Tag: Perspectives

The Meaning of Mourning Perspectives on Death, Loss, and Grief


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English | ISBN: 1666908924 | 2023 | 264 pages | EPUB, PDF | 1166 KB + 3 MB
Grief is a universal human response to death and loss. Mourning is an equally universally observable practice that enables the bereaved to express their grief and come to terms with the reality of loss. Yet, despite their prevalence, there is no unified understanding of the nature and meaning of grief and mourning. The Meaning of Mourning: Perspectives on Death, Loss, and Grief brings together fifteen essays from diverse disciplines addressing the topics of death, grief, and mourning. The collection moves from general questions concerning the putative badness of death and the meaning of loss through the phenomenology and psychology of grief, to personal and cultural aspects of mourning. Contributors examine topics such as theodicy and grief, reproductive loss, mourning as a form of recognition of value, the roots of grief in early childhood, grief in COVID-times, hope, phenomenology of loss, public commemoration and mourning rituals, mourning for a devastated culture, the Necropolis of Glasgow, and the "art of outliving." Edited by Mikołaj Sławkowski-Rode, the volume provides a survey of the rich topography of methodologies, problems, approaches, and disciplines that are involved in the study of issues surrounding loss and our responses to it and guides the reader through a spectrum of perspectives, highlighting the connections and discontinuities between them.

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Social Networking and Education Global Perspectives


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English | PDF (True) | 2016 | 344 Pages | ISBN : 331917715X | 5.4 MB
The present work is intended to assist academics, researchers and proponents of online learning and teaching. Academics will be able to share the findings presented in this book, and the Social Networking and Education Model (SNEM), with their students (i.e. Masters and PhD). It is envisaged that this book will assist researchers and anyone interested in online learning to understand the opportunities and risks associated with the use of Social Networking in the education sector, and assist them to implement SN by means of the new SNEM model. The reader will benefit from our examinations of the risks and opportunities associated with the use of Social Networking in the education sector in various regions around the world: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Mediterranean, America, Middle East and the Caribbean. In addition, a Social Networking and Education Model (SNEM) will be developed to promote and implement Social Networking in the education sector.

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New Perspectives on Geography of Media


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English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 236 Pages | ISBN : 9819921104 | 3.8 MB
Based on the ancient Chinese concept of the unity of Heaven and Man (天人合一, ‘tian ren he yi’), guided by principles governing the connections and interdependencies between Heaven, Earth, Man, and the media, and in accord with the coexistence of these four elements in balance and in harmony, this monograph outlines the scope of the study, fundamental concepts and theories, and future directions of research in the interdisciplinary field of the geography of media.

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Living with Energy Poverty Perspectives from the Global North and South


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English | ISBN: 1032528192 | 2023 | 288 pages | PDF | 25 MB
Living with Energy Poverty: Perspectives from the Global North and South expands our collective understanding of energy poverty and deepens our recognition of the phenomenon by engaging with the lived experiences of energy-poor households across different contexts.

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Globalization in Africa Perspectives on Development, Security, and the Environment


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English | ISBN: 0739196383 | 2016 | 442 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
This book presents critical perspectives on the impacts of globalization in Africa with particular reference to the crisis of development and governance, the crisis of peace and security, and the environmental crisis. It explores both global and local factors that exacerbate these crises, and seeks solutions to these challenges. With a strong slant on African experience and perspectives, the book reveals that globalization has presented Africa with both challenges and opportunities for governance and existence in an increasingly inter-connected planet.

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Global Perspectives in Ocular Oncology (2024)


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English | PDF,EPUB | 2023 | 417 Pages | ISBN : 3031082494 | 204.7 MB
Eye cancers vary in presentation depending upon geographic location and access to healthcare. Global Perspectives in Ocular Oncology offers an international platform for leading ocular oncologists and multidisciplinary specialists to highlight worldwide strengths and solutions to the challenges in treating eye cancer. The goal of the book is to provide a universal view on the management of adult and pediatric tumors affecting the eye and ocular adnexa.

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Fitness to Plead International and Comparative Perspectives


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English | ISBN: 0198788479 | 2018 | 368 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
The law relating to fitness to plead is an increasingly important area of the criminal law. While criminalization may be justified whenever an offender commits a sufficiently serious moral wrong requiring that he or she be called to account, the doctrine of fitness to plead calls this principle into question in the case of a person who lacks the capacity or ability to participate meaningfully in a criminal trial. In light of the emerging focus on capacity-based approaches to decision-making and the international human rights requirement that the law should treat defendants fairly, this volume offers a benchmark for the theory and practice of fitness to plead, providing readers with a unique opportunity to consider differing perspectives and debate on the future development and direction of a doctrine which has up till now been under-discussed and under-researched.

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Family Business Cases Insights and Perspectives from the United Arab Emirates


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English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 233 Pages | ISBN : 3031392515 | 78.5 MB
This book provides insights into family businesses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using a unique collection of case studies that help gain a comprehensive understanding of UAE family firms’ profiles and the ways they respond to everyday challenges and future disruptions. Cases treat different issues from the perspective of family businesses, such as succession, innovation, decision-making, strategic orientation, corporate governance, spatial distribution, SDG alignment, etc. Each case contains learning objectives, discussion questions, and suggested readings in order to help readers understand the topic discussed in the respective cases. This book also showcases the five business ecosystem stakeholders that have supported family businesses in the UAE, such as the UAE Government, free zone authorities, university and research institutions, support agencies, and venture capital companies.

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Comparative and Diachronic Perspectives on Romance Syntax


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English | ISBN: 1527504018 | 2018 | 463 pages | PDF | 3 MB
The volume brings together fifteen papers focusing on the morphosyntax of different Romance varieties. It is based on papers presented at the workshop bearing the same title held at the University of Bucharest in November 2015 and is dedicated to Professor Martin Maiden of the University of Oxford in honour of his 60th birthday. The contributions tackle different theoretical issues concerning current linguistic theory (relevant both for comparative and diachronic approaches), including parameters, features and their hierarchical organization, word order changes, the level of verb movement in different varieties, inflected infinitives, clitic placement and clitic doubling, ethical datives, and personal subject pronouns, among others.

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