Biographies of Drink
This book offers the “biographies of drink” approach, an innovative methodology for studying alcohol. Each essay constructs a “biography” of a drink, place, or idea, from Roman vessels to 1950s whisky ads, showcasing insights for anyone interested in alcohol’s role in society.
This monograph is a study of the literature, paintings, icons and other aspects related to the Image of Edessa, an image of Christ, which, according to tradition, was of miraculous origin, examining how it was used as a tool to express Christ’s humanity.
Why Philosophy Matters
This work examines the answers provided by over thirty philosophers to aspects of building character, forging personal relations, promoting sound political strategies, living meaningfully, and dying gracefully. In so doing, over twenty lessons for living a worthy life emerge.
Human survival depends on nature, a relationship defined by culture. This book argues that environmental conservation is a matter of moral ethics, and must accommodate the traditional knowledge of indigenous cultures to restore the bond between humans and nature.
This book analyzes the EU’s challenges as a global actor amid recent political and economic crises. It covers foreign policy, sanctions, and trade, offering timely analysis of EU responses to events like the Ukrainian conflict, and proposes a unique macroeconomic model.
CLIL in Action
This volume explores CLIL implementation, research, and teacher training. It presents practical and research-based proposals from researchers, trainers, and practitioners, offering insights into how CLIL works in action to push the agenda forward.
Work-Life Balance and the Economic Crisis
Contemporary society and international organisations are giving increasing consideration to the issue of reconciling work and private life. Following on from this, these volumes provide a detailed analysis of work-life balance and its regulation in a number of EU countries.
This collection demonstrates the novel’s power to represent the mind. Contributors investigate representations of consciousness and the self, analyzing narrative techniques to show how the contemporary novel reflects the mind’s urge to understand itself.
The Bible and Art
Letellier and Mellor explore how the revelation of God’s love in the mystery of the covenant has inspired artists to reflect on the nature of divine interaction with mankind, showing that the Christian world has always sought to use art to aid understanding of biblical texts.
This book provides a theoretical and practical framework for researchers and practitioners focusing on the construction, interpretation and retextualisation of audiovisual texts, using a selection of humorous, English-language media.
Mood Spectrum in Graham Greene
Edwards examines the pathology of bipolar disorder through symptoms uniquely expressed in Greene’s novels, an area often ignored by critics, despite Greene often projecting his illness into character-constructs that share his condition, offering a case study of manic depression.
Cliché and Organization
Peters adopts a unique viewpoint on organizations, through his use of film. Juxtaposing philosophers like Deleuze and Heidegger and filmmakers like the Coen Brothers and Cronenberg, he shows why managers in organizations are manipulative and impotent at the same time.
Being “On the Margins”
This conference proceedings explores the realities of people who live on the margins of society, positioned as out-of-place and unable to access aspects of mainstream culture, be they education and schooling, welfare, or care services.
Jamaican Speech Forms in Ethiopia
This first systematic survey of Jamaican English in Ethiopia explores its spread through Rastafarianism and Reggae. It shows how a Creole born from the slavery route has hybridized and is now making its way back to Africa with new, creative speech-forms.
Using Information and Communication Technology tools in the teaching and learning of history has become a common practice worldwide. This book gathers the experiences and reflections of researchers from three continents, based on their own activities and empirical studies.
His reign of tyranny shattered an empire. On his deathbed, Emperor Aurangzeb could only repent his “stupendous caravan of sins.” A stark, timeless warning against the devastating consequences of hatred and intolerance.
Moving beyond prescriptive guidelines, this book proposes a new theory of terminology. Based on extensive field research and literature review, it argues that fundamental principles underlie all terminological activities, manifested in context-bound variations.
This book examines pressing intellectual property issues, using in-depth case studies to show how companies can profit from patent licensing and integrated IP rights. It is essential for legal and business professionals seeking smart competitive strategies.
Nominal Syntax at the Interfaces
The contributions to this title discuss the syntax of nominal expressions in various European languages, arguing that articles do not directly and biunivocally realise semantic definiteness.
A Clinical Guide to Organisational Health
Is your organisation healthy enough to survive? This book treats it like a living organism, using a holistic diagnostic model to explore its core functions—Survival, Protection, Operations, Information, Language and Strategy (SPOILS)—and build fitness.
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