We are familiar with the importance of 'progress' and 'change'. But what about loss? Across the world, from Beijing to Birmingham, people are talking about loss: about the loss that occurs when popula
New islands are being built at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition, while many islands are disappearing because of rising sea levels or fragmenting due to shrinking ice.
Geography is getting stranger. Out there, fleets of new islands are under construction and micro-nations are struggling into the light. As new borders and boundaries ebb and flow with increasing speed
This book provides a clear, topical and wide-ranging introduction to the idea of "the West." It engages with both Western and non-Western representations and demonstrates that &q
This introductory text provides students for the first time with an historical and international analysis of the development of anti-racism. Drawing on sources from around the world, the author explai
Join The Secret Knock Club for science fun under the stars!Agnes wants The Secret Knock Club members to be famous! So when she learns that a student in her class has a chance to represent the school a
This volume explores both some important ways in which moral values are embedded in much current discussion of environmental issues, as well as ways in which some conventional understandings of morali
The Secret Knock Club is going green!Agnes and the other Secret Knock Club members are excited to be paired with kindergarten buddies, who need help learning to read. The younger kids are so adorable!
This volume investigates the often-overlooked African presence in Asia, determining how many of these diasporic populations fared in the context of political independence, globalization / economic mar
This welcome new edition builds on the strengths of its predecessor in its thematic coherence, clarity of exposition and analytical depth. It is carefully structured to cover all the main substantive
The writings of German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) are only just now diffusing beyond specialists and devotees; indeed the first English translation of the transcript of his deposition to
