bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Denizli Esnaflarının Girişimcilik Özelliklerini İncelemeye Yönelik Bir Araştırma
Authors: YILMAZ Ecem , İRMİŞ Ayşe
Published: September 2021

Esnaflar ülke ekonomisinde rol oynayan ana unsurlardan biridir. Esnafların girişimcilik süreci toplumun ihtiyaçlarının karşılanması, istihdamın sağlanması, daha büyük işletmelerin müşteriye ulaşmasında köprü görevi görmesi, sermayenin daha geniş bir coğrafyaya yayılması vb. işlevleriyle ülke ekonomilerinin temel dinamiğini oluşturur. Buradan hareketle çalışmanın amacı, ülke ekonomisinin önemli bir parçası olan esnafların girişimcilik özelliklerinin neler olduğunu ortaya koymak ve bu özellikleri analiz etmektir. Denizli ticaretinin önemli bir merkezi olan Bayramyeri’nde faaliyet gösteren 250 esnaf ile anket yapılmıştır. Çalışmada örneklemi oluşturan esnafların girişimcilik özelliklerinin, sosyo-demografik özelliklere (yaş, eğitim düzeyi, faaliyette bulunulan sektör) göre anlamlı bir farklılık gösterip göstermediği elde edilen bulgular ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini oluşturan esnafların girişimcilik düzeyleri orta seviyededir. Çalışmada başarı ihtiyacı, risk alma eğilimi, belirsizliğe tolerans, yenilik ve geleneksel zanaat bilgisi esnafların özelliği olarak ortaya çıkmıştır. Yapılan istatistiki analizler sonucunda esnafların başarı ihtiyacı yüksek, risk alma eğilimleri orta, belirsizliğe tolerans düzeyleri düşük, geleneksel zanaat bilgisi orta ve yenilik düzeyleri yüksek seviyededir. Çalışmanın sonunda araştırma sonuçları yorumlanarak, önerilerde bulunulmuştur.
The Ideal Indian Woman: Defined by Hindu Nationalism and Culture
Authors:   Central European University, Singh Sneha
Published: September 2021

This paper discusses how the notion of “ideal femininity” is understood in the Indian context. I propose the term Sati Savitri aurat (woman) to describe this ideal image of an Indian woman. The paper argues that the modern Sati Savitri woman must embody three values that make her truly an ideal Indian woman in the eyes of society. Those values are modesty, marriageability and silence. The combination of these values makes an Indian woman socially respected and desirable. These themes reverberated when I asked my interview participants, 10 female journalists from diverse age groups, about the concept of an ideal Indian woman. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with these women journalists and their ideas about formulation of the concept of “ideal Indian woman” were recorded and analysed. In this paper, I categorise their responses into the three values (modesty, marriageability and silence) and thereby propose that the embodiment of all these values constitute the modern Sati Savitri, a prototype for middle-class Hindu women. By proposing this concept of Sati Savitri, a Hindu mythological idea, I argue that respectable norms for women’s sexuality are located within the discourse of Hindu nationalism and culture.
The Impact of Covid 19 Lockdowns on Western Balkan's Economic
Authors: Baruti Blerta Haliti
Published: September 2021

Just a few years and a few months ago no one had heard of the coronavirus. Today this disease has profoundly changed the lives of millions of people. Thus, policy makers have been thinking about finding the answer to the economic crisis it has caused. What impact COVID-19 will have on the economy is immediately understood to be negative, but the extent of the damage will depend on the speed with which the authorities have undertaken to improve it and how willing governments have been to establish a kind of economic support for the immediate impact during the epidemic and the consequences it has caused. March 2020 Covid-19 immediate lockdowns played a crucial role in controlling the fast rise in cases. Countries that had failed to implement an immediate lockdown oversaw the immediate rise in cases, with worst-affected countries including Italy, the United States, UK, and Spain. Former US President Donald Trump insisted that the pandemic would not have been lethal if the countries engaged in immediate lockdown. Lockdown measures also bore positive results in European countries and finally Western Balkan. However, despite the low cases in Balkan, countries that implemented immediate lockdowns, such as Greece, Romania, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia, saw a rise in unemployment. Unemployment rose from 4.8% to 46%, illustrating the negative impact of the pandemic towards socio-economic welfare, with primarily the disruption of SMEs and MNEs being a significant concern.
Target Group Behavior for Policy Performance Impact: Study on Poverty Reduction Implementation in Makassar, Indonesia
Authors: Anirwan Anirwan , Ibrahim Muhammad Akmal , Hasniati Hasniati , Lambali Suryadi
Published: September 2021

The implementation of poverty reduction policies in Makassar City is still reaping many problems. Various poverty reduction programs launched by the government have not been able to eradicate poverty effectively. In the implementation of these various poverty reduction programs, the response of the target group tends to be negative, causing fragmentation at the level of implementation. Therefore, this study aims to identify and analyze the process of implementing poverty reduction policies in Makassar City from the perspective of group behavior. The research method used is a qualitative method with data collection techniques through in-depth interviews, field observations, and review of poverty documents. The research data were analyzed by qualitative analysis. The results show that the community is basically very responsive to the existence of poverty reduction policies in the form of multi-purpose social security assistance distributed by the Makassar City Social Service because some of them feel helped by the assistance, but some also feel that the policies are not well targeted due to incomplete data collection. equitable and fair. The inaccuracy of policy targets (assistance for beneficiaries) for the poor causes social jealousy in the community which has an impact on street level publicity and policy performance so that it does not significantly reduce poverty in Makassar City.
ASSISTÊNCIA DO FISIOTERAPEUTA AOS PACIENTES PORTADORES DE DEFICIÊNCIA AUDITIVA
Authors: Gabriel Larissa Bolzani , Tzortzato Almeida Marina , Brandao Amorim Patricia
Published: September 2021

