Amidst global transformations, the criminal law of post-Soviet states has a new function: ensuring security. This book reveals how the boundaries of law are expanding, the concept of “crime” is shifting, and the emphasis is moving from punishment to new criminal-legal measures.
This book shows that behavioural finance began not in the 1980s, but over 300 years ago. It offers the first comprehensive assessment of Joseph de la Vega’s Confusion of Confusions (1688), demonstrating it is the true precursor to modern behavioural finance.
This book explores the ecology of Mediterranean evergreen oaks, vital for biodiversity. It details Quercus calliprinos’s role in combating climate change and the forest management needed to conserve crucial species like Quercus ilex and Quercus suber.
This is the first book to critically examine the relationship between England and Greece, and how England has influenced modern Greece—not always for the better. Written by a former diplomat of dual heritage, it reveals the true story, warts and all, up to the present day.
Cinema and Intermediality (Second, Enlarged Edition)
This ground-breaking book explores the relationship between cinema and other arts. Through case studies of films by auteurs like Hitchcock, Antonioni, Godard, and Varda, it clarifies key ideas of intermediality and offers insightful analyses. Revised and enlarged edition.
Voices of Sanskrit Poets
Is Vālmīki’s Sīta a feminist archetype? Is infidelity a virtue? This book offers a fresh perspective on Sanskrit literature for the modern reader, juxtaposing the heroism of Achilles and Rāma and exploring the power of love through Cordelia and Śakuntala.
War has been a dominant theme in Australian history, but there is an alternative story. In every conflict, war resisters and conscientious objectors stood firm. They endured violence and prison, branded as cowards, yet showed it took a special type of courage to resist war.
The Sociology of Longevity
For the first time, this book analyzes how socioecological factors influence our probability of becoming a centenarian. It presents global evidence on the factors affecting life expectancy and contributes applicable knowledge on how to become a healthy centenarian.
To truly understand climate change, we must first understand ourselves. This guide explores the crisis through a multi-faceted lens—social, psychological, and cultural—revealing the core beliefs and ideologies that shape our response.
Culture and Technology Integration in Higher Education
This book investigates technology implementation from a cultural perspective. Through an ethnographic study, it examines how culture impacts teachers’ technology adoption at personal, collegial, and institutional levels, upsetting top-down efforts to change.
Global Financial Frontiers
Dive into international finance with this concise guide. From its historical foundations to the US-China trade war, explore key concepts, emerging trends, and the impact of politics, culture, and climate change. An invaluable resource for students and practitioners.
Abraham Lincoln and the US Constitution, 1861-1865
This historical account explores the constitutional issues behind Lincoln’s determination to save the Union. It analyzes the complex power game between the branches of government, focusing on how Lincoln used—or misused—the US Constitution in a context of emergency.
Jesus, Paul and Matthew, Volume One
This book argues that kingdom ethics is the core message of Jesus. While often contrasted, Jesus, Paul, and Matthew articulated a common transformative ethos—originating in Stoic philosophy—that crossed boundaries of patriarchy, class, and bigotry in the Graeco-Roman world.
Transforming Our World
Our world is more advanced than ever, yet it is on a self-destructive path. War and the erosion of our natural and human capital threaten our very future. This book charts a new course, revealing the essential changes in our paradigms and mindset required for survival.
This book examines how technology shapes cultural change, from the emergence of capitalism to the age of AI. It analyses the shift to a consumer society, how we use goods for identity creation, and the questions new technologies raise for the future of work and culture.
This volume explores entrepreneurship education and development in Southern Africa. Using case studies, it discusses how higher education institutions can empower youth with entrepreneurial skills to improve the economy and drive innovation.
This book offers a fresh look into the “languages of postcolonial modernity” in Africa. It investigates how African languages and literatures—in novels, film, poetry, and music—have embodied and mediated modernity while documenting the legacies of colonialism.
Pathology of Head and Neck Tumors
From the author’s twenty-four-year tenure as a head and neck pathologist, this book analyzes diverse tumors. It covers pathologic findings and clinical features with high-quality photos and statistics, highlighting epidemiological disparities between Eastern and Western nations.
This book investigates language justice at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, where language was a tool of conflict. It reviews the tribunal’s language laws and services to ask whether linguistic justice was truly delivered to all parties.
Greek Lyric Poetry and Its Influence
Composed 25 centuries ago, Greek lyric poems sing of everyday life, presenting a living portrait of the ancient Greeks. This multidisciplinary volume offers literary analyses, studies the poems’ reflection in Greek art, and explores their connection to music and modern cinema.