“…Based on empirical research, it covers case studies from coastal Mumbai to dryland Kutch and the Sundarbans delta in West Bengal. These localities offer ecological contrasts, rural-urban diversity, varied exposure to different climate events and diverse state and official responses. …”

“…The strategies driving Lenovo's ascent to the leading position in the PC industry have been in motion for years, and this book shows how Lenovo, with roots in both East and West, did it. Based on unprecedented access to former and present CEOs and other top managers, The Lenovo Way tells the fascinating story of the rise of this remarkable global brand. …”

“…"The ancient Buddhist art of Gandhāra was rediscovered from the 1830s and 1840s onwards in what would become the North-West Frontier of British India. By the end of the century an abundance of sculptures had been accumulated by European soldiers and officials, which constituted the foundations for a new field of scholarship and internationally celebrated museum collections. …”

“…Steve White's path from the housing projects to president of Comcast West was punctuated by defining-and often heart-wrenching-moments. …”

“…Rather than taking a narrow approach which takes as its starting point the assumption that Norway has so much "more" to offer in terms of gender equality, the authors attempt to show that a comparative perspective of two countries in the West and East can be of mutually benefit to both contexts in the advancement of gender equality. …”

“…Transforming Vòdún examines how musicians from the West African Republic of Benin transform Benin's cultural traditions, especially the ancestral spiritual practice of vòdún and its musical repertoires, as part of the process of healing postcolonial trauma through music and ritual. …”

“…By combining, in an interdisciplinary fashion, the complementary approaches of linguistics, history and philology, this book offers a comprehensive, state-of-the-art study of linguistic and cultural contacts in a region that was the bridge between the East and the West. With the contribution of Paola Cotticelli-Kurras, Alfredo Rizza, Maurizio Viano, and Ilya Yakubovich"--…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction: Didaktik and curriculum in ongoing dialogueEllen Krogh, Ane Qvortrup, and Stefan Ting Graf -- Part I: Contemporary educational discussions within a Didaktik/curriculum frame -- 1 Bringing content back in: Rethinking teaching and teachers Zongyi Deng -- 2 From Didaktik to learning (sciences)Tobias Werler -- 3 Content in American educational discourse: The missing link(s)Norm Friesen -- 4 Outline of a taxonomy for general Bildung: Deep learning in the anglophone tradition of curriculum studies and the Didaktik of north west EuropeStefan Ting Graf -- 5 Curriculum development as a complex policy process in Denmark and Germany: Two cases of competence-oriented curricula in social science educationAnders Stig ChristensenPart II: Directions of educational scholarship within the field of didactics -- 6 Towards laboratories for meta-reflective didactics: On dialogues between general and disciplinary didacticsEllen Krogh and Ane Qvortrup -- 7 Bildung as the central category of education? …”

“…And the movement has slowly come to the West, too. Did you know acupuncture can increase fertility, reduce headaches, help break free from addiction, fight depression, and help you lose weight? …”

“…This transition took place in the context of theological and political interactions with the Byzantine Empire, the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Papacy and, over time, with the reborn Roman Empire in the West. Exploring the various processes within the Melkite church this volume also examines Caliphate - Byzantine interactions, the cultural and religious influences of Constantinople, the synthesis of Greek, Arab and Syriac elements, the process of Arabization of communities, and Melkite relations with distant Rome"--…”

“…Measured contacts with high civilizations of China, India and the West allowed cumulative growth without being destroyed by them. …”

“…Charlie Gere's account of growing up in the World's End area of West London during the Cold War combines local history, cultural history, memoir, and a strong sense of the apocalyptic. …”

“…Closely analysing the Footwork scene in South and West Chicago, the Grime scene in East London, and the output of the South London producer Actress, Brar pays attention to the way each of these critically acclaimed musical projects experiments with aesthetic form through an experimentation of the social. …”