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Studies in Latin literature and epigraphy in Italian fascism
This book deals with the use of Latin as a literary and epigraphic language under Italian Fascism (1922-1943). The myth of Rome lay at the heart of Italian Fascist ideology, and the ancient language of Rome, too, played an important role in the regime's cultural politics. This collection deepens our understanding of 'Fascist Latinity', presents a range of previously little-known material, and opens up a number of new avenues of research. The chapters explore the pivotal role of Latin in constructing...
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Engels | PDF, 11 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2020
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Emerson Vermaat Soviet manipulation of 'religious circles', 1975-1986
The term "religious circles" was coined by the World Peace Council (WPC), an organization that during the Cold War was linked to the propaganda apparatus of the Atheist Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). In declassified reports Western intelligence services described the WPC as a Communist Party front organization. The communists of the former Soviet Union are usually referred to as "the Soviets." The Moscow-oriented communists also availed themselves of the Christian Peace Conference (CPC),...
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Engels | 58 pagina's (PDF, 0,6 MB) | Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2022
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The impact of human rights prosecutions
insights from European, Latin American, and African post-conflict societies
Human rights prosecutions are the most prominent mechanisms that victims demand to obtain accountability. Dealing with a legacy of gross human rights violations presents opportunities to enhance the right to justice and promote a more equal application of criminal law, a fundamental condition for a more substantive democracy in societies. This book seeks to analyse the impact, advances, and difficulties of prosecuting perpetrators of mass atrocities at national and international levels. What role...
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Engels | PDF, 2,9 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2020
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Peter de Rivo on chronology and the calendar
Peter de Rivo (c.1420-1499), a renowned philosopher active at the University of Leuven, is today mostly remembered for his controversial role in the quarrel over future contingents (1465-1475). Much less known are his contributions to historical chronology, in particular his attempts to determine the dates of Christ's birth and death. In 1471, Peter made an original contribution to this long-standing discussion with his Dyalogus de temporibus Christi, which reconciles conflicting views by rewriting...
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Engels | PDF, 5,5 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2020
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Gabriella Nugent Colonial legacies
contemporary lens-based art and the democratic republic of Congo
In Colonial Legacies, Gabriella Nugent examines a generation of contemporary artists born or based in the Congo whose lens-based art attends to the afterlives and mutations of Belgian colonialism in postcolonial Congo. Focusing on three artists and one artist collective, Nugent analyses artworks produced by Sammy Baloji, Michèle Magema, Georges Senga and Kongo Astronauts, each of whom offers a different perspective onto this history gleaned from their own experiences. In their photography and video...
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Engels | PDF, 51 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2021
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Jeno Bor A lifetime for Hungary
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Engels | 140 pagina's (PDF, 1,1 MB) | Uitgeverij Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2021
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Hans Siepel Voices of the soul
the forgotten truth about dementia
This searing memoir, written by a son about his mother's dementia, is set in a town in the Netherlands but the issues reflected are relevant anywhere. The family are devoted, but the mother's decline reveals undercurrents in their relationships. We hear of the conventional medical approach to this difficult area of care but the family reject the medication so frequently prescribed to control patients. For a while, they care for her themselves at home but her increasingly erratic and sometimes violent...
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Engels | ePub2, 1,9 MB | Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2022
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Orpheus Institute Sensorial aesthetics in music practices
The Western history of aesthetics is characterised by tension between theory and practice. Musicians listen, play, and then listen more profoundly in order to play differently, adapt the body, and sense the environment. They become deeply involved in the sensorial qualities of music practice. Artistic practice refers to the original meaning of aesthetics-the senses. Whereas Baumgarten and Goethe explored the relationship between sensibility and reason, sensation and thinking, later philosophers of...
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Engels | PDF, 24 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019
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John Milton John Milton, Epistolarum familiarium liber unus and Uncollected letters
John Milton holds an impressive place within the rich tradition of neo-Latin epistolography. His Epistolae Familiares and uncollected letters paint an invigorating portrait of the artist as a young man, offering insight into his reading programme, his views on education, friendship, poetry, his relations with continental literati, his blindness, and his role as Latin Secretary. This edition presents a modernised Latin text and a facing English translation, complemented by a detailed introduction...
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Engels | Latijn | PDF, 6 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019
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Derk-Jan de Grood Surfing the waves of agile
value delivery in medium and large organizations
Value delivery gets more difficult when organizations grow. The enterprise structures challenge the way of working. Challenges that change when organizations progress on their Agile journey. Agile leaders need to shift their focus from the teams to collaboration and business outcome. Agile coaches discover that they need additional skills and knowledge to support them. Derk-Jan de Grood created a rich source of knowledge for Agile coaches and leaders to combine forces and guide their organization...
