Knowing - Unknowing : African Studies at the Crossroads

This book emerges at a time when critical race studies, postcolonial thought, and decolonial theory are under enormous pressure as part of a global conservative backlash. However, this is also an exciting moment, where new horizons of knowledge appear and new epistemic practices (e.g. symmetry, collaboration, undisciplining) gain traction. Through our critical engagements with structural, relat…

Justice and food security in a changing climate

"The UN's Sustainable Development Goals saw the global community agree to end hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. However, the number of chronically undernourished people is increasing continuously. Ongoing climate change and the action needed to adapt to it are very likely to aggravate this situation by limiting agricultural land and water resources and changing environmental con…

Jesuits in the North American Colonies and the United States : Faith, Conflic…

From Eusebio Kino to Daniel Berrigan, and from colonial New England to contemporary Seattle, Jesuits have built and disrupted institutions in ways that have fundamentally shaped the Catholic Church and American society. As Catherine O’Donnell demonstrates, Jesuits in French, Spanish, and British colonies were both evangelists and agents of empire. John Carroll envisioned an American church in…

Islamic States in Java 1500-1700 : Eight Dutch Books and Articles by Dr. H.J.…

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ISBN/ISSN

978-90-04-28700-6

Collation

vii, 213 pp.

Series Title

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, Volume: 70

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Tradition and Power in the Roman Empire = Proceedings of the Fifteenth Worksh…

This volume focuses on the interface between tradition and the shifting configuration of power structures in the Roman Empire. By examining various time periods and locales, its contributions show the Empire as a world filed with a wide variety of cultural, political, social, and religious traditions. These traditions were constantly played upon in the processes of negotiation and (re)definitio…

Through the Prism of Gender and Work = Women’s Labour Struggles in Central …

This book examines women’s activism in and beyond Central and Eastern Europe and transnationally within and across different historical periods, political regimes, and scales of activism. The authors explore the wide range of activist agendas, repertoires, and forums in which women sought to advocate for their gender and labour interests. Women were engaged in trade unions, women-only orga…

Hybrid Investigative Journalism

Buku akses terbuka ini merupakan contoh langka dari studi etnografi jurnalisme investigasi. Buku ini mengeksplorasi upaya-upaya wirausaha untuk menggabungkan jurnalisme investigasi tradisional dengan cara-cara alternatif untuk mengorganisir pekerjaan ini. Buku ini melampaui proyek-proyek investigasi daerah aliran sungai dan mendukung cara-cara di mana para pelaku baru (warga, ahli teknologi, bl…

Capital Punishment and the Criminal Corpse in Scotland, 1740–1834

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book provides the most in-depth study of capital punishment in Scotland between the mid-eighteenth and early nineteenth century to date. Based upon an extensive gathering and analysis of previously untapped resources, it takes the reader on a journey from the courtrooms of Scotland to the theatre of the gallows. It introduces them …

“Covid-19,” Psychological Operations, and the War for Technocracy; Volume 1

Disamarkan oleh “Covid-19,” perang kelas global yang tidak dideklarasikan dimulai pada tahun 2020, yang bertujuan untuk menggantikan demokrasi liberal dengan teknokrasi, sebuah bentuk totalitarianisme baru yang bersifat biodigital. Kampanye pembukaannya melibatkan operasi psikologis terbesar dalam sejarah, yang dimaksudkan untuk mendemoralisasi, mendisorientasi, dan melemahkan masyarakat. B…

Radio and Women's Empowerment in Francophone West Africa

This open access book breaks new ground by examining the significant role played by radio in empowering women in three Francophone West African countries: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. It examines the representation and perception of key themes broadcast by radio and associated with women’s empowerment in the three countries. Each chapter contextualises a specific topic in the country and th…