Interdisciplinary Studies

Lee, Chan and their contributors analyse the different kinds of soft power deployed by Taiwan in its bid to strengthen its relations with its neigh...

This book explores the determination of Chinas carbon emission targets, especially with regard to the allocation of responsibility of Chinas import...

This book does not instruct the reader how to communicate interculturally but supports them in reflecting on how they can (re-)negotiate and (re-)c...

Science and technology have long been considered key for development, problem solving and education in low-income countries, and Sweden has been at...

This book argues that the European public sphere functions to help citizens understand complex economic issues and discuss them meaningfully across...

This handbook provides the most comprehensive examination of Asian citiesdeveloped and developing, large and smalland their urban development. Inve...

This book looks at the complexity of the topic of industrial site planning. Levels and actors are understood and discussed in terms of their mutual...

This book investigates gender equality and womens empowerment in Sierra Leone, focusing especially on womens interactions with the state and its de...

Foregrounding the ways in which men experience transnational migration, Migratory Men: Place, Transnationalism and Masculinities considers how we c...

This handbook provides foundational, conceptual, and practical knowledge and understanding of inclusive education and special needs education. It h...

Dahomeys Royal Architecture examines the West African kingdom of Dahomey, located in present-day Republic of Benin. The book explores the Royal Pal...

This volume explores the impact of good governance upon social sectors development in India and other selected economies of the world.Economic deve...

How does a smart organization model enable self-governments to lead local and regional development in a sustainable and resilient manner? What are ...

Membering the Rhodesian Linguistic Agenda in Zimbabwe reports on a study carried out in Zimbabwe to ascertain the degree and effect of honouring th...

This book explores political cynicism as a driving force at the heart of the current crisis of democracy in the United States, focusing on the cris...

This book draws on ethnographic studies in Southeast Asia to provide new insights into humanenvironmental relationships and ecologies, together wit...

In the light of intense international focus on ongoing forms of world poverty, this book examines the potential of the concept of recognition in co...

This book examines the complex history of Adventism in Africa, situating it within the context of African traditions and culture. From a small move...

This book uncovers, explores and analyses the cultural and social factors and values that lie behind waste making, recycling and disposal in the As...

The book provides a pentapartite theoretical analysis of socio-economic factors as the grand basis for the evolution of Boko Haram terrorism in Nig...

The authors of this volume discuss questions of disaster and justice from various interdisciplinary vantage points, including public policy, scienc...

Writing Manchuria details the lives and translates a selection of fiction from one of the mid-twentieth centurys four famous husband-wife writers o...

This edited volume explores the past, present, and future of the Korean Peninsula, with special focus on South Korea, by connecting developments in...

This book builds on Maraiss innovative A (Bio)Semiotic Theory of Translation to explore the implications of this conceptualization of translation a...

In this edifying volume Sarah Corona and Claudia Zapata extrapolate the causes for the divisions between groups in Latin American society, bringing...

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Writing good copy is no longer just about advertising or selling or direct mail. You need to develop a deep understanding of your customers and use...

At a time when uneven power dynamics are high on development actors agenda, this book will be an important contribution to researchers and practiti...

This book offers new and cutting-edge analyses of under-explored subjects and issues in the realm of soft power. It attempts to fill significant sc...

How do two conventionally powerful, nuclear armed, but commercially oriented great powers, reliant on sea lanes and global maritime infrastructure,...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Indias social and economic transformation in the decades leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic and exp...

The book focuses on the main security threats, defence industry, arms trade, defence policies and military capabilities related issues in the Asia-...

What started as a sub-prime mortgage crisis in the United States in 2007 snowballed into global recession and later transformed into an economic cr...

An exploration of women's participation in small- and micro-enterprise activities in less developed countries. Topics covered include: the human ec...

The Grameen Bank of Bangladesh has successfully lent small sums to poor women for income generation. This empirical study examines the programme's ...