The Peak Time of Entertainment in China
This detailed study of the Tang Dynasty entertainment system covers institutions of the government and city commoners. The book clarifies confusion with the later Song Dynasty and resolves the question of the origin of Ci in ancient Chinese art and literature.
Collaborative Working in Academic Research Projects
This guide to the principles of socioformation offers insights into collaborative working for building knowledge and research. It provides the reader with a clear analysis of collaborative processes, distinguishing them from cooperative working.
A Look at China and Sino-Belarus Cooperation
A guide to China’s new era under Xi Jinping. It explores the centralization of power, the anti-corruption fight, and strengthening diplomacy. This book examines the rapprochement with Russia, rising tensions with the US, and controversies of the “Belt and Road” initiative.
A valuable resource for teachers and researchers, this book focuses on assessment in world Englishes. It presents case studies and new methods for evaluating learners in multilingual settings, considering their diverse styles and different local norms.
This volume provides an overview of pedagogies and research methodologies that reflect the urgent need to develop intercultural competence in professions like law, medicine, and business. The book highlights approaches across disciplines, promoting collaborative efforts.
Solar PV power is intermittent. This book provides an understanding of this variability and its impacts on power systems. It explores the sources of intermittency, from solar irradiation to dust, and the consequences for power system design and operation.
The legitimacy of the university in Africa is questioned due to its exclusionary and colonial legacy. This volume reimagines the decolonial African university as a site of multilingualism and cognitive justice, centering indigenous languages and knowledge systems.
This collection of qualitative studies explores current educational issues concerning teachers, students, and parents. Using scientific yet comprehensible methods, it investigates attitudes and behaviours on topics of international relevance, making research accessible to all.
A major problem of contemporary physics is the incompatibility of its two greatest theories: quantum mechanics and general relativity. There is a lack of an over-arching framework to unite them. This book provides an accessible guideline to a possible framework.
This book explains how plants perceive their environment, communicate, and modify their behavior. It explores intriguing aspects of plant memory and intelligence, from their perception of sound and touch to communication with other plants, animals, and microorganisms.
Energy and Geopolitics, Volume 1
In an era of abundant energy, our greatest challenge is sustainable development. This book explains the fundamentals of energy and reviews all major sources: oil, gas, coal, nuclear, and renewables. It is an essential guide to the complex geopolitics of energy.
Slow violence is the gradual environmental catastrophe harming the poor. While often associated with the Global South, this book reveals its devastating impact in America, concentrating on Illinois and Appalachia and exploring its reflection in literature.
Four Decades in Infant Mental Health
What can we do about children who withdraw from loving care, or parents lost in the hurts of their own childhood? This book gathers 25 stories from 41 years in infant mental health, revealing how our earliest attachment experiences support or confound our later development.
This book is the first to summarise the ultrastructure of pathogenic bacteria under different conditions. Presenting results from extensive studies, it describes similar morphological changes across species, suggesting universal adaptation mechanisms to changing environments.
Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Shadow (Expanded Edition)
Ken Saro-Wiwa’s non-violent struggle for democracy, minority rights, and environmental awareness defined the Ogoni crisis of the 1990s. In a context of despotism, he was brutally cut down. This study provides an in-depth analysis of the crisis and its unfolding aftermath.
The Multi(Inter)cultural School in Inclusive Societies
As schools become more culturally diverse, language and cultural challenges arise. This collection of essays explores multicultural education, analyzing new research and data to suggest revised educational methods that ensure high-quality education and training for all children.
This book argues that to achieve sustainable development, developing countries must revamp their financial systems. The failure to grow is often caused by investors’ inability to access capital. Modernizing financial sectors can make resources available and industrialize growth.
The Choral Works of Jennifer Higdon
Esteemed composer Jennifer Higdon writes fascinating and profound choral music. This book explores her works, citing the extensive relationship of the music to the texts. It presents compositional characteristics, analysis, and insights directly from the composer.
The Challenges and Prospects of Sukuk
Sukuk (Islamic bonds) are a key tool for Islamic financing. This book provides a comprehensive overview, tracking their development from the beginning to the current outlook after the global pandemic and recent Shariah rulings. It offers insights for beginners and experts alike.
Insights into Sufism
This book considers a broad range of questions on Sufism, from its history and poetry to its impact on daily life. It challenges the long-held view of Sufism as necessarily peaceful, through a consideration of Sufis engaging in violent Jihad.
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