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The superREUSE Manifesto
by Graeme BrookerThe superREUSE Manifesto is a critical exploration of ideas, research and practices in reuse. -Reuse identifies insights into cities, buildings, interiors and objects constructed through working with extant material. Super is an elevated pitch for a 21st century that is characterised by responses to the challenges of the climate emergency and social justices. The superREUSE Manifesto coalesces ideas in the designed and built environment that react and work with these challenges. It is an uncompromising collection of ideas and propositions designed to stimulate its reader to rethink their position in relation to how we must transform everything into its superREUSE.
Theological Discourses on Social Media
by Christopher B. Barnett Clark J. Elliston Trevor B. WilliamsTheological Discourses on Social Media will examine ten different social media platforms across three overarching parts. The task throughout is, first, to delineate the configuration and intent of a given form of social media and, second, to probe its implications for theology. On the whole, the volume will focus on the Judeo-Christian tradition, though dialogue with and insight from other religious traditions will also be featured. The upshot will be a unique theological engagement with the defining issue of our era—a work that will be as relevant as it will be engrossing. Featuring contributions from leading scholars, it will be a must-read for all students of theology, religion and media, and cultural studies.
Theoretical Aspects of Software Engineering: 19th International Symposium, TASE 2025, Limassol, Cyprus, July 14–16, 2025, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15841)
by Philipp Rümmer Zhilin WuThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Software Engineering, TASE 2025, held in Limassol, Cyprus, during July 14–16, 2025.The 20 full papers, 1 short paper, 2 invited papers were carefully selected from 66 submissions.The papers present the latest developments in formal and theoretical software engineering methods and techniques.They are grouped in topical sections on program verification; verification and concurrency; SAT and SMT solving; trustworthy AI and system software; program analysis using machine learning; security; and dynamic analysis.
Theory and Application of Secondary Electron Emission (Space Science, Technology and Application Series)
by Wanzhao Cui Guobao FengThis book examines the physical mechanisms of secondary electrons and recent developments, focusing on the theory and applications of secondary electron emission and suppression technology.With the development of the modern information industry, space microwave technology, new materials, devices, and high-precision processing methods, secondary electron emission and its applications face new scientific and engineering challenges and opportunities. This book discusses theoretical models, measurements, data results, surface processes, and dielectric charging analysis of secondary electron emission. It covers key areas such as particle physics theory, simulation algorithms, magneto-hydrodynamics, surface processes, and surface characterization. The secondary electron yield and energy spectrum data are disclosed and analyzed, benefiting fields such as space microwave multipactor, scanning electron microscope (SEM), particle accelerator, and microwave plasma. Several typical application scenarios are also presented. Using the secondary electron emission data provided, this book shows how the secondary electron multiplication effect can be suppressed and exploited to improve device performance.This title will be a valuable reference for researchers and students interested in the physical mechanisms of secondary electrons, SEM, accelerators, electrostatic discharge, and space multipactor.
