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Argues that the contemporary American theatre merits appreciation for dramatizing experiences in genres that jostle the audience into thinking about the experiences in new ways, based on five units of analysis: the naturalistic play, modernist theatre, trilogies, tragedy, and comedy.

Unravels the dynamics of conflicts and human security threats now affecting numerous African nations. This engaging study captures cases of insecurity, presenting discussions of terrorism, kidnapping, militia activities, human trafficking, political violence, teenage pregnancy, civil war, and armed conflicts, and strategies for their management.

Considers the logical and eschatological consequences of the pivotal union of ""perspectives"" in the Christian concept of Incarnation. The systematic approach proceeds as ""according to a whole,"" or both theologically and scientifically relevant.

Suggests that fruitful living is extremely hard work and that social harmony requires the unlocking and the emancipation of the human brain. The authors strongly encourage academic and practitioner psychologists, as well as other students and social scientists, to join a timely framed narrative for greater progress in diversity.

Presents an unprecedented study of prominent individuals from across the globe who visited the Republic of Biafra and Federal side of the Nigerian Civil War of 1967-1970. This innovative new study contributes much to restoring the memory of the civil war, which has faded in recent decades.

Presents an understanding of the digital through its dynamic intersection with the advent and development of the nation-state, race, colonization, navigational warfare, mercantilism, and capitalism, and the mathematical sciences over the past five centuries, the era during which the world became ""modern"".

After the unexpected collapse of the Soviet Union, the categories of "e;Left"e; and "e;Right"e; continue to be used to describe political ideologies, despite their historic ambiguity and a shared utopian root. The idealistic belief that a perfect world is possible continues to dwell on existential hope for messianic salvation. This belief lay at the heart of the apocalyptic narratives of the Bible and reflects what the Greeks called hubris, a fatal and destructive form of conceit. This conceit reemerged in the Gnostic sects of early Christianity, then again in medieval millenarianism, Jacobinism, Marxism, Fascism, and secular "e;liberal"e; collectivism. Modern-day Salafi Islam is the latest manifestation in this nefarious tradition. In The Utopian Conceit and the War on Freedom, noted political philosopher Juliana Geran Pilon explores the roots of this malevolent ideology as the common ancestor of both anti-capitalism and anti-Semitism in the contemporary world, where political and religious freedom is increasingly under assault. In an age of rampant religious and philosophical skepticism and national and ethnic deracination, religious and quasi-religious ideologies bent on the vilification and destruction of entire communities are confronting and undermining a confused, guilt-ridden, materialistic, and often nihilistic Western society. In this bold and dynamic book, Pilon argues that a strong defense of freedom and pluralism, which forms the basis of constitutional democracy, is essential for the survival of civilization. Culturally sensitive and empirically tested outreach, predicated on an uncompromising defense against disinformation and terror, must be waged by all civilized nations, but especially the United States as its role evolves in a changing world.

For an author who tended to avoid explicitly Christian subjects in his plays and poems, Shakespeare showed an abiding interest in the spiritual qualities of his characters. This book considers the playwright not only as a Christian writer, but also one of considerable spiritual significance.

Tells of the fate of a Soviet dissident, Alexander Shatravka, who tried to escape from the Soviet Union in the 1974, only to be caught and returned to twelve years of imprisonment in Soviet psychiatric hospitals and labor camps. Released in 1986, just in time for the momentous changes of glasnost, Shatravka eventually made his way to the West.

In November 2017, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation convened a conference in the halls of the Library of Congress as part of the Victims of Communism Centennial Commemoration. This volume contains the proceedings of that conference, as well as a window into the rich intellectual exchange occasioned by this meeting of minds.

Explores such apparent polarities as justice and forgiveness, belief and scepticism, the ascetic and the sensuous. When we unpack these concepts, we discover that in some cases the two sides align and a compromise is possible. In other cases, they repel each other, like identical poles of magnets.

Examines cooperation between Arab nationalist governments and the nations of Sub-Saharan Africa. The book clinically explores the proper bases, character, and implications of Arab-Sub-Saharan relations through the lens of Arab nationalist diplomatic initiative and collective Black African development initiatives.

In this timely and penetrating volume, Gary Rose explores five policy dilemmas currently facing Connecticut law makers. Taken together, the severe policy dilemmas document a state that has descended into crisis.

Addresses the mobility of diplomats, an important facet of migration flows in the modern world. Despite being one of the earliest forms of expatriation, very little is known about the experiences of wives of diplomats who decided to embark on this journey alongside their husbands. This book gives them a voice by exploring their experiences.

