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This open access book offers an overview on the intermediate results obtained in the context of the Italian National Research Programme "Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Sustainable Society" by the Working Group "Spoke 7", which focuses its research on the...
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Springer
Parution :
2026-03-02
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This open access book proposes that Europe has something to offer in the current landscape, namely decades of experience when it comes to addressing societal, ethical, and regulatory challenges of technoscientific change. Science is experiencing unprecedented turbulence...
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Springer
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2026-03-02
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Explores how American Literature has represented the sound and spirit of popular music From the birth of rhythm and blues to the rise of hip-hop, American writers have long grappled with how to capture in words the energy, rebellion, and cultural power of popular music....
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Wiley
Parution :
2026-03-02
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American Literary Culture
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Colin Crouch argues that at the base of all political conflicts are struggles over which types of people should be included in and which excluded from various rights, including the right to exist at all within a particular society. This is more fundamental than any...
Editeur :
Polity
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2026-03-02
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Friedhöfe sind Schnittstellen zwischen Tod und Leben. Während die Verstorbenen irdisch auf dem Friedhof final verortet werden, können die Hinterbliebenen dorthin kommen und auch wieder weggehen. Doch: Warum tun dies die Hinterbliebenen? Was sehen sie von...
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Springer VS
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2026-02-27
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Culture is the spiritual activity and product of human society relative to economy and politics. The traditional concept of human beings believes that culture is a social phenomenon, a product created by human beings for a long time, and at...
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Atlantis Press
Parution :
2026-02-26
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Getting older isn't for the faint-hearted - but it can be a lot of fun.In this candid, uplifting, and funny book, Prue Leith explores the trials and taboos of growing older - along with its unexpected joys. Part memoir and part reflection, Being Old and Learning to Love...
Editeur :
Short Books
Parution :
2026-02-26
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An engaging, accessible account of humanity’s heritage beyond Earth Space exploration has produced a rich material record that forms part of our cultural heritage. From abandoned launch sites and decommissioned satellites to lunar landing sites and the International...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2026-02-25
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Albert Piette chose to “note”, regretting that he was not an artist who could express “time”. As an anthropologist, he has transformed his fear of time into acts of noting that have become central to his own work. His father, his daughters’ childhoods, the moments of a...
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Mimesis International
Parution :
2026-02-25
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Grounded in her experience as a blackbelt, self-defense instructor, and globally recognized organizer, Rana Abdelhamid offers a bold, urgent roadmap to a safer world. Abdelhamid wants every woman and survivor of gender-based violence to be able to defend themselves, and...
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Algonquin Books
Parution :
2026-02-24
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This book provides a twofold critique of mainstream political theory, drawing on feminisms to develop a more comprehensive understanding of migration. Grounded in both a critical cosmopolitan approach and the ethics and politics of care, the book shows what a feminist...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-02-23
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The history of the Italian peninsula is characterized by exposure to natural hazards due to geological fragility, intense volcanic and seismic activity, and hydrographic vulnerability associated with the Mediterranean climate. This volume aims to explore how Italian...
Editeur :
Mimesis International
Parution :
2026-02-23
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Das Thema des Buches bildet der Toyotismus als im globalen Maßstab dominantes Produktionsmodell. Infolge seines weltweiten Transfers unter dem Etikett der „schlanken Produktion“ kommt es sowohl im verarbeitenden als auch im Dienstleistungssektor zur...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2026-02-23
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This book explores the interconnections between biodiversity, cultural knowledge, and resource management in Lanna in Northern Thailand, and Northeast India. By examining traditional practices, economic activities, and gender roles, the book contributes to the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2026-02-21
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This book is the second volume in the two-volume set Artificial Intelligence and Discourse. It explores how generative AI tools such as ChatGPT-3, ChatGPT-4, Gemini, and CoPilot are transforming human–machine interaction and communication across institutions and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-02-21
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This Handbook addresses the role of the criminal-legal system in projecting and enforcing racial injustice across the globe. It consists of high-profile contributions that expose structural relations, global colonial and imperial histories, class oppression, and ongoing...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-02-21
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This book advances the Capability Approach as an ethical, people-centred framework for social impact assessment in development practice. Focusing on two Australian Government–funded WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) projects in rural Vietnam and Cambodia, it...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-02-21
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This book is about words that fool us into thinking that the digital technologies we use every day are beautiful, benign, and consequence-free. The collection shows how metaphors used by Big Tech to promote digital technologies are reductive or misleading. With a...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-02-20
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This volume draws on existentialist ideas from philosophy, psychology and sociology to explore some intriguing questions. How do good people commit evil deeds? Which parts of our selves do we try to hide from others – and from ourselves? How do we find a balance...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-02-20
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This book examines the transformative potential of arts on Afghan society, specifically focusing on how artistic praxes have shaped and influenced social dynamics and identity. Theorising sociocultural responses to military interventions, political instability and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-02-20
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