In 1884 an obscure British soldier, having finished his tour of duty in India, decided to make a detour on his trip home in order to spend three months crossing Persia unaccompanied except for the local muleteers. Among his accoutrements he packed a small leather-bound sketchbook in which he not only wrote a journal but in which he also added accomplished and charming water-colour illustrations. The authors' introduction contextualises this trip made in 1884 against the background of Persiana...

Since time immemorial China regarded its culture and statecraft superior to other nations, but in the ‘Age of Humiliation’ (1839-1949), it was reduced to a semi-colony. The old empire has now regained its strength, but what drives its domestic and foreign policy?

China calls itself a ‘Socialist’ country, but the appellation of philosopher Tu Weiming is more adequate: A battlefield of Socialism, Liberalism and Confucianism.

The outcome of this struggle will have profound repercussion...

The Leeward Dutch Antilles are best known for their arid landscapes of statuesque cacti, rugged rock formations and teeming coral reefs. To this can now be added the surprisingly diverse and colorful butterfly fauna.

With full color photographs of 78 species of butterflies and moths Butterflies and moths of Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire provides extensive coverage of the species most commonly encountered in the Dutch ABC; three islands which lie basking in the breezy southern Caribbean Sea. Pra...

This Management Guide provides guidance on why a technology provider should use the Open Trusted Technology Provider Standard (O-TTPS) - Mitigating the Risk of Tainted and Counterfeit Products (approved by ISO/IEC as ISO/IEC 20243:2015) and why they should consider certification to publicly register their conformance to the standard.

The O-TTPS is the first standard with a certification program that specifies measurable conformance criteria for both product integrity and supply chain securit...

This book was written in ink

Made out of teardrops

For those who feel devastating grief

I’m here.

The Lord will come soon but first

in favor of His house.

Respecting him as the Host is

most important.

It is worth giving it the highest attention.

The Father will take with less

no pleasure.

Many companies today face international influences, and many more will follow suit. A scenario that was recognised early on by Prof. Adriaan Dorresteijn (Utrecht University). To honour his innovative research, teachings, and administration work, this Liber Amicorum includes capita selecta of recent business and private law publications. These articles discuss, inter alia, the relationship between mother and daughter companies, the protection ofactors working for companies, cross-border compan...

De Nederlandse ontwerper Bart Hess, die bij een groot publiek bekend werd met zijn Slime Dress voor Lady Gaga, begeeft zich op het snijvlak van vormgeving, mode en beeldende kunst. De afgelopen tien jaar presenteerde hij uiteenlopende projecten waarin de relatie tussen mens en materiaal, natuur en technologie centraal staat.

Uitgangspunt in het werk van Bart Hess (Geldrop, 1984) is het menselijk lichaam, dat hij steeds op een andere wijze bekleedt, vervormt of verfraait op een manier die wei...

Johan Maelwael (1365/70-1415), internationally known as Jean Malouel, was one of the most important West European artists of the late Middle Ages. He grew up in Nijmegen as a scion of a family of successful heraldic painters and later became the court painter of the Dukes of Burgundy. This great innovator in painting created his multifaceted oeuvre nearly a century before Hieronymus Bosch. His painting is characterized by elegantly sophisticated figures, a high degree of realism and a bright ...