A Concise History of Japan
Although modern Japan is well known, its long history of governance, rituals, and conflict is not. This book summarizes the history of Japan, including the incidents and monuments of historical significance, from the Jomon period to the end of the Heisei period.
The Future of Project Management
This book gives decision-makers, project workers, and students insight into the modern challenges of project management, from digitization to AI. It argues that modern project management is based on people, their values, and the intelligent use of emerging technologies.
Britain’s Civil War over Coal
A first-hand account of the NUM’s confrontation with the government during the 1984/5 Miners’ Strike that changed Britain forever. It charts the defence against mine closures, the devastating aftermath, and the ultimate demise of the UK coal industry.
An inner journey on the path of Japanese calligraphy, this book uniquely combines theory with practice. It rediscovers the creative synergy of handwriting in the digital age, revealing a contemplative act of writing by painting and painting by writing.
This book details excavations at Sarakenos Cave, Greece’s largest prehistoric inhabited cave. It explores the cultural sequence from Neanderthals around 40,000 years ago to the Bronze Age, reconstructing the ancient environment based on pollen samples.
This book provides a historical and applicable overview of current Interventional Oncology (IO) approaches. It explores treatment options, medical breakthroughs, and the disease processes themselves. This up-to-date review is crucial for learners and current interventionalists.
This book presents writings on Heinz-Uwe Haus’s productions of Brecht and ancient Greek drama in Cyprus and Greece, beginning with his 1975 launch of the Cyprus National Theatre. It includes reviews, academic articles, and reflections by Haus, cast members, and designers.
This book explores the human psyche (‘soul’) and its usefulness in a techno-scientific revolution that is often blind to its subject: the human being. It makes a strong intellectual case for the soul by examining consciousness, synchronicity, suffering, and death.
Transforming Magazines
This book is a vital contribution to Magazine Studies, showing the urgent need for industry and academia to find solutions for the challenges magazines face transitioning to digital. With global contributions, it offers fresh research for scholars and professionals alike.
Processes and Apparatus in Chemical-Pharmaceutical Technology
This book combines theoretical knowledge with the industrial production of medicines. It describes the equipment and chemical synthesis of important drugs with pain-relief, anti-tumour, and other properties. Useful for students, teachers, and specialists in drug synthesis.
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.
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease remains a leading scourge. This volume provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review from experts in the field. It highlights what is known about the disease and where future advances are needed, providing a solid foundation for future studies.
Amid Ireland’s self-destruction, a radical new future for these isles is proposed. This book argues for a Celtic confederation, uniting Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England to replace a broken order with a beautiful new possibility of true belonging.
Celebrating Paolo Grigolini’s 50-year legacy in non-equilibrium statistical physics. This collection explores his pioneering work on the quantum-classical connection, anomalous diffusion, and new methods for detecting scaling in time series.
This anthology includes three hundred Chinese metric verses exploring Chinese culture and the author’s personal life. All verses are written in Chinese with English translations and notes, making this collection ideal for readers interested in Chinese verse or culture at large.
Aquifer characterisation is essential for groundwater modelling, but traditional methods are time-consuming and expensive. This volume explores how geophysical techniques overcome these limitations, providing high-resolution subsurface data through detailed case studies.
This book provides vital information on loss and trauma for counselors and therapists. It fills a critical gap in graduate training by offering conceptual frameworks, rich descriptive cases, and a review of interventions for working with traumatized and bereaved clients.
Education in Troubled Times
This volume examines how education operates in troubled times. From the COVID-19 pandemic and political manipulation to conflict situations, it explores serious challenges affecting education and suggests ways to overcome them in their respective contexts.
Learn Earth science as easily as playing a game with this book and the Gt Aide freeware. Designed for students and researchers, its powerful modules guide you through coordinates, gridding, and sampling—no formal GIS training required. Visualize data and master geospatial skills.
Problem-Based Learning is an effective method of medical instruction that teaches students to think critically in a group environment. This book will help you harness the power of active learning and conduct an outstanding session and properly prepare for it.
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