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Ethnicity as a political resource
How is ethnicity viewed by scholars of different academic disciplines? Can its emergences be compared in various regions of the world? How can it be conceptualized with specific reference to distinct historical periods? This book shows in a uniquely and innovative way the broad range of approaches to the political uses of ethnicity, both in contemporary settings and from a historical perspectiv…
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- 9783839430132
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- 260 p.; 22 cm.
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- 306 ETH e
Security in an interconnected world : a strategic vision for defence policy
This open access book follows the idea that security policy must be based on strategic analysis. Defence policy and the role of the armed forces can subsequently be determined on the grounds of said analysis. More than ever, internal and external security, and developments both in the Netherlands and abroad are interconnected. The world order is shifting, the cooperation within NATO and the EU …
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- 9783030376062
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- x, 183p. : ill.
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- 355.033 SEC s
Agency and causal explanation in economics
This open access book provides an exploration of the consequences of the ontological differences between natural and social objects (sometimes described as objects of nature and objects of thought) in the workings of causal and agency relationships. One of its important and possibly original conclusions is that causal and agency relationships do not encompass all of the dependent relationships …
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- 9783030261146
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- xv, 171p. : ill.
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- 330 AGE a
Between psychology and philosophy : east-west themes and beyond
This open access book discusses a variety of important but unprecedented ways in which psychology can be useful to philosophy. The early chapters illustrate this theme via comparisons between Chinese and Western philosophy. It is argued that the Chinese notion of a heart-mind is superior to the Western concept of mind, but then, more even-handedly, the relative strengths and weaknesses of Chine…
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- 9783030225032
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- x, 215p. : ill.
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- 101 SLO b
Women in business
[The role of women in entrepreneurship, management and corporate governance is regarded as central to the development and welfare of economies. Since the early 1980s, there has been increased interest in women managers and entrepreneurs, often from an interdisciplinary approach, combining, for example, sociology, psychology, management and organisational studies and economics. Nowadays, researc…
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- 9783039216383
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- 168 p.; 22 cm.
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- 305.443 WOM w
The power of conferences : stories of serendipity, innovation and driving soc…
With a focus on ten notable Australians, including Nobel Laureates Professor Barry Marshall and Professor Brian Schmidt, former Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, and Parliamentarian, the Honourable Linda Burney, The Power of Conferences explores the deep and lasting impact of conferences on the development and success of Australian luminaries.Each chapter features a reflection from a leader…
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- 9780648124207
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- 156 p.
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- 303.4 EDW p
Of Gods and Books : Ritual and Knowledge Transmission in the Manuscript Cultu…
India has been the homeland of diverse manuscript traditions that do not cease to impress scholars for their imposing size and complexity. Nevertheless, many topics concerning the study of Indian manuscript cultures still remain to receive systematic examination. Of Gods and Books pays attention to one of these topics - the use of manuscripts as ritualistic tools. Literary sources deal quite ex…
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- 9783110478815
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- XI, 417 p.
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- Studies in Manuscript Cultures
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- 294.592 DES g
Healthy minds in the twentieth century : in and beyond the asylum
This open access edited collection contributes a new dimension to the study of mental health and psychiatry in the twentieth century. It takes the present literature beyond the ‘asylum and after’ paradigm to explore the multitude of spaces that have been permeated by concerns about mental well-being and illness. The chapters in this volume consciously attempt to break down institutional wal…
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- 9783030272753
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- xiii, 274p. : ill.
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- 362.1 HEA h
Disrupted development and the future of inequality in the age of automation
This open access book examines the future of inequality, work and wages in the age of automation with a focus on developing countries. The authors argue that the rise of a global ‘robot reserve army’ has profound effects on labor markets and economic development, but, rather than causing mass unemployment, new technologies are more likely to lead to stagnant wages and premature deindustrial…
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- 9783030301316
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- xiii, 102p. : ill.
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- 338.9 SCH d
Spationomy : spatial exploration of economic data and methods of interdiscipl…
This open access book is based on "Spationomy – Spatial Exploration of Economic Data", an interdisciplinary and international project in the frame of ERASMUS+ funded by the European Union. The project aims to exchange interdisciplinary knowledge in the fields of economics and geomatics. For the newly introduced courses, interdisciplinary learning materials have been developed by a team of…
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- 9783030266264
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- viii, 325p. : ill.
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- 330.9 SPA s
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