• John Milton John Milton, Epistolarum familiarium liber unus and Uncollected letters

  John Milton holds an impressive place within the rich tradition of neo-Latin epistolography. His Epistolae Familiares and uncollected letters paint an invigorating portrait of the artist as a young man, offering insight into his reading programme, his views on education, friendship, poetry, his relations with continental literati, his blindness, and his role as Latin Secretary. This edition presents a modernised Latin text and a facing English translation, complemented by a detailed introduction...

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  Engels | Latijn | PDF, 6 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019

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• CIVITAS, Forum of Archives and Research on Christian Democracy Christian democracy and the fall of communism

  The role of Christian Democracy in the collapse of the Communist Bloc. Debates on the role of Christian Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe too often remain strongly tied to national historiographies. With the edited collection the contributing authors aim to reconstruct Christian Democracy's role in the fall of Communism from a bird's-eye perspective by covering the entire region and by taking "third-way" options in the broader political imaginary of late-Cold War Europe into account. The book's...

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  Engels | PDF, 3,5 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019

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• Matthew G. Stanard The leopard, the lion, and the cock

  colonial memories and monuments in Belgium

  The degree to which the late colonial era affected Europe has been long underappreciated, and only recently have European countries started to acknowledge not having come to terms with decolonisation. In Belgium, the past two decades have witnessed a growing awareness of the controversial episodes in the country's colonial past. This volume examines the long-term effects and legacies of the colonial era on Belgium after 1960, the year the Congo gained its independence, and calls into question memories...

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  Engels | PDF, 6 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019

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• Orpheus Institute Voices, bodies, practices

  performing musical subjectivities

  Identity and subjectivity in musical performances. Who is the "I" that performs? The arts of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have pushed us relentlessly to reconsider our notions of the self, expression, and communication: to ask ourselves, again and again, who we think we are and how we can speak meaningfully to one another. Although in other performing arts studies, especially of theatre, the performance of selfhood and identity continues to be a matter of lively debate in both practice...

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  Engels | PDF, 31 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019

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• Coppens Pascal China's New Normal

  How China sets the standard for innovation

  The words 'technology' and 'innovation' are almost automatically linked withAmerican companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, Tesla or Amazon in most people's minds. But this association has created a huge blind spot in the West. While the world focuses on what is happening in Silicon Valley, the Chinese innovation train has left the station and is moving forward at high speed. Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent are the well-known standard-bearers of this fast and furious innovation surge, but they are just...

  Engels | 256 pagina's (ePub2, 20 MB) | Pelckmans, Kalmthout | 2019

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• Centrum voor Migratie en Interculturele Studies Radicalisation

  a marginal phenomenon or a mirror to society?

  Radicalisation is a topical and a much-discussed concept in current European societies. Its use in policy and societal discourses, such as media coverage and educational contexts, is very sensitive. This thought-provoking collection of essays critically addresses the topic of radicalisation from different angles, combining discipline-specific insights from the fields of sociology, philosophy, history, religious studies, and media studies, with new empirical data. The authors step away from readily...

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  Engels | PDF, 2 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019

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• Edy Korthals Altes Some reflections on ethical challenges

  towards a war-free world

  'The spectacular developments in science, technology and the econ'omy confront us with new challenges making it imperative to develop 'global ethics' for an increasingly interdependent world. Serious obstacles are the dynamics of the worldwide market economy, our fascination with endless ‘growth’ on a limited planet and our prevailing attitudes. For many, life has become horizontal, one dimensional, often resulting in a depressing loss of perspective and lack of vision. Fortunately there is a rapidly...

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  Engels | 16 pagina's (ePub2, 2,8 MB) | Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2019

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• Memphis Depay | Simon Zwartkruis Heart of a lion

  Everyone has an opinion on Memphis Depay, but few are familiar with his intense and difficult life story. Now the time has come for him to tell that story in his own words. About a childhood full of aggression and fear, with the ball as a lifebuoy. About a turbulent journey through different schools and host families and football clubs. His breakthrough at PSV, the fiasco in Manchester, his revival in Lyon and on the Dutch national team, the unending commotion about his appearance and image, his...

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  Engels | 194 pagina's (ePub2, 85 MB) | VIP, Amsterdam | 2019

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• Orpheus Institute Sensorial aesthetics in music practices

  The Western history of aesthetics is characterised by tension between theory and practice. Musicians listen, play, and then listen more profoundly in order to play differently, adapt the body, and sense the environment. They become deeply involved in the sensorial qualities of music practice. Artistic practice refers to the original meaning of aesthetics-the senses. Whereas Baumgarten and Goethe explored the relationship between sensibility and reason, sensation and thinking, later philosophers of...

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  Engels | PDF, 24 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019

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• Edy Korthals Altes Space technology and human security

  This paper discusses the use of space technology, focussing on its military applications. The emphasis is on the political and ethical aspects. Space technology is exercising a revolutionary impact not only on our way of life but also in the military field. It does not only comprise a variety of satellites and sensors - serving both civilian and military goals. Countless are the peaceful applications but it cannot be denied that it could also become a nightmare, creating hell on earth. Whether that...

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  Engels | 16 pagina's (ePub2, 2,9 MB) | Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2019

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• Sarah Gensburger Memory on my doorstep

  chronicles of the Bataclan neighborhood, Paris 2015-2016

  In-depth case study of memorialisation processes after the November 2015 Paris attacks. On November 13, 2015, three gunmen opened fire in the Bataclan concert hall at 50 Boulevard Voltaire in Paris and subsequently held the venue under a three-hour siege. This was the largest in a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that eventually killed 130 people and injured 500. During the aftermath of these attacks, expressions of mourning and trauma marked and invariably transformed the urban landscape....

