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This book interrogates the impact of a loveless, meritocratic, and exclusively Eurocentric learning environment on student engagement and motivation, reimagining a more effective outcome when...

This book synthesizes a research on the so-called Tang-Song social transformation" and "society of moneyed elite" in ancient China to examine the social changes that took place in the Tang and Song...

This collection of essays by an award winning scholar and poet will appeal to readers from many areas of English, with particular appeal to grad students preparing to teach writing courses. "As an...

At its onset, the American Indian Women of Proud Nations Organization set out to create a space that would uplift Native American women, children, and families because of their central roles in the...

An Ecological Pedagogy of Joy is an interweaving that explores the conduct of pedagogy in these ecologically sorrowful times. Drawing upon the authors' collective experiences as teachers and...

El sicario ha sido una figura protagónica de la realidad social colombiana de las últimas décadas. La excesiva violencia en sus diferentes formas ha dado como resultado una sociedad acostumbrada a la...

White supremacy and American style individual autonomy are mutually supportive and co-dependent. Attacking white racism will not dislodge white supremacy, which the author contends is the greatest...

Censorship and the loss of free speech is part of a growing anti-democratic movement. This volume documents and evaluates the contemporary phenomenon of censorship in digital spaces as well as in...

China's international political prominence is currently facing a strategic challenge and significant dilemma due to its image abroad. To address this, China is utilizing the Belt and Road Initiative...

The glamorized life of Black women with light skin and its presumed likeness to whiteness has caused division within the Black community for years. Most often written and spoken of is the...

Paul Feyerabend was one of the most influential forces that changed the intellectual world in the second half of the 20th century. Based on his intimate knowledge of the history and of the...

Si les pratiques festivali?es mobilisent depuis longtemps la recherche scientifique, il semble qu'un tournant ait ??op???la fin du XXe si?le avec l'?ergence des Film Festival Studies. Depuis une...

In the spirit of exploration and reflection, this book aims to guide the reader along a journey of discovery to see our vulnerable and finite home anew, inspired to contemplate and deepen our...

This book constructively proposes that the work of Hans Urs von Balthasar is a credible alternative to the epistemological and ethical concerns of postmodernism, which arose from nineteenth-century...

A través de este libro, el autor revela la importancia de la relación entre la cultura y la educación en China, lo que nos ayuda a comprender mejor las leyes del desarrollo de la educación en China y...

This book provides a thorough analysis of the study of gender and politics through the lens of communication and the examination of research from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The book begins...

In this revised and expanded second edition of Harmonizing Sentiments: The Declaration of Independence and the Jeffersonian Idea of Self-Government, the original themes of American independence and...

Este libro es una obra maestra y cl?sticade la historia general china, que comienza con las primitivas actividades humanas en China y termina con los grandes cambios en medio del siglo 19 y la ca?da...

With current surging polarities of perspectives, dangerous culture wars and immanent threats to the human social and ecological fabric, it is a good time to rediscover the true meaning of fear...

Our narratives about intelligent machines reprise the same modes in which humans have historically dealt with "other" groups of humans, especially during the era of colonialism. Addressing...

Israel's New Wars examines Israel's recent conflicts with Iran and its partners. The book's key focus is how these wars differ from those fought between 1948 and 1982. In the wake of its...

This textbook blends key social work competencies with an anti-oppressive, antiracist, trauma informed, clinical approach. This book offers information and knowledge for effective, anti-oppressive,...

The Eastern Orthodox Churches in post-communist Eastern Europe are embroiled in long-running conflicts over ownership of territory, saints, sites, nations, and history. These often violent conflicts...

Preparing Culturally Efficacious Bilingual Counselors Through Theory and Case Studies provides theoretical grounding and practical approaches that are responsive to serving the distinct...

Showcasing experiences and ideas from diverse stakeholders in the field of education, this edited collection offers readers innovative pedagogies in STE(A)M.Author: Jennifer D. Adams, Eun-Ji Kim,...

China's economy has maintained a high annual growth rate of 9.72%, since the Reform and Opening up. Contrary to the high economic growth and improved stability, consumption has declined year by year...

Rural sociology plays a crucial role because of the challenges faced in diverse rural contexts. Each rural area has its own characteristics, and small-scale farmers deploy tailor-made strategies to...

This book accommodates perspectives across sociology, cultural studies, anthropology, policy studies, and history to offer both a rich and complementary account of sporting culture in Hong Kong's...

This book examines the Covid-19 pandemic from a social, cultural and philosophical perspective. In a unique and innovative approach, it addresses its subject by recounting the authors' thoughts...

Based on relevant research from domestic and foreign academic circles, this book focuses on the path choices and transition of the main political forces of Germany (emperors, vassals, imperial...