Society and Social Sciences

The Coddy was one of the most renowned storytellers and characters of the Western Isles at the turn of the nineteenth into the twentieth and beyond, and was the inspiration for Compton MacKenzie's Whisky Galore.

Matt Hopwood set off with just a small bag and a walking stick, no possessions and an open mind to walk many hundreds of miles the length and breadth of the country.

A sweeping account of the rise and evolution of liberal internationalism in the modern era"e;The crowning achievement of [Ikenberry's] decades-long work explaining and defending the liberal international order.

This edited volume will give readers an in-depth grasp of the dynamics and intricacies of the field of adult education and provide an investigation of the journeys of adult educators, exploring how their experiences shape and influence their learning and teaching methods.

Reveals how inclusive heritage policies simultaneously created exclusion and conflict within the Palenquero community in Colombia.

An original examination of the writings of reformist Muslim thinker, Ahmad Qābel, whose work sought to rationalise and modernise Islamic law.

Traces the emergence of literary history, showing how Iranians and South Asians drew from their shared heritage to produce a ''Persianate modernity''.

This volume focuses on select contributions made to the Nepali periodical Chandrika, published in Kurseong, Darjeeling, India, from 1918 to 1919.

Explores the spaces and events of the interwar Round Table Conference which drafted the blueprint for colonial India''s constitutional future.

Ethnography of Shias living along frontiers of Kashmir, negotiating belonging to India by calibrating transnational religious-cultural ideas with nationalist ideologies.

Situating Birsa Munda as the canon, the book demonstrates how political parties and civil societies mobilise and reproduce his memory.

This book develops ''Collective Equality'' as a new theoretical basis for the law of peace and for transitional justice.

Explores both Zambian dress practices from the late-colonial period until the present and African contributions to globally circulating fashions.

This volume focuses on select contributions made to the Nepali periodical Chandrika, published in Kurseong, Darjeeling, India, from 1918 to 1919.

Jurisdictional accumulation reveals varieties of early modern extraterritorial practices and how consuls, ambassadors, merchants and lawyers drove European imperial expansion.

Recent tools and findings from the cognitive sciences illuminate religious thought and behaviour in ancient Israel and the Bible.

Studying moral responsibility in world politics sheds light on changing accountability relations, justice and legitimacy in global governance.

Historic littoral cities and sites of Southeast Asia that grew along the coast, seascapes, and the confluence of rivers as evolvements from Indigenous settlements linked the dynamism of trade and confluence of cultures, have defied categorization and characterization.

This practical and action-oriented book focuses on addressing the educational needs of twice-exceptional students in higher education.

This book introduces a comprehensive model for evaluating the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on human rights, democracy, and the rule of law and an innovative framework that merges Human Rights Impact Assessments (HRIAs) practices with AI-focused algorithmic impact assessment approaches.

Offers a new interpretation of Johann Gottfried Herder''s political thought, situating his ideas in pan-European Enlightenment debates.

A history of colonial legacies in United Nations peacekeeping operations in the aftermath of the Second World War.

This book offers a new interpretation of Hegel''s Logic, the foundational work of his philosophical system.

This book illuminates the genesis and development of modern war writing in relation to Romanticism, biopolitics and disciplinary theory.

By analyzing migration-food security linkages, this book engages with the larger process of uneven development in India.

Redefine Your Health by Tuning Into Your Bodys True RhythmWhat if the secret to real healing wasnt another pill or endless tests, but a radical shift in how you understand your body and mind?

Introduction to the 100 Somethings Language Learning SeriesWelcome to an innovative approach to language learning!

The book demonstrates the underappreciated extent and political importance of both positive and negative mass partisan attitudes in Brazil.

A global approach to developing a theory of radicalism, drawing on a series of striking case studies by leading scholars.

Introduces the concept of language socialization by providing case studies from various classrooms around the world.

Reveals how early modern religious conceptions of covenant and community were deployed for surprisingly radical political ends.

Provides the first scholarly and comprehensive book on the national renewable energy laws of every country that has them (113 countries).

This volume reveals music''s role in Victorian liberalism and its relationship with literature, locating the Victorian salon within intellectual and cultural history.

Uses a policy regime approach to conduct a comparative analysis of the public policies of shale gas in Eastern Europe.

Shah uncovers the complex interaction between constitutional law, religion and politics in three key plural societies in Asia.

An exploration of the controversies surrounding Singlish and how they illuminate wider issues of identity and language in the context of globalization.