Globalization is a reality in today's world, and with it comes the universalization of the influence of certain Powers and Authorities. These Authorities--Education, Law, Medicine, Technology--distanc
In the late 20th century, the world has grown increasingly smaller because of advances in technology and the erosion of the nation-state as a political paradigm. The process of globalization—with its
For researchers and practitioners in global online education, Goodfellow and Lamy (educational technology and distance language learning, The Open U., UK) bring together eight essays by scholars from
Recent developments in genetic technology promise to eradicate disease and disability. Such promises pose challenging questions with regard to our understanding of what it is to be
Recent developments in genetic technology promise to eradicate disease and disability. Such promises pose challenging questions with regard to our understanding of what it is to be human. Taking a C
If television programming is normally considered a wasteland, then "The Sopranos" may be thought of as a jungle: richly colored, teeming with life, dark with mystery. The Sopranos on the Couch is a mu
This book takestheological questioning about the internet to greater depth, discussing traditional theologicalquestions in light of Web 2.0 technology.
This book takestheological questioning about the internet to greater depth, discussing traditional theologicalquestions in light of Web 2.0 technology.
The global developments in Information Technology Enabled Services have transformed customer service encounters which were until recently face-to-face. The major business areas of healthcare, insuran
For general readers, Lerner, who has degrees in history and library science from Columbia U., provides a brief and selective history of libraries and how people have collected and organized records of
This textbook advises on how to use ICT in the teaching of the primary foundations subjects: HistoryGeographyDesign & Technology Art Music Modern Foreign Languages Physical Education A subject-cov
Contemporary Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) is a comprehensive, one-volume work written by leading international figures in the field focusing on a wide range of theoretical and methodolog
New work on early modern Europe has now opened up the hidden avenues that link changes of technologies with a complex of cognitive, institutional, spatial and cultural elements. It is true that all
`An exciting book that draws on the expertise of a wide range of contributors from across the globe and from both research and classroom backgrounds. It is thought-provoking and challenging. It covers
This book draws together a range of innovative practices, underpinned by theoretical insight, to clarify musical practices of relevance to the changing nature of schooling and the transformation of mu
Nanotechnology manipulates matter at the atomic level. It leads to innovative processes and products that are revolutionizing many areas of modern life. Huge amounts of public funds are being invested
Nanotechnology manipulates matter at the atomic level. It leads to innovative processes and products that are revolutionizing many areas of modern life. Huge amounts of public funds are being invested
This book draws together a range of innovative practices, underpinned by theoretical insight, to clarify musical practices of relevance to the changing nature of schooling and the transformation of mu
This work describes the crucial role libraries played in ancient Egypt, Han-dynasty China, the ancient Western Classical world (the great library of Alexandria, which was lost to us in stages over man
Queer Postcolonial Narratives and the Ethics of Witnessing is a critically engaged exploration of power and its relation to ethics and bodies. By revisiting and revising Judith Butler's and Homi Bhabh
Following the ethos and ambition of the Shakespeare NOW! series, and harnessing the energy, challenge and vigour of the ‘minigraph' form, Shakespeare and I is a provocative appeal and manifesto for a
Following the ethos and ambition of the Shakespeare NOW! series, and harnessing the energy, challenge and vigour of the ‘minigraph' form, Shakespeare and I is a provocative appeal and manifesto for a
In Rawls, Dewey, and Constructivism, Eric Weber examines and critiques John Rawls' epistemology and the unresolved tension - inherited from Kant - between Representationalism and Constructivism in Raw
A global exploration of formal and non-formal education provision to refugees and asylum seekers in refugee camps, and in schools and universities of host countries.
Davies (Sarum College, Salisbury) and Dodds, lay minister and education adviser to the Bishop of Bath and Wells, bring together the languages of organizational theory on one hand, and of theology and
An experienced trainer and educational consultant in leadership and management, and Ofsted inspector for both primary and secondary phases, Nathan has worked with a wide variety of schools and college
`Fiala explores the relation between the public and the private, the state and the individual, and war and peace with philosophical rigor and clarity. His writing is superb, and the views he defends
Brings Aquinas and Heidegger into dialogue and offers an original and comprehensive rethinking of the nature of temporality and the origins of metaphysical inquiry. >
Shakespeare's plays are pervaded by political and economic words and concepts, not only in the histories and tragedies but also in the comedies and romances. The lexicon of political and economic lang
There is a need to motivate and in some cases re-engage students who feel that the classroom of 2007 means nothing to them - it does not speak in their language or culture, or communicate to them in a
Looks at the history and tradition of prayer beads, provides a variety and prayers and meditations to use with the beads and rosaries, and includes instructions on creating prayer beads.
Translation and Creativity discusses the links between translation and creative writing from linguistic, cultural, and critical perspectives, through eleven chapters by established academics and pract
Paula Byrne shows how Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Mansfield Park are all shaped by the comic drama of the period and by Jane Austen's own understanding of men and women as act
‘It is becoming more and more obvious that it is not starvation, it is not microbes, it is not cancer but man himself who is his greatest danger: because he has no adequate protection against psychic
In a world where anti-semitism is on the rise, the Jewish community is under threat throughout the world. With far-right governments being elected in Poland, Hungary and Austria, the rhetoric has dre
2019 - the year that Boris took on the 'lingering gloomadon-poppers', pledged to steer the UK between the 'Scylla and Charybdis of Corbyn and Farage' and into the calmer waters of political freedom. O
