Explore the surprising links between Ireland and Latin America. This collection examines the political and cultural influence of the Irish diaspora through literature, film, and history, revealing two cultures linked by shared destinies and a forgotten aspect of Irish heritage.
Microorganisms control key biogeochemical processes. This book covers the ecological activities and diversity of microflora in the plant species Elaeagnus latifolia L., focusing on bacterial interactions. For students and researchers in microbiology and ecology.
This book explores history through a multi-paradigmatic approach, applying four diverse worldviews to key historical concepts and events. It shows how understanding different paradigms leads to a more comprehensive and balanced understanding of our multi-faceted past.
Libya Unveiled
This book explores Libya’s history of resistance against colonial and authoritarian rule, leading to the 2011 uprising and its aftermath. Emphasizing local agency, it examines the challenges of state-building as Libyans persist in their pursuit of a stable, democratic future.
Struggle for the Control over the Red Sea
This book unveils the untold power struggle between the Ottoman and British Empires for control of the Red Sea and Sudan. Political intrigue and military strategy shaped the region’s future, forever altering Sudan’s history and defining its modern era.
With contributions from academics, legal practitioners and diplomats, this book offers a fresh, multidisciplinary perspective on the Entente Cordiale in post-Brexit Britain. It explores the Entente’s origin, what it means today, and what it might mean tomorrow.
Sarawak, Borneo, in 1941
In 1941, strategically important files were hidden in Sarawak to protect them from advancing Japanese forces. Rediscovered in 2008, they are now transcribed in this book. These documents explain the century-long rule of the “white Rajahs” and their relationships with Brunei.
This volume probes the tension between the glory of freedom’s release and a past when freedom was denied. It also argues that modern slavery offers continuing evidence of man’s inhumanity to man—and the resulting absence of freedom for millions.
This book summarizes 75 years of developments in blood banking, from post-WWII to the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines the evolving science, medical practice, and policy debates through a unique social lens that distinguishes this work from other writings.
Modern industrial society is a fluke of history. This book argues our world is the result of accidental events, not inherent European values. Our advanced civilization is an unexpected explosion, unique and unlikely to be found anywhere else in the universe.
William Stevens Fielding was one of Canada’s most influential statesmen. From journalist to premier of Nova Scotia, he became Laurier’s finance minister and heir apparent, negotiating the 1911 free trade agreement before returning as finance minister under Mackenzie King.
Migration has been a defining element of Jewish life for centuries, becoming the subject of a rich mythology. This volume’s essays interrogate these mythologized narratives, exploring the diverse yet similar “realities” they represent and reveal about the needs of the present.
This volume explores scientific and technical knowledge in 13th-16th century Europe, with a special focus on the Iberian Peninsula. Drawing on recipe books, technical treatises, and archaeology, it presents a holistic perspective of technical knowledge during the Middle Ages.
Public Health, Mental Health and Human Rights
This book analyzes a project to build culture-sensitive mental health services in Northern Iraq, a region impacted by war and genocide. Focusing on the Yazidi minority, it reviews the challenges encountered and solutions developed, providing guidelines for similar projects.
Teaching the Shoah
This collection of essays and creative pieces showcases new ways to teach the Nazi genocide. Featuring academic contributions, a play, and a short story, it addresses the overarching question: how can and should the Shoah be taught to share its most important lessons?
The Mysterious and Obvious in American Diplomacy
This book analyses how the Monroe Doctrine established a US policy of interference and preventive strikes. It proves this doctrine remains the basis for American diplomacy, a tool of domination used by presidents from Monroe to Trump.
A History of Earth’s Biota
Our understanding of life’s evolution has been transformed. The fossil record now extends an astonishing sevenfold, and new genetic evidence reveals the co-evolution of plants and animals. This book presents the wondrous tale of how all life is linked, from microbes to man.
Living, Dying, Death, and Bereavement (Volume One)
This unique book offers in-depth interviews with pioneers in thanatology—the study of dying, death, and grief. Their compelling life stories provide a comprehensive, insightful, and personal review of the field for clinicians, researchers, and interested lay persons.
Scanning and Sizing the Universe and Everything in It
Philosophy often ignores the vast scale of the natural continuum for a human-centered view. This book puts our world in the context of all atomic matter, revealing the discrepancy between our ‘yardsticks’ and the reality of cosmic ‘light years’.
Albert A. Michelson and his Interferometer
This book reveals the astonishing connection between modern science and one instrument: Michelson’s Interferometer. It led to Einstein’s relativity and quantum mechanics, technologies like GPS and MRI, and the recent detection of gravitational waves from merging black holes.