This book reveals new information on the oldest Slavic legal text, Zakón Súdnyi Liúdem, shrouded in mystery for centuries. Exploring its influence on Croatian society, it asks crucial questions: who was its compiler, was it official, and why were some crimes never mentioned?
Seven Resources for Lifelong Wellbeing and Retirement Planning
The Golden Age Playbook redefines aging and retirement. It presents the Second Half Wellbeing Framework, linking seven essential resources that pave the way for a fulfilling life, empowering the young-old generation to embrace their golden years with wisdom and vitality.
This book links the science behind training and recovery with practical, easy-to-understand examples. It outlines simple tools and techniques to improve rugby player performance, making it an invaluable resource for coaches, players, and sports science professionals.
Economics and Politics in the Robotic Age
This book shows that the development of AI and robotics is a natural consequence of human history. It explains how this new robotic age will reshape our economy and society, and how individuals, firms, and governments can prepare for the future.
This book explores the relationship between humanity and nature in classic eco-science fiction. It challenges the idea that human-centeredness is the sole cause of environmental catastrophe, examining the factors that lead to disaster and the solutions the novels may offer.
Land Grabbing and Conflict in the North West Region of Cameroon
In Cameroon’s North West Region, land conflicts have reached record heights. This book argues that these protracted conflicts are fueled by a colonial legacy, flawed land laws, and authorities’ failure to address the deep-rooted causes, making solving them an uphill task.
This book explores the complexities of academic writing in English for graduate students and researchers. It clarifies how to communicate discipline-related content and is ideal for non-native speakers studying for master’s and PhD qualifications or academic publishing.
This book explores the challenges of managing software projects, from changing requirements to uncertain technologies. It presents a holistic, adaptive framework with practical strategies and expert perspectives to manage teams, communicate effectively, and deal with uncertainty.
In Belfast, a city of contrasts and resilience, tales of real experience and imagination are woven together. Stories of love, conflict, prejudice, and hope paint a vivid, honest portrait of the diverse people who call this ever-evolving city home.
This book constructs and critiques syntacticism, a school of thought in the philosophy of logic congenial to analytical philosophy. It examines technical and philosophic issues, addressing anomalies in symbolic expressivity to provide a deeper understanding of this approach.
This book explores the interdependence between environment and economics, searching for solutions to environmental problems. It provides an overview of the field with case studies and policies, making it a useful introduction for students, teachers, and academicians.
Simón Bolívar. Fidel Castro. Hugo Chávez. Dictators or liberators? This book challenges the loaded term “dictatorship,” re-examining Latin American independence movements and exposing the politics behind a word often used as a weapon.
This book reconsiders teaching and learning in media studies, arguing that many academics have been slow to respond to transformations in digital media. It critically reassesses key debates in the field and asks: is media studies still relevant in its current form?
This book explores Jesuit Father François Annat, Royal Confessor to Louis XIV. His career was defined by the Jansenist controversy, a fierce internal struggle within the French Church that pitted him against his celebrated foe: the writer Blaise Pascal.
An expert shares 25 more facts learned from a quarter-century in criminal justice. Covering policing, courts, corrections, and race, each point is backed by research. Though scholarly, the book is written for the layperson in a timely, engaging, “tell it like it is” style.
How can words and melody so successfully manipulate us? This book examines how music—from folk and rock to rap—is used to protest and to promote political, commercial, and religious authority, fueling feminist movements, propaganda, and songs of resistance.
For Victorian and Modern women who defied convention, a diagnosis of madness was a constant threat. This book uncovers the reality of unjust institutionalization and reveals how these women actively protested their diagnoses and confinement.
The Economics of Keynes and Uncertainty in Theory
For nearly a century, economics has failed to fully understand Keynes’s ideas. This book argues that this is due to a failure to recognize his central theme: uncertainty. It builds upon Keynes’s ideas on uncertainty and conventions to offer an alternative view of his work.
Hybrid Learning in English Language Teaching
This collection offers diverse perspectives on English Language Teaching, grounded in empirical studies. Exploring concepts from motivation to technology, it offers insights into the future of hybrid learning and is essential for all ELT professionals and teacher trainers.
Why have global financial crises become so complicated? This book identifies the root causes, the products that exacerbate financial contagion, and gives recommendations for measures which could limit the magnitude and severity of future crises.