Theory of Atomic Nuclei: Foundations
by Bożena Nerlo-Pomorska Krzysztof Roman PomorskiThe dimension of a typical atom is 100.000 times larger than the size of its nucleus, however, around 99.975% of the mass of an atom is concentrated in its nucleus. This is why nuclear theory is sometimes called the theory of everything. Theory of Atomic Nuclei: Foundations selects some fundamental problems of the theory of atomic nuclei at low energy. It reviews specific nuclear physics issues in terms of historical development and evolution into more extended theories, which nowadays constitute complete parts of nuclear science. The book allows the reader to understand the structure of the nucleus, i.e., the mechanism that rules in this subatomic world. The book is intended for graduate physics students at universities and nuclear sciences and engineering students at technical universities. It can also be helpful for PhD students and junior researchers in nuclear physics. The book is based on lectures on the theory of atomic nuclei given by the authors at the Maria Curie Skłodowska University in Lublin and at doctoral schools in Poland, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, and China in recent years. It is based mostly on original scientific papers and extensive monographs on nuclear theory.Key Features: Written as a compact introduction to theories of the atomic nucleus Despite its compact form, the book acquaints the reader with the basic nuclear models and helps them better understand them Provides the reader with a foundation to go on and navigate contemporary theories or models of the atomic nucleus independently and in more detail
Therapeutic Community for Women Prisoners: Re-imagining Rehabilitation and the Loss of Liberty
by Elaine Player Elaine GendersBased upon an extensive empirical study of a democratic therapeutic community for women serving long and medium sentences, this book explores the opportunities it provided for restorative rehabilitation. In so doing it identifies some of the interconnected ways in which these ambitions are undermined by pervasive, yet often tacit, assumptions that underly penal policies and practices. Drawing on a wealth of data gathered from a study spanning a period of eighteen years at the only democratic therapeutic community for women prisoners in the UK, the book highlights how feminist criminology has revealed an invidious history of women’s treatment in prison, demonstrating how reformist and rehabilitative interventions have reproduced and exacerbated existing states of inequality and oppression. Consequently, the question explored in this book is whether a proportionate sentence that imposes a loss of liberty is inevitably destined to this fate or whether it can be constructed in ways that are progressive and transformative. By identifying and understanding some of the interconnected ways in which progressive efforts have typically been undermined, it opens a debate about the insinuation of certain, often unspoken, assumptions that underly penal policies and practices and the need for their deconstruction. It opens an axiomatic debate about how women imprisoned for serious offences might have that loss of liberty interpreted to facilitate a restorative, reparative and reintegrative process of rehabilitation, informed by principles of social justice.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of criminology, feminist studies, public policy, and human rights. It will also be of value to policymakers and practitioners in women’s prisons and psychologists and psychiatrists interested in therapeutic communities.
Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing: Principles and Applications
by Ruiliang Pu Qiuyan YuThis book systematically and comprehensively introduces concepts, theories, principles, and applications of Thermal Infrared (TIR) imaging spectral techniques and TIR remote sensing. It introduces in detail algorithms, techniques, and methods for processing and analyzing TIR data, including radiometric calibration and atmospheric correction in TIR region, retrieving land surface emissivity and temperature (LST) from various TIR data, and downscaling LST and TIR radiance spatiotemporally. Focusing on TIR-RS application orientation, this book introduces state-of-the-art techniques and methods applied in areas such as hydrology, biomass burning, urban thermal environment, and other areas of interest.Features: Presents a complete coverage of thermal infrared remote sensing, from concepts to applications. Provides a thorough survey of characteristics and types of airborne and spaceborne TIR sensors, systems, and missions. Discusses principles and methods of radiometric calibration and atmospheric correction for correcting TIR data. Includes case studies that demonstrate the applicability and potential of a variety of techniques and methods to process TIR data. Offers a comprehensive review of TIR remote sensing applications. This book is a great resource for professionals in the academic and corporate world and an insightful reference for graduate and senior undergraduate students studying geology, geography, geophysics, and environments, as well as natural resources and survey management.
Thermodynamics for Drug Product Design: A Guide for Pharmaceutical Scientists
