The Chinese Continuum of Self-Cultivation
A Confucian-Deweyan Learning Model
Christine Hale offers a cross-cultural educational template for the 21st century based on the Neo-Confucian concept of the universal nature of self, which enhances the educational theories of John Dewey, and will interest philosophers, educationalists, and curricula designers.
Christine Hale offers a cross-cultural educational template for the 21st century based on the Neo-Confucian concept of the universal nature of self, which enhances the educational theories of John Dewey, and will interest philosophers, educationalists, and curricula designers.
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Recent decades in Spain and Latin America have seen transnational voices, typically stereotyped or alienated in the West, gain increasing presence in cultural texts. These essays explore new ways of seeing and interpreting the Middle East and the East in contemporary films.
Recent decades in Spain and Latin America have seen transnational voices, typically stereotyped or alienated in the West, gain increasing presence in cultural texts. These essays explore new ways of seeing and interpreting the Middle East and the East in contemporary films.
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That Was Then, This Is Now
Contemporary Archaeology and Material Cultures in Australia
This title represents a compendium of innovative research into the ideas, experiences, and iconographies embodied in materialities of the recent past. Drawing upon a variety of disciplines, the contributors examine themes of relevance to the contemporary world.
This title represents a compendium of innovative research into the ideas, experiences, and iconographies embodied in materialities of the recent past. Drawing upon a variety of disciplines, the contributors examine themes of relevance to the contemporary world.
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Karachi in the Twenty-First Century
Political, Social, Economic and Security Dimensions
Globalisation has had a major impact on Karachi, geographically and culturally situated within modern Pakistan, but a global city affected by global forces. This title shows how the process has exacerbated local and regional problems, pushing the city to the brink of chaos.
Globalisation has had a major impact on Karachi, geographically and culturally situated within modern Pakistan, but a global city affected by global forces. This title shows how the process has exacerbated local and regional problems, pushing the city to the brink of chaos.
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This volume explores the interplay of genre and the interpersonal component of language. It reveals connections between genre conventions and interpersonal meanings in professional discourse, including media, academic, institutional, and promotional genres.
This volume explores the interplay of genre and the interpersonal component of language. It reveals connections between genre conventions and interpersonal meanings in professional discourse, including media, academic, institutional, and promotional genres.
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Ex-sistere
Women's Mobility in Contemporary Irish, Welsh and Galician Literatures
These essays address literary discourses on the mobility of women writers in Europe. The literary systems of Ireland, Galicia, and Wales experienced a rebirth in the late twentieth century, and the present century has seen new research exploring emergent literatures in Europe.
These essays address literary discourses on the mobility of women writers in Europe. The literary systems of Ireland, Galicia, and Wales experienced a rebirth in the late twentieth century, and the present century has seen new research exploring emergent literatures in Europe.
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Alphonse de Lamartine’s prose-poem The Stonemason of Saint Point is the story of a peasant’s life, love and faith in the hills of Burgundy. In reality, it describes Lamartine’s own search for God through threatening and godless times in his country.
Alphonse de Lamartine’s prose-poem The Stonemason of Saint Point is the story of a peasant’s life, love and faith in the hills of Burgundy. In reality, it describes Lamartine’s own search for God through threatening and godless times in his country.
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Input a Word, Analyze the World
Selected Approaches to Corpus Linguistics
Comprising contributions by scholars from across the globe, this collection represents current perspectives on Corpus Linguistics from a variety of linguistic subdisciplines. It will be of particular interest to language specialists.
Comprising contributions by scholars from across the globe, this collection represents current perspectives on Corpus Linguistics from a variety of linguistic subdisciplines. It will be of particular interest to language specialists.
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Highlights in Anglo-American Drama
Viewpoints from Southeast Europe
The collection of essays represents perspectives on various aspects of modern Anglo-American drama and dramatists from scholars from ex-Yugoslav republics. It will appeal to both the academic and general reader, given the lack of worldwide scholarship on American drama.
The collection of essays represents perspectives on various aspects of modern Anglo-American drama and dramatists from scholars from ex-Yugoslav republics. It will appeal to both the academic and general reader, given the lack of worldwide scholarship on American drama.
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Literature and Geography
The Writing of Space throughout History
Space has now replaced time as the main category of literary analysis, and is considered to be a central metaphor and topos. As such, this book examines the cross-fertilization of geography and literature as disciplines, languages and methodologies.
