Through stunning images, maps and insightful commentary, this book offers a glimpse into the diversity, historical legacy, and rich culture of Jewish communities within the Muslim world. From the growing Jewish community of Dubai to ancient synagogues and shrines, these photographs capture the beauty and complexity of Jewish life around North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Above all, this photographic book serves as a reminder of the enduring spirit of the Jewish people and the di...

Meta-Science

Towards a Science of Meaning and Complex Solution

Science has lost its ethical imperatives as it moved away from a science of ought to a science of is. Subsequently, it might have answers for how we can address global challenges, such as climate change and poverty, but not why we should. This supposedly neutral stance leaves it to politics and religions (in the sense of non-scientific fields of social engagement) to fill in the values. The problem is that through this concession,...

This Liber Amicorum was composed in honor of our dear colleague and former Dean of University College Tilburg, Prof. Dr. Alkeline van Lenning, who took emeritus status in March 2023 after an academic career of over forty years at Tilburg University. Alkeline van Lenning was professor of multi-disciplinary education and has expertise in the field of character education, interdisciplinary teaching in higher education, feminist theory, and gender. Close colleagues and friends were invited to sha...

In so many company boardrooms the term ‘maintenance’ often gives those in senior

management an uneasy feeling. Why should this be the case?

The main reason may be due to the fundamental way that they think about business. They

generally think, speak and discuss opportunities, profits, risks, new markets, added value and

costs for their business.

Meanwhile, the maintenance manager generally focuses on techniques, failures, technical

problems and workforce schemes, rather than purely costs ...

Financial Markets and Institutions takes a practical approach to the changing landscape of financial markets and institutions. The text uses core principles to introduce topics, then examines these models via real-world scenarios. Empirical applications of themes help you develop essential critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

The 10th Edition reflects major changes in the aftermath of the global financial and Covid crises. With timely new sections, cases and boxes, you'll have the la...

Mechanics of Materials excels in providing a clear and thorough presentation of the theory and application of mechanics of materials principles. Drawing upon his decades of classroom experience and his knowledge of how students learn, Professor Hibbeler provides highly visual, methodical applications to help you conceptualize and master difficult concepts. A variety of problem types stress realistic situations encountered in the field, with several levels of difficulty to give you the practic...

Understanding spatial socio-economic inequalities

Global transformations such as globalization and climate change influence the economic fate of people and places very differently. Also, places differ in terms of the opportunities they offer to firms and the people living there. As a result, there are important socio-economic inequalities across space. Economic Geography gives you the tools to understand such inequalities.

The aim of this book is to provide students and other interested ...

'Basic Business Words' is bedoeld voor opleidingen in de economische sector. Met behulp van dit boek kunnen studenten reeds in het eerste jaar snel een economisch georiënteerde basiswoordenschat verwerven op ERK-niveau B1-B2. Met drie hoofdstukken per week kan het boek in een jaar worden doorgenomen.

Belangrijkste wijzingen in de tweede druk:

- Veel woorden van niet-economische aard zijn weggelaten en een aantal nieuwe woorden is toegevoegd.

- De thema’s Government and politics, Society e...

Presupposing that accidents produce technologies, this book inquires into the forms of power and authority that accidents materialise. For instance, what are the specific accidents of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and pattern recognition systems? And what insights can accidents give about the technology that generates them? Perhaps we can reverse this thinking and see “accidents” as extended forms of functionality, which may be undesired but not entirely dysfunctional. With c...