This comprehensive volume uses the concept of ‘ontological security’ to explore how narratives of European integration have been part of public discourses in the post-war period. It was originally pub
Green Energy Materials Handbook gives a systematic review of the development of reliable, low-cost, and high-performance green energy materials, covering mainstream computational and experimental stud
As demonstrated by five Nobel Prizes in physics, radio astronomy has contributed greatly to our understanding of the Universe. Yet for too long, there has been no comprehensive textbook on radio astro
Explores theoretical and experimental studies of the properties of one-dimensional photonic crystals. The authors also consider the possibilities of controlling the characteristics of microwave photon
Symbolism and Politics is a timely intervention into ongoing debates around the function of political symbols in a historical period characterized by volatile electoral behaviour, fragmented soci
Engineered Bamboo Structures aims to foster the discussion about nature-based solutions to sustainability problems, and is of interest to senior policy makers, sustainability experts, and to private s
Gaming the System offers content-based games that promote active learning in American Government courses. The games place students in challenging political situations such as negotiating the content o
Despite billions of government dollars spent in the attempt, we are no closer than we were three decades ago to solving the problem of homelessness. Why? And what can we do about it? The authors explo
Covers topics from technical challenges of design and construction of underground works, innovation in tunneling engineering, to archaeology, architecture, and art. A valuable reference text
Data has become a social and political issue because of its capacity to reconfigure relationships between states, subjects, and citizens. This book explores how data has acquired such an important cap
The #1 Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller longlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year: 'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off
The field of transnational American studies is going through a paradigm shift from the transatlantic to the transpacific. This volume demonstrates a critical method of engaging the Asia Pacific: the c
This book explores the effects of the 2016 US Presidential Election on the LGBTQ community from perspectives such as communication, gender studies, political science, public health, psychology, and so
This volume focuses on the sensitive foreign policy issues that have faced the Trump administration and which will determine the prospects for American decline or continued hegemony.
This book seeks to inject fresh thinking into the debate on democratic deterioration in Central and Eastern Europe, viewing ‘democratic backsliding’ through the prism of a range of cases beyond Hungar
The book is primarily about the status some parties achieve as an ‘institution’, the means by which parties may acquire that status, and some of the obstacles that stand in their way.
This volume focuses on the sensitive foreign policy issues that have faced the Trump administration and which will determine the prospects for American decline or continued hegemony.
This book considers national parliaments’ and the European Parliament’s role in European Union economic governance. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of European Int
The scope of this book covers the modeling and forecast of renewable energy and operation and planning of power system with renewable energy integration.The first part presents mathematical theories o
"...profoundly moving..." -Publishers Weekly Nelson Mandela’s two great-grandchildren ask their grandmother, Mandela’s youngest daughter, 15 questions about their grandad – the global icon of peace an
This comprehensive volume advances heterodox reconstructions of agrarian Marxism, illustrating that it remains a dynamic theoretical program offering powerful insights into agrarian change and politic
This book provides a detailed analysis of the different national and regional experiences of what ‘left’ and ’radical left’ means, and shows how radical left movements in different countries cope with
Happiness, calm and enlightenment need not be elusive concepts which we hear of in theory but are never able to capture. This funny, practical book by Andy Cope, the UK's first Dr of Happiness, will s
This first volume of the 3-volume Business of Mining book set presents an overview of the mining business, followed by an analysis of project variables and risk, an overall coverage of the royalty agr
Global Raciality expands our understanding of race, space, and place by exploring forms of racism and anti-racist resistance worldwide. Contributors address neoliberalism; settler colonialism; race, c
Black Politics in Transition considers the impact of three transformative forces―immigration, suburbanization, and gentrification―on Black politics today. Some of the most important developments in Bl
This collection of essays considers the evolution of American institutions and processes for forming and implementing national security policy, and offers diverse policy prescriptions for reform to co
This book deals with 'geosynthetic encased columns', a relatively new technique used for the ground improvement of soft soils. The GEC construction technique is well supported by a number of calculati
