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Foundations for a Humanitarian Economy
(2022)
The modern global economy and discipline of economics place mathematical calculation above human concern. However, a re-reading of Boethius’ The Consolation of Philosophy can positively highlight the contrast in values and ...
Chapter 1 Introduction
(2020)
This volume draws its inspiration from perspectives that have developed over
the last few decades in media anthropology. These include seminal works such as
Bourdieu’s (1993 ) analysis of cultural production, Larkin’s ...
Cooperation and Confrontation in Nordic Civil Societies since 1800
(2025)
This book examines Nordic civil societies from 1800 until today, by studying the roles of voluntary action and associations in the Nordic region and beyond. Through its diverse and historically informed analyses of civil ...
Chapter 25 Rooted in Justice and Joy
(2024)
This book provides targeted advice to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in the mental health professions on how to navigate, resist, and transform institutions and policies that were not designed for them. A ...
Chapter 3 The professional audiences of the Hippocratic Epidemics
(2018)
To summarise our findings, the Hippocratic Epidemics case reports is an example of a text whose intended audiences, despite the ambiguities and historical
uncertainties about the texts’ composition and transmission, were ...
Museums and Technologies of Presence
(2024)
and, Lambert, Maria, Museums, of, Presence, Shehade, Stylianou, Technologies, Theopisti
Chapter 1 Language and leadership
(2024)
History is full of examples of how the skilful use of language is a fundamental aspect of charismatic leadership. Traditionally, this phenomenon has been studied focusing on oratory skills. The book argues that the ...
The Motorcycle Diaries
(2023)
The first monograph to examine Walter Salles’ The Motorcycle Diaries, this book explains the significance of Salles’ film with respect to the specific category of ‘youth culture’ as a historically and culturally situated ...
Threats of Force and International Law
(2023)
Threats of force are an inherent part of communication between some States. One prominent example is the 2017–2018 crisis in relations between the United States and North Korea, marked by multiple threats issued by both ...
Chapter 4 Associational life and liberty
(2024)
Following the approach developed by Alexis de Tocqueville, this volume views democracy as a cultural phenomenon. It starts from the assumption that if we are to adequately address concerns about the current state and future ...
Governing the Interlinkages between the SDGs
(2023)
Governing the Interlinkages between the SDGs: Approaches, Opportunities and Challenges identifies the institutional processes, governance mechanisms and policy mixes that are conducive to devising strategies of integrated ...
Consuming Atmospheres
(2024)
consuming atmospheres, marketing, marketing research, consumer experience, consumer culture
Chapter 7 Becoming “Chinese” in Southeast Asia
(2017)
China’s rise and processes of Sinicization suggest that recombination of new and old elements rather than a total rupture with or return to the past is China’s likely future. In both space and time, civilizational politics ...
Chapter 1 Introduction
(2021)
"This book is focused on the street-naming politics, policies and practices that have been shaping and reshaping the semantic, textual and visual environments of urban Africa and Israel. Its chapters expand on prominent ...
New Interdisciplinary Perspectives On and Beyond Autonomy
(2023)
Autonomy, philospohy, politics, language, Pharmacology, climate
National Brands and Global Markets
(2023)
Brands, Historical, Perspective, National, Markets, Global
Rape in the Nordic Countries
(2020)
While the Nordic countries are listed at the top in most international rankings of gender equality and citizens’ feelings of security, studies on the prevalence of sexual victimisation present a different picture, suggesting ...
Chapter 3 European Imperialism, War, Strategic Commodities and Ecological Limits
(2021)
history of the Americas
Chapter 1 Examining the illusion of accountability
(2009)
Do EU citizens have real opportunities to hold decision-makers accountable, or does the current institutional set-up in the Union merely create an illusion of accountability? That is the central question of this volume. ...
Reconstructing Minds and Landscapes
(2021)
Mental and material reconstruction was an ongoing process after World War II, and it still is. This volume combines a detailed treatment of post-war cultural reconstruction in Finnish Lapland – a region on the geographical ...
Chapter 5 An Idea Incarnated in an Individual
(2022)
Written when Eliot rekindled his interest in Husserl and turned his attention to Heidegger, Triumphal March can be interpreted as a poem performing a philosophical experiment: it depicts the figure of a leader as seen in ...
