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Zora Neale Hurston | Oluale Kossola Barracoon
Oluale Kossola, overlevende van het laatste slavenschip
Het relaas van een van de laatste naar Amerika getransporteerde tot slaafgemaakten, in 1927 geïnterviewd door schrijfster en antropologe Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960).
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Engels | Nederlands | 267 pagina's | De Geus, Amsterdam | 2019
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Menno van Doorn | Sander Duivestein | Thijs Pepping Real fake
playing with reality in the age of AI, deepfakes and the metaverse
Get on a rollercoaster of disinformation and media manipulation. From lying hieroglyphs to computer-generated influencers and the future of deepfakes. People have always felt the need to play with reality, but never before has it been so easy and believable as now. How do we keep a grip on the information society now that artificial intelligence is getting involved in the manipulation game? Unlike most books about fading realities, Real Fake looks beyond the doom scenarios. Using inspiring restoration...
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Engels | 296 pagina's (ePub3, 4,5 MB) | Ludibrium Publishers, Groningen | 2021
E-book
Mikkel Hofstee Primal human 2.0
how your ancestral genes affect your behavior today
Even though we've never been better off, obesity, depression, stress, and addictions to screen time and unhealthy food are rampant. Why is this happening? Primal Human 2.0 shows that we weren't made for our modern way of life. Our amazing ancient genes are struggling with all these everyday temptations and this is making us feel miserable. Stress, our age-old reaction to danger, is now one of the biggest killers on Earth because we're always 'on'. Our longing for rewards in the shape of 'likes' on...
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Engels | ePub3, 0,9 MB | Water, Amsterdam | 2019
E-book
Janice Atkinson What woman want, versus The gender, transgender and cultural wars of the West
Written by UK MEP Janice Atkinson, she gives an excoriating analysis of the politicians who pass damaging legislation that ordinary people have not sanctioned, were never in party manifestos or even discussed, the latter mainly because they have made discussions on certain subjects a hate crime. Western governments, the European Union, the United Nations, the World Health Organisation and those that gather at DAVOS - the liberal left elite - are making decisions over the voters' heads, that no one...
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Engels | 304 pagina's (ePub2, 3,2 MB) | Aspect Publishers, Soesterberg | 2019
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Maurits v. Falkenreck Dutch decay
an entrepreneurial answer to the decline of the Dutch welfare state
In this book, Maurits v. Falkenreck describes the decay of the Dutch welfare state, and also presents his innovative projects to counter this decay. During his years as an innovator and entrepreneur, he discovered the failing innovation system and culture in which he was operating. This resulted in a sharp and refined analysis of what he calls 'The Political Ecosystem'. Based on this model and the philosophical concept of 'Model-Platonism', Falkenreck has created a thorough system analysis of Western...
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Engels | 323 pagina's (PDF, 36 MB) | Uitgeverij Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2021
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Martine Fokkens | Louise Fokkens Meet the Fokkens
at the red light district
The Fokkens are well-known, both in our own country and internationally. In their previous work we got acquainted with 'the garden gnome', and learned about other exciting details from their sex room. In this book the ladies leave nothing out, allowing the reader to learn about Holland's most famous neighborhood: the Red Light District. With their stories they enlighten us about, for instance, the 'Bon Bon eater', 'Pimmetje the Runner', 'the Fucker', and 'the Turd'. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
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Engels | 178 pagina's (PDF, 7,6 MB) | Aspect Publishers, Soesterberg | 2021
E-book
'A truly golden handbook'
the scholarly quest for Utopia
'A Truly Golden Handbook, No Less Instructive than Delightful, by the Most Learned and Distinguished Professors of the Renowned University of Leuven.' 500 Years Utopia. What would the ideal society of the future look like? In 1516, the eminent English humanist Thomas More tried his hand at imagining a perfect society on a distant island. His Utopia was published in the Flemish town of Leuven, home of a university that was established almost a century earlier. 500 years later, scholars of this university...
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Engels | 576 pagina's (PDF, 6,6 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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Lectures for the XXIst century
2008-2009
The university is a nerve centre of society. This glimpse behind the scenes of the laboratories, workshops and classrooms of K.U.Leuven reveal what preoccupies scientists today, and how their ideas and discoveries impact our world. This second annual series of lectures in English includes such highlights as J.J. Cassiman on Genetics and Genomics, R. Merckx on Food in Africa, G. Verbeeck on The Future of History, and a great deal more. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
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Engels | 300 pagina's (PDF, 5,4 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
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Lectures for the XXIst century
What preoccupies scientists today? What is the impact of their ideas and discoveries on ourselves and on our society? This question is the starting point of the 'Lectures for the twenty-first century'. Parallel to the established Dutch series, this year for the first time an English edition was organized. This first English edition offers an international audience a glimpse behind the scenes of the laboratories, the work shops or the studies and shows how linguistic justice, the history of Belgium,...
