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Islamic studies in the twenty-first century : transformations and continuities
In recent decades, traditional methods of philology and intellectual history, applied to the study of Islam and Muslim societies, have been met with considerable criticism from rising generations of scholars who have turned to the social sciences, most notably anthropology and social history, for guidance. This change has been accompanied by the rise of new fields, studying, for example, Islam …
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- 9789048528189
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- 284p. : ill.
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- 306.697 ISL i
Cosmopolitan archaeologies
This book delves into the politics of contemporary archaeology in an increasingly complex international environment. Describing various forms of cosmopolitan engagement, the contributors explore the implications of applying the cosmopolitan ideals of obligation to others and respect for cultural difference to archaeological practice, showing that those ethics increasingly demand the rethinking …
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- 9780822344322
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- 296p. : ill.
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- 930.1 COS c
Literacy skills as local intangible capital : the history of a rural lending …
"This book studies the ”grey area” of the success story of rural lending libraries in the Nordic countries through the activities of people’s libraries in one area of Central Finland. The study explores the influence of social, cultural, geographical and economic phenomena, such as the spread of revivalist movements, on the reading habits of the local population and reveals interesting re…
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- 9789522227966
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- 364p. : ill.
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- 020 KOT l
A philosophy of Israel education : a relational approach
Philosophy of Education; Religion and Society; Philosophy of Religion; Judaism
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- 9783319307794
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- vii, 64p. : ill.
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- 370.1 CHA p
Accelerators in Silicon Valley: building successful startups : searching for …
In this book Silicon Valley expert Peter Ester describes how these 'schools of startup entrepreneurship' operate and how they empower startups. He interviewed over twenty Silicon Valley accelerators. They are analyzed in terms of mission, selection policy, technology focus, target groups, program features, funding, mentoring and training, and startup showcases. What can Europe and other regions…
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- 9789462987166
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- 175p. : ill.
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- 658.11 EST a
The datafied society : studying culture through data
As more and more aspects of everyday life are turned into machine-readable data, researchers are provided with rich resources for researching society. The novel methods and innovative tools to work with this data not only require new knowledge and skills, but also raise issues concerning the practices of investigation and publication. This book critically reflects on the role of data in academi…
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- 9789048531011
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- 267p. : ill.
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- 302.2 DAT d
Persons and their minds: towards an integrative theory of mediated mind
Today’s approaches to the study of the human mind are divided into seemingly opposed camps. On one side we find the neurosciences, with their more or less reductionist research programs, and on the other side we find the cultural and discursive approaches, with their frequent neglect of the material sides of human life. Persons and their Minds seeks to develop an integrative theory of the min…
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- 9781315623658
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- 153p.: ill.
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- 128.2 BRI p
Empirical modelling of translation and interpreting
"Empirical research is carried out in a cyclic way: approaching a research area bottom-up, data lead to interpretations and ideally to the abstraction of laws, on the basis of which a theory can be derived. Deductive research is based on a theory, on the basis of which hypotheses can be formulated and tested against the background of empirical data. Looking at the state-of-the-art in translatio…
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- 9783961100248
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- 522 p.; 22 cm.
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- Translation and Multilingual Natural Language Processing
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- 410 EMP e
Resistance: subjects, representations, contexts
Martin Butler, Paul Mecheril, Lea Brenningmeyer (eds.).
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- 9783837631494
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- 195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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- Migration, Macht, Bildung
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Disabled bodies in early modern Spanish literature: prostitutes, aging women …
Encarnacion Juarez-Almendros.
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- 9781786940780
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- viii, 201 pages ; 24 cm.
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