Key articles from the 2023 AusAct conference address innovative post-COVID discussions on how the Performing Arts can survive crisis. Chapters explore the significant role of acting teachers in our education sector and their contribution to the international creative economies.
Learn the fundamentals of the Finite Element (FE) method in structural mechanics. This book teaches you to develop FE models, analyze systems statically and dynamically, and convert real-world problems into practical applications using the included MATLAB codes.
Indian Environmental Impact Assessment Practice
This book critically examines the components of Indian EIA practice and highlights the learnings. Using a case study method, it will benefit academics and researchers, and will also be handy to environment ministries, EIA professionals, and project proponents.
Alice Munro’s Bestiary
Inspired by medieval bestiaries, this alphabet book juxtaposes medieval illuminations with Alice Munro excerpts featuring animals. It explores how Munro troubles the boundary between human and non-human, solving some enigmas of her stories while suggesting new riddles.
Technological development is threatening to make the earth uninhabitable. This book presents scientific and engineering perspectives on promising, cost-effective technologies for restoring degraded environments and producing clean, low-carbon energy.
Introduction to Freshwater Fish Ecology and Management
An introduction to freshwater fish ecology. This book covers planning and conducting fish surveys with practical methods for sampling, analysis, and statistical treatments. It is for students and professionals in fish biology and wildlife management services and research.
Explore theories and research on social influence. This book covers methods from advertising and propaganda to public relations, examining source credibility, the third-person effect, media agenda-setting, and the effectiveness of government communication campaigns.
Protected areas are our most effective tool for conserving biodiversity, but their success hinges on effective management. This book assesses national and natural parks, comparing data from 2005, 2009, and 2022 to offer crucial suggestions for our protected area systems.
Writing Research Differently
This book challenges the notion of the empirical research article as a neutral form. Analyzing texts from engaged research, it reveals how authors resist scientific conventions and proposes a re-imagined article to advance social and cognitive justice in scholarly communication.
Scholars offer perspectives on fostering an inclusive campus. Essays explore lessons from the COVID crisis, promoting diversity through literature and language, and advocating for underrepresented students to prepare them for global leadership with cultural intelligence.
This collection of essays offers new perspectives on female authors of Spanish crime fiction. The studies analyze how their versatile narratives explore gender, sexuality, and social issues while reformulating the crime genre—and sometimes departing from it entirely.
Imprints of Jesus of Nazareth
The Veil of Manoppello shows a face, alive. The Shroud of Turin, a body, dead. For 2000 years, their origin has been a mystery. Now, discover overwhelming new evidence from the first scientific examination of the Veil, linking both relics to one man.
For three generations, Afghans have migrated across the world. This book defines the concept of diaspora, considering key ideas like “belonging” and “return.” It focuses on the Afghan diaspora, particularly in Iran, and offers short accounts of their lives.
In this collection, Nigeria’s most notable scholars offer insights into the pitfalls of governance and institutional dysfunctions that threaten the vitality of the Fourth Republic—the nation’s longest stretch of democratic rule since the end of military regimes.
Promoting healthy lifestyles for students is a shared responsibility. While schools lay the foundation, it requires the combined efforts of family and society. This book is for teachers, parents, and community members who wish to understand their role in this vital process.
The first textbook on child life assessment, this guide educates students and specialists on impactful psychosocial assessments for children and families coping with illness. It guides readers through evidence-based practices with case examples and professional perspectives.
Amidst global transformations, the criminal law of post-Soviet states has a new function: ensuring security. This book reveals how the boundaries of law are expanding, the concept of “crime” is shifting, and the emphasis is moving from punishment to new criminal-legal measures.
An Innovative Approach to Voice Education and Voice Therapy
Based on a database of over 1,000 Voice Range Profiles from professional voice users, the Eclectic Therapy Method (E.T.M.) allows you to objectively evaluate your voice, expand it to its maximum potential, and compare your results with the exceptional data in this study.
The uncanny is what is frightening, yet it arises from the familiar, disturbing our sense of home and self as unresolved pasts resurface. This book explores representations of the uncanny in language, literature, and culture.
Current residential design is failing to meet new demands. In a world facing environmental, economic, and social change, this book argues that homes must offer greater choice, adaptability, and circularity. It explores innovative solutions and case studies for today’s challenges.
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