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From Capture to Sale : The Portuguese Slave Trade to Spanish South America in…
From Capture to Sale illuminates the experience of African slaves transported to Spanish America by the Portuguese in the early seventeenth century. It draws on exceptionally rich accounts of one of the most prominent slave traders, Manuel Bautista Pérez. These papers cover the whole journey of the slaves from Africa, through Colombia and Panama to their final sale in Peru. The prime focus of …
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- 978-90-47-41936-5
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- xiv, 378 pp.
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- The Atlantic World, Volume: 12
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- 900 NEW c
Organic Waste Composting through Nexus Thinking = Practices, Policies, and Tr…
Organic waste composting is another excellent example to demonstrate the power and the benefits of nexus thinking. Even though organic waste composting itself is not a new topic, those who want to start a new project or align an ongoing project with nexus thinking, find it difficult to gather the necessary information. With nine case studies from four continents, this book aims to fill above ga…
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- 9783030362836
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- VIII, 232 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Cyber-Physical Systems: A Model-Based Approach
In this concise yet comprehensive Open Access textbook, future inventors are introduced to the key concepts of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). Using modeling as a way to develop deeper understanding of the computational and physical components of these systems, one can express new designs in a way that facilitates their simulation, visualization, and analysis. Concepts are introduced in a cross-d…
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- 9783030360719
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- XXIII, 187 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Diversity and Inclusion in Global Higher Education = Lessons from Across Asia
This open access book offers pioneering insights and practical methods for promoting diversity and inclusion in higher education classrooms and curricula. It highlights the growing importance of international education programs in Asia and the value of understanding student diversity in a changing, evermore interconnected world. The book explores diversity across physical, psychological and cog…
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- 9789811516283
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- XIX, 304 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Modernization with Chinese Characteristics and Great Power
This open access book expounds in detail on the profound meaning and main characteristics of modernization with Chinese characteristics. This was done utilizing tools of historical investigation and fact-based research on the modernization of New China. The author provides a far-reaching outlook of the strategic goals and future trends of modernization with Chinese characteristics. In this book…
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- 9789819933976
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- VI, 201 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Study on the National Conditions of Modernization with Chinese Characteristics
Based on the analysis of China’s basic national conditions and development trends, this book begins with a general introduction to the study of “modernization with Chinese characteristics,” and then discusses the comprehensive construction of a prosperous society in all respects, unprecedented changes, the new national system, green modernization, and technological modernization. In addit…
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- 9789819774470
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- XVI, 364 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Cinema and the Festivalization of Capitalism
Film festivals around the world are in the business of making experiences for audiences, elites, industry, professionals, and even future cultural workers. Read this book to find out what resources and institutional pillars ensure that the festivalization of capitalism is here to stay.
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- 9789004523968
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- Contemporary Cinema
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Advances in Pharma Business Management and Research
This open access book presents a unique collection of practical examples from the field of pharma business management and research. It covers a wide range of topics such as: 'Brexit and its Impact on pharmaceutical Law - Implications for Global Pharma Companies', 'Implementation of Measures and Sustainable Actions to Improve Employee's Engagement', 'Global Medical Clinical and Regulatory Affair…
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- 9783030359188
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- X, 85 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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2050 China = Becoming a Great Modern Socialist Country
This book is arranged and developed around the theme of “2050 China,” it analyzes the factors and advantages of the Chinese road to socialist modernization, explores and summarizes the development goal and the basic logic of the socialist modernization of China, and further shows the general basis of the primary stage of socialism. According to the report delivered at the 19th Party Congres…
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- 9789811598333
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- VI, 105 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Particle Physics Reference Library = Volume 2: Detectors for Particles and R…
This second open access volume of the handbook series deals with detectors, large experimental facilities and data handling, both for accelerator and non-accelerator based experiments. It also covers applications in medicine and life sciences. A joint CERN-Springer initiative, the “Particle Physics Reference Library” provides revised and updated contributions based on previously publishe…
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- 9783030353186
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- IX, 1078 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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