Building on recent scholarship in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and social practice theories, this book reconceptualizes reading comprehension as intertextual practices.

Rather than view reading comprehension as the interaction of a reader and a text, the book outlines reading comprehension as a set of dynamic social practices enacted by people in and across social events in which they together build and assign meaning to one or more written language texts. The interactive meaning-building process is inherently intertextual as people act and react to each other, propose connections among multiple texts, and reflect and refract social practices, histories, and ideologies. The theorizing in this book is oriented to generating new images and metaphors to imagine 'reading comprehension' differently. The reconceptualization also derives from using jazz as a metaphor for reading comprehension.

This is a key resource for scholars, graduate students, and teachers in reading and literacy education.

This new edition of Profit and Pleasure: Sexual Identities in Late Capitalism explores how sexual identities have been shaped, differentiated, and commodified through the cultural and economic logics of capitalism.

Examining the interrelations among labour, value, consumption, and social reproduction, the book offers a materialist account of how bodies and desires are organized within shifting historical conditions. It brings together key concepts such as totality, overdetermination, and the social reproduction of labour to illuminate the structural forces that shape sexual subjectivities, demonstrating why these dynamics remain central to understanding contemporary sexual politics. In this new edition, a substantial Afterword extends this analysis into the twenty first century, addressing the heightened politicization of transgender life and situating this development within broader crises of capitalist reproduction and state power.

This foundational text is essential reading for students and scholars of feminist studies, queer and trans studies, cultural theory, and social and political thought who seek a rigorous materialist framework for understanding the historical and contemporary formations of sexuality.

This book utilises extensive documentary research from the archives of the League of Nations and the Joint Distribution Committee to analyse the displacement of the Jewish population in East-Central Europe and how this issue influenced the development of international law and institutions.

By focusing specifically on Jewish refugees from the end of World War I until the rise of Nazism and the Evian Conference in 1938, the book aims for a deeper understanding of the significant changes the international community underwent during the interwar years, as well as the complex relationship between the evolution of international humanitarian law and the notion of national sovereignty amid newly drawn borders. Jewish refugees, caught in a system where modernity manifested as Bolshevism, Zionism, and nationalism, invested considerable energy and creativity, ultimately finding renewed faith in the framework of international law. While this era may feel distant, the issues that emerged during that time remain central to today's debates and are vital for the future of international politics.

This volume is intended for scholars and readers interested in the history of international institutions, particularly in the impact that the refugee and Jewish questions after World War I had on contemporary international politics.

At its core, the book explores whether virtual meetings can enable the creation of common ground. By focusing on practices of coordination, collaboration and coorientation, the book demonstrates the importance of common memories, common matters of concern and common experiences in producing common ground. It does not assume that virtual meetings are deficient compared to co-located meetings, but rather considers meeting virtually to be an interesting phenomenon to study on its own terms. Chapters use empirical evidence to investigate virtual meetings and how they differ from in-person events.

How Virtual Meetings Matter for Community at Work is an essential read for academics and scholars of organisation theory, human resource management, working life studies, sociology, science and technology studies, and communication. Its focus on inclusive working practices will also prove beneficial for managers and HRM practitioners.

This book introduces a novel approach to data analysis in the social sciences: personal knowledge management (PKM) as and for postqualitative inquiry (PQI).

Both PKM and PQI approaches are increasingly gaining traction amongst global audiences, yet scholars continue to grapple with how best to apply these principles in practice. Exploring how the ideas of 'postqualitative analysis' and 'personal knowledge management' speak to each other, and how this dialogue can be of use to those who engage in research and communication, the book seeks to answer these questions in an accessible, practical way. It draws not only on scholarly literature but also on real-world case studies and experiences to showcase how knowledge workers can apply these concepts in their own context. It specifically describes how PKM techniques - which are typically conceived as a way to organise information - can also be used to facilitate the interpretation and analysis of research data.

The book is appropriate for readers who are new to PKM, PQI, or both, including undergraduate or postgraduate dissertation students, postdocs, and more established researchers.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of inappropriately obtained evidence in international investment arbitration, an increasingly pressing issue given technological advances and evolving notions of impropriety.

