Connecting art, nature, and science, these essays trace the collection and display of objects from early wunderkammern to the 18th century. They reveal a world where art and nature were intrinsically linked, charting the path to their modern divisions.
Comics and Power
Comics and Power presents new methods for studying the complex relationship between comics and power. Its 14 chapters discuss how comics interact with and challenge existing power structures, shaping our understanding of art, identity, and community.
This volume re-thinks culture by examining those who change cultures. It re-examines integration, questioning if it is a choice or a euphemism for cultural uniformity, and explores strategies for cultural survival and shared multiculturalism.
Exploring (Im)politeness in Specialized and General Corpora
This unique volume advances (im)politeness scholarship using corpus linguistic methods. It showcases studies employing specialized and general corpora, with methodologies ranging from speech act to discourse-analytic traditions, to unite different research streams.
Beyond Public Engagement
University collections are central to producing knowledge and engaging the public. However, their complexity encompasses a diversity of other issues. This volume discusses the problems, challenges, and opportunities of academic heritage beyond public engagement.
This book explains the philosophies behind the global trend in riba-free (interest-free) banking. It covers the fundamentals, financial models, risk management, and international institutions related to this system, recognised as “Islamic banking”.
Japanese bioethics has developed a distinct identity separate from its American origins. This anthology, featuring original chapters by leading scholars, reveals how traditional Japanese values shape the nation’s approach to complex ethical issues in medicine.
Community, Autonomy and Informed Consent
Current informed consent guidelines for international research fail when community is involved. This book critiques the traditional view of autonomy that causes these failures and proposes a relational model to create more just and effective ethical policies.
This edited volume explores cross-curricular learning and teaching, promoting the integration of knowledge and skills from various subject areas. Themes include Intercultural Education, CLIL, and ICT. For scholars and educators wishing to improve their practices.
This book presents the first interdisciplinary approach to evaluative morphology. It provides the first large-scale typological research based on 200 languages, introduces new cognitive models, and includes the first psycholinguistic experimental research.
Different Psychological Perspectives on Cognitive Processes
This book highlights research in cognitive psychology in the Alps-Adria region, bringing together diverse authors from six countries. In a spirit of unity and interdisciplinarity, it serves as a basis for fruitful exchange beyond geographical and theoretical borders.
This book analyzes how postcolonial writers used autobiography to express themselves. By using the ‘I’ and ‘me’ as subjects, not objects, they affirmed their identity and established autobiographical writing as a true art form.
Religion and Politics in Ukraine
Russia uses an “Orthodox civilization” to justify policies towards Ukraine. This book analyzes the role of religion in Ukrainian political life, focusing on Eastern Christian communities after the USSR’s collapse and the connection to its democratic character.
Biographies of Drink
This book offers the “biographies of drink” approach, an innovative methodology for studying alcohol. Each essay constructs a “biography” of a drink, place, or idea, from Roman vessels to 1950s whisky ads, showcasing insights for anyone interested in alcohol’s role in society.
Biometric systems hide many pitfalls that can lead to major security weaknesses and privacy threats. This book showcases a collection of comprehensive references from eminent researchers, providing concise coverage of state-of-the-art solutions.
The Concept of Coexistence in Islamic Primary Sources
This book explores the theological aspect of Muslim coexistence in non-Muslim lands. It raises key questions pertinent to this issue: Is it permissible for Muslims to acquire non-Muslim citizenship? How do they perceive civic duties, and are they obliged to fulfil them?
The Power of Form
Once dismissed as primitive fancy, myths are now seen as complex symbolic narratives that carry meaning. This interdisciplinary volume studies how myths are recycled within heritage, examining their personal and political implications for societies making sense of life.
This book provides a systematic structure for sport psychological interventions to give athletes a competitive edge. For psychologists, athletes, and coaches, it offers scientifically-proven measures for skills training, stress monitoring, and handling crises.
Current Trends and Issues in Higher Education
A collection of papers by international scholars, this book synthesises theoretical and practical insights into the issues facing educators today. It will help all involved in higher education keep up with constant transformations in the field.
Archaeology’s objective approach has been revealed as a subjective process. This book considers the question: how does the archaeologist think today? Through personal narratives, archaeologists describe their methods in the process of imagining the past.
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