“…Dass auch der Staat terroristischer Akteur sein kann - etwa bei der Durchführung von Geheimoperationen oder durch das "spiegelbildliche" Nachahmen von Guerillas und Terroristen im Zuge der Counterinsurgency-Kriegsführung - wird anhand verschiedener Fallbeispiele aus den USA, Lateinamerika und Europa dargestellt. Den sprichwörtlich "roten Faden" in "Terrorismus. 9/11 im Kontext" bildet die Analyse des "Überbaus" - der symbolischen und ideologischen "Quellen" des Terrorismus. …”

“…Richard Kearney is one of the leading global thinkers in both Continental philosophy and post-metaphysical philosophy of religion, as well as an esteemed Irish professor in philosophy, currently teaching at Boston College, Massachusetts, USA. Professor Kearney first visited South Africa in May as joint visiting academic of the Universities of Stellenbosch, Pretoria and North-West. …”

“…The buying and selling activities of ethnic groups within larger societies such as Latin Americans in the USA and Gabor Roma in Romania are highlighted. Concerning North America are chapters on the trans-Atlantic (and global) art market, and on oil drilling in Canada, while in Latin America, income disparities and inequalities in Brazil, development in Colombia, and kin-like compadrazgo networks in Mexico are analyzed. …”

“…Maria Höhn is Professor Emerita of History on the Marion Musser Lloyd ‘32 Chair at Vassar College, New York, USA, where she was Director and Principal Investigator of the Andrew W. …”

“…Umberto Berardi, an assistant professor at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA, USA), teaches courses on sustainable construction, architectural engineering systems and building physics. …”

“…—Hester Blum, Penn State University, USA “By emphasizing the reciprocal nature of the relationship between mobility and the ‘deep blue,’ this collection does much more than show how the often-Eurocentric rhetoric of transoceanic exchange was mobilized as a metaphorical or material resource. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Munsell and Fuqing Zhang Exploring Water Level Sensitivity for Metropolitan New York during Sandy (2012) Using Ensemble Storm Surge Simulations doi:10.3390/jmse3020428 39 S Jeffress Williams and Nabil Ismail Climate Change, Coastal Vulnerability and the Need for Adaptation Alternatives: Planning and Design Examples from Egypt and the USA doi:10.3390/jmse3030591 51 David Didier, Pascal Bernatchez, Genevive Boucher-Brossard, Adrien Lambert, Christian Fraser, Robert L. …”

“…Contributions from Finland, Germany, Russia, the UK, the USA and Canada illuminate the ways in which socio-political contexts influence the power relations between citizens, practitioners and the state, and the potential (or otherwise) for reciprocity to flourish. …”

“…Alessandra Jerolleman is Associate Professor of Emergency Management, Jacksonville State University, USA. Elizabeth Marino is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sustainability, Oregon State University, USA. …”

“…Bringing together world-leading and early career historians, this open access book<i> </i>explores case studies from the time of the First World War to the end of the Cold War in countries such as Belgium, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Switzerland, Vichy France, USA, Argentina, Turkey, Portuguese Macau, Brazil, South Africa, Laos, Yugoslavia, Egypt, India, Malta, and Sweden. …”

“…The volume compiles the work of twenty-five prominent worldwide scholars studying the origins and evolution of trademarks and branding practices from medieval times to present days and from distinct European countries to the USA, New Zealand, Canada, Latin America,and the Soviet Union. …”

“…—Professor Caroline Hughes, University of Notre Dame, U.S.A “A sophisticated and compelling argument about how to conceive and explain political norms and dynamics. …”