Aspects of Entrepreneurship
Gathering unique perspectives on developments in the field of entrepreneurship, the essays here present insights that unravel the mysteries of what lies behind the term ‘entrepreneurship’ that propels societies forward.
Languages in Action
This anthology includes a selection of papers on linguistics presented at the 14th Conference on British and American Studies. It discusses syntactic, morphological and lexico-semantic aspects of English and Romanian, issues of language contact, and the construction of meaning.
With contributions from Bulgaria, Croatia, Indonesia, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, and the USA, this text provides significant theoretical and empirical studies of various aspects of hospitality and tourism from the perspectives of both tradition and innovation
Community Practices in India
This ground-breaking collaboration by Indian practitioners and academics presents indigenous knowledge in community organizing. Through case studies of social justice for marginalized communities, it captures locally relevant approaches and engages readers in critical reflection.
Misconceptions in Science Education
Despite access to information, learners often provide incorrect, intuition-based responses to science and mathematics questions. This book suggests a paradigm shift, using an “empathic space” to utilize misconceptions as a learning tool, leading to a cathartic “Aha!” moment.
The Ways of Fiction
The essays gathered here capture fresh perspectives on the literary environments of the eighteenth century, and are specifically concerned with how culture shapes literature and is in turn influenced by it.
Caring and Power in Female Leadership
Can philosophical understandings of power and care illuminate roadblocks that disrupt the potential of women in leadership? Borgerson considers leadership challenges by drawing upon debates that pulse through the history of philosophy and into present-day social concerns.
This collection of articles utilises thematic orientations, methodological approaches and data materials to give an insight into the opportunities and challenges that exist for education in society, in relation to the growing cultural and linguistic complexity prevalent today.
Myth, Music and Ritual
Divided into two, the essays here consider both myth and some of its contemporary reflections and the connection between myth, music and ritual. Subjects discussed include folklore, literature, traditional music, science-fiction, philosophy, and religion, among others.
As Africa embraces the global knowledge economy, how are its libraries and archives adapting? This volume explores the digital-age challenges and opportunities, offering an essential reference for information practitioners, researchers, and students.
This collection of essays is dedicated to reviewing, exploring and reporting state-of-the-art virtual world and marketing issues in the broadest sense. It provides a comprehensive presentation of marketing issues, trends, data and likely future developments in the virtual world.
The English language is used as a second or foreign language in countries which had once been British colonies. Here, Shoro provides educational institutions with simple and practical language-learning courses which fulfil the requirements of those wanting to learn English.
Kılıç re-reads Milton’s Paradise Lost in the light of his political views as reflected in his earlier political pamphlets. He argues that, using his epic poem as a medium of expression, Milton created a political subtext which reflected the social panorama of his England.
This book challenges modern psychology’s view that we are victims of circumstance. It argues that by denying human freedom and personal responsibility, we risk undermining our civilisation, and offers a ‘purposive psychology’ to help individuals gain mastery of themselves.
Essays on Byron in Honour of Dr Peter Cochran
Byron wrote that he was “born for opposition“. This collection takes Byron at his word and considers ways in which he challenged received opinion in his lifetime. It also challenges commonplace attitudes in criticism of the writer today.
From Theory to Mysticism
Georgallides focuses on the main constituent of the Bild theory of sentences in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus: the term ‘object’. He highlights why the exact meaning of this concept is left unclear, and what difficulties result from this lack of clarity in the Tractatus.
Following Forms, Following Functions
The contributions here are devoted to the analysis of the relationship between form and function, two concepts that have played, and continue to play, an important role in several disciplines, from philosophical reflection to theoretical biology.
This comprehensive, core text covers all areas of marketing. It is written in a straightforward style, and is intended for diploma and degree level students who are studying the subject for the first time.
Voices of Identities
The contributions here represent the proceedings of the Annual Congress of the Austrian Society for Musicology in 2014, and open multiple perspectives on the identity-relevant implications of every kind of vocal music from the last days of the Habsburg Empire to the present day.
Three Long Poems in Athens
Poetic narratives travel through Athens, cutting into the city’s past and opening up its microcosm. This book features the first English translation of three Modern Greek poems, active political texts offering a unique itinerary through the city from the 1980s to the 2010s.
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