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.
Corruption in Ukraine
Bazaluk expands the understanding of Ukraine as a limitrophe state, as a frontier between two world cultures, the East and the West. He explains the relationship between the totally corrupt Ukrainian political system and the geographic location of the country.
This manual is a framework for starting a new government. It guides non-technical readers in building a successful representative democracy that can be adapted to any culture. This researched, equitable approach is for all humankind—on Earth, underground, underwater, or in space.
Cosimo I de’ Medici as Collector
Antiquity collections were manifestations of power. This study explores the collection of Cosimo I de’ Medici, using unpublished sources to reconstruct its display and reveal the political aims behind one of the major princely collections of its time.
Cosmic Consciousness and Human Excellence
Cosmic consciousness is a transcendence of self, a pathway to human excellence. It suggests the world cannot be improved without changing individual consciousness. This book places this idea at the centre of contemporary arguments on the nature of consciousness.
Cosmic Order and Cultural Astronomy
In India, sacredscapes arise where culture, geography, and cosmos create transcendent power. This volume’s essays explore cultural astronomy and cosmic order through case studies of sacred sites like Khajuraho, Gaya, Kashi, Vindhyachal, and Chitrakut.
Cosmologies of Suffering
This volume explores the permanent ‘transition’ and persistent social suffering in post-communist countries. Ethnographic accounts reveal how people cope with trauma by relinquishing reliance on the self and turning towards a higher power.
Cosmopolitanism
This publication provides an introduction to the ideality and reality of cosmopolitanism, presenting it “in genesis” and giving a point of departure to students and readers of cosmopolitanism from which to analyse its various contemporary versions and proposals.
As the return on marketing often fails to justify the cost, this book introduces cost-effective strategies to achieve benefits with minimal resources. It explores human, product, and technological perspectives, like AI, to enhance employee performance and customer loyalty.
This textbook provides detailed insights into costing methodology for practical application. It fosters critical thinking and highlights traditional and current practices using real examples from the service industry to help you understand relevant costs.
Countdown to the Global Financial Crisis
This book traces the pattern of crises in US investment banking to a culture established at the birth of the United States. Exploring the humble beginnings of Lehman Brothers, it offers a cautionary tale of how the mighty have fallen.
This book critically examines Australia’s counter-terrorism measures and their impact on human rights and Australian Muslims. It explores the recent shift from a coercive approach to one of community engagement focused on building trust with diverse communities.
As Ireland witnesses rapid change, an acknowledgement of diversity makes dialogue between mainstream society, Travellers, and Roma necessary. For such dialogue to be constructive, their voices must be listened to and their distinctive worldviews respected.
Counterpoints
Revolving around Edward Said’s theme of “counterpoint,” this book explores his contribution to the humanities. Overshadowed by his political positions, Said’s intellectual achievements should be acknowledged. This book pays tribute to his academic and humanistic legacy.
Counterterrorism and Public Diplomacy
This book presents an innovative approach to counterterrorism. It shows how to prevent recruitment by engaging vulnerable groups and changing how they think and act, offering a new strategic and tactical perspective for state and non-state actors.
Why have Africa’s two largest oil producers, Angola and Nigeria, experienced such different outcomes? This book reveals how Angola’s leader used oil wealth to consolidate a 38-year autocracy, while in Nigeria, perennial contestation for power created a more competitive system.
Through in-depth interviews with luminaries in public health, this book explores the effective leadership skills required to navigate modern healthcare crises. Conversations highlight shared challenges, effective communication, and making difficult decisions for the greater good.
Motivated by the dearth of textbooks on speech prosody methodology and data, this volume offers a selection of courses from the School of Prosody. This book will contribute to prosody education in Brazil and have a significant impact in other countries.
A philosopher and artist analyzes the clash between government funding and censorship. Combining philosophical analysis with interviews with censored artists, this book reveals why freedom of expression is vital for a society to be both stimulating and safe.
This overview compares how languages express modality (possibility, necessity) covertly. Drawing on diverse languages, it shows that typical Indo-European patterns are not universal, yet reveals recurrent forms that allow for new generalizations.
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