Festschrift in honor of norman k. denzin

Due to his major contributions in qualitative inquiries, Norman K. Denzin is regarded as ‘the Father of Qualitative Inquiries.’ Volume 55 of Studies in Symbolic Interaction is a compilation of writings published in his honor.

Pudd'nhead wilson

This critical edition publishes—for the first time anywhere—the original manuscript and revised versions of Pudd’nhead Wilson. Mark Twain's story of the antebellum South, first published in 1894, continues to prompt conversations about race and the dire legacy of American slavery. At its heart is...

Future tourism in a robonomic world

This book envisions the future of tourism in an economy that is largely automated. An economic system that relies on robots, AI and automation technologies for the production of goods and delivery of services instead of human labour is known as ‘robonomics’. The volume explores the challenges of ...

London 2012 legacy

This third and final special issue of Civil Engineering on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games covers the infrastructure legacy of the games, the delivery of which was fundamental to the success of the UK bid.

The european byron

This book considers how Byron’s cosmopolitanism, mobility, and chameleon style influenced Byron’s identity in West and Eastern Europe. Transformed by French translations, Byron’s work was read by Thomas Moore, Ugo Foscolo, Lady Mosergan, Madame de Staël, Adam Mickiewicz and Alexander Pushkin. His...

The lost history of roman theatre

Investigating the origins of theatre in archaic RomeTheatre was an integral part of Roman civic, religious and political life for nearly a thousand years, but our understanding of it is skewed by the haphazard survival of usable evidence. The widely accepted date for the beginning of Roman drama ...

The chinese tragedy of king lear

A compelling new reading of The Tragedy of King Lear that finds parallels in twentieth-century Chinese historyAt the start of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, King Lear promises to divide his kingdom based on his daughters’ professions of love, but portions it out before hearing all of their answers...

Emotions during times of disruption

Volume 18 of Research on Emotion in Organizations follows the theme of Emotions during Times of Disruption, contending that emotions and other affect related concepts represent keys to understanding the phenomena of disruption in organizations more fully.

The existential toolkit for climate justice educators

An easy-to-use field guide for teaching on climate injustice and building resilience in your students—and yourself—in an age of crisis. As feelings of eco-grief and climate anxiety grow, educators are grappling with how to help students learn about the violent systems causing climate change while...

Economics and tourism

Economics and Tourism: New Perspectives in Social Sciences provides a comprehensive examination of how economic principles and social science perspectives intersect within the tourism sector.

Multilingual classrooms for young children in the uk

This book is a call to action for educators, policymakers and parents, combining practical strategies with research-based insights to support its readers in advocating for multilingual education. It will enable teachers to combine technological innovations and the linguistic resources of their co...

The marvelous ones

An intimate portrait of LA gang members turning to drugs, nostalgia, and religion as they age and fight to stay relevant in a new era.   Once celebrated in the gang world as rebels who defied the established prison order, veterano Maravilla gang members now grapple with the consequences of leadin...

Essays in honour of fabio canova

Both parts of Volume 44 of Advances in Econometrics pay tribute to Fabio Canova for his major contributions to economics over the last four decades.

Globalization and the transitional cultures

Nag debates the ideological and rational growth of globalization as a fuel of modernity and analyzes the perspectives of marginalized sections of society, alongside concepts of globalization, communication, and culture, to understand how communication plays an important role in the process of glo...

The 0.5 generation

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, a generation of children crossed the border from the United States to begin their lives anew in Mexico. While all were international migrants, their roots spread far and wide. Some were migrant returnees born in Mexico; others had only ever known a li...

Human trafficking and the tourism industry

Human Trafficking and the Tourism Industry uncovers the tragedy of human trafficking and the history of this phenomenon, confronting the dark side of the tourism industry.

Fi

2025 PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST FOR MEMOIRFrom the award-winning New York Times-bestselling author of Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight, Alexandra Fuller, comes a career defining memoir about grieving the sudden loss of her twenty-one-year-old child“An elegiac meditation on motherhood and grief, wr...

The global evolution, changing landscape and future of financial markets

The Global Evolution, Changing Landscape and Future of Financial Markets provides a comprehensive understanding of the evolving financial landscape and the importance of creating a more inclusive and diverse digital finance ecosystem.

Digital transformation of malaysian small and medium enterprises

Digital Transformation of Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises explores the factors influencing digital transformation in Malaysian SMEs, focusing on both internal and external aspects. Chapters delve into organizational, technological, and environmental factors that play a crucial role in SMEs...

Nonviolence and the grand inquisitor

This book introduces a conceptually rich and innovative new framework for the ethics of nonviolence by drawing from Dostoevsky’s “Legend of the Grand Inquisitor.” It offers fresh insights into civil resistance and political theory.

A companion to crime, harm and victimisation

This is the first accessible, succinct text to provide definitions and explanations of key terms and concepts relating to the expanding field of crime, harm and victimisation. Written by a wide range of experts, it includes theories, ideas and case studies relating to victims of conventional crim...

Conceptualizing and modeling relational processes in sociology

With broad appeal across scholars and graduate students in the social and behavioral sciences, Joslyn presents new ideas for expanding relationship modeling methods in a way that unites relationship scholars and extends relational theory.

What comes after lunch?

The book critiques reliance on FRPL to measure economic disadvantage in schools, advocating for refined measures of wealth and hardship. It examines CEP's impact on school finance research and proposes alternatives to FRPL. It serves scholars and students in education finance and policy.

