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Urbanizing the Future
Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, exemplifies India’s policy thrust on urbanization. Tracing the rise, abandonment and revival of Amaravati, Urbanizing the Future delves into the ambitious plan to build a brand-new city in an agrarian landscape. The book unpacks the entanglements of…
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Subjekte der ökologischen Verwüstung
In der gegenwärtigen Auseinandersetzung über die Ursachen und Folgen der ökologischen Verwüstung erfährt eine zentrale Kategorie der Kritischen Theorie zu wenig Aufmerksamkeit: das Subjekt. Doch nur wenn eine kritische Gesellschaftstheorie die subjektiven Bedingungen der Klimakatastrophe…
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Animal Symbolism in Hispanic Literature
Whether unicorns, phoenix, and chimera, or axolotl, jaguars, and giant snakes, animals have often had the human experience grafted onto them, in a conscious or unconscious reflection of a society's beliefs, ambitions, and inequalities. This volume seeks to explore different representations of real…
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The Sudans
The Sudans tells the story of the African Union's efforts to make peace in the Sudans during the years 2009 to 2013 . It details the work of the AU High-Level Panel, led by former South African President Thabo Mbeki, to resolve the war in Darfur, promote democracy in Sudan, steer the independence…
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Rome Unveiled
Diese Publikation eröffnet neue Einblicke in die Geschichte der römischen Basilika San Giovanni in Laterano. Sie rekonstruiert die mutmaßliche Mitwirkung des bedeutenden Oratorianers und Kardinals Cesare Baronio an der Entwicklung eines komplexen ikonografischen Programms für das Innere des…
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Lattanzio e la ›virtus‹
Questo volume mira a valutare il modo in cui, nel loro tentativo di integrare il mos maiorum e la virtù greca (ἀρετή), il satirico Lucilio (II secolo a.C.) e lo statista e oratore Cicerone (I secolo a.C.) offrono all'apologeta Lattanzio (III-IV secolo d.C.) l'opportunità di confrontare due…
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Proceedings of the United Nations/Germany Workshop on the International Space Weather Initiative
This open access book presents peer reviewed articles from the United Nations/Germany Workshop on International Space Weather Initiative (ISWI 2024) held from 10 to 15 June at Neustrelitz, Germany. It highlights the current status of global space weather research, especially in developing…
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Case Studies in Global Health
The field of Global Health can be complex and challenging to navigate. This fascinating set of case studies not only illustrates the global interconnectedness of health issues across different continents but also brings clarity to the range of social theories used to make sense of the construction…
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The Khan’s Pifferi
This volume explores what Italian readers of the 1480s and 1490s could learn about Asian music through the expanding medium of print. Drawing on ten travel books printed in Italy before 1501, reporting the experiences of pilgrims, merchants, diplomats, adventurers, and an enslaved individual, the…
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A Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, Vol. 1
Of the hundreds of Persian manuscripts preserved at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, many have long remained unknown or little studied . This open-access volume presents the first comprehensive catalogue of the Ismaili texts in this important collection, bringing previously inaccessible sources to…
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Scientific Challenges Today and Tomorrow
Scientific Challenges Today and Tomorrow has been published to mark the 225th anniversary of the Royal Natural Sciences Society in Groningen (KNG). This jubilee book brings together chapters written by a selection of leading researchers from the University of Groningen’s Faculty of Science &…
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Social Complexity in Northern Jordan
This open access investigation of Northern Jordan in the first millennium BCE offers new insights into the mechanisms of social complexity, showing how communities adapted to their environments, negotiated power and interacted with their neighbours. The Iron Age Levant is a pivotal period in human…
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Wie uns gelehrt wurde, die Schweiz als Landschaft zu lesen
You want to know more about the series? Watch the short video introducing ‘Traces’ by Iman Elghonemi and Mariama De Brito Henn. Grasping traces means understanding past events, seizing absences, questioning the present, and apprehending the coming of potential futures. Traces are found in languages…
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Visas in Migration and Asylum Law
This book explores and discusses the different perspectives stemming from the visa as a tool of international mobility. A visa has a multifaced nature. It is a `key’ which allows foreign nationals to reach the door of the State. It is also a tool for the State to govern migration and border…
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Wessen Berlin?
In Zeiten globaler Krisen, nationalistischer Bewegungen und wachsender Migration sind Fragen nach Identität und Zugehörigkeit brisanter denn je. Die Studie widmet sich der Analyse von Berlin-Darstellungen seit den achtziger Jahren und untersucht Texte von Autor:innen mit transnationalen…
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Intersektionale Pädagogik
Welche Konsequenzen hat die intersektionale Wende für diskriminierungskritische Pädagogiken? Aus der Perspektive unterschiedlicher bildungs- und erziehungswissenschaftlicher Disziplinen sowie praktischer Felder rekapitulieren die Beiträge, wie und als was sich »Intersektionalität« in dem jeweiligen…
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GeoVadis
This book contains a prolific compilation of research on geotechnical engineering presented at the First Geotech Asia International Conference (GAIC 2025). The papers reflect dynamic engagement of researchers, engineers, and professionals from all over Asia to offer insights into ongoing…
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Chapter Introduction
Between 2022 and 2025 Cuba has undergone a series of growing nation-wide blackouts that have plunged the country into an everlasting night, a condition that has become central for political reclamation, imaginary formation and aesthetic experimentation. From the politics of fun and desire, to the…
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Chromatic Visions
This open access book explores the challenges and opportunities of preserving, reconstructing, exhibiting, and communicating the phenomenon of colour change in heritage collections and artworks through advanced digital technologies, from the perspectives of the authors, many of whom belong to…
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Chapter Protests against Overtourism across Europe and EU Policy Response
This volume explores the issue of tourism and overtourism in cities and small islands, finding the commonalities and differences between the two. Although there are common overtourism elements in cities and in small islands, there are also distinct factors. In this collection of studies, the…
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