No ramo da saúde, a capacidade de se comunicar e se expressar são imprescindíveis para anamnese, exame físico e identificação dos sintomas do paciente. Por isso, a ação dos profissionais é fundamentada na comunicação e abordagem ao paciente surdo se torna um desafio, em especial para os fisioterapeutas. Esse estudo teve como objetivo entender e compreender como é realizado o atendimento fisioterápico às pessoas com deficiência auditiva no município de Nanuque, em Minas Gerais, identificando os pontos positivos, as dificuldades e os desafios nessa assistência a saúde no município. Metodologia: Diante dos fatos que serão abordados nesse projeto e para melhor análise da pesquisa, observa-se que ela se classifica em exploratória, com o intuito de melhor absorção, entendimento e interação com o objeto de estudo, logo, ampliando conceitos e assim, fazer com que se eleve a quantidade de informações sobre o tema discutido.  Para o desenvolvimento desse projeto, a técnica para a coleta de dados será a pesquisa bibliográfica e o estudo de campo. Com a finalização do estudo, os objetivos e metas propostas na sua introdução foram alcançadas, pois, com os resultados obtidos na pesquisa foi possível entender e compreender que apesar de 100% dos entrevistados conhecerem a língua brasileira de sinais, 42% afirmaram que esse conhecimento não ajudava durante o atendimento pois, não se tinha a predominância da língua, o que acaba se tornando um desafio ao atendimento desses pacientes
Implementasi Good Coorporate Governance, Good Governance dan Kepemimpinan Situasional Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai
Authors: Watimena Mohammad Amin
Published: September 2021

This study aimed at finding out and analyzing the effect of good corporate governance, good governance and situational leadership on employees’ performance (a study at public hospital in Masohi region). The hypotheses formulated in this study were: 1) Good corporate governance had positive effects on employees’ performance at public hospital in Masohi; 2) Good governance had positive effects on employees’ performance at public hospital in Masohi; 3) Situational leadership had positive effects on employees’ performance at public hospital in Masohi. The collected data were analyzed by regression analysis.

The results showed that 1) Good corporate governance significantly had positive effects on employees’ performance shown by the value 4.19; 2) Good governance significantly had positive effects on employees’ performance by the value 4.17; 3) Situational leadership significantly had positive effects on employees’ performance shown by the value 3.94; 4) Good corporate governance, good governance and situational leadership simultaneously had positive effects on employees’ performance at public hospital in Masohi shown by the value 4.07. The results of testing proved that all four hypotheses in this study were accepted
Reformasi Birokrasi Pelayanan Publik di Kecamatan Tanimbar Selatan Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar
Authors: Muriany Telly , Ruhunlela Victor
Published: September 2021

Bureaucratic reform in public services in the Tanimbar Islands District seems very urgent at this time. The facts show that the Tanimbar Islands Regency is still faced with various obstacles in public services, especially those closely related to public service needs in the fields of education, health and licensing, especially at the District level as the spearhead of the Tanimbar Islands Regency government in providing public services. The research method used is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The use and approach of qualitative research is deemed appropriate because it is in accordance with the qualitative characteristics of the phenomena being studied, to verify the issue of reform has been and can be carried out in accordance with what is expected or in accordance with the character of the archipelago. The results showed that the institutional reform in Tanimbar Selatan District, Southeast Maluku Regency was not effective because of several problems faced related to the efforts of the sub-district government to carry out bureaucratic reform, namely the decentralization of authority was not effective because the decentralization of authority granted was not fully implemented as expected. . From the aspect of organizational structure, it has implemented the principles stipulated in the Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 18 of 2016 concerning Regional Apparatus, but it is hoped that it will prioritize aspects of the interests and needs as well as the availability of Regional Government budgets, the function of authority is often not adjusted to the capacity and competence of the apparatus. it is more dominant based on the likes and dislikes. Supporting facilities are still lacking, especially information and communication technology support, which is still an obstacle to providing effective and efficient services.