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  Engels | PDF, 17 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019

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• J.B. te Boekhorst A fairy tale to read out about Little Jill, the girl who saved her country with her gold coloured voice

  Once upon a time long long ago, there was a very small country. A country with thousands of little inhabitants, where once everybody lived a happy life. Yes, lived, because for the last eight long years, everybody was very sad. For all that time there had been a large dark cloud hovering above the enormous palace of the king, Big King. This was because the evil Big Witch had cast a spell on the yearly singing contest, so her daughter Little Twitch had won eight years in a row. Until then, Little...

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  Engels | 39 pagina's (ePub3) | CD publishers, Zutphen | 2019

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• Mikkel Hofstee Primal human 2.0

  how your ancestral genes affect your behavior today

  Even though we've never been better off, obesity, depression, stress, and addictions to screen time and unhealthy food are rampant. Why is this happening? Primal Human 2.0 shows that we weren't made for our modern way of life. Our amazing ancient genes are struggling with all these everyday temptations and this is making us feel miserable. Stress, our age-old reaction to danger, is now one of the biggest killers on Earth because we're always 'on'. Our longing for rewards in the shape of 'likes' on...

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  Engels | ePub3, 0,9 MB | Water, Amsterdam | 2019

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• Duvilène Pieter | Eunice Anita Can I achieve more in life?

  assisting men and women rediscover their purpose in life

  A general feeling we all have is that of achieving more in life. Sometimes it is driven by what we see around us and at times it is just a hunger to prove that one can do far more than others see or perceive. Could there be another, a more profound reason for wanting to achieve more in life? Discovering or rediscovering one's purpose in life is the answer that brings fulfillment to the drive of wanting to achieve more in life in the spirit, body and soul of man. This booklet will inspire you and...

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  Engels | 56 pagina's (ePub2, 4,6 MB) | Highly Favored Publishing, Veenendaal | 2019

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• Eunice Anita Who am I?

  assisting professionals regaining inner joy and peace

  The ideal image of an professional: determined, pro-active, strong and always busy. The reality of the professional: Strong on the outside yet the inner man is in need of much assistance. This book contains information to help you, the professional, to reflect on the question who you really are and how you are taking care of your inner man. Dare to ask yourself the question: Who am I? Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

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  Engels | 32 pagina's (ePub2, 5 MB) | Highly Favored Publishing, Veenendaal | 2019

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• Roeland Goorts War, state and society in Liège

  how a small state of the Holy Roman Empire survived the Nine Year's War (1688-1697)

  Small power diplomacy in seventeenth century Europe. War, State and Society in Liège is a fascinating case study of the consequences of war in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and touches upon wider issues in early modern history, such as small power diplomacy in the seventeenth century and during the Nine Years' War. For centuries, the small semi-independent Holy Roman Principality of Liège succeeded in preserving a non-belligerent role in European conflicts. During the Nine Years' War (1688-1697),...

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  Engels | PDF, 5,6 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019

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• Kayo Matsushita When news travels east

  translation practices by Japanese newspapers

  Journalism and unique translation practices by Japanese media today International news stories provided to the public basically rely on translation. Most of this translation is done not by translators, but by journalists with practically no training in translation. What happens when the norms of journalism and those of translation clash? In this book, the author, a trained conference interpreter and former international journalist, investigates translator decisions in the practice of Japanese news...

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  Engels | PDF, 3,3 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019

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• Joanne Carlton Dust

  Here we are then, at the end of it all ... Simon James is just a regular guy living a normal life. Until August 4th, when the dust poisons the world. Three weeks and millions of deaths later, the end is near and there are no miracles left, except for one. A miracle that needs Simon James. On the final day, the former husband and father faces the ultimate dilemma. Should he attempt to survive in a dead world to prevent mankind's extinction? Or should his life end today, like everyone else's? Simon...

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  Engels | 248 pagina's (ePub2, 1 MB) | Hamley Books, Sint-Amands | 2019

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• Leo Goeyens Good and Bad Food Science

  Separating the wheat from the chaff

  Imagine biting into a burger that was produced without having to slaughter the animal. Why not say "yes" to genetically edited (gene-edited) food crops? Does corn turn hamster mothers into cannibals? Should we fear unrestrained use of glyphosate in years to come? Will Cupid's arrows assume the form of a nasal oxytocin spray? Vertical farming: eco-friend or foe? These are just some of the challenging and often awkward questions Leo Goeyens confronts his readers with. Human activity has brought many...

  Engels | 366 pagina's (ePub2, 1,4 MB) | ASP - Academic and Scientific Publishers, Brussel | 2019

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• Sven Gatz Molenbeek/Maalbeek

  A Brussels Tale

  22 March 2016, Brussels. It was a day that reverberated across the capital and the country. Bomb attacks shattered the airport and a metro station. In an instant the city was left with a gaping wound. How did the people of Brussels live through this day? Narrating from the perspectives of seven characters, Sven Gatz relives this dark day. Wandering from Molenbeek to Maalbeek, he uncovers the soul of Brussels. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

  Engels | ePub2, 0,3 MB | ASP - Academic and Scientific Publishers, Brussel | 2019

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