In Sub-Saharan Africa, millions of children are AIDS orphans, street children vulnerable to exploitation, or child soldiers. This book identifies the critical problems they face, using an ethnographic approach to understand the plight of children in the world’s poorest region.
This publication gathers together a series of case studies of developed, emerging and developing countries, studying the evolution or decline observed in these countries and proffering insights into the influence of the economic model around the world.
The Social Sense of the Human Experience
In a crisis where society is no longer human by definition, the human element must be rediscovered. This book revitalizes the sense of the human—a compass that, though often misunderstood, is now more essential than ever.
This original work discusses the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, a political, social, economic, and philosophical challenge that tested the limits of human nature. The volume brings together diverse approaches, from philosophy and sociology to politics and social work.
The Social-Structural Determinants of Health
An understanding of the human body and mind is incomplete without examining the social environment. Social forces create conditions that can either strengthen or undermine the wellbeing of individuals, groups, and entire communities—the social-structural determinants of health.
This volume brings together research on the poetry of less-explored modern Indian poets. The book explores the social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of these emerging poets, and will prove useful to students, teachers and all those interested in Indian English poetry.
This book explores the psychological, social, and cultural significance of Westerns. While the stories may have simple plots, their cultural importance is a very complicated matter. Discover the psychological and social pleasures and benefits that explain why people read them.
This book analyses the sociocultural adaptation and integration of temporary migrants and refugees. Based on global research, it explores the interpersonal dimensions of these processes, from the friendships of students to the family dynamics of refugees in camps.
The Sociology of Longevity
For the first time, this book analyzes how socioecological factors influence our probability of becoming a centenarian. It presents global evidence on the factors affecting life expectancy and contributes applicable knowledge on how to become a healthy centenarian.
The Solidarity Economics in Ecuador
Solidarity economics introduces an outlook that emphasises the human being, ethics, and the environment. This collection of papers illustrates the pragmatic approach of researchers in Ecuador, providing answers to local problems like corruption, poverty, and income distribution.
How can artists create with few resources? How can they be supported? This book explores these questions through the lived experiences of artists in São Paulo, Brazil. A testimonial narrative, it’s an inspiring guide for artists, culture managers, and intellectuals worldwide.
This study of Thomas Arne’s cantatas and odes reveals his evolving musical style. Restricted by his Catholic faith, Arne found an outlet in London’s pleasure gardens, setting pastiche texts from Pope and Congreve and challenging critiques of his ability to set Italian.
These essays offer a multifaceted discourse on the soul. Using a multicultural approach, they explore fundamental themes of human existence, revealing universal values in cultures distant in time and space through religious, philosophical, and historical debates.
This volume gathers evaluations of the soul from artistic, mystic, and theological perspectives. Explore the concept of the soul in its ethical and emotional dimensions across global cultures, from Christian and Oriental traditions to those of Ancient Egypt.
The Source of the Blue Nile
In Ethiopia, the Blue Nile is seen as the biblical river Gihon, flowing from Paradise. This book combines historic sources and new ethnography to present the rich myths, rituals, and cultural heritage structured around these sacred waters.
The Southern African Development Community in Zimbabwe
This book narrates the unravelling of Zimbabwe, once an African inspiration. It examines the pivotal moments precipitating its fall, from colonisation and dispossession to the misrule, violence and economic mismanagement that followed under Robert Mugabe.
International law recognizes children’s rights, but national legal and cultural practices often fail to see children as holders of rights. This book examines the child as a self-ruling subject of justice with an independent legal personality.
The Space of Memory
This volume preserves the endangered Arbëresh language through its tales, stories, and songs. By recording its authentic sound, it serves as a vital linguistic and cultural tool to bring Arbëresh to future generations of young speakers.
The Spaces That Never Were in Early Modern Art
This book explores liminal spaces: worlds on the blurred boundary between reality and imagination. Not found on maps, they are confined in gardens and collections, transforming a mere image into a political manifesto or a dream of absolute power.
We are shaped by the places we inhabit, but what about characters who never change? This collection explores juvenile series books, where protagonists like Nancy Drew demonstrate that their impact on space is far greater than its impact on them—an exercise in spatial authority.
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