This book explores non-governmental organisations empowering women in Saudi Arabia. Given the unique cultural context, this empowerment follows unconventional paths, revealing the tactics and negotiation processes used by these organizations and by women in their daily lives.
For 30,000 years, humans have created visual expressions of their sacred beings. This book investigates these interpretations of deities throughout history, exploring the psychological necessity for us to create gods and goddesses in a human-like form.
A Discourse Perspective on Bunreacht na hÉireann
This book takes a new discourse perspective on the Constitution of Ireland. It explores the charter’s impact on the country’s public sphere, examining how it has been argued by the Irish press and judiciary since its enactment.
City Identity
This book explores the nature of city identities and how they are shaped. It argues they draw not only on a city’s present circumstances and culture but also on its past, its colonial inheritance, and the powerful influences of our globalised world.
Edward Dorn, Charles Olson, and the American West
This book examines Edward Dorn’s poetics of the 20th-century American West and the influence of his mentor Charles Olson, considering the most important poetic representations of the West to come out of the Beat Movement and avant-garde literary scene.
Stem cells hold promise for revolutionary therapies but face scientific and ethical hurdles. The rush for cures has led to clinics offering unproven treatments. This book tells the story of the field’s development and identifies the challenges it raises.
The Behavioural Economics of Belarus
A unique study of Belarus, a country “trapped in transition” from state capitalism to a market economy. This book explains how economic decisions are made and proves that to boost economic reforms, the government needs the support of the high-income public.
Teaching Business, Technical and Academic Writing Online and Onsite
A must-have handbook for undergraduate and graduate teachers. Drawing on three decades of experience, this guide offers best practices for instructing students in writing proposals, reports, and academic papers, with specific strategies for remote teaching in a post-COVID world.
The growth of cybersecurity issues affects us all. This book addresses current challenges in information security for a wide range of users, from governments to students, discussing topics like educational frameworks and applications of security principles in specific domains.
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.
Iranian Music Education
Explore over a century of Iranian music education, from 1900 to today. This essential guide features detailed, illustrated techniques for playing classical instruments, providing a comprehensive resource on Iranian pedagogy for musicians and educators.
This book highlights international media education research, topical findings, and educational practices. It explores the use of digital skills from school to higher education and beyond, providing insights for researchers, teachers, and policymakers promoting media education.
How did the West see Russia, the empire caught between Europe and Asia? This book explores representations of Russian identity and culture from 1792 to 1912, drawing on the accounts of British and American travellers as they attempted to understand this imperial “Other.”
Critics question the merit of psychotherapy without scientific verification. A common answer is that it’s a hermeneutic discipline, not a science. Is that answer viable? This book maintains that today’s hermeneutical apologia is a dodge, not a defense.
From spotted dogs to mosaic irises, genetic mosaics are all around us—in fact, we are all mosaics. But little is known about the genetic bases of their origin. This book overviews the mechanisms behind mosaicism, with examples illustrating their impact on our lives.
This book sheds light on the modernist short story cycle and its pivotal role in depicting place. Modernist writers found this form suitable for capturing a fragmented world through short, interconnected narratives that reflect an ever-changing attitude towards what place means.
Industrial Labour and the Environment
This volume brings the history of the environment together with that of work, bridging a cultural divide. It explores how human work impacts ecosystems, from the fractures between workers and communities to the redevelopment of industrial areas.
Neighborhood Organization and Social Control in Changing Urban China
Using large-scale survey data, this book assesses the neighborhood social control system in a changing urban China. It conceptualizes this system through multiple levels of control and highlights the importance of cross-cultural studies of neighborhood effects.
Becoming an Academy School in the UK
This book tells the story of Manchester Academy, a major success of the City Academies policy. It explores how the original vision was realised in a challenging community and provides compelling proof that a learner’s identity does not have to be their destiny.
Voting in Context
Candidates campaign on economic miracles, but it’s hard to distinguish good ideas from bad. This concise, non-partisan guide deciphers their proposals by explaining how the US economy functions, placing theories in historical context to help you make an informed vote.