Key Word: Bureaucracy, Institutions, Islands, Reform
Determinan Kinerja Sistim Informasi Akuntansi dimoderasi oleh Pendidikan dan Pelatihan
Authors: Pattiasina Victor , Noch Muhamad Yamin , - Saling , Bonsapia Melyanus , Patiran Andarias
Published: September 2021

This study examines the determinants of accounting information system performance (a study at PT. PLN Persero, customer service unit, Jayapura district). Testing was carried out on a sample of 71 respondents. The sample method used was purposive sampling. data collection was carried out by direct survey. Hypothesis testing is tested empirically using moderated regression. The results show that the technical ability of personnel has no effect on the performance of the accounting information system at PT. PLN Persero Pelanggal Service Unit Kab. Jayapura, user involvement affects the performance of the accounting information system on the performance of the accounting information system at PT. PLN Persero Pelanggal Service Unit Kab. Jayapura, the sophistication of personnel technology affects the performance of the accounting information system. The performance of the accounting information system at PT. PLN Persero Pelanggal Service Unit Kab. Jayapura, training and education moderate the technical capabilities of personnel on the performance of the accounting information system at PT. PLN Persero Pelanggal Service Unit Kab. Jayapura, training and education moderate user involvement on the performance of the accounting information system at PT. PLN Persero Pelanggal Service Unit Kab. Jayapura and the last training and education moderate the technological sophistication of personnel on the performance of the accounting information system at PT. PLN Persero Pelanggal Service Unit Kab. Jayapura

Keywords: Performance of Accounting Information Systems, Education and Training.
EXPRESSÃO DE RANK-RANKL-OPG NA DIFERENCIAÇÃO DE CÉLULAS MUSCULARES ESQUELÉTICAS
Authors: Remoto Júlia Maranghetti , Cezine Maria Eduarda Ramos , Araújo Paulo Henrique Cavalcanti De , Osako Mariana Kiomy
Published: September 2021

Introdução: O sistema RANK-RANKL-OPG é constituído pelo receptor RANK, o ligante RANKL e o receptor solúvel Osteoprotegerina (OPG). Esse sistema tem importante papel na regulação de processos fundamentais ao tecido ósseo, como a remodelação óssea. A literatura descreve o papel da via de sinalização RANK-RANKL na regulação da atividade de retículos sarcoplasmáticos no tecido muscular, bem como a participação de OPG na redução de fraqueza muscular e restauração de fibras em casos de distrofia muscular em camundongos. Dessa forma, destaca-se a relevância de estudos sobre a unidade osso-músculo e a atividade de proteínas solúveis na comunicação e homeostase desses tecidos. Objetivo: Verificar a expressão de RANK-RANKL-OPG ao longo do processo de diferenciação de miotubos in vitro. Materiais e Métodos: A linhagem de mioblastos C2C12 foi cultivada em meio DMEM suplementado com 10% de soro fetal bovino, 100U/ml de penicilina e 100 μg/ml de estreptomicina em estufa a 37ºC e 5% de CO2. A diferenciação em miotubos foi realizada durante cinco dias em DMEM suplementado com 2% soro equino. Estímulos com RANKL foram realizados ao longo da diferenciação, renovados a cada 48h. A análise da expressão gênica e proteica de RANK, RANKL e OPG foram realizadas por RT-qPCR utilizando o kit QuantiFast SYBR® Green (Qiagen®) e western blot, respectivamente. A dosagem de RANKL e OPG no sobrenadante foi realizada pelo kit ELISA Kit (R&D Systems®). Resultados: A expressão proteica de RANK e OPG aumentou, destacando-se a maior expressão de OPG no terceiro dia de diferenciação. Observamos um aumento significativo de OPG no sobrenadante de células no 3º dia de diferenciação, enquanto RANKL foi indetectado. Além do aumento na expressão gênica de OPG, houve aumento na expressão de MyoD e MF20, fundamentais para a diferenciação de miotubos. Conclusão: Os resultados sugerem a ação de RANKL na indução da diferenciação de miotubos e também apontam que RANKL pode atuar como uma osteocina na regulação do músculo esquelético e este, por sua vez, pode regular este estímulo por meio da expressão de OPG. Assim, estes dados preliminares indicam um papel inédito da sinalização RANK-RANKL-OPG em processos fisiológicos da fibra muscular esquelética.
O PAPEL DO LNCRNA NA INSUFICIÊNCIA CARDÍACA
Authors: Cavalcante Gilson Aquino
Published: September 2021

Introdução: A Insuficiência Cardíaca (IC) é uma das principais causas de internação hospitalar no mundo e tem um elevado grau de morbidade e mortalidade, sendo um dos mais graves problemas de saúde pública que gera muitos gastos para o Estado. Os lncRNAs é um tipo de RNA que não traduz proteínas e apresenta mais de 200 nucleotídeos em sua composição, têm funções regulatórias transcricionais ou pós trancricionais bem complexas e que ainda não são totalmente claras. Estudos demonstraram que esse grupo de RNAs exerce influência sobre as doenças cardiovasculares, dentre elas a IC. Objetivo: Identificar na literatura o papel dos lncRNA na IC. Material e Métodos: Revisão integrativa com busca sistemática de estudos observacionais realizada nas bases PubMed, Cochrane Library e Embase. Nesta pesquisa foi adota a escala de Newcastle-Ottawa (NOS) para estudos observacionais para avaliar o risco de viés e a qualidade dos estudos. Resultados: Três artigos foram considerados elegíveis para a leitura na íntegra e composição do estudo. Os principais papéis desse tipo de RNA na IC foram relatados como marcadores biológicos para diagnóstico e prognóstico na IC devido à expressividade aumentada na corrente sanguínea, outra possível função que os estudos mostraram é que os lncRNA podem estar relacionados à capacidade funcional dos pacientes com IC. Após aplicação da escala NOS foi demonstrado má qualidade metodológica entre os artigos, portanto, um alto risco de viés. Conclusão: Pacientes com IC apresentam níveis elevados de expressão de lncRNA possuindo função de marcador biológico para diagnóstico e prognóstico dos pacientes, bem como modulador da capacidade funcional.
ASPECTOS GERAIS DA FILARIOSE LINFÁTICA E DO PARASITO WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI
Authors: Castro Rayanne de Sousa Alves , Nogueira Talita Pacheco , Trindade Rakel Maciel da , Tavares Marcia De Souza , Serpa Mayra Ribeiro Dos Santos
Published: September 2021

