Involving contributions from archaeology, geology, ethnography, anthropology and prehistory, The World at 18 000 BP: Low Latitudes (second of the two volumes, and originally published in 1990) surveys the world scene 18,000 years ago.
Amidst rising global inequality, intensifying geopolitical frictions, and the renewed force of colonial logics, this volume offers a critical interrogation of coloniality, decolonial practices, global capitalism, and the technologies of governance that entrench social and environmental injustice.
This book examines the ways in which Nigeria's borders are used as instruments of soft and hard power in the country's relations with other African states.
The book chronicles the life and exploits of one of history's most famous military leaders, Alexander the Great, focusing on his childhood, education, and the early part of his reign.
Reading Faces is the first book to discuss the historical contexts and theoretical underpinnings of the artificial intelligence (AI) systems that identify individuals, or purport to ascribe emotions and characteristics to them based on their facial features.
In this compelling narrative, discover how Christianity-particularly through Puritanism-shaped the foundations of modern Western democracy, only to see its influence dramatically transformed by the forces of secularization.
This book explores the architectural history of Christian universities in China, revealing how quasi colonial power interaction and cross cultural communication of meaning were channelled through religious and educational architecture in modern China.
Bringing together a broad range of case studies from across Europe, this book explores practices implemented to promote the sustainable use of environmental resources from the 16th century until the turn of the 21st century.
Involving contributions from archaeology, geology, ethnography, anthropology and prehistory, The World at 18 000 BP: Low Latitudes (second of the two volumes, and originally published in 1990) surveys the world scene 18,000 years ago.
China in Later Enlightenment Political Thought examines the ideas of China in the works of mid- to late-eighteenth century European Enlightenment political thinkers.
This volume offers readers a comprehensive and vivid picture of medieval death and burial in England, bringing the fascinating beliefs and rituals surrounding mortality into sharp focus.
In this compelling narrative, discover how Christianity-particularly through Puritanism-shaped the foundations of modern Western democracy, only to see its influence dramatically transformed by the forces of secularization.
CÓMO LOS CLÁSICOS GRIEGOS Y ROMANOS HAN INFLUIDO EN TODA NUESTRA CULTURAVivimos una constante recuperación y reivindicación de la Antigüedad clásica en múltiples ámbitos.
Since the peak of school desegregation in the late 1980s, schools across the nation have been resegregating such that schools are now as segregated as they were during the late 1960s.
Teaching and learning through Hollywood, or commercial, film and television productions is anything but a new approach and has been something of a mainstay in the classroom for nearly a century.
Este libro analiza las interconexiones cronologicas y enfatiza acerca de la continuidad entre los anos veinte, los treinta, los anos de la propia guerra y el periodo de posguerra, extendiendose hasta sucesos como la reunificacion de Alemania.
Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Authors Going Deeper with Holistic Education is a collection of essays and poems offering testimony to the holism of original traditional Indigenous ways of knowing, teaching and learning.
Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Authors Going Deeper with Holistic Education is a collection of essays and poems offering testimony to the holism of original traditional Indigenous ways of knowing, teaching and learning.
In response to the limitations associated with teaching through film, we sought to develop practical lesson ideas that might bridge gaps between theory and practice and assist teachers endeavoring to make effective use of film in their classrooms.
In response to the limitations associated with teaching through film, we sought to develop practical lesson ideas that might bridge gaps between theory and practice and assist teachers endeavoring to make effective use of film in their classrooms.
Ancient Mexico, the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, built upon an island situated in a great highland lake, the scene of the almost incredible exploits of Cortes, has long been familiar as a name to the western world.
