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Hannah Elisa Walsh Terror-organisation
the dawn of the True Islam and the real IRA
Samir and Siobhan, a young Dutch radical Muslim and a young Northern-Irish woman, are radicalising. Samir, from within the fundamentalist Islam, Siobhan from within the real IRA who co-operates with the terror-organisation: The Dawn of the True Islam. This international Islamic terror-organisation has developed a secret weapon: a tiny poisonous ball that is capable of destroying all life within a few minutes in a certain room or building. Siobhan is going to test the secret weapon after her training...
Fictie
Engels | 196 pagina's (ePub2, 0,8 MB) | Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2021
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Harry Woldendorp The transformation of elderly care
the impact of digitalization
The quality of care is largely determined by the quality of the relationship between the client and the care professional. The redesign of the interaction is about striking a good balance between the client perspective and the professional perspective. The core objective is to arrive at an equal positioning in an asymmetrical relation. Large scale use of digitalization and healthcare technology may lead to more individual control, a higher quality of life and a more efficient use of scarce healthcare...
Non-fictie
Engels | 208 pagina's (ePub2, 3,5 MB) | Uitgeverij SWP, Amsterdam | 2021
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Centrum voor Migratie en Interculturele Studies Co-creation in migration studies
the use of co-creative methods to study migrant integration across European societies
Co-creative methods are increasingly used to understand and facilitate integration processes of migrants in immigrant societies. This volume aims to contribute to the debates on the ways in which co-creative methods may advance migrant integration. More specifically, the contributions investigate how co-creative research strategies can provide insights into how integration processes into various domains of immigrant society (e.g. language learning, housing, employment) are shaped, and how they can...
Non-fictie
Engels | PDF, 11 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2021
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University of Edinburgh The art of being dangerous
exploring women and danger through creative expression
The idea that women are dangerous - individually or collectively - runs throughout history and across cultures. Behind this label lies a significant set of questions about the dynamics, conflicts, identities and power relations with which women live today. The Art of Being Dangerous offers many different images of women, some humorous, some challenging, some well-known, some forgotten, but all unique. In a dazzling variety of creative forms, artists and writers of diverse identities explore what...
Non-fictie
Engels | 253 pagina's (PDF) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2021
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Kees Klomp | Shinta Oosterwaal Thrive
fundamentals for a new economy
While the world speculates about its post-pandemic state within the traditional economic narrative, unprecedented ecological and social damage prove the current neoclassical economic model to be untenable. In Thrive. Fundamentals for a New Economy, Kees Klomp and Shinta Oosterwaal provide insights into alternative approaches to economics that are sustainable and just for both society and the planet in the long term. In twenty-four essays, internationally renowned economic thinkers like Kate Raworth,...
Non-fictie
Engels | ePub2 | Uitgeverij Business Contact, Amsterdam | 2021
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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...
Non-fictie
Engels | PDF, 2,9 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2020
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Henny Bos If criticism hurts
(or a blessing in disguise)
We all get criticized. That's part of life. Parents, partners, friends, haters, strangers, they all have an opinion on what you do, what you don't do, and what you should do. But if the critique hurts and leads to anger or sadness, it means you are a victim of two unexpected enemies: your ego and your inner critic. If you want to be free from the pain of judgment, you need to say goodbye to your ego and welcome your true Self, the authentic and unique person that you are. Henny Bos links personal...
Non-fictie
Engels | 69 pagina's (ePub2, 1 MB) | Boekenbent, Barneveld | 2020
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CIVITAS, Forum of Archives and Research on Christian Democracy Christian democracy and the fall of communism
The role of Christian Democracy in the collapse of the Communist Bloc. Debates on the role of Christian Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe too often remain strongly tied to national historiographies. With the edited collection the contributing authors aim to reconstruct Christian Democracy's role in the fall of Communism from a bird's-eye perspective by covering the entire region and by taking "third-way" options in the broader political imaginary of late-Cold War Europe into account. The book's...
Non-fictie
Engels | PDF, 3,5 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019
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Sven Gatz Molenbeek/Maalbeek
A Brussels Tale
22 March 2016, Brussels. It was a day that reverberated across the capital and the country. Bomb attacks shattered the airport and a metro station. In an instant the city was left with a gaping wound. How did the people of Brussels live through this day? Narrating from the perspectives of seven characters, Sven Gatz relives this dark day. Wandering from Molenbeek to Maalbeek, he uncovers the soul of Brussels. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | ePub2, 0,3 MB | ASP - Academic and Scientific Publishers, Brussel | 2019
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Alexander De Croo The Age of Women
Why Feminism also Liberates Men
The future is now-and it is female. Women and women's rights are the key to progress. We believe in the West that we have already solved gender issues; it is the rest of the world that still has a problem. Nothing could be further from the truth! We have to do better. Through his work as Deputy Prime Minister and Belgian Minister of International Development, Alexander De Croo has discovered that the role of women worldwide is filled with too little opportunity and too much bias. In this book, he...