by William Craig StagnerComprehensive reference reviewing how thermodynamic principles underpin the design of drug products and their applications Written in an easy-to-read and understand style, Thermodynamics for Drug Product Design offers an abundance of real-life drug product design examples, applications, personal anecdotes, and solved problems that contextualize thermodynamic principles for the drug product design scientist. Advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students will learn to apply thermodynamic principles to create robust drug products and to predict, prevent, analyze, and evaluate the root cause of product failures. Professionals engaged in drug product design will find this book to be a rich and easy to use reference guide. The first two chapters address some key basics of data reporting and analysis, math, and thermodynamic properties using simple and accessible language. These chapters also help readers understand fundamental underlying definitions and physical relationships required to use thermodynamic laws in the design of drug products. In later chapters, the book focuses on six industrial pharmacy relevant thermodynamic topics: the laws of thermodynamics, Gibbs free energy, equilibrium, drug solubility equilibrium, surface thermodynamics, and adsorption phenomena. Thermodynamics for Drug Product Design features chapters including: Data Reporting and AnalysisUnderlying Thermodynamic Physical Property Relationships and DefinitionsThe Laws of ThermodynamicsGibbs Free EnergyEquilibriumDrug Solubility EquilibriumSurface ThermodynamicsAdsorption Phenomena What others say: “…comprehensive, rigorous, and logically organized …the explanations flow effortlessly from the page…” —BRUNO HANCOCK, PhD, FAAPS, Editor, JPharmSci “…has a unique style of communicating complex scientific issues…” —KEN MORRIS, PhD, FAAPS, Professor Emeritus, Founding Director Lachman Institute “…unusual wide range of subjects…unusual for detail…” —DALE ERIC WURSTER, PhD, FAAPS, Professor Emeritus, 2019 AAPS President
Those Who Stayed, 1922: Political Transitions and Minority Strategies of Endurance in the Eastern Mediterranean (The Mediterranean Historical Review Book Series)
by Alexis RappasThe year 1922 marks a major turning point in Eastern Mediterranean history, with the abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate concluding a long period of upheaval known as the “Eastern Question.” As the empire gave way to European colonization and the nation-state model, its once multicultural societies were homogenized through violence, population transfers, and treaties. The liberal principle of national self-determination often led to devastating human costs, as populations were either massacred, forcibly exchanged, or reduced to “minorities” within new political entities.While scholarship has thoroughly documented the demographic changes that accompanied the post-Ottoman transition, this volume focuses on a less explored dimension: the agency of those labeled as minorities. It examines how these communities navigated their new reality within emerging nation-states or League of Nations mandates. Adopting a broad and situational understanding of “minority,” it includes both legally defined groups and those marginalized in practice, such as Muslims in Western Thrace, Christians in Istanbul, Armenians in Jerusalem, Muslims in Serbia, and Jews in Salonica.The volume uses diverse methodologies—archival research, network analysis, microhistory, and translocal perspectives – to investigate the lived experiences of entrenched minorities. It offers new insights into both lesser-known and familiar minority groups, while engaging critically with existing literature. By emphasizing these groups’ strategies and resilience, the volume challenges narratives dominated by violence and nostalgia, offering a more nuanced understanding of post-1922 Eastern Mediterranean history. It will appeal not only to scholars of minority studies but to anyone interested in the region’s modern past.
Thought Experiments and Personal Identity: Finding Ourselves (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy)
by Simon BeckThis book provides an essential, comprehensive discussion on thought experiments and how they have featured throughout the history of the personal identity debate in analytic philosophy.Although many philosophical arguments employ thought experiments as a valuable methodological tool, there is a lack of focused discussion on the significant role these experiments play in the personal identity debate specifically. This book covers a range of central theories and examines how thought experiments have been featured throughout each. The author discusses and responds to pivotal works on personal identity such as John Locke’s Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Derek Parfit’s Reasons and Persons, as well as more recent arguments in the discussion. The book also explores how thought experiments are used for related debates in other philosophical traditions.Thought Experiments and Personal Identity will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in contemporary philosophy of mind and metaphysics, as well as those with an interest in philosophical methodology.
Time and Narrative in Intelligence Analysis: A New Framework for the Production of Meaning (Studies in Intelligence)
by Joshua YapheThis book offers a new framework and set of standards for intelligence analysis, drawing from a variety of academic disciplines, such as philosophy, historiography, literary theory and semiotics.The US Intelligence Community is guided by a conviction that its practitioners are engaged in the scientific pursuit of fact-based evidence and its institutions uphold a set of tradecraft skills based on objectivity, timeliness and non-politicization that serve to define professionalism. That approach is counterintuitive to the way analysts actually seek to use language and rhetoric to convince and persuade readers, and counterproductive to the future recruitment and retention of subject matter experts. This book re-examines the assumptions and biases that underlie the intelligence profession in America and its increasing turn toward Artificial Intelligence, with case studies of declassified analytical products on Argentina, China, Iraq, Italy and South Africa.This book will be of much interest to students of intelligence, national security, philosophy, US politics and foreign policy.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Time to Play Soccer!
by Nick HealyShin guards on. Cleats tied. Hair braided. It’s the first game of the season, and it’s time to play soccer! Created in partnership with Sports Illustrated Kids, this title allows readers to experience soccer through the eyes of a young player. From big kicks to big blocks, soccer is fast and fun. Playing your hardest along with your team is the best goal of all!
