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In 2012, The Library of Congress (Washington, D.C., U.S.A.) had the initiative of organizing an annual meeting which would disseminate the vision of library leaders on the importance of the book. The meeting would gather all the categories involved in the book industry: writers, publishers, editors, professors, librarians. The goal was to create a platform for discussions on how to promote the book as a crucial element for culture and education enhancement. The power of information and its dissemination was discussed within the first edition, while keeping the book as a central element in all debates. After this first edition, the Summit of the book was organized yearly in different locations throughout the world: Singapore (2013), France (2014), Egypt (2015) and Ireland (2016). The event had a powerful international impact and in 2017 the 6th summit was hosted in Brasov (Romania) at the "Transilvania" University. This volume is the collection of the most valuable contributions to the 6th Summit of the Book where experts presented their best practices and expertise in the history and technology of the book, knowledge support, and book dissemination.

Throughout human history, the rate of world population growth overall has been outpaced by the rate of urban population growth. Right now, more the half the worlds population lives in cities, and that proportion will only increase in the next fifty years. Rapid urban growth accelerates the exchange of ideas, the expansion of social networks, and the diversity of human interactions that accompany globalization. The present century is therefore the crucial phase, when the worlds increasing interconnectedness may give rise to innovation and collaboration or intensify conflict and environmental disaster. Bringing together scholars of anthropology and social science as well as law and medicine, Globalization: The Crucial Phase presents a holistic and comprehensive understanding of the way the world is changing. The contributors reveal the changing scale of social, economic, and financial diversity, examine the impact of globalization on the environment, health, and nutrition; and consider the initiatives to address the social problems and opportunities that arise from global migration. Collectively, these diverse interdisciplinary perspectives provide an introduction to vital research and policy initiatives in a period that will bring great challenges but also great potential. Contributors: Nancy Biller, Christina Catanese, Robert J. Collins, Megan Doherty, Zhengxia Dou, Richard J. Estes, James Ferguson, David Galligan, Mauro GuillEn, Cameron Hu, John D. Keenan, Alan Kelly, Janet M. Monge, Marjorie Muecke, Neal Nathanson, Sarah Paoletti, Adriana Petryna, Alan Ruby, Theodore G. Schurr, Brian Spooner, Joseph S. Sun, Zhiguo Wu, Huiquan Zhou.

Este volume integra a coleção de "Discussões Interdisciplinares em Ciências Sociais Aplicadas", cuja proposta é estimular o pensamento crítico e promover a análise dos sistemas que envolvem os indiví

These two parallel studies in Hamburg and London aim to provide an insight into the different ways in which young people with and without a migrant background live their everyday lives together. The book demonstrates how friendships, tensions, and sometimes adversities are negotiated. It shows how young people construct landscapes of risk and safety and how relations of ethnicity, class, and gender are lived differently in different socio-spatial contexts. In some situations young people develop enjoyable ways of living with differences, in others they live with tensions and conflicts. These may be experienced through notions of ethnicity, but sometimes through feelings of belonging to places and/or specific youth cultures which transcend ethnic differences more often than class differences.

The scientific and technological innovations that will take place over the next decade will transform our society in profound ways. Sex robots, or robots made for sex, are already becoming a reality as a substitute for human beings in bed: although current prototypes are relatively simple and crude, future technological capabilities will render sex robots capable of interacting with humans in more human-like ways. They will be able to recognize their partner, understand their state of mind, and learn their tastes and preferences. Professor Maurizio Balistreri introduces us to the fascinating world of sex of the future by addressing all the ethical issues that the large-scale commercialization of sex robots will raise without taboos and judgements. What will become of love if all our sexual relationships are conducted with machines? What will happen to the world of paid sex and pornography? Will sex robots increase or decrease sexual violence? In addition to confronting the international debate on the moral acceptability of sex robots, this book examines the most recent studies on violent video games and pornography, questioning the widespread belief that playing violent games or witnessing violent representations corrupts people and makes them violent. Not only could sex robots be an essential tool for expressing and exploring our most forbidden sexual fantasies, but they could also be used to treat sex offenders and paedophiles. Sex Robots is a book that questions our prejudices towards sex robots with clarity and simplicity, helping us reason and reflect on a future that is already present, in the awareness that robots will change the world and our lives.

