Creative Actions and Organizations
This 15-year study destroys the clichés of creative processes and inaugurates a reflective sociology on serendipity. By surveying 200 techniques, it presents common meta-rules of opposition, combination, and separation that determine creative behavior.
This book explores global efforts to engage men in building gender equality, bridging the gap between scholarship and practice. It combines practical lessons from activists with critical understandings of men and masculinities from leading writers in the field.
Journeys through the Ideological Unconscious
This book introduces the concept of the ideological unconscious, analyzing its expression in Spanish literature from feudalism to capitalism. It uncovers the historical intertwining of the ideological and the libidinal, upending assumptions in history and cultural theory.
This book explores the Italian contribution to the current global phenomenon of a “return to reality” by examining the country’s rich cultural production in literature and cinema. It focuses on works from the period spanning the Nineties to the present day.
This book explores how Taiwanese scholars adapted French feminist theories, applying the concept of écriture féminine (“feminine writing”) to Taiwanese cinema. It analyzes how women’s voices emerge when the camera becomes a cinematic pen in films like The Butcher’s Wife.
As crime crosses national boundaries, understanding global criminology is imperative. This book offers a rich variety of international perspectives on an array of crime and justice-related issues, providing a treasure trove of insights for academics and students.
Gender and National Development
Women are the unsung heroes driving national development, yet their stories are seldom told. Stereotyped and marginalized, their voices are taken away, leading to gender inequality. This book highlights how to actualize social justice, proving women are vital to social change.
Whiteness and Social Change
Whiteness and Social Change compares the unearned privilege of whiteness in Australia and Canada. Examining community campaigns supporting First Peoples struggles, it identifies how collaborative struggle can destabilise whiteness and move towards a fair society.
This collection offers a glimpse into the challenges and opportunities of globalization for youth in Africa and its diaspora. It issues a call for action to governments to tap into the energy of its youth through education, agriculture, sport, and technology.
Until recently, copying in medieval book painting was explained by the use of model drawings or sketch books. However, it is no longer sufficient to regard the art through these lenses alone. This volume considers other factors in the transmission of art.
The Turkish-American Conundrum
This novel collection of essays discusses various aspects of the experiences of Turkish immigrants in the United States, as well as those of US expatriates in Turkey. It heralds in print the launching of a new paradigm, Turkish-American Studies.
This book reveals the core paradox of Samuel Richardson. Fearing his own novel *Pamela* normalized abuse, he became both a staunch defender of patriarchy and a fierce advocate for women’s safety, happiness, and subjectivity.
Co-creating Actionable Science
This collection of essays provides insights into the challenges of collaborative, solutions-oriented research for sustainability. Probing how actionable science emerges in the global North and South, it offers valuable, empirically-based guidance for scholars and educators.
From a quarter century of experience, a criminologist explores twenty-five facts about crime, policing, courts, and the death penalty. Written for the layperson with a “tell it like it is” approach, this scholarly book is funny, interesting, timely, and engaging.
The Concept of Motherhood in India
This book explores motherhood from ancient times to the present, analyzing how the ideal is manufactured by society through archetypes, religion, and media. It rereads the myths surrounding motherhood as social constructs and contrasts them with its lived reality.
Space and Place as Human Coordinates
Crossing the humanities and social sciences, this book explores how the core concepts of ‘space’ and ‘place’ shape our reality. Essays examine 20th and 21st-century cultural phenomena, offering new perspectives for scholars in cultural studies, media, communication, and beyond.
Youth Unemployment and Joblessness
Youth unemployment is a major global issue. This book analyzes the school-to-work transition, exploring policies for enabling youth access to the labour market. It seeks a better understanding of causes, consequences, and responses through an interdisciplinary approach.
While we worry about over-population, swift undercurrents are reshaping our world: depopulation, increasing longevity, and reducing fertility, aggravated by economic pressures and COVID-19. This book delves deeper to understand these issues, which cannot be captured by censuses.
This book tackles the effects of co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders on offenders transitioning from incarceration. Offering an inside look at a community reentry program, it uncovers how these disorders jeopardize the transition back into society.
A History of Livestock and Wildlife
History credits manufacturing for the rise of the West, but the truth is wilder. This book uncovers the essential, overlooked role of animals—how the plunder of wildlife and the harnessing of livestock truly fuelled the economic growth that created the modern world.