An Indonesian Study of Mixed Methods
This book shows how to combine quantitative with qualitative methods in a real research project. It evaluates the suitability of land for development in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, considering disaster risk and social implications for settlement.
Poland in Transatlantic Relations after 1989
This book brings together a number of scholars to examine the transformation of Poland within the context of regional and global power relations, focusing in particular on analyses of the country’s political and social development in the area of transatlantic relations.
This book articulates Christian anthropology as a foundation for psychotherapy. Contributors integrate scientific psychology with Christian theology, viewing spirituality as an intrinsic part of humanity that influences health and the search for meaning.
This volume addresses fundamental questions about the interplay between ethics and spirituality. How can love, compassion, and tolerance encounter mistrust, enmity, and violence? And how can spirituality contribute to the newly emerging global ethics?
Chakhachiro challenges entrenched literary views that promote the impracticality of linguistic, stylistic and functional approaches to the translation of irony, considering these fields of enquiry as the building blocks on which ironic devices in English and Arabic are grounded.
This monograph illustrates Professor Zeng Shiqiang’s insightful observations on the essence of the Chinese style of management science, which has developed around how modern management strategies can be integrated with ancient Chinese philosophical wisdom and ideology.
Workers’ Cooperatives
After the failure of state socialism, what is the alternative to capitalism? This volume explores workers’ cooperatives across the globe, examining worker-owned enterprises as the foundation for a redefined socialism based on self-organisation.
The Value of Life
Research on the monetary value of saving life has produced nonsensical results, yet the field thrives. An almost forgotten theory of science explains why researchers persist and how scientific theories can be upheld even when the evidence against them seems massive.
Renovating the Sacred
In this exploration of the cultural context of the English Reformation, Larking places the emphasis not just on law makers or the major players, but also, and more importantly, on those individuals and parish communities that lived through the twists and turns of reform.
Multiple Voices in Academic and Professional Discourse
This book provides a global view of interdisciplinary research and innovative proposals in teaching specialized languages for the sciences and other professions. Chapters cover discourse analysis, specialized translation, terminology, and ICT.
The International Emblem
The emblem, a Renaissance genre combining text and image, was a powerful tool for propaganda and piety. This collection of essays follows its development from its European origins to its global influence and its ongoing vitality in literature and scholarship.
Philanthropy in Toni Morrison’s Oeuvre
Hollmach discusses Toni Morrison’s highly influential works through the lens of philanthropy. This approach allows for new insights into one of today’s most influential authors, and explores the productivity of the concept of philanthropy for literary and cultural studies.
The Future of Post-Human Migration
The “melting pot” and “salad bowl” are opposing noble lies. This book offers a new theory—the cyclical progression of migration—to change how we think about Sameness, Otherness, and identity, with enormous implications for the human future.
The central theme here is the under-studied link between the canon of Francis Bacon’s and Isaac Newton’s scientific and philosophical thought and Samuel Johnson’s critical approach that can be traced in a textual study of his literary works.
The Acquisition of Verbs at the Syntax-Semantics Interface
This book presents an analysis of early verbs. Using data from Italian children, it suggests the syntax-semantics interface is well-established early on. The analysis of production and comprehension delays uncovers general characteristics of language acquisition devices.
Collective and Collaborative Drawing in Contemporary Practice
What happens when people draw together? While collaborative drawing is widely explored, there is little published research on the topic. This book establishes the field, covering conversations through drawing, collaborative processes, and drawing communities.
The Borders of Integration
This book addresses radical challenges facing Southern European societies, from migration to social cohesion. Refuting the idea that culture alone drives behavior, it focuses on the body as a vector for social policy, suggesting the empowered body can manage conflict and change.
This collection of essays presents current research in Classics. Contributions cover subjects from Greek and Latin papyrology, epigraphy, and key literary texts to navigation, coinage, and sculpture. A useful, up-to-date research tool for any classicist.
The Harnessing of Power
This book examines the 19th century’s unprecedented transport revolution. It explores how the Industrial Revolution initiated the changes in Britain before leadership shifted to France, Germany, and the USA, and highlights the inventors who drove change for personal goals.
Representing Royalty
Since the early days of cinema, filmmakers have been intrigued by the lives and loves of British monarchs. Kinzler examines strategies of representing power and the staging of myths of power in seven popular films about this subject that were made after the mid-1990s.
Processing Your Order
Please wait while we securely process your order.
Do not refresh or leave this page.
You will be redirected shortly to a confirmation page with your order number.