Migration has been a defining element of Jewish life for centuries, becoming the subject of a rich mythology. This volume’s essays interrogate these mythologized narratives, exploring the diverse yet similar “realities” they represent and reveal about the needs of the present.
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.
Disfellowshipping and Discrimination of a Religious Minority
This book assesses the Norwegian Government’s policy of denying Jehovah’s Witnesses state grants and registration through the lens of the European Convention on Human Rights, focusing on the overarching principles of religious autonomy and state neutrality.
University Students’ Wellbeing
This case study explores wellbeing issues like stress and anxiety among university students. It offers a roadmap to resilience through coping strategies like meditation and mindfulness. For students, educators, and policymakers seeking to enhance wellbeing, this book is for you.
While favorable to the New Deal’s motives, this book is critical of its implementation. It argues the Great Depression was caused by a technological shock that gapped productivity and income. The New Deal sought to close this gap, but its policies were doomed from the start.
This book describes the principles, applications, and types of analog multiplexers. It explains how they are used to implement both analog function circuits and digital circuits, familiarizing readers with these key components.
For students and professionals in medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry, this book describes organic compounds essential to medicine. It covers the pivotal role of organic chemistry in designing drugs and includes short biographies of key scientists.
Global Learning at Small Institutions
This volume of essays offers models for effective global learning at small institutions. It provides guidelines and practical steps for educators and administrators, showing how challenges like limited resources can inspire creative, thriving programs.
The Life and Novels of Isabella St John
In the generation after Jane Austen, Isabella St John went further with her sharply satirical picture of the English upper class. Born an aristocrat, her novels use authentic inside knowledge to boldly tackle women’s rights and social injustice with humour and acute observation.
This book presents social protection trajectories on four continents, examining the genesis and modern challenges in Uganda, Mexico, Thailand, and Norway. It offers key lessons for academics, researchers, and policy makers seeking to improve the welfare of their citizens.
Everyday Echoes Among African Scholars and Raconteurs
A distinctive blend of scholarly essays, short stories, and poems illuminates the experiences of African peoples. Scholars and artists merge research with creative insight, exploring the quest for a just society and the pursuit of a fulfilling, authentic life.
Seaweeds as Silent Healers
This book explores the untapped therapeutic treasures of marine algae, focusing on their pharmacological applications. It guides researchers and professionals to harness algal metabolites for groundbreaking discoveries that have the potential to revolutionize modern medicine.
This book tackles the surging waste crisis in developing nations by uniting waste recycling with sustainable agriculture. Compiled by experts, it dissects recycling’s impacts on soil and crops, serving as a scientific compass and global playbook for waste-smart agriculture.
Revolution of Cosmetics
Cosmeceuticals merge cosmetics with pharmaceutical properties. This book clarifies their complex regulatory landscape and explores the latest trends in cosmetic science, evaluating products that claim to deliver positive physiological impacts.
Voices from the Algerian Theatre
This book translates two 20th-century Algerian Arabic plays into English. Bridging vast cultural and linguistic divides, these translations capture the essence of Algerian theatre by focusing on shared human experiences, offering insights into the concept of the Other.
Advancing Disaster Management Through Federated Learning
Discover how Federated Learning (FL) revolutionizes disaster management. This guide explores how FL enhances response and predictive modeling by building powerful AI while maintaining data privacy. It provides a roadmap to protect communities, infrastructure, and lives.
Colonial Pathology
This book examines the Oromo people’s experience under Ethiopian colonial rule, drawing parallels to the Irish under British rule. It argues that colonialism violated Oromo sovereignty, causing land dispossession, poverty, and disease, and acts as a disease-causing agent.
This book covers practical issues in cardiology. Each chapter provides key point summaries and multiple-choice questions with comprehensive answers for self-assessment. Real pictures, charts, and tables enhance understanding, making the content perfect for rapid review.
This book questions the relevance of travel writing in a flagrantly unequal world. It examines how acclaimed writers like V.S. Naipaul and Amitav Ghosh engage with the socio-political realities of post-independence India, revealing the interplay of travel, politics, and history.
Drawn from 30 years of research, these essays by Tim Murray range across archaeological theory and history, focusing on Australia. Murray explores the critical intersection of archaeology, philosophy, and cultural context, applying key concepts to Australia’s deep past.
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