Chance or Providence
Originating from the 2013 conference of the Science and Religion Forum, this volume responds to a number of critical questions concerning the possibility of providence, and offers contributions from both scientists and theologians.
Civilian Conflict Management
This book explores scenario building as a tool to prevent electoral violence. By tackling the structural roots of conflict, it offers a coherent strategy for achieving sustainable peace, appealing to practitioners in peacebuilding, governance, and elections.
Acquiring Lingua Franca of the Modern Time
This volume presents a rich mosaic of current strategies for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). International educators highlight the diversity of present-day teaching processes in a global environment where English is a lingua franca.
Jean Delville
This is the first full-length study of Jean Delville, a leader of Idealist Art. Like Kandinsky and Mondrian, his paintings and writings drew on esoteric philosophy to connect the physical world with a higher, spiritual reality.
Managing the Environmental Crisis in Ghana
Neither Western science nor Indigenous knowledge alone can solve today’s environmental problems. This book is a valuable guide to blending both, showing how Indigenous African religion and culture can help create holistic solutions for conservation.
Women’s History in Russia
This collection of essays by Russian scholars presents the theories of Russian gender and women’s history. Amidst an intense backlash against feminism and calls for “traditional values,” these scholars explore the roots of such hostility and answer vital questions.
Double Desire
Double Desire challenges the tendency by critics to perpetuate an aesthetic apartheid between Indigenous and Western art. It argues for imaginative transcultural practices that resist assimilation and open contemporary art beyond its Western trajectory.
This book explores the under-researched topic of Social, Emotional and Behaviour Difficulties (SEBD) in the Cypriot education system. Based on original research, it documents educators’ views on good practice to help professionals accommodate pupils’ needs.
Money of the Russian Revolution
During the Russian Revolution, over 20,000 kinds of banknotes were issued by competing authorities. Using new archival data and unique illustrations, this book revises the established view of daily life and dispels myths about the economy during the Civil War.
On one of the world’s great cultural fault-lines, issues of politics, culture, and identity are played out daily in the English language classrooms of the Arab world. This volume explores these concerns from the perspectives of teachers, students, and researchers.
This collection of essays offers a theoretical overview of fantastic literature. An accessible introduction to the field, it analyzes works by authors such as H.P. Lovecraft, George R.R. Martin, and Neil Gaiman alongside world literature classics.
Xenophon, a historian and man of action, developed his own theory of moral education, distinct from that of philosophers like Plato and Aristotle. This work explores his innovative, influential thought and its extensive impact on European cultural history.
Social Networks in the Long Eighteenth Century
This collection uses social network analysis and digital humanities to re-imagine the 18th century as a networked community. It explores how clubs and associations formed public opinion, revealing surprising parallels to today’s digital public sphere.
Tony Kushner’s Postmodern Theatre
This book is an insightful examination of Tony Kushner, one of the most prominent political dramatists in the US today. It explores how Kushner theatricalizes politics, drawing on influences like Bertolt Brecht to define his postmodern theatre.
Conscience the Path to Holiness
Against the contemporary view of conscience as self-will, this book reclaims Cardinal Newman’s richer presentation. Ten scholars show how faithfulness to conscience is an ennobling path to holiness, drawing us closer to God’s image and likeness.
CDA and PDA Made Simple
CDA and PDA Made Simple explores power, control, and ideology in discourse. It provides the theoretical background and analytical tools to see how these forces are linguistically realized in English and Arabic through transitivity, modality, and metadiscourse.
Recollecting History beyond Borders
This book unearths the forgotten histories of Moroccan captives, acrobats, and dancers in America. Drawing on neglected archives, it explores their transatlantic journeys and cultural encounters, adding a new dimension to Moroccan-American history.
472 Days Captive of the Abu Sayyaf
Australian Warren Rodwell was kidnapped in the Philippines and held captive by terrorists for 472 days. Surviving a gunshot wound, starvation, and the constant threat of beheading, his is the amazing story of a determination to overcome all odds and live.
Bush Telegraph
A “bush telegraph” is an informal communication network. The concept describes what this book provides: a discussion of salient points in English language use. Its 20 chapters teach, analyse, and discuss crucial aspects of English writing culture.
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