Anita Sanchez 
In Praise of Poison Ivy 
The Secret Virtues, Astonishing History, and Dangerous Lore of the World’s Most Hated Plant

This book examines Meiji Japan (1868 1912) to demonstrate the complex interplay between Japanese nation-building and the country s engagement with global processes. "Meiji Japan" refers to …

This book explores the consequences of the latest political shifts in Central Eastern Europe: the rise of right-wing parties and, among other things, politics becoming more invested in history. These …

This book investigates and establishes a theoretical framework for the study of the social production of religious compassion in the era of shale modernity among Chinese communities in Hong Kong, …

An increasingly important and often overlooked issue in science and technology policy is recognizing the role that philanthropies play in setting the direction of research. In an era where public and …

The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Mass Atrocity, and Genocide explores the many and sometimes complicated ways in which religion, faith, doctrine, and practice intersect in societies where mass …

Complete with colour illustrations and written in a conversational style, biochemist William Elliott unravels the mystery of life while revealing its majesty. How do chemical reactions occur? How do …

Indigenous religion(s) are afterlives of a particular sort, shaped by globalising discourses on what counts as an indigenous religion on the one hand and the continued presence of local traditions on …

This book examines Egypt s turbulent and contradictory political period (2011-2015) as key to understanding contemporary politics in the country and the developments in the Arab region after the mass …

During the last decade of the British Mandate for Palestine (1939 1948), Arabs and Jews used the law as a resource to gain leverage against each other and to influence international opinion. The …

This book examines the discourse of a "post-AIDS" culture, and the medical-discursive shift from crisis and death to survival and living. Contributions from a diverse group of international …