The cult phenomenon Battle Royale has been lauded as a masterpiece and decried as exploitative gore, but it’s always remained in the public consciousness. This collection of essays by some of the best
Step-By-Step Stickers is designed specifically for children ages 2 and up who have never used a workbook or stickers before. The colorful and easy exercises provide toddlers with the opportunity to pr
The eighth volume of Douglas Messerli’s encyclopedic anthologies of international poetry includes twenty-one poets of renown, including Adonis, Ilse Aichinger, Dino Campana, C.P. Cavafy, Julio Cortaza
Approaching its subject both contextually and comparatively, George Gissing and the Woman Question reads Gissing's novels, short stories and personal writings as a crux in European fiction's formulati
The recent decade brought about new ways of thinking about universities. European-level educational policies became increasingly influential as the agenda of university reforms was viewed as part of g
What did eighteenth-century men and women think about when they contemplated the future? What was hidden in the «dark bosom of futurity», as Richardson’s Pamela calls it? Do all types of literature th
This volume has its origin in a selection of the papers presented at the Second ELC International Postgraduate Conference on English Linguistics (ELC2), held at the University of Vigo in October 2009.
Writing that the topic is rarely tackled in the common maritime transport literature, the editors (of the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics Bremen and the Center of Maritime Studies at Hoc
The five papers presented here by Beranek (Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, Metropolitan U. Prague, Czech Republic) provide varied critical perspectives on the dynamics of George W. Bush's "Global W
Papers from the 25th International Colloquium of the Corpus Vitrearum are devoted to the study of stained glass from the late 18th century. They center on collections of stained glass, collectors' mot
This book offers an interdisciplinary and in-depth analysis of the relationship between intercultural dialogue and multi-level governance, seen from a human rights-based perspective. It brings togethe
This collection of essays attempts to expand the notion of the «Black Atlantic» beyond its original racial, geographical, linguistic and cultural borders while acknowledging its remarkable ability to
Six Polish scholars of philosophy and theology, four of them Catholic priests, ponder how Christian philosophy, the foundation of European thought, can contribute to a better future in a multicultural
Questions about dependence and independence are of crucial importance in relation to Latin America, given the region’s history and its current situation. They are particularly relevant at this time, w
What opportunities and challenges are presented to religious education across the globe by the basic human right of freedom of religion and belief? To what extent does religious education facilitate o
The papers included in this volume were presented at the First International Conference on Translation, Technology and Autonomy in Language Teaching and Learning, held at the National University of Ir
This volume focuses on the evolution of genres in specialized communication under the pressure of technological innovations and the profound social changes triggered by globalization in the contempora
Interest in the history of ownership rights is growing and spreading to different disciplines. Historians are turning their attention mainly to the rise of private and individual ownership as it was c
In a globalized world, discussions about migration and (inter)cultural identity call for a thorough analysis of the way in which people shape their cultural self-understanding. A comprehensive insight
In the past few decades, old challenges have faded away and new ones have emerged to take their place. Normally this situation would result in a kind of equilibrium, but today the new challenges are f
Citing the nuclear disaster at Fukushima as a catalyst prompting the rethinking of the relationship between the social and the cultural, Luig (formerly, anthropology, Freie U. Berlin, Germany) present
English language teachers at the University of Bielefeld in Germany share the results of their classroom research in learner autonomy, an approach in which students direct their own learning with help
Ensuring quality in and through teaching and learning has become a fundamental global concern. Emanating from a colloquium on Quality Assurance and Teacher Education hosted by University College Dubli
In this collection of essays, Americanists from the United States, Germany, and Latvia enter the scholarly debate about the ever increasing pluralization of societies on the North American continent b
Die in diesem Band versammelten Essays sind dem Historiker und Lateinamerikanisten Friedrich Katz (1927-2010) gewidmet. Sie fußen auf einem Symposium, das im Herbst 2011 zu seinen Ehren in Wien abgeha
The legacy of crimes committed during the Second World War in East Asia is still a stumbling block for reconciliation and trustful cultural relations between South Korea, China and Japan. The presenta
Dieser Sonderband beinhaltet die Vorträge von 23 Theologinnen und Theologen aus 10 verschiedenen Ländern, die sich zu einer einwöchigen Internationalen Sommerschule an der Universität Regensburg versa
This book challenges educators to envisage an education system which sees as its goal a more socially just world. It explores the question of how education, both formal and informal, can positively im
Known in her lifetime primarily as a literary scholar, Lydia Ginzburg (1902–1990) has become celebrated for a body of writing at the intersections of literature, history, psychology, and sociology. In
The second Yearbook of the Central East European Forum of Young Legal, Political and Social Theorists aims at reassessing some major legacies of jurisprudence and political philosophy, thereby celebra
We are haunted by the brief time after the demise of the Soviet Union and before 9/11. There was no enemy, life seemed to be on track with liberal capitalism, and there seemed to be not only utopian b
We like vitality in culture. We praise the optimists among us. We extoll the virtues of a lively, rich social network. But we also, perhaps secretly cultivate the other side, fraught with darkness, me
It is a question whether the West came to the East or the East came to the West most often. These twenty essays are the first in a new series, and together they locate the activity across a long-stand
Democracy is not merely a political and legal system; it depends on social and economic commitments as well. Democracy is not only realized through elections; it requires civic participation through p
Collects stories about Wall Street, just beneath the shiny surface, by writers such as John Burdett, Henry Blodget, Jason Starr, David Noonan, Richard Aleas, and Lauren Sanders.
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