State of the Young Child in India
(2020)
This Report is one of the first comprehensive studies on young children in India. It focuses on children under 6 years of age and presents key aspects of their well-being and development. It introduces two young child ...
Children, Human Rights and Temporary Labour Migration
(2021)
This book focuses on the neglected yet critical issue of how the global migration of millions of parents as low-waged migrant workers impacts the rights of their children under international human rights law. The work ...
Understanding Drugs Markets
(2022)
Drawing on anthropology, historical sociology and social-epidemiology, this multidisciplinary book investigates how pharmaceuticals are produced, distributed, prescribed, (and) consumed, and regulated in order to construct ...
Digital Transformation and Public Services
(2019)
Through a series of studies, the overarching aim of this book is to investigate if and how the digitalization/digital transformation process affects various welfare services provided by the public sector, and the ensuing ...
Digital Transformation and Public Services
(2019)
Through a series of studies, the overarching aim of this book is to investigate if and how the digitalization/digital transformation process affects various welfare services provided by the public sector, and the ensuing ...
The Aral Sea Basin
(2019)
This book offers the first multidisciplinary overview of water resources issues and management in the Aral Sea Basin, covering both the Amu Darya and Syr Darya River Basins.
The two main rivers of Amu Darya and Syr Darya ...
Chapter 11 Determinants of cross- border cooperation in the Polish– German borderland
(2021)
"This book explores the political and social dynamics of the bilateral relations between Germany and Poland at the at the national and subnational levels, taking into account the supranational dynamics, across different ...
The New Demagogues
(2021)
Focused on the emergence of US President Donald Trump, the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, and the recruitment of Islamic State foreign fighters from Western Muslim communities, this book explores the ...
Locating Zika
(2019)
The emergence of Zika virus challenged conventional ideas of mosquito-borne diseases, tested the resilience of health systems and embedded itself within local sociocultural worlds, with major implications for environmental, ...
The Nordic Model of Digital Archiving
(2024)
Library, archive & information management; Library & information services
Chapter 16 (Un)conscious Perspectival Shape and Attention Guidance in Visual Search
(2024)
When viewing a circular coin rotated in depth, it fills an elliptical region of the distal scene. For some, this appears to generate a two-fold experience, in which one sees the coin as simultaneously circular (in light ...
Rape in the Nordic Countries
(2020)
While the Nordic countries are listed at the top in most international rankings of gender equality and citizens’ feelings of security, studies on the prevalence of sexual victimisation present a different picture, suggesting ...
Chapter 7 Visual Perception in Dante's Commedia According to the Early Commentaries (1320–1400)
(2025)
Dante’s Visions: Crossing Sights on Natural Philosophy, Theory of Vision, and Medicine in the Divine Comedy and Beyond offers a fascinating insight into Dante’s engagement with the science of his time, particularly with ...
Chapter 3 Democratic innovations as a response to shrinking public space
(2024)
Activism in Hard Times in Central and Eastern Europe elevates the voices of civic activists from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and analyzes a wealth of information to generate new insights into how activism in the region ...
Religion and World Politics
(2023)
Religion and World Politics provides a short, accessible, and practical introduction to how we can understand the place of religion in world politics in a more comprehensive, contextually relevant way.
Is religion central ...
Peace Education, Religious Discourse, and Scientific Enquiry
(2025)
Empowering educators and policymakers to effect positive change in their communities, this book critically examines how sustained dialogue and cooperation between scientific inquiry and religious discourse can contribute ...
Cooperation and Confrontation in Nordic Civil Societies since 1800
(2025)
This book examines Nordic civil societies from 1800 until today, by studying the roles of voluntary action and associations in the Nordic region and beyond. Through its diverse and historically informed analyses of civil ...
Chapter 3 American Anchor Artists and Festivals
(2022)
“American Anchor Artists and Festivals” highlights three key artists: Maureen Fleming, Joan Laage, and Diego Piñón. All have spent numerous years in Japan and worked with the Ohnos, and two have worked with Min Tanaka. ...
RF CMOS Oscillators for Modern Wireless Applications
(2019)
While mobile phones enjoy the largest production volume ever of any consumer electronics products, the demands they place on radio-frequency (RF) transceivers are particularly aggressive, especially on integration with ...