This book researches the theoretical and practical aspects of Geopolitics, from ancient thought to current realities after the 2022 Russia-Ukraine war. It analyzes the new geopolitical order, globalization, national security, and the interests of the USA, EU, China, and Russia.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her Circle
In Victorian Florence, women forbidden education or the vote used pens and scalpels. They educated themselves and each other with novels, poems and sculptures, fighting in solidarity for the liberation of slaves, children, and nations, whose oppression mirrored their own.
As gay men lead lives increasingly similar to their straight counterparts, what is the basis for gay culture? This book argues that theatricality, not identity, is what defines it. Gay culture is a practice, accessible to anyone with a flair for the theatrical.
Performing Crisis
This book re-examines crisis and its presentation in theatre from diverse scholarly perspectives. It explores how artists use performance to negotiate identity, reimagine crisis, and facilitate survival, offering a theoretical and artistic inquiry into how we confront our times.
The Moroccan Diasporic and Transnational Experiences
Moroccan diasporic narratives navigate the spaces between the country of origin and residence. These spaces are central to cultural survival and community identity, forging identities that are dynamic and plural rather than fixed and singular.
Museums as Places of People, Time, and Memory
Museums are more than custodians of the past. This book explores how they navigate social change and technological innovation to foster inclusivity and representation, offering insights into their evolving role as active spaces of dialogue, learning, and social change.
Nanotechnology is reshaping biomedical innovation and environmental sustainability. This book explores practical applications that tackle global issues, from tailored medicine and next-generation diagnostics to nanomaterials that fight pollution and create sustainable energy.
Biomass and Waste Valorization
This book presents innovative strategies for transforming solid waste into valuable resources. It covers advanced technologies, circular economy models, and policy considerations for diverse waste streams, offering a guide for researchers, engineers, and policymakers.
Introducing Nutritional Psychology
Advances in science have revealed profound intersections between nutrition, psychology, and psychiatry, culminating in the field of nutritional psychology. This book introduces the scientific findings of this emerging discipline and its application to human mental health.
A groundbreaking exploration of how generative AI is redefining gait. Using cutting-edge models like GANs and VAEs, this book demonstrates their potential to revolutionize research, diagnostics, and personalized healthcare by bridging biomechanics and AI for next-gen solutions.
This pioneering book offers a statistical approach to analysing the styles of the Trinity of Carnatic music. It demonstrates that Indian music, adhering to the Markov property, is neither deterministic nor random, opening new avenues for research in comparative music.
Generative AI and LLMs are revolutionizing healthcare. With expert contributions, this book explores applications from virtual health assistants to clinical decision support, demonstrating the potential to improve outcomes, minimize costs, and provide more accessible care.
Trade and Gender
How can Indian law empower female entrepreneurs? This book challenges societal norms and calls for reforms to laws on credit, property, and trade. It offers actionable solutions for an equitable landscape that enables women’s participation in global business and leadership.
The Self, the Other and the World
This book examines Joseph Conrad’s narratives and the protagonists’ confrontation with alterity—the self, the other, and the external world. It uniquely links Conradian ethics to the thought of Emmanuel Levinas, arguing that the meeting with the Other determines self-knowledge.
Access and the Making of Mass Higher Education
This book explains the growth of Access to Higher Education, pivoting between the 1970s and today. Comparing Britain and Australia, it examines how hierarchies create new inequalities. Access is a hope that lives on, as long as people demand and support it for a better future.
This book details using nanotechnology to propagate ornamental trees and shrubs in Africa by cuttings. It studies plant responses to obtain the best rooting qualities and new seedling growth, ensuring their suitability for commercial marketing.
This multidisciplinary book explores artisanal maritime fishing from the Middle Ages to the present. Featuring international case studies, it links past, present, and future socio-environmental challenges to preserve the heritage and collective memory of fishing communities.
Grassroots Feminist Economies
Grassroots feminist economies champion social justice against systemic barriers. Rooted in the African principle of utu-ubuntu—“I am because you are”—women mobilize collective strengths, fostering solidarity and communal well-being to craft a more equitable economic landscape.
Collaboration, Exchange and Transformation in Literary and Cultural Practices
This collection of essays focuses on the transformational potential of intercultural conversations. Through respectful dialogue, we can resist narrow conceptions of history and identity, and instead forge new, exciting and transcendent modes of being.
American Diplomacy During the Gwangju Uprising
This study explores a failure of the Carter administration during South Korea’s 1980 Gwangju Uprising. As hundreds of citizens were murdered by the military, the US failed to intervene, instead pursuing trade deals and creating an unresolved diplomatic failure.
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