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Africa-Europe research and innovation cooperation : global challenges, bi-reg…
This edited volume is concerned with the evolution and achievements of cooperation in research and innovation between Africa and Europe, and points to the need for more diversified funding and finance mechanisms, and for novel models of collaboration to attract new actors and innovative ideas. It reflects on the political, economic, diplomatic and scientific rationale for cooperation, while als…
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- 9783319699295
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- xxxi, 147p. : ill.
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- 507.206 AFR a
Anomie and violence : non-truth and reconciliation in Indonesian peacebuilding
Indonesia suffered an explosion of religious violence, ethnic violence, separatist violence, terrorism, and violence by criminal gangs, the security forces and militias in the late 1990s and early 2000s. By 2002 Indonesia had the worst terrorism problem of any nation. All these forms of violence have now fallen dramatically. How was this accomplished? What drove the rise and the fall of violenc…
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- 9781921666230
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- XV, 501 p.
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- 320.9598 ANO a
Regime change and ethnic politics in Indonesia; Dayak politics of West Kalima…
When the Indonesian New Order regime fell in 1998, regional politics with strong ethnic content emerged across the country. In West Kalimantan the predominant feature was particularly that of the Dayaks. This surge, however, was not unprecedented. After centuries of occupying a subordinate place in the political and social hierarchy under the nominal rule of the Malay sultanates, Dayaks became …
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- xiv, 461 p.; 22 cm.
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- VERHANDELINGENVAN HET KONINKLIJK INSTITUUTVOOR TAAL-, LAND- EN VOLKENKUNDE278
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- 959.8 TAN r
Visual texts, ceremonial texts, texts of exploration : collected articles on …
Visual Texts, Ceremonial Texts, Texts of Exploration continues the work begun in Russian Monarchy: Representation and Rule, which analyzed the interplay between the symbolic representations of Russian monarchs and the legal and institutional instruments of their rule. The articles in this volume examine the texts that, through various media, revealed the myths and scenarios conveying the goals …
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- 9781618113474
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- XV, 442 p,
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- Imperial Encounters in Russian History
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- 947.05 WOR v
China dreams
"The year 2019 marked a number of significant anniversaries for the People’s Republic of China (PRC), each representing different ‘Chinese dreams’. There was the centennial of the May Fourth Movement — a dream of patriotism and cultural renewal. The PRC celebrated its seventieth anniversary — a dream of revolution and national strength. It was also thirty years since the student-led P…
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- 9781760463731
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- 328 p.; 22 cm.
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- 814.18 CHI c
The Politics of written language in the Arab world
The Politics of Written Language in the Arab World asks how the central sociolinguistic notions of language ideology and diglossia are affected by the rapidly increasing amount of writing in the Arabic vernacular. Readership: Readers interested in the Arabic language situation, language ideology, diglossia, and emerging writing practices
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- 9789004346178
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- 330 p.; 22 cm.
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- Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; Volume: 90
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- 306.449 POL p
Swiss public administration : making the state work successfully
Swiss citizens approve of their government and the way democracy is practiced; they trust the authorities and are satisfied with the range of services Swiss governments provide. This is quite unusual when compared to other countries. This open access book provides insight into the organization and the functioning of the Swiss state. It claims that, beyond politics, institutions and public admin…
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- 9783319923819
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- xxix, 384p. : ill.
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- 320.6 SWI s
Architecture and the novel under the Italian fascist regime
Architecture and the Novel under the Italian Fascist Regime discusses the relationship between the novel and architecture during the Fascist period in Italy (1922-1943). By looking at two profoundly diverse aesthetic phenomena within the context of the creation of a Fascist State art, Billiani and Pennacchietti argue that an effort of construction, or reconstruction, was the main driving force …
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- 9783030194284
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- xviii, 229p. : ill.
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- 853.9109 BIL a
Wellbeing and devolution : reframing the role of government in Scotland, Wale…
It has been over twenty years since the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland voted for devolution. Over that time, the devolved legislatures have established themselves and matured their approach to governance. At different times and for different reasons, each has put wellbeing at the heart of their approach – codifying their values and goals within wellbeing frameworks. This open …
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- 9783030022303
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- xiii, 165p. : ill.
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- 320.80941 WAL w
Network propaganda : manipulation, disinformation, and radicalization in Amer…
"Is social media destroying democracy? Are Russian propaganda or ""Fake news"" entrepreneurs on Facebook undermining our sense of a shared reality? A conventional wisdom has emerged since the election of Donald Trump in 2016 that new technologies and their manipulation by foreign actors played a decisive role in his victory and are responsible for the sense of a ""post-truth"" moment in which d…
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- 9780190923624
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- IX, 462 p.
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- 324.9730932 BEN n
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