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A Cultural History of Medicine in Antiquity

Patient, disease and physician were the three corners of the 'medical triangle' according to one of the texts attributed to Hippocrates, a famous ancient Greek doctor. This volume, covering a period from …

Lead in Glassy Materials in Cultural Heritage

Although the development of lead crystal was a major step in the history of glass in the late 17th century, the presence of lead in vitreous matrices (glass and glazes) is much older, dating back to the s…

Liz Bucar

Stealing My Religion

Liz Bucar navigates the thorny terrain of religious appropriation, from yoga classes to non-Muslims who signal allyship by donning hijabs. Exploring the ethics of alleged appropriations, Bucar argues that…

A Cultural History of Disability in Antiquity

Though there was not even a word for, or a concept of, disability in Antiquity, a considerable part of the population experienced physical or mental conditions that put them at a disadvantage. Drawing on …

Adaptive Reuse of Cultural Heritage

This open access book addresses the gap in existing knowledge on cultural heritage from a circular economy and sustainable development perspective for cities. It introduces innovative economic, environmen…

John Wesley Yoder

The Cross-Cultural Partnership Survival Guide

Susan Jamison has a problem. Newly hired as the Outreach Director of Fragrant Hills Church, her primary task is to build healthy partnerships with local immigrant congregations. Susan quickly realizes the…

Fabrizio Aimar

The Resilience of Cultural Landscapes

This book explores the possibility of building the resilience of the UNESCO cultural landscapes, both using theoretical conceptions and practical strategies and actions. Two case studies have been selecte…

Julio Carvalho

A Cultural History of Copyright

Combining philosophical and historical perspectives, this book focuses on the rise of a legal institution that has dominated the economy of knowledge ever since it burst onto the scene at the dawn of mode…

Elena Ziliotti

Meritocratic Democracy

Meritocratic Democracy examines the effectiveness of democracy as a decision-making system, the role of political leaders and political parties in real-world democracies and shows that cross-cultural dial…

Laura Tubelle de González

Through the Lens of Cultural Anthropology

The second edition of this beautifully illustrated textbook introduces students to the field of cultural anthropology and encourages them to think about current events and issues through an anthropologica…

Globalisation, Cultural Diversity and Human Rights

This book analyses major discourses of cultural diversity and human rights. The chapters contained in this book examine critically major issues confronting cultural diversity and human rights, both locall…

Decapitated

Cancer Culture

Jedes nachfolgende Album baut den Sound der Band mit genreübergreifender Authentizität und Integrität weiter aus. Die Musik von Decapitated ist eine von vier jungen Männern aus einer mittelalterlichen Fes…

Aviad Sar Shalom, Yuval Peled, Rachel Singer, Irit Amit-Cohen

Cultural Landscapes of Israel

This book introduces an inventory of proposed cultural landscapes in Israel, which have been identified, researched and mapped by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. The categories as defined by the O…

Wim van Mierlo,

James Joyce and Cultural Genetics

As a genetic study, this book uncovers the creative DNA of James Joyce's oeuvre by looking at the cultural forces that shaped him and that he in turn shaped in the creation of his books, developing a two-…

Maud Ellmann

The Vacuum Cleaner

This book offers an entertaining study of the facts and fantasies associated with the vacuum cleaner as it evolved from a luxury gimmick to a household necessity. The iconic appliance of twentieth-century…

Seb Franklin

Control

An examination of digitality not simply as a technical substrate but also as the logical basis for reshaped concepts of labor, subjectivity, and collectivity. Is there a cultural logic of what we have co…

Fiat Lux

Twisted Culture

Henry Cow

Western Culture

Product Information The last Henry Cow record made after the group had officially disbanded. I'm biased of course but I believe this was a milestone recording, and perhaps the closest we came to getting…

Language in Educational and Cultural Perspectives

This book comprises 20 chapters that have been divided into two distinct parts: language in educational contexts and language in cultural contexts. The contributions included in this book are the outcome …