The Rise of Protestantism in Modern Korea
This book unpacks the extraordinary rise of Protestant Christianity as South Korea’s largest religion. In just 130 years, it eclipsed ancient traditions like Buddhism and Confucianism. A vital resource for students of religion, history, sociology, and culture.
Tally offers an inspiring perspective on representations of a new kind of female character who first appeared on US TV in the mid-2000s, the anti-heroine. She studies several TV women and shows, like Homeland, Weeds and Scandal, to show the dominance of the anti-heroine on US TV.
The Rise of the GCC States and Turkey
Once strategic partners, the GCC states and Turkey have become rivals for regional influence. Their relations are dynamic, shifting from agreement to conflict. This book studies their commonalities and differences and proposes ideas to make convergence possible again.
The Rise of the Prophet Muhammad
How did an illiterate orphan from the Arabian desert become one of history’s most influential—and polarizing—figures? This book explores the rise of a prophet, commander, and statesman whose legacy continues to shape our world.
This multi-faceted account reveals the complex foundations of conflicts between north and south, and recently within South Sudan itself. Hopes for a new democratic society have devolved to dysfunction as both nations face grave problems in security and stability.
Use your favorite Rock-‘n’-Roll song titles to see how English grammar and style work—and it’s fun! Using songs from the 1950s to today, this book makes the patterns of English strikingly visible through the music you love.
The Role of Agency and Memory in Historical Understanding
The essays here showcase the agency of historical actors tied to larger movements, demonstrating the efficacy and power of individuals to act with historical impact. They also describe the nuanced role of memory, often neglected in larger national or global social movements.
This book analyzes the leading role of civil protest movements in South Korea’s democracy. It covers the major protests of 1960, 1980, and 1987, where diverse classes fought for human rights and democratization, resulting in lasting achievements like new laws and a constitution.
The Role of Comparative Philosophy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Despite its history of conflict, Bosnia and Herzegovina has an enthusiasm for comparative philosophy. This book examines the challenges of teaching it in the multicultural Balkans and shows how comparativism is becoming a way of challenging stereotypes in the region.
The Role of Defamation in the Outbreak of War
Comparing the wars of 1939 and 2022, this book shows how Hitler and Putin used propaganda to dehumanize victims and deter Western help. Hitler succeeded; Putin did not. History repeated itself, but inaccurately. Includes full translations of key propaganda texts.
This collection of essays explores the under-discussed role of higher education in the professionalization of adult educators. It examines how universities deliver skills, validate competences, and engage in the dialogue shaping the future of adult education policies.
This book explores technology business incubation in India. It maps the role of various actors in the incubation process, provides an overview of the innovation ecosystem, and examines how the country’s science and technology culture influences its overall development pathway.
This book explores the relationship between learner variables and English attainment in a CLIL setting. Based on empirical research, it addresses unresolved issues, dispels myths, and offers recommendations for researchers, educators, and CLIL teachers.
The understanding of security has changed since the end of the Cold War. This has impacted intelligence, as states have needed to improve their security policies with new tactics. This volume investigates this new state of play in the international arena.
This book illustrates how a small, disordered protein in the AIDS virus controls its structure, replication, and genetic variability. It highlights how proteins lacking a defined 3D structure can act as molecular adaptors through a series of interactions with RNA molecules.
This book explores non-governmental organisations empowering women in Saudi Arabia. Given the unique cultural context, this empowerment follows unconventional paths, revealing the tactics and negotiation processes used by these organizations and by women in their daily lives.
This collection of essays highlights education’s role as a cornerstone of society, crucial for human and social development. The book explains various pedagogical prescriptions for improving the human condition by exploring the key relationship between the school and society.
As European society segregates along religious and ethnic lines, static multiculturalism has failed, strengthening religious nationalism. This book presents a message to Europe’s elites: embrace the dynamic principle of interculturalism to build one society for all.
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.
The Role of Religions in the European Perception of Insular and Mainland Southeast Asia
This collection enhances existing knowledge on travel, travel experiences and travel writing by Europeans in mainland and insular Southeast Asia from the 16th to the 21st centuries, and demonstrates how these travellers perceived religion in Southeast Asia.
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