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This book explores contested notions of “Chineseness” in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong during the Cold War, showing how competing ideas about “Chineseness” were an important ideological factor at play in the region. After providing an overview of the scholarship on "Chineseness" and "Diaspora", the book sheds light on specific case studies, through the lens of the "Chinese cultural Cold War", from Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaya, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. It provides detailed examples of competition for control of definitions of “Chineseness” by political or politically-oriented forces of diverse kinds, and shows how such competition was played out in bookstores, cinemas, music halls, classrooms, and even sports clubs and places of worship right across the region in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The book also demonstrates how the legacies of these Cold War contestations continue to influence debates about Chinese influence -- and “Chineseness” -- in Southeast Asia and the wider region today.

Le principal socle de l'unité de la France est un universalisme dont les présupposés ne sont pas aussi universels qu'il y paraît. L'imposition séculaire de ce « franco-universalisme », au nom et au moyen de la langue « française », est pour beaucoup dans l'asymétrie culturelle et littéraire, unique au monde, entre la Mère-Patrie et ses satellites « francophones », à commencer par la Belgique et la Suisse. C'est ce que tente de montrer ce livre en se penchant sur la presse littéraire française...

Right-wing extremism’s tendency towards fragmentation and individualisation can be observed more and more frequently. This is also the case with the Militia of Montana and the Identitarian Movement. In this book, Moritz Kinskofer analyses them through the lens of strain theory and compares them in terms of the intensity of their extremism. He identifies resistance to the system, which is perceived as anomic and infiltrated by conspiracies, as central to both movements. Above all, the adaptability of conspiracy myths as well as camouflage mechanisms such as relocation to the internet along with different degrees of organisation and varying dispositions towards violence represent enormous factors that have an impact on their resilience to state persecution.

Que n’a-t-on dit de l’emprise qu’exerce sur les médias français l’actuel Président de la République ? Ce serait grâce à des réseaux tissés de longue date parmi les patrons de presse et à de subtils jeux d’intimidation/séduction avec les journalistes que le candidat UMP, lors de la campagne présidentielle de 2007, serait parvenu à capter à son profit le jeu médiatique et, par ce biais, à persuader une majorité d’électeurs de le porter à la tête de l’État. La sociologie peut-elle nous aider à d...

The publication collects the outcomes of the teaching experience carried out during the first semester of the a.y. 2023-24 within the Design Studio 2, integrated course of Architectural and Urban Design and Interior Architecture, of the single-cycle Master of Architecture 5UE degree program of the Department of Architecture of the University of Naples “Federico II”. The Design Studio experience focused on the design of a visitor center for the Mesourbana Terrace of Pozzuoli. The area of intervention falls within the larger Campi Flegrei volcanic system, which is historically, morphologically and topographically strongly characterized. Specifically, the project space is located near the remains of the ancient Baths of Neptune and overlooking the Women’s Prison, in front of the Olivetti Quarter designed by Luigi Cosenza. The objective with which the students were confronted was to trace, recognize and reconnect urban centralities through the design of a sequence of spaces with functions as much museum and laboratory as those related to temporary living, seeking to reinterpret the monumental archaeological presence, to confront orographic variations, to anchor themselves in the meshes of the consolidated city, commenting, through architectural design, on this complex urban condition. The book also collects texts by teachers, designers, scholars and former students who have been invited to make theoretical-methodological or experimental contributions in the field of research and architectural and urban design for historic cities and archaeological areas.

The book examines a turning point in European history: the summer of 1920, when Lenin’s Soviet Russia decided to launch an attack on the continent. Professor Nowak uses hitherto unexamined documents from Russian and British archives to show how (and why) top British politicians were ready to accept a new Russian imperial control over the whole of Eastern Europe. He unravels this hitherto untold story of that first and forgotten appeasement.

Um Brennstoffzellen mit flüssigen Brennstoffen zu betreiben, müssen diese fast schwefelfrei sein. Die Arbeit stellt ein neuartiges Verfahren zur Entschwefelung vor, bei dem nur der für die Brennstoffzelle bestimmte Teil des Einsatzstroms verdampft und in der Gasphase mit rezykliertem Wasserstoff aus der Brenngaserzeugung entschwefelt wird. Schwerpunkt ist die experimentelle Untersuchung der hydrierenden Entschwefelung von teilverdampftem Kerosin und Heizöl.

Technological advancement in graphics and other human motion tracking hardware has promoted pushing 'virtual reality' closer to 'reality' and thus usage of virtual reality has been extended to various fields. The most typical fields for the application of virtual reality are medicine and engineering. The reviews in this book describe the latest virtual reality-related knowledge in these two fields such as: advanced human-computer interaction and virtual reality technologies, evaluation tools for cognition and behavior, medical and surgical treatment, neuroscience and neuro-rehabilitation, assistant tools for overcoming mental illnesses, educational and industrial uses. In addition, the considerations for virtual worlds in human society are discussed. This book will serve as a state-of-the-art resource for researchers who are interested in developing a beneficial technology for human society.

Les pièces de Sa'dallah Wannous dites de la deuxième période (1967-1978 ) sont au centre du présent ouvrage. Durant cette deuxième période, Wannous avait pour objectif de libérer son spectateur de ses appréhensions vis-à-vis du théâtre. Par le biais de ce qu'il appelle le théâtre de la politisation, Wannous voulait impliquer le spectateur dans le processus théâtral et susciter ainsi en lui des conclusions et des décisions justes. Cette étude s'attache à décrire les indices linguistiques qui ...

