic readers, who have the patience to wade through the typical academic conventions, will benefit from it and discover key insights and practical implications for preaching, ministry, outreach, and the communal life of local churches”
Featured in: Evangelical Quarterly: An International Review of Bible and Theology, Volume 95, Issue 2 (2024) p 174 – 176
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/27725472-09502009
Title: Frank French Feminisms: Sex, Sexuality and the Body in the Work of Ernaux, Huston and Arcan by Polly Galis
Review by: Joëlle Papillon, McMaster University
“That said, what Galis accomplishes is significant. The analyses are compelling and speak well to one another. Although all three writers studied now have considerable scholarship dedicated to them, Frank French Feminisms offers new insights on the works of Ernaux, Huston, and Arcan.”
Featured in: H-France Review Vol. 24 (July 2024), No. 52
Link: https://h-france.net/h-france-reviews-volume-24-2024/
Title: Sounds of Apocalypse. Music in Poland Under German Occupation by Katarzyna Naliwajek
Review by: Lesley Hughes, Sam Houston State University
“To my knowledge, her monograph is the first comprehensive, English-language work on the role of music in Poland during the German Occupation, making this topic accessible to a much wider audience. Her study will be a useful resource for historians and musicologists, and the broad scope of her work will doubtless provide many entry points for further research on this topic.”
Featured in: Notes: The Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association, September 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/not.2024.a934859
Title : Head Game. Mental Health in Sports Media
Review by: Mahdi Latififard, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
“Emphasizing the control of both favorable and unfavorable consequences stemming from the public disclosure of athletes’ mental health issues through mass and modern media channels, Head Game provides readers with a nuanced perspective on elite athletes’ psychological struggles blending with the context of media outlets.”
Featured in: International Journal of Sport Communication, 2024, 17, 353-354
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsc.2024-0067
Here at Peter Lang Group we recently announced the launch of our 2024 Emerging Scholars Competition. Running since 2011, this competition invites emerging scholars to submit proposals in a chosen subject for the chance to be published. However, as emerging scholars, like all prospective authors, can submit proposals at any time, what is the significance of this opportunity?
As an international academic publisher, we specialize in bringing high-quality academic titles to readers around the world. The world of academic publishing is often competitive and can be daunting to those less established in their research fields. New voices might struggle to be heard or may be less confident in where to submit proposals to, particularly when working in more niche subjects. We believe that it is crucial to nurture the next generation of scholars, signposting and supporting their paths to publication. That is why we actively seek out and champion works by emerging scholars.
Academia thrives on new perspectives and innovation. Even in well-established areas of study, a fresh view can invite new discussion and discourse. It is this discussion that in turn can lead to new advancements and understanding. Emerging scholars may be particularly suited to this, with a willingness to challenge existing paradigms. Emerging scholars often explore areas of research that have been overlooked or underrepresented. Naturally, they will look for gaps in existing knowledge to find their own space within the academic community. Their contributions can therefore lead to a more thorough understanding of academic issues or research.
It is also important that we, as a publishing company, invest in these emerging scholars to build strong networks and leaders for the future of academia. Authors gain confidence in publishing and so continue to drive their own research forwards, pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Sharing their findings on a global platform at an earlier stage of their career offers greater opportunity to refine views, explore related fields, and connect with other academics. Importantly, the winning titles will be offered Gold Open Access as part of the publishing contract. Making the titles freely available is one way Peter Lang Group supports these emerging scholars in sharing their work and building their own reputation.
Another important aspect of the Peter Lang Emerging Scholars competition is the choice of subject. It is so important within publishing that the titles published reflect the diversity of experiences and study within academia. Academia sees trends and focuses change year on year, affected by social, economic, and political influences around the world. By focusing on a particular subject area each year, we aim to give early career scholars working in those areas a clear route to getting published and adding their voice to the conversation. This focus also speaks to the Peter Lang Group’s commitment to promoting and publishing groundbreaking research in the social sciences and humanities.
Our commitment to supporting emerging scholars and cutting-edge research remains unwavering. We are constantly looking for new talent and innovative research and the Peter Lang Emerging Scholars Competition offers a clear route for those working and publishing in this year’s topic of focus.
If you’re an emerging scholar who meets the criteria, we encourage you to submit your work for consideration. Find more information and the criteria here: