Cultural studies

This book investigates the source from which the pressure to conform arises in Japanese society.

Addiction Literature's Past and Present aims to realign consideration of addiction as a transhistorical and transcultural aspect of the human condition.

This book addresses the health status of both mothers and children, highlighting acute malnutrition through anthropometric indices such as weight-for-height, weight-for-age, height-for-age, and BMI.

The Himalaya is the new folded mountain system - the tallest and the youngest in the world.

Citizens in the contemporary era are increasingly residing in an age of constant migration, however, not all migratory movements are fully understood as migrants are often excoriated on entry to host countries.

The Himalaya is the new folded mountain system - the tallest and the youngest in the world.

This book covers multiple cultural tourism aspects including among others, nature and rural conservation policy and conflicts, reflected in case studies, and ethnic minority heritage and their folklore traditions and performances, as well as tourism activities in the city areas.

This book charts the development of creative writing, bringing it from China to the world.

This book presents a comprehensive forensic analysis of an oil painting depicting a Madonna and Child in a tondo format, previously thought to be a Victorian copy.

This book is the second of a three-volume set introducing the history of scientific thought (including social and human science) and covers the Latin Middle Ages, the Renaissance period, and the 17th century.

When seen through Jewish eyes, the global future looks darker than it has for generations.

This book constitutes the first full volume dedicated to an academic analysis of theatrically-released spinoff films derived from British radio and television sitcoms.

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This book explores the leading role that cities can play in shaping progressive policies in collaboration with various stakeholders.

Swedish children's cinema has a long and rich history.

This book contends that the development of modern Chinese international thought has been profoundly shaped by the distinctive nature of the Chinese state as a contender state and its global positioning since 1912.

This volume examines the often-overlooked crisis of sexual misconduct within Korean Protestant churches, exploring how militarized culture, hierarchical power, and institutional silence contribute to the abuse of congregants—especially those in vulnerable situations.

This book brings together different intercultural philosophical points of view discussing the philosophical impact of what we call the 'appropriated' religions of Southeast Asia.

The book offers an in-depth analysis of how ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is portrayed in the Chinese media, focusing on the multifaceted dynamics of economic cooperation, regional connectivity, cultural exchange, and non-traditional security governance.

This volume takes a global perspective on intersectionality embodied by Muslim women.

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This book argues that whenever we are talking about cancel culture, identity politics, political correctness, antisemitism, conspiracy theories, or the alt-Right, we are dealing with a culture war, which often pits two sides against each other in a split world of good and evil.

Examining the essential roleand exploitationof frontline workers across the food chain.

What if the key to wellbeing lay not only on a therapist's couch, but on a coat hanger?