In Southern Africa, how we belong is tied to the land. These essays probe the tensions between settler modernity and indigenous world-views, exploring the limits and potential of human compassion for the natural world in a post-colonial era.
Tracing Henry James brings together 28 essays by established and newer scholars from eight countries. This diverse collection explores James’s shorter and longer fiction, his travel essays, criticism, and letters.
This volume explores dance’s role in modern Greek society, from ballet to contemporary genres. It uncovers factors affecting its development over the last century and asks why dance has yet to be established as an academic discipline, inspiring future artists to advocate for it.
This unique study explores how the role of the messenger has changed throughout history. It analyses the dangers they face and their power to alter events, from ancient times to the messengers we send into space and the potential visitors who may come to our planet.
Tracing the Path of Tolerance
This work traces the history of tolerance from the wars of religion to the modern age, analysing tolerance in different epochs and places. It considers how words as tolerance and intolerance have developed over time and debates whether they are still relevant today.
Tracing their Tracks
Artefacts from Medieval Scandinavia show principles of visual perception used by artists a thousand years earlier than was recognised. This book considers Old Norse culture to understand the development of visual communication, an aspect lacking in literature—until now!
This book discusses track access charging with regard to rail freight competitiveness. It addresses the costs incurred, the impact of traffic volume, market response, and the influence of transport policy, appealing to infrastructure managers seeking to shift freight to railways.
Tracking the Mobility of Crime
This study introduces a new approach to examining sub-county geographies of crime. Using Census data and spatial statistics, it identifies significant processes in the spatial mobility and spread of criminal activity, extending methods of analysis.
This book examines how laissez-faire economics influenced Britain’s relationship with America after the Revolution. Informed by Adam Smith, Lord Shelburne envisioned a new commercial empire based on trade instead of territorial conquest.
Trade and Gender
How can Indian law empower female entrepreneurs? This book challenges societal norms and calls for reforms to laws on credit, property, and trade. It offers actionable solutions for an equitable landscape that enables women’s participation in global business and leadership.
Trade and Labour Standards
Mega-regional agreements pose one of the most significant challenges to international labour law. This book examines the social dimension of TTP, CETA, and TTIP, arguing that trade liberalisation should be accompanied by progress in the social and labour field.
Trade and Security
The US achieved its true goal in Vietnam: not saving a nation, but buying time for a region. This book reveals how America sacrificed its economy to build prosperous Asian allies as a firewall against Communism.
As focus shifts from trade liberalization to simplifying procedures, this book discusses WTO provisions on trade facilitation. It covers the existing Goods Agreement, its relevance for developing countries, and the prospects for future agreements on services and investment.
This linguistic study analyzes trade names in contemporary Romanian public space. It explores how the names of firms, shops, and restaurants—through their structure, meaning, and language—reflect cultural shifts, globalization, and the influence of the English language.
This anthology represents the work of theorists and practitioners from various Central and Eastern European countries who offer a multifaceted approach to security and safety issues which companies in international and domestic trade, as well as consumers, are facing nowadays.
Trade Union Powers
Following Portugal’s austerity crisis (2011-2015), how did trade unions resist devastating impacts like wage cuts and unemployment? This book explores case studies in the metal, telecom, and transport sectors to reveal how some unions reinvented themselves while others imploded.
This collection of essays clarifies Paul’s letters to the Corinthians, exploring how he adapted Graeco-Roman ideas to defend himself and persuade his readers. The analyses produce new and surprising results for scholars, students, and all interested in the apostle Paul.
Does tradition clash with innovation? This study brings together insightful contributions that focus on the complex relationship between the two, viewing tradition as the cornerstone for the future.
Rebuild your physique and keep fit with Traditional Chinese Exercises. This illustrated guide explores Qi-Gong, Taiji, and minor exercises for your daily routine, while also providing valuable insights into the Chinese philosophies embodied in them.
This book provides a kaleidoscopic view of Chinese folk customs from ancient to present times. Although some old customs are no longer prevalent, these traditions have had an undeniable impact on contemporary life, offering insights into an overlooked aspect of Chinese culture.
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