This book develops a unique framework for exploring the evolution of banking systems amidst global transformations. By comparing the divergent paths of the EU, US, and Canadian sectors, it reveals key strategies for enhancing banking system efficiency and competitiveness.
Pathographies of Modernity with Aby Warburg and Beyond
This volume follows the intersections between art history and other disciplines in Aby Warburg’s writings. Designed as an “astral map,” each chapter is a “constellation” of keywords used to investigate an artwork’s “dynamic energy”—its ability to move and change over time.
This book guides researchers on applying sociotechnical theories to information systems (IS) research. The first to combine multiple theories, it provides guidelines on how to apply the six most employed ones, including actor-network theory and the technology acceptance model.
This book presents a pioneering framework for analyzing Tense, Aspect, and Mood (TAM) systems. Grounded in fieldwork on Indian languages, its unified model and typology provide a powerful new tool for linguists studying any language.
Wars and the World
This book analyzes the Soviet/Russian wars in Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Georgia and their framing in popular culture. Russian and Western remembrance are locked in a world war of memory, proving that the Cold War, in many ways, never really ended.
This book examines how technology shapes cultural change, from the emergence of capitalism to the age of AI. It analyses the shift to a consumer society, how we use goods for identity creation, and the questions new technologies raise for the future of work and culture.
American Gold in Post-Second World War Taiwan
U.S. gold, sent to stabilize China’s currency during WWII, played a pivotal role in enabling a free China to thrive in Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek wisely used the remaining reserve to support Taiwan’s economy, creating crucial stability to avert a communist invasion.
The Christian-Islamic Vision of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror
This book is about the debt owed to a martyr of Ecumenical Romanity: Mehmed the Conqueror. His Christian-Islamic Roman vision, in the line of Alexander and Constantine, was stopped by the West, a conspiratorial son, and a lurking doctor in the service of Venice.
Functional Psychology and the Philosophy of Mind
This book connects language, mind, and consciousness, focusing on thinkers like Quine, Davidson, and Dennett. Its organizing theme is a contextual approach to meaning that builds on William James’s functional psychology and anticipates a contemporary revival of his work.
Populism and Illiberalism in Western Societies
Radical right forces threaten to supplant liberal democracy. This book offers a fresh perspective on the populism behind this challenge, applying Niklas Luhmann’s theory of autopoietic social systems to analyze its rise in Britain, Europe, and the United States.
Secretis bene uiuere siluis
Honoring Robert Maltby, this rich collection of scholarship covers Latin literature from Augustan times to the Renaissance. It offers fresh interpretations of texts, with special focus on the Corpus Tibullianum, etymology, and textual criticism. For classicists and beyond.
Semiotics and Visual Communication IV
Inspired by Roland Barthes, this book explores today’s myths. It examines how daily life and consumer culture—from cinema and sports to online networks and fashion—are socially constructed signs, shaped by global mass communication and visual culture.
Christians’ and Muslims’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria
This collection of essays engages Christians and Muslims’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic from theological, sociological, and gender perspectives. It presents coping mechanisms for religious institutions and offers strategies to adopt for future pandemics.
The uncodified Khasi religion has no priesthood. Life-cycle rites are performed by maternal uncles, whose absence presents a crisis. This book explains how such crises are resolved, the rites used to thwart evil, and the role of the Ka Seng Khasi in preserving Khasi beliefs.
Explore compound figures of speech like hyperbolic metaphor. This groundbreaking book reveals their complex, context-driven meanings. Drawing on experimental evidence, it reshapes our understanding of how we interpret figurative language and its impact on communication.
This exploration of constitutionalism and human rights in Latin America is rooted in constitutional pluralism. Drawing on the Inter-American Human Rights System, it examines the impact on local courts, covering civil, social, and emerging digital and environmental rights.
This book critically examines the historical views of Japanese right-wing scholars, focusing on the post-Cold War intellectual right. Using in-depth case studies, it analyzes representative figures and criticizes their viewpoints on the Japanese cultural invasion of China.
This book covers retail space design and its effect on customer experience and consumer behavior. It proposes models and actionable recommendations, blending theory with reality. For students and professionals aiming to elevate their understanding of retail marketing and design.
Socialist Construction in China
In 1955, China’s leaders blamed economic problems on “capitalist anarchy.” Three decades later, they recognized the “irrationality” of their own planned system. This book examines the economic policies that brought about this radical transformation and made reforms a necessity.
A History of the American Nonprofit Sector
This history of the American nonprofit sector covers its independence in a seminal 19th-century Supreme Court decision, its 20th-century professionalization, and modern challenges like lobbying. It also analyzes nonprofits in pop culture. A key text for researchers and students.