Despite the broad procedural discretion of investment tribunals, clear guidance on approaching inappropriately obtained evidence remains lacking, risking inconsistency and unfairness. To address this gap, the book proposes a structured evidentiary test, drawing on doctrinal, empirical and comparative analyses. It examines relevant case law from investment arbitration, international courts and domestic tribunals, alongside key legal principles such as evidentiary discretion and tribunal duties. Beyond theory, the book provides tribunals with a practical framework for approaching inappropriately obtained evidence, including the balancing of probative value with the degree of impropriety in evidence procurement. By situating its analysis within broader trends in investment arbitration, including state conduct and systemic reforms, this work serves as an essential resource for navigating one of the most challenging evidentiary issues.

The book will be of interest to practitioners and researchers in the field of international investment arbitration and beyond.

This book covers international investment law and investor-state dispute settlement in the energy transition era.

The Paris Agreement makes it clear that we need a climate-resilient development in order to limit the rise in global average temperature to 1.5? pre-industrial levels. International lawyers have caught up to reality and also to understanding the role that the legal framework and legal processes play in causing as well as solving the global climate crisis. Put simply, the energy sector, as well as the overall economy, must become greener. To achieve green transition, foreign direct investments are crucial. With that in mind, this book discusses how economy, environmental policy, and investment protection must work together as an effective global governance tool. This promotes and protects renewable energy investments on the one hand, and aids sustainability on the other. This book underscores key issues in the field and offers an overview of the legal landscape available to achieve the goals set out in the Paris Agreement, which clearly articulates that finance flows should be consistent with a pathway to low greenhouse gas emissions.

This book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers in the field of investment law, energy law and environmental law, in general, and those operating at the intersection of the mentioned, in particular.

This book explores the role of Eric Miller in establishing and developing the practice and application of the systems psychodynamics paradigm to organisational development consultancy, research and training.

The book covers the key areas of Miller's focus: developing the idea and role of the consultant; the importance of psychoanalytical thinking and socio-technical systems; the need for a deep understanding of group work; the application of his ideas in a wide variety of different urban and rural settings, and the role of women in organisations.

With contributions from across the world of organisation consultancy and systems psychodynamics, this is key reading for any interested in group dynamics, organisational work and the application of systems psychodynamics interventions in business and societal settings.

Combining legal theory with case studies, contributing authors challenge the traditional state-centred approach of international human rights law by highlighting gaps in protection. They address accountability broadly and analyse legal responsibility and monitoring alongside less formal mechanisms. Concluding that human rights accountability cannot depend solely on formal statehood, the book proposes that wherever authorities hold power over people's lives, they must be assessed against human rights standards.

Insightful and thought-provoking, this book is a vital resource for scholars, policy makers and students of human rights law, public international law, international politics and public policy. It will benefit anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the implementation of human rights in non-universally recognised states and state-like entities.

Connecting historical aspiration with contemporary reality, this book examines post-independence Bangladesh from a sociological perspective, discussing the structural and cultural factors that threaten its achievements, and how it might overcome existing hurdles to ensure continuity and long-term stability in its social transformation.

Structured around three broad phases of transformation - post-liberation reconstruction (1972-1990), globalization and digitalization (1991-2010), and contemporary transformations (2010-2025) - the book traces continuity, rupture, and reconfiguration across the evolving sociopolitical landscape of Bangladesh. The chapters chart key developments in Bangladesh's history such as July Uprising of 2024, the evolution of religious and cultural politics since 2012, and the rapid expansion of the service and digital sectors in recent years. The book also examines the transformative impact of digitalization, social media, and technology on kinship, marriage, youth culture, and everyday life.

Ultimately developing an integrated analytical framework for understanding Bangladesh's societal dynamics, the book will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of sociology, political science and South Asian studies.

This book offers a comprehensive, forward-looking analysis of logistics in the digital shopping era. It explores the journey of products from virtual shopping carts to consumers' hands (how they are stored, packed, shipped, returned, reused, and delivered) with a strong focus on digitalization and sustainability.

