Sociology of Pentecostalism provides the first systematic sociological synthesis of Pentecostal-charismatic movements, offering theoretical keys to understand this global religious phenomenon through twenty years of research.
This book reveals how policies, public sentiments, and international negotiations converged to reshape migration governance in the 1970s, a pivotal decade which serves as a crucial starting point for grappling with one of the twenty-first century’s defining issues.
This book examines the emergence of private Dutch slave trading in the 18th century. Focusing on the... Læs mere
Examining the influential print series Balli di Sfessania di Jacomo Callot, a suite of 24 prints designed and etched by Jacques Callot in... Læs mere
This book examines the foundations of Morocco’s approach to green energy and environmental sustainability politics and, through an approach of autocracy research, offers a new perspective on the country’s environmental turn during the reign of King Mohammed VI.
This book seeks to understand the evolution of Jingdezhen handicraft culture from the micro to the macro perspective by comparing the recently arising ceramic workshops with the traditional approach to the craft.
The book argues that nature-depleted regions must evolve into "Nature Restoration States" — entities where place-based ecological restoration becomes the central organizing principle of mission-driven governance.
The Cultural Work of the Early Modern Portrait examines how portraits of Amalia van Solms,... Læs mere
Cultural Perceptions of Health, Illness and Medicine in Medieval and Early Modern Europe explores the rich cultural history of bodily experience through diverse case studies spanning from Italy to Sweden and from England to the Levant.
From Samurai to Engineer-Manager reconstructs the life and work of the Japanese mining engineer... Læs mere
This volume focuses on and examines these forgotten or hidden ships as material culture, broadly defined to encompass all remains of the navy, from shipwrecks on the seabed to museum objects, archives, cannons, and even coffins made from ship timbers.
This book explores how to make collaborations possible, through focusing on what people really mean rather than just the words they say, using a case study of the deceptively simple word “harvest”.