Global Perspectives on Research, Theory, and Practice
This volume brings together rich thinking on gestalt therapy from Gestalt!, the pioneering electronic journal of the 1990s. Although the journal no longer exists, this book reclaims its great historical value and still-significant ideas.
Work-Life Balance and the Economic Crisis
Contemporary society and international organisations are giving increasing consideration to the issue of reconciling work and private life. Following on from this, these volumes provide a detailed analysis of work-life balance and its regulation in a number of EU countries.
History Education is a politically contested subject, and can both promote xenophobia and develop tolerance. Accordingly, these essays address the major challenges that it faces in an era of globalisation, digital revolution, and international and religious conflict.
Renewable Energy
The chapters collected here summarise ten years of work on the challenges that renewable energy faces, and represent a selection of the best papers presented at the International Conferences on Renewable Energy and Power Quality (ICREPQ) from 2003 to 2012.
William Gilpin and Letter Writing
This first-time edition of William Gilpin’s letter-writing manual offers moral models for young men. Its counterpart is his personal correspondence with his grandson, revealing intimate details of his daily life, domestic concerns, and the art of being a grand-father.
This volume brings together the best papers from the International Conference on Education, Reflection and Development. Scholars discuss topics relevant for teacher training and didactic research in the context of globalization, of interest to anyone in education.
The Free Movement of Capital and Financial Services
This book investigates the compliance of financial services legislation in Estonia, Poland, and other EU states with the free movement of capital. It offers recommendations and draws implications for the financial services sector.
Being Quantum
This collection offers perspectives on organizational development inspired by quantum physics. Based on interconnectedness and entanglement, chapters address concepts of time, space, matter, and spirituality to bring quantum storytelling to life.
This publication brings together a variety of approaches to the different ways in which the role of animals was understood in ancient Greco-Roman myth and religion, across a period of several centuries, from Preclassical Greece to Late Antique Rome.
Peter Cochran’s book charts Byron’s profound influence on European literature, arguing that it was a mythical Byron who held sway. Europe’s writers embraced the gloomy Byronic Hero, ignoring his satirical best, until Eliot, Joyce, and Yeats read him accurately.
This volume of conference proceedings discusses the role played by choir stalls in the conceptualisation of space within cathedrals, and the formal, stylistic and constructive motifs, models and solutions reflected in such architecture.
This is not only a portrait of Turkish diplomat Zeki Kuneralp (1941–1979), but also an exploration of the great developments and foreign policy issues of his time, offering a glimpse into the evolution of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Life and Work of Pauline Viardot Garcia
Pauline Viardot was a seminal 19th-century opera singer, composer, and teacher whose friends included Chopin, Liszt, and Wagner. Loved by Ivan Turgenev, she was a fascinating woman at the heart of her age. This volume covers her later years.
The Power of Culture
This edited collection, comprising mainly Chinese academics and students, focuses upon the role of culture in Sino-American affairs, showing how cultural factors are enormously significant in affecting how Chinese and Americans think about and approach each other.
Quintessential Wilde
Celebrating Oscar Wilde’s genius, this book explores a variety of subjects, including his travels, sexuality, novels, homosexuality, influence on others and morality. It offers historical, biographical, psychological and sociological perspectives written by international experts.
Thomas Aquinas
John Paul II called Thomas Aquinas a “Doctor of Humanity” for affirming human dignity. This collection of papers explores the philosophical and theological thought of both men, applying their wisdom to challenges from political praxis to transhumanism.
Using a case study of the archaeological phenomenon of the Linearbandkeramik as a starting point, this title brings together contributions by international specialists tackling the notion of cultural diversity and its explanatory power in archaeological analysis more generally.
Teaching, Learning and Investigating Pragmatics
This collection of research investigates how to teach and assess pragmatic competence in second/foreign language education. Topics include speech acts, syllabus design, and instructional methods. For linguists, language teachers, and communication experts.
This volume offers an interdisciplinary approach to Cypriot archaeology and material culture, from the 3rd millennium B.C. to modern times. Contributions illuminate various aspects of the island’s history, with a special focus on the formative Bronze Age.
As we awaken to environmental crises, climate fiction (cli-fi) depicts our transformed Earth. This book analyzes apocalyptic works of literature, media, and art, shedding light on the inevitable interconnection of humankind with the nonhuman environment.
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