This is the first study to bring together all twenty-nine extant copies of the medieval Commentary on the Apocalypse, which was originally written by Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana.
For centuries, French was the language of international commercial and diplomatic... Læs mere
This book brings together historians and linguists, who apply their respective analytic tools to offer an interdisciplinary interpretation of the functions of multilingualism in identity-building in 16th-19th century Europe.
This book gathers contributors from a range of disciplines to look at how people in China's borderland areas are actively engaging in making relationships across the border, and how those interactions are shaping life in the region.
This book gathers medical anthropologists to examine the ways that both patients and health care workers are being affected by new policies, market, and technologies.
This book presents an unforgettable up-close account of the effects of World War II and the subsequent American occupation on Oita prefecture.
With machines mediating most of our cultural practices, and innovations, obsolescence and revivals constantly transforming our relation with images... Læs mere
Determinedly forward-looking and optimistic, though never straying from hard facts, The Tesla Revolution paints a striking picture of our global energy future.
This book presents the stories of individuals, who were - and still are - affected by violence and stigmatisation in the name of suppressing communism in Indonesia during the late 1960s.
This book considers the role of the open data movement in fostering transformation toward a 'knowledge society'.
Angela Ho shows how Dutch painters in the mid- to late 17th century used repetition to project a distinctive artistic personality.
Michael von der Schulenburg argues for the development of internationally accepted principles and rules for intervening in intrastate conflicts, including those caused by corrupt governments or militant groups.