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The Prosciutto Sundial is the first comprehensive study of the sundial in the shape of a miniature prosciutto from the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum from its rediscovery in 1755 to modern times. Drawing on contemporary correspondence and manuscripts, early philological and scientific assessments, and later published accounts, it catalogs the many attempts by scholars and lay people alike to understand how it functioned. It explains the significance of its context in the Villa and, through the results of empirical analysis using a 3D model, highlights the remarkable accuracy of this unique ancient timepiece.

Populism, Demagoguery, and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective explores the connections between contemporary populism, populist rhetoric, and a wide range of thinkers and topics in the history of political thought, from the ancient to the modern world. Throughout the volume, contributors demonstrate links between contemporary populism and the tradition of rhetoric, as well as new connections between populism and demagoguery, a phenomenon that has been discussed by political theorists and philosophers since antiquity. With this wide range of connections in mind, the volume draws on diverse perspectives and methodologies to theorize populist politics in historical perspective, and to enrich the debate surrounding it.

Psychobiography is the study, through a psychological lens, of influential and important figures in history, politics, literature, and other fields. A psychological approach is necessary to reveal what moves and motivates these people. Many psychobiographies have been faulty because they throw psychological jargon at their subjects and treat them simplistically. Anderson shows how to study psychobiographical subjects sensitively and compellingly.

When can the government read your email or monitor your web surfing? When can police search your phone or copy your computer files? The Digital Fourth Amendment shows how judges must craft new rules for the new world of digital evidence, explaining the challenges courts confront as they translate old protections to a new technological world.

Yu Xuanji (c. 843-868) is one of the most interesting poets in premodern Chinese literature, and her approximately fifty extant poems include some of the most arresting writing from the Tang dynasty--a period known as the golden age of Chinese poetry. Preceded by a critical introduction explaining the possibility of a tradition of women's poetry in medieval China, as well as Yu's relationship with the dominant tradition of male poets, this collection of innovative translations combines scholarly accuracy with a poet's demand for creative solutions in handling the crossover between languages and literary styles.

In Intimacies of Violence, Nadine Shaanta Murshid demonstrates how transnational middle-class Bangladeshi women personally embody structural violence to shed light on the ways in which violence is produced, perpetuated, and resisted. As the first book to examine the private lives of Bangladeshi migrant women, this work allows academics, policymakers, and practitioners who work with migrant communities and immigration policy to understand the complex ways in which immigrant lives are structured by social systems.

New Tales Told While Trimming the Wick by the talented scholar and poet of the Ming dynasty, Qu You (1347-1433), was the first work of fiction officially banned in China, but also the first internationally acclaimed collection of Chinese short stories. These tales often seem quite modern in their character development and plot intricacies, with characters facing ethical and moral challenges that are just as difficult to navigate today as they were over six hundred years ago.

In Emotionally Charged, Dina Denham Smith and Alicia A. Grandey offer an easier and more effective way for leaders to manage the heightened pressures and emotionally charged landscape they face at work: emotional upskilling. Anchored in the science of emotions, emotional upskilling allows for the development of more advanced emotional capabilities to successfully navigate and perform in the new age of work. Denham Smith and Grandey not only replace misconceptions with facts, but they equip leaders to handle the many emotionally loaded events at work. This book will help leaders navigate today's workplace more smoothly, achieving high performance and fulfillment without compromising their well-being.

Foster Parent Collaboration: A Guide for Social Workers and Other Professionals presents information about the crises in the foster care system and identified a strategy for meaningful change--social workers and other professionals collaborating with foster parents. The book details how this collaboration can occur through providing practice recommendations. Throughout the book are real life examples and checklists to help social workers master the content. The book serves as a toolkit to help social workers and other professionals working in the foster care system improve their skills and better collaborate with foster parents.

Mariarosaria Taddeo provides a systematic analysis of the ethical challenges that arise from the use of AI for national defence. Her work builds a framework for the identification, evaluation, and resolution of these challenges, with the goal of advancing relevant academic debate and informing the ethical governance of AI in defence.

In The Influence Economy, Maxim Sytch explores the external influences that nudge buyers toward questionable decisions and consumption, revealing how professional services--consulting, marketing, banking, and legal firms--create demand for unnecessary and potentially harmful products and services. Sytch finds that such supplier-induced demand can take many forms, from superfluous reorganizations and frivolous lawsuits to ill-conceived acquisitions, which lead to wasted resources, demotivated workforces, and operational setbacks. Based on empirical analyses and interviews, Sytch identifies the conditions under which supplier-induced demand is likely to occur and offers insights into mitigating its effects in today's economy.

In Perfect Storm, Russia analyst Thane Gustafson reinterprets the broader story of Russia's failed opening to the West, focusing on its economic, technological, and social aspects, and the role these played in its ultimate failure. Walking through the longer history of Russia's failure to integrate long before the invasion of Ukraine, Gustafson helps to put in context the more dramatic events of 2022-2024, when vast swathes of the Russian economy found themselves cut off from the West. Perfect Storm tells the story of Russia's opening to the West, from its achievements and disappointments to the complexity of the post-invasion sanctions regime and Russia's possible futures under a new generation of leaders.