This book has been inspired by Dennis Meadows's (et al) The Limits to Growth, published 41 years ago. It forewarned the general public about the ex...

This book has been inspired by Dennis Meadows's (et al) The Limits to Growth, published 41 years ago. It forewarned the general public about the ex...

Over recent decades the concept of literacy has been an important field of discussion in Medieval and Early Modern studies, and questions concernin...

Two pervading factors in any life-world that are discussed, but never explicated are time and concrete action. No doubt, social theory (as well as ...

Humans have always depended upon natural ecosystems to supply a range of services useful for their survival and well-being. However, with widesprea...

Sales of locally produced foods comprise a small but growing part of U.S. agricultural sales. Estimates vary, but they indicate that local food sal...

A collection of interlinked essays that explores family, language, politics, identity, and culture, often with a touch of humour. These essays move...

This book recounts the exciting tale of human beings’ relationship with the stars. It covers that tale from prehistory and antiquity to the Middle ...

This book chronicles the story of love which is considered an Indian creation. The first love story of the world was found in the Rig Veda and the ...

Maido (my-dough, not to be confused with that childhood favorite, Play-Doh) describes the most common Japanese gestures and defines their meanings ...

When civilizations first encounter each other a cascade of change is triggered that both challenges and reinforces the identities of all parties. M...

This book provides a compelling and informative look into the experiences of women of colour in academia. Using personal and scholarly narrative th...

In 2003, EPA introduced revised Clean Water Act regulations to better protect surface waters from nutrients from concentrated animal feeding operat...

Beef markets in the United States are undergoing rapid change as alternative production systems and technologies evolve in response to consumer dem...

This book provides a multi-disciplinary discussion of the concept of mentality, its relevance, and its interconnection with culture, past and prese...

Take a twisted trip through the mind's eye of pop culture legend Dirty Donny Gillies as he brings us the best of his black-and-white ink drawings f...

Society consists of numerous interconnected, interacting, and interdependent groups, which invariably differ in both power and status. Inequality a...

This book offers a theoretical backdrop on issues related to multicultural education and intercultural approaches to language pedagogy as well as a...

Our century is the urban century -- a century in which the balance between urban and rural has been tipped with more than half of the world's popul...

Author Brian Kennedy explores the deep roots of Canada's hockey obsession, which has become an integral piece of our national mythology. From the o...

This book is a collection of Native American Recipes from tribes across North America. Some of the recipes provide new and different ways to prepar...

This book presents new research on new developments and policies in the Native American population in the United States. Topics discussed in this c...

The first chapter of this book traces the rise of the idea of Manifest Destiny, showing how it contributed to the historical traumatisation experie...

This book presents current research on new developments and policies in the Native American population in the United States. Topics discussed in th...

Dual inheritance theory (DIT) recognises the fact that for the last 50 millennia cultural evolution has had a marked impact on our anatomy, behavio...

Dual inheritance theory (DIT) recognizes the fact that for the last 50 millennia cultural evolution has had a marked impact on our anatomy, behavio...

These essays deliver innovative and valuable aspects for a new reading of parts of late 19th century Latin American cultural critique, but above al...

Presents new ways of understanding the old dichotomy city vs country in an effort to think through the epistemological and artistic implications of...

This wide-ranging book brings new and fresh visions of important aspects of Tibetan culture. It considers fields as diverse as power in Lhatok in E...

Author and blogger Jason Y Ng has a knack for making the familiar both fascinating and funny. Three years after his best-selling début "Hong Kong S...

Have you ever heard of the cream effect or witnessed the power of cultural backdraft? Have you watched the slow process of fossilisation or used th...

This book reveals the development, expression and potency of organisational culture and identity. With an emphasis on diagnosing culture and its un...

In this series of deft and beautifully written essays, conservationist Stephen Spear and journalist Janice Riley chronicle a year of cultivating bl...

This book is to date the first and only study on Pakistan's foreign policy and decision-making process. It discusses the hows and whys of its polic...

In a world that is too often seen as a "clash of civilisations", some believe there is another way -- a path that involves engagement, dialogue, an...

This book provides an answer to the question 'Who are the Native Americans?' Their origins are significant in world history because they suggest ea...

The pepper fruit is commonly consumed as fresh fruit. In addition, the fruit is used in food industry and in manufacture processing, either ferment...

Persian language translation of Aeschylus' classic play about the Persian army's defeat.

Emergency medical services (EMS) systems provide important benefits to the public. Every day, EMS systems provide immediate medical care in respons...

The great Paracelsian scholar Walter Pagel and the pioneer medical historian Kurt Polycarp Sprengel identified Petrus Severinus' Idea medicinæ (157...

Step up for this delightful and attractive book on international, high fashion footwear. Over 300 eye-popping, platform shoe styles, shown in color...

This book investigates the praise poetry genre of the Dagombas of northern Ghana. The art of drumming, performed by court figures known as drummers...

The pomegranate is a beloved plant and fruit that has been used in ancient times. The raw fruit, juice, peels and flowers were used as medicines. T...

When Samuel Beckett’s work first appeared, it was routinely described, by Adorno amongst others, as a clear example of European high culture. Howev...

This book presents an overview of the cultivation of the potato, pointing out some aspects in relation to its production, consumption and importanc...

Prague 22: A Philosopher Takes a Tram through a City is a work of joyful wonder inspired by the encounter between the philosopher of the title and ...

This interdisciplinary volume presents research at the intersection of religion, age and race and tackles the question what it is like to be young ...

Since the dawn of time, people have experienced premonitions. Some foretell disasters, while others help to prevent horrible crimes or accidents. J...