Canadian Readings of Jewish History
This book explains how history, language, and power perpetuate the oppression of marginalised identities. It shines a spotlight on elitist knowledge, propelling the reader to re-interpret discourse, challenge their own beliefs, and recreate taken-for-granted “universal truths.”
This hands-on guide shows HR practitioners and researchers how to apply the Shannon diversity index to measure workplace diversity. With practical examples, it also illustrates how regression methods can assess the factors that influence age, ethnic, and gender diversity.
Witchcraft in Africa
This book examines the complexities and challenges of witchcraft in contemporary Africa. It opens new areas of research into the intersections of witchcraft with governance, development, and conflict, providing holistic knowledge on this phenomenon in African ontology.
Massive oil revenues led Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to invest their enormous wealth abroad. This book shows how foreign investment is a crucial tool for diversification and a strategy for preserving and expanding their oil wealth for the future.
Essays on language policy, identity, and social justice in five Caribbean nations. This volume explores how multilingualism, education, and the status of Creole languages unsettle colonial discourses and challenge social segregation based on race, gender, and sexuality.
Greek Interwar Art and Design (1922-1939)
This fully documented overview explores Greek interwar art, a period defined by the birth of Modernism and the search for Greekness. It shows how artists blended modern trends with ancient and traditional art to forge a national identity, revealing the continuity of Hellenism.
Critical Race Theory and the American Justice System
Critical Race Theory is skeptical of racial justice in the courtroom. Yet the guilty verdicts in the Floyd and Arbery cases offer a challenge to that view. This book uncovers how these landmark convictions were won and asks what they mean for America.
This book examines the severe post-WWII conflict over immigration to Palestine and Britain’s policy of deporting immigrants to detention camps in Cyprus. It explores the perspectives of British officials, Jewish underground forces, and Palestinian Arabs.
This book explores wildlife crossings in eastern Australia, their vital role in habitat connectivity and species conservation. It presents 57 iconic sites and is an ideal travel companion for anyone interested in Australian wildlife or how these curious structures evolved.
This pioneering research on Arab political discourse in Israel shows how Arab MKs use lively rhetorical devices to criticize the government’s discriminatory policies and to promote the rights of Israeli Arabs and the Palestinian people.
Despite a 21st-century job market that calls for proficiency in multiple languages, enrollments in university language courses have steadily declined. This timely collection of essays addresses this issue, suitable pedagogical approaches, and lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Citizens’ Trust in Public Institutions in Bangladesh
This book explores citizens’ trust in local government in Bangladesh. When institutions are viewed as partial, untrustworthy, and corrupt, citizens feel mistrust and suspicion. Good governance is fundamental for institutions to perform efficiently and earn public trust.
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.
Discover how America weaponized avant-garde art as propaganda against Nazi and Soviet threats. Art became ammunition and the canvas a battlefield in the epic ideological struggle between individualism and collectivism.
The Shifting Role of Women
This book traces women’s journey from domestic confinement to a major public voice. It challenges the historical standards that judge women and reveals how social media has sparked the suffragette movement of the 21st century.
This volume examines the use of myth and fairy tales in contemporary fiction. Through innovative critical approaches, its chapters analyze modern retellings in dialogue with tradition, demonstrating their importance and suggesting new questions for future critical inquiry.
This collection presents research on modality in the English language. It includes comprehensive analyses of modal verbs in diverse genres, including non-literary texts, contributing to the current knowledge on the system of modal verbs in English.
Digital Storytelling and Digital Gaming in the 21st Century EFL Classroom
Explore Digital Storytelling (DST) and Digital Game-based Learning (DGBL) in the EFL classroom. This is the first comprehensive text on these approaches, offering teachers a resource to embed them into the curriculum, improving students’ language and 21st Century Skills.
This book maps a path to sustainable global peace. Scholars from many disciplines offer approaches to the crises we face—from politics to the environment. Their essays suggest how, together, we can actively create a peace-filled world where human flourishing is possible for all.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought challenges and innovation to English for Academic Purposes (EAP). This volume shares the experiences and reflections of EAP practitioners, teacher trainers, and leaders on how their response to the crisis has shaped our future ‘new normal’.