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Monstrous Bodies
Monstrous Bodies is a cultural and literary history of ambiguous bodies in imperial Japan. It focuses on what the book calls modern monsters—doppelgangers, robots, twins, hybrid creations—bodily metaphors that became ubiquitous in the literary landscape from the Meiji era (1868–1912) up until the outbreak of the Second Sino–Japanese War in 1937. Such monsters have often been understood as representations of the premodern past or of “stigmatized others”—figures subversive to national ideologies. Miri Nakamura contends instead that these monsters were products of modernity, informed by the newly imported scientific discourses on the body, and that they can be read as being complicit in the ideologies of the empire, for they are uncanny bodies that ignite a sense of terror by blurring the binary of “normal” and “abnormal” that modern sciences like eugenics and psychology created. Reading these literary bodies against the historical rise of the Japanese empire and its colonial wars in Asia, Nakamura argues that they must be understood in relation to the most “monstrous” body of all in modern Japan: the carefully constructed image of the empire itself.
The Algorithm of Justice
Step into 2037—a world where AI rules the game, shaping laws, running markets, and pulling strings in ways humanity never saw coming. When a smart home assistant is accused of murder, it sets off global chaos, sparking a fierce showdown over justice, tech, and the fine line between progress and peril. Enter Gabriel Cole and the Cole Circle, his squad of next-gen legal eagles. These aren’t your average courtroom warriors—they’re globe-trotting, code-cracking, truth-chasing powerhouses. From Washington, D.C., to Zurich, Lagos, Singapore, Dubai, and beyond, they dig deep into encrypted conspiracies and dark secrets of AI gone rogue. As tech giants play dirty and the stakes skyrocket, one burning question looms: in a world where algorithms call the shots, can humanity hold onto its moral compass? The final face-off lands at the International Court of Justice, where the future of justice hangs by a thread. Packed with tech twists, global stakes, and heart-pounding drama, The Algorithm of Justice is a bold, thought-provoking ride that dives into the clash of humanity and machine. Buckle up—this is one for the ages.
Accustomed to Obedience?
Many histories of Ancient Greece center their stories on Athens, but what would that history look like if they didn’t? There is another way to tell this story, one that situates Greek history in terms of the relationships between smaller Greek cities and in contact with the wider Mediterranean. In this book, author Joshua P. Nudell offers a new history of the period from the Persian wars to wars that followed the death of Alexander the Great, from the perspective of Ionia. While recent scholarship has increasingly treated Greece through the lenses of regional, polis, and local interaction, there has not yet been a dedicated study of Classical Ionia. This book fills this clear gap in the li...
Pancreas
In this book, the authors provide current research in the study of the anatomy, diseases and health implications of the pancreas. The pancreas consists of two organs in one; the exocrine gland secretes enzymes into the digestive tract, and the endocrine gland secretes hormones into the bloodstream. Topics discussed in this compilation include the development of the islets of Langerhans in the human fetal pancreas; autophagy in pancreatic diseases; characteristics of primary cystic pancreatic neoplasms; embryology of the pancreas and associated anomalies; emerging therapeutic options for metastatic exocrine pancreatic cancer; minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenetcomy; and minimally invasive pancreatectomy.
Akira
Successful in both Japan and the West, Akira had a huge impact on the international growth in popularity of manga and anime. Closely analysing the film and its key themes, Colin O'Dell and Michelle Le Blanc assess its historical importance, its impact on the Western perception of anime, and its influence on science fiction cinema.
Handbook Of Scientific Tables
This data book of scientific information is an essential guide for all STEM researchers, teachers and students. It comprises six sections on astronomy, meteorology, physics/chemistry, earth science, biology, and environmental science.The book is useful not only for researchers and engineers, but also for science writers, as it covers carefully selected and important data that have been reviewed by experts from diverse fields for over 90 years.
