The Rise and Fall of Wessex Asset Management and the 2008 Crash
In light of the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, Weir highlights the fundamental weaknesses of the financial system, and examines issues such as women in hedge funds, pay in the finance sector, and the future of the Eurozone.
Noting the trend of postmodern revisions of fairy tales to subvert their stereotypical structures, this monograph examines gender discourse in two postmodern re-writings of Bluebeard, namely Margaret Atwood’s “Bluebeard’s Egg” and Shirley Hazzard’s The Transit of Venus.
Adopting a sympathetic attitude towards the French plight during German occupation in the 1940s, Sangster examines the nature of de Gaulle’s myth-building, demonstrating that historical mythology is part of every country’s history when seeking its own redemption from the past.
“Sharks and Sprats”
Sokolowska offers a snapshot of recent migration from Poland to Ireland with a special focus on transnational migratory practices, examining how young people negotiate their identities during their second culture acquisition.
Women in Exile and Alienation
After World War II exile and alienation became two of the most prominent themes in world literature. Singh shows how this is reflected in the portrayal of the tortured psyche of sensitive women, unable to share their feelings, in the work of Margaret Laurence and Anita Desai.
Religious Life
Le provides a detailed study of the theological understanding of charism and of mission in relation to Religious Life within the Catholic Church, drawing particularly on the work of two major theologians, Jean-Marie Roger Tillard OP and Sandra Marie Schneiders IHM.
The syllable is the result of several viewpoints. This book draws inspiration from the quaternion scheme of Hamilton and Saussure, presenting historical observations, descriptive analyses, instrumental analysis, and theoretical considerations on the topic.
Ancient Mediterranean Religions
Stephens offers a clear and concise historical overview of the major religious movements of the ancient Mediterranean world existing from the time of the second millennium BCE up until the fourth century CE, including both the Judeo-Christian and pagan religious traditions.
This title gives an interdisciplinary and global perspective on aspects of security and defence, with a special focus on the protection of social infrastructures in the face of various forms of violence, stressing the need to approach the problem from a range of viewpoints.
The result of a conference held in Salzburg in 2013, this title reflects the increasing importance given to local knowledge in various sciences, and discusses the positive and negative viewpoints associated with this concept.
Moving beyond prescriptive guidelines, this book proposes a new theory of terminology. Based on extensive field research and literature review, it argues that fundamental principles underlie all terminological activities, manifested in context-bound variations.
Serve the Power(s), Serve the State
This book examines the organization and the consolidation of various groups, including judicial officers and tax agents, acting to create newly emergent forms of social and political power across a range of different cultures and locations.
Education in a Society uncertain of its Values
This title investigates the ends to which education should be directed today to cope with the ever-changing values of society, and the ever-present threats of economic crisis and terrorism.
This volume tackles the concept of fear in a range of time periods in cultural and literary history, from the Archaic Period and Greco-Roman Classical Antiquity to the modern and postmodern periods.
Peter Pan and the Mind of J. M. Barrie
Ridley considers the work of Barrie from the perspective of the science of his time and the insights of modern cognitive psychology, arguing that Barrie describes the limited mental abilities of infants and animals in order to illuminate the structure of human adult cognition.
Libraries at the Heart of Dialogue of Cultures and Religions
This conference proceedings discusses the key roles played by libraries throughout history and in the present day, offering a panorama of the pressing issues they face today and potential solutions to professionals and Library and Information Science students.
This conference proceedings represents papers given at the Seventh International Conference on Fantasy and Wonder, and demonstrates the continuing importance of the past in the present and, by extension, for the future.
This volume explores the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Cultural Heritage. It presents multidisciplinary new ideas where technology can integrate tourism and culture with business, covering topics like digital archives, augmented reality, and robotics.
Ten prominent scholars provide a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of Spanish. This volume covers key topics in the lexicon, phonetics, and syntax, from Arabisms and the confusion of b with v to the development of ser, estar, and haber.
Print Culture through the Ages
This compendium of essays by renowned scholars focuses on the evolution of printing, reading publics, and publishing during periods of political and cultural change in Latin America. It will be of interest to scholars in the areas of literature, book history, and print culture.
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