To be alive is simply to be vulnerable. It is a condition inherent in being mortal, being embodied, being emotional, and being social creatures in a world with others. Erinn Gilson... Læs mere
Why are there such massive disparities, globally, nationally and regionally, in the provision of healthcare services and access to them? Anthony Gatrell,... Læs mere
Disappearance has become a defining problem of our times – the disappearance of humans, communities, cultures and life-sustaining ecosystems. This book... Læs mere
Geography is central to understanding young people’s diverse and complex societal positioning. This critical introduction to the geographies of youth, suitable for a range of courses, examines how place and mobilities shape young people’s identities and agency.
Governments are confronted with a tradeoff between growth, liberal democracy and effective climate action. They cannot achieve all three objectives at the same time. The authors consider which one has to give.
This book charts the origin and evolution of Georgia Meloni and the Fratelli D’Italia, the first radical right party to lead a... Læs mere
The first comprehensive case study of how a multilingual learner approaches a new language.
The first book-length scholarly monograph to address all of the important aspects of phonetic transcription.
The volume proposes a stylistics perspective to investigate the discourse of professional communities. It provides an overview of the evolving field of... Læs mere
This book considers various theoretical and methodological issues in relation to a representative sample of fishing communities along Scotland’s east coast. Can the lexical variation and change found in these communities be perceived as primary evidence for dialect death?
A study of language planning using Norwegian as a case study.
Stevenson and Carl investigate the dynamics of language and social change in contemporary central Europe.