India and the global financial crisis

‘India and the Global Financial Crisis’ offers a collection of key speeches delivered by Reddy during his tenure as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, and provides insights into the challenges facing the management of India's calibrated integration within the global economy.

Chindian myth of mulian rescuing his mother – on indic origins of the yulanpen sūtra

The scriptural source for the Ghost Festival in East Asia is the Yulanpen Sūtra, which, however, is overwhelmingly considered apocryphal in modern scholarship. This book challenges this widely held belief by demonstrating that the sūtra is a Chinese creative translation rather than an indigenous ...

Anton chekhov through the eyes of russian thinkers

This volume offers modern perspectives, from a strong international team of scholars, on the perception of Anton Chekhov's works by three leading cultural figures of the Silver Age of Russian culture - Vasilii Rozanov, Dmitrii Merezhkovskii and Lev Shestov.

The anthem companion to david ricardo

With contributions from authorities on four continents, this edited volume provides a comprehensive survey of the life and work of David Ricardo (1772–1823), a major contributor to the British classical school of political economy. After an editorial introduction that sets Ricardo’s work in the e...

General and periodic crises of overproduction

Jean Lescure’s General and Periodic Crises of Overproduction is a pioneering study of the causes and consequences of industrial crises in capitalist economies in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It was updated periodically through five editions and now appears in English for the firs...

Decolonial mourning and the caring commons

This book engages with decolonial mourning by bearing witness to the political grief work of contemporary struggles against migration-coloniality necropolitics in Europe, the United States and Latin America.

Humor 2.0

The book shows how humor has changed since the advent of the internet: new genres, new contexts, and new audiences. The book provides a guide to such phenomena as memes, video parodies, photobombing, and cringe humor. Included are also in-depth discussions of the humor in phenomena such as Dogeco...

Globalising the nordic model

A critical examination of the Nordic model and its claims to exceptionalism, exploring how Nordic welfare states have both shaped and been shaped by global events since 1970—from Cold War tensions and globalization to the COVID-19 pandemic—through diverse case studies and perspectives.

Sovereignty disputes and the united nations convention on the law of the sea

Adjudicators have struggled with one of the persistent puzzles that the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea presents — the limits to dispute settlement jurisdiction in respect of sovereignty disputes. This book argues for an approach that better accords than decided cases so far with the text, ju...

Mexico-us, serbia-eu border lives and works

Mexico–US, Serbia–EU Border Lives and Works is an interdisciplinary, accessible study of Mexico–US and Serbia-EU border practices and policies. Our interdisciplinary, collaborative team of scholars, artists, and migration practitioners tackle crucial questions about how these borders impact peopl...

Ecosystems as models for restoring our economies, 2nd edition

Ecosystems as Models to Restoring Our Economies appeals to a broad range of people across ages, values and political beliefs, and will change the way we pursue a resilient and sustainable economy. Just when you think there are no good paths forward, the knowledge of ecosystems guides the way.

Thorstein veblen

The book presents state-of-the-art scholarship on Thorstein Veblen, one of the world's most influential social scientists. It explores hitherto neglected aspects of his life, works and historical relevance.

African cinema and urbanism

This work brings together theories and practices from the disciplines of urbanism, architecture and African cinema studies to examine, through African screen media, how African artists are bringing attention to issues of urban precarity, climate change, survival and growth, and creativity on the ...

Melodrama, masculinity and international art cinema

This book offers a detailed study of how some of the most illustrious auteurs in the history of art cinema have made use of melodrama to represent masculine subjectivity on the screen.

European trade and colonial conquest

A book on the evolution of Bengal's economy and society before colonisation, beginning from pre-historic days.

Outsiders looking in

A fascinating and comprehensive review of the position of the Rossettis within the social and cultural maelstrom of Victorian London.

Jazz theory – contemporary improvisation, transcription and composition

This course offers advanced work in composition, analysis, arranging and current theoretical ideas and processes relevant to improvisors and composers.

