William Gilpin and Letter Writing
This first-time edition of William Gilpin’s letter-writing manual offers moral models for young men. Its counterpart is his personal correspondence with his grandson, revealing intimate details of his daily life, domestic concerns, and the art of being a grand-father.
Renewable Energy
The chapters collected here summarise ten years of work on the challenges that renewable energy faces, and represent a selection of the best papers presented at the International Conferences on Renewable Energy and Power Quality (ICREPQ) from 2003 to 2012.
History Education is a politically contested subject, and can both promote xenophobia and develop tolerance. Accordingly, these essays address the major challenges that it faces in an era of globalisation, digital revolution, and international and religious conflict.
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.
Global Perspectives on Research, Theory, and Practice
This volume brings together rich thinking on gestalt therapy from Gestalt!, the pioneering electronic journal of the 1990s. Although the journal no longer exists, this book reclaims its great historical value and still-significant ideas.
Innovation in Methodology and Practice in Language Learning
This state-of-the-art volume presents 24 papers on the challenges and innovations in university language centres, from new technologies to evolving pedagogy, revealing how these vital institutions adapt and thrive.
Despite its great historical and cultural importance, the Southern Caucasus has been inadequately researched. This two-volume publication compiles 75 articles from an international symposium exploring the region’s cultures from earliest times to the Middle Ages.
The Practice of Foreign Language Teaching
For teachers of modern languages, this volume analyzes foreign language education, multicultural competence, and new teaching approaches. It provides the theoretical background and practical solutions needed to choose the best resources for the L2 classroom.
Operetta
Explore the world of operetta, from Vienna and Paris to London and Broadway. This essential guide profiles the genre’s principal composers with biographies, detailed work lists, and selected synopses of their iconic stage works.
Experimental Legal Education in a Globalized World
Addressing the lack of literature on legal education in the Middle East, this title offers comparative studies on practical legal education throughout the world, and will benefit legal educators and justice practitioners.
The First World War
The result of an international conference held in Rome 2014 to mark one hundred years since the beginning of the Great War, this volume uses archival documents from various countries to examine ideological debates and contemporary narratives of the war, and the use of propaganda.
‘Intimately Associated for Many Years’
Between 1938 and 1958, Bishop George Bell and Willem Visser’t Hooft exchanged hundreds of letters. Their correspondence mirrors the ecumenical effort to unite Christian churches and navigate an age of international crisis and conflict.
Why does a psychopath like the Joker seem to have a sense of higher truths? This is the role of the Fool. This book explores how, as culture fragments, artists reveal darkness and show how expressions of meaninglessness are rites-of-passage, not a final destination.
Rule of Law through Human Rights and International Criminal Justice
As a jurist, diplomat, and activist, Adama Dieng has inspired a generation with his commitment to human rights and the rule of law, especially in Africa. In this collection of essays, friends and colleagues honour his life’s work for a better Africa and a better world.
Unpacking discourses in African law, media, and art, these authoritative essays reveal how language shapes the continent’s unique cultural values and complex social realities.
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is a necessary skill for career advancement. This comprehensive volume brings together insightful papers from an international conference, offering rich insights into innovative teaching practices and worthwhile research.
Adopting a sympathetic attitude towards the French plight during German occupation in the 1940s, Sangster examines the nature of de Gaulle’s myth-building, demonstrating that historical mythology is part of every country’s history when seeking its own redemption from the past.
This volume is a forum for conservators, scientists, artists, and heritage managers on the complex task of preserving our changing heritage. It unites theoretical reflections, scientific studies, and the vital experiences of all partners involved.
Agriculture in an Urbanizing Society Volume One
This conference proceedings represents the academic work of worldwide experts in food planning and urban agriculture. It is an overview of the latest research in the field, drawing from areas such as spatial planning and governance.
This volume explores how a dialogue between diversity and migration research can deepen understanding. It highlights challenges in host societies, from exclusion to anti-migrant attitudes, and points toward solutions through diversity management and legal reform.