Audience Reception of Benin Cinema in Nigeria
This pioneering study explores Benin (Edo) cinema, a vibrant and largely unexplored frontier in Nigerian performing arts. It covers the history, filmography, and audience reception of these films, revealing a contemporary visual encyclopedia of Benin culture within Nollywood.
Phillis Wheatley and Thomas Jefferson, Then and Now
This study offers a vital new perspective on African American poet Phillis Wheatley, reassessing her work and historical significance. It investigates the relationship between Wheatley and her greatest adversary: Thomas Jefferson, analyzing his infamous critique of her poetry.
This book analyzes multilingual academic writing through translanguaging, examining the disparity between thinking in one language and writing in another. It offers practical strategies for educators to acknowledge student voices and identities, decolonizing academic writing.
As China’s rise reconfigures the global order, Beijing is reviving ancient religious traditions. This book examines how a rejuvenated Confucian-Daoist-Buddhist ethos may shape modern China and argues for these ideals to remedy the ills afflicting the nation today.
Trends and Advances in Sport and Leisure Management
This interdisciplinary volume explores the dynamics reshaping sport and leisure and the responses of key organisations. It brings together contributions that pinpoint advances for theory and practice, ultimately expanding the frontiers of sport and leisure management.
Untold Stories of Black Leadership in Higher Education
Black leaders from within academia share candid stories of their journey to becoming skilled leaders. Their narratives provide meaningful insight into leadership at the college level and offer a guide for handling conflict and change.
Religious Minorities’ Migration from Iran
This book explores the marginalization of non-Muslim religious minorities by state authorities and the mechanisms these groups develop to survive. It examines the dynamics of extremism, its impact, and the responses of these communities in Iran.
In fifteen expert essays, this volume delves into the foundations of lexicography and lexicology. Spanning historical manuscripts to digital corpus analysis, these studies offer new critical perspectives on the making and meaning of words across cultures and time.
This book addresses people displaced by disasters in Brazil’s Northeast, who lack legal protection. It argues for categorising them as IDPs to receive international legal protection and proposes collaborative policy responses among governments, NGOs, and local people.
Health Inequity
This book analyzes the crucial issue of health inequities between and within countries. It uses a multitude of figures to illustrate huge inequalities in maternal mortality, life expectancy, and more. A vital resource for students, researchers, and health decision makers.
Lawrence Durrell’s compelling Alexandria Quartet continues to provoke discussion. This volume of essays by leading scholars addresses its central themes—from memory, Gnosticism, and the uncanny to its famous mixture of “sex and the secret service”—and explores its sequels.
A Brief History of Educational Developments in India
Once a beacon of learning, ancient India’s magnificent educational systems fell into ruin. This book uncovers the story of their rise and fall, from the Vedic era through colonial rule to the modern day.
This book outlines a framework for translation projects in universities moving toward a bilingual environment. Using a case study of university regulations, it helps translators, terminologists, and researchers understand phraseology, language norms, and sentence structure.
Modern Messages from Green Gables on Loving, Living and Learning
Many know Anne of Green Gables, but few know its author, L.M. Montgomery—a feminist far ahead of her time. In this book, a revivified Anne and her husband Gilbert explore their creator’s life, revealing how her challenges and triumphs offer messages for our own lives today.
Dementia Caregiving East and West
This book pulls together practical and adaptable communicative approaches to dementia care from global researchers. With contributions from fields like gerontology, linguistics, and nursing, it highlights communication as the most helpful non-pharmacological means of assistance.
Aged Care in Context and Across Disciplines
Addressing challenges in aged care highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, this collection compares practices in China and the Nordic regions. It uncovers commonalities, disparities, and opportunities for collaboration to develop innovative and effective policies and practices.
In 1478, Leonardo da Vinci opened his own workshop and began painting the Benois Madonna—a work marking a strong change in his style and representation of human emotion. This book analyzes his growth as an artist in this pivotal year, detailing his training and life in Florence.
The Psychology of People, Power and Politics
We view the world in increasingly psychological terms, yet the discipline itself has been largely overlooked. In a series of essays covering issues from mental health to war, this book reflects on psychology, questions its relationship to power, and offers new perspectives.
This captivating study unveils William Faulkner’s narrative prowess. It explores his innovative use of multiple perspectives and unique voices to craft complex worlds, offering an exhilarating glimpse into the storytelling universe of one of literature’s greatest visionaries.
Corpus Linguistics and English Across ‘The Three Circles’
This book surveys applied corpus linguistics across two decades of advancements (2000-2020). It is essential for EFL and ESL students and practitioners, featuring replicable case studies on learners and native speakers of English from around the world.
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