Neoliberalism, Oligarchy and Politics of the Event
This book shows that today’s oligarchic politics result from the fall of mass movements. The rule is reversed into a cybernetic market where transnational corporations control states, rendering sovereignty an illusion and threatening the very essence of society.
Seeking a Home for Poetry in a Nomadic World
This study explores the trespassing of linguistic borders through poets Joseph Brodsky and Ágnes Lehóczky. In their search for identity, these “nomadic” authors adopt English, confronting the fluid nature of language itself and forging new expressions for our future.
Jamesian Cultural Anxiety in the East and West
This volume explores the world that shaped Henry James’s work through themes of cultural anxiety. Each chapter offers a new way of reading his work to generate insights, establish intercultural understandings, and define the Jamesian worldview as universal.
Ordinary Chondrites from North-East India
A spectroscopic study of meteorites from North-eastern India. This book uses Raman and infrared techniques to analyze silicate minerals in ordinary chondrites. For readers interested in planetary materials, it includes a list of Indian meteorites and a glossary of terms.
As the world’s population grows and millions suffer from hunger, agricultural mega-companies promote genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This book investigates the many concerns and legal perspectives surrounding the demand for these products.
This book explores various leadership styles and models, demonstrating their dynamic nature. It is an essential reference point for both academics and practitioners.
This guide is for caring for the cognitively impaired in professional and home settings. It provides information to study for the ICCPA certification exam, covering interventions for conditions like Sundowning to ensure the highest quality of life.
Islands of the Mind
Islands are both open communities and enclosed worlds, points of arrival and departure. This collection explores the psychology they shape, the literature they inspire, and the urgent ecological questions they pose in our increasingly globalised world.
This book takes a historical and geometrical approach to Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. It details the latest developments in the field, including cutting-edge research on gravitational waves, black holes, and cosmology.
This book analyzes the ergonomics of forestry machines, from chainsaws to harvester technologies. It provides technical descriptions, investigates the workload of harvester and forwarder operators, and analyzes work conditions for the entire cutting process.
This book provides new short essays on Jefferson’s thoughts on political philosophy, religion, and morality. Crafted to both entertain and enlighten, these provocative and critical essays take the reader deep into Jefferson’s mind, highlighting his relevance today.
This volume explores how Greek texts circulated during the Roman Empire from both a literary and sociocultural point of view. Illuminating the interconnections between literary and social practices, these studies draw attention to under-researched texts and inscriptions.
This collection of current, forward-looking research tackles key issues in the interplay between cognition and language learning. Responding to the need for innovative work, this volume brings researchers together to open new debates. For students, teachers, and researchers.
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.
The texts of India’s ancient materialist philosophy, Cārvāka/Lokāyata, were all lost after the twelfth century. Based on the most recent research, this book reconstructs the fundamental tenets of this system from available fragments and the works of its opponents.
This book focuses on consumer financing in China, introducing the financing situation, constraints, representative tools, and the Credit Reference System. It is an indispensable guide for financial companies and academic institutions wishing to make more sense of this topic.
The Concept of Motherhood in India
This book explores motherhood from ancient times to the present, analyzing how the ideal is manufactured by society through archetypes, religion, and media. It rereads the myths surrounding motherhood as social constructs and contrasts them with its lived reality.
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease remains a leading scourge. This volume provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review from experts in the field. It highlights what is known about the disease and where future advances are needed, providing a solid foundation for future studies.
In the high-risk world of aviation, psychology is a critical variable affecting performance, safety, and accidents. This book brings together detailed studies from the behavioural sciences to allow the reader to better understand this multifaceted relationship.
Minors’ Crimes in Saudi Arabia
This book investigates key problems in Saudi Arabia’s juvenile detention system: lack of codification, misclassification of crimes, and inconsistent penalties. Through an analysis of court cases in Riyadh, it clarifies the traditional classification of juveniles’ crimes.
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