To the Stars: The Story of NASA
by Ron Miller“At NASA, our eyes are not just focused on the stars but also fixated on the sky.” –NASA Administrator Bill Nelson “NASA’s future will continue to be a story of human exploration, technology, and science.... We will continue to try to answer the question, ‘Are we alone?’” –NASA In 1915 the US Congress created the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The committee’s first goal was to support the development of aviation. But in the wake of the space race with the Soviet Union that began in the late 1950s, NACA became NASA—the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. From novel technology to international collaboration to scientific research, NASA has become a global leader in space exploration. It even enabled people to walk on the moon for the first time. But how did NASA get here? What has the agency accomplished along the way? Award-winning science author Ron Miller explains NASA’s rich history through a curious, detailed exploration of its successes and failures. Discover the full story of how NASA came to be and learn about its many accomplishments and the scientists and technology behind them. Then look to the future through NASA’s Artemis program and their next big goal of sending astronauts to Mars.
Tools for Spatial Economic Planning: A Guide for Urbanizing Countries
by Gulelat Kebede Paterson GauntnerUrbanization is a transformative force reshaping the economies and societies of developing countries today. It has the potential to bring about powerful development dividends, but the rapid expansion of cities in countries where resources are limited is a pressing policy challenge. Guiding the evolving spatial and economic structure, and getting policy right is an urgent and high-stakes task.This book bridges spatial and economic planning, offering practical tools for both analysis and policymaking. It explores seven national and subnational policy instruments – such as National Development Plans, city master plans, and special economic zones – detailing their purpose, formulation, key components, and effectiveness. Additionally, it provides hands-on guidance on a wide variety of analytical tools, such as mapped overlays, location quotients, input–output analysis, multipliers, metrics of inequality and segregation, gravity models, and scenario planning. These tools can help identify spatial trends, assess linkages, and inform policy decisions.With 26 case studies demonstrating real-world applications, this book serves as a resource for policymakers, development practitioners, and academics seeking to learn, develop the field of knowledge, and shape more effective spatial-economic policies.
Toon in to Control Freak
by Michael Anthony SteeleWhen Control Freak transports the Teen Titans into a different universe, they come face to face with the Toon Titans. Not only are these cartoon crimefighters more keyed into a silly squirrel than a big-time baddie, but they also play by some loony rules! Can the Teen Titans get in toon with this wacky world? Or will Control Freak’s channel surfing swamp the Super Heroes? Find out in this hilariously mixed-up Multiverse chapter book for fans of Teen Titans Go!
Tornadoes and the Environment
by Marcia Amidon LustedA tornado can destroy an entire town, leaving homes in shambles. People can be injured or killed. Tornadoes are destructive to nature too. They can pull trees or crops from the ground, destroying food or habitats. The storms can cause pollution damages the land. After a tornado ends, the area starts its recovery. Learn how people stay safe from tornadoes and what they can do to help the environment recover.
Tourism and Economic Development: Southern Europe through the 20th Century (Routledge Explorations in Economic History)
by Patrizia Battilani Donatella Strangio Carlos LarrinagaBy the end of the 19th century, there were already some countries in southern Europe whose economies benefitted from the arrival of tourists. But it was during the 20th century, and particularly after the Second World War, that the phenomenon of mass tourism arrived and dramatically impacted the economies of southern Europe.This edited volume analyses when, how, and why tourism gained an important role in the economy and social life of Southern Europe. It contributes to a reassessment of mass tourism focusing on two main dimensions: first, the impact on the economic development of the different southern European countries and second, the building of a new sociality focusing on the rituals and values of middle and the working class. This book adopts a comparative approach that opens with a comparison of European countries in terms of international market share and tourist products. The other chapters focus on national case studies that allow the reader to better understand not only the similarities and differences between some countries and others, but also the phenomenon as a whole. Since tourism is a transnational phenomenon, this book makes an important contribution to not only the study of tourism development and its economy but also social, impact in Southern Europe.The book will be of great interest to readers of economic history, business history, tourism history, and European history more broadly.
Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems: 26th Annual Conference, TAROS 2025, York, UK, August 20–22, 2025, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #16045)
by Robert Richardson Ana Cavalcanti Simon FosterThis LNAI 16045 volume constitutes the proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference on Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems, TAROS 2025, held in York, UK, duing August 20–22, 2025. The 32 full papers and 4 short papers, together with 4 invited papers presented in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. The papers were categorised into seven groups: Human-Robot Interaction and Teleoperation, Sensing and Perception, Locomotion and Control, Manipulation and Dexterous Interaction, Software Engineering for Robotics, Underwater Robotics and Autonomy, Aerial Robotics and Path Planning, and Challenging Environments.
Towards Resilient Societies: Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovative Interdisciplinary Science for Inclusive and Sustainable Future (GreenThink 2024), Jakarta, Indonesia, September 12th—13th, 2024 (Volume 1)
by Rahiem, Maila D.H.Resilience and sustainability are essential in navigating today’s global challenges. Towards Resilient Societies: The Synergy of Religion, Education, Health, Science, and Technology presents innovative interdisciplinary research that explores how diverse fields contribute to building adaptive and inclusive communities. This book highlights the intersections of governance, education, health, science, technology, social transformation, and ethical perspectives in achieving sustainable development.This proceedings publication features 164 peer-reviewed papers by scholars all over the world, and delves into seven key themes: education and psychology in resilience-building; governance and political transformation; economic and legal frameworks for sustainability; scientific and technological advancements for societal resilience; religion, ethics, and sustainability; language, communication, and humanities in cultural and social sustainability; and gender equity and inclusive development. By integrating these themes, the book aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and provides theoretical and practical insights for shaping a sustainable future.This is an essential resource for academics, researchers, policymakers, and professionals in sustainability, governance and development studies, science and technology, education and health, and social sciences. It offers evidence-based insights and strategic recommendations for fostering more resilient and equitable societies.
Towards Resilient Societies: Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovative Interdisciplinary Science for Inclusive and Sustainable Future (GreenThink 2024), Jakarta, Indonesia, September 12th—13th, 2024 (Volume 2)
by Rahiem, Maila D.H.Resilience and sustainability are essential in navigating today’s global challenges. Towards Resilient Societies: The Synergy of Religion, Education, Health, Science, and Technology presents innovative interdisciplinary research that explores how diverse fields contribute to building adaptive and inclusive communities. This book highlights the intersections of governance, education, health, science, technology, social transformation, and ethical perspectives in achieving sustainable development.This proceedings publication features 164 peer-reviewed papers by scholars all over the world, and delves into seven key themes: education and psychology in resilience-building; governance and political transformation; economic and legal frameworks for sustainability; scientific and technological advancements for societal resilience; religion, ethics, and sustainability; language, communication, and humanities in cultural and social sustainability; and gender equity and inclusive development. By integrating these themes, the book aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and provides theoretical and practical insights for shaping a sustainable future.This is an essential resource for academics, researchers, policymakers, and professionals in sustainability, governance and development studies; science and technology; education and health; and social sciences. It offers evidence-based insights and strategic recommendations for fostering more resilient and equitable societies.
Towards Student Mobility in Asia: International Students' Multilingual Identities, Interculturality, and Future Selves (Routledge Studies in Global Student Mobility)
by Anas Hajar Syed Abdul MananThe participation of international students in study-abroad programmes in Asia is steadily increasing. This comprehensive volume captures the intricate dynamics of language learning and intercultural engagement in study-abroad contexts.The chapters cover a wide array of important topics, such as identity reconstruction, interculturality, employability, challenges and opportunities of studying at English-medium universities, the experiences of learning languages other than English in host countries, and pedagogical interventions to enhance language learning and intercultural engagement across diverse Asian contexts. The authors share their empirical findings and conceptual insights to enrich our understanding of the complex and dynamic relationship between language, cultural learning, and identity reconstruction.This book is an authoritative resource for scholars and researchers in study-abroad, intercultural communication, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, and language education.
