Critics question the merit of psychotherapy without scientific verification. A common answer is that it’s a hermeneutic discipline, not a science. Is that answer viable? This book maintains that today’s hermeneutical apologia is a dodge, not a defense.
How did the West see Russia, the empire caught between Europe and Asia? This book explores representations of Russian identity and culture from 1792 to 1912, drawing on the accounts of British and American travellers as they attempted to understand this imperial “Other.”
This book highlights international media education research, topical findings, and educational practices. It explores the use of digital skills from school to higher education and beyond, providing insights for researchers, teachers, and policymakers promoting media education.
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 volume investigates how literary texts reflect a Catholic philosophy of life. It demonstrates how literature, by capturing the imagination, evokes human experience related to a Catholic understanding of life.
Teaching Business, Technical and Academic Writing Online and Onsite
A must-have handbook for undergraduate and graduate teachers. Drawing on three decades of experience, this guide offers best practices for instructing students in writing proposals, reports, and academic papers, with specific strategies for remote teaching in a post-COVID world.
The Behavioural Economics of Belarus
A unique study of Belarus, a country “trapped in transition” from state capitalism to a market economy. This book explains how economic decisions are made and proves that to boost economic reforms, the government needs the support of the high-income public.
Stem cells hold promise for revolutionary therapies but face scientific and ethical hurdles. The rush for cures has led to clinics offering unproven treatments. This book tells the story of the field’s development and identifies the challenges it raises.
Two Jewish scholars explore the historical Jesus and Messianic Judaism, bridging the gap between Jewish and Christian scholarship. This series of essays forges a new understanding across religious boundaries, turning serious research into a means for vital interfaith discourse.
Edward Dorn, Charles Olson, and the American West
This book examines Edward Dorn’s poetics of the 20th-century American West and the influence of his mentor Charles Olson, considering the most important poetic representations of the West to come out of the Beat Movement and avant-garde literary scene.
City Identity
This book explores the nature of city identities and how they are shaped. It argues they draw not only on a city’s present circumstances and culture but also on its past, its colonial inheritance, and the powerful influences of our globalised world.
A Discourse Perspective on Bunreacht na hÉireann
This book takes a new discourse perspective on the Constitution of Ireland. It explores the charter’s impact on the country’s public sphere, examining how it has been argued by the Irish press and judiciary since its enactment.
Patina on Historic Glass
A world-first study of patina on glass from Cossack, Western Australia. It reveals how its internal structures can date glass for archaeology, determine geochemical processes, and unravel local climate patterns, while also pointing to problems in recycling glass.
For 30,000 years, humans have created visual expressions of their sacred beings. This book investigates these interpretations of deities throughout history, exploring the psychological necessity for us to create gods and goddesses in a human-like form.
This book examines administrative bloat, a major contributor to rising college costs. It details the unsustainable growth of nonessential university personnel through case studies on student success initiatives, technology transfer offices, and distance learning.
Ideas about Agriculture in the Political Economy of Japan
Why do Japanese citizens support agricultural protection that reduces their own welfare? This book argues that ideas—not just economics—are the answer, tracing how historical values evolved into modern concerns for food safety, self-sufficiency, and the environment.
This volume on the evolving nature of peacebuilding addresses timely questions: How are methods selected? Is violence acceptable? Contributions evaluate the effectiveness of historical and current peacebuilding efforts, offering cutting edge work in peace and conflict studies.
Awakening through Literature and Film
This book, using Zen Buddhism and postmodern ethics, guides you beyond the conventional thematic approach. Learn to catch nondual, spiritual feelings while appreciating a given work, ultimately turning the act of reading or watching into a quest for spiritual enlightenment.
This volume explores how acclaimed literary texts of the 19th and 20th centuries reflect a distinctive Catholic sensibility, shedding light on profound spiritual experiences in imaginative and memorable ways.
This volume relates the philosophy of religion to the humanities, including visual art, literature, and pop culture. Essays discuss the nature of art and religious experience, the role of art in religious dialogue, and the function of narrative in religious discourse.
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