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Dress and cultural difference in early modern Europe
Dress constitutes one of the most obvious and indeed most visual and visible markers of difference. Being very close to the body it becomes part of the daily habitus and an unavoidable means of communication with others. In this volume, we want to follow transcultural perspectives and highlight the multiplicity of differences that are expressed via clothes.
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- 9783110635942
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- VI, 212 p.
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- 306 DRE d
Learning context effects : study abroad, formal instruction and international…
This book deals with the effects of three different learning contexts mainly on adult, but also on adolescent, learners’ language acquisition. The three contexts brought together in the monograph include i) a conventional instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) environment, in which learners receive formal instruction in English as a Foreign Language (EFL); ii) a Study Abroad (SA) conte…
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- 9783961100934
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- IX< 324 p.
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- 401.93 LEA L
Loss and damage from climate change : concepts, methods and policy options
This book provides an authoritative insight on the Loss and Damage discourse by highlighting state-of-the-art research and policy linked to this discourse and articulating its multiple concepts, principles and methods. Written by leading researchers and practitioners, it identifies practical and evidence-based policy options to inform the discourse and climate negotiations. With climate-rela…
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- 9783319720265
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- xxii, 557p. : ill.
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- 577.27 LOS l
Advances in proof-theoretic semantics
This volume is the first ever collection devoted to the field of proof-theoretic semantics. Contributions address topics including the systematics of introduction and elimination rules and proofs of normalization, the categorial characterization of deductions, the relation between Heyting's and Gentzen's approaches to meaning, knowability paradoxes, proof-theoretic foundations of set theory, Du…
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- 9783319226866
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- 283 p.; 23 cm.
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- Trends in Logic: 43
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- 412.01 ADV a
history of anthropology
his is a thoroughly updated and revised edition of a popular classic of modern anthropology. Avoiding geographical bias, the authors provide summaries of ‘Enlightenment’, ‘Romantic’ and ‘Victorian’ anthropology, from the cultural theories of Morgan and Taylor to the often neglected contributions of German scholars. The ambiguous relationship between anthropology and national culture…
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- Second edition.
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- 9781849649186
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- x, 254 pages ; 23 cm.
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- Anthropology, culture and society
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- 306.09 ERI h
Conversational writing : a multidimensional study of synchronous and supersyn…
The author analyses computer chat as a form of communication. While some forms of computer-mediated communication (CMC) deviate only marginally from traditional writing, computer chat is popularly considered to be written conversation and the most “oral” form of written CMC. This book systematically explores the varying degrees of conversationality (“orality”) in CMC, focusing in partic…
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- 9783631671535
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- 352 p.; 22 cm
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- ENGLISH CORPUS LINGUISTICS; VOL. 16
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- 003.54 CON c
Story and emotion : a study in affective narratology
Per Thomas Andersen analyzes literary works by Kierkegaard, Dostoyevsky, Ibsen, Hamsun, J.P. Jacobsen, Schoenberg and Knausgaard. Based on perspectives from literary studies, philosophy, cognitive psychology, neurobiology and media studies, professor Andersen analyzes characters in the novels, temporal and spatial aspects of the narratives, sources of emotional impulses, and different ways in w…
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- 9788215028255
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- 186 p.; 22 cm.
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- 808.8 AND s
Nature-based flood risk management on private land : disciplinary perspective…
This open access book addresses the various disciplinary aspects of nature-based solutions in flood risk management on private land. In recent decades, water management has been moving towards nature-based solutions. These are assumed to be much more multi-purpose than traditional “grey infrastructures” and seem to be regarded as a panacea for many environmental issues. At the same time, su…
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- 9783030238421
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- xviii, 228p. : ill.
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- 627.4 NAT n
Economic evaluation of sustainable development
This book presents methods to evaluate sustainable development using economic tools. The focus on sustainable development takes the reader beyond economic growth to encompass inclusion, environmental stewardship and good governance. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework for outcomes. In illustrating the SDGs, the book employs three evaluation approaches: impact evaluatio…
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- 9789811363894
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- xxiii, 145p. : ill.
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- 338.927 THO e
Good research practice in non-clinical pharmacology and biomedicine
This open access book, published under a CC BY 4.0 license in the Pubmed indexed book series Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, provides up-to-date information on best practice to improve experimental design and quality of research in non-clinical pharmacology and biomedicine.
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- 9783030336561
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- x, 423p. : ill.
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- 614.35 GOO g
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