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Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. What does it mean to live in a world where our most essential systems are digitalーand vulnerable? This book takes readers beyond the techn……続きを見る

America Has No Soul is a direct, urgent call to stop looking to politics for what only Jesus Christ can do. In a culture where people speak of "saving America," this book confronts a deeper and more……続きを見る

All kids occasionally space out, get sidetracked, run out of time, or explode in frustration--but some do it much more often than others. If you have a “smart but scattered” child, take heart. This ……続きを見る

本書由1979年李約瑟博士主講「錢賓四先生學術文化講座」的講稿輯錄而成。本書共分五章，除探索古代科學技術發展的概況和特點外，亦介紹了道家煉丹術的發展及其與火藥、火器、醫藥等發展的聯繫。此外，作者也試圖依……続きを見る

This book was written in dark times. The people of Iran cannot speak freely. The words die on our lips. The truth is buried in silence, layer upon layer, year upon year. 続きを見る

Most theories of modernity are based, explicitly or implicitly, on the development of Western societies since the late medieval period, but these theories are of limited value for understanding the ……続きを見る

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is a Hindu nationalist volunteer organization. It is also the parent of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Prime Minister Modi was himself a career RSS offi……続きを見る

This volume seeks to add a unique perspective on the complex relationship between psychology and politics, focusing on three analytical points of view: 1) psychology, politics, and complex thought, ……続きを見る

This book offers the first transnational history of white nationalism in Britain, the US and the formerly British colonies of Rhodesia, South Africa and Australia from the post-World War II period t……続きを見る

Note to the reader: This book is in Italian. Diagnostic errancy is devastating for individuals with rare diseases and their families. To understand her son’s differences, Mother Lioness relentlessly……続きを見る

Canaanite Scribal Creativity and the Making of Cuneiform Culture in the Amarna Age offer a nuanced exploration of the scribal practices behind the Canaanite Amarna Letters and wider scribal culture ……続きを見る

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. What if care was at the heart of how we organise our societies and economies? This timely book explores how care leave policies can help bu……続きを見る

This Open Access book illuminates the significant transformation processes brought about by economy-wide shifts towards sustainable modes of production, distribution, and consumption. In particular,……続きを見る

The Global Financial Crisis revealed that systemic fragility arises not only from identifiable risks but also from systemic uncertainty – the endogenous and often unpredictable dynamics that build u……続きを見る

I primi tre volumi di questa collana dedicata a storie di studenti e studentesse con disabilità hanno affrontato varie tematiche: il primo ha narrato alcune esperienze di fronte alla pandemia da Cov……続きを見る

This book explains how electoral “democracy” is inherently undemocraticーenshrining rule by elites rather than popular self-ruleーand argues that sortition (the use of random selection to form genui……続きを見る

WHEN GODS TURN VENGEFUL, ONLY THE BRAVE CAN DEFY FATE AND FIND THEIR WAY HOME Discover Stephen Fry's epic re-telling of the Odyssey for the 21st century 'Relatable and full of humour ' GUARDIAN 'Fry……続きを見る

Depuis la fin du XXᵉ siècle, le traumatisme s’est imposé comme un mode dominant d’interprétation du malheur et de reconnaissance des victimes, qu’il s’agisse d’attentats ou d’accidents, de violences……続きを見る

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Solar power is a renewable technology with huge benefits for both the Global North and South – but with an unavoidable byproduct: waste. Th……続きを見る

This book brings together cutting-edge research presented at the 11th International Conference on Development and Investment in Infrastructure (DII 2025), held from 6th–8th August 2025, in Dar es Sa……続きを見る

Can a brand-new sovereign state be lawfully built from scratch on dry land, through a negotiated treaty, upon territory with no pre-existing population? This study argues that it can. How to Build N……続きを見る

Note to the reader: This book is in Portuguese. Diagnostic errancy is devastating for individuals with rare diseases and their families. To understand her son’s differences, Mother Lioness relentles……続きを見る

This open access book examines the debate on Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the evolving landscape of democratic governance, where technological innovation is reshaping participation, decision-……続きを見る

"This book is well written in Georgian" Note to the reader: This book is in Georgian. When the two elder members of a family of wild boars have to look after two small boarlets affected by a disease……続きを見る

"This book is well written in Georgian" Note to the reader: This book is in Georgian. Diagnostic errancy is devastating for individuals with rare diseases and their families. To understand her son’s……続きを見る

The current architecture of computational intelligence relies upon an extractive foundation designed to consolidate wealth and monitor the working class. The Architecture of Cybernetic Solidarity of……続きを見る

A brilliant, eye-opening work of history that speaks volumes about today’s battles over international trade, immigration, public health and global inequality. Before the First World War, enthusiasm ……続きを見る

This open access book presents new methods for evaluating the contribution of participatory arts to health and wellbeing. Responding to shifts in arts and health discourse, it argues for challenging……続きを見る

This is a collection of anecdotes about many subjects, including children, music, and money. A sample:• Jacques Tati's comedy movie M. Hulot's Holiday was a critical, popular, and financial success,……続きを見る

This open access book examines intelligence organization in sixteenth-century Sweden. The specific aim is to examine the intelligence networks organized in Sweden during the reigns of Gustav Vasa, E……続きを見る