Engels | 104 pagina's (ePub2, 0,4 MB) | ASP - Academic and Scientific Publishers, Brussel | 2019
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Sarah Gensburger Memory on my doorstep
chronicles of the Bataclan neighborhood, Paris 2015-2016
In-depth case study of memorialisation processes after the November 2015 Paris attacks. On November 13, 2015, three gunmen opened fire in the Bataclan concert hall at 50 Boulevard Voltaire in Paris and subsequently held the venue under a three-hour siege. This was the largest in a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that eventually killed 130 people and injured 500. During the aftermath of these attacks, expressions of mourning and trauma marked and invariably transformed the urban landscape....
Non-fictie
Engels | PDF, 17 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019
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Eunice Anita Who am I?
assisting professionals regaining inner joy and peace
The ideal image of an professional: determined, pro-active, strong and always busy. The reality of the professional: Strong on the outside yet the inner man is in need of much assistance. This book contains information to help you, the professional, to reflect on the question who you really are and how you are taking care of your inner man. Dare to ask yourself the question: Who am I? Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Non-fictie
Engels | 32 pagina's (ePub2, 5 MB) | Highly Favored Publishing, Veenendaal | 2019
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Duvilène Pieter | Eunice Anita Can I achieve more in life?
assisting men and women rediscover their purpose in life
A general feeling we all have is that of achieving more in life. Sometimes it is driven by what we see around us and at times it is just a hunger to prove that one can do far more than others see or perceive. Could there be another, a more profound reason for wanting to achieve more in life? Discovering or rediscovering one's purpose in life is the answer that brings fulfillment to the drive of wanting to achieve more in life in the spirit, body and soul of man. This booklet will inspire you and...
Non-fictie
Engels | 56 pagina's (ePub2, 4,6 MB) | Highly Favored Publishing, Veenendaal | 2019
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Kayo Matsushita When news travels east
translation practices by Japanese newspapers
Journalism and unique translation practices by Japanese media today International news stories provided to the public basically rely on translation. Most of this translation is done not by translators, but by journalists with practically no training in translation. What happens when the norms of journalism and those of translation clash? In this book, the author, a trained conference interpreter and former international journalist, investigates translator decisions in the practice of Japanese news...
Non-fictie
Engels | PDF, 3,3 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019
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Eunice Anita What kind of leader am I?
assisting leaders in rediscovering how leadership is meant to be
Being in charge means not only bearing responsibilities but also having the opportunity to set the course for the sail of the 'ship'. Usually, at the start of the journey as a leader, one is sharp on one's own way of operating and communicating. When time passes by, and circumstances, disappointments, and unexpected situations come along, things might change a lot. Do you still remember what the essence and joy of being a leader is? This booklet is to assist you in (re)discovering how to lead the...
Non-fictie
Engels | 60 pagina's (ePub2, 7,1 MB) | Highly Favored Publishing, Veenendaal | 2019
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Carine Green Healthier in 3 Steps
In Healthier in 3 Steps, Carine Green, the author of Stress Reset, offers a few simple methods with which to improve your overall health. But also people who suffer from specific conditions, ranging from chronic fatigue, high sensitivity, depression and stress to persistent overweight, will gain quite some insights thanks to this book. These insights can help them find their way and truly help improve their health and life quality. The author links intensive research to her own experiences and comes...
Non-fictie
Engels | 98 pagina's (ePub2, 0,2 MB) | Beefcake Publishing, Gent | 2019
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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...
Non-fictie
Engels | PDF, 2 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019
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Joke Korteweg Breaking new ground
Dutch dredging pioneers
The world-famous Palm Islands in Dubai, the new Afsluitdijk, the Zuiderzee Works, the Delta Works: dredging and offshore company Van Oord is the key player in all these gigantic projects. A hundred and fifty years ago, this extraordinary company was founded by a man called Govert van Oord, an independent trader in osier and other wood products from the Biesbosch region of the Netherlands. In this period, contractors constructed the Nieuwe Waterweg and the North Sea Canal, deepened the rivers and...
Non-fictie
Engels | ePub2, 24 MB | Balans, Amsterdam | 2018
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Reinold Widemann Artists' conceptions of money
money art and artificial money
In this book eighty money-artists are presented. In the past some old masters and modern ones used to make money the subject of their works of art. Beside using money as a source of inspiration, they expressed their views on the meaning of money in their artworks as well. Nowadays a growing number of contemporary artists are producing art in which they critically comment on the meaning of money in our present financialized society. Their artistic comments are useful eye-openers to reconsider the...
Non-fictie
Engels | 185 pagina's (PDF, 7,3 MB) | Aspekt Publishers, Soesterberg | 2018
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Centrum voor Migratie en Interculturele Studies Gender and migration
a gender-sensitive approach to migration dynamics
The impact of gender on migration processes Considering the dynamic and reciprocal relationship between gender relations and migration, the contributions in this book approach migration dynamics from a gender-sensitive perspective. Bringing together insights from various fields of study, it is demonstrated how processes of social change occur differently in distinct life domains, over time, and across countries and/or regions, influencing the relationship between gender and migration. Detailed analysis...
Non-fictie
Engels | PDF, 1,9 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2018
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