A Taxonomical Framework for Evaluating Piano Performances
Musicians find it difficult to put what they hear into words. This book offers a framework for evaluating six aspects of tempo. Analyzing 30 recordings of Chopin and Liszt, it shows how to precisely describe and evaluate a performer’s style of tempo and tempo variation.
Fleeing American prejudice, Black actor Ira Aldridge became Europe’s leading Shakespearean tragedian. A celebrated star and fierce abolitionist, he used his stage to fight for equality. This book reveals Aldridge’s profound and overlooked connection to Ireland.
As the return on marketing often fails to justify the cost, this book introduces cost-effective strategies to achieve benefits with minimal resources. It explores human, product, and technological perspectives, like AI, to enhance employee performance and customer loyalty.
Cartographies of Cloth
This book maps the veil in contemporary art to challenge mainstream representations. Arguing for the veil’s multivalence, it explores its myriad meanings and its link to the wider issues of gender, politics, and identity, offering important alternative narratives.
The Enduring Effects of Prenatal Experiences
How do our experiences in the womb and at birth shape us? A leading specialist in prenatal psychology explores how these primary events influence our behavior and manifest in our art, religion, and politics, based on many years of research.
This textbook presents the foundations of electrochemistry, necessary to understand chemical power sources like batteries, hydrogen production, and corrosion protection. It is a systematic presentation from theory to practice, outlining concepts, formulas, and research methods.
Holocaust survivor Esther Gitman documents the saga of the Jews of Yugoslavia, focusing on Sarajevo. Her ground-breaking work reveals the integral role Sephardic Jews played from 1492 until seventy percent of the community was annihilated during WWII.
Energy rules the world, shaping policies and sparking conflicts in the race for domination. This book examines the subject from a multidimensional view, covering key energy zones like Russia and the Middle East, as well as the policies pursued by leading nations.
A positive school climate is central to student success. The Psychology of School Climate is the most comprehensive study on the topic, an essential compendium of global research. This book offers the gateway to understanding the vital bond between students and school climate.
Beauty challenges us to find meaning. This book examines beauty in art and philosophy, from Plato to Van Gogh, arguing it is rationally found and irreducible to aesthetics alone. It explores beauty’s deep spiritual meaning, especially within our post-religious age.
Metaphysics in the Age of Scientific Hegemony
These essays argue for the persisting relevance of metaphysical speculation. Delving into thinkers from Hegel to Wittgenstein, the focus is on the autonomous agency of the human being—a concept at odds with the mechanistic doxa under which modern science is compelled to operate.
This corpus-based study of the 2016 election reveals substantial discrepancies in how US media portrayed Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It shows how partisanship and journalistic norms shaped their representations, offering new insights into political communication.
Pilgrimage in the Twenty-First Century
This inquiry showcases the rich diversity of religious and secular pilgrimage. Scholars explore travel for transformation, revealing why it is one of tourism’s fastest growing segments and how this age-old phenomenon is central to what it means to be human.
Booleying in Ireland
This book challenges the view of booleying as a post-medieval practice. Drawing on extensive research, it traces the origins of transhumance to the prehistoric period, providing a fresh perspective on its history and economic importance in Ireland and Achill.
What forces shape the lives of Punjabi women in Pakistan? This study analyzes the impact of education, media, and legislation on their socio-cultural, legal, and economic rights, drawing on extensive interviews and surveys to foster a compelling debate.
This book applies trusted statistical and analytical tools to aviation. It is for analysts, managers, and students who must extract actionable insights from large volumes of data. Readers are taught how to implement techniques using Microsoft Excel and Eviews software.
Abiotic stressors like temperature, drought, and pollutants limit crop growth and agricultural productivity. Microorganisms are natural partners that help plants adapt. This book covers beneficial plant-microbe interactions that mitigate stress and enhance crop performance.
This indispensable guide for educators provides a road plan for integrating technology into the classroom. Through evidence-based strategies and real-world case studies, you will gain the knowledge to foster student engagement, optimize learning, and flourish in the digital age.
Rethinking Heterodox Economics
Heterodox economics challenges traditional theories by considering historical, social, and political factors. This book helps economists and students understand the complexities of the real world, exploring inequality, sustainability, and financial crises from a new perspective.
This book presents a broad academic study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Distinguished experts examine its effect on education, the economy, tourism, banking, work life, international relations, and more, offering a comprehensive look at how the world changed.