Presenting a highly original chronological case study of the role of sports in the making of Taiwan's foreign policy, Catherine Kai-Ping Lin enriches our understanding of Taiwan's unique position in the world by arguing that nationalist forces within the Taiwanese government used athletic competition to promote Taiwanese nationalism and nationhood.

In this stimulating and timely book, Scott Bailey, an American teaching Russian and Eurasian history in Japan, traces the history of the dynamic Russian Geographical Society, which carried out major research expeditions to Central Eurasia during the second half of the nineteenth century.

Assesses how cyber security affects our lives, businesses, and safety. The contributors - all leaders in their fields - have produced approach cyber security from multiple innovative angles. This collection anticipates endless analysis of the rapidly expanding nexus of cyber security and intelligence.

Examines a spectrum of narrative films that can be seen in new ways with methods derived and evolved from the techniques of Caligari. The intention is not only to offer new interpretations of classic and neglected films, but to open further discussion and exploration.

Literary critic and philosopher James Driscoll presents original arguments for the existence and nature of God. He traverses the boundaries of art, philosophy, psychology, and religion to draw on Shakespeare, Carl Jung, and A.N. Whitehead to define and illuminate the interconnections of God and time.

Asks why and how the United States legal system should grant legal personhood to artificial intelligence, and dynamically argues that the AI dependent legal person and a new type of corporate body, the AI-Human Amalgamation, are necessary to address these new challenges.

Recent and ongoing issues at all levels of American education are at the forefront of public discussion and political debate. Explored by seasoned sociologist and education researcher Jose Martinez, the issues involved include segregation, tracking, discipline, charter schools, higher education, online education, and faculty matters, among others.

Explores fashion to understand how the mediated image of gender equality in the twenty-first century relates to reality by examining cross-dressing and transvestism through the construction of personal style. The book uncovers the motivations for those who cross dress and analyses the construction of gendered personal styles in relation to fashion.

Explores how and why the Islamic State organised and used sexual violence against Yezidi women in Iraq. This qualitative case study tests three theories against the empirical evidence: evolution theory, feminist theory, and Strategic Rape Concept. Each theory will be tested in order to determine its explanatory strength.

Highlights, analyses, and contrasts, from a "human rights law" perspective, the situation in Tunisia - the success model of the Arab Spring - before and after the "Jasmine Revolution," and in Egypt, the Arab Spring's most notable failure - before the 2011 revolution and after the subsequent "counter-revolution" led by the military establishment.

Using both realist and critical theories in a comparative framework, China Moves South states that while realism may offer a reasonable approach to explaining China's geopolitical behaviour, critical theory is a more appropriate lens to challenge China's occupations.

Reviews sexual reproductive health policies and practices, and literature on medical circumcision, and identifies existing opportunities and challenges. James Kityo's pioneering book also explores the medical, gender, ethical, socio-economic, and human rights dimensions of medical circumcision as an HIV/AIDS prevention method.

An original research monograph that investigates and re examines the ideas generated by the Hermetic tradition (the hermetic imaginary) to discuss the effects of this tradition on philosophy and science. Author posits several elements of the hermetic imaginary that have been influential in modern philosophy and science.Table of contents:Chapter1: Spirit of the Beehive: Hermetic Resonances in Cybernetics, AI and CyberspaceChapter2: Body DoublesChapter3: Metaphysical Geometry, Cyber-Attractors and the Shape of the World SoulChapter4: The Gnostic Chemistry of Robert FluddChapter5: The Gnostic LeibnizChapter6: History Examines a Tradition" ....Highly recommended...an original and valuable contribution to the intellectual history of the West."Professor Paul du Quenoy, AUCHistory and Ideas Series, No.1

Professor McBroom argues that the events of the Holocaust do not require special, unique or extreme explanations. Rather the behavior of victims, perpetrators, and bystanders can be understood and explained by established principles of social science. As such, events like those of the Holocaust are natural phenomena and have not only occurred in instances other than the "final solution,' but can happen any time that certain relatively few conditions are present. McBroom cites sociological studies, historical precedents and intercultural research to show how "eliminationist ideologies"- such as that of the Nazis- are developed and prosecuted.

Describes and critically analyses the structuring of identity and culture - and the politics that informs them. Centering on the concepts of `polarity' and `in-betweenness', the idea of cosmopolitan or global identity is deconstructed in the wake of capitalist consumerism and multinational politics.

Based on the accounts of eight registered nurse participants, this book explores what keeps nurses in the nursing profession by examining relational experiences between nurse and patient in the context of the nursing situation.