The illustrated encyclopedia of mythology of the world
【I S B N】9780754835431
【作 者】Arthur Cotterell
【出版社】Lorenz Books (September 15, 2023)
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【索书号】B932-61 /C847i /E
【简 介】From the ancient Greeks to the Aztecs and from the indigenous peoples of Oceania to native North Americans, people across the world have created a rich tapestry of stories, characters and beliefsto explain the mysteries of creation and the forces of nature and death. In this important volume, the mythologies of the ancient worlds are brought vividly to life. Here, one of the foremost experts on world mythology, Arthur Cotterell, brings together a team of authors to depict the world’s most significant mythological figures and most enthralling stories. Special illustrated features focus on unifying mythological themes such as Creation and the Universe, Ordering the World, Death and Sacrifice, and Oracles and Prophecies.Illustrated with more than 1500 photographs and works of art, this comprehensive guide to the myths and legends of the world is both accessible and timeless in its universal appeal.
Facebook, the media and democracy : big tech, small state?
【I S B N】9781032338026
【作 者】Leighton Andrews
【出版社】Routledge; 1st edition (September 12, 2019)
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【索书号】C912.3 /A567 /E
【简 介】Facebook, the Media and Democracy examines Facebook Inc. and the impact that it has had and continues to have on media and democracy around the world.
Drawing on interviews with Facebook users of different kinds and dialogue with politicians, regulators, civil society and media commentators, as well as detailed documentary scrutiny of legislative and regulatory proposals and Facebook’s corporate statements, the book presents a comprehensive but clear overview of the current debate around Facebook and the global debate on the regulation of social media in the era of ‘surveillance capitalism.’ Chapters examine the business and growing institutional power of Facebook as it has unfolded over the fifteen years since its creation, the benefits and meanings that it has provided for its users, its disruptive challenge to the contemporary media environment, its shaping of conversations, and the emerging calls for its further regulation. The book considers Facebook’s alleged role in the rise of democratic movements around the world as well as its suggested role in the election of Donald Trump and the UK vote to leave the European Union.
Cities and Thrones and Powers: Towards a Plotinian Politics
【I S B N】9781621388562
【作 者】Stephen R.L. Clark
【出版社】Angelico Press (August 9, 2022)
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【索书号】D0-02 /C595 /E
【简 介】What would a “reappeared” Plotinus answer today if asked how we might build a divinely-ordered city? That is the question at the core of this unique book, and Stephen Clark takes us on a wide-ranging deep dive to uncover possible answers. To do so, he first gives an account of the Plotinian philosophy of mind and metaphysics, showing how Plotinus nicely balances the entanglement of soul-body composites (our immediate identities) with the workings of the World Soul and the eternal soul that animates “from within.” Drawing on later Christian and Islamic interpretations of the Neoplatonic tradition, and parallel developments in Hindu thought, he then describes the various social forms that seem to be the inevitable context of our lives here and now. Furthermore, we discover that the form a Plotinian religion adopts depends on taking seriously the thought of reincarnating souls and wandering hermits, but now with the difference in our time that, although some sages may be content to consider themselves simple wanderers in a world without borders or settled communities, some will follow the same path as Buddhists, Epicureans, and Christians: forming communities of friends loyal to their founder and to the fellowship of the Sangha. We learn as well that in due course even those among the hermits who prefer to go, almost literally, “alone to the Alone” will become part of dispersed, unhierarchical communities. Finally, Clark offers cautious thoughts about our likely futures, dependent both on current technological advances and on the realistic suspicion (shared by our predecessors) that catastrophes and wholly unexpected turns are always to be expected.
Social work and social innovation : emerging trends and challenges for practice, policy and education in Europe
【I S B N】9781447369325
【作 者】Jean Pierre Wilken
【出版社】 Policy Press; 1st edition (June 28, 2024)
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【索书号】D750.8 /S678s2 /E
【简 介】Written by leading experts from across Europe, this book provides a grounded exploration of innovation in the practice, research and education of social work. It focuses on the role of participation, collaboration and co-creation as key drivers of social innovation within these fields, providing practical examples of social entrepreneurship, people-centred design and participatory led innovation.
The positive outcomes of local social innovations are analysed in the wider European framework, with reflections and recommendations for advancing innovation in policy, service provision, education and research.
Growth policies for the high-tech economy
【I S B N】9781035330577
【作 者】Tassey, Gregory
【出版社】 Edward Elgar Publishing (September 10, 2024)
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【索书号】F113.4 /T212 /E
【简 介】In this timely book Gregory Tassey analyzes the assets and government policies that affect and enhance the technology-based economy. Tassey makes the case for a comprehensive technology-based economic growth strategy needed to respond to multi-asset growth strategies being implemented in Europe and Asia.
This insightful book examines the need for a new and broader set of economic policies to end four decades of declining GDP growth, persistent trade deficits, stagnant incomes, and socially disruptive income inequality in the US. Tassey proposes a technology element model which characterizes and assesses the four major asset categories that must comprise emerging technology-based growth policies: investment in research and development, capital formation, skilled labor, and complex technical infrastructures. He emphasizes a range of existing and proposed growth policies that currently or potentially support the rapidly expanding technology-based economy, exploring their management and implications for regional and national government growth policies. These constructs are then integrated into crucial recommendations for supporting emerging policy trends.
