Journalism and Politics in Nigeria
This book offers fresh insight into the impact of British colonial rule on contemporary Nigerian politics and journalism. It explores the enduring effects of this inheritance and the unintended consequences that remain problematic more than 100 years later.
This readable, non-technical collection offers a comprehensive guide to international economics and macroeconomics. Explore pressing topics from Industry 4.0 and immigration to productivity and monetary policy.
Explore how marketing culture fuels economic growth through creative industries and tourism. By contrasting Western and non-Western theories, this book forges critical new methodologies for intercultural business, challenging conventional wisdom.
Improvement of the Structural Integrity of Ceramic Parts
This book presents novel techniques for ensuring the structural integrity of advanced ceramics. It details methods to control crack initiation and retardation in complex shapes, offering a vital resource for engineers and scientists developing new superhard materials.
In Search of a European Public Sphere
This vital collection offers insight into the European public sphere, providing Western and Eastern perspectives on media trends like misinformation and fragmentation. It analyzes current issues such as populism, migration, and foreign involvement in European affairs.
Experiencing Gigli with Quality Audio
Scant attention has been paid to vocal reproduction. Through the overlooked singer Beniamino Gigli, this book explores hi-fi reproduction of the voice, discusses why his singing is special and still relevant, and provides insights into the value of thoughtful listening.
Action, Intersubjectivity and Narrative Identity
Drawing on Paul Ricoeur’s research, this book argues that critical hermeneutics can work as a mediatory inter-discipline. As human sciences like psychoanalysis, sociology, and history grow more fragmented, critical hermeneutics may provide a unified methodological structure.
This book offers insights into the latest research in applied linguistics and language acquisition. For scholars and practitioners, it presents empirical findings from researchers in over 10 countries, reporting on various languages and communities in multilingual contexts.
This volume explores the implications of Chinese for linguistic theory and second language acquisition. Selected papers shed light on under-documented topics in theoretical and applied research, unpacking the significance of Chinese for mainstream linguistic theory.
The Spectre of Defeat in Post-War British and US Literature
History is written by the victors. But what if they perceive themselves as defeated? This collection examines how a sense of defeat undermines the certainties of victory, exploring UK and US fiction since WWI to offer an account of the victorious-yet-somehow-defeated.
Chronic pelvic pain often has an unclear cause and a major impact on quality of life. The most successful treatment is a multidisciplinary approach. This book discusses pain abnormalities, various treatments, and delves into the psychological approach to such pain.
This collection revises subjectivity with postmodern theories, introducing a dynamic subjectivity to minority and colonial/postcolonial texts. Exploring intersubjectivity as a hybrid and flexible space, contributors discuss how different subjectivities negotiate and interrelate.
This book covers the diffraction, radiation, and propagation of elastic waves in isotropic and anisotropic media. It details key methods and their application to hydroacoustic antennas, loudspeakers, and the acoustic monitoring of oil products.
Forms of Experienced Environments
Going beyond policies focused on control, this book explores our world through ‘environmental forms’. This largely neglected, form-based approach opens a new perspective on the relationships between people, aesthetics, and environments.
This is the first work comparing Margaret Drabble with key Iraqi novelists, including Ahmed Saadawi. It analyses physical and soft violence in their novels, arguing they are interwoven and that soft violence can cause as much psychological and literal damage as hard violence.
Reflecting on Presence in Nursing
Presence is essential in nursing: connecting with another person for healing. This book explores its importance through personal accounts from research and practice, allowing readers to reflect on finding meaning, joy, and delivering care in a truly relational way.
Swiftian Inspirations
This book analyzes the legacy of Swiftian satire from the Enlightenment to the age of post-truth and Brexit. It explores truth, madness, film adaptations of Gulliver’s Travels, and the politics of language to reveal Swift’s enduring relevance for today’s world.
Exploring the Macabre, Malevolent, and Mysterious
Scholars explore how horror and dark subjects influence cultures worldwide. These topics are found not only in fiction but in belief systems, art, and government. This intellectual exploration covers witchcraft, zombies, serial killers, monsters, and the mysterious unknown.
Psychological Realism in 19th Century Fiction
This study applies psychoanalytic theories to nineteenth-century fiction like Anna Karenina and Jane Eyre, illuminating the psyches of their characters. It brings forth a novel view of criticism, arguing that an approach dismissive of the psychological aspect is incomplete.
Working Women, 1800-2017
This book examines how women have adapted their dual role as carers and breadwinners, from the industrial revolution to the digital age. Drawing on original fieldwork, this volume sheds new light on gender, family, and labour issues across Europe.