This book presents the possibility of a robust dialogue for all who are committed to critique and enhance the problem of graven images and yet know that even the absent God must be accounted for in co
This collection examines romantic relationship development via computer mediated communication. The contributors demonstrate how technology can impact perceptions of love and romance.
Chinese government policies have drawn international criticisms including persistent allegations of online espionage, domestic Internet censorship, and an increased military capability utilizing compu
This book critically analyzes how the perpetuation of negative racial and gender stereotypes in reality television influences how the U.S. views black women.
Chinese government policies have drawn international criticisms including persistent allegations of online espionage, domestic Internet censorship, and an increased military capability utilizing compu
During times of unprecedented change, parishes require skilled collaborative efforts from parishioners, pastors, pastoral teams, diocesan leaders, educators and researchers. This book examines innovat
Civil–Military Relationships in Developing Countries analyzes the crucial links between security, democratization, economic development, and state building institutions. With studies of fourteen count
Przewalski’s Horses in Eurasia explores how pluralism in species reintroduction provides insights into the experiences, relationships, and knowledge required for future international collaborations to
By conducting case studies of five demographically diverse congregations,Intersectionality in Intentional Communities examines the daily practices of change and entrenchment in Protestant congregation
Communicating with Memes: Consequences in Post-truth Civilization investigates the consequences of memetic communication, including online harassment, the election of Donald Trump, and the resurgence
Cross-referencing neurobiological knowledge with the invariance hypothesis, relevance theory, and frame semantics, Metaphor from the Ground Up: Understanding Figurative Language in Context unifies met
This book explores the issues and problems relating to chiropractic medicine, particularly in light of the current health care reform occurring in the United States.
This book provides a history of media literacy, presenting research that recovers how it has been conceived as reform, as understanding representation, and as pedagogy.
The Garden of Reality addresses urgent questions around the relativity of religious truth, religious pluralism, transreligious discourse, postmodern cosmology, and interspiritual mysticism in order to
American Haiku: New Readings explores the history and development of haiku by American writers, examining individual writers from the late nineteenth century to modern times.
This collection provides a broad examination of contemporary Uzbekistan. The contributors analyze its geostrategic significance, its economic potential, and its demographic importance. This study also
This book explores the unique health-based approach that has been employed in Cuba to dramatically change attitudes and policies regarding sexual diversity since 1959.
This ethnography examines how contemporary dancers of Bharata Natyam, a traditionally Hindu storytelling dance form, embody Buddhist, Muslim, Christian and Jain narratives. These dancers choreographic
Renowned Critical Africana scholar and philosopher, Molefi Kete Asante demonstrates the multidimensionality of Afrocentricity as a paradigm of theoretical perspectives advancing the agency of African
This book addresses the historical, linguistic, philosophical, and theological dimensions of post-Holocaust Jewish–Christian dialogue. The distinguished thinkers who contribute illuminate how far the
This book examines how mediators’ relational characteristics, impartiality and interest, can alter the outcome of mediation in international militarized disputes. After uncovering the two dimens
Brown offers close textual analysis of Hegel’s theory of modality (actuality, possibility, necessity, contingency). It situates Hegel within historical and contemporary debates about metaphysics
This edited collection critiques postfeminist advertising through the lenses of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, age, class, and nationality. The authors represent a variety of feminism
Why the Humanities Matter Today explains the importance of philosophy, foreign language, literature, history, political theory, and liberal education in American higher education. The contributors in
This book explores the implementation impact of the European skill formation system in education and training reforms in Albania. The institutional approach delineates the transformational challenges
Bonhoeffer’s New Beginning investigates Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life-affirming answer to how we begin again after devastation. Combining scholarly rigor and existential honesty, DeCort argues that Bonho
This collection of transnational, globalized European literature studies envisions understanding the intersection of our contemporary world and various writers in exile in new cultural, historical, sp
Reframing the Reclaiming of Urban Space examines DIY urbanism from an intersectional feminist analytical framework. The racialized, classed, gendered, and sexualized aspects of DIY urbanism, including
This book describes how practices of mindfulness significantly contribute to teacher professional development by increasing educators’ sense of well-being, collegiality, and connection with each
