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Enchanted Modernities: Theosophy, the Arts and the American West (2019)
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MANSELL, J., SCHEER, C., & TURNER, S. (2019). Enchanted Modernities: Theosophy, the Arts and the American West. Lopen: Fulgur

"It is in America that the transformation will take place, and has already silently commenced" – MADAME BLAVATSKY With these words, written in The Secret Doctrine in 1888, Helena Blavatsky drew a direct connection to the dynamic energy of nineteen... Read More about Enchanted Modernities: Theosophy, the Arts and the American West.

Full spectrum dominance : irregular warfare and the war on terror (2019)
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RYAN, M. (2019). Full spectrum dominance : irregular warfare and the war on terror. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press

America's war on terror is widely defined by the Afghanistan and Iraq fronts. Yet, as this book demonstrates, both the international campaign and the new ways of fighting that grew out of it played out across multiple fronts beyond the Middle East. M... Read More about Full spectrum dominance : irregular warfare and the war on terror.

The Struggle for Democracy in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Sharp Power and its Discontents (2019)
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Fulda, A. (2019). The Struggle for Democracy in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Sharp Power and its Discontents. Routledge

The key question at the heart of this book is to what extent political activists in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong have made progress in their quest to liberalise and democratise their respective polities. Taking a long historical perspective,... Read More about The Struggle for Democracy in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Sharp Power and its Discontents.

Automobility and the City in Twentieth-Century Britain and Japan (2019)
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Gunn, S., & Townsend, S. (2019). Automobility and the City in Twentieth-Century Britain and Japan. London: Bloomsbury Publishing

Automobility and the City in Twentieth-Century Britain and Japan is the first book to consider how mass motorization reshaped cities in Japan and Britain during the 20th century. Taking two leading 'motor cities', Nagoya and Birmingham, as their prin... Read More about Automobility and the City in Twentieth-Century Britain and Japan.

Linear Algebra for Computational Sciences and Engineering (2019)
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Neri, F. (2019). Linear Algebra for Computational Sciences and Engineering. New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21321-3

This book presents the main concepts of linear algebra from the viewpoint of applied scientists such as computer scientists and engineers, without compromising on mathematical rigor. Based on the idea that computational scientists and engineers need,... Read More about Linear Algebra for Computational Sciences and Engineering.

Public procurement and aid effectiveness: a roadmap under construction (2019)
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A. La Chimia, & P. Trepte (Eds.), (2019). Public procurement and aid effectiveness: a roadmap under construction

This edited book fills a crucial gap in the procurement literature by collecting contributions by the most prominent aid and procurement experts from both academia and practice. It explores the economic, political and legal relationship between procu... Read More about Public procurement and aid effectiveness: a roadmap under construction.

Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf: Urban Transformation in the Middle East (2019)
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Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. M. (2019). Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf: Urban Transformation in the Middle East. I. B. Tauris

Human history has seen many settlements transformed or built entirely by expatriate work forces and foreigners arriving from various places. Recent migration patterns in the Gulf have led to emerging 'airport societies' on unprecedented scales. Most... Read More about Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf: Urban Transformation in the Middle East.

Private Life and Privacy in Nazi Germany (2019)
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Harvey, E., Hürter, J., Umbach, M., & Wirsching, A. (Eds.). (2019). Private Life and Privacy in Nazi Germany. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108754859

Was it possible to have a private life under the Nazi dictatorship? It has often been assumed that private life and the notion of privacy had no place under Nazi rule. This volume sheds fresh light on this issue by showing the different ways in whic... Read More about Private Life and Privacy in Nazi Germany.

The Lands of Saint Ambrose: Monks and Society in Early Medieval Milan (2019)
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Balzaretti, R. (2019). The Lands of Saint Ambrose: Monks and Society in Early Medieval Milan. Turnhout: Brepols Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.5.106307

This book is a history of Milan in the early medieval period. It investigates the political, social, and economic aspects of the transformation of the Roman world in one of its major centres. Its main theme is the role of monastic communities in this... Read More about The Lands of Saint Ambrose: Monks and Society in Early Medieval Milan.

Skills for human development : transforming vocational education and training (2019)
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MCGRATH, S., & Powell, L. (2019). Skills for human development : transforming vocational education and training. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315657592

Focusing on reimagining the purpose of vocational education and training (VET) and grounded in the reality of a small cohort of young South Africans and an institution seeking to serve them, Skills for Human Development moves beyond the inadequacies... Read More about Skills for human development : transforming vocational education and training.

Investment and human rights in armed conflict: charting an elusive intersection (2019)
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Davitti, D. (2019). Investment and human rights in armed conflict: charting an elusive intersection. Oxford: Hart Publishing

This book analyses the way in which international human rights law (IHRL) and international investment law (IIL) are deployed – or fail to be deployed – in conflict countries within the context of natural resources extraction. It specifically analyse... Read More about Investment and human rights in armed conflict: charting an elusive intersection.

Memory and postcolonial studies: synergies and new directions (2019)
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GOETTSCHE, D. (2019). Memory and postcolonial studies: synergies and new directions. Oxford: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3726/b14024

In the postcolonial reassessment of history, the themes of colonialism, decolonisation and individual and collective memory have always been intertwined, but it is only recently that the transcultural turn in memory studies has enabled proper dialogu... Read More about Memory and postcolonial studies: synergies and new directions.

Beyond Punishment? A Normative Account of the Collateral Legal Consequences of Conviction (2019)
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Hoskins, Z. (2019). Beyond Punishment? A Normative Account of the Collateral Legal Consequences of Conviction. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199389230.001.0001

People convicted of crimes are subject to a criminal sentence, but they also face a host of other restrictive legal measures: Some are denied access to jobs, housing, welfare, the vote, or other goods. Some may be deported, may be subjected to contin... Read More about Beyond Punishment? A Normative Account of the Collateral Legal Consequences of Conviction.

Sustainable Development as Environmental Harm: Rights, Regulation and Injustice in the Canadian Oil Sands (2019)
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Heydon, J. (2019). Sustainable Development as Environmental Harm: Rights, Regulation and Injustice in the Canadian Oil Sands. (1). Routledge

In this in-depth analysis of First Nations opposition to the oil sands industry, James Heydon offers detailed empirical insight into Canadian oil sands regulation. The environmental consequences of the oil sands industry have been thoroughly explored... Read More about Sustainable Development as Environmental Harm: Rights, Regulation and Injustice in the Canadian Oil Sands.