Making Global Knowledge in Local Contexts

DescriptionGreek Colonization in Local Context takes a fresh look at Greek colonies around Europe and the Black Sea. The emphasis is on cultural in...

Reducere. The field of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) has experienced a considerable shift over the years in the theories, princi...

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Offering much-needed context on locally-produced tests across Asia, contributors examine emerging models for English language assessment and the im...

Reducere. Warm weather, world-class waves and cheap beer -you've made it to mainland Mexico. This majestic stretch of coast is one of the most consistent and...

Queer Sites in Global Contexts showcases a variety of cross-cultural perspectives that foreground the physical and online experiences of LGBTQ+ peo...

Promotes a global socio-legal perspective that engages with multiple laws and societies and diverse socio-legal systems based on different historic...

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DescriptionIn essays covering everything from art and common sense to charisma and constructions of the self, the eminent cultural anthropologist a...

Since its birth, industrial capitalism has been punctuated by the need to find new ways to develop institutions that make the capitalist production...

Contributor(s): Author: Laura BeresThis book will act as a guide for all students and practitioners who are required to teach and practice ethicall...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Karel (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands) DavidsIllustration(s): 10 bw illusNumber of pages:...

Publisher: UCL PressAuthor(s): David JeevendrampillaiIllustration(s): 25 Illustrations, colorPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 156 x 235 x 20Cover ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 208Collection: Global Issues in Crime and JusticePublication date: 2014Dimensions: 158 x 233 x 12Co...

This book offers a fresh understanding of what it means to trade in knowledge in today's technological and commercial environment. It offers insigh...

Offers a critical and realistic reassessment of the threats posed to the environment in the Middle East, and what can be done about them.

Based on in-depth fieldwork, this critical analysis of the realities of security on a local level within 'fragile states' provides a bottom-up pers...

In Close Association is the first English-language study of the local networks of women and men who built modern Japan in the Meiji period (1868-19...

By examining the manufacturing, commercial, and cultural activities of the maverick industrialist Chen Diexian (1879-1940), Eugenia Lean illustrate...

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Reducere. Local Lives in a Global Pandemic: Stories from North Central Florida covers the COVID-19 pandemic at its peak in 2020. It is a snapshot designed to...

Reducere. "Global Mission" is divided into two sections: the first, Reflections and Foundations, comprises nine essays of a more general nature; the second, ...

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This book looks at how to build more resilience into socio-economic networks within local communities. Understanding the relationships between atta...

Reconsidering Boccaccio explores the exceptional social, geographic, and intellectual range of the Florentine writer Giovanni Boccaccio, his dialog...

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Publisher: The University of Chicago PressIllustration(s): 8 halftonesNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 228 x 23Cover typ...

Bulent Gokay examines Turkey's recent remarkable political and economic transformation within the context of broader regional and global change to ...

The glaciers creepLike snakes that watch their prey, from their far fountains, Slow rolling on.- Percy Shelley, "Mont Blanc, " 1816Glaciers in Amer...

This interdisciplinary textbook examines children's lives across the world, acknowledging the great differences as well as points of comparison, be...

This book draws on the experiences of the indigenous movement in Myanmar to explore how the local construction of indigenous identities connects co...

This book outlines the methods, principles and values through which indigenous peoples, scientists, decision-makers and NGOs can move towards a dec...

This volume gathers together papers presented at the conference "Ecocriticism in the Nordic Countries; Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" held in Vasteras...

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This book focuses on the broad concept of 'controversy' and issues pertaining to the translation of politically and historically controversial text...

Reducere. DescriptionA new and expanded edition of one of the decade's most influential education books."The bible of the maker movement in schools" includes...

Reducere. The transition to clean energy is moving far too slowly. Trapped by a century of fossil fuel investments and politicians that struggle to plan beyo...

Reducere. Modern economies reward activities that extract value rather than create it. This must change to ensure a capitalism that works for us all. Shortli...