While famous for ‘O Holy Night’, composer Adolphe-Charles Adam’s greatest achievement was ballet. His Giselle is the quintessence of Romanticism. This book examines his 14 works for the dance, charting the efflorescence of the Romantic ballet in Paris from 1830-1860.
News-Reporting and Ideology in 17th-Century English Murder Pamphlets
This book explores how 17th-century murder pamphlets evolved from moralizing tales into political propaganda. It analyses how persuasive discourse was used to bias people’s perception of crime and justice in relation to the ideological imperatives of the time.
Phytomolecules as a Source for Drug Discovery
This book provides comprehensive knowledge of medicinal plants as a rich, sustainable source of novel antimicrobial agents. It is a valuable resource for researchers and healthcare professionals seeking to combat antibiotic resistance and emerging infectious diseases.
This book compares dynamic mathematical models to solve problems of impact and shock. Its methodologies help determine the life-resource of large constructions, simulate dynamic contact processes, and design new composite materials. For scientists, students, and engineers.
An excellent guide to clinical research for researchers in dentistry, medicine, and nursing. The book covers the entire research process, from formulating a question to presenting results. Based on authentic studies, it reviews methods and statistical applications.
This volume probes the tension between the glory of freedom’s release and a past when freedom was denied. It also argues that modern slavery offers continuing evidence of man’s inhumanity to man—and the resulting absence of freedom for millions.
This book proposes a framework for rethinking world literature in nomadic terms. A unique, itinerant scholarly autobiography, it exemplifies how literary and cultural comparisons are shaped by real-life circumstances, violence, and wars across the globe.
Climate change poses a significant threat to human security in Kenya. This anthology is a vital guide to the country’s challenges, exploring effective solutions for food security, public health, and gender-sensitive resilience in the face of extreme weather.
The Shakespeare Authorship Question and Philosophy
The Shakespeare authorship debate is often dismissed by scholars, yet the documented facts are meager. This book sets out the debate’s profound philosophical dimensions concerning knowledge, truth, and academic freedom—implications that transcend the question itself.
This book offers a rare combination of research on language variation, change, and standardisation. It provides a new framework for study that rethinks their relationship, exploring how language varieties are a source of human power and an essential sign of identity.
Photographs of Interpreters
This book rescues photographs of interpreters: from diplomats trusted by Nixon to indigenous guides making first contact in the Amazon. Each image is analyzed as a performance, a moment expressing geopolitical power, and an act of salvaging lives lost in the sea of history.
Next Generation Leadership and Management
In an era of remote work, traditional leadership is obsolete. This guide equips leaders with essential tools to manage diverse teams, navigate hybrid environments, and leverage technology. With actionable strategies for all leaders, don’t just adapt to change—lead it.
This book investigates the fate of Shakespearean supernatural dimensions in the Age of Reason. Using adapted versions of Macbeth, Hamlet, and The Tempest, it explores two main strategies used to “rationalize” the supernatural: its omission or its aestheticization into spectacle.
Interstitial Lung Diseases
This groundbreaking update demystifies Interstitial Lung Disease, offering a fresh perspective on its diagnosis and cutting-edge strategies for management. From innovative diagnostic techniques to personalized treatments, this is an essential guide for healthcare professionals.
Art Writing Online
These reviews of art exhibitions tackle institutional critique, race, and class. The book argues that the critic’s role is to create a community for debate, noting that moments of crisis bring conflicts to the surface and make radical change thinkable.
This book explores ghrelin family peptides (GFPs), hormones involved in health and disease. It describes their physiological roles and how their dysregulation contributes to chronic illness, osteoporosis, and fractures, presenting emerging diagnostic and therapeutic benefits.
Professional Discourse across Medicine, Law, and Other Disciplines
This volume explores the interface between medicine, law, and other disciplines through the lenses of language, discourse, and communication. Contributions cover issues in bioethics and law, nursing ethics, risk management, social inclusion, and environmental ethics.
Clinical Imaging Diagnosis
Explore the latest advancements in medical imaging and how AI is transforming healthcare. This guide shows how AI enables early cancer detection, improves cardiac and neurological diagnoses, predicts stroke risks, and protects devices, while Explainable AI (XAI) builds trust.
Based on undergraduate course notes, this book makes chemical physics concepts easier to understand with numerous solved examples. It clearly explains states of matter, then experimental laws in solution, before using thermochemistry to explain the principles behind them.
This book explores Environmental Ethics from the Nine Schools of Indian philosophy. It argues that external woes like pollution and climate change are merely manifestations of humanity’s internal disharmony, and that the solution requires a profound internal transformation.