The Delft Method for System Dynamics (SD) is a proven method for learning basic SD. The method focuses on learning by doing: first you try to work through an exercise, and if you do not understand something, then you can look up the theory. The book contains exercises on topics such as causal loop diagrams, delays, and when SD is an appropriate methodology. It also contains modelling exercises that show students how to build low to medium complexity models, and how to use these models for policy analysis. The theory chapters cover all phases of the modelling cycle: problem articulation, conceptualisation, formulation, evaluation (including validation and scenario analysis), and policy analysis. This book is intended for students and teachers in large or small System Dynamics courses, and for motivated students that want to learn SD at their own pace.

In dieser Arbeit werden zwei Verfahren zur operativen Planung und Steuerung von Crossdocking-Zentren (CDZ) entwickelt und bewertet. Es wird erläutert, wie externe Logistikdienstleister zur Steuerung von CDZ eingesetzt werden können und es werden sowohl ein zentral-hierarchischer als auch ein dezentral-heterarchischer Planungsansatz abgeleitet. Hierdurch lassen sich die Kosten in der Tourenplanung deutlich senken und es wird ein reibungsloser Ablauf der logistischen Prozesse im CDZ ermöglicht.

Writing in the ancient Mediterranean existed against a backdrop of very high levels of interaction and contact. In the societies around its shores, writing was a dynamic practice that could serve many purposes – from a tool used by elites to control resources and establish their power bases to a symbol of local identity and a means of conveying complex information and ideas. This volume presents a group of papers by members of the Contexts of and Relations between Early Writing Systems (CREWS) research team and visiting fellows, offering a range of different perspectives and approaches to problems of writing in the ancient Mediterranean. They focus on practices, viewing writing as something that people do within a wider social and cultural context, and on adaptations, considering the ways in which writing changed and was changed by the people using it.

Wohnungslosigkeit ist oft verbunden mit verschiedenen Belastungsfaktoren wie Suchtmittelabhängigkeit, Kriminalität, Arbeitslosigkeit, Mittellosigkeit, Krankheiten, Bildungsdefiziten und Beziehungslosigkeit. Für den Lebensalltag der Betroffenen bedeutet die mögliche Gemengelage der Probleme eine schier unüberwindbare Hürde zur Verbesserung ihrer Lebenssituation. Um dennoch effektive Hilfen zur Überwindung der Notlagen anbieten zu können, wird in der vorliegenden Arbeit ein salutogenetisches Konzept für das stationäre Hilfesystem entwickelt, welches ressourcen- und nicht defizitorientiert ist. Es leistet einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Resozialisierung Wohnungsloser. Die Stabilisierung der Klienten erfolgt durch die Stärkung des Selbstbewusstseins. Im Focus der Sozialtherapie steht die Gestaltung der sozialen Beziehung des Klienten zunächst zu seiner therapeutischen Umgebung und später zu seiner realen Umwelt. Nicht das Symptom, sondern der Umgang mit der zugrundeliegenden Beziehungsproblematik ist Gegenstand der Sozialtherapie. Daraus werden unter Berücksichtigung der individuellen Fähigkeiten und Fertigkeiten des Einzelnen Problemlösungsstrategien entwickelt. Das Therapiekonzept basiert auf sechs Grundpfeilern. Diese sind behandlungsorientierte Wohngruppen, eine verbindliche Tagesstruktur, ein Arbeitstraining, spezifische Modulgruppen, Einzeltherapie sowie die sozialarbeiterische Einzelfallhilfe.

Dans le siècle de la Réformation, des guerres de religion, et de la confessionnalisation, le carnaval n’est pas resté un élément anodin, en dehors des conflits et des recompositions qui se mettaient en place. L’investissement originel de cette fête par Luther et les siens n’a pourtant pas conduit à une alliance heureuse avec le protestantisme. Que s’est-il passé d’une borne à l’autre du siècle ? Dans quelle mesure la rupture religieuse s’est-elle accompagnée d’une rupture culturelle vis-à-vis du carnaval ? L’interdiction progressive du carnaval a-t-elle fait consensus, témoignant d’un ethos luthérien particulier ? De pamphlets en traités, d’ordonnances religieuses en prédication, l’enquête menée ici révèle le questionnement continuel des clercs sur la nature du carnaval et en dit long sur sa complexité et le désarroi des contemporains : s’agit-il d’un rite agraire, d’une survivance des fêtes païennes, ou plutôt d’une coutume catholique ? Ce livre restitue ainsi un jalon manquant de l’histoire du carnaval et dessine une anthropologie du corps et du rire dans le monde protestant. À travers les questions du langage polémique, du rituel, ou de la discipline, il permet de réviser les relations complexes entre christianisme, rire et sérieux, mais aussi les opérations de différenciation entre confessions, et met au jour une période décisive avant que se fige le topos d’une fête païenne et révolutionnaire.

Agricultural drainage, such as runoffs from farmlands and wineries, are contaminated waters. Their management is monitored by environmental protection authorities who set targets of volume or pollutant reductions. Due to large quantities and seasonal variations, the targets are often not met, and effective management remains a problem in many parts of the world. Natural wetlands are known as the ‘kidneys’ of the earth with unique water purification functions that have long been recognized. Imitating the functions of natural wetlands, constructed wetlands are engineered systems purposely built to treat contaminated waters. They may therefore be called the ‘artificial kidneys’ of the earth. Rural areas often only have low-value lands available for constructed wetlands. Where large quantities of drainage are produced, farmlands are often adjacent to degraded natural wetlands that have reduced ecosystem functions. Controlled discharge and treatment in the wetlands can potentially be part of an integrated solution to multiple environmental problems. This book includes some recent studies on the fate of pollutants removed from agricultural drainage in wetlands, modelling of wetland performance, innovative systems, and the use of non-hazardous agricultural waste in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment. These studies enhance our understanding of wetland systems, and will help develop wetland technology towards solving the problems associated with agricultural drainage.