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Human motivation and historical influence in political development

Oral communication is key to students' classroom success and a skill that is highly valued in both academic and professional contexts. This collection gathers TESOL scholars and practitioners in exploring the theories, principles, and pedagogical practices that shape and help innovate the teaching of oral communication in higher education.

Although traditional ESL/EFL textbooks have primarily introduced cultural topics at a knowledge level only, this textbook is designed to create meaningful opportunities for students to reflect on and practice intercultural skills in ways that are relatable in their daily lives and that can lead to a more satisfying US academic experience.

A collection on teaching argumentative writing, offering multiple vantage points drawn from the contributors' own experiences. The volume distinguishes between 'learning to argue' and 'arguing to learn' theories and practices.

Building on the rich literatures in political science on coalitions, legislatures, and voting behaviour, this book weaves together sophisticated statistical analyses of foreign policy events across thirty European countries alongside in-depth case studies from Denmark, the Netherlands, and Finland.

Traces the history of yellowface, the theatrical convention of non-Asian actors putting on makeup and costume to look East Asian. Using specific case studies from European and US theatre, race science, and early film, Esther Kim Lee traces the development of yellowface in the US context during the Exclusion Era.

Argues that conspiracy theories, including those that conflict with official accounts and suggest that prominent people in Western democracies have engaged in appalling behaviour, should be taken seriously and judged on their merits and problems on a case-by-case basis.

Jane Miller loves poetry. In these provocative and deeply insightful essays, she unpacks the work of giants like Adrienne Rich, Paul Celan, Marina Tsevetaeya, Osip Mandelstam, and Garcia Lorca alongside painters such as Caravaggio and Paul Klee, as well as ancient Chinese music and techniques of the contemporary poem.

Presidents and their advisors consistently seek to improve the management of foreign policy decision processes. This book analyses administrations from Kennedy to Nixon as they sought to strike a balance between the personal style of the president and the need for a strong interagency structure that could systematically evaluate policy options.

Investigates the emergence and meaning of the cult of death. Over the last three decades, Halloween has grown to rival Christmas in its popularity; dark tourism has emerged as a rapidly expanding industry; and funerals have become less traditional. This book considers these phenomena as aspects of a single movement, documenting its development in contemporary Western culture.

Examines the complex association of the sense of smell and the supernatural in classical antiquity

Taking as a key turning point the self-fashioning of the first Roman emperor Augustus, Jennifer Finn revisits the idea of 'universal history' in Polybius, Justin, and Diodorus, combined with the Stoic philosophy of determinism present in authors like Plutarch and Arrian.

How an American Family Went to the Supreme Court with a First Amendment Defense and Beat HUAC

Presents a new approach to the Metamorphoses: this is the first in-depth investigation of the use of speech and discourse as tools of characterization in Apuleius' novel. The book argues that discourse is the primary tool for negotiating identity, status, and power in the Metamorphoses.

Focusing on the factors undermining the realization of disability rights in education, Julia Biermann probes current meanings of inclusive education in two contrasting yet equally challenged state parties to the UN CRPD: Nigeria, whose school system excludes disabled children, and Germany, where this group primarily learns in special schools.