This book explores the complex relationship between the East and the West in American literature. Analyzing four contemporary novels, it accounts for Edward Said’s Orientalism to define Post-Orientalism, a 21st-century literary phenomenon of politics, militarism, and ideology.
Economic Analyses of Prehistoric Greece
This collection of essays uses economic theory to investigate Greek archaeology, from the Neolithic to the Early Iron Age. Topics include the urbanization of Crete, Bronze Age shipping, the post-Mycenaean population collapse, the Sea Peoples, and piracy.
Contemporary Practices in Bio-art
This book explores Dendro-art, a new subdivision of Bio-art focused on the human-plant relationship and recreating vanished species. The author, an artist with academic training, offers a unique perspective, examining the works of bio-artists from both the inside and out.
Age-Related Evolution of the Professional Singing Voice
This book discusses the age-related evolution of the professional singing voice, providing specific examples of singers from 8 to 88 years old. Drawing on 60 years of experience, the author provides new ideas for all those working with ageing voices.
The Control Data Corporation’s Supercomputer Systems
This volume focuses on Control Data Corporation’s supercomputers, which brought Seymour Cray’s design principles to maturity. For over 25 years, CDC sold some of the fastest machines for science and engineering, and this book covers their systems, software, and key applications.
Essays on the History and Politics of the Internet
The Internet was created with a democratic dream to empower individuals. This book explores the contrast between that dream and the reality: a world of new, anti-democratic centers of power, and age-old struggles over censorship, privacy, and freedom of expression.
Jordan is an outdoor geological museum. This book offers simple, up-to-date findings and clear illustrations to help students, researchers, and non-geologists gain insight into Jordan’s unique geological set-up.
Exploring the Fundamental Features of Translation
A guidebook for students, teachers, and translation specialists covering subjects from introductory to advanced levels. Its unique bottom-up strategy addresses translation issues as major concerns for researchers, simplifying the research work of any user.
Seaweeds of the Southeast Coast of India
Seaweed identification is a difficult task. This volume describes the key taxonomic characteristics of 256 seaweed species from the south-east coast of India, comprising green, brown, and red algae. The book forms an excellent field guide for students, researchers, and divers.
This book uses COVID-19’s essential questions—who, where, when, and why—to challenge the superiority of clinical medicine over epidemiology. It argues epidemiology’s model is more adequate, reframing it as Ecosystem Thinking to explore the geopolitical values in medicine.
Anger in the Long Nineteenth Century
This collection traverses anger studies from the Classical age to the present day. The book illustrates how literature documents and even institutionalizes primal, emotive outbursts, with analysis of works ranging from Aristotle and Seneca to Edgar Allan Poe and Emily Bronte.
This book investigates truth in Anne Sexton’s poetry. The author argues that Sexton’s heightened transparency and detailed accounts of her private stories establish a close relationship with the reader, demonstrating a unique inscription of truth in her work.
In a technology-driven world, our devices are profoundly transforming us. This book explores how technology shapes our bodies—from hormones and brain organization to immune function—unveiling the resulting addictions, disorders, and major societal shifts.
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.
Health Disparities and the Ancestral Environment
Health disparities among people of African descent have deep evolutionary roots. This book reveals how genetic adaptations that once protected against deadly infections in Africa now increase susceptibility to chronic diseases in North America.
This book contributes to a better understanding of the environment and climate change, assisting students in scoring higher marks in competitive exams. It covers environmental ecology, bio-diversity, natural hazards, disaster management, climate change, and other key topics.
Family Dispute Resolution from a Cultural Perspective
This book uniquely focuses on how South Sudanese families in Australia resolve family disputes. It makes a vital contribution to our understanding of how the Australian legal system works within the context of legal pluralism, social integration, and family well-being.
This book examines the workings of rural local governments (Panchayati Raj institutions) in tribal areas of India. Through the case of Odisha, it shows how these institutions strengthen local governance and propel economic development for tribal communities.
Leadership and Policy in Urban Education
The Urban Education Sourcebook explores 21st century controversies in K-12 education. Topics include trauma pedagogy, principal support, school boards, and segregation policies. This text also includes activities, key vocabulary, and suggested readings.
The Foundations of Urban Education
This volume explores key 21st-century issues impacting urban schools. It prepares teachers by focusing on theoretical and historical foundations, discussing topics like the achievement gap, charter schools, teacher pay, culturally relevant pedagogy, and teacher motivation.
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