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Engels | 220 pagina's (ePub2, 13 MB) | Techwatch, Nijmegen | 2021
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Hans Krabbendam Saving the overlooked continent
American Protestant missions in Western Europe, 1940-1975
Among a wide spectrum of American Protestants, the horrors of World War II triggered grave concern for Europe's religious future. They promptly mobilised resources to revive Europe's Christian foundation. Saving the Overlooked Continent reconstructs this surprising redirection of Western missions. For the first time, Europe became the recipient of America's missionary enterprise. The American missionary impulse matched the military, economic, and political programs of the U.S., all of which positioned...
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Engels | PDF, 7,2 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2020
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Herman van Bergeijk W. M. Dudok
Overzicht van het werk van de Nederlandse architect (1884-1974).
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Engels | 159 pagina's | 010 Publishers, Rotterdam | 2001
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Katrien Hendrickx The origins of banana-fibre cloth in the Ryukyus, Japan
The Japanese word bashôfu literally means 'banana-fibre cloth'. Both the cloth and the clothing made from it are now considered important constituents of Okinawan identity. This special trait of Okinawan material culture was brought to attention by the Japanese Folk Craft Movement in the 1930s. After years of decline following World War II, the weaving and use of bashôfu saw a revival that accelerated after the return of Okinawa to Japan in 1972 and still continues. Although today bashôfu receives...
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Engels | 336 pagina's (PDF, 59 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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The debate about colour naming in 19th century German philology
selected translations
The Debate about Colour Naming in 19th Century German Philology is comprised of eleven essays illustrating the intensity of interest in colour naming and categorisation that arose in nineteenth century Germany. The themes of each chapter vary in their emphasis on particular theories which lie behind the 'testing' of the colour-naming capacities of 'primitive people' throughout the world, and which move towards new variants of the doctrine of 'evolution.' This selection of work directs itself towards...
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Engels | 200 pagina's (PDF, 1,1 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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An educational pilgrimage to the United States
travel diary of Raymond Buyse, 1922
In 1922, a young Belgian 'pedologist' named Raymond Buyse accompanied the famous Dr. Ovide Decroly on a study tour of the United States of America. They met with well-known American professors to learn more about the 'scientific' study of the child and especially about applied American psychology. Buyse noted his impressions of the trip in a diary. These are scribbles, sometimes difficult to decipher, written on loose sheets, held together by a ring binder. They reflect the culture shock experienced...
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Engels | Frans | 150 pagina's (PDF, 9,5 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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Modern Islamic thinking and activism
dynamics in the West and in the Middle East
Innovative research of 'Islam at work' in geographical and social contexts. Modern Islamic Thinking and Activism presents a series of scholarly papers in relation to Islamic thinking, activism, and politics in both the West and the Middle East. The reader will apprehend that Islam is not the monolithic religion so often depicted in the media or (earlier) in the academic world. The Islamic world is more than a uniform civilization with a set of petrified religious prescriptions and an outdated view...
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Engels | 214 pagina's (PDF, 3 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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Els van Steijn The fountain, make wise choices
expand your systemic consciousness and live your life well
Using the fountain as metaphor for the family system, you learn what your own, unique place is. Once in your place, you receive the flow essential to how your life progresses. Some people are somehow able to get the almost impossible done. But what do you have an influence on, and what do you not have an influence on? The trick is to make that distinction. When you're better able to recognize the force fields in which you find yourself, when you learn to observe without judgment and surrender to...
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Engels | 304 pagina's (ePub2, 1,3 MB) | Het Noorderlicht, [Nederland] | 2022
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Bert Koene The world of our grandchildren
The future looks brighter than most people think! That is the conclusion of this book after a thorough investigation of present facts, trends and promises of science and technology. The world population will soon stop growing. The consequences of climate change will be far-reaching, but surmountable. Science and technology will, in the 21st century, make enormous progress. They are the shaping forces of the future. This book clearly explains the potential benefits and dangers of innovations from...
Engels | 220 pagina's (ePub2, 1,3 MB) | Aspekt Publishers, Soesterberg | 2015
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Allison Ochs Would I have sexted back in the 80s?
a modern guide to parenting digital teens, derived from lessons of the past
Since smartphones have made their debut, a clear sense of frustration can be felt by parents around the globe. Be it social media, bullying, porn, gaming, tv-series or sexting; parents are overwhelmed or insecure as they struggle to keep up with the yet newest app. Drawing on stories from her past, Allison Ochs reminds us of what it was like to be a teen. She makes you smile while making fun of her teen self. Her answers to today's problems are realistic ways to approach your teens who are dealing...
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Engels | 116 pagina's (ePub2, 5,9 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2020
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Centrum voor Migratie en Interculturele Studies Radicalisation
a marginal phenomenon or a mirror to society?
Radicalisation is a topical and a much-discussed concept in current European societies. Its use in policy and societal discourses, such as media coverage and educational contexts, is very sensitive. This thought-provoking collection of essays critically addresses the topic of radicalisation from different angles, combining discipline-specific insights from the fields of sociology, philosophy, history, religious studies, and media studies, with new empirical data. The authors step away from readily...
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Engels | PDF, 2 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019
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