This book identifies the conditions under which foreign countries intervene in civil wars, proposing a framework of four dimensions: the civil war itself, the intervening states, the host-intervener relationship, and the relationship between the interveners themselves.
A Study of Authorial Illustration
This book analyses the practice of authors illustrating their own works. Combining theoretical aspects with commentaries on specific illustrations, it provides academics and students with an enjoyable, scholarly introduction to this thriving field of research.
This conference proceedings analyses a range of political, economic, security and socio-cultural issues that lie at the heart of the instability that the Middle East and North Africa region is currently experiencing.
Though much has been written on the Grenada Revolution and its untimely demise, the majority of authors have been non-Grenadian. All the contributors here, except one, are Grenadian, giving voice to persons who were active participants, children, teenagers, and young adults.
By exploring the nature of book production and changing images of peasants in Livonia and Courland in the 18th and 19th centuries, Daija investigates the complex historical relationship between Latvians and Baltic Germans and the regional specifics of the Baltic Enlightenment.
This collection of papers on comparative philosophy challenges academic philosophy’s focus on Western thought. By opening a dialogue across cultures, these chapters explore philosophy’s politico-aesthetic dimension, demonstrating the equality of marginalized voices.
Modern medicine in England today is chiefly the product of the scientific developments of the nineteenth century. This title focuses on the history of medicine in Lancaster and a community of practice amongst a few medical professionals who shaped its medical landscape.
An exhaustive guide to translating tenses between Arabic and English. Using hundreds of examples, this volume presents a text-oriented model for translating verb forms, making it a useful reference for translators, linguistics researchers, teachers, and students.
Peña-Acuña delves into the work of Steven Spielberg, considering the audiovisual and documentary material in his filmography and the biographical and sociological parameters that influence his cinematographic work and his values.
As Africa embraces the global knowledge economy, how are its libraries and archives adapting? This volume explores the digital-age challenges and opportunities, offering an essential reference for information practitioners, researchers, and students.
Koço investigates the repertory of traditional urban song and music of the Korçë area and the “distinctive” song associated with Korçë city, Albania. He also introduces the Korçare urban song and urban lyric song, introduced during the Ottoman domination of the Balkans.
Atheism, Morality, and the Kingdom of God
This treatise argues that moral virtue is independent of God. It shows that Jesus’ Parables, stripped of their theological overlay, reveal an account of real-time, secular flourishing—a good life incompatible with faith and achievable only here and now.
Dombrovan provides an introduction to some basic concepts of linguistic synergetics, viewed here as a new research approach to language studies. She considers human language as an open, dynamic, non-linear, and self-organising system, and sheds new light on language development.
A hazy cloud of facts and fiction surrounds paedophilia and its relation to Child Sexual Abuse. This book analyzes their depiction in contemporary British and American drama, illustrating the ambiguity of the topic and asking difficult questions.
Aphorisms of Masquism
Grimes presents the monumental work of Swami R. Vaidyanathan (1913-1990), who was a research student at Cambridge under Lord Rutherford from 1934 to 1938, detailing his complete and unique philosophy, which aimed at reducing human suffering and promoting world welfare.
In this monograph, two historians investigate some of the most important events in American history which have shaped the American experience and impacted the drive for democracy and freedom.
A Literary Journey to Rome
How many people know the hidden Rome: the Vatican’s secret archives, the true fate of Pasolini? Taking the reader on a journey, we meet passionate people in love with the city and learn the special in everyday life, drawing a lively picture of the vibrant Eternal City.
Khan presents a critical analysis of anti-dumping laws enforced by the World Trade Organisation. Anti-dumping laws are the most debatable provisions of the WTO, which, though legally permitted, have a significant distorting effect on trade.
This volume explores the relation between contemporary Turkish film, television, and religion. It concentrates on how religion shapes the politics of new cinema, from the representation of Muslim women to subsequent changes in narratives and characters.
Global Mindset
“Think globally, act locally” is harder than it sounds. This work explores how a global mindset allows organizations to become more effective. It shows how members can grow professionally and personally from a global mindset—even if they never step foot on a plane.
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