Despite being involved in opera since it began, the contribution of children was overlooked for centuries. This book uncovers the changing attitudes of composers and society towards them, tracing the fundamental evolution of their role from the 17th to the 21st century.
This book explores how casino capitalism in Macau propelled economic prosperity but also exacerbated inequality. To tackle this, the developmental state combined casino capitalism with social welfarism, but its path to economic diversification remains long and difficult.
Occupational Injuries and Workplace Risks
Occupational injuries cause immense human suffering and economic loss. This book explores what makes workers vulnerable, from age and shift work to risks in industries like construction and fishing, while also touching on recent trends like climate change.
This book analyses land grabbing and displacement in India. Based on fieldwork in Odisha and Jharkhand, it reveals the subsequent impoverishment and trauma, with a special focus on the tribal women who bear the brunt of displacement and lose their autonomy as migrant labourers.
The Priority of the Possible
This book shows the importance of the possibility approach for contemporary debates on metaphysics, God, evil, and transhumanism. It offers a new starting point for philosophical theology beyond the barren alternatives of metaphysics and anti-metaphysics.
Bridging the Gap between L2 Acquisition and Processing
This volume offers a critical review of research in second language (L2) acquisition and processing, focusing on differences between L1 and L2. Examining syntax, morphology, and speaking skills, it provides valuable perspectives for researchers, educators, and students.
This book reveals overlooked keys to Jane Austen’s work: the link between ill-assorted married couples, heredity, and inheritance laws. Her heroines are keen observers of the resulting social ills, and their personal developments mirror the momentous changes in their world.
W. L. Mackenzie King was Canada’s longest-serving and most unusual prime minister. The keeper of famous personal diaries, he inspired some 24 biographies—a study in extreme contrasts. This is a critical collective history of those works.
Christian Forgery in Jewish Antiquities
Josephus’s history has long been considered extra-biblical proof of Jesus, James, and John the Baptist. Based on the latest research, this book sets out the final proof that, apart from the New Testament, there is no valid record of their historical existence.
Beyond the battlefields of WWII lay a hidden war for the human mind. This book uncovers the secret psychological history of the Allied victory, revealing how this event rewired our brains and reshaped the thinking of generations to come.
A Tri-Dimensional Model of Mental Health
This study explores what constitutes mental health, proposing that holistic health depends on integral wholeness: the synthesis of body, mind, and heart. It argues one is always whole in one’s true Self (essence), which must be distinguished from the ego (personality).
The Racialization of the Occult in Nineteenth Century British Literature
In nineteenth-century Britain, the occult was both a source of support and a threat to society. This book examines novels from 1850-1900 to trace how the representation of occult practitioners participated in and contributed to the racialization of the occult.
This volume analyzes the Romance and Germanic translations of influential medieval surgeon Lanfranc of Milan. Including contributions by experts, it uses a comparative approach to study the development of a vernacular surgical tradition throughout late medieval Europe.
The Intellectual Species
This book explores the survival of “the intellectual” in the digital era of soundbites and fake news. Through the lives of contrarian post-WWII thinkers like George Orwell, Albert Camus, and Camille Paglia, it yields insight into the transformation of our cultural life.
Belief in moral responsibility is a profound commitment, but the common philosophical arguments cannot account for its power. This book is a quest to uncover the deeper sources, showing that our belief is rooted in powerful psychological factors that rarely rise to consciousness.
Art Therapy Education
Artmaking is the basis of art therapy as a healing practice. This volume suggests an innovative research approach that examines different art therapy teaching and training practices, studying them as parts of one picture.
The Estate of Major General Claude Martin at Lucknow
Explore the 18th-century Indian household of Claude Martin, a common soldier who became a magnate in Lucknow. This book inventories his possessions—from paintings and weapons to hot air balloons—revealing a man fascinated by Enlightenment science and European luxury.
Aspects of Femoral Trochlear Dysplasia
Trochlear dysplasia is a common but overlooked knee condition causing pain and instability. This book—the first of its kind—is an essential reference for doctors, surgeons, and physiotherapists. It covers causes, symptoms, assessment, imaging, and operations like trochleoplasty.
Modalities of the Translation-Ideology Nexus
This study of V. G. Kiernan’s translation of Muhammad Iqbal shows how mistranslations abound in his work. Contrary to the common view, translation is not neutral but deeply enmeshed in cross-cultural power struggles, perpetuating the marginalization of non-European works.
This book analyzes the leading role of civil protest movements in South Korea’s democracy. It covers the major protests of 1960, 1980, and 1987, where diverse classes fought for human rights and democratization, resulting in lasting achievements like new laws and a constitution.