Applied ethics and human rights

'Applied Ethics and Human Rights: Conceptual Analysis and Contextual Applications' offers a philosophical perspective to ethical problems by providing an understanding of the concepts of human rights and responsibilities.

Depoliticizing development

A unique investigation into the notion of social capital, analysing its misappropriation in development economics.

The scientific legacy of har gobind khorana

This book is the only scientific biography of the Nobel Prize–winning Indian American chemist, Har Gobind Khorana. It begins with the story of Khorana’s origins in poverty in rural India and how he manages to emerge from that to be trained in chemistry in Britain and Switzerland before immigratin...

Confronting colonialism

A rare insight into a turning point of Indian history, commemorating the second centenary of Tipu's final battle against the British at Sriranagapatnam in 1799.

The anthem companion to raymond boudon

This book seeks to identify the main threads of a resolutely complex course of thought which has contributed greatly to sociology.

The archaeology of war

The 20th century holds many titles that emphasise the extraordinary. It was a century of totalitarianism, but also one of betrayal, an age of extremes and the incomprehensible. Betrayed, that is, at the mercy of unrestrained violence, were not only the people themselves but also, as it were, the ...

The anthem companion to david riesman

The purpose of this book is to revisit the legacy of David Riesman, author of The Lonely Crowd, the biggest selling sociology book to date, and a highly influential public intellectual during the second half of the twentieth century.

The science and politics of extractive industries in the ocean and beyond

This edited volume provides extensive coverage of the extraction of underwater minerals, ranging from lakes, rivers, continental shelves of coastal states, and the deep ocean. The volume features interdisciplinary contributions on topics relating to the science, environment, technology, politics,...

World atlas of atmospheric pollution

Provides a revealing global overview of air pollution and its startling impact through graphical and visual representation of data.

Fundamentals of planning cities for healthy living

The proposed book illustrates the decline of community planning for healthy living and outlines measures that can be reintroduced to foster active lifestyles.

The history of eugenics in global perspective

This book presents the very first global history of eugenics. Eugenics emerged at the end of the nineteenth century as a global phenomenon that transcended religions, political orientations, and ideologies. It deeply influenced concepts of health care and state policies in many countries.

Latin

A clear and concise guide to Latin designed to lead students between the ages of 14 to 18 through a series of illustrative examples, readings, vocabulary lists, and translation exercises, and onto mastery of the language.

What i saw in america

‘What I Saw in America’ is an eloquent record of the polymath G. K. Chesterton’s experiences on a lecture tour of the US in 1921. This is a persuasive, revealing and essential work that overflows with wry humour, sympathy and intelligence playing devilishly against an irrepressible mischievousness.

Schumpeter's evolutionary economics

A much-needed modern interpretation of Joseph Schumpeter's views on innovation, entrepreneurship and creative destruction, which provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of this great thinker's major works.

Voices of the lost children of greece

Voices of the Lost Children of Greece is a collection of essays from Greek-born adoptees in the 1950s after two consecutive wars that ravaged the country. Their stories will strike home the experience of international adoption, whose impact has been lifelong, but has not been properly measured, l...

Jane austen and the morality of conversation

An ingeniously innovative analysis of Jane Austen's work, a highly respected and engaging critical study.

Individuals and small groups in jewish resistance to the holocaust

This book aims to increase our knowledge and deepen the understanding of Jewish resistance to the Holocaust by examining personal circumstances and characteristics of Jewish resistance members and the formation of small Jewish resistance groups.

Power of sage

The book constructs a new model for attaining power, challenging the traditional Machiavellian approach to construct power.

The final curtain: the art of dying on stage

It is a book about dying, or, more accurately, about the representation of dying in the theatre. Its chief concern is how actors undertook to translate words and concepts into forms legible and significant to an audience. It deals with the ways in which playwrights wrote about death and attitudes...

Indian democracy

‘Indian Democracy’ is an attempt to understand the development of democratic polity in India.

