In The Talk Therapy Revolution, Peter D. Ladd demonstrates how neuroscience, combined with human experience, impacts the practice of talk therapy. Ladd explores how this combination can dramatically t
In this interdisciplinary volume, sociolinguists and sociologists explore the intersections of language, culture, and identity for rural populations around the world.
This book examines the author’s experiences with reckless over-development in nine cities across the globe in 2010, and a trip in which governments, businesses, and individuals live by new rules
This book examines the letters and treatises of St. Cyprian of Carthage in order to assess episcopal cooperation in the third century. It determines the scope, limits, and applications of collegial au
This collection of essays by respected scholars and practitioners in diverse fields in academic, healthcare, social justice, and interfaith contexts addresses alternatives to the prevailing notion of
This study provides political and economic analyses of current controversies in the South China Sea. It examines enduring territorial disputes, competing maritime claims, and the historical roots of r
This book examines rhetoric surrounding race and ethnicity in movies. By exploring the American movie industry’s content, practices, and influences, Satchel calls for an interrogation of media c
This book analyzes the demographic disconnect between the American public and congressional representation. The fact that Congress does not equally represent all citizens is critical to understanding
This book examines the cultural, political, and social implications of surfing and street skateboarding by drawing on critical cultural studies, political philosophy, postcolonial studies, urban socio
Realities are structured categorially, and comprehension of our internal and external conditions do not appear to be global or unitary. Rather, both human and non human animals function within their w
This volume seeks to engage PK–12 STEM teachers in the work of multicultural curriculum transformation by meeting them in the contexts in which they teach and equip them to continue the work of
This book examines the role that video games play in girls’ lives, including how games structure girls’ leisure time, how playing video games constitutes different performances of feminini
This book probes the challenges and opportunities faced by black women in the national political arena, paying special attention to the role of the media, campaign finance, and changing U.S. demograph
This book identifies persistent, institutional racism as the cause of the lower rates of high school graduation among minority students in the United States. Is provides a look at teachers’ effo
The book examines the relationship between democracy and technocracy with Japan as the case study. Not only does this study look at specific policy initiatives and the regulatory process in multiple a
This study examines conflict and conflict resolution in medieval Eastern Europe. The author argues that the posturing, limited violence, and shifting alliances within kinship networks often determined
This book examines the relationship between cross-border economic ties and international relations in the context of China–Taiwan relations. It focuses on Taiwan’s domestic politics as an intervening
This book is a thorough examination and fresh interpretation of Shakespeare’s presentation of the final throes of republican Rome’s decay and demise and the rise of Caesarism. Speech by sp
Web 2.0 and the Political Mobilization of College Students investigates young adults’ political participation by looking at their online activities and the ways in which these forums help mobili
This edited collection is an ecumenical exploration of the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love by eight distinguished theologians. It deepens the theological virtues for today by integrating
This collection introduces the reader to third-generation Holocaust narratives, exploring the unique perspective of third-generation writers and demonstrating the ways in which Holocaust memory and tr
This book explores and evaluates Henry David Thoreau’s political thought through the lens of a theory of imagination and considers his legacy for later environmental thought. This book will inte
This study examines the role of mediation and other cultural conflict resolution models in Asia. The contributors use various countries as case studies to analyze how traditional, indigenous, and cult
This book analyzes America’s crusade against Jihadism. It addresses the successes and failures of Washington’s counter-Jihadist strategy before and after September 11, and explores whether
Authors Reilly and Ulbig explore the ways in which stressful polling place conditions cause voters to cast ballots in a manner contradictory to their preferences. Using an experimental approach, they
This work explores the contributions of Jean Price-Mars to Haitian history and culture and interprets his connections with Black internationalism, Harlem Renaissance, and the Negritude movement. The b
By studying the actions of the rising powers in relation to the Arab–Israeli conflict since 1947, this book identifies active and passive approaches to conflict management. Through them, this bo
Tracing musicology in Latin American during the twentieth century, this book presents case studies to illustrate how Latin American music has interacted with social and global processes. It addresses
This book explores how women within the male-dominated Communist Party in the United States built a home for feminist ideology and practice during the early Cold War. It explores how, in pamphlets, ar
This edited collection looks at leadership on television to investigate issues of race, gender, class, identity, and voice in a variety of workplace and social settings. It examines the constructive a
Mapping the Megalopolis is an interdisciplinary collection of 10 chapters on contemporary Mexico City. Through topics such as the privatization of public space and challenges to existing conceptualiza
The authors in this collection engage with ecstatic naturalism in a variety of ways, comparing it to or integrating it with other philosophies and disciplines to express and fully explore the transcen
In Expanding the Category "Human": Nonhumanism, Posthumanism, and Humanistic Psychology Patrick Whitehead argues that humanistic psychology must continue its sixty-year-old project of openne
This book examines the condition of religious organizations or teachings within a different culture where one or more indigenous religions are already present.
Violent Offenders and Their Victims is a holistic and human exploration of the nature of violence and its genesis. Chad C. Breckenridge provides a complete psychoanalytic, child developmental, and neu
This book explores attempts to reform the SNAP program and argues that many recent reform efforts are based on conceptions of the undeserving poor rather than data about SNAP recipients. It warns that
This volume examines when and how Latinas run for political office at the national and state level. Contributors further this analysis by examining the ways Latinas are covered in the news, how they a
The book offers a close examination of the rhetoric and discourses around the Bhopal disaster through a reading of numerous cultural texts—from fiction to protest effigies and posters – an
