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Schoolhouse Gothic
Haunted Hallways and Predatory Pedagogues in Late Twentieth-Century American Literature and Scholarship
The Schoolhouse Gothic draws on Gothic metaphors—curses of power inequities, schools as traps—to interrogate American education. It suggests something sinister lies behind the academy's benevolent exterior, producing paranoia, violence, and monstrosity.
The Schoolhouse Gothic draws on Gothic metaphors—curses of power inequities, schools as traps—to interrogate American education. It suggests something sinister lies behind the academy’s benevolent exterior, producing paranoia, violence, and monstrosity.
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Schools Effectiveness and Schools Improvement in South Africa
A Guide for School Leaders
This book examines school improvement and effectiveness in the South African context. Authors explore crucial themes from curriculum leadership to inclusion, offering vital perspectives for leaders and policy-makers seeking to change education in developing countries.
This book examines school improvement and effectiveness in the South African context. Authors explore crucial themes from curriculum leadership to inclusion, offering vital perspectives for leaders and policy-makers seeking to change education in developing countries.
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Science and American Literature in the 20th and 21st Centuries
From Henry Adams to John Adams
This book explores the uneasy relationship between American literature and science. It examines how scientific discourse informs literary writing, from the history of science and neurosciences to the ethics of progress and the influence of digital technology.
This book explores the uneasy relationship between American literature and science. It examines how scientific discourse informs literary writing, from the history of science and neurosciences to the ethics of progress and the influence of digital technology.
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The world’s first Northern Lights observatory is the focus of this account about everyday life and the epoch-making pioneering of geophysical research on Haldde Mountain in Finnmark, Norway. The book builds on private letters and memoirs about daily life and research.
The world’s first Northern Lights observatory is the focus of this account about everyday life and the epoch-making pioneering of geophysical research on Haldde Mountain in Finnmark, Norway. The book builds on private letters and memoirs about daily life and research.
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Science and Empire in the Nineteenth Century
A Journey of Imperial Conquest and Scientific Progress
This book explores how sciences like anthropology and ethnography became tools of empire. It analyzes the link between knowledge and power, revealing the tension between scientific objectivity and imperialist propaganda in the British and American empires.
This book explores how sciences like anthropology and ethnography became tools of empire. It analyzes the link between knowledge and power, revealing the tension between scientific objectivity and imperialist propaganda in the British and American empires.
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This volume presents critical interdisciplinary analyses of the many ways science intersects with its publics. From children’s books to news media and science fiction, it follows science through popular culture, taking science studies out of the lab and into society.
This volume presents critical interdisciplinary analyses of the many ways science intersects with its publics. From children’s books to news media and science fiction, it follows science through popular culture, taking science studies out of the lab and into society.
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The relationship of mind to matter still eludes understanding. This volume shows how process philosophy can help. Twelve chapters by prominent specialists discuss the link between process thinking and scientific research on the problems of mind and experience.
The relationship of mind to matter still eludes understanding. This volume shows how process philosophy can help. Twelve chapters by prominent specialists discuss the link between process thinking and scientific research on the problems of mind and experience.
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Science and the Wealth of Nations
The Physics of Economic Growth
Idea-based growth theory has been a bust. This volume presents an alternative approach, drawing from classical mechanics and thermodynamics. Consistent with the historical record and data, it explains the 1970s productivity slowdown, the Solow paradox, and policy failures.
Idea-based growth theory has been a bust. This volume presents an alternative approach, drawing from classical mechanics and thermodynamics. Consistent with the historical record and data, it explains the 1970s productivity slowdown, the Solow paradox, and policy failures.
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Science as a Quest for Truth
The Interpretation Lab
Challenging the myth of science vs. religion, this book argues that modern science is intertwined with the history of the university. It proposes a way to transcend the false alternatives of objectivistic certitude (“the Truth”) and relativistic resignation (“post-truth”).
Challenging the myth of science vs. religion, this book argues that modern science is intertwined with the history of the university. It proposes a way to transcend the false alternatives of objectivistic certitude (“the Truth”) and relativistic resignation (“post-truth”).
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The Scientific Revolution decentered humanity, but modern physics reveals the observer’s central role in actualizing reality. This book explores a return of science to natural philosophy, offering a new pathway to understanding our place in the Universe.
The Scientific Revolution decentered humanity, but modern physics reveals the observer’s central role in actualizing reality. This book explores a return of science to natural philosophy, offering a new pathway to understanding our place in the Universe.