Towards Unmanned Surface Vehicles: Methods and Practices
by Chenguang Liu Huarong ZhengTowards Unmanned Surface Vehicles: Methods and Practices presents the latest overview, methodologies, design practices, and applications of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs).The authors introduce advanced theories and algorithms for the analysis and design of a maritime unmanned surface vehicle system, covering the sensing, path following, navigation, and control of the ocean surface environment. They demonstrate the architectural design, implementation, and field testing of USVs as well as key applications, such as hostile military scenarios, scientific oceanographic observation, and intelligent waterborne transportation. In addition, they address the open challenges in the field and propose the corresponding future perspectives.The book will appeal to researchers, graduate students, and engineers interested in USVs.
Towards a Community of Antiracist Praxis in Higher Education: Transformative Principles, Practices, and Resources for the Classroom
by Edited by Jie Y. Park and Laurie RossWeaving together theory, research, and practice, this edited volume provides rich accounts of teaching from faculty at a predominantly white institution who participated in a community of antiracist praxis – a cycle of action and reflection on pedagogy.The chapters highlight the ways in which faculty can transform classrooms and colorblind discourses in higher education. They center the voices of faculty who are “on the ground” and grappling with their own positionality and academic training to present an antiracist pedagogy that emphasizes student agency and authority, exposes whiteness in course content and inquiry processes, and introduces students to new ways of knowing that are racially just. Each contributing author offers principles, teaching activities, and resources that readers can apply in their own disciplinary or interdisciplinary contexts.Written for faculty, graduate students, administrators, and pedagogy specialists in higher education, this book urges readers who work in higher education to action, and paves a path forward through the creation of communities of antiracist praxis.
Towards a Critique of Methodological Presentism in Migration Research: A Focus on Denmark (Routledge Approaches to History)
by Garbi SchmidtThis book investigates the benefits of integrating history, sociology, and ethnography to better understand migration and its consequences, using Denmark’s history of migration as a case study.Although migration research is an interdisciplinary field, much research on migration still occurs in disciplinary containers. The field is not least affected by a methodological presentism: a scholarly and societal tendency to understand social phenomena within a limited contemporary framework, neglecting possible effects and similarities embedded in and established through human history. This book builds upon previous research underscoring the importance of examining migration from a longer, diachronic, and genealogical viewpoint, and it is among the first to advocate for a more profound methodological discussion regarding how, why, and when this should be addressed. This book’s analysis draws on empirical examples from Denmark, a Northern European country where the impact of migration is currently hotly debated, yet the history of migration is frequently overlooked. Specific themes examined in the book range from demography/immigrant statistics to the understanding of “the ghetto,” the implications of discussions around “Danishness,” and how migration has influenced and molded a particular neighborhood in Copenhagen (Nørrebro) over time.This volume is innovative and pertinent for an international audience of researchers and students interested in the genealogies of migration and eager to explore new pathways for pursuing this research interest.
Towards a Diagnosis of Our Times: A Sociological Approach to Global Trends (Routledge Advances in Sociology)
by Nikolai GenovThis monograph offers a critical diagnosis of the current epoch marked by globalization, de-globalization and re-globalization. Arguing that the concept of society gives way to that of globalization as an explanatory core, the author shows how constructivist ideas open the way to four new conceptualizations of global trends: upgrading the rationality of organizations, individualization, spread of instrumental activism, and homogenization of culture (RISC).Each trend is presented by two explanatory models. The trend of upgrading rationality of organizations is exemplified by analyses of the volatile rationality of industrial organizations and the tensions of regional integration. Individualization is dealt with by comparing the development and impact of leaders in Asia and the individualization in the present-day war. Commercialization, together with consumerism, is analyzed as a component of the global trend of instrumental activism. The homogenization of culture is dealt with through discussions on the dynamic relations of values and norms and the controversial development of social science knowledge. The creative approach to global processes is finalized in a discussion on tensions and conflicts in each trend and in their interplay. As such, it develops a new analytical framework while identifying action fields and activities, which reproduce stability and change in contemporary global society.The intellectually refreshing, critical, and constructive ideas of this volume will attract researchers, lecturers, and upper-level students with interests in sociological theory, globalization, the sociology of culture, and the challenges facing contemporary civilization more broadly.