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Engels | 286 pagina's (PDF, 2,4 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
E-book
Re:Thinking Europe
thoughts on Europe: past, present and future
What are the characteristics of European culture and identity? In which way can culture contribute to the current crisis of meaning within the EU and Europe? And should we return to the discourse of culture and historical experience in order to find a common ground for Europe? In the run-up to the Forum we will publish an anthology on these urgent questions. A host of prominent and influential thinkers such as political scientist Ivan Krastev and historians Philipp Blom and Adam Zamoyski have been...
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Engels | 318 pagina's (PDF, 1,9 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2016
E-book
Patrick Develtere How do we help?
the free market of development aid
The balance sheet of 50 years of development aidOver the past 50 years the West has invested over 3000 billion euro in development aid and already tackled many problems. Now more and more countries and organisations present themselves on the development aid scene, including China, India, and foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Companies, trade unions, co-operatives, schools and towns set up their own projects in remote African regions. But can each and everybody become a development...
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Engels | 266 pagina's (PDF, 2,1 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2012
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Vice city virtue
moral issues in digital game play
"In recent years, digital games have evolved into an entertainment form that is extensively debated and investigated. Particularly the moral issues surrounding this new medium are marked with high priority on the agenda of academic and political institutions. To date, morality in digital games is being studied in several disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, psychology, moral philosophy and human-computer studies. Findings remain fragmented and are hardly shared on an interdisciplinary...
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Engels | 386 pagina's (ePub2, 1,4 MB) | Acco, Leuven | 2011
E-book
Ellen Van Praet The dual voice of power
an ethnographic perspective on meetings
"The Dual Voice of Power discloses the duality of the discourse around meetings, with a proclaimed ideology of shared power, shared knowledge and equal opportunities masking and covering up an authority-based system promoting status differences and inequality. Relying on participant observation, audio recordings and interviews the book uncovers the subtle political and ideological processes that underlie the event of a weekly gathering of Heads of Section at an embassy. The book juxtaposes participants...
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Engels | ePub2, 1 MB | Acco, Leuven | 2011
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Whose weight is it anyway?
essays on ethics and eating
It is a simple truth: nobody can do without food. But to solely describe food as a biological need would be too limited, neglecting the fact that food is a social and cultural practice as well. Despite its appearance, food is not even morally neutral. It is this moral aspect that is being explored in the book. Scholars from various disciplines address the ethical perspective of changing food habits in general, and the promotion of healthy eating in particular. While it is certainly the case that...
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Engels | ePub2, 0,4 MB | Acco, Leuven | 2011
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Joop Hazenberg Next Europe
how the EU can survive in a world of tectonic shifts
"The EU is in deep trouble. As the eurozone crisis keeps raging on, the European dream lies shattered on the ground. Euroscepticism and nationalism are on the rise, tens of millions are unemployed, Great Britain is heading for the exit door, while Russia flexes its muscles and the Middle East burns. Is there any hopeful future for the European Union? Are we going to lose the race with the BRICS? Will Europeans ever truly engage with the EU institutes in Brussels? Next Europe gives some compelling...
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Engels | 64 pagina's (ePub2, 0,7 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2014
E-book
Reinold Widemann Money is a mind thing
Money was a mind thing long before certain goods were used as money and coins started circulating. As it happens money isn't a thing, but an idea, an idea of debt. What we generally take for money, are merely symbols of this idea of money. In this book a reader accompanies the author on a tour along various ideas on value man had from the beginning of time. The result is a colourful description of the historical development of ideas on money and values from ancient history to our present time. Reinold...
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Engels | 300 pagina's (PDF) | Uitgeverij Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2022
E-book
Patrick Develtere | Huib Huyse | Jan Van Ongevalle International development cooperation today
a radical shift towards a global paradigm
Over the past 60 years high-income countries have invested over 4000 billion euros in development aid. With varying degrees of success, these investments in low-income countries contributed to tackling structural problems such as access to water, health care, and education. Today, however, international development cooperation is no longer restricted to helping by giving. Instead, it is rather about opportunities, mutual interests, risk taking, and an inclusive societal approach. With the arrival...
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Engels | PDF, 5,7 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2021
E-book
Jesse Goossens Plastic soup
Interviews en beschouwingen over het probleem dat plastic afval zich ophoopt in de oceanen en zo in de kringloop terechtkomt.
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Engels | 173 pagina's | Lemniscaat, Rotterdam | 2009
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Henny Bos If criticism hurts
(or a blessing in disguise)
We all get criticized. That's part of life. Parents, partners, friends, haters, strangers, they all have an opinion on what you do, what you don't do, and what you should do. But if the critique hurts and leads to anger or sadness, it means you are a victim of two unexpected enemies: your ego and your inner critic. If you want to be free from the pain of judgment, you need to say goodbye to your ego and welcome your true Self, the authentic and unique person that you are. Henny Bos links personal...
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Engels | 69 pagina's (ePub2, 1 MB) | Boekenbent, Barneveld | 2020
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali Submission
de tekst, de reacties en de achtergronden
Scenario van de door Theo van Gogh (1957-2004) geregisseerde speelfilm 'Submission', aangevuld met enkele toelichtende teksten.
Non-fictie
Engels | Nederlands | 62 pagina's | Augustus, Amsterdam [etc.] | 2004
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