California gothic: the dark side of the dream

California Gothic explores the California dream and its dark inversion as a nightmare, as illustrated in fiction, poetry, and film. California began as a literary invention, a magic island, in a Spanish romance before conquistadors first visited the land. From early days to the present, the Calif...

Sustainable peace in northeast asia

Sustainable Peace in Northeast Asia examines the causes of lasting and complex tensions in the region and explores possible solutions to build lasting peace here.

Politics of the possible

A refreshing and wide-ranging approach to the study of South Asian politics.

Modern persian, elementary level

Modern Persian, Elementary Level is a cutting-edge elementary Persian language textbook intended for two consecutive semesters. With contemporary real-world topics, high-frequency structures and vocabulary, a multitude of engaging speaking activities in each chapter, and a companion website, this...

Unmapped countries

An enlightening, multi-disciplinary investigation into the fascinating and courageous scientific explorations of the nineteenth century.

Learning leadership from dogs

The book uses the context and world of dogs to aid the reader's understanding of leadership. The reader will learn about leadership concepts and also about several breeds of dogs, across the world, including breeds such as the Bulldog, Dachshund, German Shepherd, Mastiff and Otterhound, among oth...

Gladstone and the logic of victorian politics

This book analyses the career of William Gladstone, charting the key stages in his political development and the ideas and influences that shaped his conduct.

The petersburg noverre, volume: 2

The Petersburg Noverre is an account of Marius Petipa’s career in Russia that focuses on the description and reception of his ballets.

Transnational community mobilization and transformation, 2010-2020

This book explores transnational community mobilization through local transnational encounters and connections.

Dostoevsky and the dynamics of religious experience

One of the world's foremost experts on Dostoevsky presents a new study, focusing on the religious concerns of the enigmatic author.

The path to paralysis

Using the lens of history, The Path to Paralysis offers the first comprehensive analysis of how U.S. politics became polarised and dysfunctional and why things aren’t likely to change soon.

Empowering visions

An examination of the politics of representation in Hindu nationalism.

Coolitude

A deconstruction of the stereotypical depictions of the coolie in the British Empire.

Turkey today

A comprehensive and authoritative review of Turkey's potential successes and failures as part of the European Union.

World atlas of sustainable development

Provides a revealing global overview of air pollution and its startling impact through graphical and visual representation of data.

Energy for development

A pioneering study on energy sector reform and liberalization in developing countries.

Victorian fiction and the insights of sympathy

This ground-breaking study of sympathetic readings in Victorian fiction breathes new life into contemporary literary criticism.

The economics of the yasuní initiative

Climate change lends itself to both political economy and humor. Through the lens of thermodynamics, the payment Ecuador seeks for not drilling in the Yasuní is equitable and efficient.

America through the spectacles of an oriental diplomat

A beguiling account of twentieth-century America through the eyes of an outsider, a remarkable inversion of the standard 'Westerner observing the exotic' travel writing formula.

Brazil and the transnational human rights movement, 1964-1985

Brazil and the Transnational Human Rights Movement, 1964–1985 is about how Brazilians and European solidarity networks collaborated to resist dictatorship in Brazil and contribute to a more expansive definition of human rights.

Dante and the night journey

This book is a psychological reading, emphasizing Dante’s universality.  The Jungian concept of the “night journey,” the descent into the darkest areas of the self and of human nature, which is the precondition for spiritual growth, informs Dante’s journey through the three realms of the afterlif...

Occupational devotion: finding satisfaction and fulfillment at work

The devotee occupations serve as full-time or part-time livelihoods for people fortunate enough to have found them. Such work has so far been observed to exist in four sectors of the economy: the liberal professions, consulting occupations, skilled trades, and small business proprietors. Devotee ...

Reading greek australian literature through the paramythi

This book explores Greek Australian literature through its paramythic tropes and focuses on reading it as a bridge between multiculturalism and world literature.