Introdução: A Filariose Linfática (FL), também conhecida como Elefantíase, é uma doença parasitária causada pelo parasito Wuchereria Bancrofti, um verme nematóide, transmitido através da picada do mosquito Culex Quinquefasciatus, na qual está contaminado por larvas do parasito. Esse parasitismo acomete os gânglios e os vasos linfáticos causando linfedema crônico. Objetivo: Realizar, por meio de uma revisão bibliográfica, um levantamento sobre aspectos gerais da filariose linfática e o parasito que o causa. Material e métodos: Foi realizada uma revisão da bibliografia disponível, sendo selecionados artigos publicados nas bases de dados do SCIELO, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) e PUBMED, dos últimos 7 anos, fazendo uso dos descritores “Filariose linfática”, “Parasito causador da elefantíase”, “Wuchereria Bancrofti”, em português, aplicando critérios de inclusão e exclusão previamente definidos. Resultados: Pôde-se verificar que, a filariose linfática é uma das principais causas de incapacidades mundialmente e contém inúmeras manifestações clínicas quando associado ao parasito adulto da espécie Wuchereria Bancrofti, na qual pode variar desde o aparecimento de sintomas com inflamação linfática, até casos de hospedeiros sem sintomas. O parasito apresenta várias formas evolutivas tanto nos hospedeiros quanto nos vetores invertebrados, tendo desde filárias e microfilárias nos humanos até larvas nos mosquitos fêmeas, onde a periodicidade noturna das microfilárias é algo peculiar. Os vermes em sua fase adulta, ocasionam danos aos vasos linfáticos dos portadores que em conjunto com a resposta imunológica definirá a apresentação do quadro clínico do hospedeiro, enquanto as microfilárias podem desencadear manifestações extra-linfáticas como o comprometimento renal. A apresentação acentuada da lesão linfática pode ser observada com a presença de Hidrocele, devido à abundância de liquido na cavidade do testículo em indivíduos com infecção filarial, mas também pelo linfedema crônico decorrente da ação dos vermes adultos e infecções bacterianas secundárias, onde se caracteriza pela quantidade exorbitante de liquido linfático nos adipócitos, causando edema, principalmente nos membros inferiores e superiores, além de mais outras manifestações. Conclusão: É notório que a infecção da FL decorre do estagio do verme infectante, na qual inúmeras manifestações clínicas estão relacionadas com a filariose, sendo uma doença parasitária que pode desencadear incapacidades permanentes ao seu hospedeiro.
INCIDÊNCIA DE ENTEROPARASITOSES EM ADULTOS NO BRASIL
Authors: Nogueira Talita Pacheco , Oliveira Rozineide Santana De , Franceschi Islaine Maria Aparecida Dos Santos , Oliveira Kédima Ferreira De , Castro Rayane De Sousa Alves
Published: September 2021

Introdução: Parasitas intestinais é um dos maiores problema de saúde pública em todo o mundo e são responsáveis ​​pela alta incidência de crianças. Essas infecções podem causar alterações nas condições físicas e sociais e afetar diretamente a qualidade de vida dos portadores, principalmente das crianças. Objetivo: Determinar os parasitas intestinais mais comuns em adultos. Material e métodos: Foram realizadas pesquisas bibliográficas, feitas a partir de arquivos do SciELO, dados da Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde (BVS), IBGE e PUBMED. Utilizou-se como estratégias de busca os seguintes descritores: “parasitose em adultos”, “parasitos intestinais”, para combinar os termos em questão usou-se o booleano “AND”. Foram incluídos artigos no idioma português, estudos epidemiológicos dos últimos 4 anos e de assunto central as parasitoses intestinais em adultos. Após análise criteriosa dos títulos e resumos, selecionaram-se 13 artigos. Resultados: Através das pesquisas, foi perceptível que depois da dengue, as diarreias (23,6%) e as verminoses (17,2%) são as mais frequentes em todo o território brasileiro. Aproximadamente 1 bilhão de pessoas em todo o mundo estão infectadas com pelo menos um parasita intestinal, dos quais a Ascaris lumbricoides (9,9%), o Trichuris Trichiura (4,8%) e os Ancilostomídeos (2,6%) apresentam as maiores prevalências. Vale ressaltar que os parasitas intestinais são um imenso problema de saúde pública no Brasil, principalmente porque o país está em desenvolvimento, pois são facilmente encontrados tanto em áreas rurais como urbanas, além de serem facilmente diagnosticados em humanos, principalmente em adultos com baixa escolaridade e com vulnerabilidade econômica prejudicada. Conclusão: As enteroparasitoses são os maiores colaboradores para graves quadros de desnutrição, diarreia, anemias e diminuição do desenvolvimento físico, principalmente em crianças/adolescentes, sendo a ascaridíase, tricuríase e ancilostomíase as mais graves e prejudiciais parasitoses intestinais. Essas doenças enteroparasitárias servem como indicadores das condições e desenvolvimento ambiental, social e econômico de uma vasta população.
The Umbrella Movement
Authors: Ma Ngok , Cheng Edmund W. , LEE Francis , TANG Gary , LEUNG Cheuk-hang , WONG Sampson Yu-hin , VEG Sebastian , YUEN Samson , SING Ming , WONG Stan Hok-wui , HO Ming-sho , LIN Thung-hong , YU Eilo Wing-yat , WASSERSTROM Jeffrey
Published: September 2021

