This guide to the legal landscape of sea transport focuses on Letters of Indemnity (LoI) and Bills of Lading. It bridges legal theory and maritime practice, analyzing risks and offering practical solutions for shippers and carriers, including emerging blockchain technology.
An introduction to the rapidly developing field of Systems Geography, this book explains the fundamental principles and cause-and-effect relationships in environmental geosystems. It contains recent information, making it useful for beginners and experienced researchers alike.
Prayer as a Way of Ascension into Another Reality
Prayer is a person’s direct appeal to God, a universal way of overcoming the border between the immanent and the transcendent. This book presents prayer as an ascent into another reality for philosophers, theologians, and anyone interested in religious issues.
Thin PDLC films are a cutting-edge smart glass technology offering dynamic control over privacy. With an electric current, these versatile films switch instantly from clear to frosted, providing an energy-efficient solution to reduce glare without traditional blinds or curtains.
Preventing Inflammation and Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular disease is the world’s #1 killer, but our focus on cholesterol is flawed and ineffective. This book reveals a new approach: preventing CVD by targeting its true cause—chronic inflammation—through healthy diet and lifestyle choices, without medication.
How does international justice combat sexual violence in armed conflict? This book explores how justice can bridge legal and societal domains to aid in social reconstruction and protect victims, examining both its advancements and its enduring flaws.
A crucial guide for clinicians and leaders on preventing and treating child maltreatment. It offers research-based strategies to reduce job stress for working parents, addressing the work-family conflicts that can put children at risk.
Philosophies of the Future and the Non-Human
This book questions what it means to be human in the face of technological developments like AI, cyborgs, and autonomous robots. It explores the profound ethical and philosophical consequences, asking: How should we think of human existence in this new and emerging world?
Connecting the Dots
In a world testing our hope, this book shows it isn’t as elusive as you might think. Drawing on the stories of mothers in a conflict zone, it reveals how to generate hope through simple actions—proving that even from hopelessness, our hope can and will be renewed.
Dr. Myron Weisfeldt’s story reveals the discovery and political skill that foster a successful leadership career in academic medicine. His work includes pioneering efforts to improve human health, from heart ailments to sudden death, and concludes with a guide to career success.
The definitive study of Newman’s theology of the church. Drawing on his essays and 20,000 lesser-known letters, Miller reveals Newman’s advocacy for involving the laity—a vision that champions Pope Francis’s call for a more inclusive, synod-like church.
D. H. Lawrence Then and Now
In 26 short, alphabetically arranged chapters, this jargon-free book explores the strange, often offensive ideas that accompanied D. H. Lawrence’s genius. It offers a surprising new portrait that will intrigue even those who know his work well.
This collection of scholarly studies focuses on urban life and culture in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Vilnius in the 17th-18th centuries. It covers craft guilds, inns, music, plague outbreaks, and burial customs, contributing to the history of Eastern Europe.
This volume provides critical attention on A.S. Byatt’s wonder tales. It examines her postmodern recreation of old forms through a variety of fresh and theoretically informed approaches, exploring the fertile creative-critical dialogue between her work and tradition.
Greek Interwar Art and Design (1922-1939)
This fully documented overview explores Greek interwar art, a period defined by the birth of Modernism and the search for Greekness. It shows how artists blended modern trends with ancient and traditional art to forge a national identity, revealing the continuity of Hellenism.
Rethinking the Theoretical Concepts of Sociology
This book discusses key problems in contemporary social-scientific theory, focusing on fundamental contradictions in concepts like social action, institutions, and systems. Despite dealing with abstract problems, the book’s argument is clear, accessible, and understandable.
This study explores the feature inheritance hypothesis, arguing that only the number feature is inherited in the CP phase, and the person feature in the vP phase. Drawing on English and Spanish, it discusses implications for Agree, Case, A-movement, phases, and Transfer.
The Ethics of Care in Times of Social and Moral Upheaval
Taking care means tending to our loved ones, ourselves, and the world. But in times of crisis, emergency scenarios and frenetic social changes strain our motivation to care. Do these challenges have the power to undo our sensitivities to caring for someone or something else?
In an age of relativism and uncertainty, how can sociology move forward? This book charts a new path by critically re-examining Durkheim and Giddens. It outlines new approaches to social processes, time, and predicting the future, transforming contemporary sociological thought.
An in-depth analysis of three plant species and their allelopathic potential. This research uncovers how these plants can be sustainably used in agro-ecosystem management, offering ecological solutions for agriculture ideal for researchers, students, and practitioners.