This book explores the social, historical, and theoretical background of dystopian fiction. It sheds light on how oppressive governments employ psychological and ideological devices to manipulate individuals, drawing on key theorists and highlighting a feminist perspective.
Liberating Gender for Jews and Allies
This extraordinary collection of essays by trans Jews and allies explores cutting-edge ideas about gender through tradition, art, and personal stories. With richly diverse voices, each page reveals startling insights into the construction of gender from a Jewish perspective.
This book is a technical tool-kit for understanding airline economics. Starting with key industry language, it breaks down demand, revenue, and costs to analyze how airlines maximize profit, and explores competition, regulations, and the economics of jet fuel.
This book presents a broad academic study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Distinguished experts examine its effect on education, the economy, tourism, banking, work life, international relations, and more, offering a comprehensive look at how the world changed.
Amid Ireland’s self-destruction, a radical new future for these isles is proposed. This book argues for a Celtic confederation, uniting Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England to replace a broken order with a beautiful new possibility of true belonging.
Being Human Now
In a world of crisis, what does it mean to be human? This volume diagnoses the present by analyzing novels and plays that offer insight into today’s diverse challenges, from the impact of neoliberalism and precarity to environmental catastrophe and the future of humanity.
The Global and Local Appeal of Kneehigh Theatre Company
This book explores “Brand Kneehigh,” defining how the theatre company’s Cornish identity achieved global appeal. Analyzing key productions, it reveals the tensions between local and global interests and investigates Kneehigh’s unique solution: their performance space, the Asylum.
Cavafy’s preoccupation with the fragile human condition—illness, old age, and death—continues to challenge readers. This book draws on the medical humanities to provide a new framework for his poetry, for literary scholars and medical practitioners alike.
This book applies new feminist and gender methodologies to biblical texts. It continues pioneering discussions while introducing new theories to challenge accepted interpretations and ideologies that reinforce patriarchal domination and injustice.
This book examines the key contributions of the Apostles John and Paul to the New Testament. In light of recent scholarship, it finds new perspectives on enduring questions about Jesus and the Church by re-considering the Gospel of John and the Letters and Theology of Paul.
Preventing Child Maltreatment and Traumas
Drawing from experiences in Italy and Japan, this book shares successful clinical cases, new diagnostic techniques, and screening tools for early detecting and treating child maltreatment. An essential resource for clinicians, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and paediatricians.
This book provides a critical analysis of creativity in art, focusing on artistic creation and aesthetic perception. Long dismissed from aesthetic discourse, it argues that studying creativity is essential to understanding the nature of the artistic and the aesthetic.
Psychological Evaluations after Motor Vehicle Accidents
This book systematically reviews the steps in preparing psychological assessments of individuals after a motor vehicle accident. It outlines common mental disorders and causation, assisting psychologists, lawyers, and insurers in determining fair compensation and rehabilitation.
High-Tech Pan-Materialism and Humanist Ethics
While science has advanced our material civilization, our spiritual stamina has weakened. This book argues for a reorganized human sciences, centered on humanistic ethics, to balance the dominance of technology and guide us toward a new era of enlightenment.
This is the first-ever reprinting of 27 letters by Mary Mason Fairbanks from the 1867 Quaker City cruise, one of the most famous travel excursions in American history. The letters feature cameo appearances by her fellow passenger and lifelong friend, Mark Twain.
The origin of the scientific term “the mechanism” is widely misunderstood. This book reveals its true roots are not in mechanical philosophy, but in ideas of social causality from Ancient Greek tragedy, tracing the term’s evolution through history to our current digital era.
Placing the Origins of the Buddha
For two centuries, the Buddha’s origin story has been accepted as fact. But is it built on a flawed foundation? This book exposes the stunning inconsistencies in the evidence, demanding a radical rethinking of early Buddhism’s true beginnings.
This book builds on critiques of development theory by exploring the transformation of religious fundamentalism. Raising themes of development and intersectionality, it considers these processes in the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish-Zionist worlds and in China.
For students and professionals of textual analysis, this book offers a new way to understand fiction. It replaces traditional linear models with flexible, circular methods that prevent errors of interpretation while providing the keys for testing a reading’s validity.
Aspects of Social Justice in an Arab Israeli Teachers’ College
These essays shed a social justice-focused light on teacher education. Based on real-life experiences, contributors share practical strategies for supporting Arabic-speaking students in a multicultural setting. A vital resource for educators working in diverse environments.
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