Este libro examina los debates sobre los cambios y continuidades de la migración de las mujeres en contextos geográficos, políticos, económicos y socioculturales diversos y las problemáticas emergentes conceptuales, politicas y socioculturales en torno a ella, desde un enfoque feminista y global. Se centra en como la movilidad humana contemporanea, entendida en su relacion con la perspectiva de genero, permite identificar y analizar los factores de produccion de desigualdades politicas, economicas y socioculturales provocadas de manera principal por las transformaciones de la globalizacion neoliberal. La teoria y la practica feminist proporcionan un marco conceptual y analitico que busca explicar y modificar las desigualdades que sufren las mujeres y, en particular, las mujeres migrantes. Las preguntas que guian los trabajos que integran este libro giran en torno a la articulacion entre patriarcado, interseccionalidades y violencias para dar cuenta de la manera en la que el neoliberalismo patriarcal construye las relaciones de genero y la forma en que se han intensificado las desigualdades en los contextos migratorios, a la vez que se abre paso un conjunto de respuestas diversas de la agencia femenina. Por ello, se busca comprender, desde los debates contemporaneos feministas, la manera en que la movilidad se ha transformado recientemente y ha afectado las vidas de las mujeres.

Estudio sobre el programa de la televisión suiza Tele-revista, destinado a la emigración española residente en Suiza. La obra trata las emisiones desde su inicio en 1973 hasta el año 1989, abordando tanto los diversos contenidos (actualidades politica y social, educacion, cultura, genero, deporte, economia y turismo) como los contextos que influyeron en la genesis del informativo (politica migratoria, consumo de television, situacion de los medios en el pais helvetico). El analisis cobra un interes adicional por abordar la Transicion democratica en España desde la perspectiva de los emigrantes.

Many societies are strongly divided, especially in ethnic, religious, racial, and ideological terms. Such divisions are usually related to the existence of divergent interests that may lead to serious conflicts between groups and/or between them and state authorities. In order to limit them, participation in decision-making processes by members of different groups is needed. However, it is extremely difficult to establish and maintain effective power-sharing arrangements. This book examines the cases of Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya, and Burundi, where hybrid models of power-sharing have emerged, combining specific elements of consociational and centripetal types. It also explains the specificity, life cycle, and performance of different hybrid systems.

European societies and economies continue to rely on Services of General Interest (SGI) to produce legitimacy. Fair access to basic services such as transport, energy and communication infrastructures, education and health care is regarded as a cornerstone of the European Model of Society, as a way to promote Territorial Cohesion and lastly, as a right held by every EU citizen. These collective, regional and individual perspectives on Services of General Interest are in the focus of this edited volume. In the light of postmodern societies, demographic aging, migratory patterns, globalization and economic crises territorially sensitive challenges arise and targeted solutions are needed accordingly.

Aleksandrinstvo, the women migration from a small European country to prosperous Egypt (1870-1950) brought with it dramatic changes in the role of women and men, in the value placed on womens work within the traditional economy and within the internal dynamics of their society of origin, both at the level of families and the wider community as well as in the relationships between generations. This emigration had a profound impact on womens self-esteem and at the same time on the public image of migrants as non-conventional female characters whose reputation fluctuated between silent thankful adoration and loud moral condemnation. It is thus not surprising that the phenomenon was, for half a century, buried under a thick blanket of denial and traumatic memories, which this book is trying to finally remove.

The Yearbook of Chinas Cultural Industries is a large comprehensive, authoritative and informative annual which accurately records and reflects the annual development of cultural industries in China. It is also a large reference book with abundant information on cultural industries in China and a complex index, which could be kept for a long time and read for many years. A must for libraries. It deals with Radio and TV, the film industry, Press and Publishing Industries, the Entertainment Industry, Online Game Industry, Audio Visual New Media Industry, Advertisement Industry, and the Cultural Tourism Industry. It examines the figures nationally and by region.

The Yearbook of Chinas Cultural Industries is a large comprehensive, authoritative and informative annual which accurately records and reflects the annual development of cultural industries in China. It is also a large reference book with abundant information on cultural industries in China and a complex index, which could be kept for a long time and read for many years. A must for libraries. It deals with Radio and TV, the film industry, Press and Publishing Industries, the Entertainment Industry, Online Game Industry, Audio Visual New Media Industry, Advertisement Industry, and the Cultural Tourism Industry. It examines the figures nationally and by region.

Hebrew Union College Annual is the flagship journal of Hebrew Union College Press and the primary face of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion to the academic world. From its inception in 1924, its goal has been to cultivate Jewish learning and facilitate the dissemination of cutting-edge scholarship across the spectrum of Jewish Studies, including Bible, Rabbinics, Language and Literature, History, Philosophy, and Religion.

Tecnologías del yo. Mujer, sujeto y subjetividad es un volumen compuesto por doce ensayos que analizan las subjetividades a partir de textos de diversos registros discursivos, autorías y épocas. Aun cuando la mayoria de las investigaciones se centran en las obras literarias, sean estas poesia, novela, cuento, cronica y teatro, igualmente se da cabida a otros trabajos cuyo foco de atencion se fija en las "escrituras del yo", los diarios y la escritura creativa, o el arte. El objetivo comun es hacer visibles a las mujeres como sujetos y desvelar la pluralidad de sus experiencias, lo que nos permite conocer como se construyen y deconstruyen las subjetividades.

With the recent developments in computing technologies and the thriving research scene in Complexity Science, economists and other social scientists have become aware of a more flexible and promising alternative for modelling socioeconomic systems; one that, in contrast with neoclassical economics, advocates for the realism of the assumptions, the importance of context and culture, the heterogeneity of agents (individuals or organizations), and the bounded rationality of individuals who behave and learn in multifaceted ways in uncertain environments. The book synthesizes an extensive body of work in the field of social complexity and constructs a unifying framework that allows developing concrete applications to important socioeconomic problems. This one-of-a-kind textbook provides a comprehensive panorama for advanced undergraduates and graduate students who want to become familiar with a wide range of issues related to social complexity. It is also a pioneering text that can support professors who wish to learn techniques and produce research in this novel field.Con los desarrollos recientes en las tecnologias de la computacion y el floreciente dinamismo de las ciencias de la complejidad, economistas y otros cientificos sociales tienen a su alcance una flexible y prometedora alternativa para la modelacion de los sistemas socioeconomicos. Esta metodologia, en contraste con la economia neoclasica, aboga por el realismo de los supuestos, la importancia del contexto y la cultura, la heterogeneidad de los agentes (individuos y organizaciones), y la racionalidad acotada de las personas que se comportan y aprenden de maneras muy diversas en entorno con incertidumbre. El libro sintetiza la extensa literatura que existe sobre la complejidad social, y construye un enfoque unificador que permite elaborar aplicaciones concretas con las que abordar importantes problemas socioeconomicos. Se trata de un texto singular dado que presenta un panorama comprensivo del campo de estudio, por lo que puede resultar de sumo interes para estudiante de licenciatura avanzados, y alumnos de posgrado que desean adentrarse en el tema. Asimismo, se trata de un texto pionero de gran utilidad para profesores y analistas interesados en aprender algunas de las tecnicas del paradigma de la complejidad social para, de esta forma, aplicarlas en sus tareas de investigacion.

