“…Addressing the relationships between political power, family ties, religious commitments and literate scholarship in the ancient Middle East of the first millennium BC, Eleanor Robson focuses on two regions where cuneiform script was the predominant writing medium: Assyria in the north of modern-day Syria and Iraq, and Babylonia to the south of modern-day Baghdad. …”

“…The last two articles deal with the evacuations problem, where two robots have to locate an exit point and evacuate a region in the shortest possible time…”

“…With deep insights into everyday work practices of Indian and European contractors and manual labourers, the book establishes a bridge across the globe, between two poor regions as sites of extraction and industrial transformation, resulting from global migration and capital flows. …”

“…Drawing on archival research, newspapers, interviews, and a wealth of secondary sources, the book argues that the Cochabamba valley mestizo population of rural workers forged their own collective “campesino” identity alongside their revolutionary struggles against regional elites and the state. This newly created identity allowed the campesinos entry into the Bolivian national political arena as dynamic actors, transformed their subjectivities, and changed the existing political culture of Bolivia. …”

“…The accompanying database (www.in-formality.com) is searchable by region, keyword or type of practice, so do explore what works, how, where and why!…”

“…This book presents comparative audience data from three different regions to explore its ramifications across the Global South. …”

“…Moreover, recognizing the socially, culturally, and internationally embedded nature of party politics, the contributors in the volume trace the historical origin of gaps observed in different world regions. The findings show that earlier choices made by political elites during historical-critical junctures lead to preference mismatch, undermining the quality of democratic representation…”

“…Este encuentro incluye problemáticas de diversas cronologías y regiones, observando el funcionamiento de las escrituras cursivas desde el siglo VI hasta la Edad Moderna en distitnos ámbitos o contextos del uso, desde las oficinas de producción documental, donde gozan de un indiscutible protagonismo, hasta su adaptación y adopción para la copia de códices. …”

“…Exploring attempts by various actors - institutions, groups, individuals - to create transnational European identities, "European Identity and Culture" scrutinizes the cultural formations that have either reignited or emerged in often contradictory relations to the EU project, including local, regional and transnational allegiances. A rich, interdisciplinary investigation of the role of culture in the formation of European identity, whether as a central building block to unity or as a formidable obstacle to a common sense of purpose, this book will be of interest to scholars across the social sciences and humanities working on questions of political culture, European integration, citizenship and (trans-) national identity…”

“…En este brillante y ameno ensayo, Brunner nos descubre que el norte es tanto el fruto de nuestra imaginación como de nuestros esfuerzos por explorar lo desconocido, y esta valiosísima contribución a la historia cultural nos invita a emprender un viaje enriquecedor por regiones a un tiempo reales e imaginarias --…”

“…Pero, más que ninguna otra cosa, es la exploración del espíritu de las gentes que habitaron ese extenso territorio que llegó a ser la antigua Grecia, desde las orillas del Mar Negro y otras regiones asiáticas hasta las colonias del norte de África y las más occidentales de la actual Europa. …”

“…Además de ser Esparza un apellido bastante común por toda Navarra y extendido a otras regiones, este nombre se corresponde con el de tres localidades: Esparza de Salazar, Esparza de Galar y Esparza de Costa Rica. …”

“…L’analisi storica e geopolitica di Massimo Vassallo consente al lettore di addentrarsi nella spesso trascurata storia dell’Europa orientale da un’angolatura differente rispetto a quelle tradizionalmente offerte da Mosca e Varsavia, tenendo in debito conto il punto di vista di Kyïv, e di comprendere l’instabilità di questa regione. Un’instabilità legata alla stratificazione etnica avvenuta nel corso dei secoli, che ha radici antiche e ha creato spaccature e conflitti difficili da sanare." -- Editor…”

“…Bringing together eminent scholars, this landmark essay collection compares middle-class formation in various regions, highlighting differences and similarities, and assesses the extent to which bourgeois growth was tied to the increasing exchange of ideas and goods. …”

“…In these chapters, written by a wide range of prominent and promising scholars from across Europe, North America, Australia, and the Mediterranean world, readers will find summary studies on key historical moments (such as the history of Carthage), areas of culture (organized around language, religion, and material culture), regional studies and areas of contact (spanning from the Levant and the Aegean to Iberia and North Africa), and the reception of the Phoenicians as an0idea, entangled with the formation of other cultural identities, both ancient and modern…”

“…Así, un libro que comienza y termina hablando de periodismo alberga en su centro otro libro posible, el testimonio de una mujer que rememorando lo que ha vivido nos introduce en regiones del alma humana de tal iniquidad o sufrimiento que por fuerza debemos detenernos en problemas como el mal radical en el mundo o la posible incomunicabilidad e incomprensión de ciertas experiencias límite. …”

“…It is the first volume to systematically review and integrate what is known about how cultural and regional issues affect bullying behaviour and its prevention. …”

“…Este libro está compuesto de recuerdos y evocaciones de viajes que, a lo largo de más de treinta años, he hecho por casi todas las regiones españolas, apreciando todas ellas."…”

“…When this mechanism was threatened by doctrinal dissensions or regional rivalries, the Emperor would intervene contributing to the supremacy of one persuasion. …”

“…LUIS GONZÁLEZ ANTÓN lleva a cabo en este libro un recorrido por la historia de España partiendo del punto de vista de que no es un país tan original como a menudo se pretende y que sus rasgos esenciales, así como los de cada una de sus regiones históricas, no pueden entenderse sin contemplarlos a la luz del desarrollo general del Occidente europeo. …”