Connecting Territories

The book analyses from a comparative perspective the exploration of territories, the histories of their inhabitants and local natural environments, covering different regions in Europe, the Americas and Asia, during the long eighteenth century

Chapter 5 Ageism in applying digital technology in healthcare Implications f…

Digital technology is perceived as a solution to meet the ‘challenges’ of ageing and promote independent and healthy ageing. This approach, often driven by policy makers, is leading to the vast development of a so-called ‘Age-tech’ market, mainly focused on healthcare technologies. Despite the potential positive outcomes, adoption and actual use of digital healthcare technologies are of…

Arms and the People

This collection examines the relationship between mass movements and the military. Some argue that it is impossible to achieve and protect a revolution without the support of the army, but how can the support of the army be won? Arms and the People explores the impact of social extremes on the solidarity within the state’s military, and on the changing loyalties of these soldiers. The authors…

Forgotten People: Poverty, Risk and Social Security in Indonesia

Forgotten People deals with people living at the fringes of the Indonesian society. It describes and analyses their livelihoods and styles of making a living from an insider perspective. While Indonesia has experienced steady economic growth for more than a decade, the livelihoods and lifestyles of poor people and migrants confronted with poverty and insecurity have received less attention. Thi…

Daily Life for the Common People of China, 1850 to 1950

In this exciting book, Ronald Suleski introduces daily life for the common people of China in the century from 1850 to 1950. They were semi-literate, yet they have left us written accounts of their hopes, fears, and values. They have left us the hand-written manuscripts (chaoben 抄本) now flooding the antiques markets in China. These documents represent a new and heretofore overlooked categor…

Climate Change, Disasters and People on the Move

Climate change is forcing us to consider the right of people to leave their disappearing homelands, and the shape this right should take. Climate Change, Disasters and People on the Move proposes international protection as a solution with three pillars: granting protection against return to the country of origin (non-refoulement); preventing future displacement; and facilitating safe, orderly,…

Accessibility denied. understanding inaccessibility and everyday resistance t…

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Sámi research in transition : knowledge, politics and social change

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Literature and disability

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Models of implementation of article 12 of the convention on the rights of per…

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