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Characterization in Ancient Greek Literature: Studies in Ancient Greek Narrative
Characterization in Ancient Greek Literature is the fourth volume in the series Studies in Ancient Greek Narrative. The book deals with the narratological concepts of character and characterization and explores the textual devices used for purposes of characterization by ancient Greek authors spanning a large historical period (from Homer to Heliodorus) and a variety of literary genres (epic, e…
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- vol. 4
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- 978-90-04-35631-3
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Childhood Cultures in Transformation: 30 Years of the UN Convention on the Ri…
This book investigates and uncover paradoxes and ambivalences that are actualised when seeking to make the right choices in the best interests of the child. The 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child established a milestone for the 20th century. Many of these ideas still stand, but time calls for new reflections, empirical descriptions and knowledge as provided in this book. …
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- 78-90-04-44566-6
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On the path to AI = Law’s prophecies and the conceptual foundations of the …
This open access book explores machine learning and its impact on how we make sense of the world. It does so by bringing together two ‘revolutions’ in a surprising analogy: the revolution of machine learning, which has placed computing on the path to artificial intelligence, and the revolution in thinking about the law that was spurred by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr in the last two decades of …
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- 1
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- 9783030435820
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- XXII, 147 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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A Millennial View of Spain’s Development = Essays in Economic History
This open access book presents the evolution of the Spanish economy over the past seven centuries since the end of the Reconquest and examines how much economic progress has Spain achieved, as well as its impact on living standards and income distribution over the very long run. It shows that preindustrial Spain was far from stagnant, although levels of output per head in the early nineteenth c…
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- 1
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- 9783031607929
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- XXXII, 375 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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The Palgrave Handbook of Digital Russia Studies
This open access handbook presents a multidisciplinary and multifaceted perspective on how the ‘digital’ is simultaneously changing Russia and the research methods scholars use to study Russia. It provides a critical update on how Russian society, politics, economy, and culture are reconfigured in the context of ubiquitous connectivity and accounts for the political and societal responses t…
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- 1
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- 9783030428556
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- XXIV, 612 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Transformation and Development = Studies in the Organization for Security and…
This open access book features various studies on democratization, transformation, political and economic development, and security issues in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) geographical region and beyond. Written by experts and academics in the fields of human rights, security, transformation and development, particularly in post-soviet and communist countries, i…
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- 9783030427757
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- VI, 154 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Security Infrastructure Technology for Integrated Utilization of Big Data = A…
This open access book describes the technologies needed to construct a secure big data infrastructure that connects data owners, analytical institutions, and user institutions in a circle of trust. It begins by discussing the most relevant technical issues involved in creating safe and privacy-preserving big data distribution platforms, and especially focuses on cryptographic primitives and pri…
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- 9789811536540
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- IX, 166 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Relationality and Learning in Oceania
This multi-authored volume draws on the collective experiences of a team of researcher-practitioners, from three Oceanic universities, in an aid-funded intervention program for enhancing literacy learning in Pacific Islands primary education
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- 978-90-04-42530-9
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Reimagining the Globe and Cultural Exchange
How did Asia come to be represented on European World maps? When and how did Asian Countries adopt a continental system for understanding the world? How did countries with disparate mapping traditions come to share a basic understanding and vision...
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- 978-90-04-68478-2
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Regulation of Risk
egulation of Risk provides comprehensive insight into regulation of risk in transport, trade and environment. Contributions provide national, regional and international perspectives on pressing questions: How is risk conceived in light of..
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