Interdisciplinary Studies

Drawing on a total of 8,308 haiku poems written by 834 English as Foreign Language (EFL) university students in Japan, this book explores the value...

This book explores how endangered local interpreters in Afghanistan were seen through Western eyes in the period from 2014, when the West drew down...

Over one-third of the Indian population is made up of young people aged between 15 to 34 years. Such a large young population is an asset to any na...

Face-to-face dialogue is our basic form of language use. It is, and always has been, the only form of language use that spans all cultures and soci...

Infrastructure drives economic growth and sustainable development by facilitating productivity, attracting foreign investment, promoting industrial...

This collection of twenty-five essays distills the best thinking about communication principles, messages, and relationships penned by more than tw...

This collection of twenty-five essays distills the best thinking about communication principles, messages, and relationships penned by more than tw...

To what extent does the production of art require the work of hands? And, reciprocally, to what extent does an artwork enable a tactile understand...

Unterhaltungsspiele, die im Zusammenhang mit der Handlung und Folge des Zweiten Weltkriegs stehen sowie eine zeitgenössische Aufarbeitung der Verbr...

Die Gesellschaft kann nur unter den sehr beschränkten Bedingungen ihrer eigenen Kommunikationsmöglichkeiten auf Umweltprobleme reagieren. Das gilt ...

This book explores how the development of innovative urban agricultural businesses is creating social innovation and changing the perception and be...

Essential guide to British universities that gives you all the information you need to make the crucial decisions on what to study, where to study,...

This book examines the failure of 'development' in Central America, where despite billions of dollars of development funding and positive indicator...

From All the Way with LBJ to red MAGA hats, famous and infamous slogans, logos, signage, and accessories are compiled in a striking visual encyclop...

This ground-breaking book highlights and extends on the increasing number of research and practice collaborations between the disciplines of drama ...

This handbook broadens and engages with current debates on men and masculinities in conflict and peacebuilding.Through an expansive range of chapte...

This book provides the first exploration of panda fandom, a term denoting the community built upon the deep and intimate emotional connections betw...

This book provides the first exploration of panda fandom, a term denoting the community built upon the deep and intimate emotional connections betw...

During the long nineteenth century, a technological revolution occurred, leading to the emergence of new means of transport such as steamships, rai...

This book is a collection of eight chapters that examine new media and contemporary Chinese politics based on an analysis of twelve major microblog...

This book explores a number of important themes within body language discourse. The authors analyse the role of hands, touch, facial expression, mi...

This book looks at the historical and political dynamics of the Sino-Indian border dispute in Indias Himalayan Frontiers.Going back into Tibetan hi...

This book explores gender topics related to social transitions and social struggles in the context of the urban transformations accompanying the ev...

In Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge Cultivation, Radhika Govinda engages with intersectionality as critical theory, as critical ...

This book questions the validity and reliability of conventional measures of quality education, like enrolment ratio, retention rates, pupil-teache...

This collection represents the first of its kind, bringing together the latest research on danmu, the fast-growing phenomenon of live comments over...

This book challenges previous definitions of modernity by comparing Max Weber (18641920), often considered the most important sociologist of the tw...

The display of religious symbols in the public space has been the subject of much debate. This book provides an overview of the presence of religio...

This book offers an interdisciplinary analysis of the interplay between protest and institutions during an era of multiple crises in Denmark, Germa...

The book is the first ever attempt to examine various socio-cultural aspects of contemporary India ranging from caste and hierarchy and the religio...

Just Culture and the Criminalisation of Air Accidents equips the reader with the tools to understand the meaning of criminalisation in the civil av...

The book posits that womens political leadership is vital for transitions to a sustainable future. It investigates the unsustainability of the curr...

The book posits that womens political leadership is vital for transitions to a sustainable future. It investigates the unsustainability of the curr...

This book examines how the principle of ecological integrity in international law and governance can help address our current global crises.The pri...

Combining theory and case studies, this book explores the factors that influence the academic success of international students in China. It emphas...

  Peter C.Y. Chow has been Professor of Economics at the City College and Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA, since 1986. He ...

This book presents an in-depth and provoking analysis of the current global landscape and the challenges it presents for development. Offering a un...

The influence of news coverage on the rise of far-right ideologies is undeniable. To better understand the potential impact of the liberal media on...

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Traditional approaches to teaching, researching, and advancing ...