Why do some English learners succeed and others fail? This book uncovers the crucial role of culture in shaping attributions and motivation. Essential for researchers and language teachers.
Work-Life Balance and the Economic Crisis
Contemporary society and international organisations are giving increasing consideration to the issue of reconciling work and private life. Following on from this, these volumes provide a detailed analysis of work-life balance and its regulation in a number of EU countries.
Holocaust Resistance in Europe and America
Eleven essays are brought together here to investigate different aspects of resistance to the Holocaust, which took many forms, including armed and passive resistance. They analyse resistance to the Nazi regime and motivations to fight against Nazi Germany during World War II.
This book challenges the division between academic and practical philosophy. It offers a melioristic view that rethinks philosophy’s methods, reinvigorates its teaching, and secures its relevance outside the academe by offering original solutions to its contemporary crisis.
This volume explores the relations between multinational empires and the nation. It analyzes the origins of nation-states, the issue of national minorities after the dissolution of empires, and the role of art and culture in forming national identities.
Archaeological Encounters
This book examines the relationship between British and Spanish archaeology from the 1920s to the 1970s. Based on the letters of archaeologist Luis Pericot, it explores the personal networks that shaped how knowledge was produced, transmitted, and received.
The Future of Post-Human Performing Arts
This book offers a new transdisciplinary theory of performing arts to go beyond existing traditions. This seminal project will fundamentally change how we think about the arts from the combined perspectives of the mind, society, and culture.
This history of cremation in Romania analyses key periods from 1867 to the present day. It covers the Interwar period, when Romania became the first Orthodox country with a crematorium, provoking a vehement reaction, and the Communist and post-Communist eras.
International law recognizes children’s rights, but national legal and cultural practices often fail to see children as holders of rights. This book examines the child as a self-ruling subject of justice with an independent legal personality.
The Intelligible World
Understanding Kant’s “pre-critical” philosophy is central to appreciating his three critiques. This early work is a hidden background, where his great cosmology informs the “thing-in-itself” and provides the ontological framework for his later ethics.
The 2007 financial crisis revealed the fallibility of our global economic system. This book offers a critical view, examining the relations between State sovereignty and markets while investigating gaps in major international organizations like the IMF and WTO.
Pronunciation Instruction for Brazilians
This book helps Brazilian learners overcome English pronunciation difficulties. It connects theory and practice, using empirical data to inform communicative activities. Suitable for classroom or self-study, it includes an answer key and CD.
Romantic Ireland
Romantic Ireland: From Tone to Gonne takes Irish Studies in new directions. Bringing together international scholars, it explores the tumultuous nineteenth century through a cross-cultural comparison with Scotland, enhancing our awareness of colonialism and nationalism.
This collection of papers presents original research on Greek linguistics from a fresh perspective. The authors bring to the fore aspects of the Greek language that have not been extensively examined, addressing problems in a variety of theoretical frameworks.
Law and Popular Culture
Most people derive their basic understanding of law from cultural products like movies and television. This book explores the global transmission of law-related popular culture across borders, with two dozen authors from nine countries offering international perspectives.
Rzyman focuses on how to deal with Terry Pratchett’s Discworld intertexts: how to track them down, analyse their role, predict translation obstacles, and suggest translation solutions. He also considers the translation of intertextual fragments in the Polish version, Świat Dysku.
Language Acquisition and Development
An invaluable reference on Language Acquisition, this collection covers a wide range of topics from the GALA conference. It compares L1, L2, and atypical development across all areas of language, from phonology and syntax to semantics and pragmatics.
The Future of Post-Human Chemistry
Is chemistry the central science? This book moves beyond conflicting views to provide a better way of understanding chemistry’s future. It offers a new theory that will fundamentally change how we think about the field, with enormous implications for humanity.
From the Global Ecological Integrity Group, this collection examines governance from the standpoint of integrity: from democracy and Native governance to globalization and human rights to food, water and climate.
Re-Reading Zola and Worldwide Naturalism
Beyond Zola and France. This collection traces naturalism’s global journey and evolution, tracking its transformations across Europe, the Americas, and Asia into the twenty-first century.