Touching Art
This study follows the Tree of Life, a Mozambican sculpture made from decommissioned weapons. It explores how its meaning changed when exhibited in its original context versus the British Museum, challenging curatorial concepts of African art.
A fascinating, first-hand account of the Anglo-Russian commission that delineated Afghanistan’s northern frontier. Presented as a series of letters, it describes the year-long journey with notes on Herat, the Oxus, and the Hindu Kush mountains.
English as a Lingua Franca
This book reflects achievements in the growing field of English as a lingua franca (ELF). It presents empirical findings from leading scholars, providing substance to arguments by analyzing authentic language in conversational, academic, and business situations.
Postcolonial Artist
Irish Travellers have had little input into how they are represented. This book redresses this imbalance, exploring the Traveller experience through the musical oeuvre of artist Johnny Doran to outline the importance of cultural hybridity in postcolonial Ireland.
Reading the novels of George Eliot, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Barry Unsworth, and others, as a Methodist, David Dickinson offers a colourful picture of Methodists in British fiction since the close of the nineteenth century.
This handbook guides educators and caregivers in closing the Achievement Gap. It generates support for teaching diverse learners by constructing a learning environment that ensures equity in the classroom for every child.
A New History of Tudor England
This book challenges the idea that Tudor England is a bygone era. It reveals how its educational and labor systems mirrored one another, marginalizing students, teachers, and workers. These legacies persist in the 21st century, calling for activism, resistance, and reform.
How does an economist meet Borat and Tony Blair? The Airport Economist travels the globe to find out what makes the world tick. This witty book demystifies the global economy, making international trade accessible, entertaining, and packed with practical business tips.
A Case for Radical Pragmatic Leaders and Personalised Learning Schools
Thousands of disadvantaged youth are leaving Australian schools due to public policy that works against inclusion. This book highlights the damage done and examines schools that succeed ‘against the grain’, presenting them as examples for refreshed policy and radical leadership.
Zero for Parents and Teachers, or (Almost) All You Need to Know about Mathematics for Young Children
For parents and teachers nervous about teaching maths to young children, this book offers safe, sympathetic guidance. Written by early years educators, it covers basic topics in a friendly way, with fun activities to build mathematical confidence for you and your children.
Assessment is a major driver of the student tertiary experience. This book explores the rubric as the key tool in this experience, examining different models and providing data from students and academics on their efficacy for marking and providing feedback.
This collection of film profiles explores the relevance of twentieth-century films to literature and culture. The films are viewed as moves in mind, trading the look of things brought to presence by the shocking directness of eyesight.
Exploring Practical Perspectives of Emotional Intelligence
This book is for those who want to grow through life’s successes and struggles but don’t know where to start. Develop emotional intelligence, resilience, and empathy through heart-warming stories, insights, and practical activities for your personal development adventure.
Data, New Technologies, and Global Imbalances
The idea that technology is neutral is untenable. Pervasive data shapes our world, creating innovation but also deep imbalances. This book explores these risks and asks: How can policymakers address this? Should data be public? Do we need a global data-governance structure?
Much of what you’ve been taught about the 2008 financial crisis is incorrect. It wasn’t caused by free market capitalism, but by market distortions from government subsidies and misregulation. The new regulations haven’t solved the problem—in fact, they may have made it worse.
Narcissism and Sexuality
This book explores the narcissistic wound, differentiating it from a severe disorder by focusing on one common expression—sexuality. Using a Jungian approach, it reveals the analytic process through an in-depth client case study illuminated by 54 dream interpretations.
Exploring Research in Sports Coaching and Pedagogy
These detailed, yet concise, essays on the nature of sports coaching provide a critical ‘snapshot’ of the current literature in coaching pedagogy. They cover a wide array of sports and techniques and their insights are essential for any serious students of the discipline.
Between a Past and Present Consciousness
This book traces how Caymanians overcame fragmented identities of race and class to forge a singular nationality. Now, this cultural solidarity is being tested by astonishing numbers of immigrants keen to become Caymanians themselves. Can this modern identity survive?
Former cabinet minister and long-time Erdoğan aide Akdoğan provides valuable insights into the Turkish president’s leadership profile, and explains how he relates to centuries-old theories of leadership in Turkish and Islamic thought.
Most of the previous scholarship on Apulian red-figure pottery has focused on the cataloguing of collections and stylistic matters. Herring takes a different approach by identifying patterns in the decoration of Apulian vases that cast light on the choices made by vase-producers.
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