Did Shakespeare write the 17th-century drama Thomas of Woodstock? For over 150 years, scholars have debated the question. This anthology of articles and book extracts introduces readers to both sides of this fascinating literary controversy.
The Glory of the ‘Byzantine’-Ottoman Continuum
This is the hidden story of Ecumenical Romanity, the ‘Byzantine’-Ottoman Continuum. It reveals the profound philosophical and religious unity between Roman Christianity, Islamic Sufism, and Judaism—a historical reality long opposed by the West.
The crises of the Anthropocene pressure us to rethink education. This volume responds to these challenges, casting fresh light on contemporary research methodologies fit for the future, exploring post-qualitative inquiry, arts-based methods, and co-design with teachers.
The Economics of Keynes and Uncertainty in Theory
For nearly a century, economics has failed to fully understand Keynes’s ideas. This book argues that this is due to a failure to recognize his central theme: uncertainty. It builds upon Keynes’s ideas on uncertainty and conventions to offer an alternative view of his work.
This book offers insights on current topics in development economics. The authors question common strategies like financial globalization and ask whether education has really been a factor in development. They address gender effects, leapfrogging, and the role of fiscal policy.
This book shows why control and happenstance are crucial to methodology and statistics. Control reduces ambiguity, while tests of statistical significance rule out happenstance as an explanation for research results, demonstrating that research impartiality is possible.
This book introduces the theory of price determination in agricultural and food markets. For advanced students, it covers neoclassical theory, unique institutions, and topics like imperfect competition, price volatility, and futures markets. Includes case studies and exercises.
This volume investigates how humour shapes the discourse, culture, and identity of specialised communities. Using a cross-disciplinary approach, an international team of authors analyses humour’s function in fields like law, policing, marketing, and mental health.
The Punctuated Evolution of Civilisations
This book explores the relationship between climate and civilization, arguing that history is shaped by societal responses to climate pulsations. This theory helps to explain the clash of civilizations, disclosing the invisible hand behind war and peace.
The Theory and Practice of the East Asian Library
Presenting groundbreaking research on the East Asian library, this book covers the progress and conflicts in the field. The issues raised will lead to a rethinking of the field’s role in global interactivity and provide guidance to scholars on East Asian resources.
The Emergence and Scope of the Voice of Government
When government agencies communicate with us, are we getting self-serving propaganda or helpful information? This book examines the intersection of bureaucracy and propaganda, from wartime PR to presidential case studies and the pop culture image of government spokespersons.
Edmund Roberts of New Hampshire
Edmund Roberts negotiated America’s first treaties with Asian powers. Appointed by President Jackson, he secured deals with Siam and Oman. Yet he was also a secret slave trader and illegal merchant who nearly sabotaged his own historic mission through his reckless greed.
Bringing together renowned scholars, this volume offers a multi-dimensional view of comparative and world literature. It illuminates the future of literary studies in a cross-culturalized world for scholars and interested readers alike.
This monograph explores the post-war revival of Ukraine’s economy based on world experience and advanced technologies. It offers practical recommendations for participants in reconstruction, while its approaches can be adapted for any country building a new economic model.
Crisis is the essence of labour law. As the COVID-19 pandemic creates a new reality, this volume critically reflects on the discipline. Using philosophical, sociological, and economic insights, it asks new questions to reconcile the past with the future of labour law.
Analogies and Models in Science and Theology
This book uses Hesse’s Network Model of Theory to debunk scientism and argue for the indispensability of socio-cultural and theological values in the search for objective knowledge. It shows how both science and theology rely on interpretation, models, and metaphor.
Britain’s Flirtation with the Socialist Imaginary
In 1945, Winston Churchill won the war and was promptly thrown out of office. What followed was a revolutionary period in British history. This book traces the origins of this transformation to explain the new society that emerged and the enduring problems Britain still faces.
Adolphe Adam is known for ‘O Holy Night’, but his legacy is much more. His ballet Giselle is the quintessence of Romanticism, while his opera Le Postillon de Lonjumeau is still played worldwide. This study considers the composer’s life, examining his 42 operas and 14 ballets.
This collection examines Japanese popular culture, including manga, music, and film. Multidisciplinary scholars offer fresh perspectives on the cross-cultural influences between Japan and the West, considering how each has, in turn, influenced the other.
The North Korea Nuclear Crisis, 1992-2002
A landmark US-DPRK deal was meant to stop a nuclear North Korea. It failed. Why? A key negotiator who was in the room reveals the inside story from his 28 secret, contemporaneous notebooks.
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