This volume identifies four prominent trends of the contemporaryAmerican literature's scene: the recovery of the real, a rethinking of historical engagement, a preoccupation with materiality, and a turn to the planetary.
Discusses topics ranging from hydrologic design to management and policy responses to climate change, bringing updated theories that highlight... Læs mere
This book examines the status that rulers of one faith conferred onto their subjects belonging to a different one, how rulers handled relationships with them, as well as the interactions between subjects of the Muslim and Christian religions.
This book sheds light on a particular facet of the link between politics and Islam through the analysis of the relationship... Læs mere
Taking Chinese Christians’ experience as a case study, Lim and Sng examine the possibilities and limitations of Christian engagement in society under an authoritarian regime.
This volume examines different forms of language and dialect discrimination on US campuses, where relevant protections in K-12 schools and the workplace are absent.
Circular Economy is a new concept in operations management. Its goal is to redefine growth, focusing on positive society-wide benefits such as designing... Læs mere
Climate Change, Ecological Catastrophe, and the Contemporary Novel displaces conventional ways of thinking about the... Læs mere
Civil society - comprising the activities of non-state organizations, institutions and movements - has emerged as the major force for change in the realms of... Læs mere
Explores the properties of matter that can be explained more or less directly in terms of classical physics. This book discusses topics such as the principles of flight and... Læs mere
Aerostats/airships are lighter-than-air (LTA) aircraft which are generally used in defense applications and face many harsh environmental conditions. This book covers... Læs mere
Colonialism and Animality: Anti-Colonial Perspectives in Critical Animal Studies explores some of the ways that the oppression of Indigenous persons and more-than-human animals are interconnected.