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This innovative work delves into the world of ordinary early modern women and men and their relationship with credit and debt. Elise Dermineur focuses on the rural seigneuries of Delle and Florimont in the south of Alsace, where rich archival documents allow for a fine cross-analysis of credit transactions and the reconstruction of credit networks from c.1650 to 1790. She examines the various credit instruments at ordinary people's disposal, the role of women in credit markets, and the social, legal, and economic experiences of indebtedness. The book's distinctive focus on peer-to-peer lending sheds light on how and why pre-industrial interpersonal exchanges featured flexibility, diversity, fairness, solidarity and reciprocity, and room for negotiation and renegotiation. Before Banks also offers insight into factors informing our present financial system and suggests that we can learn from the past to create a fairer society and economy.

Through the India-China Border mobilizes rarely used documentary material from British, Chinese and Indian archives to shed new light on our understanding of the 'Tibet Question' in China-India relations. Focused on the Himalayan border town of Kalimpong from the 1920s to 1962, it unearths a history of espionage and political intrigue that challenges the way that remote peripheries are seen from the 'centres' of nations. The innovative use of postcolonial and transcultural theory demonstrates how a multidisciplinary framework augments our reading of imperial histories, postwar politics, decolonisation and frontier cultures. Kalimpong emerges from this analysis as a key node in Himalayan history and in the mid-century fashioning of India-China relations.

John Hoffmann argues that a combination of aesthetics and anthropology allowed modernist writers to challenge social hierarchies they associated with the nineteenth century. He shows how Enlightenment philosophers synthesized the two discourses and how modernists working in the early twentieth century then took up this synthesis to dispute categories of social difference that had been naturalized, and thus legitimized, by pre-evolutionary and Darwinian anthropological theories. The book brings a range of new insights to major topics in modernist studies, revealing neglected continental sources for Irish anti-colonialism, the aesthetic contours of Zionism in the era of Mandatory Palestine, and the influence of German idealism on critiques of racism following World War I. Working over a long historical durée, Hoffmann surveys the ways aesthetics has been used, and misused, to construct and contest social hierarchies grounded in anthropological distinctions.

"A practical introduction to the mathematical theory of modular forms and its physical applications to string theory, suitable for undergraduate and graduate students, and researchers who wish to navigate the intersection of cutting-edge physics and mathematics. This text offers essential insights, examples, and exercises with detailed solutions"--

Exploring themes in agroecology that are currently the subject of rigorous debate among academics and activists alike, especially related to food production and distribution, this book is indispensable for practitioners and activists seeking to transform the food system, as well as for social and natural scientists.

Written for experts, students and the general public alike, this book offers a unique perspective on the intersection of technology, the legal profession and societal change. Each chapter takes the form of a lively discussion between experts and students, making the content accessible and engaging for readers of all backgrounds.

Delve into the personal narratives of developmental psychology's living 'pillars'. Their reflective histories not only deepen the discipline's historical picture but also provide invaluable insights. A must-read for scholars across disciplines, enhancing the understanding of developmental psychology, its history, and projected dynamic future.

Delve into the personal narratives of developmental psychology's living 'pillars'. Their reflective histories not only deepen the discipline's historical picture but also provide invaluable insights. A must-read for scholars across disciplines, enhancing the understanding of developmental psychology, its history, and projected dynamic future.

Delve into the ideal resource for theory and research on parental monitoring and adolescents' disclosure and concealment from parents. This handbook presents ground-breaking research exploring how adolescents respond to parents' attempts to control and manage their activities and feelings. The chapters highlight how adolescents' responses are as important for their mental health and behaviour as parents' attempts to regulate them. Examining responsive, intrusive, and invasive parenting behaviours, the volume addresses modern challenges like monitoring in the digital age and medical decision-making. It covers cutting-edge research on diverse cultures and groups including Latinx, Turkish, Chinese, LGBTQ+, and chronically ill youth. The internationally recognized contributors offer insights from different theoretical perspectives and describe novel methodological approaches, focusing on variations across different developmental stages, contexts, and cultures.

This book presents the lived experiences of young people with cognitive disability transitioning to adulthood. Whether you are a young person yourself, a family member or friend, or a professional, this book shows what can lead to abuse of young people and what can promote young people's self-belief and resilience.

Offering a comprehensive overview of R. G. Collingwood's contributions to several areas of philosophy, this volume spans the wide range of his interests, including metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, aesthetics, and political philosophy. It will stimulate further examination of Collingwood and his legacy.

If wars are so bad, why do we keep fighting? Drawing on philosophy, psychology, history, and literature to explain how political leaders exploit old resentments and injuries to fuel new conflicts, this book argues that feelings of political humiliation and promises of glory are central in the drive to war.

Clara Chapdelaine-Feliciati offers the first comprehensive study of the status of the girl child under international law. This book bridges two fields that are usually studied separately: law and semiotics. The author applies The Significs Meaning Triad and Semioethics to decode the meaning of problematic signs in international treaties.

This book presents the mathematical foundations of seismic wave scattering in random media for Monte Carlo simulations.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of sustainable energy and resource management, this book is an indispensable resource for students, researchers, and professionals alike. Written by leading experts in the field, it delves into the multifaceted realm of biomass, positioning it as the cornerstone of a non-fossil future. After navigating through the fundamentals, this book discusses the diverse forms of biomass and its use as a renewable and environmentally friendly resource. From the intricacies of biomass production, conversion technologies, and utilization methods, to the economic and ecological implications, each chapter provides a meticulous exploration of key concepts and cutting-edge developments. Questions are posed throughout as well as more than 80 end-of-chapter exercises to gauge reader understanding and translate knowledge to real-world problem solving. Focusing on practicality and real-world applications, this resource not only educates but inspires a shift towards sustainable practices guiding the next generation towards a greener, more sustainable future.

This handbook delves into the interdisciplinary study of moral cognition and behavior. It introduces key questions, canvases ongoing debates, and integrates empirical and theoretical perspectives. It features contributions from scholars in psychology, philosophy, anthropology, and neuroscience.

This innovative study challenges accounts of Turkey 's politics as driven by 'Islamist vs. secularist' competition, offering a new understanding which centres coalitions for and against pluralism. Utilising rich primary and secondary data, Nora Fisher-Onar introduces an analytical framework for capturing causal complexity in political contestation.