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Nature and the Environment in Contemporary Religious Contexts

Edited By: Thomas Donlin-Smith, Muhammad Shafiq

£64.99

This collection considers the human relationship with the natural environment from the perspective of religions and the social sciences. It makes it clear that religions can play a helpful role in raising ecological consciousness and supporting environmental preservation.

Modeling Natural Phenomena via Cellular Nonlinear Networks

By: Angela Slavova, Pietro Zecca

£64.99

This book presents mathematical models of neuroscience and natural phenomena like tsunami waves. It covers models of tsunamis and examines Fitzhugh-Nagumo systems to understand nerve impulse propagation. For students, researchers, and specialists in nonlinear waves.

Exploring Identity in Literature and Life Stories

The Elusive Self

Edited By: Guri Barstad, Karen P. Knutsen, Elin Nesje Vestli

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In an era of globalization and migration, what defines our identity? This collection of essays explores key dimensions—culture, religion, ethnicity, gender—as they appear in international narratives, from literary texts and film to theatre and more.

A Population History of the Missions of the Jesuit Province of Paraquaria

By: Robert H. Jackson

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This book presents a case study of Jesuit missions in South America that challenges the “virgin soil” epidemic model. It shows that catastrophic mortality varied and occurred generations after first contact, concluding that demographic change was far more complex.

Statistical Techniques for Modelling Extreme Value Data and Related Applications

By: Haroon M. Barakat, Osama M. Khaled, El-Sayed M. Nigm

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This book tackles modern methods in the modelling of extreme data, such as floods and hurricanes. It provides the latest statistical methods to predict these random phenomena and minimize damage, offering both an applied and theoretical orientation.

The Social Question in the Global World

Edited By: Ewa Bogalska-Martin, Emmanuel Matteudi

£64.99

This publication gathers together a series of case studies of developed, emerging and developing countries, studying the evolution or decline observed in these countries and proffering insights into the influence of the economic model around the world.

Studies in Sports Coaching

By: Robyn L. Jones

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This ground-breaking book highlights the gritty, messy, and humorous reality of sports coaching. It deconstructs the activity before showing how it can be done better, providing the first distinct theorisation of coaching and clearing the conceptual fog around the practice.

A Victorian Architectural Controversy

Who Was the Real Architect of the Houses of Parliament?

Edited By: Ariyuki Kondo

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Who was the true architect of the New Houses of Parliament? Charles Barry, the winner of the competition, or Augustus Pugin, the ‘ghost’ designer? After both men died, the controversy became a public dispute, fueled by the directly-opposed claims of their sons.

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Synthesis and Difference in the Age of Media Equivalence

Edited By: Carl Robinson

£64.99

This publication investigates aspects of interconnectivity between painting, the digital and photography in contemporary art practices. It contributes to discourses around networks of associations by examining where syntheses occur, and differences remain, between these media.

War on the Human

New Responses to an Ever-Present Debate

Edited By: Konstantinos Blatanis, Theodora Tsimpouki

£64.99

The essays here explore the question of the human, both as a contested concept and as it relates to the wider global conjuncture. They explore the theoretical underpinnings of the term “human,” inviting the reader to reflect upon the contemporary human condition.

Jean Sibelius’s Legacy

Research on his 150th Anniversary

Edited By: Tim Howell, Anna Krohn, Veijo Murtomäki

£64.99

This conference proceedings draws upon the most current achievements of Sibelius research. It covers all of the genres in Sibelius’ production: orchestral works, incidental music, piano and chamber music, and songs, including both well-known works and rarities.

The Politics of Traumatic Literature

Narrating Human Psyche and Memory

Edited By: Önder Çakırtaş, Şahin Kızıltaş, Antolin C. Trinidad

£64.99

The essays here offer insights into the analysis of traumatic literary studies wherein language is used as a medium of expression so as to interpret man, psyche and memory. They make literature the partner of a dialogue with psychology, in order to better comprehend the psyche.

Street Literature of the Long Nineteenth Century

Producers, Sellers, Consumers

Edited By: David Atkinson, Steve Roud

£64.99

For centuries, street literature was the main reading material of the working classes. Fascinating today for the unique light it shines on the lives of ordinary people, it has long been neglected as a historical resource, and this title is the first book on the trade for decades.

Echoing Voices in Italian Literature

Tradition and Translation in the 20th Century

Edited By: Teresa Franco, Cecilia Piantanida

£64.99

This anthology explores the reception of classics and translation from modern languages as two different, yet synergic, ways of engaging with literary canons and established traditions in 20th-century Italy.

Phenomenological Approaches to Intersubjectivity and Values

Edited By: Luís Aguiar de Sousa, Ana Falcato

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This volume addresses phenomenology’s overlooked insights on values, exploring the phenomenology of intersubjectivity. It is distinct for its focus on the ethical and existential dimension, covering thinkers from Husserl and Heidegger to Levinas.

The Importance of Listening to Children and Adolescents

Making Participation Integral to Education

Edited By: Silvana Calaprice, Antonella Nuzzaci

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This publication highlights the importance of teaching adults to listen to children and adolescents, illustrating the principles and contexts that define young people’s tangible and intangible rights and ideals.

Magnetic and Electric Resonance

By: Marian Apostol

£64.99

This book is devoted to a quasi-classical treatment of quantum transitions, with an emphasis on magnetic and electric dipolar resonance. In addition to known results, it presents parametric resonance for electric dipoles, which may lead to spontaneous electric polarization.

Erasing Invisibility, Inequity and Social Injustice of Africans in the Diaspora and the Continent

Edited By: Peter Otiato Ojiambo, Omiunota N. Ukpokodu

£64.99

This text engages the reader in understanding past and contemporary critical issues in African scholarship, both in the diaspora and on the continent, that have been marginalized, unexamined, and under-researched, and proposes ways to make them visible.

The Roots of Nationalism in European History

By: Andrew Sangster

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Is Nationalism a recent phenomenon? This book argues it is as “old as the hills,” rooted in humanity’s ancient drives for territory, power, and our alienation from others. Though ancient, it became dangerously aggressive in the twentieth century and remains a serious issue.

A Worldwide Guide to Retirement Destinations

By: Simon Hudson, Louise Hudson

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This guide to retiree destinations worldwide is based on research and hands-on testimonies. Hear directly from retirees in Spain, Canada, and Ecuador, and learn what factors to consider. Chapters include destination profiles based on personal interviews with locals.

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