Readers will gain a well-rounded understanding of the operational, technological, and strategic challenges that shape modern e-commerce logistics. Each chapter tackles a different segment of the value chain - from fulfillment and last-mile delivery to reverse logistics and re-commerce - combining academic insights with real-world case studies and industry data. This book addresses contemporary topics, such as cross-border e-commerce logistics,
platform-driven logistics models, omnichannel strategy, UX design for returns, digital transformation, digital product passports, the circular economy, and the environmental and social impacts of packaging and transportation. Particular attention is given to emerging solutions for sustainable urban freight transport, such as microhubs and collaborative city logistics initiatives, as well as to the role of stakeholders, including retailers, logistics providers, regulators, and urban communities, in shaping more sustainable logistics systems. Its interdisciplinary approach, blending qualitative research with practical application, provides actionable insights for optimizing logistics performance while advancing sustainability goals.

With clear language and evidence-based approach, this book bridges the gap between theory and practice, offering guidance for navigating the next decade of logistics in an increasingly digital, climate, and socially conscious marketplace shaped by global platforms, cross-border trade, and evolving regulatory frameworks. It is essential reading for logistics researchers, professionals, e-commerce managers, academics, policymakers, and students seeking to understand the complexity and evolution of digital commerce.

Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

The History of Education as History of Knowledge brings together international scholars to explore how the emerging field of the history of knowledge can enrich the well-established history of education. While recent research in the history of knowledge has examined actors, practices, and institutions of knowledge, this volume is the first to focus systematically on sources and methodologies within the context of education.

Covering the modern period, the chapters investigate a wide range of case studies-from kindergartens and teachers' associations to philosophical societies and transnational transfers of solidified knowledge. Together they demonstrate how shifting perspectives on sources and methods allow historians to examine knowledge in its plural forms: produced, mediated, contested, and circulated within and beyond educational institutions.

Emphasising how knowledge is bound up with power relations, this book shows how hierarchies of gender, class, race, and ethnicity have shaped what counts as educational knowledge and how it is transmitted. In addition to empirical studies, contributors critically reflect on methodological approaches drawn from intellectual history, sociology of knowledge, praxeology, discourse analysis, and science and technology studies.

This book will appeal to scholars, students, and teachers in educational history, the history of knowledge, and related fields and will serve as an orientation for early-career researchers.

Chapters explore current and future sustainable and inclusive well-being, using the Sustainable Human Development paradigm and integral ecology perspective to identify the pillars, driving actors and triggering factors for sustainable transitions. Critiquing the traditional overreliance on GDP as a policy metric, they propose holistic measurement frameworks that capture a comprehensive view of well-being. By exploring frameworks, evidence and policies across Europe and the Global South, the book expands sustainability beyond Eurocentrism and helps foster a consensus across theoretical, technical, policy and public domains to promote sustainable and inclusive well-being at all levels.

Navigating Transitions to Sustainable Human Development is a key resource for students and scholars of development studies, sociology, environmental governance and political economy. Policymakers and NGO practitioners will benefit from its actionable recommendations for more integral development.

A concise, accessible, and engaging introduction to the complex interplay between climate change and human migration, this book provides key analysis of the scientific, social, political, and economic factors of climate migration.

Keeping away from dense theories and jargon, Climate Change, Migration, and the Global Search for Home details the primary causes and consequences of human-driven climate disruption, the evolution of climate science, from early observations to today's advanced data collection methods, to the real-world impacts, including extreme weather events and shifts in ecosystems. Informed by the voices of scientists in the Global South, who provide a much-needed perspective on this important topic, this book presents key concepts in a clear, relatable way, providing the foundational knowledge needed to engage with one of the most pressing issues of our time.

This book offers a fresh approach that connects complex ideas to real-world relevance, fostering a deeper engagement with this critical topic, by speaking directly to students and newcomers seeking deeper insight into climate migration by meeting them where they are in a way that resonates with them.

