This lively survey of the peoples, cultures, and societies of Southeast Asia introduces a region of tremendous geographic, linguistic, historical, and religious diversity. Encompassing both mainland and island countries, these engaging essays describe personhood and identity, family and household organization, nation-states, religion, popular culture and the arts, the legacies of war and recovery, globalization, and the environment. Throughout, the focus is on the daily lives and experienc...

This book addresses questions about the major impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on human communication and the ways in which the communication discipline has been impacted by and has responded to the conditions of the pandemic. Contributors examine both the personal and the university administrative level to discuss how the pandemic and its lockdowns and transition to online learning, among other consequences, impacted specific areas of scholarship within the communication discipline. Contr...

'An absolutely fantastic read with brilliant characters. OMG I didn’t see that coming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'THIS is cracking fiction, yet has the power to feel disturbingly real' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐He said he wanted to help her. That was the first lie.On the opening night of the biggest festival in the city, 17‑year‑old Ellie vanishes.Looking for a fresh start, probation officer Cate Austin has moved countries to live with her detective...

Looking for a new cozy series? In the new edition of Cozy Case Files, Minotaur Books compiles the beginnings of seven charming cozy mysteries publishing in Spring/Summer 2026 for free and easy sampling.The twenty-seventh edition of Cozy Case Files features cozies from the following authors: Carolyn Haines, Elizabeth Penney, Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Cate Conte, Donna Andrews, Jo Nichols, and Vivien Chien.Unravel a farmer's disappearance with the help of Mississ...