Marcel Danesi 
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Introductory Perspectives

The work focuses on a subaltern local sovereignty movement called ‘Telangana’ in India. Over the last ten years, this movement has engaged in a massive political mobilization, including strikes, rall …

Asia as we know it today is the product of a wide range of polity expansions over time. Recognising the territorial expansions of Asian polities large and small through the last several millennia hel …

Crises happen. When they do, organizations must learn to effectively communicate with their internal and external stakeholders, as well as the public, in order to salvage their reputation and achieve …

East Asia from 1400 to 1850 was a vibrant web of connections, and the southern coast of the Korean peninsula participated in a maritime world that stretched to Southeast Asia and beyond. Within this …

Japan”s image has experienced numerous transmutations. The book covers the metamorphosis from Japan”s image of a feudal, exotic and romantic land inhabited by Madam Butterflies, to its sudden emerg …

This is a new presentation of the philosophy of the Talmud. The Talmud is not a work of formal philosophy, but much of what it says is relevant to philosophical enquiry, including issues explored in …

Early Buddhist Metaphysics provides a philosophical account of the major doctrinal shift in the history of early Theravada tradition in India: the transition from the earliest stratum of Buddhis …

Impassable roads, poorly maintained railways, bankrupt airlines, congested cities, and inefficient ports – are there links between these issues and lack of economic progress in developing countries? …

First Published in 2004. This text argues that there is nothing obvious or natural about our ideas of sex and race and looks at the evolution of these ideas. The author contends that the slow crystal …

A stimulating new analysis of the dramatic systemic changes of the Russian state, principles of the governance and its foreign policy orientation. It reviews the extent of changes in Russian approach …