On 3 September 2010, the RCMP in Grande Prairie, Alberta, received a 911 call from Mat Crichton about a shooting on a local farm. Seconds later, mi...

"Not Drowning but Waving...gestures both at the difficulties faced by feminists in the humanities in Canada and at the possibilities of hope, of ne...

On Global combines sound conceptual work and research in specific sites under the rubric of globalization. It provides the opportunity for scholars...

In this book, the reader will be updated about the most recent information related to opioid use disorders and how to treat them. It starts by prov...

In Italy, the rate of foreign immigration is among one of the major cultural shifts after World War II. Increased immigration rates account not onl...

The stories of expatriates in Hong Kong – the most dynamic, dramatic and diverse city in the Asia-Pacific region – come to life in this book. Why d...

To date, little has been published about the place of spirituality in working with survivors of intimate partner violence. Overcoming Conflicting L...

This book presents a range of interesting and diverse papers in order to demonstrate the importance and need for intervention programs that deal wi...

Pain is a common issue among the elderly. Common causes of pain in this population include angina, arthritis, bone and joint disorders, neuropathie...

This book examines the issue of pain in individuals with intellectual disabilities by introducing the topic as well as suggesting a model for pain ...

The main goal of this book is to record as much of the Palestinian refugees' political history as possible. The author is becoming increasingly awa...

In cross-country poverty studies Denmark, like the other Nordic countries, stands out with low rates of poverty incidence and duration. The purpose...

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a worldwide problem with many physical and psychological complications. In the U.S., about one-third of American...

Are women past caring? Care is essential to social relationships and individual well-being. It is woven into New Zealand’s key social institutions,...

The late Father Bascio makes a great effort in understanding the plight of the Church and makes no bones in exposing the danger to the Church broug...

Pleasure in the form of food, drink or drugs, is the subject of this book, which looks at how their consumption has played a key role in social int...

Violence fascinates us. One cannot pick up a newspaper without finding countless articles about brutality; as the saying goes, "If it bleeds, it le...

Physical disabilities are impairments which limit an individual's physical function. This book reviews risk factors and the affect physical disabil...

Policy Choices in a Globalized World

A refugee is a person who, "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular...

This book examines the conventional approaches to numerous problems that affect people who are blind (such as education, Braille literacy, economic...

Politics of Immigration - Current Issues & Future Directions