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With contributions from experts in the field, chapters in this volume explore the received usage of gratitude. With discussions about distinctions between triadic (benefactored) and dyadic (or non-benefactored) gratitude; between gratitude as obligation and gratitude as a virtue; and between gratitude to people and gratitude to or for things, the volume also raises interesting questions about whether it is proper to feel grateful to those who have acted to one's benefit only from a sense of duty, and whether it makes sense to feel gratitude to those who have actually harmed one. On the other hand, consideration is also given to the personal psychological benefits of grateful attitudes and sentiments, as well as the positive social effects of public acts and expressions of gratitude. The spiritual dimension of gratitude is also considered within the volume.

The International Handbook of e-Learning, Volume 2 provides a comprehensive compendium of implementation and practice in all aspects of e-learning, one of the most significant ongoing global developments in the entire field of education.

Water resources in tourist islands have been severely threatened, especially in the Galápagos Islands, where the increased local population has generated attractive income from the tourist services. This study investigates water supply and demand in Santa Cruz, the most populated island of Galápagos. The research encompasses a thorough assessment of the water supply crisis, as well as the quantification of water demand from different categories (domestic, tourist, restaurants and laundries) through surveys, in the absence of water metering. The results yield a wide range of water consumption, questioning the current assumption of water scarcity.

This book discusses modern philosophical treatments of fashion, and of "anti-fashion". Pappas argues that the fashion/anti-fashion debate applies to antiquity, that nudity at the gymnasia was an anti-fashion. Thus anti-fashion provides a way of viewing ancient philosophy¿s orientation toward a social world in which philosophy also has to live.

In this book, Reiss argues in favor of a tight fit between evidence, concept and purpose in our causal investigations in the sciences. There is no doubt that the sciences employ a vast array of techniques to address causal questions such as controlled experiments, randomized trials, statistical and econometric tools, causal modeling and thought experiments. But how do these different methods relate to each other and to the causal inquiry at hand? Reiss argues that there is no "gold standard" in settling causal issues against which other methods can be measured. Rather, the various methods of inference tend to be good only relative to certain interpretations of the word "cause", and each interpretation, in turn, helps to address some salient purpose (prediction, explanation or policy analysis) but not others. The main objective of this book is to explore the metaphysical and methodological consequences of this view in the context of numerous cases studies from the natural and social sciences.

This full-length biography, the first for forty years, draws upon feminist approaches to biography writing to place Christabel Pankhurst within a network of supportive female friendships. It is based upon an unrivalled range of previously untapped primary sources.

The Fascist Nature of Neoliberalism offers a brief, provocative analysis with special reference to the most visible executioners of its will: the much-misunderstood managerial class. This group simply happens to hold power, and hence visibility, but they do what everybody else does, and would do, all the time. This is because capitalism is an intellectual outlook that thoroughly directs individual actions through fascist and non-fascist repression. This book argues that the only way to escape capitalism is to recover individual intellectual and sentimental emancipation from capitalism itself in order to produce radical solutions.

Arguing that the defeat of ETA must be contextualised within the strategic evolution of Basque nationalism, the declining resonance of the radical message and the effectiveness of the Spanish counter-terrorist effort, this book is essential reading for students and scholars working in the areas of European politics, nationalism and terrorism studies.

Originally published in 1989 this book is a valuable contribution to the development of a non-technological approach in the study of technology and work. The studies compare the introduction and implementation of new technology at work in similar enterprises throughout Europe.

Jeffrey Kaplan has been one of the most influential scholars of new religious movements, extremism and terrorism. His pioneering use of interpretive fieldwork among radical and violent subcultures opened up new fields of scholarship and vastly increased our understanding of the beliefs and activities of extremists.

This book discusses the Party for Freedom (PVV), a political party in the Netherlands, founded and led by Geert Wilders.

This collection is an important marker in research associated with the history and culture of some traditional sports in several Asian countries. The chapters originally published as a special issue in the International Journal of the History of Sport.

This book asks how the Women's Liberation Movement and the feminism of the late 60s, 70s and 80s might be reconsidered and historicised, and acknowledges the significance of this movement to ongoing contemporary feminisms. This book was first published as a special issue of Women's History Review.

Work and Enterprise Culture focuses on what is understood by the term the 'enterprise culture' and considers what impact, if any, this concept has on traditional work practices.

This book addresses violence against women in India. It examines the nature, extent, and underlying causes of this violence, as well as the policies that respond to the problem. This book was first published as a special issue of the International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice.

Since his emergence from the Flemish avant-garde of the 1980s, Ivo Van Hove's directorial career has crossed international boundaries, challenging established notions of theatre-making. Ivo van Hove Onstage presents a comprehensive, multifaceted account of Van Hove's extraordinary work, including key productions, design innovations, revolutionary approach to text and ambience, and relationships with specific theatres and companies. One of theatre¿s most prominent iconoclasts, Van Hove has brought radical interpretations of the classics to America and organic acting technique to Europe. His extraordinary, transatlantic career has long warranted what is the first full English language study of his achievements.

This book analyzes the ideology of populism in the context of democracy, by investigating the farmers' movement in Western India, especially in Maharashtra.The author contrasts the fundamentals of democracy with the prevailing power structures and highlights it as a cause for the apparent agrarian crisis in the region.

This book is a pioneering study of geographical indications (GIs) in the Indian context. Through the unique concept of 'place goods', it unfolds the diversity of India. This futuristic book charts the scope for India to search for more goods with GIs.

This book argues for the need to develop a fresh approach to the study of India's tribal communities. It underlines the significance of region-specific strategies in place of an overarching umbrella scheme for studying tribes and offers a new perspective on how to accommodate the diversity and transformations within culture over time and through globalization.

This book provides an English translation of the descriptive parts of Char Bagh-i-Panjab. Written by Ganesh Das after the annexation of Lahore by the British, the text is the only surviving contemporary work with significant information on the social, religious, and cultural life of Punjab (present-day India and Pakistan) the early nineteenth century.

Despite substantial economic growth, India still has one of the highest undernutrition rates in the world; it is home to almost 40 per cent of the world's stunted children. This volume assesses the status and causes of undernutrition in India and examines the effectiveness of policies designed to address it.

This volume engages with the topical issue of land rights in neo-liberal India. It reviews government policies, laws, land governance, land reforms from the social justice perspective and people¿s response to dispossession of land from the citizens¿ point of view. It also focuses on critical themes like expanding right to land, its management and control, through people-centric governance rather than state-centric management.