Until we're seen

Firsthand accounts of COVID-19’s devastating effects on working-class communities of colorThe first months of the COVID-19 pandemic were filled with talk of heroes, the frontline workers who kept the country functioning. “And when they write those history books, the heroes of the battle will be t...

Land drainage and flood defence responsibilities

This book offers practical, engineering-focused coverage of the legislation relating to water management, flood risk and drainage. Owing to the effects of climate change, the tops of drainage and flood defence are becoming ever-more important for the policy-makers, engineers and construction prof...

Collective action and civil society

Unpacking the dynamics at play between CSOs, social movements, and governance in the European context, Claudia Harris Coveney offers an essential understanding of the potential for social change at a time of social turbulence.

Black gold

Coal's central role in America's history and its ongoing threats in the climate crisis.   For decades coal has been crucial to America's culture, society, and environment, an essential ingredient in driving out winter's cold, cooking meals, and lighting the dark. In the coalfields and beyond, Bob...

New developments in urban governance

This book presents the findings of a major Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) project into urban austerity governance in eight cities across the world (Athens, Baltimore, Barcelona, Melbourne, Dublin, Leicester, Montréal and Nantes). It offers comparative reflections on the myriad experi...

Medusa of the roses

A CLMP Firecracker Award FinalistSex, vengeance, and betrayal in modern day Tehran—Navid Sinaki’s bold and cinematic debut is a queer literary noir following Anjir, a morbid romantic and petty thief whose boyfriend disappears just as they’re planning to leave their hometown for goodAnjir and Zal ...

Walkout!

This book explores the state of modern teacher unions, their role in activism and school reform, and the complexities they face. It examines the origins and impact of teacher militancy, breaking away from simplistic views to understand their influence on education and social change.

Reimagining dialogue on identity, language and power

This book reimagines dialogue as a tool to drive inquiries, encourage reflection and develop meaningful collaborations. It aims to foster public conversations surrounding identity, language and power that inspire criticality, innovation and multimodal engagement.

Tech

"A fascinating study of Silicon Valley as multiple complex, overlapping communities." —Kirkus ReviewsThe first holistic analysis of the space, mindset, and inner workings of Silicon Valley in a generation. Sometimes only an outsider can show how an industry works—and how that industry works upon ...

The art of integrative counseling

Useful as a supplemental text in advanced theories and practicum courses, this fourth edition discusses the key concepts and techniques from many contemporary theories and how to develop an integrative approach to the counseling process to better meet individual client needs. Dr. Corey introduces...

The random factor

“Much of the power of the book comes from the discussion of ‘chance and luck’ operating at a far more mundane level in the lives of ordinary people. . . . Whether a person winds up in poverty is largely the result of factors outside their control.”—JacobinA poverty expert reveals how truly random...

Cultural rhythmics

Presenting an anthropological tool for decision makers and academics who deal with the well-known limitations of linear models of development, Cultural Rhythmics proposes future design strategies useful for business, community leaders, political decision-makers and scientists from all over the wo...

Responsible firms

Responsible Firms: CSR, ESG, and Global Sustainability examines global contemporary models of the "responsible firm", investigating how broader social responsibilities are, or are not, integrated and proposing new concepts and frameworks to improve.

Laws of ux

Keating construction dispute resolution handbook

Keating Construction Dispute Resolution Handbook provides straightforward and pragmatic advice on dealing with construction disputes, at all stages, using principles that are applicable internationally. It covers the complete spectrum of dispute resolution expertise required by construction profe...

Walking away

This volume chronicles acts of refusal in education, where teachers and researchers walk away from curricular/pedagogic violence. It explores walking away from erasure, fundamentalist experiences, and carceral discipline policies, and walking toward new curricula and pedagogies of resistance.

Dignity in america

How a focus on dignity transforms, and resolves, some of the country's most pressing social problems.  Dignity represents the inherent and equal worth of each one of us. It is how we think about the value of our lives. It is how we think about justice, and about the injustices that cause people t...

Participatory practice

In this second edition of a bestselling book, the authors’ unique, holistic and radical perspective on participatory practice has been updated to reflect advances made in the past decade, the impact of neoliberalism and austerity, and the challenges of climate change and the pandemic. Bridging t...

The deorhord

An entertaining tour of Old English words for animals, from the author of The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old EnglishMany of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from pets and farm animals to the wild creatures of field and forest, have remained the same since medieval times. But the words used...

Punishment in latin america

Challenging the Northern-centric approach that has dominated the literature on punishment-and-society, this collection draws on innovative theoretical perspectives to make sense of punishment, penal trends, institutions and practices in peripheral settings, taking Latin American countries as its ...

The political economy of the public sphere

Against the backdrop of transformations which have reconfigured access to information, communication, and collective discourse, The Political Economy of the Public Sphere critically examines the evolution of the public sphere from its origins in the 18th century to its contemporary digital transf...

The nostalgia for origins

This book examines a possible source for the origin of religion, using the theory of evolution and findings from cognitive science. It adds a theory of power to suggest the agency of early Homo sapiens.

Necessity entrepreneurship

Necessity entrepreneurship is broadly understood as the identifying and seizing of business opportunities to address one’s basic needs such as food and shelter. This volume collectively proposes new ways of seeing, theorizing, and researching necessity entrepreneurship.

Neurodiversity in entrepreneurship

The seven chapters in this volume advance our understanding of neurodiversity in entrepreneurship by offering theoretical frameworks, empirical evidence, and interdisciplinary insights. 

Voices of social education

This book collects personal stories from academics, teachers, students, activists, and artists about their fight for social justice and equality. It emphasizes social education as a journey and a narrative, highlighting the importance of shared experiences, values, and culture in creating a just ...