Language, Context and Contextuality
This collection of papers by international scholars reflects the multidisciplinary concerns of Professor Herbert Igboanusi. Contributions cover sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and literature, with a major focus on the linguistic issues and realities in Nigeria.
This book presents a history of public relations in the American government. Unlike in business, government PR is driven by a democratic obligation for transparency. It emerged in the Progressive era, evolved under FDR, and continues to adapt to new media and technologies.
Gender-Based Violence and Religion
This book critically examines how religious doctrines are misused to justify violence against women and girls. It highlights the need for international human rights law to adapt to complex cultural realities, offering a crucial resource for advancing gender equality worldwide.
This study challenges paradigms of female representation in enigmatic Renaissance masterpieces. Using female agency as a unifying lens, it interrogates why paintings of figures like Venus and the Madonna were crafted, by whom, and for whom, disrupting long-held assumptions.
Evolving Internal Organization Development
This guide to Internal Organization Development (OD) provides practical tools to drive meaningful change from within. Learn to foster a proactive, resilient culture, build an OD department, and navigate politics to cultivate a high-performance organization that supports growth.
Challenge the educational theories you learned in school. In an era demanding radical transformation, leading experts present a bold roadmap for the future of learning and research in Society 5.0.
Sustainable construction’s complexity often leaves a gap between design and implementation. This book explores how knowledge is shared within project teams, revealing hidden communication pathways and offering practical strategies to ensure higher quality sustainable building.
This book argues that the rule of law does not stand alone; ethics and integrity are the lifeblood of all legal and governance systems. It explores how to overcome deficiencies in our legal systems and demonstrates how this approach can lead to more effective governance.
Western Azerbaijan and the Zangezur Corridor
This book explores the Zangezur Corridor, a geopolitically critical region connecting Turkey and Azerbaijan. Expert scholars reveal how this is more than a transit route—it is a potential turning point capable of reshaping regional geopolitics and fostering peace and cooperation.
Atticism and Koine in Greek Prose Texts by Jewish Authors
This book evaluates the Bible’s linguistic and literary background, revealing its Hebrew and Greek traditions. It offers valuable information for scholars of religion and language, and a wider audience interested in the controversial language of Jesus and the first Christians.
The European Union and the New Perfect Storm
The European crisis is a “perfect storm” affecting all levels of our lives. But what is old, and what is new in the EU today? This volume demonstrates that old issues remain unsolved, new challenges have emerged, and the crisis is no longer a short moment, but a permanence.
Should we worry about artificial intelligence? How should scarce medical resources be allocated? Is creativity imperilled by ChatGPT? This casebook highlights twenty intriguing studies on vital ethical issues, offering a deeper look at the most fascinating challenges we face.
Reading and Writing through Auden
This book proposes a creative writing discipline founded on self-mentorship. Through close readings of W.H. Auden, imaginary correspondence with the poet, and new poems, it presents a reading and writing practice attuned to the world-making possibilities of poetry.
Frontiers of Gerontology and Geriatrics
As the 21st century witnesses a retirement boom, ‘Elderly Care’ has become a global priority. This compilation of published research is a training manual to groom professionals to care for older persons, featuring Indian and Arabian scenarios, exercises, and question-answers.
Shakespeare Meets the Indian Epics
This book examines the day-to-day themes in the epics The Ramayanam and The Maha Bharatham and in Shakespeare’s plays. It reveals that writers 6,000 miles and centuries apart have much in common, showing how people, whatever their background, tackle life in similar ways.
This book presents Romania’s globally unknown oral culture and traditional musical instruments. It highlights their evolution and spread, with unique photographs of disappearing cultural events. The book will be of interest to both specialists and non-specialists.
This book covers the concepts of acids and bases and the effects governing their strength. It discusses reaction mechanisms and presents the structure, geometry, and reactions of key intermediates like carbocations, carbanions, free radicals, and carbenes, supported by examples.
Franciscan Missions and the Chumash Uprising
In 1824, a brutal flogging sparked a Chumash rebellion against California’s Franciscan missions. This book explores the uprising’s true causes, from years of deteriorating conditions to the final bloody conflict at Mission La Purísima, where the rebels made their last stand.
Cavafy’s preoccupation with the fragile human condition—illness, old age, and death—continues to challenge readers. This book draws on the medical humanities to provide a new framework for his poetry, for literary scholars and medical practitioners alike.
Spaces and Places in the Fantastic
This interdisciplinary collection of essays examines the spaces central to fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It explores how fantastic geographies—from digital worlds to bodies as spaces—shape identity, reflect social ideas, and challenge our perceptions of the real world.
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