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This volume is the first sistematic study of French editorial mediation in the internationalization process of Latin-American literatures. It opens a new field of investigation – Latin-American literary works translated into French – and develops methodological tools to extend this type of study to other literatures from the Global South.

Kultur- und Literaturwissenschaft im Kontext einer transkulturellen Germanistik stehen hier zur Debatte. Der Fokus liegt dabei auf den Begriffen Kanon und Weltliteratur sowie auf den Verflechtungen und Verbindungen zwischen Sprache, Literatur und Wissenschaft. Der vierte Band enthält Beiträge zu folgenden Themen: - Kanon, Weltliteratur und Transkulturalität; - Entgrenzte Literatur. Kontextbezogene Textbetrachtungen in interkultureller Sicht; - Sprache, Literatur und Wissen(schaft); - Nach dem Postkolonialismus? Ähnlichkeit als kulturtheoretisches Paradigma

This open access book offers innovative and wide-ranging responses to the continuously flourishing literary phenomenon of autofiction. The book shows the insights that are gained in the shift from the genre descriptor to the adjective, and from a broad application of “the autofictional” as a theoretical lens and aesthetic strategy. In three sections on “Approaches,” “Affordances,” and “Forms,” the volume proposes new theoretical approaches for the study of autofiction and the autofictional, offers fresh perspectives on many of the prominent authors in the discussion, draws them into a dialogue with autofictional practice from across the globe, and brings into view texts, forms, and media that have not traditionally been considered for their autofictional dimensions. The book, in sum, expands the parameters of research on autofiction to date to allow new voices and viewpoints to emerge.

La théorie de la fiction a connu un développement considérable à partir des années 80 et 90. Fiction : mode d’emploi se présente comme une synthèse des textes de référence sur le sujet et comme la tentative de les prolonger. En exposant des thèses et des outils conceptuels qui lui sont propres, l’auteur entend contrer les arguments relativistes ou « panfictionnalistes », selon lesquels il n’y aurait pas de différence essentielle entre fiction et non-fiction. Passant de la littérature au cinéma ou de la bande dessinée au jeu vidéo, Étienne Boillet s’attache à dégager ce qu’il y a de spécifique et ce qu’il y a de commun entre textes et images, romans et témoignages, biopics et documentaires, fiction et reconstitution. Il se concentre sur l’époque contemporaine sans perdre de vue ce qu’apportent des notions antiques telles que l’enargeia ou l’evidentia à l’analyse des effets de réel dans la fiction… ou dans la non-fiction. La rigueur du raisonnement et la clarté de l’exposition sont mises au service d’une réflexion universitaire accessible à un large public, que viennent étayer de très nombreux exemples. L’analyse, rythmée, se déploie en une succession de chapitres courts au style alerte. De manière à la fois sérieuse et ludique, cet essai constitue aussi une porte d’entrée vers la question philosophique du rapport entre connaissances et représentations et rejoint l’enjeu citoyen de l’éducation aux médias face à l’information et à la désinformation.

The causes and consequences of high inequality in incomes, assets, and many aspects of well-being in Latin America have recently (re-)emerged as a central research and policy issue. However, many open questions remain that will be dealt with in the contributions to this volume. First, the linkages between growth, inequality, and poverty in Latin America need further clarification. More analyses at the country and even sub-national level are required to understand these complex relationships and their most important determinants. Of particular relevance is to examine these relationships in the Latin American context of high economic instability with recurrent economic and financial crises, particularly in the 1990s. Secondly, measuring and addressing poverty remains a critical research area, in particular non-monetary including subjective indicators of well-being often tell a different story that needs to be considered when analyzing poverty trends and determinants. Lastly, the poverty/inequality issues need to be considered in an economic environment, where trade, migration, and economic integration are of particular importance. Thus the role of trade and migration in generating, sustaining, or reducing inequalities between and within countries is an area that requires further analysis.

