“…Considered by many to be the most dangerous terrorist organisation in the world, it has become shrouded in numerous myths and narratives, many emanating from the US, which often fail to grasp its true nature. Against these narratives, Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou presents a bold new theory of ISIS. …”

“…And if they do, what accounts for this difference? These questions take us to the most puzzling philosophical topic of the relation between mind and world. …”

“…Nowadays, technology is all around us, but how do we, as teachers, make the best use of it? …”

“…By analysing and supplementing the current curriculum, Teaching Mathematics provides food for thought for all those involved in school mathematics, whether as aspiring teachers or as experienced professionals. It challenges us all to reflect upon what it is that makes secondary school mathematics educationally, culturally, and socially important…”

“…It is that science, properly understood, provides us with the methodological key to the salvation of humanity. …”

“…The Hofstadgroup offers a window into the broader phenomenon of homegrown jihadism that arose in Europe in 2004 and is still with us today. Utilizing interviews with former Hofstadgroup participants and the extensive police files on the group, this book overcomes the scarcity of high-quality data that has beset the study of terrorism for decades. …”

“…Ihren größten Expansionsschub erhielt sie im Zweiten Weltkrieg, als das NS-Regime im Gefolge der Siege der Wehrmacht Deutsch zur führenden Weltsprache machen wollte. Die 1945 von der US-Besatzungsmacht aufgelöste Institution wurde ab 1951 als Goethe-Institut durch die Initiative ihres früheren Generalsekretärs Franz Thierfelder wieder aufgebaut. …”

“…‘Trine Syvertsen takes us on a historical journey through the underexplored history of how people and societies have been resisting media, from protesting and criticizing to outright rejecting them. …”

“…Here, Fontinell shows that, far from diverting attention and energies from the crucial tasks confronting us here and now, such belief can be energizing and life enhancing. …”

“…Application of street code concept to contexts outside the US. An integrating chapter focused on where the street code exists, and how it is modified or interpreted by young men. …”

“…This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US. It discusses how open and distance education is evolving in a digital age to reflect the needs and circumstances of national higher education systems in these countries, and explores the similarities and differences between the ways in which they are organized and structured. …”

“…Considering the emergence of amazing new available bioengineering tools and the high abundance of phages and the multitude of phage proteins yet to be discovered and studied, we believe that the upcoming years will present us with many more fascinating and new previously unimagined phage-based biotechnological applications…”

“…Corporate-induced climate change has set us on an ecocidal path of species extinction. Governments and their international platforms such as the Paris Climate Agreement deliver too little, too late. …”

“…What are the implications of this co-operation for US power and the abilities of the other six states to exercise leadership? …”

“…Among its essential functions, language enables us to quickly and efficiently share information. …”

“…With an anthropologist's keen eye, Benjamin takes us through a full year in a Japanese public elementary school, bringing us into the classroom with its comforting structure, lively participation, varied teaching styles, and non-authoritarian teachers. …”

“…This open access book addresses the challenge of analyzing and understanding the evolutionary dynamics of complex biological systems at the genomic level, and elaborates on some promising strategies that would bring us closer to uncovering of the vital relationships between genotype and phenotype. …”