A dramatic history of the Labour Party’s first hundred years. From Glasgow rent strikes to the danger of Hitler, this book describes how the party impacted ordinary people and shaped modern Britain. Accessible and challenging, it asks: How does Labour measure up after a century?
This collection explores intercultural and transcultural studies in Bosnia and Herzegovina, showcasing contributions from local scholars across medieval, modern, and postmodern eras. It strengthens transcultural exchanges and helps navigate cultural differences in today’s world.
Peacebuilding in Volatile Communities
This book explores the history and ongoing challenges of peacebuilding in Nigeria. It analyzes efforts to address armed banditry and community tensions, offering practical recommendations for sustainable peace. A vital resource for scholars, policymakers & practitioners.
The Value of Employment for People with Disabilities Around the World
Historically, people with disabilities have had limited employment opportunities due to discrimination. This book is intended to build awareness and inspire action from CEOs, HR managers, and policymakers to facilitate employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Gender Identity in International Law
This book challenges prevailing narratives by refashioning gender identity as a belief. This reframing protects the conflicting rights of women, children, and LGB people, as well as the right of people to express a gender identity incongruent with their sex.
This book presents Luke’s Gospel as the source of the New Testament. A reading of Flavius Josephus and Latin inscriptions confirms the Evangelist’s reliability. His work was published so early, in the decade following the events, that even Mark and Paul knew of it.
This book chronicles acupuncture’s remarkable fifty-year evolution in the US from an obscure practice to a pivotal modality in modern healthcare. It details the legislative battles and scientific research that allowed acupuncture to secure its place.
An essential companion for orthopaedic trainees, this book uses questions and solutions to complement intensive study. It provides prompt access to crucial knowledge to prepare a patient for surgery. This volume is Part I; a subsequent volume will cover regional orthopaedics.
Reconceptualizing Mental Illness in the Viral Age
In the post-COVID viral age, social contagions and irresistible technology create new techno-psychopathologies. As the cybersphere rewires our minds, the checklist diagnostics used to define mental illness have become obsolete. The human mind is fundamentally different.
This book provides a comprehensive background for analysis of the finite deformation of materials. It covers deformation geometry, stress measures, and balance laws, with applications in rubber elasticity and metal plasticity, including experiments and illustrations.
This book explores Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer’s fictional world as a lifetime battle against apartheid. A crusader for human rights, Gordimer fictionalized her activism to fight the regime’s censorship and depict the denial of basic rights to Black people.
Phase change material technology can enhance protective garments and create energy-efficient buildings. This book reveals key design requirements for the first time, providing guidance, tools, and testing procedures for designers, engineers, and researchers.
A History of the American Nonprofit Sector
This history of the American nonprofit sector covers its independence in a seminal 19th-century Supreme Court decision, its 20th-century professionalization, and modern challenges like lobbying. It also analyzes nonprofits in pop culture. A key text for researchers and students.
Socialist Construction in China
In 1955, China’s leaders blamed economic problems on “capitalist anarchy.” Three decades later, they recognized the “irrationality” of their own planned system. This book examines the economic policies that brought about this radical transformation and made reforms a necessity.
From an expert team, this guide provides a comprehensive overview of green chemistry techniques. Learn to integrate sustainable approaches into your work, using fewer chemicals and less energy for higher yields. A useful guide for academic and industrial researchers.
Based on years of original research, this book explores how hormones affect brain activity, behavior, and adaptation. It uncovers the origins of mental disorders in hormonal diseases and proposes the purposeful synthesis of new oligopeptide drugs for treatment.
Developing a Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
This book focuses on Alzheimer’s and other dementias, exploring the lack of effective drugs. It proposes changes to FDA protocols to accelerate the drug pipeline and discusses new directions in research—offering hope for families, scientists, and entrepreneurs.
This book covers retail space design and its effect on customer experience and consumer behavior. It proposes models and actionable recommendations, blending theory with reality. For students and professionals aiming to elevate their understanding of retail marketing and design.
With an irreverent tone, the author debunks modern physics using common sense and experimental evidence. He proposes a new unifying model where all events are connected, from the subatomic to galaxies. This provocative read requires no advanced scientific knowledge.
The Health Consequences of Urban Planning
This book is a warning. The design of our urban environments is causing a rise in preventable, non-communicable diseases. It presents evidence on how our cities cause illness and provides an alternative for designing truly resilient environments fit for the future.
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