How can film instructors help students become better writers? This book answers by uncovering the disciplinary expectations for student writing and offering clear, actionable strategies to teach those expectations, helping instructors foster better writing in their students.
Reflections on the World of Human Inspirations
Inspiration defines who we are. But what are its sources and can we control them? This book analyzes the historical, cultural, and political moments that ignite our passions, questioning the status quo and challenging us to find inspirations for a truly advanced world.
This book explores education and empowerment for Afghan women. It examines the significant improvements achieved since the fall of the Taliban, the challenges that still lie ahead, and the threat women will face in the event of the Taliban returning to power.
Gynocritics and the Traversals of Women’s Writing
This volume’s scholarly articles use feminist approaches to re-read male-centered narratives, revealing how women’s rights and roles have been historically undermined. The book offers a space for scholars to contribute to the development of a more egalitarian world.
This book’s research proves managers can use intellectual capital disclosure to boost firm performance. It reveals how using the balanced scorecard as a measurement tool for intellectual capital can drive success. An essential guide for executives, managers, and academics.
Macrobicyclic Cryptands
The only book to explore all aspects of cryptand chemistry. It covers synthetic methods for different types of cryptands, especially unexplored chiral cryptands, and their use in catalysis, fluorescence sensing, photonic devices, and the stabilization of metal nanoparticles.
This book explains object-oriented programming concepts like classes, objects, inheritance, and polymorphism in a simple manner. It includes a large number of examples in C#, VB.Net, and Python, making it an indispensable resource to enhance your system development skills.
Multicultural and Intercultural Identity Recognition
This book explores the debate between multiculturalism and interculturalism. Reviewing philosophical approaches and the role of religious dialogue, it examines the limits of multiculturalism to propose a new intercultural paradigm—a third way tailored for the Italian context.
For some Afrofuturists, going beyond the human is a response to the long struggle for equality. While the term is new, this book argues the ideas are not, tracing roots back over a hundred years and comparing proto-Afrofuturist authors with writer Octavia Butler.
This interdisciplinary volume examines women’s global journeys toward peace. International scholars explore how and why contemporary nonviolent tactics have proved effective in the movement from war to building peace amid twenty-first century social changes.
This book is a gateway to the future of agriculture, exploring the intersection of genetics and innovation. It covers molecular plant breeding from genetic markers and mapping to advanced topics like genomics, bioinformatics, gene transfer, and intellectual property rights.
This book identifies the theory of economic personality, which leads individuals to exhibit predictable behaviors without being rational. It argues that the individual is not rational; what is rational is the systematic repetition of behaviors dictated by economic personality.
Science as a Quest for Truth
Challenging the myth of science vs. religion, this book argues that modern science is intertwined with the history of the university. It proposes a way to transcend the false alternatives of objectivistic certitude (“the Truth”) and relativistic resignation (“post-truth”).
Hip-Spine Syndrome is a common clinical finding, yet controversy surrounds best surgical practices. This book reviews the syndrome, presents approaches to management with a focus on surgical indications and considerations, and identifies areas that require further research.
Interpreting Suicide
This critical contribution to suicidology analyzes suicides as ‘Texts’. Drawing on theorists like Barthes, Derrida, and Foucault, it explores the deaths of immortalised characters, forgotten writers, and the culturally devoiced by using literary and cultural theories.
Chinese characters reflect how ancient people understood the universe. This book explores their evolution, revealing the Chinese wisdom of harmony and resiliency from which to draw strength. It uniquely features calligraphy, combining philosophy with traditional art.
Kant’s enduring questions call for rethinking him in light of contemporary debates. The essays in this volume range from reason’s critique of itself to the role of feeling in moral judgment, highlighting his significance for the ever-broadening landscape of philosophy today.
This book interrogates the controversial civil-military relations debate in Zimbabwe. It demonstrates the complexity of the relationship between military institutions and civic societies, particularly in developing countries, and brings this history up to date.
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.
Catholic Schools in a Plural Society
This book collects articles and policy papers on state-maintained Catholic education in England and Wales. It explores the context of these schools, their academic performance, and provides data on pupils’ outcomes, teachers, and leadership.
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