Hspt test prep

The High School Placement Test (HSPT), is a high school entrance exam taken by students in grade 8 seeking admission to parochial high schools. This HSPT Test Prep book comprehensively covers all the five sections of the HSPT: Verbal Skills, Quantitative Skills, Reading Comprehension & Vocabu...

The responsibility of reason in leadership, management, and life long learning

This book is both a standalone and/or sequel to The Value of Voice in Shared Leadership and Organizational Behavior and Management and Leadership Skills That Affect Small Business Survival: A Resource Guide for Small Businesses Everywhere. These three books can work together to support the sales ...

The humanist critic

The Humanist Critic reexamines the careers of Lionel Trilling and Edward Said. It demonstrates how each critic turned to the modernist literary tradition to reinvent the role of the humanist intellectual during the rise of critical theory.

Chinese tv in the netflix era

Subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) services are available on many online video-streaming platforms (VSPs) in China, such as iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video, backed by Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent groups (BAT), respectively. The video content on these platforms can be the same shows as those broadca...

The lonely quest of unilever's ceo paul polman

The Great Battle or The Lonely Quest of Unilever's CEO Paul Polman describes the origins of Unilever and the role former CEO Paul Polman (2009-2019) played in Unilever’s quest for acting responsibly in a world that is being threatened by climate change, lack of biodiversity, pollution and growing...

V. s. naipaul of trinidad

The book collects material from local critics, newspapers and interviews to present V. S. Naipaul in new light as a “true blue” Trinidadian writer. The book foregrounds Naipaul’s deep connections not only with the land of his birth but with its literary and historical heritage and its peoples. 

Latin: a fresh approach book 3

The third and final book in a clear and concise introduction to Latin designed to steadily lead students through a series of illustrative examples, readings, vocabulary lists and translation exercises.

Cultivating gardens of god

This book deals with the theme of Kingdom of God in religion, politics and spirituality and strives to rethink and reconstitute it is as Gardens of God.

There is a better way

This lively and controversial book is a timely contribution to the debate of the future of New Labour.

John keble in context

A unique and timely volume, offering the first major reassessment of Keble's work for several decades.

Critical perspectives on further education and training

This book is essential reading for educators, student teachers, policymakers, and anyone with an interest in critical viewpoints on adult, community, and further education. It offers a variety of outlooks that include educator identity, critical pedagogy, assessing learning, community education, ...

Law and peace

This book provides a critical introduction to the complex relationship between law and peace.

An intellectual history of migration law and policy c.1535-2020

A history of immigration law as a legal discipline: how it has been constrained and unconstrained by developments in migration policy, international law, constitutional law and legal theory.

Latin: a fresh approach book 2

The second book in a clear and concise introduction to Latin designed to steadily lead students through a series of illustrative examples, readings, vocabulary lists and translation exercises.

Radical human centricity

This book is a call to action. It is a critique of the poor state of commercial research and an articulation of the shifts and changes in thinking needed to fulfil the empty promises of human-centered research.

Why europe was first

An engaging and enigmatic historical review of the way in which some countries have become economic successes, leaving others in their wake.

Reforming the governance of the imf and the world bank

A radical and comprehensive review of the practices of governance within one of the world's most important and influential organizations.

Anthem guide to the opera, concert halls and classical music venues of europe

This guide is a unique resource for music lovers with a passion for travel. Europe’s foremost concert halls and opera houses are presented here in a comprehensive, accessible and attractive collection.

The theatre of fake news

This book examines the topic of ‘fake news’ through the lens of theatre and drama, looking at the way in which issues of audience, authorship, and accuracy are intertwined.

Genealogies of the west

Genealogies of the West presents a new look at the West by tracing the still-recognizable footprints of the past and reflecting on the present challenges it faces. Through a review of its rich and often controversial history, it recalls the genealogies of the plural processes, ideas, characters, ...