Esta obra é resultado de uma cuidadosa seleção, organização e tradução de documentos, comunicações, artigos de jornais e cartas de José Martí sobre o Partido Revolucionário Cubano (PRC), publicados em diferentes tomos de suas Obras completas. Está ordenada tematicamente, buscando oferecer ao leitor as linhas mais gerais do pensamento e da atividade martianas no Partido fundado por ele para organizar a guerra de independência e criar as condições para uma real descolonização da república a ser criada. Considerou-se importante mostrar a originalidade dessa instituição política, observável em sua estrutura, seus estatutos, seus princípios ideológicos, sua postura ética, nas formas de financiamento e, sobretudo, na ampla e profunda democracia presente nas práticas cotidianas no interior do Partido. Oito capítulos reúnem os textos em grandes áreas para apresentar uma visão geral dos interesses do PRC e da atividade de Martí. Seus títulos são: “Documentos programáticos do PRC”, “Política e ideologia”, “A política e a ética na política”, “Financiamento e arrecadação de fundos”, “Contra o autonomismo e o anexionismo”, “A unidade de diferentes classes e setores sociais”, “Convivência, fraternidade e honradez” e “O PRC na guerra”.

Im Rahmen des Projekts Duncker & Humblot reprints heben wir Schätze aus dem Programm der ersten rund 150 Jahre unserer Verlagsgeschichte, von der Gründung 1798 bis zum Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs 1945. Lange vergriffene Klassiker und Fundstücke aus den Bereichen Rechts- und Staatswissenschaften, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Geschichte, Philosophie und Literaturwissenschaft werden nach langer Zeit wieder verfügbar gemacht – und zwar sowohl gedruckt als auch in elektronischer Form. Einige Titel sind bereits erschienen. Täglich kommen weitere hinzu. Bis Ende des Jahres wird das »Duncker & Humblot reprints«-Programm auf ca. 1.500 Bände anwachsen. Möchten Sie regelmäßig über Neuerscheinungen aus dem reprints-Programm informiert werden? Dann abonnieren Sie unseren E-Mail-Benachrichtigungsdienst.

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Mobile communication has an increasing impact on people's lives and society. Ubiquitous media influence the way users relate to their surroundings, and data services like text and pictures lead to a culture shaped by thumbs. Representing several years of research into the social and cultural effects of mobile phone use, this volume assembles the fascinating approaches and new insights of leading scientists and practitioners. The book contains the results of a first international survey on the social consequences of mobile phones. It provides a comprehensive inventory of today's issues and an outlook in mobile media, society and their future study.

Over the recent years, biotechnology has become responsible for explaining interactions of biological tools and processes so that many scientists in the life sciences from agronomy to medicine are engaged in biotechnological research. This book contains an overview focusing on the research area of molecular biology, molecular aspects of biotechnology, synthetic biology and agricultural applications in relevant approaches. The book deals with basic issues and some of the recent developments in biotechnological applications. Particular emphasis is devoted to both theoretical and experimental aspect of modern biotechnology. The primary target audience for the book includes students, researchers, biologists, chemists, chemical engineers and professionals who are interested in associated areas. The book is written by international scientists with expertise in chemistry, protein biochemistry, enzymology, molecular biology and genetics, many of which are active in biochemical and biomedical research. We hope that the book will enhance the knowledge of scientists in the complexities of some biotechnological approaches; it will stimulate both professionals and students to dedicate part of their future research in understanding relevant mechanisms and applications.

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. What role does sports medicine play in today's society? Is it solely about treating sports injuries? Should it only be concerned with elite sport? This book provides a history of the relationship between sport, medicine and health from the mid-19th century to today. It combines the sub-disciplines of the history of medicine and the history of sport to give a balanced analysis of the role of medicine in sport and how this has evolved over the past two centuries. In an age where sports medicine plays an increasingly prominent role in both elite and recreational sport, this book provides a timely and clear analysis of its rise and purpose.

