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Arguing it Out: Discussion in Twelfth-Century Byzantium (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This study focuses on the prose dialogues in Greek from this period—of very varying kinds—and on what they can tell us about the society and culture of an era when western Europe was itself developing a new culture of schools, universities, and scholars.
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Burek: A Culinary Metaphor (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Challenges the Slovenian phrase as simple as burek by arguing that this Balkan pastry is actually a complex cultural artifact loaded with ideological meanings related to immigration, nationalism, and identity in Slovenia.
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Civic and Uncivic Values in Kosovo: History, Politics, and Value Transformation (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This volume is based on the conviction that the key to the establishment of stable liberal democracy lies in the completion of three interrelated tasks: The creation of effective political institutions, the implementation of the rule of law, and the promotion of civic values.
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Darwin's Footprint: Cultural Perspectives on Evolution in Greece (1880–1930s) (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Examines how Darwinism profoundly influenced Greek cultural and intellectual history from the late 19th to early 20th centuries,... Læs mere
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Pagans and Christians in the Late Roman Empire: New Evidence, New Approaches (4th-8th centuries) (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Do the terms 'pagan' and 'Christian,' 'transition from paganism to Christianity' still hold as explanatory devices to apply to the political, religious and cultural transformation experienced Empire-wise?
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Academic Freedom: The Global Challenge (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Academic freedom-the institutional autonomy of scientific, research and teaching institutions, and the freedom of individual scholars and researchers to pursue controversial research and publish controversial opinions-is a cornerstone of any free society.
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Writing on Water: The Sounds of Jewish Prayer (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Writing on Water grasps the phenomenon of sound in prayer, that is, a meaning in sounds and soundscapes, and a musical essence in the act of praying.
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Writing Cities: Exploring Early Modern Urban Discourse (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Only one out of ten early modern Europeans lived in cities. Yet cities were crucial nodes, joining together producers and consumers, rulers and... Læs mere
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The Prose of the Mountains: Three Tales of the Caucasus (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Contains three tales by Aleksandre Qazbegi, a prescient Georgian chronicler who provides an invaluable counterpoint to predominantly Russian narratives of the nineteenth-century Caucasus and the Georgian encounter with colonial modernity.
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Martin Kacur: The Biography of an Idealist (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The novel Martin Kacur, which dates from 1907, tells the engrossing story of a young schoolteacher who moves from one provincial Slovene town to the next, trying... Læs mere
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Whitehorn's Windmill (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Because of his political views, Kazys Boruta spent years in prison both before and after WWII. In the last phase of his life in Soviet Lithuania, he earned a living by translations published under a pseudonym.
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Universities and Reflexive Modernity: Institutional Ambiguities and Unintended Consequences (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A book about the challenges and uncertainties facing today's university, a chronicle of recent and current changes in higher education in the world.
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