Radio vox populi

Radio Vox Populi provides an account of ubiquitous talk radio, from its inception to its current overwhelming societal power via a comparison of the Italian manifestation of the medium with that of the United States. The story is told through ten chapters written by radio scholars and practitione...

Calcutta mosaic

‘Calcutta Mosiac’ explores the history of the diverse immigrant communities of this great city.

Emerging dynamics in audiences' consumption of trans-media products

The book investigates the new forms of agency possessed by national audiences with reference to two television texts: Mad Men (AMC, 2007–2015) and Game of Thrones (HBO, 2011–2019). Structured as a comparative study between two countries, Italy and New Zealand, the research aims to provide insight...

Resisting from morocco's margins

Resisting from Morocco’s Margins explores the socio-political context in which Ahmed Amrani’s oil-on-paper painting Protesta (1969) was made, specifically, the Rif Revolts of the late 1950s.

Un-welcome to denmark

Un-welcome to Denmark, from Michelle Pace with Sarah El-Abd, critically assesses Denmark’s migration regime by directly engaging the voices of multiple stakeholders impacted by its harshness. It puts forward the theory of the 'unwelcome migrant' by undertaking an extensive analysis of the program...

Monasticism and renewal in southern italy

The Chronicle of Montecassino is a crucial source for the history of monasticism and that of southern Italy in the early Middle Ages, as well as for the art and architecture of the period.

Health care in northern ireland, 1921–73

Balancing work and new parenthood

This book examines Australian parental leave provisions and compares them with their counterpart provisions in Canada, Germany, and Switzerland. Following comparison and analysis, recommended amendments to the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 (Cth) are provided.

A solar-hydrogen economy

In this study the green hydrogen economy is depicted as successor and replacement of the fossil fuel economy in its entirety. Steps involved in building a green industrial revolution on the basis of hydrogen are outlined and the dynamics of building a technoeconomic green successor to fossil fuel...

The making of christian communities in late antiquity and the middle ages

This volume explores the idea that survival of the Christian faith depended upon the making of these communities, of which the Christians of this period were themselves acutely – and sometimes acrimoniously – aware.

Anthology of new woman poetry

Women poets of the late Victorian period created much fascinating verse from the standpoint of the independent and advanced New Woman, a profoundly important figure. This anthology features a broad range of crucial subjects addressed by these poets, including marriage, motherhood, female desire, ...

Toward a new art of border crossing

The new art of border-crossing is inspired by a new politics, art, and a spirituality of shared sovereignties and non-sovereignties. This border-crossing challenges us to do creative, aesthetic, ethical, political and spiritual work in the fields of not only physical borders and bounded territori...

A chance for the world bank

This book is an authoritative and radical manifesto for changes that are urgently required in development cooperation. The book predicts that, unless radical steps are taken by the World Bank, the first decade of the century will witness a ever-widening gulf between poor and rich countries.

Black africa and the us art world in the early 20th century

This book explores several critical connections between Black African objects and white Western aesthetics and artwork in the United States from the late 1800s until 1939.

Judicial dispute resolution

This book describes the ways in which judges, using judicial dispute resolution (JDR), have been facilitating problem-solving among litigants, and in the process ensuring more just outcomes. JDR is similar to mediation, alternative dispute resolution (ADR),as it is sometimes called, but it is pro...

Racism and the cultural politics of punishment

Justifying (in)justice offers an in-depth analysis of the 2011 English ‘riots’ and the state’s startlingly punitive response. Drawing on original research inside the criminal justice system, it traces the forms of denial and ignorance that underpin the contemporary politics of law and order, and ...

Gothic appalachian literature

Gothic Appalachian Literature examines the ways contemporary Appalachian authors utilize gothic tropes to explore the complex history and contemporary problems of the region, particularly in terms of the representation of economic, environmental, and political concerns.

Uncertainty bands: a guide to predicting and regulating economic processes

This book explores and formulates the principles necessary for forecasting the economic processes and decision-making under uncertainty. It presents the minimal uncertainty interval to solve the issue of inflexible programs.