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Deep Perception draws on analytic, continental, and Eastern philosophy to argue that direct perceptions of the being or essential character of a person, thing, or situation are possible. These perceptions are also enactments of our own being. Jeremy Barris explores their nature, logic, and practice.

This book explores Ngugi wa Thiong'o's epistemic journey from a communalist, communist, nationalist, post-colonial theorist, and ultimately an established decolonial spokesperson of the Global South. This book offers a fresh perspective for scholars and readers interested in decolonial theory and African philosophy.

The Meaning of Death: A Philosophical Investigation analyzes death and dying, the biotechnical quest for immortality, the afterlife, and the rational of self-chosen death. Life is valuable not only because of its uniqueness and unrepeatability, but also because of its finitude. Death bestows value on life.

This book presents a speculative analysis of G.W. Leibniz's theory of relations through the lens of his theory of folds. Jeff Lambert argues that Leibniz's approach to folds and relations are connected through a common operation of inclusion that ultimately produces a unique form of "intimacy" for related subjects.

Paul Ricoeur and Environmental Philosophy expands the scope of Ricoeur's hermeneutics to issues of environmental philosophy and discusses the ways in which Ricoeur's hermeneutics has the potential to restructure the discourse and dialogue surrounding environmental issues.

Questions surrounding the nature of artistic communication are often approached from one angle, such as linguistics, art theory, evolutionary biology, or philosophy. Art as Communication takes a new approach, one that combines disciplines and centers its account on the theory of communication known as the sender-receiver model.

Through a varied selection of novels, films, rap and stand-up comedy, Emma Chebinou exposes the necessity in examining negative stigmas created by the institutional discourse and by space and gives a broader interpretation of the banlieue.

The environmental histories of Lima, Mexico City, and New Orleans provide provocative case studies of the role of water in shaping urban realms and political ecologies. This book discovers common ground for rethinking the futures of these places in the impact of colonialization on indigenous American bioregions and hydro-social territories.

This book argues that composition studies has not adequately addressed the complex contexts and causes of student resistance. The author highlights ways for instructors to understand the origins and purpose for a student's resistance, before giving students the tools to uncover and investigate their reasons for resistance themselves.

This book explores the relationship between romantic love and personal identity by examining work in both areas by philosophers in the continental and analytic traditions. Foster finds a promising connection between love and identity in the Sartrean influenced notion of embodied love.

This book examines the collective action of the courageous family members of the disappeared amidst Mexico's ongoing humanitarian crisis.

This book critiques how wolves and other animals thought unlikeable are negatively portrayed and become targets of violence in materials directed toward young consumers. The author counters these portrayals by discussing materials that articulate harmonious animal-human interrelationships.

This book is a timely examination of contemporary US political culture and communication and the specific forces, factors, and dynamics that have contributed to the increasing democratic dysfunction and violence. The four key vectors in the 4P theoretical model are (1) post-truth; (2) polarization; (3) [social media] platform; and (4) populism.

Title 29 presents regulations addressing labor management standards; wages and hours; equal employment; occupational safety; and pension and welfare benefits.

One with the Force provides an intimate portrait of 18 universal truths in Star Wars-principles that are true for all time, all places, and all people, based on religious and spiritual practices such as Christianity and Buddhism and various philosophies that manifest even in a galaxy far, far away.

This book is about how organized crime came to dominate the record business during the early days of rock and roll.

Selling Baseball breathes fresh energy into baseball's origin story with this captivating tale of two vibrant personalities whose rivalry cum friendship was integral to the rise of the professional game. It's a fascinating look back on the sport's humble beginnings and its rapid transformation into the national pastime.

Designed as a manual, Lang's Guide will help mediators incorporate the values and habits of reflective practice into their professional work in order to become resilient, resourceful and competent practitioners. The book presents practical, easy-to-understand descriptions of practitioner thinking and the application of theory and core beliefs.

Bible commentary, according to Rabbi Goldberg, should mirror the many ways God enters into the human experience. Offering philosophic inquiry, personal reflection, and fresh exegesis--plus a touch of poetry, humor, and storytelling--God Spoke Once, I Heard Twice is a brilliant, learned, and inspired contribution to an ongoing chronicle of faith.

The largest segment of divorces is initiated by women over 50 years old. Financial expertise is necessary to navigate the troubled waters of gray divorce and come out financially secure on the other side. Get Off Your Assets is the complete guide for women thinking about gray divorce, knee-deep in it, or building their new life after divorce.

Little is known about Ernest Hemingway's religious faith. Drawing on archival research and interviews with Hemingway's family, biographer Mary Claire Kendall paints a portrait that reveals the real Hemingway, and the deep motivations, inspirations, and connections to the Catholic tradition that left an indelible imprint on his life and writing.

This book provides a thorough exploration of a topic that is a cornerstone of the library profession: access. It looks closely at access in academic library special collections settings through the lens of what practitioners have to say via interviews and the literature.

A Time for Reflection brings to light the captivating stories of African American Hall of Famers Willie McCovey and Billy Williams. Often overshadowed by their teams' superstars, these Alabamans would become two of baseball's best through hard work and strength of character.

Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 600 cross-referenced entries on composers, conductors, instruments, important technical terms, and emerging musical forms.lo

A thematic, critical introduction to the regional geography of the Middle East and Northern Africa.

VOLTAIRE: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO HIS LIFE AND WORKS offers an introduction to this unique 18th-century French author. The multifaceted Voltaire was a thinker, a rebel, a writer, an exile, and a campaigner who became a transnational celebrity in his day.

Historical Dictionary of Methodism, Fourth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries on important institutions, events, doctrines, and people who have contributed to the movement and to broader society in the three centuries since it was founded.