Fish imagery is found on artifacts across Mesopotamia. This book provides new insights through a unique combination of ichthyological and archaeological analysis, illuminating how the people of ancient Mesopotamia visualized and imagined aquatic life over time.
This book presents a rich international perspective on social justice from educators worldwide. It offers practical classroom strategies and theoretical wisdom, uniquely combining local and global insights for teachers, researchers, and those in higher education.
This volume highlights pivotal problems about our planet’s environment and ecology. It shows the importance of integrating expertise to foster sustainability and concludes with an ethical analysis of the multiple challenges that require urgent attention and long-term resolution.
Challenging traditional theories, this book views institutions not as static constructs but as dynamic, adaptive systems. It introduces path emergence theory to show how small, decentralized actions can ripple through societies, fostering global and regional change.
Narratives and Songs from Atauro Island, Timor-Leste
This first-ever multilingual archive of endangered oral traditions from Atauro, Timor-Leste, was created in collaboration with the island’s communities. Discover tales of the island’s origin—revealed when arrows pierce the sea—alongside traditional songs and cultural texts.
A pioneering engraver, map-maker, and friend to Joseph Wright of Derby. But did Peter Perez Burdett’s influence on the great artist end with his emigration in 1774? In his first biography, compelling new evidence suggests their connection was far from over.
This book rejects the idea of childhood as an unambiguous monolith. It explores the constantly evolving term’s literary, artistic, and cultural representations, offering critical approaches to its treatment with all its complexities in art and literature.
Selected Studies on Genre in Middle Eastern Literatures
These 12 case studies by experts in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish literature offer new insights into the intellectual universe of the Middle East. Spanning genres from classical poetry and epics to travelogues and novels, this book creates a new comparative framework.
Expanding Frontiers of Neonatal Care
Explore the fragile world of premature babies, their families, and caregivers. Written by an international team of experts, this book blends cutting-edge research with practical strategies, offering an accessible resource for students, educators, and professionals.
The Making of India, 1947-2022
This book captures the people, events, and institutions that have shaped India in its 75 years as an independent country. Each entry is a captivating story with sharp insights, creating a fascinating mosaic of the myriad influences that have made India a liberal democracy.
Critical Race Theory and the Struggle at the Heart of Legal Education
As states legislate against teaching critical race theory, law schools are struggling to respond. How should legal education view CRT? This book seeks answers, encouraging a recommittal to the foundational beliefs of free speech, equality, and the due process of law.
Glycoscience
This book presents compact data in glycoscience, a developing field linking biology, chemistry, and medicine. It covers the structure, biosynthesis, and biological roles of carbohydrates, highlighting their connection to cancer, hereditary disorders, and other human diseases.
Law and Medicine
A practical, case-based guide to the legal and ethical issues in modern healthcare. Explore real controversies in medical malpractice, health reform, and ethical dilemmas like reproductive and end-of-life care. Essential for students and professionals in law and medicine.
Migration in Eastern Africa
This collection of essays honors Professor John Oyaro Oucho, exploring the nexus between migration and national development in Africa. The book covers challenges and opportunities in urbanization, human security, health care, and governance for scholars and policy-makers.
While China’s engagement across Africa has grown, there has been a dearth of attention on its relationship with Eritrea. Based on field research and robust data, this book fills that gap, providing a clear-eyed, comprehensive examination of China-Eritrea relations.
This book provides a new translation and readable commentary on Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians. It interprets the letter in its historical context, clarifying Paul’s defense of his ministry and his arguments on marriage, spiritual gifts, love, and the resurrection.
This book uncovers the forgotten battle over eugenic sterilization in New Jersey. Between 1910 and 1942, reform-minded feminists clashed with a powerful Catholic bloc that skillfully rendered the controversial legislation political suicide for any who dared to support it.
Determinants of Intra-Industry Trade and Labour Market Adjustment
This book highlights changes in the Indian economy following the 1990s economic liberalization, focusing on intra-industry trade (IIT). It conducts an empirical analysis of the drivers influencing IIT and explores their impact on the growth of the Indian economy.
This book makes sense of the political, cultural, and social change in North Africa since the Arab Spring. It argues that the region needs a new political paradigm—one that eschews a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach for solutions reflecting the cultural realities of its societies.
This innovative study corrects persistent misconceptions about Edward S. Curtis, the influential photographer of American Indians. The author argues that Curtis was keenly aware of the major changes Native Americans faced, providing a reappraisal of his monumental work.
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