This volume examines the most spectacular struggle for democracy in post-handover Hong Kong. Bringing together scholars with different disciplinary focuses and comparative perspectives from mainland China, Taiwan and Macau, one common thread that stitches the chapters is the use of first-hand data collected through on-site fieldwork. This study unearths how trajectories can create favourable conditions for the spontaneous civil resistance despite the absence of political opportunities and surveys the dynamics through which the protestors, the regime and the wider public responses differently to the prolonged contentious space. The Umbrella Movement: Civil Resistance and Contentious Space in Hong Kong offers an informed analysis of the political future of Hong Kong and its relations with the authoritarian sovereignty as well as sheds light on the methodological challenges and promises in studying modern-day protests.
The University of Groningen in the World
Authors: Berkel Klaas , Termeer Guus ,   Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, FSSC
Published: September 2021

The University of Groningen has been an international university since its foundation in 1614. The first professors formed a rich international community, and many students came from outside the Netherlands, especially from areas now belonging to Germany. Internationalization, a popular slogan nowadays, is therefore nothing new, but its meaning has changed over time. How did the University of Groningen grow from a provincial institution established for religious reasons into a top-100 university with 36,000 students, of whom 25% come from abroad and almost half of the academic staff is of foreign descent? What is the identity of this four-century-old university that is still strongly anchored in the northern part of the Netherlands but that also has a mind that is open to the world? The history of the university, as told by Klaas van Berkel and Guus Termeer, ends with a short paragraph on the impact of the corona crisis.
The Holocaust, Israel and 'the Jew'
Authors: Gans Evelien , Ensel Remco , Wagenaar Willem , Digan Katie , Stremmelaar Annemarike
Published: September 2021

This book is the first comprehensive study of postwar antisemitism in the Netherlands. It focuses on the way stereotypes are passed on from one decade to the next, as reflected in public debates, the mass media, protests and commemorations, and everyday interactions. The Holocaust, Israel and 'the Jew' explores the ways in which old stories and phrases relating to 'the stereotypical Jew' are recycled and modified for new uses, linking the antisemitism of the early postwar years to its enduring manifestations in today's world.

The Dutch case is interesting because of the apparent contrast between the Netherlands' famous tradition of tolerance and the large numbers of Jews who were deported and murdered in the Second World War. The book sheds light on the dark side of this so-called 'Dutch paradox,' in manifestations of aversion and guilt after 1945. In this context, the abusive taunt 'They forgot to gas you' can be seen as the first radical expression of postwar antisemitism as well as an indication of how the Holocaust came to be turned against the Jews. The identification of 'the Jew' with the gas chamber spread from the streets to football stadiums, and from verbal abuse to pamphlet and protest. The slogan 'Hamas, Hamas all the Jews to the gas' indicates that Israel became a second marker of postwar antisemitism.

The chapters cover themes including soccer-related antisemitism, Jewish responses, philosemitism, antisemitism in Dutch-Moroccan and Dutch- Turkish communities, contentious acts of remembrance, the neo-Nazi tradition, and the legacy of Theo van Gogh. The book concludes with a lengthy epilogue on 'the Jew' in the politics of the radical right, the attacks in Paris in 2015, and the refugee crisis. The stereotype of 'the Jew' appears to be transferable to other minorities.

Now also available as paperback!
Rembrandt. The Painter Thinking
Authors: Wetering Ernst , Poelstra Wardy
Published: September 2021

Even during the artist's lifetime, contemporary art lovers considered Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) to be an exceptional artist. In this revelatory sequel to the acclaimed Rembrandt: The Painter at Work, renowned Rembrandt authority Ernst van de Wetering investigates the painter's considerations that determined the striking changes in his development from an early age onwards.

This gorgeously illustrated book explores how Rembrandt achieved mastery by systematic exploration of the 'foundations of the art of painting'. According to written sources from the seventeenth century, which were largely misinterpreted until now, these 'foundations' were considered essential at that time. From his first endeavours in painting, Rembrandt embarked on a journey past these foundations, thus becoming the 'pittore famoso', whom Count Cosimo the Medici visited at the end of his life. Rembrandt never stopped searching for solutions to the pictorial problems that confronted him; this led over time to radical changes that cannot simply be attributed to stylistic evolution or natural development.

In a quest as rigorous and novel as the artist's, Van de Wetering reveals how Rembrandt became the revolutionary painter that would continue to fascinate the art world. This ground breaking exploration reconstructs Rembrandt's theories and methods, shedding new light both on the artist's exceptional accomplishments and on the theory and practice of painting in the Dutch Golden Age.