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Featuring papers from the Science Fiction Symposia, this volume demonstrate the diversity and adaptability of science fiction as a tool for asking and answering impossible questions. It explores how it challenges boundaries, whether conceptual, literary or metaphorical.
Featuring papers from the Science Fiction Symposia, this volume demonstrate the diversity and adaptability of science fiction as a tool for asking and answering impossible questions. It explores how it challenges boundaries, whether conceptual, literary or metaphorical.
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Science in the Nursery
The Popularisation of Science in Britain and France, 1761-1901
For the first time, this collection compares popular science for children in Britain and France from the 18th to the 19th century. It reveals how these texts engaged with debates on gender and religion and reflected contemporary scientific tensions.
For the first time, this collection compares popular science for children in Britain and France from the 18th to the 19th century. It reveals how these texts engaged with debates on gender and religion and reflected contemporary scientific tensions.
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This book concisely highlights various science laws, their formulas, and applications. These laws are fundamental to our understanding of the natural world and provide the foundation upon which many scientific theories are built.
This book concisely highlights various science laws, their formulas, and applications. These laws are fundamental to our understanding of the natural world and provide the foundation upon which many scientific theories are built.
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Does science matter in economics? This volume answers in the negative. It is argued that science simply doesn’t matter in economics, has never mattered and will probably never matter. Instead, the field has redefined the laws of physics and psychology to carve out its own set.
Does science matter in economics? This volume answers in the negative. It is argued that science simply doesn’t matter in economics, has never mattered and will probably never matter. Instead, the field has redefined the laws of physics and psychology to carve out its own set.
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Science Research and Education in Africa
Proceedings of a Conference on Science Advancement
This conference proceedings discusses how Africa may be about to undergo a profound change in scientific and medical development. Its themes include health research improvement and disease surveillance education, and deadly epidemic diseases.
This conference proceedings discusses how Africa may be about to undergo a profound change in scientific and medical development. Its themes include health research improvement and disease surveillance education, and deadly epidemic diseases.
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In a world of facts without why, our culture swings between extremes. This book analyzes the shift from seeking Truth to asserting subjective meanings, lighting a path out of the chaos so we can live wisely and peacefully once more.
In a world of facts without why, our culture swings between extremes. This book analyzes the shift from seeking Truth to asserting subjective meanings, lighting a path out of the chaos so we can live wisely and peacefully once more.
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Science, Democracy and Relativism
The Production and Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge from the Viewpoint of Communitarian Epistemology
This book argues that scientific knowledge is relative, produced by consensus. This is good for democracy, as it views knowledge as a matter of deliberation, not discovery. For democracy to flourish, the public must co-author, co-produce and co-own science.
This book argues that scientific knowledge is relative, produced by consensus. This is good for democracy, as it views knowledge as a matter of deliberation, not discovery. For democracy to flourish, the public must co-author, co-produce and co-own science.
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Science, Fables and Chimeras
Cultural Encounters
Imagination, religion, and mythology have both helped and hindered scientific progress. This interdisciplinary book weaves together visual art, literature, and science to explore our fascination with potent symbols like dinosaurs, dragons, and the chimera.
Imagination, religion, and mythology have both helped and hindered scientific progress. This interdisciplinary book weaves together visual art, literature, and science to explore our fascination with potent symbols like dinosaurs, dragons, and the chimera.
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Science, Gender and History
The Fantastic in Mary Shelley and Margaret Atwood
This study offers fresh readings of Mary Shelley and Margaret Atwood, comparing Frankenstein and The Last Man with The Handmaid's Tale and Oryx and Crake to reveal an ongoing critique of oppressive science, gender ideologies, and environmental ruin.
This study offers fresh readings of Mary Shelley and Margaret Atwood, comparing Frankenstein and The Last Man with The Handmaid’s Tale and Oryx and Crake to reveal an ongoing critique of oppressive science, gender ideologies, and environmental ruin.
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Science, Mysticism and Psychical Research
The Revolutionary Synthesis of Michael Whiteman
Science, mysticism, and psychical research are thought to be irreconcilable. This book reveals the revolutionary synthesis of mathematician Michael Whiteman, who fused modern physics with ancient mystical texts, informed by a lifetime of psychic experience.
Science, mysticism, and psychical research are thought to be irreconcilable. This book reveals the revolutionary synthesis of mathematician Michael Whiteman, who fused modern physics with ancient mystical texts, informed by a lifetime of psychic experience.
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