In this book, I discuss the important issue of tolerance and acceptance in a polarizing society and where to draw the line. At a time when our society seems increasingly divided by opposites and different views, it is vital to consider how we can deal with these challenges.

The concept of tolerance and acceptance is not new, but the rapidly changing dynamics of our contemporary world have further emphasized its importance. We see that political, social, cultural and religious divisions are gr...

An accessible, definitive student introduction to geographical thought, this book takes a unique approach that encompasses environmental, historical and social perspectives.

Drawing on economic geography, economic sociology and critical management studies, this is an interdisciplinary, student-focused exploration of the contemporary international financial environment.

This textbook presents a fully up-to-date, synoptic and critical overview of how digital devices, logics, methods, etc are transforming geography.

Hoe ziet Fryslân er uit in 2030? Hoe moet dit stukje wereld er idealiter uit zien?

Elf mensen met een duidelijke (utopische) visie spreken zich daarover uit in deze bundel. De bijdragen gaan over allerlei thema’s, van het Friese erfgoed tot Fryslân vrij van gif.

Wat hen bindt is betrokkenheid bij mensen, bij het landschap, bij werk, bij taal en bij cultuur. Wat hen ook bindt is verlangen. Niet romantisch of sentimenteel, maar een realistisch verlangen. De bijdragen leveren een concrete a...

Do we survive as a species of 10 billion people on Earth? Then we must build our society better and quicker than so far using our collective brain. Freedom, inclusion, and respect for all? This study shows that our dogmas are a tragedy for the development of our civilization on earth. We are a fast growing population on a planet with limits. Increasing inequality is a threat. Too many are living in the past with dogmatic religion, nationalism, racism, and many are living in fear for the futur...

MINOAN LINEAR A, VOLUME II: CORPUS OF TRANSLITERATED LINEAR A TEXTS, PART 1: ARKHANES – KEA.

D.W. Packard proved in several publications (1967 -1974) that use of the Ventris's values of signs with graphic identity in Linear A and B showed a ratio of confirmatory alternations of just over 2 : 1 within Linear A in favour of decipherment by the Ventris's values over the average result of nine fictitious decipherments. M. Pope and J. Raison, ‘Linear A: Changing perspectives’ (Études minoen...

MINOAN LINEAR A, VOLUME II: CORPUS OF TRANSLITERATED LINEAR A TEXTS, PART 2: KHANIA - ZAKROS.

After publication of photographs and transcriptions of the Linear A texts, in particular L. Godart – J.-P. Olivier, Recueil des inscriptions en linéaire A, Vol. 1-5, Paris 1976-1985, and transnumeration of the texts by J. Raison and M. Pope, scholars were in need of a reliable transliteration of all Linear A texts. The present Volume offers transliterations of texts, bibliographies, critical annot...

This is Part 2 of W. Rupprecht's German book on "Cognitive Communication" in its English translation by W. Lange.

Cognitive communication theory represents all fundamental components that play a role in communication in order to acquire knowledge and describes the dependencies between them, as many processes in nature and in social interaction can be explained in this way.

Part 1 on "Relations, Effects, and Types of Communication", a general and complete overview is available.

Part 3 "Relati...