Everyone who is interested in the art of painting should read this phenomenal book, because it was written with incredible knowledge and experience on the subject. It shows in a clear and simple way how Rembrandt worked and the things he had to take into account. At the same time it offers a fantastic sample of Rembrandt's life's work, thanks to the well-chosen selection of illustrations. David Rijser, NRC Handelsblad
The Dutch and English East India Companies
Authors: Clulow Adam , Mostert Tristan , van Guido , Matsukata Fuyuko , Chaiklin Martha , A. Ghulam , van Martine
Published: September 2021

The Dutch and English East India Companies were formidable organizations that were gifted with expansive powers that allowed them to conduct diplomacy, wage war and seize territorial possessions. But they did not move into an empty arena in which they were free to deploy these powers without resistance. Early modern Asia stood at the center of the global economy and was home to powerful states and sprawling commercial networks. The companies may have been global enterprises, but they operated in a globalized region in which they encountered a range of formidable competitors. This groundbreaking collection of essays explores the place of the Dutch and English East India Companies in Asia and the nature of their engagement with Asian rulers, officials, merchants, soldiers, and brokers. With contributions from some of the most innovative historians in the field, The Dutch and English East India Companies: Diplomacy, Trade and Violence in Early Modern Asia presents new ways to understand these organizations by focusing on their diplomatic, commercial, and military interactions with Asia.
The Dutch and English East India Companies
Authors: Clulow Adam , Mostert Tristan
Published: September 2021

The Dutch and English East India Companies were formidable organisations that were gifted with expansive powers that allowed them to conduct diplomacy, raise armies and seize territorial possessions. But they did not move into an empty arena in which they were free to deploy these powers without resistance. Early modern Asia stood at the center of the global economy and was home to powerful states and sprawling commercial networks. The companies may have been global enterprises but they operated in a globalised region in which they encountered a range of formidable competitors who frequently outmaneuvered or outfought their representatives. This groundbreaking collection of essays explores the place of the Dutch and English East India Companies in Asia and the nature of their interactions with Asian rulers, officials, merchants, soldiers, and brokers. With contributions from the most innovative historians in the field, this book presents new ways to understand these organisations by focusing on their diplomatic, commercial, and military interactions with Asia.
Conductor Willem Mengelberg, 1871-1951
Authors: Zwart Frits
Published: September 2021

Willem Mengelberg is undeniably the greatest conductor in Dutch music history. In his biography, Frits Zwart carefully examines a musical life lived. Mengelberg was not only one of the world’s greatest, he had an excellent reputation as a trainer of orchestral ensembles, responsible for the international reputation of his own Concertgebouw as well as many others including the New York Philharmonic. A champion of numerous composers, including Mahler and Strauss, Mengelberg was the founder of the renowned tradition of annual performances of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. As Chief Conductor of Amsterdam’s (now Royal) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mengelberg developed it into one of the world’s most illustrious, simultaneously forging a music life of international eminence for its city of residence. His recordings bear witness to a singular musical interpreter. In 1920, Mengelberg was even more popular than his own Queen, yet a mere thirty years later he died in exile, banned to his remote Swiss chalet. Willem Mengelberg fell from grace, becoming a despised, disputed target of gossip, jealousy and rebuke. His dubious role during World War II has since overshadowed his extraordinary career. Zwart contests that few have ever surpassed Mengelberg‘s international musical legend.
The Holocaust, Israel and 'the Jew'
Authors: Gans Evelien , Ensel Remco
Published: September 2021

This book is the first comprehensive study of postwar antisemitism in the Netherlands. It focuses on the way stereotypes are passed on from one decade to the next, as reflected in public debates, the mass media, protests and commemorations, and everyday interactions. The Holocaust, Israel and 'the Jew' explores the ways in which old stories and phrases relating to 'the stereotypical Jew' are recycled and modified for new uses, linking the antisemitism of the early postwar years to its enduring manifestations in today's world.

The Dutch case is interesting because of the apparent contrast between the Netherlands' famous tradition of tolerance and the large numbers of Jews who were deported and murdered in the Second World War. The book sheds light on the dark side of this so-called 'Dutch paradox,' in manifestations of aversion and guilt after 1945. In this context, the abusive taunt 'They forgot to gas you' can be seen as the first radical expression of postwar antisemitism as well as an indication of how the Holocaust came to be turned against the Jews. The identification of 'the Jew' with the gas chamber spread from the streets to football stadiums, and from verbal abuse to pamphlet and protest. The slogan 'Hamas, Hamas all the Jews to the gas' indicates that Israel became a second marker of postwar antisemitism.