Researching Digital Life: Orientations, Methods and Practice
【I S B N】9781529601657
【作 者】Ash, James
【出版社】SAGE Publications Ltd; 1st edition (March 15, 2024)
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【索书号】G206.7 /A819 /E
【简 介】We now live in a world where all aspects of everyday life are thoroughly mediated by digital technologies. Making sense of digital life is accordingly an essential undertaking for social science and humanities scholars.This multidisciplinary book provides an essential guide to researching digital life. By exploring a comprehensive range of questions, methods and means of data generation and analysis, it captures the present and future of social research. Thoughtful, thorough and reflexive, the text insightfully details how to make sense of our digital lives.
Childhood Developmental Language Disorders: Role of Inclusion, Families, and Professionals
【I S B N】9798369319826
【作 者】 Dimitra Katsarou
【出版社】Information Science Reference (November 24, 2023)
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【索书号】H018.4 /C536c /E
【简 介】Childhood Developmental Language Disorders is a groundbreaking book that fills the void in academic literature by offering a holistic and inclusive approach to developmental language disorders. Unlike other publications, this edited volume covers a wide range of disorders and provides insights into linguistic approaches, treatment methods, and special education practices. It serves as a comprehensive resource that equips academic scholars, educators, clinicians, therapists, and parents with the knowledge and strategies needed to address developmental language disorders effectively. The book takes a unique look into the roles of schools, families, and caregivers in the treatment of individuals with language disorders. By encompassing this broad range of subjects, the book provides readers with a deep understanding of the complexities of developmental language disorders and offers practical guidance for supporting individuals with language challenges.
Palestinian and Arab-Jewish cultures
【I S B N】9781399503211
【作 者】Reuven Snir
【出版社】Edinburgh University Press (February 28, 2023)
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【索书号】I371.065 /S672 /E
【简 介】Part of a two-volume set, this volume examines the issues of commitment and hybridization in Arabic literature concentrating on Palestinian literature and Arab-Jewish culture and the interactions between them. Reuvin Snir studies the contribution of Palestinian literature and theatre to Palestinian nation-building, especially since the 1948 Nakba. Becoming an essential part of the vocabulary of Arab intellectuals and writers, since the 1950s commitment (iltizām) has been employed to indicate the necessity for a writer to convey a message rather than merely create an imaginative work for its own sake. As for hybridization, the author focuses on the role Jews have played in Arabic literature against the backdrop of their contribution to this literature since the pre-Islamic period, and in light of the gradual demise of Arab-Jewish culture in recent years. The blending of elements from different cultures is one of the major phenomena in Arabic literature, certainly in light of its relationship with Islam and its cultural heritage, which has been extending during the last one-and-half millennia.
Drink maps in Victorian Britain
【I S B N】9781851245789
【作 者】Butler, Kris
【出版社】Bodleian Library, University of Oxford (July 5, 2024)
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【索书号】K895.612.5 /B985 /E
【简 介】What is a “drink map”? It may sound like a pub guide, yet it refers to a type of late nineteenth-century British map designed to shock and shame people into drinking less.
This book explores how drink maps were published in cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, London, and Norwich to fight increasingly rampant alcohol consumption. Featuring red symbols to indicate where alcohol was sold, these street maps were posted in public places, submitted as evidence, sent to Members of Parliament, and published in newspapers to show just how inebriated a neighborhood could be. They promoted the message that having fewer places to buy alcohol was the answer to reducing widespread crime, poverty, and sickness. And they worked—at first. After consulting a drink map in one town, judges decided to close half the licensed shops because even then no one had to walk more than two minutes to buy a beer.
Illustrated with original maps, advertisements, and temperance propaganda, their brief history is told amidst a tangle of licensing laws, rogue magistrates, irate brewers, ardent temperance organizers, and accounts of the complex role alcohol played across all levels of Victorian society.
The seven measures of the world
【I S B N】9780300266276
【作 者】Martin, Piero
【出版社】Yale University Press (June 27, 2023)
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【索书号】O4-34 /M382 /E
【简 介】From the beginning of history, measurement has been interwoven into the human experience, shaping our understanding of nature, personal relationships, and the supernatural. We measure the world to know our past, comprehend the present, and plan the future.
Renowned physicist Piero Martin explores how scientific knowledge is built around seven key pillars of measurement: the meter for length; the second for time; the kilogram for mass; the kelvin for temperature; the ampere for electricity; the mole for quantity of substance; and the candela for luminous intensity. Martin examines the history and function of these units and illustrates their applications in rich vignettes on a range of topics—from quarks to black holes, from a glass of wine to space exploration. He delves into not only the all-important numbers but also anecdotes that underline each unit’s special quality. At the same time, he explains how each unit contributes to important aspects of science, from classical physics to quantum mechanics, from relativity to chemistry, from cosmology to elementary particle physics, and from medicine to modern technology. Martin eloquently shows how the entire universe can be measured and understood using just seven units.