“…His work has been defined as a cinema of emergence, a cinema of the event, in which the very act of ubiquitous recording creates something new.Everyday Cinema is comprised of two parts, the first an in-depth look at his films and installations, project by project, providing background on how they came about, Lafia's process and ideas. …”

“…This book suggests that the country’s contemporary policies towards timber plantations, guided by the National Water Act of 1998, need to be reconsidered in light of the authors’ findings. …”

“…Der Vortrag analysiert die Frage, ob ein drittes Geschlecht anzuerkennen ist oder auf das Geschlecht als Kategorie des Familienrechts ganz verzichtet werden sollte In 2013, § 22, para. 3 of the Civil Status Act (PStG) made clear that the civil status of intersexual persons could be entered in birth records without an indication of gender affiliation. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction: Practices of Efflorescence / Gerald Roche -- The Yoke and the Candy Bowl: Beliefs and Emotions in South Sami Revitalisation / Leena Huss and Sigrid Stångberg -- Ainu Women in the Past and Now / Ryoko Tahara (translated by Hiroshi Maruyama) -- Heading towards the Restoration and Transmission of Ainu Culture / Tsuda Nobuko (translated by Hiroshi Maruyama) -- Living a Modern Life in Hokkaidō as a Young Ainu Dancer / Mana Shinoda (translated by Hiroshi Maruyama) -- A Quest for What We Ainu Are / Shizue Ukaji (translated by Hiroshi Maruyama) -- A Trip to the Mountaintop / Jenny Virdi Kroik -- Everyday Acts of Resurgence and Diasporic Indigeneity among the Ainu of Tokyo / Kanako Uzawa -- Saami Coffee Culture / Chris Kolbu and Anne Wuolab -- Cultural Revitalisation: 'Feeding on the Tools of the Conquerors'--A Sami-American Perspective / Chris Pesklo -- Sydisdans: A New Traditional Dance in Sapmi / Nils-Jonas Persson -- Conclusion: Indigenous Efflorescence / Gerald Roche…”

“…Relevant to both Australian and overseas audiences, here is the untold story of how Australia buried its knowledge on climate change science and response options during the 1990's - going from clarity to confusion and doubt after arguably leading the world in citizen understanding and a political will to act in the late 1980's. 'What happened and why' is a fascinating exploration drawing on the public record of how a society revised its good understanding on a critical issue affecting every citizen. …”

“…With respect to human cognition, the most notable effect of digital computers is not that they might be able, or become able, to think but that they alter the way we perceive, think and act…”

“…This open access book surveys drinking in Britain between the Licensing Act of 1869 and the wartime regulations imposed on alcohol production and consumption after 1914. …”

“…Sheep, wolves, camels, flowers, chairs, magnets, landscapes, refuse and gems are more than mere objects. They act; they withdraw; they make demands; they connect within lively networks that might foster a new humanism, or that might proceed with indifference towards human affairs. …”

“…Powell argues that a different appraisal of the same evidence offers a window onto something more momentous: not "women readers" but instead a reading act conceived of as female lies behind the polysemic identification of women as the audience of new media in the twelfth century. …”

“…50 years after the establishment of the Runnymede Trust and the Race Relations Act of 1968 which sought to end discrimination in public life, this accessible book provides commentary by some of the UK’s foremost scholars of race and ethnicity on data relating to a wide range of sectors of society, including employment, health, education, criminal justice, housing and representation in the arts and media “This is simply a must-read book for all those who want to understand racial inequalities in British society. …”

“…The authors here analyze the interplay between intercultural dialogue, education and the state, and reveal how educational experiences are able either to exacerbate problems, or mitigate them by promoting an intercultural dialogue of reconciliation as well as recognition of shared values. The mere act of collaborating in educational endeavor can itself have a positive impact. …”

“…St Martin of Tours is one of Christianity’s major saints and his significance reaches far beyond the powerful radiance of his iconic act of charity. While the saint and his cult have been researched comprehensively in Germany and France, his cult in the British Isles proves to be fairly unexplored. …”

“…Their efficacy as antimicrobial agents is related to the activity of several natural compounds belonging to different chemical families that can act both in synergy with each other and with other antibiotics. …”

“…A reform agenda reflected in the ‘Education and Economic Development Act’ includes the development of high quality career guidance. …”