The chapters cover themes including soccer-related antisemitism, Jewish responses, philosemitism, antisemitism in Dutch-Moroccan and Dutch- Turkish communities, contentious acts of remembrance, the neo-Nazi tradition, and the legacy of Theo van Gogh. The book concludes with a lengthy epilogue on 'the Jew' in the politics of the radical right, the attacks in Paris in 2015, and the refugee crisis. The stereotype of 'the Jew' appears to be transferable to other minorities.
Women Artists in the Early Modern Courts of Europe
Authors: Jones Tanja L. , Courts Jennifer , Gamberini Cecilia , Hall-van den Elsen Cathy , Maurer Maria , Modesti Adelina , Strunck Christina
Published: September 2021

Women Artists in the Early Modern Courts of Europe, c. 1450.1700 presents the first collection of essays dedicated to women as producers of visual and material culture in the Early Modern European courts, offering fresh insights into the careers of, among others, Caterina van Hemessen, Sofonisba Anguissola, Luisa Roldán, and Diana Mantuana. Also considered are groups of female makers, such as ladies-in-waiting at the seventeenth-century Medici court. Chapters address works by women who occupied a range of social and economic positions within and around the courts and across media, including paintings, sculpture, prints, and textiles. Both individually and collectively, the texts deepen understanding of the individual artists and courts highlighted and, more broadly, consider the variety of experiences of female makers across traditional geographic and chronological distinctions. The book is also accompanied by the Global Makers: Women Artists in the Early Modern Courts digital humanities project (www.globalmakers.ua.edu), extending and expanding the work begun here.
Keywords of Identity, Race, and Human Mobility in Early Modern England
Authors: Das Nandini , Melo João Vicente , Working Lauren , Smith Haig
Published: September 2021

What did it mean to be a stranger in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England? How were other nations, cultures, and religions perceived? What happened when individuals moved between languages, countries, religions, and spaces? Keywords of Identity, Race, and Human Mobility analyses a selection of terms that were central to the conceptualisation of identity, race, migration, and transculturality in the early modern period. In many cases, the concepts and debates that they embody – or sometimes subsume – came to play crucial roles in the articulation of identity, rights, and power in subsequent periods. Together, the essays in this volume provide an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the development of these formative issues.
The Anglo-Saxon Elite
Authors: Rodrigues da Silva Renato
Published: September 2021

In all of the literature on Anglo-Saxon England, rarely has the question of social class been confronted head-on. The Anglo-Saxon Elite: Northumbrian Society in the Long Eighth Century draws upon recent research into topics such as religious practice, emotions, daily life, and intellectual culture to investigate how the aristocracy of Northumbria maintained social dominance over wider society. Moreover, this monograph suggests that the crisis that brought an end to Northumbria as an independent kingdom was the product of the social contradictions produced by the ruling class as social domination developed over time. The analysis is divided into three broad parts – production, circulation, and consumption – both as a nod to Marxist historiography and also to signal a commitment to a methodology that situates the subject within a global context.
Anthropologists Wanted
Authors: Bakker Laurens , Cohen Masja , Faaij Walter
Published: September 2021

In Anthropologists Wanted. Why Organizations Need Anthropology the authors present a broad and inspiring survey of anthropologists in the job market. What in fact is anthropology? What skills do anthropologists have? Where do they work? How do they add value in the workplace, according to the people who hire them? And how can anthropologists showcase their qualities to employers? The book contains unique insights for anyone who plans to study, is studying, or has studied anthropology. And for employers interested in why anthropological knowledge is important.

Anthropologists Wanted includes portraits of anthropologists and their diverse occupations, interviews with employers and academic counsellors' answers to frequently asked questions about degree programmes, anthropological skills, and tips to help you land that job.
The Idea of Rome in Late Antiquity
Authors: Papadopoulos Ioannis
Published: September 2021

This book approaches the manifestation and evolution of the idea of Rome as an expression of Roman patriotism and as an (urban) archetype of utopia in late Roman thought in a period extending from AD 357 to 417. Within this period of about a human lifetime, the concepts of Rome and Romanitas were reshaped and used for various ideological causes. This monograph unfolds through a selection of sources that represent the patterns and diversity of this ideological process. The theme of Rome as a personified and anthropomorphic figure and as an epitomized notion 'applied' on the urban landscape would become part of the identity of the Romans of Rome highlighting a sense of cultural uniqueness in an era when their city’s privileged status was challenged. Towards the end of the chronological limits set in this thesis various versions of Romanitas would emerge indicating new physical and spiritual potentials.
The Post-Screen Through Virtual Reality, Holograms and Light Projections
Authors: Ng Jenna
Published: September 2021

Screens are ubiquitous today. Yet contemporary screen media eliminate the presence of the screen and diminish the visibility of its boundaries. As the image becomes indistinguishable from the viewer’s surroundings, this unsettling prompts re.examination of how screen boundaries demarcate. Through readings of three media forms – Virtual Reality; holograms; and light projections – this book develops new theories of the surfaces on and spaces in which images are displayed. Interrogating contemporary contestations of reality against illusion, it argues that the disappearance of difference reflects shifted conditions of actuality and virtuality in understanding the human condition. These shifts further connect to the current state of politics by way of their distorted truth values, corrupted terms of information, and internalizations of difference. The Post.Screen Through Virtual Reality, Holograms and Light Projections thus thinks anew the image’s borders and delineations, evoking the screen boundary as an instrumentation of today’s intense virtualizations which do not tell the truth. In the process, a new imagination for images emerges for a gluttony of the virtual; for new conceptualizations of object and representation, materiality and energies, media and histories, real and unreal; for new understandings of appearances, dis-appearances, replacement and re.placement – the post-screen.
Handbook of Higher Education in Japan
Authors:   MHM Limited, Tokyo, Snowden Paul
Published: September 2021

Just as higher education (HE) in Europe had its beginnings in religious training for the priesthood, HE in feudal Japan, too, provided instruction for a religious life. But while the evolution to secular instruction was gradual in Europe, in Japan it came with a big bang: the "opening" of the country and consequent Westernization and all that that involved in the mid-19th century.

