This empirical study explores how gender, culture, and context influence the language of native speakers and learners. Arguing these factors must be considered together, it reveals how gender’s influence differs across Western Anglo-Saxon and Middle-Eastern Persian cultures.
Access new and exclusive research on Ancient Egypt, the Near East, the Classical World, and the Reception of Antiquity. Spanning fields from archaeology to art, this book offers insights into the most current investigations in modern academia.
This book is the first complete overview of data compression methods in analytical spectroscopy and imaging. Its rigorous mathematical basis, detailed examples, and reproducible computer calculations make it a valuable guide for theorists, practitioners, and students.
Teaching and Learning English in Japanese Classrooms
English instructors in Japan share practical solutions to classroom challenges. Chapters explore educational technology, learner autonomy, feedback, and new teaching approaches. An accessible guide to practitioner research for language teachers and trainers worldwide.
This book exposes the hidden history of Central-Eastern Europe: a tiny minority dominating a vast majority through a culture of intolerance. It dismantles long-held myths, presenting a truth now irrefutably confirmed by modern genetic science.
Latin American Buen Vivir and Rights of Nature
This book challenges the UN’s development goals with Ecuador’s “Good Living.” It champions the indigenous, biocentric worldview: “Let Mother Earth lead.” Human governance must follow the laws of the earth. A provocative and essential read for a world seeking a new path.
This book explores wildlife crossings in eastern Australia, their vital role in habitat connectivity and species conservation. It presents 57 iconic sites and is an ideal travel companion for anyone interested in Australian wildlife or how these curious structures evolved.
This book links the personal lives and public actions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and two ambassadors. Their friendly relations turned to bitter enmity over how to confront a rising Nazi Germany, a fascinating tale of egos, intrigue, and lives ending as Greek tragedies.
Essays on the History and Culture of the Unknown Calabria
Calabria, one of Europe’s oldest civilised regions, has suffered from the neglect of its rich cultural legacy. This book directs the world’s attention to those immense disregarded riches through essays on its history, arts, intellectual legacy, and its rejuvenation today.
This book assesses the risks of debris flows in Georgia, calculating the damage they cause. It presents innovative, patented structures to regulate them, designed using theoretical, laboratory, and field studies to ensure reliability. For scientists, engineers, and students.
Functional Psychology and the Philosophy of Mind
This book connects language, mind, and consciousness, focusing on thinkers like Quine, Davidson, and Dennett. Its organizing theme is a contextual approach to meaning that builds on William James’s functional psychology and anticipates a contemporary revival of his work.
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 book introduces the High-Performance Organization (HPO) cultural framework, an evidence-based model for driving sustainable change. Discover actionable insights to fuel innovation, optimize talent management, boost performance, and elevate employee engagement.
Narrative Rewritings and Artistic Praxis in Derek Walcott’s Works
This book moves beyond Derek Walcott’s Nobel Prize-winning poetry to reveal his fundamental contribution to Caribbean theatre and art. Examining key works as postcolonial re-writings of European stories, it uncovers the strategies Walcott used to respond to colonial power.
This book captures India’s COVID-19 second wave in 2021 through writings of people with a ringside view. It presents a vivid idea of the onslaught, complexities, confusion, and chaos amplified by the suddenness and ferociousness of the peaking pandemic.
Rhianus of Crete, Hellenistic Poet and Grammarian
This edition of the poetic and grammatical fragments of Rhianus of Crete analyzes his work in the sociopolitical environment following Alexander the Great. It highlights the connection between historical events and poetic expression, showcasing the nuances of Hellenistic poetry.
Living and Learning in Dissimilitude Without Dissonance
In an age of globalisation, being other is what we all have in common. This volume offers insights into how contemporary literature explores this paradox, revealing the underlying message: to confront otherness is to encounter ourselves in the mirror of culture.
Domestic Production and Procurement of Medicines in Nigeria
This book reports on Nigeria’s on-going efforts to improve medicine accessibility. It presents the status of local drug production, articulates the key challenges impeding it, and explores how they could be addressed through plausible policies.
This book examines the workings of rural local governments (Panchayati Raj institutions) in tribal areas of India. Through the case of Odisha, it shows how these institutions strengthen local governance and propel economic development for tribal communities.
This guide presents practical guidelines on how to find your creative role in the journey to sustainability. It offers innovative ideas for solving pressing global challenges and invites you to examine your values to achieve personal victories on the path to a better world.