This study examines Reconstructionisms interpretation and adaptation of the traditional Jewish liturgy and creation of new prayer texts to convey and express its changing ideology. All facets of the movements liturgical materials are analysed, including translations, rubrics and layout.

Las contribuciones que se incluyen en este libro exploran la categoría del mal en su uso fluctuante para marcar la alteridad en la América Latina colonial y contemporánea. La fluctuación del mal significa que cada uno de los actores del conflicto usaba esta categoria para marcar al otro. La experiencia del mal como violencia deshumanizadora sigue siendo una constante que determina la realidad latinoamericana incluso mas alla del periodo colonial; constatamos su presencia extendiendose hasta el momento actual (dictaduras, Sendero Luminoso, FARC, paramilitares, violencia policial, feminicidios). Pero tambien hay ejemplos de ello en Europa. El origen de la violencia esta siempre en la demonizacion del extranjero y del otro, es decir, en la incapacidad de reconocer su vulnerabilidad y sus precarias condiciones de vida para ayudar a superarlas. El concepto de una hermeneutica diatopica, que abre los topoi ("lugares") del Otro respectivo, intenta ofrecer una solucion.

Contaminación ambiental, extractivismo, cambio climático: las catástrofes ecológicas condicionan la vida latinoamericana de muchas maneras. Con el trasfondo de las experiencias actuales en un contexto de crisis ambiental, este volumen explora ideas e imaginarios de la naturaleza. Reune contribuciones internacionales de estudios literarios y culturales sobre conceptos historicos de la naturaleza, representaciones del petroleo, perspectivas ecofeministas, contextos urbanos, escenarios distopicos asi como la critica a la modernidad y al antropocentrismo en la literatura latinoamericana. Textos de ficcion, cronicas e historias naturales, peliculas, nuevos medios de comunicacion y practicas culturales indigenas sirven para determinar diferentes percepciones latinoamericanas del medio ambiente, en la era del antropoceno, en sus complejas facetas.Kontaminierte Umwelt, Extraktivismus, Klimawandel okologische Katastrophen pragen die lateinamerikanische Lebenswelt auf vielfaltige Weise. Vor dem Hintergrund aktueller Erfahrungen von Umweltkrisen lotet dieser Band Vorstellungen und Projektionen (imaginarios) von Natur aus. Er vereint internationale literatur- und kulturwissenschaftliche Beitrage zu historischen Naturkonzepten, Reprasentationen des Erdols, okofeministischen Perspektiven, urbanen Kontexten, dystopischen Szenarien oder der Kritik an Moderne und Anthropozentrismus in der Literatur Lateinamerikas. Fiktionale Texte, Chroniken und Naturgeschichten, Filme, neue Medien, indigene kulturelle Praktiken dienen dazu, die Tiefenschichten der lateinamerikanischen environmentality im Zeitalter des Anthropozan in ihren komplexen Facetten zu bestimmen.Contaminated environment, extractivism, climate change ecological crises dominate the Latin American society in various ways. Based on current experiences of environmental crises, this volume explores ideas and projections (imaginarios) of nature. It includes international literary and cultural scientific contributions on historical nature concepts, representations of mineral oil, ecofeminist perspectives, urban contexts, dystopian scenarios or the criticism on Modern Age and anthropocentrism in Latin American literature. Fictional works, chronicles and nature stories, films, new media, indigenous cultural practices serve to define the deep layers of the Latin American environmentality in the age of Anthropocene in its various aspects.

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The main aim of the book is to analyse the "United in Diversity" paradigm of the European integration project. With its comparative approach, the book brings together a wide range of academic work on flexible integration to explore the diversities between the various European countries. Interdisciplinary in scope, it aims to explain the flexible forms of integration in Europe in the light of the new political economy. In doing so, a deep insight into the variety and complexity of differentiation and flexibility in European integration is also of added value for policy makers across Europe working in the field of integration.