This book is a collection of articles coordinated by Belgian anthropologist and disability scholar Patrick Devlieger in collaboration with colleagues at KU Leuven programs in social and cultural anthropology and students and staff at Yunnan University’s Graduate School of Anthropology and Ethnology.

The focus of the book is people with visual impairments’ occupations in the urban landscape of Kunming. Occupation is meant to be multidimensional, including what people do and how they

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Hardly any concept is as intangible as spatial quality. Especially when considering the ‘making of space’. Many people are convinced of its importance. Witness references to ‘livability’, ‘genius loci’, environmental quality, good spatial planning and more. Different users of space also have different visions about what exactly it is that makes a particular organisation of space qualitative.

The research project SPINDUS – initiated by three universities and partners from practic...

This edition of the Think Like a series displays the wonderful world of engineers. This bundle of insights shows why no one can hold you responsible for the impact of gravity, what Gerrit Rietveld can teach you about going against the flow, that Donald Trump says more than you think, and how Netflix goes beyond binge-watching. This book is for anyone who wants to widen their perspective and broaden their horizons.

In the book Ship Knowledge you can find everything you want to know about ships and shipping. The book discusses in detail all components and systems that make up a modern ship, from design drawings to the finished products, including paint systems and legal requirements.

Want to deliver value and be meaningful? So does everybody. But how and where to begin?

Agility is no longer a buzzword. Reacting more quickly to volatile market conditions and customer or employee demands have become a necessity. Implementing agile models and methodologies is one thing, being truly agile from the heart of the organisation is another. Impossible? Definitely not. But how…?

In this book, fiction is intertwined with non-fiction, and will the elements of the People Journey Circ...

PAC-MAN: Birth of an Icon onderzoekt de ontwerpfilosofie en de oorsprong van het spel via de kunstenaars, ontwerpers, ontwikkelaars en andere creatieve teams die PAC-MAN tot leven brachten en staat vol met historisch beeldmateriaal, conceptontwerpen, marketingfoto's en meer.

Dit nieuwe non-fictie boek gaat van Toru Iwatani's "pizza slice" inspiratie tot het ongelooflijke succes van het spel in de speelhallen en daarbuiten. Het boek duikt ook in PAC-MAN's ongekende impact op de popcultuur, met...

Here the first volume of the most comprehensive series ever published on German aircraft of WW II. Peter E. Kroonenberg meticulously researched the technical data and developments covering all aircraft in detailed plans. A must for every aircraft enthusiast and modeler.

Grand Narratives of colonization, especially ones related to the Spanish and Portuguese Americas, began circulating soon after 1492. The danger of these Grand Narratives is that they are often mistaken as reality and eclipse all other possible narrations pertaining to a particular place and/or time. As more Caribbean territories become independent, the questioning of Grand Narratives has permeated many disciplines in the region, and archaeology is no exception.

This work attempts to examine th...