During the 24-year Indonesian occupation of East Timor, thousands of people died, or were killed, in circumstances that did not allow the required death rituals to be performed.
At the heart of modern Japan there remains an intractable and divisive social problem with its roots in pre-history, namely the ongoing social discrimination against the Dowa communities, otherwise known as Buraku.
The two most recent EU enlargements in May 2004 and in January 2007 have greatly increased the diversity of historic experiences and contemporary conceptions of statehood, nation-building and citizenship within the Union.
Drawing on the corporate and national archives of the former Czechoslovakia, this important volume contributes to the debate on the circulation of technical and organisational knowledge in twentieth-century Europe.
Based on the author's extensive fieldwork among the Akha people prior to full nation-state integration, this illuminating study critically re-examines assumptions about space, power, and the politics of identity, so often based on modern, western contexts.
This book examines how the Netherlands managed to create and maintain one of the world's most generous and inclusive welfare systems despite having been dominated by Christian-democratic or conservative, rather than socialist dominated governments, for most of the post-war period.
Dante's Gluttons: Food and Society from the Convivio to the Comedy explores how the medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) uses food to express and condition the social, political, and cultural values of his time.
Anthropologist Dr Ad Borsboom, chair of Pacific Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen, devoted his academic career from 1972 onwards to the transmission of cultural knowledge.
During the 24-year Indonesian occupation of East Timor, thousands of people died, or were killed, in circumstances that did not allow the required death rituals to be performed.
This ethnography explores how Balinese citizens produce postcolonial intimacy-a complex interaction of claims to proximity and mutuality between themselves and the Dutch under colonialism that continues today.
Dans un monde ou les enjeux de sante sont pluridimensionnels, cet ouvrage offre une exploration enrichissante des interactions entre culture, medecine et pratiques de soin.
We are living, it is often said, in a golden age of stupidity, in which boneheaded, mendacious politicians get elected by voters who've become too mindless to realize their interests are ill served by narcissists, while vapid social media influencers corrupt their no less witless followers with groundless conspiracy theories and eye-wateringly foolish takedowns of scientific expertise.
A Data-Driven Examination of the Religious Fault Lines Reshaping American Politics and FaithThe moderate American church is disappearing--and it's taking democracy with it.
Deepseek AutomationUnlock the full potential of AI-powered efficiency with Deepseek Automation a comprehensive, practical guide designed to elevate your workflow and future-proof your processes.
David Graebers Vermachtnis Die ultimative heimliche Wahrheit der Welt besteht darin, dass wir selbst die Welt gestalten und sie genauso gut anders gestalten konnten.
How to Take Better DecisionsEvery choice you make shapes the direction of your life yet so often, you're faced with uncertainty, doubt, or pressure that clouds your judgment.
Addressing the issue of scale in governance, legal and extra-legal, the book draws on post-colonial studies, Indigenous geography and empirical and historical studies of the legal logics of Empire.
A compelling study of myth, fear, and folklore, The Book of Witches examines the origins, ancient magic, and enduring power of the witch throughout history.
"e;Timm Richter und Torsten Groth gelingt es, fur ein gelassenes Prozessverstandnis, einen klaren Blick auf die eigene Person und ein gutes Verstandnis der Ambivalenzen von Team und Organisation, Strategie und Kultur zu werben.
Eine Beziehung zu haben, bedeutet nicht automatisch, in Verbindung zu sein, und eine Verbindung zu haben, bedeutet nicht automatisch, in einer Beziehung zu sein.
Die Uberzeugung, die Demokratie mitsamt ihren Gesetzen und Vorschriften biete den besten Weg, friedlich und gedeihlich miteinander zu leben, scheint in Teilen der Bevolkerung zu schwinden.
Der Weg zum Ja: Planung und Vorbereitung für den großen Tag bietet eine umfassende und strukturierte Anleitung für Paare, die ihre Hochzeit individuell gestalten möchten.
