History shows that civilizations collapse when they fail to adapt to change. Today, new technology threatens to destroy our own world. This book analyzes its social disadvantages—from fake news to its earliest victims—and asks what must be done to adapt and use it for the good.
This book examines five models of ancient civilization in the Near East and Mediterranean. It explores the dynamics of their development, the structure of civilizations, cultural transformation through space and time, and the specifics of their unique artistic thinking.
This book presents a model of epistemic stance, showing that questions come from two distinct positions: Unknowing (a lack of knowledge) and Uncertain (a lack of certainty). Uncertain questions range on a continuum from expressing doubt to advancing a supposition.
German Representations of the Far North (17th-19th Centuries)
German travellers, explorers, and scholars produced significant new knowledge about the Arctic from the 17th to the 19th century. This is the first English-language volume dedicated to their work, offering critical readings of travelogues, histories, and fiction.
Apollo astronauts discovered a major hazard on the Moon: fine, sharp dust that eroded spacesuits, compromised seals, and harmed their health. As humans prepare to return, this book summarizes what we know about lunar dust and how to mitigate its effects on future exploration.
This book provides the objective and thoroughly scientific approach to the COVID-19 pandemic that has been missing. Based on hard published clinical research, it offers a measured explanation of the virus, its spread, diagnosis, management, vaccination, variants, and long-COVID.
Coastal Management Revisited
An overview of the maturing field of coastal and ocean management. Written by leading experts, it reviews 25 years of research on issues from governance to climate change, drawing on global case studies to address urgent challenges and propose a new theory of coasts and oceans.
This book examines how Oscar Wilde’s plays subvert Victorian gender roles and moral codes. He creates a new perception of womanhood and manhood, unbound by the strict borders separating the proper from the improper, revealing a morally complex new world.
Conflict-based strategy is obsolete. This is the essential guide to cooperative strategy for modern leaders. In a world where the choice is stark—”cooperate, or die”—this book provides the playbook for a successful future.
This book analyzes former President Trump’s domestic and foreign policies, from trade wars to nuclear programs. It details their successes, failures, and negative impact on the US and its allies, while offering recommendations to resolve the conflicts they generated.
Philosophy and Mental Health in the Age of Nihilism
This book explores the interconnections of nihilism, anxiety, and authenticity in East Asian and Western philosophies, religions, and psychotherapies. An innovative, cross-cultural study, it re-examines Buddhist and Daoist concepts to argue for an authentic no-self.
The pandemic revealed more than a virus. This book uncovers the deep connections between emotion, vulnerability, poverty, and power, showing how the crisis exposed the pre-existing social fractures that determined who suffered most.
Higher Education and Research in the Post-Knowledge Society
How will higher education evolve to underpin sustainable societies? This book explores future scenarios against a background of transformation, including digital advances, globalization, socio-economic inequality, and climate change.
This book explores how racism and cognitive bias in public schooling breed student achievement gaps. It shows how educators transmit social and racial inequities and offers a set of interventions to build healthy school climates where every student is welcomed and honored.
Higher Education Ethics
Equip your institution with a robust ethical framework. This guide offers a new typology of higher education ethics, featuring proven decision-making models, case studies, and professional standards for navigating complex global challenges.
This book studies how myths construct community identity, focusing on the fiction of Chinua Achebe and Amitav Ghosh. A comparative postcolonial analysis, it delves into how these major authors from Nigeria and India use myth to represent the cultural mores of their societies.
This volume of essays dissects critical issues in postcolonial African theatre. It moves beyond conventional theory to focus on the concrete realities practitioners face, exploring diverse topics from censorship and cultural policy to text, performance, and production.
Contemporary Dance in South Africa
How does the body in South African contemporary dance protest oppressive power? This book examines key post-apartheid works to reveal their social and political meanings, capturing a unique moment in the nation’s history and telling the story of its past, present, and future.
This book shows that Eugene O’Neill’s modern American drama is a survey on the politics of desire and the power of doom. The city is the stage where his protagonists, as desiring machines, try to evade modern closed circles of power, anticipating concepts from Gilles Deleuze.
Explore healthcare tourism in the Asia Pacific, with a special focus on under-researched South Asia. This guide uncovers the socio-economic forces driving this resilient industry, fueled by the region’s unique blend of ancient traditions and modern health infrastructure.