The Inter-Processual Self
How should we understand the self, as well as personal, relational and systemic growth? This volume proposes a radical new way of answering this question, resting on a non-representational theory of knowledge on how to approach and comprehend the self and action more broadly.
Culture and Media
Culture and Media: Ecocritical Explorations closes a critical gap by applying Indian ecocriticism and tinai theory to visual texts. This volume challenges dominant theories, giving centre stage to a perspective that will shape the future of world cinema.
This illustrated book uses cultural studies to analyze the significance of blue jeans, handbags, wrestling, Donald Duck, and other aspects of American pop culture. Written in a lively, accessible style, it is ideal for students and the general reader alike.
This collection gathers international experts on Iris Murdoch to promote the dialogue between philosophy and literature. Scholars first explore her philosophical concerns and their influence, then retrieve the underlying philosophical thinking from her novels.
Contemporary Issues in Africa’s Development
This text reports on the state of crisis in Africa in the early twenty-first century. It questions ideologically protected assumptions, presenting Africa as it is, because it is only by knowing where Africa truly stands that a proper direction can be charted for it.
Learning Spaces for Inclusion and Social Justice
Stemming from a Nordic research project conducted in Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, this anthology draws lessons from success stories of individual immigrant students and whole school communities in developing learning contexts that are equitable and socially just.
Wild Beasts of the Philosophical Desert
Though paranormal experiences are rarely taken seriously, this book demonstrates that to important philosophers—from Kant to Derrida—controversial phenomena like telepathy and clairvoyance were serious topics, thoughtfully interpreted.
Systems thinking is being used to improve human health and reduce costs. Learn how the healthcare community is developing targeted therapies that stimulate our bodies to cure ourselves, and explore advances in genetics, 3D bioprinting, and how supplements and drugs are marketed.
Knowing and Being
Michael Polanyi’s ideas, from his theory of tacit knowledge to a new picture of science where a scientist’s passion and trust are essential, are contributions to epistemology and ontology. This volume’s critical essays analyze and develop his thought.
Academic Mobility and Migration are a reality for most in higher education. This unique volume explores their impact on institutions and people, considering underexplored aspects like virtual mobility, North-South mobility, and questions of identity.
English Language and Literature
This collection of essays interrogates the language dilemma in Africa. While many Africans require the economic and social benefits of English, there is a growing resistance. The book explores how African languages and English enhance, inhibit, and influence each other.
This book addresses social capital and poverty in Indonesia, describing the benefits of social capital, its role in poverty alleviation, and alternative efforts to improve people’s welfare.
About Face
How do we represent ourselves and the cultures we live in? To represent the self is to create it. This book explores the multifaceted nature of self-representation from the Middle Ages to contemporary culture through literature, philosophy, and the visual arts.
Language Education Today
For modern language teachers, these essays explore the tension between linguistic identity and multilingualism, covering language education, English language teaching, and key linguistic issues.
Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) is revolutionizing water quality monitoring. This book explores its application for detecting pollutants, toxins, and pathogens at minute concentrations, equipping you with knowledge for efficient on-site and laboratory analysis.
This book addresses ideological changes of the 19th-21st centuries and their impact on Spanish language and culture. It focuses on ‘otherness’ in its various dimensions, arguing that the vision of the other is ultimately a reflection of the self.
Teaching Literacy across Content Areas
This book answers teachers’ questions about implementing the Common Core State Standards. It contains practical teaching strategies, examples, and illustrations to prepare diverse students for college and career by helping them analyze complex texts and solve real-life problems.
Civilizing and Decivilizing Processes
This collection applies Norbert Elias’s theory of the “civilizing process” to American history and culture. Scholars explore topics from democracy in the early republic to the modern-day black ghetto, offering new answers to the question of America’s peculiar characteristics.
A Geographical Exploration of Urban Risk and COVID-19
This book addresses COVID-19 and its health implications, providing solutions for sustainable policy. It shows how to enhance resilience and reduce vulnerability through a science-policy interface for a sustainable future. A guide for planners, policymakers, and scientists.
This ground-breaking work, featuring contributions from W.E.B. Du Bois’s great-grandson, Arthur McFarlane III, among others, is the first devoted exclusively to Du Bois’s rhetoric and motives, and serves as a blueprint for today’s continuing struggle for a post-racial society.
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