Sustainable Development of Territories in Contexts of Uncertainty
This practical guide helps policymakers navigate sustainable development amidst crises. Using case studies, it addresses territorial and social challenges, providing the knowledge to adopt sustainable strategies, socially inclusive policies, and innovative governance models.
Change Agents at Work
This book investigates the change agent role, examining the skills they bring and how they develop over time. It provides crucial insights for agencies responsible for hiring and supporting change agents, helping them craft job postings and design effective support structures.
This book explores Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer’s fictional world as a lifetime battle against apartheid. A crusader for human rights, Gordimer fictionalized her activism to fight the regime’s censorship and depict the denial of basic rights to Black people.
Mediating Peace
This edited collection examines the role of art, music and film in peace-building and reconciliation in a range of conflict situations. The contributors are composed of prominent scholars and artists, and examine theoretical, professional and practical concerns.
Meteors that Enlighten the Earth
Napoleon blended Roman and French traditions to honor great men, comparing himself to Caesar and Charlemagne. This book analyzes his ever-changing personal cult of “great men” and his recognition of contemporaries who contributed to human civilization.
Political Views and Ideas
From a Socialist perspective, this collection of essays analyzes the crisis of our times. It examines the problems of Capitalist politics—from economic and social turmoil to the environmental crisis—and outlines a solid argument for a better politics today: Democratic Socialism.
This book provides timely insights into how ICT can ensure food sustainability in Africa. It presents a framework for using technology in food production and distribution, especially for rural farmers, making the continental goal of food security a realistic projection.
This book presents striking textual correspondences between Greek and Shakespearean plays. It proves William Shakespeare became “Shakespeare” because of his mastery of the ancient Greek treasury of Drama, where images like Lady Macbeth’s cruelty first appear.
This book explores the complexities of academic writing in English for graduate students and researchers. It clarifies how to communicate discipline-related content and is ideal for non-native speakers studying for master’s and PhD qualifications or academic publishing.
Culture and Power
This collection explores identity and identification in cultural studies. Incorporating theoretical contributions and practical case studies, this monograph adds to contemporary debates on topics such as gender politics, postcolonialism, and the nation.
Disasters impose enormous misery on children. This volume explores how to reconstruct sustainable communities that are safe for children and their families, covering topics from gender equality and child soldiers to lessons from Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami.
Humorous Garden-Paths
This book investigates short humorous texts like one-liners and witticisms based on the “garden-path mechanism”—the pleasurable surprise of being deceived. It will interest anyone who finds humour research appealing; no background knowledge is necessary.
How do we make rational decisions in medicine with contradictory data? This interdisciplinary book explores the scientific and ethical issues of proof, questioning the value of physicians’ experience, the relevance of data, and the reliability of biomedical knowledge.
Why did successful women playwrights of the Romantic period silence their female characters? This book argues they incorporated the suppressions they faced into their works, turning gaps in representation into powerful, non-traditional strategies of resistance.
Is the Theatre of the Absurd a viable option to express the horror of the post-9/11 era? This book reflects on the tradition’s ongoing currency and its changing contours in the plays of American dramatist Rajiv Joseph, establishing its continued relevance today.
Women’s History in Russia
This collection of essays by Russian scholars presents the theories of Russian gender and women’s history. Amidst an intense backlash against feminism and calls for “traditional values,” these scholars explore the roots of such hostility and answer vital questions.
Alienation and Resistance
This collection examines representations of alienation and resistance across diverse media. Essays explore these themes in everything from 16th-century drama to modern comics and film, asking: what are the roles, forms, and conditions of these forces in our culture?
The End of Meaning
Our long romance with catastrophe is a search for elusive truth. From classical Greece to contemporary America, The End of Meaning demonstrates that catastrophe has always been generic. This book asks: what if meaning itself is a catastrophe?
This is the first English book on the Finland-Swedish author Runar Schildt (1888-1925). A cosmopolitan writer, his work bears witness to the turbulent birth of modern Finland amid the Russian Revolution and the Finnish Civil War, offering vital insights into European history.
To be or not to be a Word
What is a word? Though seemingly simple, the answer is an elusive and controversial reality for linguists. This book gathers views from diverse theoretical frameworks to offer an up-to-date overview of the latest discussions on this fundamental question.
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