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The European Integration Crisis

An Economic Analysis

By: Marek Loužek, Luboš Smrčka

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European integration results from self-interest, not altruism. This book uses public choice theory to de-idealize the process and explain the EU's current crisis. Since integration is not irreversible, could we be entering an era of disintegration?

European integration results from self-interest, not altruism. This book uses public choice theory to de-idealize the process and explain the EU’s current crisis. Since integration is not irreversible, could we be entering an era of disintegration?

Perspectives on International Research on Science in Africa

Edited By: Dennis Raphael, Joachim Kapalanga, Yann Meunier

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This volume presents collaborative research on key issues in medical science and public health. Topics include manufacturing vaccines in Africa, preventing HIV/AIDS and cancer, decreasing global childhood cancer disparities, and improving sanitation and health practices.

Herbs and the Evolution of Human Societies

Edited By: Yue Yue, Molly Chatalic

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This volume analyses the evolving dialogue between humankind and nature. Spanning Africa, America, Asia, and Europe, it provides a meeting ground between plants and humanity in different dimensions.

Forgotten Temperance Reformers

By: David M. Fahey

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This book is a collection of biographies of forgotten leaders in the temperance movement. Recovering the lives and works of these reformers enhances our understanding of the movement and is for anyone interested in the lost history of social movements.

A History of Muslims in the Australian Military from 1885 to 1945

Loyalty, Patriotism, Contribution

By: Dzavid Haveric

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For the first time, this book reveals the unknown stories of Muslim involvement in Australian military forces, from the Boer War to the Second World War. It is a Muslim narrative of the broader Anzac story, demonstrating how diverse Muslims fought for a common cause.

Voices on the Loss of National Independence in Korea and Vietnam, 1890-1920

Other States of Mind

By: William F. Pore

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This comparative study of anti-colonial movements in Korea and Vietnam examines two protagonists. Molded by shared pasts, they dealt with their countries' condition and envisioned an alternative world order that has pertinence today.

This comparative study of anti-colonial movements in Korea and Vietnam examines two protagonists. Molded by shared pasts, they dealt with their countries’ condition and envisioned an alternative world order that has pertinence today.

Aldo Capitini on Opposition and Liberation

A Life in Nonviolence

Edited By: Jodi L. Sandford, Piergiorgio Giacchè

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Imprisoned as an anti-fascist, philosopher Aldo Capitini developed a civil rights movement between that of Martin Luther King and Gandhi. He championed nonviolence and social change from the bottom-up, proving that “today’s utopia can be tomorrow’s reality”.

The British Foundation of Indian Entomology

By: Michael Darby

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This is the first book on the amateur British collectors of Indian insects between 1750 and 1947. It documents how early personal collections founded museums, and how interest shifted to the economic impact of insect pests on forestry and horticulture.

Exchanges and Parallels between Italy and East Asia

Edited By: Gaoheng Zhang

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This is the first English-language study on Italy’s cultural relationships with China and Japan across the centuries. This collection explores topics from travel and the creative arts to politics and religion, featuring transcultural research from a global team of scholars.

World War I and the Birth of a New World Order

The End of an Era

Edited By: Ioan Bolovan, Oana Mihaela Tămaș

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This volume re-evaluates the impact of World War I on Eastern Europe, particularly Romania, revealing lasting effects still felt today. Using case studies and memoirs, it offers fresh perspectives on social changes, women's emancipation, new boundaries, and national minorities.

This volume re-evaluates the impact of World War I on Eastern Europe, particularly Romania, revealing lasting effects still felt today. Using case studies and memoirs, it offers fresh perspectives on social changes, women’s emancipation, new boundaries, and national minorities.

Ball Lightning as a Messenger from a New World of Circulating Light

By: Vladimir Torchigin, A. V. Torchigin

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This book shows ball lightning is not electricity, but a bubble of light—a new object whose anomalous behaviour matches the mystery of natural ball lightning. The physical laws ensuring its stability are detailed, based on over 30 published scientific articles.

Modern Raman Microscopy

Technique and Practice

By: Alexander Rzhevskii

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This book presents confocal Raman microscopy, a powerful technique to noninvasively characterize complex samples with sub-micron resolution. It highlights the key aspects of this technique for practical application, appealing to researchers, engineers, and novice users.

Sir Stanley Rous and the Growth of World Football

An Englishman Abroad

By: Alan Tomlinson

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This book takes the life of FIFA president Stanley Rous (1895-1986) as a lens to understand football's global rise. It charts his ascent from a Suffolk village to the top of world football, through two World Wars, the 1948 Olympics, and volatile post-colonial diplomacy.

This book takes the life of FIFA president Stanley Rous (1895-1986) as a lens to understand football’s global rise. It charts his ascent from a Suffolk village to the top of world football, through two World Wars, the 1948 Olympics, and volatile post-colonial diplomacy.

The Diary of Ambassador Joseph Grew and the Groundwork for the US-Turkey Relationship

By: Barış Ornarlı

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Ambassador Joseph Grew’s 1927-1932 diary provides valuable historical insight into the difficult modern US-Turkey relationship. It details the foundation of their diplomacy and offers prescient analysis of the Turkish Revolution, which still influences politics in Turkey today.

Genealogy and Social History

Understanding the Global Past through Family Case Studies

Edited By: Eric Martone

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With millions of historical documents now digitally available, this volume presents historically contextualized family case studies as a lens to enrich the reader’s understanding of the past.

Sacred Groves, Cultural Ecosystems and Conservation

Edited By: Rena Laisram

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This collection of essays explores sacred groves in Africa and Asia, offering perspectives on the cultural and spiritual dimensions of biodiversity conservation. It brings center-stage the complex interaction between the ‘sacred’ and ‘secular’ in our threatened world.

Peoples, Nature and Environments

Learning to Live Together

Edited By: Cristina Brito, Ana Cristina Roque, Cecilia Veracini

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Scholars from the humanities, arts, and sciences debate the relationships between humans, nonhuman species, and ecosystems to overcome the human/environment dichotomy. This analysis explores the complexity of the human/nature interface, including the impacts of climate change.

Revolving Around India(s)

Alternative Images, Emerging Perspectives

Edited By: Juan Ignacio Oliva-Cruz, Antonia Navarro-Tejero, Jorge Diego Sánchez

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This book offers a transnational and gender perspective on contemporary India, exploring tradition, diaspora, and political activism. It analyses cultural texts to reveal discourses of equality, fear, and racism, stimulating studies on India's future.

Nawãr (Savages)

Transformation of Individual and Collective Consciousness in Totalitarian Regimes in Syrian Society

By: Abdullah Chahin

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The Syrian revolution was the most complicated of the Arab Spring. This book examines the intellectual and behavioral changes Syrian society experienced under the Assad totalitarian regime and how they reshaped society, influencing the revolution and its outcome.

Home Front in the American Heartland

Local Experiences and Legacies of WWI

Edited By: Patty Sotirin, Steven A. Walton, Sue Collins

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This collection explores World War One’s impact on the American Heartland, a region often overlooked in wartime histories. It uncovers the complexities of the home front experience, from conscription and propaganda to patriotism, class tensions, and gender roles.