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Language Assessment Literacy

From Theory to Practice

Edited By: Dina Tsagari

From £32.99

This book addresses the prominent field of language assessment literacy (LAL). Bringing together 14 chapters by leading researchers, it presents high-quality studies that fill a long-standing theoretical and empirical gap for language research, teaching, and learning.

The Lochsa Elk Herd

History and Future

By: James M. Peek, Thomas A. Leege, Michael W. Schlegel

From £29.99

This volume records the history of an elk population that occupies boreal and coniferous forests. After major fires created millions of acres of new habitat, the herd expanded to levels unlikely to be reached again. Elk must be recognized as products of forest disturbance.

The Global Sustainability Challenge

Edited By: Gerard Magill, James Benedict

From £29.99

This collection of essays addresses pivotal problems about our planet’s environment and ecology. It highlights the inter-relation of science, philosophy, ethics, and religion, concluding with an ethical analysis of the overlapping challenges that require urgent attention.

Co-creating Actionable Science

Reflections from the Global North and South

Edited By: Gloria L. Gallardo Fernández, Fred Saunders, Tatiana Sokolova

From £29.99

This collection of essays provides insights into the challenges of collaborative, solutions-oriented research for sustainability. Probing how actionable science emerges in the global North and South, it offers valuable, empirically-based guidance for scholars and educators.

The Anecdotal Narration and Encyclopedic Thought of Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia

By: Ágnes Darab

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The numerous digressions in Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia should not be regarded as mistakes. This book's hypothesis is that these anecdotes are intentional. By analyzing them as exempla, their narrative role becomes clear, revealing Pliny’s contested skill as a writer.

The numerous digressions in Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia should not be regarded as mistakes. This book’s hypothesis is that these anecdotes are intentional. By analyzing them as exempla, their narrative role becomes clear, revealing Pliny’s contested skill as a writer.

Neuroinformatics and Semantic Representations

Theory and Applications

Edited By: Alexander A. Kharlamov, Maria Pilgun

From £32.99

This book proposes a neural network for structural information analysis. Inspired by the human brain, this approach reconstructs a model of the world to interpret behaviour and enables automatic semantic analysis of text, constructing a semantic portrait from any stream.

Culture and Art of Immigrants in the Atlantic in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

By: Giovanni Polifroni Lobo

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This book explores how immigrants in Caribbean Colombia shaped the city of Barranquilla. It examines customs and cultural beliefs reflected in the region's housing, art, and culture, aiming to reconcile diverse groups and create bonds of shared responsibility.

This book explores how immigrants in Caribbean Colombia shaped the city of Barranquilla. It examines customs and cultural beliefs reflected in the region’s housing, art, and culture, aiming to reconcile diverse groups and create bonds of shared responsibility.

Mahatma Gandhi in Cinema

By: Narendra Kaushik

From £19.99

This book analyses 100 years of Hindi cinema to explore its portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi and his principles. It juxtaposes the celluloid Gandhi with the man himself, covering the major events of his non-violent struggle and their depiction on the silver screen.

Democracy of the Oppressed

Adivasi Poverty and Hunger

By: Ramdas Rupavath

From £33.99

This book assesses the impact of India’s MGNREGA scheme on Adivasi/Indigenous people. It uncovers rampant corruption and inefficiency in the scheme's implementation, while also providing new data showing the policy can be an important tool for mitigating violent conflict.

This book assesses the impact of India’s MGNREGA scheme on Adivasi/Indigenous people. It uncovers rampant corruption and inefficiency in the scheme’s implementation, while also providing new data showing the policy can be an important tool for mitigating violent conflict.

Female Empowerment

A Life-Cycle Analysis

By: A. K. Nigam, Ravindra Srivastava, A. C. Kulshreshtha, Kuldeep Kumar

From £30.99

Gender discrimination impacts women from birth until death. This volume uncovers disparities in health, professional opportunities, and the household, charting a clear path to combat deep-rooted prejudice and achieve true empowerment.

Instances of Death in Greek Tragedy

By: Sorana-Cristina Man

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The Trojan War begins with one sacrifice, Iphigenia, and ends with another, Polyxena. In Greek tragedy, did these ritual killings restore cosmic balance, or did they only unleash greater chaos?

Studies and Essays on Learning, Teaching and Assessing L2 Writing in Honour of Alister Cumming

Edited By: A. Mehdi Riazi, Ling Shi, Khaled Barkaoui

From £33.99

Experienced L2 writing researchers from around the world explore key issues in the field. This volume is essential for postgraduate students and researchers in TESOL and Applied Linguistics seeking to enhance their understanding of second language writing.

A Community at the Heart of Europe

Slovenes in Italy and the Challenges of the Third Millennium

Edited By: Zaira Vidau

From £32.99

This book offers an overview of the Slovene minority in Italy and their efforts to preserve their cultural and linguistic heritage. Shaped by devastating events like the World Wars and fascism, the community now faces new challenges and protections in a globalized world.

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Economics and Management (CIREG 2016) Volume II

Edited By: Houcine Berbou, Aziz Fassouane, Mustapha Belaissaoui

From £47.99

This collection from the 3rd CIREG conference offers innovative solutions to the challenges facing SMEs. It features leading research contributions focused on the critical fields of marketing and human resources, providing insights relevant to today's economic landscape.

Pashto Phonology

An Evaluation of the Relationship between Syllable Structure and Word Order

By: Muhammad Kamal Khan

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This book analyzes the relationship between syllable structure and word order. Using data from Pashto (an SOV language), it challenges a long-standing typological universal by comparing it with English (SVO) within the Optimality Theoretic framework.

A First Course in Mathematical Economics

By: Sunanda Roy

From £34.99

This book provides the essential mathematical tools for economics majors transitioning to upper-level courses. It emphasizes intuition over technical proofs, drawing on familiar examples from introductory economics to explain immediately useful concepts.

A Way Through the Global Techno-Scientific Culture

By: Sheldon Richmond

From £30.99

Computers are supposed to be smart, yet they frustrate us because they don’t fit how people think. They impose a binary, all-or-nothing approach to a world of stories and analogies. This book proposes a solution: redesigning computer technology and its social institutions.

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Economics and Management (CIREG 2016) Volume I

Edited By: Houcine Berbou, Aziz Fassouane, Mustapha Belaissaoui

From £40.99

This collection of research papers focuses on the challenges of SMEs and innovative solutions. Highlighting work in business and management, with micro and macro-economic aspects, it provides answers relevant to local contexts. This first volume is focused on economic issues.

Edward Dorn, Charles Olson, and the American West

Beatniks and Cowboys

By: Paul Varner

From £29.99

This book examines Edward Dorn's poetics of the 20th-century American West and the influence of his mentor Charles Olson, considering the most important poetic representations of the West to come out of the Beat Movement and avant-garde literary scene.

This book examines Edward Dorn’s poetics of the 20th-century American West and the influence of his mentor Charles Olson, considering the most important poetic representations of the West to come out of the Beat Movement and avant-garde literary scene.

Food in American Culture and Literature

Places at the Table

Edited By: Carl Boon, Nuray Önder, Evrim Ersöz Koç

From £30.99

Carving a unique space in food studies, these multifaceted essays blend cultural analysis with history and sociology. These cultural critiques force the reader to consider what food means, and will mean, in the United States.

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