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This book examines the theory, practice, and challenges of contemporary security governance in Nigeria and argues for the prioritization of security governance in state affairs. It addresses...

This book examines land and maritime boundary conflicts, intra and inter-state armed conflicts, transboundary terrorism, and conflict resolution arrangements in Africa. It provides an important...

Contemporary Women's Writing in India offers refreshing and comprehensive literary voices that address a broad range of issues in contemporary women's writing in India.Author: Varun GulatiPublisher:...

The irreconcilable claims of Compact Theory and Nationalist Theory underlay countless constitutional debates, including recognition of a federal common law. The push for federal common law...

Native American sports team mascots represent a contemporary problem for modern Native American people. The ideas embedded in the mascot representations, however, are as old as the ideas constructed...

This book offers a detailed analysis of the social, cultural, and institutional influences on healthcare decision-making and explores the complex interplay of factors affecting health-seeking...

The world needs vision to anticipate its potential for positive change, and that is what this book represents. While many equate faith positions with conflict, this book presents a more positive...

This book explores rock and pop music lyrics of the last seventy years to elucidate a broad spectrum of themes about the collective human experience.Author: David C. Wright Jr.Publisher: Lexington...

This book analyzes issues related to multinational corporations, their immense economic and political influence in a globalized world, and corporate social responsibility. It offers a unique...

This booktraces W.E.B. Du Bois's fictionalization of history in his five major works of fiction and the short story The Souls of Black Folk through a thematic framework of cosmopolitanism. These...

This book examines how various stakeholders, including organizations and security actors, perceive the threats of extremism and the associated effects of countermeasures adopted within Kenya. It...

The authors analyze the impact of COVID-19 on both public administration and the survival of democracy in Eastern Europe. They conclude that the more democratic states in the north, better handled...

This book explores the challenges faced by documentary filmmakers in creating films and series for global audiences in response to increasing demands. The research utilizes in-depth interviews with...

Examining a variety of early- to mid-twentieth century Latin American fiction genres, Amy Frazier-Yoder delves into themes of power, identity, and the transformative potential of literature while...

This book asserts that metaphysics is a fundamental factor in systemic brutality toward animals, plants, and marginalized populations and examines Whitehead's process-relational thought and the...

This book examines horror films through a critical criminological lens. Each chapter considers how the genre impacts audiences and their understanding of topics like place, crime, and identity...

Criminology in Nigeria: Origin, Evolution and Trends explores the threads of the criminal justice system in Nigeria through past, present, and future trends. Tracing the roots of law and criminology...

Crisis and Commonwealth: Marcuse, Marx, McLaren advances Marcuse scholarship by presenting four hitherto untranslated and unpublished manuscripts by Herbert Marcuse from the Frankfurt University...

In Crisis Cultures Nicholas Manganas examines crisis as a constant state in modern Western societies, focusing on how digital media sustain these crises. Using case studies like the Capitol Hill...

With a focus on improving teacher education, this book offers critical and creative perspectives on diversity in education in the Nordic context. Chapters reflect the experiences, concerns, and needs...

This book analyzes different figurations of childhood in contemporary culture and politics with a particular focus on interdisciplinary methodologies of critical childhood studies. It argues that...

This book uses short fictive narratives and poetry of currently and formerly incarcerated juveniles. It gives an in-depth look at influences that affect their trajectory on the School to Prison...

This book presents a historical overview of vegetal ecocriticism in Taiwan and examines human-plant entanglements on the island.Author: Iping LiangPublisher: Lexington BooksPublication Date: Apr 23,...

Based on concepts derived from critical theory, discourse analysis, speech act theory, and semiotics, Critical Theory and Marital Quarrels: Dynamics of Passionate Speech explores the modern regimes...

This book explores the political, economic, social, and environmental health relations and politics of the global tech and electronics industry. Peter C. Little argues that, in the fast growing...

Examining literary narratives from the tenth through the fifteenth centuries, this book explores how writers used their craft to voice harsh criticism of the ruling class and unearths a deep distrust...

Croatia is a beautiful country with a rich culture that has profoundly impacted the world. This work contains essays on the different areas of Croatia' s national culture from its leading scholars...

Crossing Boundaries: Ethnicity, Race, and National Belonging in a Transnational World, edited by Brian D. Behnken and Simon Wendt, explores ethnic and racial nationalism within a transnational and...

Cuba, Africa, and Apartheid's End: Africa's Children Return! examines the history and impressive dimensions of the Cuban Revolution's solidarity with Africa. Cuba's role in the southern African...

Culture Matters in Russia--and Everywhere discusses modernization, democratization, and economic and political reforms in Russia and elsewhere, and asserts that these reforms can be accomplished...