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Art's Teachings, Teaching's Art: Philosophical, Critical and Educational Musings
This volume examines the interface between the teachings of art and the art of teaching, and asserts the centrality of aesthetics for rethinking education. Many of the essays in this collection claim a direct connection between critical thinking, democratic dissensus, and anti-racist pedagogy with aesthetic experiences. They argue that aesthetics should be reconceptualized less as mere art appr…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-94-017-7191-7
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- XI, 249
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- Contemporary Philosophies and Theories in Education
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- 370 ART a
Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering : 24th International Conferenc…
This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering, FASE 2021, which took place during March 27–April 1, 2021, and was held as part of the Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2021. The conference was planned to take place in Luxembourg but changed to an online format due to the COVID-…
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- 9783030715007
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- 620
Heavy Metal Contamination of Soils Monitoring and Remediation
Following a description of the various sources and factors influencing the contents of heavy metal pollution in post-catastrophic and agricultural soils, subsequent chapters examine soil enzymes and eggs as bio-monitors, lead adsorption, the effects of arsenic on microbial diversity, and the effects of Mediterranean grasslands on abandoned mines. A third section focuses on the adaptation strate…
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- 978-3-319-14525-9
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- XIX, 497
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- -
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- 630 HEA
Conservation Agriculture : an Approach to Combat Climate Change in Indian Him…
This book showcases a compilation of case studies presented by scientists, teachers and academics and covers contemporary technologies for combating climate change, including sustainable agricultural management practices and conservation agriculture. It highlights the situations that future generations in the Indian Himalayas will face, and addresses the major challenges for tomorrow's generati…
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- 9789811025587
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- XV, 559 pages 83 illustrations, 68 illustrations in color.
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- 630
Art Collections, Private and Public: A Comparative Legal Study
This book is a comparative legal study of the private and public art collections in various states of the world, covering the most important issues that usually arise and focusing on the differences and the similarities of the national laws in the treatment of those issues.
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-15802-0
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- IX, 124
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Law
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- 341 MOU a
Arming the Confederacy: How Virginia’s Minerals Forged the Rebel War Machine
This is a fresh look at the American Civil War from the standpoint of the natural resources necessary to keep the armies in the field. This story of the links between minerals, topography, and the war in western Virginia now comes to light in a way that enhances our understanding of America’s greatest trial. Five mineral products – niter, lead, salt, iron, and coal – were absolutely essen…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-14508-2
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- XV, 206
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- -
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- 549 WHI a
Handling Societal Complexity A Study of the Theory of the Methodology of Soc…
This handbook for the Methodology of Societal Complexity describes the theoretical development of the field and lays the foundation for the application of the Compram Methodology in the context of addressing complex societal problems. As such, it offers a valuable resource for scientists, practitioners, politicians, master and PhD students in the fields of methodology, the social sciences, oper…
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- 978-3-662-43916-6
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- XXIV, 551
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- -
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- 001 DeT h
Purity and the Forming of Religious Traditions in the Ancient Mediterranean W…
Focusing on concepts, practices and images associated with purity in the ancient Mediterranean, this volume contributes new aspects to the current discussion about the forming of religious traditions, from a comparative perspective that acknowldges individual developments, mutual exchanges, as well as transcultural processes.; Readership: Scholars interested in the history of religions, religio…
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- 9789004232105
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- -
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- 220
Risk Assessment and Risk-Driven Testing
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed conference proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Risk Assessment and Risk-driven Testing, RISK 2015, held in conjunction with the OMG Technical Meeting in Berlin, Germany, in June 2015. The revised 8 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 12 submissions. This workshop addresses systematic approaches that combine risk a…
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- 978-3-319-26416-5
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- -
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One Great Family : Domestic Relationships in Samuel Richardson’s Novels
This study examines concepts of morality and structures of domestic relationships in Samuel Richardson’s novels, situating them in the context of eighteenth-century moral writings and reader reactions. Based on a detailed analysis of Richardson’s work, this book maintains that he sought both to uphold hierarchical concepts of individual duty, and to warn of the consequences if such hierarch…
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- 420
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