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Understanding material text cultures : a multidisciplinary view
The present volume comprises 6 highly original studies on material text cultures in different nontypographic societies stretching from the 3rd millennium cuneiform textual record of Ancient Mesopotamia to 20th century Qur’anic boards of northern and central African provenience. The volume provides a multidisciplinary approach to material text cultures complementary to the interdisciplinary, s…
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- 9783110425284
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- 287 p.
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- Materiale Textkulturen
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- 302.224409 UND u
Melammu : the ancient world in an age of globalization
Melammu volumes have broadened the horizons of studies of antiquity by encouraging the crossing of geographical and cultural boundaries between ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean and Near East. The present Melammu volume extends from Greece to India, with articles on Phrygia and Armenia, also viewing texts from ancient Israel, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. The globalization described in this …
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- 9783945561003
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- XI, 385 p.
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- Proceedings 7: Max Planck Research Library for the History and Development of Knowledge
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- 900.42 MEL m
Between Imagined Communities and Communities of Practice - Participation, Ter…
Community and participation have become central concepts in the nomination processes surrounding heritage, intersecting time and again with questions of territory. In this volume, anthropologists and legal scholars from France, Germany, Italy and the USA take up questions arising from these intertwined concerns from diverse perspectives: How and by whom were these concepts interpreted and re-in…
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- 9783863952051
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- 315 p.
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- 306.42 BET b
Sustainable development goals and human rights
This open access book analyses the interplay of sustainable development and human rights from different perspectives including fight against poverty, health, gender equality, working conditions, climate change and the role of private actors. Each aspect is addressed from a more human rights-focused angle and a development-policy angle. This allows comparisons between the different approaches bu…
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- 9783030304690
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- xv, 239p. : ill.
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- 304.2 SUS s
Affect and mathematics education: fresh perspectives on motivation, engagemen…
This open access book, inspired by the ICME 13 topic study group “Affect, beliefs and identity in mathematics education”, presents the latest trends in research in the area. Following an introduction and a survey chapter providing a concise overview of the state-of-art in the field of mathematics-related affect, the book is divided into three main sections: motivation and values, engagement…
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- 3030137600
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- 437 p.; 22 cm.
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- 155.4 AFF a
The ethics of cybersecurity
This open access book provides the first comprehensive collection of papers that provide an integrative view on cybersecurity. It discusses theories, problems and solutions on the relevant ethical issues involved. This work is sorely needed in a world where cybersecurity has become indispensable to protect trust and confidence in the digital infrastructure whilst respecting fundamental values l…
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- 9783030290535
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- xvii, 384p. : ill.
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- 005.8 ETH e
Innovation by demand : an interdisciplinary approach to the study of demand a…
The structure and regulation of consumption and demand has recently become of great interest to sociologists and economists alike, and at the same time there is growing interest in trying to understand the patterns and drivers of technological innovation. This book brings together a range of sociologists and economists to study the role of demand and consumption in the innovative process. The b…
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- 9780719062674
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- viii. 214p. : ill
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- 338.064 INN i
Current issues in knowledge management
The knowledge management concept has emerged to serve as one of the critical inputs to the strategic management process, and a common factor underpinning competitive advantage. Over the concept's development, knowledge management research has focused on the processes that enable a firm to recognize sources of data, to transform data into useful information, to disseminate the information, and t…
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- 978178985231
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- 140 p.; 23 cm.
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The entrepreneurial society : a reform strategy for Italy, Germany and the UK
This open access book is an outcome of the EU’s Horizon 2020 project ‘Financial and Institutional Reforms for an Entrepreneurial Society’ (FIRES). Building on historical, economic and legal analysis, and combining methods and data across disciplines, the authors provide policymakers, stakeholders and scholars with valuable new tools for assessing and improving Europe’s entrepreneurial e…
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- 9783662610077
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- xvi, 252p. : ill.
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- 306.34 ENT e
An education in sport : competition, communities and identities at the Univer…
"The story of sporting communities and individuals at the University of Westminster over 150 years is the second book to explore the institution's diverse history including its role as a pioneer of women's sports. Drawing upon the University's extensive archives this richly illustrated book celebrates its unique, ground-breaking sports heritage. A print paperback can be purchased direct from th…
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- 9781911534143
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- 378.4213209034 CLA a
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