A crucial guide for clinicians and leaders on preventing and treating child maltreatment. It offers research-based strategies to reduce job stress for working parents, addressing the work-family conflicts that can put children at risk.
Prayer as a Way of Ascension into Another Reality
Prayer is a person’s direct appeal to God, a universal way of overcoming the border between the immanent and the transcendent. This book presents prayer as an ascent into another reality for philosophers, theologians, and anyone interested in religious issues.
An introduction to the rapidly developing field of Systems Geography, this book explains the fundamental principles and cause-and-effect relationships in environmental geosystems. It contains recent information, making it useful for beginners and experienced researchers alike.
This guide to the legal landscape of sea transport focuses on Letters of Indemnity (LoI) and Bills of Lading. It bridges legal theory and maritime practice, analyzing risks and offering practical solutions for shippers and carriers, including emerging blockchain technology.
Denmark’s Police State and the Erosion of Justice
Behind Denmark’s polished image lies a reality of systemic dysfunction. This gripping exposé reveals, through harrowing interwoven stories, how ordinary citizens are destroyed by the very institutions meant to protect them. A stark warning to all democracies.
Giacomo Matteotti and the Birth of Anti-Fascism
Giacomo Matteotti was an anti-fascist icon murdered after denouncing the violence and corruption of Mussolini’s dictatorship. This volume includes a significant selection of his writings, speeches, and letters, most of which are appearing in English for the first time.
European Film Co-Productions
This volume analyzes the growing phenomenon of film-induced tourism. It examines the positive and negative impacts of film production in regions of environmental and cultural importance, and presents a quantitative evaluation of the economic benefits.
This book analyzes Henrik Ibsen’s thinking on female subjugation and oppression in 19th-century society. Through a lens of his major plays, including *A Doll’s House* and *Hedda Gabler*, it explores his treatment of women and their harassment in every sphere of their lives.
As gay men lead lives increasingly similar to their straight counterparts, what is the basis for gay culture? This book argues that theatricality, not identity, is what defines it. Gay culture is a practice, accessible to anyone with a flair for the theatrical.
Checking the Imbalance(s) of the Italian Judiciary
Can the Italian Judiciary face the challenges of a liberal world? This book reviews the changes needed to allow a liberal society to flourish and for citizens to trust the system.
Memories in Lace
Xénia, a Greek American, visits the island of Zakynthos to research the lives of elderly women. She collects and “crochets” their memories into interconnected stories of immigration, crisis, and intergenerational resilience, which transmute into a choral storytelling experience.
This second volume on Grotta Mora Cavorso presents multidisciplinary analyses of the cave’s Neolithic occupation. Discover one of the largest collective burial caves in the Mediterranean, revealing its complex and multi-layered use as a ritual place in central Italy.
Undoing the Visual Arts Since 1960
This timely study assesses how contemporary art replaced the artistic medium with art as text. The rise of the institutional theory of art, its academisation, and an ideological agenda made contemporary art immune from criticism—completing the undoing of visual art.
Why does technology integration in education still reflect traditional, teacher-centred methods? This book offers a practical guide for developing a learner-centred philosophy of teaching with technology by examining the core beliefs that guide educators’ decisions.
Green Human Resource Management in Financial Institutions
This book explores how human capital can drive sustainability in the financial sector. It offers practical Green HRM strategies, frameworks, and case studies for leaders seeking to align people practices with environmental goals and enhance ESG performance.
This book challenges conventional definitions of success. It argues that essential human work like caregiving is deeply undervalued in modern economies. By re-evaluating what we celebrate, this work calls for systemic change to build more inclusive and sustainable societies.
In an age of sectarianism, Shakespeare sought tolerance for freedom of conscience. His histories show conflict results from human ambition, not Providence. His tragedies invite us to cope with life’s worst, and his insight into women’s suffering and need for freedom is vital.
Luigi Einaudi and the Bocconi Years
For the first time, Luigi Einaudi’s lectures on public expenditure offer insights that remain strikingly relevant. His ideas—from defence spending to a concept presaging modern Eurobonds—provide guiding principles for contemporary economic policy at national and European levels.
The Paradigm Initiative Story
How does a dream born in a Nigerian slum become a pan-African powerhouse impacting millions? This is the story of the Paradigm Initiative’s rollercoaster journey and a practical guide for changemakers on institution-building and fundraising in resource-constrained environments.
Navigating the Future of Vocational Education and Training
This practical roadmap shows how blended learning is reshaping vocational education. Learn to combine digital tools with traditional teaching to inspire motivation, deepen engagement, and boost results. Build flexible, inclusive, and forward-thinking vocational programs.
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