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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The imponderable value of the literary to critical discourse is given pre-eminence in this study of cultural turning points in the history of Bengali literature, so that we might investigate the place of the aesthetic in the composition of a literary culture without denuding it of its significance and aura or, for that matter, its historicity. Mapping a fifty-year period that is fundamental to any understanding of nineteenth-century Bengal 1831 to 1881 this book focuses on literary debates generated around the works of Iswarchandra Gupta, Rangalal Bandyopadhyay, Madhusudan Datta, Hemchandra Bandyopadhyay, Nabinchandra Sen, and Rabindranath Tagore. It thereby investigates the place of the aesthetic, the political, and the collective in the making of a modern cultural sphere and the relevance and significance of the literary to our self-making as readers today. Providing a new understanding of the interactive, living, and cataclysmic nature of events of the period which has been identified and then reviled as a period of renaissance or false renaissance, The Literary Thing reveals how this unique period holds the key to understanding the shape of the Indian modern. Mapping a fifty-year period that is fundamental to any understanding of nineteenth-century Bengal 1831 to 1881 this book focuses on literary debates generated around the works of Iswarchandra Gupta, Rangalal Bandyopadhyay, Madhusudan Datta, Hemchandra Bandyopadhyay, Nabinchandra Sen, and Rabindranath Tagore. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condición: Wie neu. neue Ausgabe. 342 Seiten ; 22.5 cm x 15 cm, 480 g Tadelloses Exemplar. ISBN 9783034322577 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 477.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Despite the powerful anti-political impulses that have pervaded Italian society in recent years, Italian cinema has sustained and renewed its longstanding engagement with questions of politics, both in the narrow definition of the term, and in a wider understanding that takes in reflections on public life, imaginary, and national identity. This book explores these political dimensions of contemporary Italian cinema by looking at three complementary strands: the thematics of contemporary political film from a variety of perspectives; the most prominent directors currently engaged in this filone; and case studies of the films that best represent this engagement. Conceived and edited by two Italian film scholars working in radically different academic settings, Italian Political Cinema brings together a wide array of critical positions and research from Italy, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. The tripartite structure and international perspective create a volume that is an accessible entry-point into a subject that continues to attract critical and cultural attention, both inside and outside of academia. Despite recent societal anti-political sentiments, Italian cinema has continued to address politics, including reflections on public life, memory, and national identity. This is done via (1) thematic approaches discussing contemporary political film, (2) analyses of prominent directors currently engaged in filone, and (3) case studies of selected films. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Softcover. Condición: Gut. 3rd edition. 220 S. Cover slightly rubbed. - Summary: Applied Theatre: Bewilderment and Beyond explores the practice of theatre in communities and social institutions with marginalised groups. It shifts between contexts and countries to examine different ways that theatre has been applied to a wide range of social issues. Theatre projects in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom are analysed to argue for a complex and questioning view of the practice. Initiatives in prisons, developing countries, war situations and participatory research projects become the sites to interrogate the claims that applied theatre can be a theatre for social change. Many practitioners and researchers have witnessed powerful applied theatre projects but nonetheless struggled to articulate the reasons for the projects' success. This book uses the questions inspired by that perplexity to create a case for applied theatre as a major area of contemporary theatre practice. - Contents: Preface: 'Applied', a preface to 'theatre' -- Introduction: 'Making a break for it' -- On the matter of action -- Theatre in bewilderment -- Atelier Théâtre Burkinabé: applied theatre and the bourgeois gentilhomme -- Theatre action research: a democracy of the ground -- Becoming ethical -- Conclusion: Theatre garlands. ISBN 9783039115389 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 338.