Universities shape more than what students know. They shape who students can be and become. This book, therefore, examines how educational systems simultaneously shape knowledge production and ways of being.

Drawing from philosophy of education, decolonial thought, social epistemology, and Japanese aesthetics, the book develops the concept of onto-epistemic educational injustice through theoretical analysis of how injustice in educational contexts, particularly higher education, operates at both epistemological and ontological levels. Unlike existing approaches that focus primarily on knowledge-related harms, the book demonstrates that educational experiences fundamentally shape both what students know and who they become. Through examination of language practices, academic conventions, and philosophical traditions such as the Japanese concept of ma (?), chapters consider how approaches to understanding educational injustice might engage more comprehensively with the intersection between knowing and being. Written across multiple registers-argument, narrative, and poetry-the author practises the intellectual plurality it advocates and experiments with what academic writing itself can become.

The book will be of interest to scholars, students, and educators in the fields of philosophy, philosophy of education, critical theory, higher education, and sociology of education. Those working in student support services and academic advisors will also benefit from it.

Saidov systematically examines global case law, revealing the richness of commercial and legal landscapes to provide a balanced reflection on the diversity of trade sectors. Across the chapters he assesses different types of sale contracts, including those used in the commodities trade, long-term sale contracts, contracts of sale of manufactured goods and sale contracts embedded in supply chains. The book concludes that no single sales law is equally well suited to all contracts, sectors and commercial contexts, unless specialist sub-sets within each sales law were to be developed for each sector.

A thorough yet accessible account, International Sale of Goods Law is an essential resource for scholars and students of contract law, international commercial and sales law and comparative law. It will also benefit legal and commercial practitioners when considering which law best suits any given contract or transaction.

In an era defined by climate urgency, resource scarcity, and technological disruption, this book offers a compelling roadmap for reimagining supply chains and business models. By weaving together the transformative capabilities of artificial intelligence and blockchain with the principles of the circular economy, it demonstrates how organizations can shift from linear "take-make-dispose" systems to regenerative, data-driven networks that minimize waste, maximize transparency, and build long-term resilience.

The book is divided into four parts that provide methodology for learning, applying, and developing the concept of circles as a design-based approach. Through an engaging mix of theory, architectural frameworks, and cross-sector case studies-ranging from digital product passports and reverse logistics in fashion to predictive analytics for smart waste recovery-the book illustrates not only what is possible, but how it can be practically achieved. At its core, it argues that digital technologies are not mere enablers but essential catalysts for achieving global sustainability goals, bridging the gap between boardroom commitments and on-the-ground execution. Case studies and datasets include examples of blockchain-enabled traceability in food supply chains, AI-driven waste management in manufacturing, and regenerative models from renewable energy transitions. Its scope extends across multiple domains: circular supply chain design, resource optimization, waste minimization, traceability, green finance, and Environmental, Social, and Governance-driven business models. Adopting a mixed methods approach, the book offers both academic insights and practical strategies to build resilient and future-ready supply chain systems.

Accessible to readers from diverse backgrounds, it is an invaluable resource for researchers, students and scholars, as well as, policymakers, sustainability practitioners, and those interested in how innovation can power the transition to a circular, climate-positive economy.

The Syntax of Dutch presents a synthesis of current thinking on Dutch syntax. Its principal focus is on describing the Dutch language; technical issues related to linguistic theory are addressed only if new light is shed on the subject.

The work is organized around the four lexical categories verbs (volumes 1-3),nouns (volumes 4-5), adjectives (volume 6), and adpositions (volume 7). It includes a general introduction to the semantic, morphological, and syntactic properties of these categories, their argument structure, their modification possibilities, and issues related to word order. The functional categories (determiners, complementizers, etc.) are discussed in relation to the lexical categories with which they occur. Volume 8 concludes the work by considering a number of issues that extend beyond proper sentence grammar: main-clause external elements, coordination, and ellipsis.

The Syntax of Dutch will be an indispensable resource for researchers and advanced students of languages and linguistics interested in the Dutch language.