Acute Right Heart Failure
Acute right heart failure is a complex syndrome often overlooked in research. This book covers its precursors, from normal physiology to pathology, and offers comprehensive guidance on its early assessment and management based on current clinical and experimental trials.
Society in its Challenges
To what extent can philosophical thinking address the challenges of living in society? This book answers this question, offering an analysis of fundamental issues and providing a philosophical vision for the creative advance of society.
Literatures in the Digital Era
This book analyses the impacts of digital technology on literature. It explores how computer resources are used to preserve and study texts, the birth of a new digital literature, and the emergence of new literary theories pointing to a new humanism.
Drawing parallels to fluid dynamics, this book observes how solar wind creates vortex structures in the plasma wakes of planets and comets. These features reveal an outstanding property that could also be produced by stellar winds interacting with the ionospheres of exoplanets.
A comprehensive guide to vitamins, related minerals, and their role in disease. Learn the fundamentals, from absorption to toxicity, and discover their mechanism of action in conditions like autoimmune diseases and aging. An essential guide for health professionals and students.
The Odyssey of Communism
This interdisciplinary volume explores how film has shaped culture and memory. From the Berlin Wall to China, it journeys from the terror of communist prisons to the rosy image of propaganda, arguing that communism, lingering in mentalities, still needs interrogation.
Love Ya Hate Ya
This volume analyzes youth language as a tool for negotiating identity and social relations. Covering diverse groups from Argentina to Greenland, it finds surprising similarities and presents youth language as functional, socially valuable, and flexible.
Introduction to a Negative Approach to Argumentation
This book critiques the common view of argumentation as a dispute to be won. It proposes a negative approach that modifies the ethics of philosophical discussions, moving towards pluralism, a diversity of perspectives, and a panoramic view of one’s own position.
GeoPolitics and the Media in Asia and the Pacific
This book examines how the media’s adversarial culture ferments geo-political battles across the Asia-Pacific. It questions militaristic reporting, critiques Western narratives like the ‘rules-based order’, and provides guidelines for reporting without a militarist mindset.
Archaeology, Heritage and Tourism in West Africa
The era of conceptualising archaeology as a purely academic exercise is over. This book argues for a curricular revolution in West Africa, uniting the field with heritage, tourism, and museum management to create employment through Cultural Resource Management (CRM).
A History of Muslims in the Australian Military from 1885 to 1945
For the first time, this book reveals the unknown stories of Muslim involvement in Australian military forces, from the Boer War to the Second World War. It is a Muslim narrative of the broader Anzac story, demonstrating how diverse Muslims fought for a common cause.
In an information-driven world where data is the most valuable resource, technology is not simply a cost. This book provides insights into how technology impacts knowledge, collaboration, and performance, showing decision-makers how to use it to realise strategic goals.
Language Contacts Meet English Dialects
This book presents fresh research on language contacts and dialects, celebrating the work of eminent scholar Markku Filppula. Articles explore theories, Celtic substrata in Irish and British English, and dialect in the British Isles from diverse perspectives.
A hands-on guide to solving industrially relevant problems. Master basic and advanced calculations for key chemical industry processes. Features real-life exercises with answers, covering complex installations with recycle-loops and cascades of reactors.
Born from WWI propaganda, public diplomacy is a tool to influence foreign populations. But the earliest US attempts failed, torn between public idealism and self-interested pragmatism. This book evaluates the pioneering 1918 campaign directed at the Mexican people.
Sovereignty and Justice
The ICC’s legitimacy rests on complementing, not violating, national sovereignty. For this to work, states must ensure their trials meet international standards, with support from the ICC and the global community. This book offers recommendations to succeed.
An exploration of the multiple meanings of “Spanishness” in 20th-21st century fiction. This book calls for a re-evaluation of what being Spanish means, analyzing themes like immigration, nationalism, and memory to dispel stereotypical notions of Spain.
Obumselu on African Literature
Ben Obumselu’s (1930 – 2017) highly celebrated work on African literature is here brought together in a single volume for the first time. The originality of his insights, his analytic rigour, and the power and grace of his expression render this compendium compelling.
This book explores how writers have shaped social revolutions and their connection to radicals. A blend of political theory, literary theory, and political action, it is a call for writers to work towards Socialism.
This book examines the challenges confronting foreign correspondents in covering Africa for an international audience in the digital era. It explores factors that influence how Africa is reported, addressing international journalism practices and issues rarely considered.
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