Space has now replaced time as the main category of literary analysis, and is considered to be a central metaphor and topos. As such, this book examines the cross-fertilization of geography and literature as disciplines, languages and methodologies.
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Sounds of Life
Music, Identity and Politics in Zimbabwe
The papers brought together here examine the various roles of music in Zimbabwe, showing how Zimbabwean music has addressed the socio-economic, political and spiritual crisis that the country has endured in recent years.
The papers brought together here examine the various roles of music in Zimbabwe, showing how Zimbabwean music has addressed the socio-economic, political and spiritual crisis that the country has endured in recent years.
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A Reflexive Inquiry into Gender Research
Towards a New Paradigm of Knowledge Production & Exploring New Frontiers of Gender Research in Southern Africa
Questions of gender and violence against women have been placed firmly on the agenda of research within the humanities in recent years. This book represents an important combination of scholarly insights and provides multiple reflections on gender research in the African context.
Questions of gender and violence against women have been placed firmly on the agenda of research within the humanities in recent years. This book represents an important combination of scholarly insights and provides multiple reflections on gender research in the African context.
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This publication brings together original scientific studies on current economic and developmental issues in the Balkan region, analysing the area from a variety of perspectives, including tourism, regional trade, European integration policies, and import-export policies.
This publication brings together original scientific studies on current economic and developmental issues in the Balkan region, analysing the area from a variety of perspectives, including tourism, regional trade, European integration policies, and import-export policies.
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The heroines of ancient myth remain potent today, challenging popular beliefs about the roles of women. This collection of essays examines their legacy from page to stage to screen to understand how they have evolved to retain and increase their power.
The heroines of ancient myth remain potent today, challenging popular beliefs about the roles of women. This collection of essays examines their legacy from page to stage to screen to understand how they have evolved to retain and increase their power.
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A New Theory of Mind
The Theory of Narrative Thought
This book presents a unique way of understanding how humans think. It argues that narratives are the natural mode of thinking, that the “urge” to think narratively reflects known neurological processes and enables us to transcend our evolutionary limits and shape our own futures.
This book presents a unique way of understanding how humans think. It argues that narratives are the natural mode of thinking, that the “urge” to think narratively reflects known neurological processes and enables us to transcend our evolutionary limits and shape our own futures.
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Education and Teacher Education in the Modern World
Problems and Challenges
This book discusses current problems, policies, and trends in modern teacher education. It explores the challenges facing teachers from various geographical, cultural, socio-political, demographic, and economic points of view.
This book discusses current problems, policies, and trends in modern teacher education. It explores the challenges facing teachers from various geographical, cultural, socio-political, demographic, and economic points of view.
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Despite efforts by ethnographic museums to acknowledge contemporary cultural practices and aesthetic expressions, this book reveals how the institution of the museum as such continues to be haunted by its previous, restrictive ideas of the other while talking about the self.
Despite efforts by ethnographic museums to acknowledge contemporary cultural practices and aesthetic expressions, this book reveals how the institution of the museum as such continues to be haunted by its previous, restrictive ideas of the other while talking about the self.
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God and the Financial Crisis
Essays on Faith, Economics, and Politics in the Wake of the Great Recession
This volume of essays brings together contributions by theologians and social scientists to explore the theological, economic, and moral implications of the financial crisis of 2008 and the years that followed.
This volume of essays brings together contributions by theologians and social scientists to explore the theological, economic, and moral implications of the financial crisis of 2008 and the years that followed.
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Four Questions on Visual Self-recognition
Development, Evolution, Function, and Mechanisms
There are very few clear-cut answers to questions regarding human self-perception, vanity and concerns over one’s appearance, with a lack of consensus on how the brain underlies self-recognition. David Butler provides a broad theoretical framework for understanding these issues.
There are very few clear-cut answers to questions regarding human self-perception, vanity and concerns over one’s appearance, with a lack of consensus on how the brain underlies self-recognition. David Butler provides a broad theoretical framework for understanding these issues.
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Form and Process in Music, 1300-2014
An Analytic Sampler
Drawing together papers delivered at the 2014 meeting of the West Coast Conference of Music Theory and Analysis, this volume explores a wide range of musical cultures, and reflects a strong emphasis on understanding the forms and processes of music through analysis.
Drawing together papers delivered at the 2014 meeting of the West Coast Conference of Music Theory and Analysis, this volume explores a wide range of musical cultures, and reflects a strong emphasis on understanding the forms and processes of music through analysis.
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