What seems to be evidence can be false, while unfounded accusations are accepted as truth, causing travesties of justice. Using case studies like the OJ Simpson trial, the Iraq War, and the history of anti-Semitism, this book shows how beliefs can be stronger than hard facts.
The Internationalisation Maturity of the Firm
The task of determining the impact of business relationships on performance poses a considerable challenge. In this text, business relationships are operationalised by a set of characteristics and determinants which influence a company’s competitive advantage.
Dialogues on the Delta
This interdisciplinary collection examines Stockton, California. Once ground zero for the housing crisis and the first major American city to declare bankruptcy, it cannot be framed by misfortune alone. Discover a vibrant community with a rich, diverse, and vital history.
The Effects and Consequences of Migration and Immigration on the Lebanese Economy and Tourism Sector
This book analyses Lebanon’s economy, tourism, migration, and immigration after the Syrian conflict. It provides insight into public and private policies, offering a holistic analysis with recommendations for scholars and practitioners in Middle Eastern politics and economics.
Monsters of Film, Fiction, and Fable
Monsters have always represented what we fear in the Other. But today, they reveal what we fear in ourselves—what we’re capable of. These essays explore the monstrous in film, literature, and myth to understand not just who we are, but who we might become.
Representing Royalty
Since the early days of cinema, filmmakers have been intrigued by the lives and loves of British monarchs. Kinzler examines strategies of representing power and the staging of myths of power in seven popular films about this subject that were made after the mid-1990s.
In 2013, 12-year-old Asunta Basterra was found murdered. Her parents were convicted, but the trial left matters unsolved. This is the first book in English on the case, featuring exclusive interviews with Asunta’s mother in prison, the lawyers, and the police involved.
Discourse, Communication and the Enterprise
This volume explores various aspects of corporate communication from the viewpoint of language and discourse, giving special attention to emerging issues and recent developments in times of rapid sociotechnical evolutions.
This book explores the shifting portrayal of World War II in Hollywood films. Adopting a comparative study, it discusses WWII films made during the Bush administration after 9/11 and those produced during the presidential campaign of Obama.
A Comparative Analysis of the Great American and Arab Novel
This book is the first comparative reading of the Great American Novel and its Arabic counterpart. It identifies the quintessential American novel and contrasts it with its equivalent in Arabic culture, establishing a new trend in cross-cultural literary scholarship.
Ireland’s Cultural Empire
This volume highlights Ireland’s cultural and linguistic influence in the world. Contributions focus on 18th, 19th and 20th century Irish writers who export their legacy abroad, in addition to offering new perspectives on Irish emigration to Australia and the USA.
World events in 2017 showed the fundamental features of social systems. The structure of power is changing, with the prominent roles played by Trump, Putin and Xi. As such, this text explores peace and conflict, politics, international relations, and social sciences.
Essays on Power
This book explores European empires between the 15th and 20th centuries. Power changed everything, forcing these empires to choose who they were. This offers a groundbreaking look into the psychology of imperial power: a philosophical work that matters.
The Construction of Latina/o Literary Imaginaries
This monograph explores the cultural and historical imaginary expressed in literary works that emphasize Latina/o world views. It employs critical approaches based on discourse and cultural analyses that highlight individual and collective identity.
Dealing with the interconnections between music and the written word, this book brings into focus an updated range of analytical and interpretative approaches which transcend the domain of formalist paradigms and the purist assumption of music’s non-referentiality.
Saving Sinners, even Moslems
This book investigates the Reformed Church’s Mission to Arabia (1889-1973). It explores cultural encounters between missionaries and Muslims, and a unique theology that presented the evangelization of Muslims as critical for Christ’s Second Coming.
New Journeys in Iberian Studies
The research collected here consists of 18 chapters which explore a number of key areas of investigation in contemporary Iberian studies. There is a strong emphasis on trans-national and trans-regional approaches to the subject area, reflecting current discourse and scholarship.
Multidimensional Poverty among Social Groups in Kerala
This book investigates multidimensional poverty among social groups in Kerala, India. It highlights the disparity hidden within the state’s famed human development achievements, revealing an intra-state mirage and exploring the socio-cultural barriers facing marginalized groups.
Texts and Territories
History turns into literary narrative, and narrative turns into history. This volume explores how medieval texts straddle this borderland, engaging with an array of texts from 11th-15th century England to uncover under-explored concepts of the past and historiography.
Women in Higher Education in India
This collection explores the role of women in higher education in India, their emergence as a strong force for social change, and the implications on society. It also discusses technology’s impact, constraints, and the issues and challenges for women in the workplace.
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