The New Gendered Plundering of Africa
This ethnographic study on Nigerian street prostitution in Italy questions the impact of European and Italian migration and prostitution laws on human rights, and investigates the legal, political and socio-economic conditions that create a permissive environment for trafficking.
This volume investigates how accounts of the Arctic have shaped history. It examines the discourse of “Arcticism,” modelled on Orientalism, and intersecting narratives of imperialism, science, and indigeneity across a wide range of genres.
A History of Public Administration in the United States
This book examines the emergence of American public administration. As a history of American bureaucracy, it focuses on pivotal events, highlighting major controversies including the field’s anti-democratic origins, Congressional hostility, and early limits on the role of women.
This comprehensive study of John Gardner’s Grendel shows the novel to be much more than an ironic twist on Beowulf. It reveals three distinct fights that mirror the poem, solving mysteries that have stymied readers and assessing Grendel as a tragic hero.
Modern Messages from Green Gables on Loving, Living and Learning
Many know Anne of Green Gables, but few know its author, L.M. Montgomery—a feminist far ahead of her time. In this book, a revivified Anne and her husband Gilbert explore their creator’s life, revealing how her challenges and triumphs offer messages for our own lives today.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is an ambitious global infrastructure program. Using a unique project database, this book provides a complete picture of the BRI’s benefits, risks, and implications, exploring its debt problems and future redesign.
Process-Philosophical Perspectives on Biology
Traditional reductionistic metaphysics fails to explain the complexity of life. This book explores process metaphysics to advance our understanding of biological concepts, ascribing subjective interiority and intrinsic value to all living beings, from microbes to animals.
As focus shifts from trade liberalization to simplifying procedures, this book discusses WTO provisions on trade facilitation. It covers the existing Goods Agreement, its relevance for developing countries, and the prospects for future agreements on services and investment.
Astrobiology for a General Reader
This book explores astrobiology in a unique ‘Questions and Answers’ format. With over 250 questions answered in a conversation-like style, it is a comprehensive guide for general readers and students eager to delve into this fascinating field.
Bodies, gender, and decolonial horizons are a new political front for justice. Uniting decolonial theory and trans* studies, this book asks what kind of politics can truly attack the hyper-flexible controls of the neoliberal current.
Intercultural Dialogue
This book offers a philosophical analysis of intercultural dialogue as an alternative to “culture wars.” Drawing on diverse philosophical traditions, it argues that solutions to world problems require a dialogical transformation of society for a cosmopolitan order of peace.
J.B. Murray and the Scripts and Spirit Forms of Africa
This book connects a Georgia sharecropper to a healer in Senegal, changing how we appreciate American folk arts. It traces both art and Islam through the African Diaspora, revealing why folk artists are vital carriers of knowledge and offering an insightful look at folk culture.
Extraterrestrials in the Catholic Imagination
Scientists, theologians, and sci-fi authors join forces to ask: what does alien life mean for Catholicism? Their answer is a radical welcome for extraterrestrials as fellow creatures of God, not a crisis of faith.
Cultural Exchanges in the Eastern Mediterranean
The history of the Mediterranean is rich with migration, colonisation, and trade. This collection highlights underrepresented cultural exchanges, with Cyprus as a central crossroads, linking the study of everyday life to macro-scale narratives based on trans-regional engagement.
Molecular Strategies of Creatures to Survive in Acidic Environments
From bacteria to human cancer cells, organisms must survive in an “acidic world.” This book summarizes current research into the molecular mechanisms that allow life to thrive in acidic environments, opening up a new way of understanding life itself.
Acetylcholine is a universal messenger, from bacteria to humans. While best known as a neurotransmitter, our understanding of its action has completely changed. This book explores its vital physiological and toxicological importance, since it can be perturbed by many substances.
The Age of Emperor Akihito
This book scrutinizes historical controversies regarding the past and future of Japan in the age of Emperor Akihito. Analyzing his public discourse and his role as a national symbol, it helps the reader understand contemporary Japanese society.
Developing Third-Generation Learning Organizations
To build the agile, knowledge-creating organization of the future, leaders must first undergo their own transformation. This book offers the theory and methodology needed to guide this process, outlining how developing people leads to enhanced profitability.
The form of money is changing. Are new digital currencies safe? Should the central bank issue its own? This nontechnical book answers these questions, exploring everything from blockchain and Bitcoin to the life-changing, phone-based money already used by millions.
To understand the concept of “the end of art”, this book analyses the intellectual trajectory of Arthur Danto. It connects his philosophy of art with his whole philosophical system, covering his achievements in philosophy of action, history, and art.
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