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Envisioning a Critical and Liberatory Approach to Trans and Queer Center(ed) Diversity Work offers innovative and contemporary approaches for working with and for trans and queer (TQ) campus populations. By taking critical and liberatory perspectives, each chapter offers ideas that will inspire those called to serve TQ communities how to engage in practices to transform campuses, diversity work, and ourselves.Through unabashedly critical, liberatory, and intersectional lenses, Catalano, Duran, Jourian, and Pryor and the chapter authors challenge readers to use this text to resist the oppression TQ lives face in higher education: "we must envision what we hope to transform our campuses into and use that vision as our compass" (Introduction). The editors have crafted a path toward a future already in progress; rich with insights, the book is accessible at all levels across higher education. It is a love letter that speaks with and to TQ center(ed) diversity work(ers), acknowledging the history and ongoing-ness of our struggle, while remembering that we will always be. This text is essential reading for those whose imaginations are bold enough to embrace it. D-L Stewart, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Higher Education Department, University of DenverThere has never been a more urgent moment for Envisioning a Critical and Liberatory Approach to Trans and Queer Center(ed) Diversity Work. The editors bring together cutting-edge thinkers to address the nuances of TQ-centered diversity work across campus locations. As opposition to DEI intensifies, understanding the foundations presented here is critical for educators committed to equity for TQ students, staff, and faculty. Kristen Renn, Professor of Higher, Adult, & Lifelong Education, Mildred B. Erickson, Distinguished Chair Emerita Michigan State UniversityCatalano, Duran, Jourian, Pryor and their contributors have created a testament to the transformative power of education when grounded in liberation. It reminds us that transformative change is both possible and necessary, offering affirming pathways forward. Since our book in 2002, no comprehensive volume has explored LGBT student services or TQ-centered work with such depth. This is a must-read for scholar-practitioners, educators, and activists invested in institutional change. Sue Rankin, Retired Associate Professor of Education and Associate in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the Pennsylvania State UniversityThoughtful and creative scholarship on transgender identities in higher education has long been limited. This essential book champions critical, intersectional, and liberatory TQ-centered engagement, sparking imagination and offering support for the vital work being done on campuses. Congratulations to the editors for their insight and their passion as they move far beyond anything my colleagues and I could have envisioned decades ago. Ronni Sanlo, Playwright, author, and LGBT historian. Former director of the UCLA LGBT Center and professor in the UCLA Graduate School of EducationGrounded in historical context, this book is an indispensable guide to how TQ ideas, activism, and leadership have shaped equity work in higher education. It honors the courage, creativity, and persistence of those transforming educational policy and practice. It enlivens the work we do with lessons of the past, even as we envision liberatory futures. This book is an excellent roadmap to the home we dream of. Susan Marine, Ph.D., Professor, Merrimack College. This edited book addresses different considerations and in providing support to trans and queer students, framed from a critical and liberatory perspective. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Sacred words often provide succor, summoned to comfort individual victims and entire communities ravaged by acts of violence. History also demonstrates, however, that religious discourse, like rhetoric itself, functions as a pharmakonboth a remedy and a poison. Religious discourse evoked to incite or justify violence functions as a kind of rancor or intense partisan anger that distorts reality, exacerbates harm, and eschews the accountability of its perpetrators. Moreover, a third function of religious rhetoric synthesizes sacred succor and rancor to express the productive tension of righteous indignation employed by speakers to decry violence and demand social justice.This compendium of both historic and contemporary speeches on the intersecting themes of religion, rhetoric, and violence endeavors to complicate the rhetoric/violence binary by interpolating religion (another foundational and cultural belief inextricably entangled with both rhetoric and violence) into the dialectic. Rhetorical artifacts, including religious speeches by Sojourner Truth, Joseph Biden, Harvey Milk, Tony Kushner, Pope Francis, Barak Obama, Julius Streicher, Josef Schuster, and Jefferson Sessions are analyzed, from rhetorical approaches, as responses to policies, laws and historic events with their basis in sacred and rancorous religion rhetoric. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. For the student: This is what you should demand.For the institution: This is what you should provide.Disability and the University: A Disabled Students Manifesto, 2nd edition is a guide to what students with disabilities need to know about attending university, as well as to the essential supports and rights universities should provide. Each chapter represents a benchmark for students to follow as they travel through the institution, and lays clear what they should expect in the post Covid world.Written by those who have traversed the terrain of higher education, this book is not about disabled students, but instead is a manifesto, a call for change, a call to action. It is guide book, blueprint, and tool for both students and universities. A manual and indispensable guide for students with disabilities, the updated second edition of Disability and the University explores how to navigate university life and details essential supports and rights today's universities should provide. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Metis Coming Together invites readers to witness the knowledge exchanges that occur in community. Diverse perspectives from Metis across the homeland help us convene a dynamic and generous thinking space to broaden our individual and collective understandings of Metis-ness. Topics addressed from a Metis lens include relationality, kinship, history, storytelling, language revitalization, poetry, futurities, sexuality, feminisms, geographies, religion and spirituality, self-determination, and sovereignty. The collection provides opportunities to learn contemporary Metis ways of knowing and being. This edited collection includes work by Metis thinkers both inside and outside academia, to help us convene a dynamic and generous thinking space to broaden our individual and collective understandings. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Originalbroschur. Condición: Sehr gut. XII, 235 S. Contents: The background and educational setting of the College English Test (CET) in China Previous studies of test impact The design and conduct of the study Uses made of the CET results The impact of the CET on learning and teaching The impact of the CET on students' ethical conduct Stakeholders' perceptions of the fairness of the CET CET results and the interaction of impact factors. ISBN 9783034317047 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 338.

Originalbroschur. Condición: Sehr gut. VIII, 272 S. A Futurist Digest: Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's Alimentary Rhetoric -- Le Roi Bombance: Between a Dyspeptic Dystopia and an Embryonic Utopia -- Past Ingredients for Future Foods: Traces of Fourier's "Gastrosophie" in The Futurist Cookbook -- An Appetite for Matter: Sex and the Inorganic in F.T. Marinetti's Erotic Short Stories -- "Sweet Steel": the "morale antropofaga" in F.T. Marinetti's Patriotismo insetticida. Romanzo d'avventure legislative -- Modernist Effacements: Aldo Palazzeschi's Consuming Bodies -- Relieving Manoeuvres: Aldo Palazzeschi's ; riflessi -- Vanishing Acts: Kafka's A Hunger Artist and Palazzeschi's Il codice di Perelà -- Starving to Get Full: Aldo Palazzeschi's La piramide -- On Voraciousness: Aldo Palazzeschi's Interrogatorio della Confessa Maria -- Hard to Swallow: Two Fictions by Paola Masino and a Play by Massimo Bontempelli -- Indigestible Fictions: Paola Masino's Fame and Massimo Bontempelli's La fame -- Feeding on Stale Bread and Books: Paola Masino's Nascita e morte della -- massaia -- How to Cope with the Bites of Modernity: Two Literary Recipes by Massimo Bontempelli and Luigi Pirandello -- Learn to Play or Be Eaten: Massimo Bontempellis Gente nel tempo -- Milk and Blood: Nursing Capitalism in Luigi Pirandello's La balia. ISBN 9783034309714 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 383.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. 2,000 years ago, Judaism was becoming an attractive product in the market of Mediterraneanreligions. Yet it was Christianity that won the day. Innovation anthropologistDominique Desjeux offers an unexpected solution to this oft-revisited enigma.In the year 70, the Temple of Jerusalem was destroyed. The Jews were in danger ofdisappearing, even though they represented nearly 8% of the empire's population. Tosurvive, the Jews had to make a strategic choice between several controversies: theresurrection of the dead, proselytism, the application of circumcision and dietaryprohibitions.One school of thought proposed refocusing on the purity of rules. This later gave riseto Rabbinical Judaism. Another Jewish current favored globalization. It proposed areligious product that was easier to disseminate. It did away with circumcision andkashrut, included eternal life, which reassured against the uncertainties of the future,and baptism, which simplified the rituals of purification. This current was excludedfrom synagogues. A few centuries later, it gave rise to Christianity. Any resemblanceto todays innovations and crises is not accidental. 2,000 years ago, Judaism was becoming an attractive product in the market of Mediterraneanreligions. Yet it was Christianity that won the day. Innovation anthropologistDominique Desjeux offers an unexpected solution to this oft-revisited enigma.In the year 70, the Temple of Jerusalem was destroyed. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Vocational education, apprenticeship included, is subject to reviews and updates that the recent crises are demanding. The role of education and training systems in different welfare regimes is key in shaping what it involves becoming an adult, a worker and a citizen. Nevertheless, policy-makers often indicate dual systems as the most successful, efficient and intelligent way to provide vocational education. This volume contributes with research that discusses the appropriateness of dual systems in Germany and Switzerland and shows some of its current weaknesses. It also portrays effective and non-effective ways of introducing apprenticeships in non-dual systems in Sweden and Spain. The authors want to contribute to the debate on the internationalization of VET and particularly of dual systems, to clarify differences between apprenticeship and alternance (too often taken as synonymous). Particularly relevant is the seldom-cited case of France. This volume discusses vocational education and training and the tensions that apprenticeship faces in the new scenarios of production and labour market relations. It discusses weaknesses and innovation in well-reputed dual systems as well as the introduction of apprenticeships in non-dual systems and their coexistence with formal school VET. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Originalpappband. Condición: Sehr gut. VIII, 191 S. Over seventy years since the invasion, France is still preoccupied on both a political and a cultural level with the guilt and shame of the Nazi Occupation. The ethical ambiguities of this era and its aftermath continue to raise political, historical and juridical debates in the present day. This book examines the different expressions of shame in literary and filmic narratives of the war and Occupation produced since the end of the war and explores how over the intervening years these narrative manifestations of the wartime shame of individuals constitute a collective legacy. By legacy, I mean a haunting trajectory over time within each generation and between generations. A legacy of shame recognizes the different 'faces' of collective shame and presents their ^integrated status in collective memory and history. ISBN 9783034308564 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Paperback. Condición: Wie neu. neue Ausgabe. 220 Seiten ; 22.5 cm x 15.5 cm Tadelloses Exemplar. ISBN 9783034320870 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 378.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Digital technologies are revolutionizing global economy, modes of production and consumption, at individual and collective levels. Nevertheless, involved socio-economic models can be often incompatible with major challenges faced by humanity, notably environmental crisis and climate change that warn about the end of a linear growth model which aimed at "produce, consume and throw away", in order to move towards an economic development that tends to limit the waste of resources and environmental impact. For that purpose, innovation should be responsible and at the service of a more sustainable development.This apparent contradiction between digital production forces and bio-climatic issues can be questioned by the emergence of innovation ecosystems. At their center, new technologies constitute drivers for solving problems of degradation of nature, food, and survival of species. In this perspective, the questions addressed in this book focus on the beneficial interactions between digital technologies and environmental challenges.Both of them shape the edges of a new socio-economic era. The authors of this book detail the paradigm of this new economic, industrial and corporate era that emphasizes investments in innovation, R&D and aggregation of expertise, skills and knowledge through innovation digital ecosystems to supporting digital revolution and ecological transition. Digital technologies are revolutionizing global economy, modes of production and consumption. This book details the paradigm of this new era that emphasizes investments in innovation, R&D and aggregation of expertise, skills and knowledge through innovation digital ecosystems to supporting digital revolution and ecological transition. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. This book examines the notion of the homely which rests at the foundation of Gaston Bachelards concrete metaphysics. In order to trace the development of this effaced notion through the history of contemporary Continental philosophy and literature, this study progresses along two distinct arcs. One is presented in a traditional chronological fashion whereby the reader is invited to dig down into the enormous chasm set forth in Martin Heideggers writing and its reception; become lost in Mark Danielewskis House of Leaves; climb out from this labyrinth into the maternal home; and, finally, come slowly to rest in Gaston Bachelards concrete metaphysics. Then a Bachelardian topoanalysis is applied to these images drawn from philosophy and literature, metaphysical and concrete expression, in order to follow a second, more significant arc along which progressively more primal spaces are uncovered. This second arc leads back, ultimately, to the foundation of concrete metaphysics: home. Through this topoanalysis the author articulates a fundamental insight about the human desire to have a place of ones own, a warm and comfortable, fixed and fixing space in which to set ourselves apart from the strife and turmoil of The World. Examines the notion of 'the homely' which rests at the foundation of Gaston Bachelard's concrete metaphysics. In order to trace the development of this effaced notion through the history of contemporary Continental philosophy and literature, this title progresses along two distinct arcs. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. AI is one of the most disruptive technologies of our era, significantly transforming nearly every aspect of human life. This book examines the impact of AI on international affairs from interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, and interregional perspectives, focusing on both the European Union and Latin America.It explores philosophical debates on concepts such as consciousness, ethics, and human uniqueness, offering a framework for assessing the risks and benefits of AI for humanity. The evolving landscape is also giving rise to new rights, including NeuroRights, which expand upon existing human rights. Additionally, the book analyses the EU AI Act and its implications for human rights in the digital age.This publication is a collaborative effort between university scholars and international experts, developed within the research group "EU & Ethics Governance of the Artificial Intelligence" led by the Institute of European Studies and Human Rights at the Pontifical University of Salamanca. This book examines the impact of AI on international affairs through interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, and interregional perspectives, focusing on the European Union and Latin America. It also analyses the EU AI Act and its implications for human rights in the digital age. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Travelling in Womens History with Michele Robertss Novels: Literature, Language and Culture is a journey to discover Robertss work as a feminist writer, novelist and memoirist. An overall analysis and detailed overview of Michele Robertss novels first provide the reader with a study of Robertss rewriting of stories that have been inspired by historical, mythological and religious women who gain a voice in her fiction. Not only will the content of Robertss novels be explored but also its connection to form, as this feminist writer has always linked body to language. Second, the book analyses personal and public discoveries in Robertss memoir, Paper Houses: A Memoir of the 70s and Beyond (2007). The personal, professional and political journeys the writer-protagonist strolls in London will be part of a feminist culture and language that the memoirist preserves in her autobiography. Finally, two conversations with Michele Roberts from 2003 and 2010 are presented in a last chapter in order to illustrate Robertss arguments when writing as a woman. A journey to discover Michele Roberts' work as a feminist writer, novelist and memoirist. It is an overall analysis and detailed overview of Roberts' novels first provide the reader with a study of Roberts' rewriting of stories that have been inspired by historical, mythological and religious women who gain a voice in her fiction. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Relatively recently it has been acknowledged that Black women too often experience extreme psychological distress such as depression, anxiety disorders, panic, phobias, fear, eating disorders, low self-esteem, loneliness from social isolation, PTSD/PTSS, emotional pain, suffering, and suicide to name a few. Mental health conditions both negatively or positively affect their physical health and wellbeing. For example, depression is found to be associated with an increased risk of hypertension and other chronic illnesses such as diabetes, asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and arthritis (Badescu et al. 2016; DeMoss et al. 2020; van Tuijl et al. 2023; Webb, 2022). We, Black Superwomen, have a long history of denying our mental health challenges. The status of Black womens mental health has always shown up in our physical reality and, currently, we are in another moment of awareness that seeks to clarify the health consequences and costs of the Black superwoman trope. Originally published in 1978, Michele Wallace brought to our attention the myth of the Black Superwoman highlighting our struggles and humanity. More recently Marita Golden in 2021 explored the same issue interviewing Black women about the hidden mental health crisis surrounding their lives. Her book offers crucial stories about how important it is for Black women to ask for help, learn strategies for healing, and build self-care into their lives.Unfortunately, when we do strive to heal ourselves, we encounter difficulties concerning access to care. So, we must creatively and collectively develop innovative avenues of care for ourselves. We, Black (Super)women, must prioritize our health and wellbeing not alone but also in concert with other Black women who are on similar journeys. Conferences such as the Annual Strong Black Women Redefined Conference (Renaye) offering self-love healing retreats organized for and by Black women, and podcasts like Therapy for Black Girls (Harden-Bradford) are designed to help. Today, there are a range of actions, methods, and expressive therapies to help soothe the soul, but many of us dont take advantage. Reading The Black Superwoman and Mental Health: Power and Pain is one step not only for ourselves as individuals, but for our communities as well. We must continue the early education of Black girls and other women towards healthier mental and physical wellbeing. It is not easy to reveal oneself and to be vulnerable in a public way as the authors in this book have done. This is the act of resisting the voices and social scripts that say we do not air our "dirty laundry", we should keep "secrets" to remain safe, yet unhealthy. Audrey Lord encouraged us to speak out as our silence will not protect us and it will certainly harm our psychological and physical health and well-being (Van de Mortele, 2016). Therefore, we must find safe spaces to speak our truths, to heal. We sincerely thank these authors of poetry, short stories, essays, and research for their contributions as they bear witness to many of the circumstances that inform our lives. It is through the process of seeking, doing, and being, sometimes in private counseling (or psychotherapy), that many of us learn to acknowledge, analyze, speak, and eventually write the truth of/about our lives and to move closer to being whole black women. This edited volume contains essays, stories, and poetry from Black women struggling to play superwoman. It examines mental health issues amongst Black women exploring how they feel, what they do, and why they must fight to maintain a sense of wholeness. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. This book examines the position of black and mixed-race characters in Irish film culture. By exploring key film and television productions from the 1990s to the present day, the author uncovers and interrogates concepts of Irish identity, history and nation. In 2009, Ireland had the highest birth rate in Europe, with almost 24 per cent of births attributed to the new Irish. By 2013, 17 per cent of the nation was foreign-born. Ireland has always been a culturally diverse space and has produced a series of high-profile mixed-race stars, including Phil Lynott, Ruth Negga and Simon Zebo, among others. Through an analysis of screen visualizations of the black Irish, this study uncovers forgotten histories, challenges the perceived homogeneity of the nation, evaluates integration, and considers the future of the new Ireland. It makes a creative and significant theoretical contribution to scholarly work on the relationship between representation and identity in Irish cinema. This book was the winner of the 2011 Peter Lang Young Scholars Competition in Irish Studies. This book examines the position of black and mixed-race characters in Irish film culture. Exploring key film and TV productions from the 1990s to the present day, the author interrogates concepts of Irish identity, history and nation, making a significant theoretical contribution to scholarly work on representation and identity in Irish film. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The 2020 United States presidential election was a pivotal moment, marked by a global pandemic, economic turmoil, and civil unrest. Amid these challenges, citizen engagement surged, driving record media ratings and the highest voter turnout since 1900. This book examines how these events reshaped political communication and the impact of social and cultural divides on the electoral process. Through an analysis of digital and social media's role in political discourse, the book explores how platforms like X/Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok altered civic engagement, influencing voter behavior and public perceptions. It also addresses misinformation, partisan polarization, and media consumption, showing how these factors fueled digital advocacy and contributed to the January 6th Capitol attack. By unpacking the complex intersection of digital communication and democracy, this work provides critical insights into the evolving landscape of U.S. politics and implications for future elections. The 2020 United States presidential election was a pivotal moment in American history, marked by a global pandemic, economic turmoil, and civil unrest. By unpacking the complex interplay between digital communication and democracy, this work provides critical insights into the evolving landscape of American politics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. La Guerra en Ucrania ha supuesto un cambio de paradigma en la politica de seguridad y defensa de la UE. Ha pasado de ser un tabu en el proceso de integracion europea a ocupar un lugar central en la agenda comunitaria. Tal revitalizacion venia produciendose de manera progresiva desde la Estrategia Global para la Politica Exterior y de Seguridad de 2016. Sin embargo, el contexto belico transforma la dimension del proceso. Paradojicamente, nos obliga a dotarnos de capacidades de seguridad y defensa nunca antes previstas, pero nos hace mas dependientes y menos autonomos en nuestra capacidad de decision. Este libro analizara criticamente el desafio que supone, asi como los nuevos instrumentos de que se dota la UE en esta materia. La guerra obliga a la UE a reinventarse como actor geopolitico y de seguridad, en lugar de actuar solo como un actor normativo y tecnocratico. This monograph explores the current state of the European Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Dr. Jose Luis de Castro argues, with precision and clarity, that the Ukraine crisis has both quantitatively and qualitatively transformed the CSDP while, paradoxically, reducing its strategic autonomy. He convincingly posits the hypothesis that effective security on the European continent will only be guaranteed with Russia's participation. --Andreu Olesti Rayo, Professor of Public International Law and International Relations, Universitat de Barcelona This work is a complete, original, and innovative analysis of the Ukraine war. It is an important contribution to the studies on security and defense in Europe. The author convincingly explains how increasing the military capabilities of the European Union will not make it a more autonomous actor in the international context, because it is key to build an inclusive European security order with Russia. --Maria Sagrario Moran, Professor of Public International Law and International Relations, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos La Guerra en Ucrania ha supuesto un cambio de paradigma en la politica de seguridad y defensa de la UE.El texto analiza el estado actual de esta politica en esta nueva coyuntura.La guerra obliga a la UE a reinventarse como actor geopolitico y de seguridad, en lugar de actuar solo como un actor normativo y tecnocratico. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and exacerbated deep-rooted health inequities, disproportionately affecting marginalized communities. While the immediate crisis has passed, there remain long-term impacts on peoples physical, mental, and social health. This edited collection applies a health justice frameworkrooted in social justiceto examine the pandemics effects on various populations, including people experiencing homelessness, youth, and students in health education. In doing so, this collection offers evidence-based recommendations across healthcare, policy, and education. This collection can help address educators, healthcare workers, policymakers, and other key stakeholders address ongoing and emerging health inequities. This collection examines the COVID-19 pandemics effects on marginalized groups, youth, and health education. Chapters explore how the crisis negatively impacted people experiencing homelessness, youth mental health, and other populations. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. This book brings together insights from two fields of study: biblical scholarship and missiology. The Great Commission in Matthew's Gospel is often seen as the biblical foundation for mission. The New Testament, however, reflects a variety of models for mission. Each model is examined with regard to historical meaning as well as hermeneutical significance. The final chapter focuses on three issues of great importance for the present situation: unity and diversity in mission, the gospel in relation to cultures, and Bible and dialogue models. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Social responsibility in healthcare is currently the subject of increasing attention around the world and is often presented as one of the necessary responses to improving health systems in developed countries. The absence of African data on this subject motivated a survey that aimed to assess social responsibility of African public hospitals in terms of management of kidney disease, and explore the factors that influence it. based on patient and physician perceptions. This work has highlighted the crucial role of hospital governance and management, (involving the various stakeholders) in improving hospital social responsibility, and consequently the provision of care. This work has highlighted the crucial role of hospital governance and management, (involving the various stakeholders) in improving hospital social responsibility, and consequently the provision of care. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Globalization and information technology are driving the world into a new era. Is it the responsibility of business to pursue the common good and more precisely, to participate in the construction of the global common good? This book brings together contributions from various disciplines, written by scholars who are at the forefront of this debate. It provides multiple insights into a tripartite relationship: business, globalization and the common good. It helps explain why the business sphere will probably not be in a position to ignore the common good much longer, and why this latter concept, widely ignored in todays management realm, is likely to become part of tomorrows corporate policies and practices in the global context. Finally, this work opens up a plethora of avenues for future research, calling for the development of transdisciplinary approaches and for the elaboration of a research program embracing theoretical, empirical and spiritual perspectives to tackle this complex issue. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Mount Athos has been exercising its magnetic attraction on monks and pilgrims for over a thousand years. As the papers collected in this volume show (many of them delivered at a conference convened in Helsinki in 2006 to mark the opening of an exhibition of treasures of Mount Athos), monks have been drawn to its forests, cliffs, and caves in search of tranquillity and the inspiring teaching of charismatic elders since the ninth century. Through the Hesychastic renewal which began on Athos in the late Middle Ages the Holy Mountain acquired unprecedented importance throughout the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and Russia and rapidly extended its spiritual influence from the Mediterranean to the White Sea. Many of the papers are concerned with aspects of pilgrimage to Athos and the effect that a visit to the Mountain has on pilgrims lives. Today the magnetism has lost none of its force and, despite threats to its environment and its unique way of life, Athos continues to operate as a spiritual powerhouse offering refreshment to all who turn to it. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Tapa blanda. Condición: New. GROOM, E., ED.: METHODS FOR TEACHING TRAVEL LITERATURE AND WRITING. EXPLORING THE WORLD AND SELF. PIETERLEN, 2005, vii 182 p. , 270 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (NB-6-2) 270 gr. Libro.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. What is it to care for another human being? How do we show compassion for each other? Is 'social care' an activity only for paid professionals? This book sets out on a radical re-examination of the nature of social care, the way it is practised, and its purpose. Rather than being confined to a qualified cohort of designated carers, social care is an activity for all. It is the gateway to the humanization of both care-giver and care-receiver. Yet the process of humanization, in order to be effective, needs to encompass both the personal and political worlds. The resultant integral social care can be re-imagined as compassionate activism. The scope of the book ranges from the practical to the theoretical. It assesses the specific skills needed in providing social care; it examines social care theory and practice; and it extends its investigation as far as the dysfunctions in the current political and economic system. The book proposes a 'dialogic practice' as an effective method of achieving personal and social transformation, one which is available to professional practitioners and others alike.The value and process of dialogue affirms that our humanity is primarily characterized by care and compassion rather than individual self-interest. Compassionate Activism Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.