The Nexus between Poverty and Corruption
This book analyses the complex corruption that undermines democracy, development, and human rights in Africa, with profound consequences for the poor. As there is no blueprint solution, it proposes a holistic, multi-pronged approach to the corruption and poverty epidemic.
In an age of Capitalist cultural crisis, this book studies the relationship between culture and Capitalism to understand the struggle for Socialism—for a society based on a free culture and a free humanity.
Amidst a global collapse of confidence in inefficient democracies, this book explores new political possibilities. Cyber-societies use big data and algorithms to challenge expired systems, offering the first e-political models for resolving our global chaos.
South Asian Women’s Narratives
This collection explores works by South Asian women authors, discussing themes of gender, identity, diaspora, trauma, and the new ‘self.’ Their writings critically engage with social discrimination, empowerment, and the political issues of their times.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is an ambitious global infrastructure program. Using a unique project database, this book provides a complete picture of the BRI’s benefits, risks, and implications, exploring its debt problems and future redesign.
Policy Analysis for Big Issues
In a world grappling with corruption and inequality, this book is a beacon of hope with practical solutions. From Harvard to the Himalayas, its real-world examples and actionable insights equip readers with the inspiration needed to ignite transformative change.
Travel writing can guide our connection with the nonhuman world. This collection of essays by international writers explores sustainable travel and our bond with nature. Encompassing diverse genres, it is for all interested in travel, ecology, and the philosophy of place.
The Future of the Creative Industries
The creative industries are crucial to the future of culture and national wealth. This collection of papers from researchers and industrialists explores the role of design, covering applied art, fashion and textiles, the built environment, and spatial design.
Lawrence Durrell’s compelling Alexandria Quartet continues to provoke discussion. This volume of essays by leading scholars addresses its central themes—from memory, Gnosticism, and the uncanny to its famous mixture of “sex and the secret service”—and explores its sequels.
Alec Nelson and British Athletics prior to World War II
The life of coach Alec Nelson explores the hypocrisy of British athletics in the Chariots of Fire era. Though necessary for success, professional coaches were kept in their place by elite athletes, exposing the class-based antagonism at the heart of the sport.
This concise contemporary guide explores optimization, control theory, and calculus of variations. A valuable source for learning mathematical modeling and scientific prediction, it features a variety of solved exercises, making it useful for university courses.
A global exploration of religion’s role in shaping inclusion and exclusion in utopian and dystopian literature. This collection offers critical insights for scholars and students of literature, religion, and interdisciplinary studies.
This book explores Fulton Sheen’s perception of the contemporary individual. As advancements in science and technology fail to bring happiness, it argues that global crises cannot be resolved by focusing on the mundane, proposing a theology of life to make it worth living.
Managing Mass Education, and the Rise of Modern and Financial Management
This book reveals the unrecognized link between modern management and mass education. It explores how the charismatic teacher Joseph Lancaster’s plan for mass education enabled the industrial revolutions and the parallel growth of financial management worldwide.
Metaphysics in the Age of Scientific Hegemony
These essays argue for the persisting relevance of metaphysical speculation. Delving into thinkers from Hegel to Wittgenstein, the focus is on the autonomous agency of the human being—a concept at odds with the mechanistic doxa under which modern science is compelled to operate.
Higher Education Ethics
Equip your institution with a robust ethical framework. This guide offers a new typology of higher education ethics, featuring proven decision-making models, case studies, and professional standards for navigating complex global challenges.
This hands-on guide shows HR practitioners and researchers how to measure organizational diversity. It details the application of diversity indices and regression methods to assess how workplace factors influence age, gender, and ethnic diversity, with examples throughout.
Essays on the History and Culture of the Unknown Calabria
Calabria, one of Europe’s oldest civilised regions, has suffered from the neglect of its rich cultural legacy. This book directs the world’s attention to those immense disregarded riches through essays on its history, arts, intellectual legacy, and its rejuvenation today.
Democracy Challenged in the 2022 Presidential Succession in Kenya
An intense struggle defined Kenya’s 2022 presidential succession, driven by the incumbent president’s determination to shape the outcome. This book explores the tools an Imperial President used to circumvent restrictions, revealing the barriers to democracy in Africa.
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.