Detroit: A City Imagined in Film is a survey of prominent feature films depicting or referring to Detroit, and how they have captured and fed popular perceptions about the Motor City.
Performing Stragismo and Counterspectacularisation offers a new theoretical lens on political violence as spectacle, drawing on performance theory to explore how acts of violence - particularly terrorism - are staged, circulated, and remembered.
This book takes up the contentious issue of artificial intelligence (AI), and more specifically the evolving nature of AI-mindedness, as a legal entity in society.
The Handbook of Modern and Contemporary Japanese Women Writers offers a comprehensive overview of women writers in Japan, from the late 19th century to the early 21st.
Traditional Midwives: Cross-Cultural Perspectives is a pioneering work that delves deeply into the worlds of traditional midwives, shedding light on their practices, roles, and the immense cultural value they hold within their respective communities wherever they are still allowed to practice.
This book introduces students to the challenges related to international crime and punishment and the ways that criminal justice systems have sought to confront them.
Spirituality for Leaders delves into the integration of spirituality within leadership practices and highlights how spiritual beliefs and practices can enhance ethical decision-making, organizational culture, and well-being.
The Mnemonic Warriors of the European Far Right is a comparative analysis of the politics and policy of memory as seen through the conceptual lens of Pierre Nora's lieux de memoire.
The unprecedented uncertainties marked by the pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and the war in Gaza have redirected our attention to the importance of partnerships and engagements in international relations.
Industrial Water and Waste Treatment: Fundamentals, the first volume in the Industrial Water and Waste Treatment series, provides a comprehensive and authoritative exploration of the fundamental principles and advanced methodologies in industrial wastewater treatment.
This book examines the remarkably preserved Soca/Isonzo Front battlefield, exploring how its material heritage has shaped World War I (WW1) remembrance across changing political regimes along the Italian-Slovenian border.
Advancing the conversation on cultural intermediation by adding the muchoverlooked reality of racism, this edited collection offers a much-needed critical and contemporary focus on the ever-changing landscape of race in the marketplace.
This book reviews the evolution, development, and application of medicinal compounds, beginning with their historical context and advancing to modern innovations.
This volume charts the history of transnational and transatlantic fascism in East Central and Southeastern Europe, a lesser-known phenomenon that occurred throughout the twentieth century into the present.
This book addresses how the EU can promote European strategic autonomy to overcome contemporary military challenges while respecting the sovereignty of its Member States.
The Poetry, Art and Science of Psychoanalysis in Bion's 'O' pays homage to Wilfred Bion's lifelong love of poetry and his desire to integrate it with his psychoanalytic work as a means of communicating profound levels of emotional experience.
Although lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are the dominant technology used in portable electronics, electric vehicles, and stationary power stations, there is concern about the long-term availability and sustainability of lithium to meet demand.
Mastering Russian through Musical Culture bridges language and culture by tracing how music has interwoven with people's lives across ages, genders, and social groups throughout historical epochs.
This book introduces foundational and advanced concepts in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), focusing on their real-world applications and societal implications.
Business Transformation and Digital Innovation in the Service Sector explores the profound effects of digital innovation on the service sector, especially its potential for driving business transformation.
This book presents a thorough overview and assessment of the economics of the wildlife trade for scholars and conservationists, requiring only a basic understanding of economic principles.
The aim of the monograph is to demonstrate different approaches to building business models, where the starting point is the joint examination of social and technical factors.
This book draws on original research to illuminate how the personal values and norms of healthcare professionals in the Emergency Department (ED) influence how they experience the death of a patient, and develop tools and strategies to cope with these experiences.
This book provides a critically informed and interdisciplinary global examination of the instrumental role of women as resistance actors, both historically and today.
This book provides a comparative, theoretical, and empirical understanding of the possible role of elections to minority councils and self-governments, local variants of national-cultural autonomy bodies in five East-Central European countries.
This book presents an interdisciplinary and international reevaluation of urban critical theories, bringing together key perspectives from around the world on contemporary urban studies.
This book provides an in-depth analysis of neglected parasitic zoonoses of helminthic origin, offering a comprehensive understanding of their epidemiology, pathology, and implications for public health.
The ZAG Handbook of Algebraic Geometry provides an extensive collection of extended summaries of all the research talks given at the worldwide ZAG (Zoom Algebraic Geometry) Seminar, as well as contributed short notes.
This book explores South Asia's postcolonial politics through the lens of circulatory networks-of objects, people, and ideas-as the region navigated pivotal historical junctures.
This book gives a focused view of boron nitride (BN) nanostructures, including their structure, synthesis, properties, and various energy and healthcare-related applications.
This book highlights the stories of women from premodern history and literature through models of adaptations, retellings, and criticism such as poems, plays, and essays.
The healthcare industry is poised for a transformative leap, driven by the convergence of next-generation wireless technologies and the growing demand for patient-centered care.