Next year, there will be a 100-year celebration of quantum mechanics, but there is no consensus on the interpretation of this theory. This reprint presents recent works on one of the most intriguing interpretations, the many-worlds interpretation, presented at a workshop in October 2022 at Tel Aviv University. The many-worlds interpretation solves the measurement problem, avoids action at a distance and indeterminism, and does not contradict empirical evidence. The main question discussed in the workshop was as follows: why is it not in the consensus? Major issues such as preferred basis, the meaning of probability, non-locality, and alternative approaches were discussed, which are increasingly drawing attention in physics and philosophy. The contributions demonstrated a striking diversity in understanding the basic concepts. What are the worlds in the many-worlds interpretation? Do the worlds diverge or split? Is probability objective or subjective, or is it just an illusion? Can we avoid the non-separability of quantum mechanics? Many questions were raised and significant progress in understanding was achieved, but the papers showed that consensus is still far away. This reprint describes the current status of the research and will be invaluable for physicists and philosophers who want to resolve the long-standing problem of the interpretation of quantum mechanics.

"This critical edition of the working notes for Dombey and Son (1848) is ideal for readers who wish to know more about Dickensâ s craft and creativity. Drawing on the authorâ s manuscript in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Londonâ and containing hyperlinked facsimilesâ Dickensâ s Working Notes for Dombey and Son offers a new digital transcription with a fresh commentary by Tony Laing. Unique and innovative, this is the only edition to make Dickensâ s working methods visible. John Mullan has called Dombey and Son Dickensâ s ""first great novel.â Set amid the coming of the railways, it tells the story of a powerful manâ typical of the commercial and banking magnates of the periodâ and the effect he has on his family and those around him. Laing presents the worksheets and other materials (transcribed for the first time) that together grew into the novel. Reading the book alongside this edition of the notes will enlarge the understanding of Dickensâ s art among teachers, students, researchers and Dickens enthusiasts. As cultural tastes shift from print to digital, Dickensâ s Working Notes will help preserve Dickensâ s work for the future. The magnifying and linking functions of the edition mean that the notes are more easily and usefullyâ not to mention accessiblyâ exhibited here than elsewhere. Laing gives present-day readers the chance not only to recapture the effect of serial publication but also to gain greater insight into the making of a work which by general agreement, and Dickensâ s own admission, has a special place in his development as a novelist."

Que ce soit à travers l’étude de situations d’entreprise ou par le biais des thèmes revendicatifs, le contenu des revendications se transforme. Au-delà de la simple distinction entre revendications négociables ou non, l’auteur cherche à saisir en quoi, dans quelles circonstances précises, une revendication acquiert ou non la dimension d’un enjeu de politique économique, voire de société, et donc comment évoluent les relations de travail elles-mêmes. Elle montre comment, dans les deux champs de l’affrontement professionnel, celui du marchandage, celui des enjeux sociaux, s’instaure un équivalent général, substituable à tout autre thème revendicatif : dans le champ du marchandage, ce fut longtemps le salaire, mais son remplacement par le partage du travail semble se profiler. Dans le champ des enjeux sociaux, l’apparition d’un équivalent général politique pose des problèmes plus complexes, car ils dépassent largement l’action des seuls syndicats.

In the present monograph the author tries to get to the bottom of the traditional view that in Bulgarian there is a morphological category with the meaning 'rendering of foreign speech', called renarrative. However, the analysis of the formative-meaning relationship has shown that neither the given paradigm has this meaning nor does the expression of the corresponding concept necessitate the application of the forms, but rather the explication of the meaning 'renarrative' as well as that of the so-called admirativ u.a.m. only at the level of expression. The forms under discussion are one building block next to another, which has the semantic invariant 'state constancy' as its content and merges into the morphological category 'Tempus' as a perfect and / or pluperfect (variant). Apart from the discussion of the term 'mode', the origin of this mode of expression as well as the position of Bulgarian are examined in detail from a typological point of view.