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The Wars before the Great War
This volume offers a comprehensive account of the wars before the Great War and their role in undermining international instability.
Reversible Destiny
Reversible Destiny traces the history of the Sicilian mafia to its nineteenth-century roots and examines its late twentieth-century involvement in urban real estate and construction as well as drugs. Based on research in the regional capital of Palermo, this book suggests lessons regarding secretive organized crime: its capacity to reproduce a subculture of violence through time, its acquisition of a dense connective web of political and financial protectors during the Cold War era, and the sad reality that repressing it easily risks harming vulnerable people and communities. Charting the efforts of both the judiciary and a citizen's social movement to reverse the mafia's economic, political, and cultural power, the authors establish a framework for understanding both the difficulties and the accomplishments of Sicily's multifaceted antimafia efforts.
Invisible Reconstruction
What does it really mean to reconstruct a city after a natural, biological or man-made disaster? Is the repair and reinstatement of buildings and infrastructure sufficient without the mending of social fabric? The authors of this volume believe that the true measure of success should be societal. After all, a city without people is no city at all. Invisible Reconstruction takes the view that effective disaster mitigation and recovery require interdisciplinary tactics. Historian Lucia Patrizio Gunning and urbanist Paola Rizzi expand beyond the confines of individual disciplines or disaster studies to bring together academics and practitioners from a wide variety of disciplines, comparing stra...
2005
Annually published since 1930, the International Bibliography of Historical Sciences (IBOHS) is an international bibliography of the most important historical monographs and periodical articles published throughout the world, which deal with history from the earliest to the most recent times. The IBOHS is thus currently the only continuous bibliography of its kind covering such a broad period of time, spectrum of subjects and geographical range. The works are arranged systematically according to period, region or historical discipline, and alphabetically according to authors names or, in the case of anonymous works, by the characteristic main title word. The bibliography contains a geographical index and indexes of persons and authors.
Entre Memória e Documento
Entre Memória e Documento: a Viragem Arquivística na Arte Contemporânea, o sexto livro da coleção de bolso «Sem Título» publica um ensaio de Ruth Rosengarten sobre as ligações entre a fotografia e o arquivo na arte contemporânea, delineando um percurso particular por obras da Coleção Berardo, de artistas como Marcel Duchamp, Anselm Kiefer, Hiroshi Sugimoto ou Bernd e Hilla Becher. O livro inclui reproduções a cores da obras selecionadas.
Ensino de história: usos do passado, memória e mídia
O objetivo deste livro é promover um diálogo produtivo entre discussões da historiografia e do ensino de história, elaborando de forma reflexiva as fronteiras entre campos de pesquisa e reafirmando as relações constitutivas entre o mundo acadêmico e o escolar no ensino de história. O livro propõe, ainda, a afirmação dessa interlocução com a reunião de textos de pesquisadores de campos diversos, que pensam usos sociais do passado na história pública, aquela que se produz no espaço social mais amplo que o da academia, voltada para o público em geral ou segmentos desse público, como o escolar. [...] Esperamos que o livro propicie momentos de reflexão e, sobretudo, contribua para a transformação de nossas práticas, no âmbito acadêmico e escolar. Por entender que a própria concepção de ensino deve ser constantemente questionada e repensada, ressaltamos que não existe um único caminho a seguir, mas muitas alternativas a serem consideradas nas possíveis relações entre o passado e o presente.
Proceedings of the 2nd International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Image and Imagination
This book gathers peer-reviewed papers presented at the 1st International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Image and Imagination (IMG 2019), held in Alghero, Italy, in July 2019. Highlighting interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research concerning graphics science and education, the papers address theoretical research as well as applications, including education, in several fields of science, technology and art. Mainly focusing on graphics for communication, visualization, description and storytelling, and for learning and thought construction, the book provides architects, engineers, computer scientists, and designers with the latest advances in the field, particularly in the context of science, arts and education.
Memoriae Igor M. Diakonoff
The year 2005 marked the 90th anniversary of the birth of Igor Diakonoff (1915-1999). A classical Semitist in educational background, Diakonoff was most influential in his principal field of research--Assyriology. However, Diakonoff was also broadly interested in various aspects of ancient Near Eastern studies, notably Mesopotamian history, Semitic and Afroasiatic linguistics, and biblical studies. Although not major domains of Diakonoff's scholarship, Biblical Hebrew and the ancient Near Eastern background of the Old Testament were areas of expertise that made him one of the leading figures of biblical studies in Russia. For several decades Diakonoff was a "live bridge" between ancient Near...
Made in Italy
Goods made or designed in Italy enjoy a profile which far outstrips the country's modest manufacturing output. Italy's glorious design heritage and reputation for style and innovation has 'added value' to products made in Italy. Since 1945, Italian design has commanded an increasing amount of attention from design journalists, critics and consumers. But is Italian design a victim of its own celebrity? Made in Italy brings together leading design historians to explore this question, discussing both the history and significance of design from Italy and its international influence. Addressing a wide range of Italian design fields, including car design, graphic design, industrial and interior design and ceramics, well-known designers such as Alberto Rosselli and Ettore Sottsass, Jr. and iconic brands such as Olivetti, Vespa and Alessi, the book explores the historical, cultural and social influences that shaped Italian design, and how these iconic designs have contributed to the modern canon of Italian-inspired goods.
