How did six pioneer families survive the 19th-century American wilderness? Through their own accounts, this book reveals their struggle, their grace under pressure, and the clashing cultural identities that would sow the seeds of a divided nation.
Tolkien in the 21st Century
Local Integration of Refugees in Cameroon
As wars provoke forced migration in Africa, Cameroon has become a safe haven for refugees. This book explores the crises causing this migration, the international legal bases for humanitarian assistance, and the sustainable measures taken by the UNHCR and its partners.
Radio at the Edges
This collection engages with alternatives to mainstream radio, addressing the impacts and challenges of community and pirate radio. It will appeal to scholars and students of radio studies, as well as those interested in alternative media systems.
Psychotherapy of the Future
Transpersonal psychotherapy is a heroic journey beyond appearances to free yourself from your personal history and drink from the source of being. It is a path of awareness, acceptance, and self-knowledge. Through 15 questions, this book explores this approach in a thorough way.
A Taxonomical Framework for Evaluating Piano Performances
Musicians find it difficult to put what they hear into words. This book offers a framework for evaluating six aspects of tempo. Analyzing 30 recordings of Chopin and Liszt, it shows how to precisely describe and evaluate a performer’s style of tempo and tempo variation.
How Pictures Tell Stories
Storytelling is often associated with words, but pictures tell stories too. This book bridges the gap between language-oriented narratology and art history, examining the narrative aspects of pictures from a cognitive and semiotic point of view.
This book challenges the standards, values, and parameters used to judge women in society. Drawing on literary texts, case studies, and insights from global scholars, it serves as an authentic representative of the women’s cause.
Art Writing Online
These reviews of art exhibitions tackle institutional critique, race, and class. The book argues that the critic’s role is to create a community for debate, noting that moments of crisis bring conflicts to the surface and make radical change thinkable.
Mind and Second Language Acquisition
This volume explores second language (L2) acquisition using experimental designs that open the way for future research. Its insights will be useful for disciplines including linguistics, psychology, and education.
The Philosophy of Rudolf Steiner
While Rudolf Steiner’s influence is widespread, his philosophy remains largely unknown. This book makes his complex spiritual philosophy, Anthroposophy, accessible. Using simple terms, it presents the fundamentals and offers a first step for further study.
This book explores how to read and teach Nabokov’s Lolita with Jacques Derrida. Using deconstruction to analyze literary issues, it offers teaching guidelines for Nabokov specialists, students, and anyone interested in literary theory.
Digitalization and artificial intelligence are rapidly changing our world, but traditional education fails to prepare us for this new reality. A century ago, Alfred North Whitehead developed a new learning cycle approach. This book investigates his philosophy for our time.
Modern societies face a contradiction between the general good and private profit. Historically, states were stronger than corporations and imposed their goals on them. This book argues this trend has reversed, and considers the far-reaching consequences.
This book proposes an approach linking social exchange to market activity and organizational performance. It explains value creation theory, why it supersedes classical organization theory, and offers factors for researchers and practitioners to improve performance.
The Green Man in Medieval England
Long thought to be a mysterious pagan symbol, this book reveals the Green Man’s true Christian meaning in medieval England. Drawing on examples from churches and forgotten legends, it uncovers a significance well understood by medieval folk but lost to us today.
Crisis is the essence of labour law. As the COVID-19 pandemic creates a new reality, this volume critically reflects on the discipline. Using philosophical, sociological, and economic insights, it asks new questions to reconcile the past with the future of labour law.
Second Language Teaching in the Digital Era
A guide to second language teaching in the digital era, this book merges theory and practice. It covers approaches for digital learners and presents case studies on applying and evaluating innovative technologies.
Geographies of Memory and Postwar Urban Regeneration in British Literature
This book explores London’s literary representations using geocriticism and memory studies. Analyzing works by authors like Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan, it investigates how gentrification, immigration, and terrorism reshape the urban imaginary, revealing London as a palimpsest.
ESP Vocabulary Learning Strategies
This book surveys research on vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) in second language (L2) learning. It explores how self-regulation, self-esteem, and learning style affect VLS use, redefining their psychological status and setting the scene for future research.