The Future of Post-Human Migration
The “melting pot” and “salad bowl” are opposing noble lies. This book offers a new theory—the cyclical progression of migration—to change how we think about Sameness, Otherness, and identity, with enormous implications for the human future.
The central theme here is the under-studied link between the canon of Francis Bacon’s and Isaac Newton’s scientific and philosophical thought and Samuel Johnson’s critical approach that can be traced in a textual study of his literary works.
The Acquisition of Verbs at the Syntax-Semantics Interface
This book presents an analysis of early verbs. Using data from Italian children, it suggests the syntax-semantics interface is well-established early on. The analysis of production and comprehension delays uncovers general characteristics of language acquisition devices.
Collective and Collaborative Drawing in Contemporary Practice
What happens when people draw together? While collaborative drawing is widely explored, there is little published research on the topic. This book establishes the field, covering conversations through drawing, collaborative processes, and drawing communities.
The Borders of Integration
This book addresses radical challenges facing Southern European societies, from migration to social cohesion. Refuting the idea that culture alone drives behavior, it focuses on the body as a vector for social policy, suggesting the empowered body can manage conflict and change.
This collection of essays presents current research in Classics. Contributions cover subjects from Greek and Latin papyrology, epigraphy, and key literary texts to navigation, coinage, and sculpture. A useful, up-to-date research tool for any classicist.
The Harnessing of Power
This book examines the 19th century’s unprecedented transport revolution. It explores how the Industrial Revolution initiated the changes in Britain before leadership shifted to France, Germany, and the USA, and highlights the inventors who drove change for personal goals.
Representing Royalty
Since the early days of cinema, filmmakers have been intrigued by the lives and loves of British monarchs. Kinzler examines strategies of representing power and the staging of myths of power in seven popular films about this subject that were made after the mid-1990s.
An Analytical Diary of 1939-1940
This book offers an objective, international examination of the first year of the Second World War. It explores the political intrigues, military campaigns of 1939–1940, the war at sea, public reactions, and the leadership behind the conflict.
As crime crosses national boundaries, understanding global criminology is imperative. This book offers a rich variety of international perspectives on an array of crime and justice-related issues, providing a treasure trove of insights for academics and students.
The Automobile and the Environment
This book gathers papers from researchers and engineers on Automotive Powertrains, Alternative Fuels, Vehicle Dynamics, and Transport Safety. It offers new visions on sustainable development and innovation in the modern automotive industry.
Dag concentrates on one particular conflict here, namely the Kurdish question in Turkey, with recent peace negotiations between Turkey and the PKK having apparently failed. He claims ideological rigidity is one of the core factors shaping the relationship between these parties.
The Letters of the Apostle Paul
For centuries, Paul’s letters have been read in a theological context, forming as they do part of the foundation of the Christian faith. Vergeer, however, maintains that it is important to learn to analyse these letters in their original, contemporary context.
These essays reflect the recent advances in preparation, properties and applications of polyanilines and functionalised polyanilines. They provide a unique opportunity for readers to explore new and exciting research on these topics.
This volume explores posthumanism’s challenges in artistic expression and the humanities. It asks whether posthumanism is an expansion of humanism or a transcendence. Authors from diverse backgrounds offer a varied perspective on this critical contemporary question.
This collection of essays is devoted to the diversity of the conceptual and terminological definitions of the notion of the “absolute”. The question here is not what the absolute is, but what possibilities exist with regard to perceiving and conceptualizing it in human terms.
This book presents a potential hierarchy between the three basic psychological needs central to Self-Determination Theory. It argues that a student’s motivation for autonomy is built upon the quality of the teacher-student relationship and the student’s perceived competence.
A History of the Bildungsroman
Golban establishes a vector of methodology in approaching the English Bildungsroman (the novel of identity formation). His wide-ranging critical perspectives will be useful to anyone concerned with perspectives of modern fiction studies and European and English novelistic genres.
This book presents studies on emerging educational trends, including the use of technology, robotics, and learning motivation. It offers innovative solutions to practical challenges for scientists and teachers who want to implement the newest scientific findings.
This textbook covers 15 chapters on food, film, shopping, medical, ghost, and suicide tourism, and introduces students, researchers, educators, and tour operators to the demands of affluent tourists from the newly industrialized countries of East and Southeast Asia.