New Media Politics
New Media Politics explores the challenges of cyberspace, from cyber-activism and resistance to cyberterrorism and national security. This collection uses international case studies to debate the clash between civil liberties and government regulations.
Byron’s dubious status as an icon disguises that he is one of the greatest English poets. This book ignores his iconography and concentrates on his poems. Written by leading authorities, it puts his real achievement as a creative writer back into focus.
This volume on Munda linguistics makes a major contribution after a long gap in research. Combining diverse scholarship, it is an essential reference for scholars interested in Munda languages, typological studies, and the cultural and linguistic dynamics of South Asia.
Across the global South, urban space triggers social conflict but also creates new possibilities for activism. These cross-disciplinary essays explore the complex relationship between planning, politics, and power, asking a central question: are cities to be tamed?
This collection of essays examines the Korean Peninsula’s nuclear and reunification challenges through the crucial lens of Sino-Japanese relations. While China and Japan share the goal of a stable, nuclear-free Korea, both North and South Korea adeptly resist their influence.
The Story of Lutheran Sects
Explore the Reformation’s radical sects, born from the dissent of its founders. This history traces their path to Old Livonia, revealing the dramatic story of iconoclasm that swept through Tallinn, Riga, and Tartu.
From Formal to Non-Formal
Authors from diverse fields—including sociology, philosophy, and history—explore non-formal education, learning, and knowledge. This diversity of approaches offers new findings and a basis for reflection on the varied dimensions of formal and informal learning.
In and Out
This book provides an overview of the critical history of eccentricity, a defining feature of the English character. It explores the eccentric’s paradoxical status as both outsider and insider, and the struggle to retain individuality against standardization.
Managerial Capitalism, Ethics, Secrets and the Business School
Tracing centuries of managerial development, this book is an exposé on management failures and academic greed. With daring insight, it reveals how we reached our current position and, more importantly, how we can progress toward a more ethical, sustainable future.
Research Methodology for Engineers and Architects
A practical guide to research methods for engineering and architecture students. This book uses real examples from the Palestinian environment to demonstrate a pragmatic approach, bridging the gap between theory and application. An essential textbook and reference.
Rhetoric in 2Maccabees
2Maccabees describes the threat of Hellenisation, yet its authors ironically used Greek rhetoric to combat Greek influence. This book presents the latest post-2012 findings from nine prominent scholars, offering essential theological insights for serious Biblical scholars.
Northern Atlantic Islands and the Sea
This anthology delves into the shared Nordic cultural and linguistic heritage of Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Orkney, Shetland and the Hebrides, showing how the experience of being surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean has been a constant in the islanders’ history and identities.
Beyond Money, Cars, and Women
How does hip hop shape black masculinity? Going beyond outsider criticism, this book gives a voice to the men affected. Through interviews, it explores hip hop’s damaging and positive effects, and its potential as a powerful tool for social change.
Unsettling Stories
The first study of postcolonialism and the short story composite, this book considers how the form expresses writing on settler terrain. Uniquely comparing American, Canadian, and Australian literature, it explores difficult affiliations to place, home, and nation.
Trauma and Attachment in the Kindertransport Context
Based on in-depth case studies of five child Holocaust survivors, this study of the Kindertransport rescue operation explores the lifelong influence of trauma, the negotiation of identity, and sheds light on the plight of present-day child refugees.
Beyond the Book
This collection explores aspects of children’s literature ‘Beyond the Book’.
From woodcuts to e-books, children’s literature is reinterpreted through illustration, pop-ups, film, and stage adaptations, celebrating the creativity that engages young readers.
Family Economic Adversity and Later-Life Physical Health and Well-being
This book presents a framework linking family economic adversity to later-life health. It details five biopsychosocial pathways, with particular attention to how enduring couple relationships shape these outcomes over the life course and guide future research.
While an apt explanation for the linguistic nature of witty puns has evaded academics, this monograph offers a novel perspective. It frames wordplay as a cognitive phenomenon, revealing the intricate mental mechanisms that govern its creation and comprehension.
Diabetic Foot Management at the Primary Care Level
Diabetic foot complications are serious and difficult to manage. This book provides a concise, clinically focused guide to diagnosis and management at the primary care level. It highlights prevention, at-risk feet, and the latest international guidelines on various conditions.
Around the Point
This unique collection brings together scholars to explore Jewish literature across numerous languages. A significant endeavor, this volume tackles essential questions of Jewish identity, literary history, cultural influence, and Holocaust literature.
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