An innovative analysis of Diogo Inácio de Pina Manique, Portugal’s controversial Intendant-General of Police from 1780 to 1805. One of his greatest achievements was to understand the link between ill health and poverty, and to regard public health as a key area of governance.
This conference proceedings centres on issues related to the development of meaning-focused materials for language learning. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of these materials and introduces previously unexplored facets of the theory of meaning-focused instruction.
Romanticism, Rhetoric and the Search for the Sublime
This book re-contextualizes Romantic rhetorical theory to construct a Neo-Romantic theory for our time. Correcting misconceptions about major Romantic writers, it uniquely links their love of nature to the current environmental crisis.
Transatlantic Modernism
This book explores transatlantic modernism’s interactions with philosophy, religion, and art. It considers how authors like Woolf, Joyce, Faulkner, and Eliot engaged explorations of literary form, identity, and truth while searching for—or denying—belief.
High-Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence
This essential resource explores the synergy between High-Performance Computing (HPC) and AI. Learn how HPC accelerates AI to tackle complex problems, while AI optimizes HPC systems, driving breakthroughs in healthcare, climate science, finance, and manufacturing.
Contemporary Debates in Human Rights and Literature
This book offers fresh perspectives on human rights in literature, providing cutting-edge readings of specific works. It engages with current debates about how rights are portrayed across identity, culture, and politics, highlighting human rights as a universal concern.
This collection considers how women writers subvert normative structures in their adaptations of fairy tales. Writers like Anne Sexton and Angela Carter reimagine the genre, long associated with conservative values, as an instrument for social critique of traditional structures.
Language and Communication
Go beyond just speaking and listening. True communication is understanding the meaning behind the words and the power of how things are said. This collection analyses the process in various contexts, examining the transition from form to meaning to improve all relationships.
This book explores how intercommunal conflicts in Ile-Ife and Modakeke turned youths into both security assets and liabilities. Understanding militarised youths with limited opportunities provides a sound basis for policy to solve security problems in Nigeria and elsewhere.
Firms need a risk scorecard. While banks invest significantly in risk management, it is questionable if these programs work. This book responds to this gap by proposing the Banking Risk Balanced Scorecard (BRBS) to enhance competitive advantage and stakeholder value.
The Emergence of Discourses and Cultural Hegemony
Edward W. Said’s seminal text Orientalism disrupted how the Orient understands itself. This book focuses on his work, analyzing how the discourse of orientalism perpetrated the West’s cultural hegemony and the internal hegemony within the non-western world.
COVID-19 and Human Security in Africa
In this collection of testimonies, African scholars and public health experts share first-hand knowledge and lived experiences of the harrowing COVID-19 period. These varied perspectives explore the pandemic’s impact and express concerns for Africa’s future preparedness.
Discourses in Traffic
As China became a nation of drivers, it encountered immense traffic-related problems. This book zeroes in on the authentic discourses in Chinese traffic, demonstrating the interaction between signs and new drivers in Guangzhou to reveal the country’s shift to modern traffic.
Ophelia Through Time
Once a marginal character, Shakespeare’s tragic Ophelia has become a cultural icon. This captivating book offers a cross-media analysis of her rebirth in art, film, and television, tracing her evolving representation and her enduring impact on visual storytelling.
This book explores the dark labyrinths of the criminals from Dickens’s greatest novels, including Oliver Twist and Great Expectations. It supplants his image as the Santa Claus of Victorian society with another Dickens: one who understood the dark souls of his age.
In today’s evolving business landscape, managing change is crucial. This anthology offers cutting-edge research and practical insights from leading experts on how organizations can effectively adapt, drive sustainable growth, and implement transformative practices.
From Fin de Siècle to Semi-Centennial Drama of Europe
This book offers groundbreaking interpretations of timeless 19th and 20th-century drama. Using new critical methods like Cultural Memory and Vulnerability studies, it builds inroads to both obscure and notable texts, connecting the past to a vigilant future for researchers.
This book explores the role of MNCs in Cameroon’s economic development. An empirical survey on corporate social responsibility finds that some MNCs may contribute more to underdevelopment than development, and argues for policies to better regulate their activities.
Drawing from Memories
This book explores drawing from memory, synthesizing representation, memory, space, and creativity. For both scientific and artistic readers, it reveals drawing as a transformative act of invention, opening new perspectives on perception and creative expression.
This book explores how public institutions in multilingual Europe ensure efficient communication with an international public. It analyzes the challenges of website translation and localization, comparing public bodies with cultural institutions and multinational companies.