“…In 1989 news broadcasts all over the world were dominated for weeks by images of East Germans crossing the Berlin Wall to West Germany. …”

“…Since different--often hybrid--heads of patriarchy dominate in different settings, feminism requires a variety of strategies. Women's movements all over the world today are critically creating new models of self and society in their own contexts. …”

“…The essays look at some of the key political and development issues on the eve of the crisis, but the relevance to the current debates about the nature and meaning of politics in Fiji remains. All the contributors are recognised and longstanding specialists in their fields…”

“…Dieser zehnte Band der historisch-kritischen Ausgabe präsentiert alle nachgelassenen handschriftlichen Materialien - faksimiliert in Originalgröße mit entsprechenden Transkriptionen. …”

“…"With new talks in the Middle East Peace Process about to begin, the shadows of previous negotiations fall heavily across all involved. In this powerful and absorbing testimony, one of leading figures of the Oslo talks, former Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie ('Abu Ala') takes us behind closed doors and inside the negotiating rooms of Wye River, Stockholm and Camp David, where the terms of peace and a Palestinian state were sketched out, argued over, and eventually lost. …”

“…Le odierne società capitalistiche permettono effettivamente alle nostre forme di vita di fiorire? O invece, esponendole a condizioni di dominazione e sfruttamento, cooperano ad arrestarne e inibirne i processi di sviluppo? …”

“…Gli spazi di transito vengono a fuoco quindi nello studio di due traduzioni siliane dell’800, translation dei Punica all’interno della cultura classicista coeva a sfondo patriottico./ [English]: This research is built on three different topics, which are interwoven ("spazi di transito"). …”

“…In che modo, al confine tra Sette e Ottocento, la comunità dei gens de lettres cede il passo alla frammentazione del sapere e della curiosità intellettuale, alle diverse modalità di scrittura che annunziano l’età moderna? …”

“…Nelle lezioni in Cina, Dewey delinea un nuovo tipo di filosofia (“terza filosofia”), in grado non solo di capire le trasformazioni del presente, ma anche e soprattutto di farvi fronte e provare a orientarle. Per dimostrarsi all’altezza di tale compito, filosofe e filosofi devono allora abbandonare il cielo delle astrazioni concettuali e calarsi nella fitta trama dei conflitti sociali, imparare a decifrare le prospettive dei gruppi subalterni e oppressi, superare sia il desiderio di conservare lo status quo sia l’impulso di creare un ordine socio-politico completamente nuovo. …”

“…The researchers observed that SAT administration, while fairly consistent, could be improved: SAT machines need to be inventoried on a regular basis to identify and repair damage; a standardized training procedure is needed for all test administrators; and recruits need to be fully informed prior to taking the test as to its purpose and the value of preparation. …”

“…The history of a concept reconstructs and analyzes the different histories of the concept. First of all, attention is paid to the legal origin and development of the word 'heritage'. …”

“…The book explores the development of aesthetic changes in Stone’s filmmaking and locates those changes within ongoing academic debates about the relationship between film and history as well as wider debates about Hollywood and the film industry. All of this is explored with detailed reference to the films themselves and related to a set of wider concerns that Stone has sought to grapple with -the American Century, exceptionalism and the American Dream, global empire, government surveillance and corporate accountability. …”

“…Lucidly written and combatively argued, the book will appeal to readers of American Literature or Modern Poetry, and to all those interested in the circulation of literary work…”

“…Banks rende misura del cambio progressivo e sofferto degli strumenti di conoscenza: l’affiancamento dei documenti digitali alle pubblicazioni cartacee è stato rapidamente percepito anche dal variegato mondo universitario, lasciando tuttavia non pochi dubbi agli utenti che in esso vi operano. …”

“…More than 200 experts from all across Europe have contributed to the development of these shared standards of the Network for innovation in Career Guidance and Counselling in Europe (NICE). …”

“…Halliburton shows that Big Pharma is not all-powerful, and that local activists and practitioners of ayurveda, India's largest indigenous medical system, have been able to undermine the aspirations of multinational companies and the WTO. …”

“…As a result, we project all kinds of characteristics of the written language onto the spoken language. …”

“…Both children and ill adults define good care as attentiveness of the young to adults' physical needs, the ability to carry out treatment and medication programs in the home, and above all, the need to maintain physical closeness and proximity. …”

“…They aim to strengthen the trustworthiness of government institutions, all the more so in fragile democracies. They do so, for instance, in striving to disclose cases of corruption, not just in the highest echelons of government, but also in everyday petty bribery. …”

“…Accostati al supposto governo comitale della città di Bologna dall’erudizione ottocentesca, gli Hucpoldingi sono rimasti per lungo tempo ai margini delle ricostruzioni di storia politica del regno italico altomedievale proprio per l’ampiezza d’azione che caratterizzò il gruppo parentale per più di due secoli, dal IX all’XI. La dispersione geografica dei fondi documentari che attestano la loro azione li ha resi inafferrabili a lungo, nel loro insieme. …”