This book explores exhibition engineering design through illustrated case studies. Analyzing representative booths, it covers every aspect from shape and materials to lighting, installation, and AV. An essential reference or textbook for exhibition companies and students.
The Memoirs of Ambassador J. Graham Parsons
The memoirs of US diplomat J. Graham Parsons, who served from pre-war Japan to postwar Laos. Interacting with 20th century giants, this old-school diplomat challenges his reputation as a hawk, offering a final warning on the over-politicization of American foreign policy.
ELT ignores a vital question: how do people learn languages? This book critiques an industry driven by profit, not pedagogy, and reveals how we can recenter teaching for the benefit of learners and teachers.
Folk and Songs in Japan and Beyond
This volume of essays honors David Hughes, a leading scholar of the music of Japan and South-East Asia. His groundbreaking work covers Japanese min’yō (folk song) and more. Written by former students and collaborators, these papers reflect the depth and breadth of his influence.
With no scan or blood test for migraine, diagnosis relies entirely on language. This book explores the vital relation between words and pain, considering how persons with migraine make their experience ‘readable’ and how fictional texts ‘perform’ migraine.
This book studies modern civil law through philosophical categories. It analyzes the dynamics between the internal and external, vertical and horizontal, and symmetry and asymmetry to reveal how legal subjects interact in a state of equilibrium.
This volume explores Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) through case studies from Gabon, India, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, and the USA. It articulates the complexities and ambiguities within heritage discourses, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How did Colin Rowe become one of the 20th century’s most influential architecture teachers? This book uncovers his provocative methods—irony, paradox, and subversion—by drawing on his private notes, sketches, and talks to reveal the mischief behind the master.
Why did the idealistic goals of revolutionary periods in Britain (1642-1688) and Egypt (2011-2013) lead to counter-revolutions? This book explains how sectarian strains magnified the blunders of new rulers, causing religion to destabilize their regimes instead of saving them.
This book uses a database of over 1,800 vessels to identify patterns in Paestan red-figure pottery. By analysing vessel shapes, popular scenes, and consumer preferences, it provides new insights into how ancient populations of South-West Italy commemorated the dead.
ESP Vocabulary Learning Strategies
This book surveys research on vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) in second language (L2) learning. It explores how self-regulation, self-esteem, and learning style affect VLS use, redefining their psychological status and setting the scene for future research.
Geographies of Memory and Postwar Urban Regeneration in British Literature
This book explores London’s literary representations using geocriticism and memory studies. Analyzing works by authors like Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan, it investigates how gentrification, immigration, and terrorism reshape the urban imaginary, revealing London as a palimpsest.
Second Language Teaching in the Digital Era
A guide to second language teaching in the digital era, this book merges theory and practice. It covers approaches for digital learners and presents case studies on applying and evaluating innovative technologies.
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.
The Green Man in Medieval England
Long thought to be a mysterious pagan symbol, this book reveals the Green Man’s true Christian meaning in medieval England. Drawing on examples from churches and forgotten legends, it uncovers a significance well understood by medieval folk but lost to us today.
This book proposes an approach linking social exchange to market activity and organizational performance. It explains value creation theory, why it supersedes classical organization theory, and offers factors for researchers and practitioners to improve performance.
Modern societies face a contradiction between the general good and private profit. Historically, states were stronger than corporations and imposed their goals on them. This book argues this trend has reversed, and considers the far-reaching consequences.
Digitalization and artificial intelligence are rapidly changing our world, but traditional education fails to prepare us for this new reality. A century ago, Alfred North Whitehead developed a new learning cycle approach. This book investigates his philosophy for our time.
This book explores how to read and teach Nabokov’s Lolita with Jacques Derrida. Using deconstruction to analyze literary issues, it offers teaching guidelines for Nabokov specialists, students, and anyone interested in literary theory.
The Philosophy of Rudolf Steiner
While Rudolf Steiner’s influence is widespread, his philosophy remains largely unknown. This book makes his complex spiritual philosophy, Anthroposophy, accessible. Using simple terms, it presents the fundamentals and offers a first step for further study.