This book focuses on policies to transform the world into a better place. Drawing from diverse disciplines, it showcases case studies of Jesuit education that provide for a sustainable future through compassion and cooperation in non-technical, accessible chapters.
America in Crisis
America is in crisis. A changing climate, financial instability, and political turmoil threaten our future. Using the new science of cliodynamics, this book explains how rising inequality causes such crises and reveals how we can build a stronger, more prosperous America.
This book explores presidential inaugurations from Washington to Biden, offering a summary of each ceremony and an analysis of each speech. While many are forgotten, others by Lincoln, JFK, and Reagan are rhetorical masterpieces providing snapshots of American ideals.
Rock Art of the Qsur and ‘Amour Mountains, Algeria
Artists leave some of their bodies in their art. This book studies the embodied intentionality in the works of artists from Algeria’s Qsur and ‘Amour mountains, revealing the sensations and emotions they inscribed into immersive installations and intricate labyrinthine forms.
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed irrational behaviours like those described as diabolical possessions. This book presents the first edition of the Xiropotamou manuscript 98, an ancient exorcistic prayer, with a biblical study and an overview of the Rite of Exorcism in Byzantium.
Access new and exclusive research on Ancient Egypt, the Near East, the Classical World, and the Reception of Antiquity. Spanning fields from archaeology to art, this book offers insights into the most current investigations in modern academia.
Forging the first nation-state, ancient Egypt became a great power at the dawn of international politics. Discover how this civilization functioned and explore its enduring legacy—from the birth of warfare, art, and science to the very foundations of our world.
This volume examines how trauma alters women’s identities, from individual experiences to national political abuses. The book shows that language has a transformative power for healing, as women use autobiography and memoir to free themselves and reinvent the form.
Discover Joseph Wright of Derby in the context of his life and times. This book reveals fresh information—from the flute music he played to the ‘graveyard’ poetry he read—and argues he is the author of ‘The Final Farewell’. For all admirers of this famously retiring artist.
This book presents a combination of Christian faith and scientific knowledge as an answer to human suffering. Addressing individual and collective pain, it offers therapeutic models and deepens understanding of the value of spiritual insight in therapy.
Reconceptualising Material Culture in the Tricontinent
This is the first volume to engage with material culture in the Tricontinent of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It interrogates how objects trace an alternate history, subverting Eurocentric formulations to arrive at a uniquely Tricontinental model of material culture studies.
Digital English as a Lingua Franca
This book investigates the aesthetics of informal online communication. Using sentiment analysis, it demonstrates that the style of these texts is influenced by how we associate emotions and opinions with specific words and syntactic patterns.
A positive school climate is central to student success. The Psychology of School Climate is the most comprehensive study on the topic, an essential compendium of global research. This book offers the gateway to understanding the vital bond between students and school climate.
This book details a philosophical approach to Freemasonry designed to take it where it has never been. It provides a system of esoteric work and interdisciplinary education—a creative synthesis of esotericism and science—to create polymaths for a better world order.
A pioneering engraver, map-maker, and friend to Joseph Wright of Derby. But did Peter Perez Burdett’s influence on the great artist end with his emigration in 1774? In his first biography, compelling new evidence suggests their connection was far from over.
This book discusses the most important issues facing librarianship today. Librarians ensure the authenticity of information and are committed to information literacy. The book is richly illustrated with clear diagrams for simple understanding of the subject matter.
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.
This book uncovers the forgotten battle over eugenic sterilization in New Jersey. Between 1910 and 1942, reform-minded feminists clashed with a powerful Catholic bloc that skillfully rendered the controversial legislation political suicide for any who dared to support it.
Ground-breaking movement theater performers ignored taboos to reveal our deepest thoughts and feelings. These virtuoso clowns and mimes busted boundaries to redefine the relationship between performer and audience, making a theater of kindness—a theater of joy.
Mathematics for Intermediate Teachers
For teachers, this book goes beyond traditional, formula-based approaches. Learn the reasoning behind the methods using visual models, manipulatives, and classroom-ready activities. These methods support better learning for all and are aligned with Indigenous ways of knowing.