The Future of Project Management
This book gives decision-makers, project workers, and students insight into the modern challenges of project management, from digitization to AI. It argues that modern project management is based on people, their values, and the intelligent use of emerging technologies.
Explore the surprising links between Ireland and Latin America. This collection examines the political and cultural influence of the Irish diaspora through literature, film, and history, revealing two cultures linked by shared destinies and a forgotten aspect of Irish heritage.
Robert Serumaga and the Golden Age of Uganda’s Theatre (1968-1978)
This is the first complete examination of playwright Robert Serumaga’s work and the Golden Age of Uganda’s theatre (1968-1978). It is a study of a theatre of commitment, dissidence, and survival, born under the unrelenting glare of severe, scorching censorship.
A Liturgical Praxeology on the Rehearsal of Attitudes
This book connects liturgy to attitude, cognition, and remembrance, arguing for a liturgy that engages with everyday life to enhance its meaningfulness. It is for scholars, liturgists, and anyone interested in an interdisciplinary approach to liturgy’s power.
A riveting account of higher education advancements in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi. While some nations enjoyed calm, others endured turbulent pasts of civil war and genocide. This book reviews the past, present, and future of their tertiary education.
Western Echoes in Arabic Voices
This book delves into the socio-cultural journey of dubbing Western content into Arabic. From ‘Monsters Inc.’ to ‘The Simpsons’, it uncovers the intricate process of transcreating visuals, irony, and stereotypes in a unique blend of academic research and engaging storytelling.
Modalities of the Translation-Ideology Nexus
This study of V. G. Kiernan’s translation of Muhammad Iqbal shows how mistranslations abound in his work. Contrary to the common view, translation is not neutral but deeply enmeshed in cross-cultural power struggles, perpetuating the marginalization of non-European works.
A Geographical Exploration of Urban Risk and COVID-19
This book addresses COVID-19 and its health implications, providing solutions for sustainable policy. It shows how to enhance resilience and reduce vulnerability through a science-policy interface for a sustainable future. A guide for planners, policymakers, and scientists.
This is the first collection of research in English on interpretations of Shakespeare in the Baltic countries. Written by leading researchers, it analyzes Shakespeare’s importance in developing Baltic national culture and introduces the unique experience of Baltic theatre.
This book illuminates the Islamic World journal’s propaganda from 1893 to 1907. It highlights the journal’s utility in defending Sultan Abdul Hamid II’s policies and sheds light on the political views of the first Grand Sheikh of the British Isles, Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam.
A Commentary on Apollodorus’ Against Evergus and Mnesibulus
This first modern commentary examines a speech from 4th-century Athens, when a wartime funding crisis and an opponent’s illegal behaviour threatened the city’s security. The book explains the intricate legal issues and rhetorical strategies, and offers a new English translation.
A Treatise on the Capitalist Society
This book explains the formation of capitalist society from the perspective of language and media. It argues that language is the basis for private property, market exchange, and the wage labor system. Arguing against Marx, it asserts this system is cooperative.
In the early twentieth century, fairy tales became political tools used to define a nation’s identity and justify claims to statehood in countries like Romania and Ireland. This book investigates the interweave of poetics and politics during the rise of modernist nationalism.
How do we live when no one seems to be in charge? This history of Western culture charts the collapse of authority and our modern struggle to manage frustration and find fulfillment without falling into radical narcissism.
This book details the traditional usage of Ardisia humilis Vahl and its systematic validation for treating hepatic manifestations. It covers standardization and studies that uphold folkloric claims for jaundice, serving as a valuable resource for researchers and students.
This book highlights the research of pioneer Rabbi Richard A. Freund. Using non-invasive archaeology, geophysical techniques are applied at Holocaust sites, melding science with testimony and archival research to uncover the hidden aspects of the Holocaust.
This book shows ball lightning is not electricity, but a bubble of light—a new object whose anomalous behaviour matches the mystery of natural ball lightning. The physical laws ensuring its stability are detailed, based on over 30 published scientific articles.
This book explores the ideological transformations of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafist Call in Egypt between 1981 and 2013. It studies how the regime’s power network shaped their views on democracy, women’s issues, freedoms, and systems of governance.
Patterns of Inter-ethnic Relations with the Roma in the Carpathian Basin
Based on three decades of anthropological fieldwork, this book argues that Roma-non-Roma coexistence in the Carpathian Basin is always based on opposition. It presents case studies and applied projects to reveal patterns that can be used to fight the exclusion of the Roma today.
A comprehensive guide to the science of ceramics in dentistry, detailing their structural, chemical, physical, mechanical, and optical properties. This book covers fabrication methods and clinical aspects, enabling students and clinicians to improve their knowledge.