These essays provide a snapshot of the collaborative and distributed processes employed by today’s contemporary music practitioners. The volume reveals the varied nature of creative approaches in composition, performance, and improvisation.
This monograph highlights that school climate is a science of education and psychology that must be studied in detail in order to understand the dynamic nature of learning environments, and to learn how to improve the conditions for learning in all schools.
Recalling Hiroshima, this book offers a philosophical analysis of war and peace in the nuclear age. It addresses contemporary threats to humanity and shows the urgent relevance of nonviolence, arguing for a new, peace-promoting global dialogue.
This collection of essays examines the molecular basis of metamorphosis in the white wax scale insect, a fascinating species where males and females transform differently. Discover how this insect has provided economic and medical benefits to humans for thousands of years.
Authored by international researchers, this collection addresses radicalization, terrorism, and conflict from a unique interdisciplinary perspective. It analyzes how players become radicalized and how terrorism manifests globally, offering new findings and policy ideas.
How does an economist meet Borat and Tony Blair? The Airport Economist travels the globe to find out what makes the world tick. This witty book demystifies the global economy, making international trade accessible, entertaining, and packed with practical business tips.
For decades, testosterone has been surrounded by dark rumors. However, recent research shows past data on side effects is inaccurate. This book reveals how testosterone therapy benefits vital body functions far beyond libido, and explores its innovative new applications.
This book analyzes why sustainable development goals are unmet. It shows how global economic institutions are biased against developing countries, enabling stronger economies to dominate weaker ones and perpetuating international inequalities.
Glow Discharge Polymerization
This book describes the local mechanisms of polymer synthesis in the main zones of glow discharge. These zonal mechanisms are so different that polymerization rates can differ by hundreds of times, creating polymer films with unique structures and signs of radiation damage.
Empowerment versus Oppression
Are women readers oppressed by patriarchal romance narratives, or empowered by them? Building on early critics, these selections add new perspectives, examining diverse subtypes and featuring unique voices from international readers, novelists, and critics.
This collection offers fresh perspectives on Gissing’s place in fin-de-siècle literature. Interdisciplinary readings place him in dialogue with figures from Dickens to Foucault, challenging his status as a simple realist and revealing his complex modernity.
The True Secret of Evolution
The concept of evolution has evolved. We have moved from an evolution based on competition to one that admits collaboration between species and their environment. The old scheme, used to justify the prevalence of one people over another, now shows its limits.
African Zion
Forged in slavery, exile, and subjugation, some black African and American societies have adopted a Judaic identity. This book explores the historical mosaic of black Judaism, reshaping the standard accounts of their collective religious experience.
Gayatri Spivak
This compelling critical work explains the notoriously difficult theories of Gayatri Spivak. It is an in-depth study of her ethics of postcolonial interpretation, analyzing her readings of canonical texts to reveal new tools for interpreting the “wholly Other.”
This collection considers the challenges for the EU as an international actor deeply influenced by migration. It centres on aspects related to East-West migration, such as the economic importance of migration and the impact of migration on both sending and recipient countries.
Wilde’s Wiles
This unique collection of essays by international experts celebrates Oscar Wilde’s genius. It explores his enduring influence on culture—from aesthetics to queer theory—and examines the influence of his family and friends on him.
Evolving Transcendentalism in Literature and Architecture
This book shows how architects Frank Furness, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright read Transcendentalists like Emerson and Whitman and transformed their philosophy into physical substance. It is the first to analyze their iconic work from this perspective.
These critical essays on Mirza Ghalib explore key themes in his poetry and letters, from his obsession with death to comparisons with Shakespeare. The book highlights the myriad shades of meaning in Ghalib’s vision of life—one that details life in all its horror and glory.
Digging the Seam
The 1984–5 Miners’ Strike was a bitter dispute that divided Britain. While its political consequences have been subject to detailed analysis, its impact on popular culture is less mapped. This book explores that legacy in film, music, theatre, and art.
This book addresses the main issues within Islamic banking. It analyzes the experiences of Islamic banks worldwide, providing an objective assessment of their successes and failures while discussing the challenges and future of interest-free banking.
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