CONTENTS: John Took (U College London), Dante, pride and the gentle dialectic of love; Daragh O'Connell (UCC), Envy at the court of vice; Stefano Cracolici (U Durham), Dante on wrath; Hannah Skoda (St
"We're travelling light, without excess, into our future. Gran had been rough as she uncurled my hands from their position, gripped around the open car doorframe, and shoved me into the passe
When she died in 1955, Geddes was described as 'the greatest stained glass artist of our time' whose monumental directness of treatment (whatever the scale) constituted 'a revival of the mediaeval gen
Timor-Leste's independence was forged at a time international developmental theory had rejected top down approaches and recognised the importance of participatory approaches informing developmental st
Members of the genus Shigella are responsible for bacillary dysentery and are of global public health importance. Shigella is one of the leading bacterial causes of diarrhoea worldwide with greatly el
Microalgae, also known as phytoplankton, are abundant microorganisms, which are found in freshwater and marine environments. Phytoplankton are important in global biogeochemistry since they produce th
This book focuses on climate change and China, as well as international trade and China's environmental issues. It investigates the impact of globalization on sustainable development. As a new public
Along with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights serves as the main watchdog for the promotion and protection of fundamental rights in the Americas. D
This book contains the lecture by Martha Minow given on December 15, 2014 at Utrecht University. It is part of the series called Koningsberger lectures.
The European Convention on Human Rights has always had a significant influence on the development of family law in the different European national jurisdictions. However, at a time where family forms
The economic consequences of terrorism have been subject to academic empirical research since the 1990s. In several cases, data about terrorism incidents and economic indicators dates back to 1968. Tw
This textbook on inclusive practice for primary teachers covers theory and practice in a UK context, written especially for those seeking National Award SEN Co-ordination. The text features critical t
CONTENTS: Joseph Canning (U Cambridge, Dante and just war; Hannah Skoda (St John's College, Oxford), Differentiation or destruction? The effects of war on human and social bodies in the Commedia; John
This book aims to identify opportunities and limits/obstacles to the exercise of unilateral jurisdiction in the common interest by states that have no (or at least not the strongest) connection to a s
Composed of nearly a thousand different types of micro-organisms, some beneficial, others not, the human gut microbiota plays an important role in health and disease. This is due to the presence of pr
In various parts of the world migration results in an increase of religious and cultural plurality. However, does this also result in more interreligious conflict? And, if so, which factors stimulate
This book offers a comprehensive yet concise take on the legal regulation of the various phases in the complex cycle of armed conflicts, from prevention to reconstruction, and covering everything in b
Risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance, analysing them and taking precautionary steps to mitigate/eliminate them. Thus, risk management is simply the practice
The international character of shipping and transport has always been a great incubator for harmonisation of law. Recently, there has been increasing interest within the EU in harmonisation of general
This collection deals with the place of parliamentary politics in democracy. Parliamentarism is a missing research object in democratic theory and a devalued institutional reference in democratic poli
9/11 has been described as an "absolute event" that radically changed the course of history. It reinforced the opposition between Christian and Muslim worlds and led to the declarati
The medieval was long viewed as an unenlightened counterpoint to the 'Classical' and the 'Renaissance', being perceived as static compared to their pivotal dynamism. Here, the wider debate about cultu
The focus of this book is the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) within the larger context of contemporary Indian women's movements. AIDWA is assessed and analyzed as left-oriented, part
Globalization is not a new phenomenon. New realities have emerged over the past two decades which have given it greater influence in the affairs of states. This coincided with the increasing inability
Higher education and academia have been central pillars of the modern state in creating a new political and social elite. In Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe, these new elites were first educa
"This book provides a rather unusual view of the Syrian Jewish community in that while ostensibly dealing with the appointment and dismissal of chief rabbis between 1744 and 1914 it in fact considers
This book explores the complicated relationship between the EU legal framework for posting of workers and collective labour law. It examines this topic from the perspective of EU law and of internatio
Not many can boast of careers that lasted successfully for nearly 70 years, but that is what was achieved by Australian actors Googie Withers and John McCallum. Withers acted everything, from brazen m
This volume is a special commemorative publication in honour of Professor Dr. Ulrike Halsband, from the University of Freiburg in Germany, on the occasion of her 60th birthday, and includes chapters s
This book studies the role of international actors in the areas of transitional justice and justice sector aid with respect to traditional justice and legal pluralism in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on a
The historical consciousness of medieval Jewry has engendered lively debate in the scholarly world. The focus in this book is on the historical consciousness of the Jews of Spain and southern France i
This book, published in association with the Group for Irish Historic Settlement and the Agricultural History Society of Ireland, explores the relationship between Irish settlement and agricultural pr
In the future, magic, prophecy, and faith, as well as the usual thought patterns of classical philosophy, but also revelations, will no longer serve to convey to people the meaning of existence. The b
Now available in paperback, this book is a uniquely comparative analysis of the role of cinema in the development of collective memories of the Shoah in France and Italy. The work follows a chronologi
Gregory, a sixth-century bishop of Tours, was a great collector of saints' lives. The Gallic saints he described healed the sick, protected fugitives, and released prisoners. They were also quick to t
Aftermath: Genocide, Memory and History examines how genocide is remembered and represented in both popular and scholarly memory, integrating scholarship on the Holocaust with the study of other genoc
Constitutional Review and Democracy - which comes as a follow-up of a conference by that name organized in November 2013 at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade - sheds new light on the complex
The book addresses immigration within and towards Taiwan from the perspectives of the state, immigrant organizations, the Taiwanese NGO movement and youth literature, among others. Contributions are b
This volume contains the proceedings of the Entretiens de l'Institut International de Philosophie (IIP) held in September 2009 at the University of Coimbra. The chosen subject - 'Cause, Knowledge, and
A century after the World War I, studies on the politics of memory and commemoration have grown into a vast and vital academic field. This book approaches the theme "monument and memory&q