This first volume in the new Japan Documents Handbook series tells the story in 25 chapters of how Japan’s HE system has become what it is now, ending with a very tentative glimpse into the rest of the 21st century. A variety of themes are covered by scholars: chapters that concentrate on governance look at the distinction between "national," "public," and "private" institutions; others consider important topics such as internationalization, student recruitment, and faculty mobility. More innovative topics include "Women of Color Leading in Japanese Higher Education." All provide copious references to other authorities, but rather than just toe the conventional line they include opinions and proposals that may be contentious or even revolutionary. The editor provides an overview of the subject and its treatment in an Introduction.
Struggles for Power in the Kingdom of Italy
Authors: Manarini Edoardo
Published: September 2021

This book presents a detailed study of the Hucpoldings, an elite group in Carolingian and post-Carolingian Italy. Though the Hucpoldings have not received extensive treatment in previous anglophone scholarship, they had a key influence in much of what was happening in this period. Manarini’s groundbreaking study highlights the dramatic geopolitical changes surrounding this kinship group in the kingdom of Italy across three crucial centuries. The research reconstructs political events associated with every identifiable member of the kinship, as well as inquiring into their patrimony and their networks of relationships and patronage. Finally, it examines the distinctive characteristics of the group to gain a clearer picture of the nature of their power, their memory strategies and the shared perceptions and self-awareness of group members.
Constructing and Representing Territory in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Authors: Damen Mario , Overlaet Kim , Hardy Duncan , Zenobi Luca , Meer Marcus , Stapel Rombert , Stein Robert , Demets Lisa , Ritsema Van Eck Marianne , Oostindiër Arend Elias , Caers Bram , De Meulder Yannick , Van den Hoven van Genderen Bram , Meulen Jim
Published: September 2021

In recent political and legal history, scholars seldom specify how and why they use the concept of territory. In research on state-formation processes and nation building, for instance, the term mostly designates an enclosed geographical area ruled by a central government. Inspired by ideas from political geographers, this book explores the layered and constantly changing meanings of territory in late medieval and early modern Europe before cartography and state formation turned boundaries and territories into more fixed (but still changeable) geographical entities. Its central thesis is that assessing the notion of territory in a pre-modern setting involves analysing territorial practices: practices that relate people and power to space(s). The essays in this book not only examine the construction and spatial structure of pre-modern territories but also explore their perception and representation through the use of a broad range of sources: from administrative texts to maps, from stained-glass windows to chronicles.
Friction, Fragmentation, and Diversity
Authors: Salmi-Niklander Kirsti , Laine Sofia , Salmesvuori Päivi , Savolainen Ulla , Taavetti Riikka , Daphi Priska , Ardava Abolina Laura , Selyaninova Gulsina , Koldushko Anna , Kucheva Anastasia
Published: September 2021

This collection focuses on difficult memories and diverse identities related to conflicts and localized politics of memories. The contemporary and history-oriented case studies discuss politicized memories and pasts, the frictions of justice and reconciliation, and the diversity and fragmentation of difficult memories. Friction, Fragmentation, and Diversity: Localized Politics of European Memories brings together methodological discussions from oral history research, cultural memory studies and the study of contemporary protest movements. The politicization of memories is analyzed in various contexts, ranging from everyday interaction and diverse cultural representations to politics of the archive and politics as legal processes. The politicization of memories takes place on multiple analytical levels: those inherent to the sources; the ways in which the collections are utilized, archived, or presented; and in the re-evaluation of existing research.
Authorizing Early Modern European Women
Authors: Fitzmaurice James , Miller Naomi , Steen Sara Jayne , Austern Linda Phyllis , Bachrach Hailey , Bergmann Emilie L. , Cavanagh Sheila T. , Dabbs Julia , Frye Susan , Gristwood Sarah , Hofrichter Frima Fox , Lackey Michael , Leslie Marina , Mujica Barbara , Padmore Catherine , Read Sara , Rosenthal Margaret F. , Russo Stephanie , Woods Susanne , Wynne-Davies Marion
Published: September 2021

The essays in this volume analyze strategies adopted by contemporary novelists, playwrights, screenwriters, and biographers interested in bringing the stories of early modern women to modern audiences. It also pays attention to the historical women creators themselves, who, be they saints or midwives, visual artists or poets and playwrights, stand out for their roles as active practitioners of their own arts and for their accomplishments as creators. Whether they delivered infants or governed as monarchs, or produced embroideries, letters, paintings or poems, their visions, the authors argue, have endured across the centuries. As the title of the volume suggests, the essays gathered here participate in a wider conversation about the relation between biography, historical fiction, and the growing field of biofiction (that is, contemporary fictionalizations of historical figures), and explore the complicated interconnections between celebrating early modern women and perpetuating popular stereotypes about them.
Media Infrastructures and the Politics of Digital Time
Authors: Volmar Axel , Stine Kyle
Published: September 2021

In a crucial sense, all machines are time machines. The essays in Media Infrastructures and the Politics of Digital Time develop the central concept of hardwired temporalities to consider how technical networks hardwire and rewire patterns of time. Digital media introduce new temporal patterns in their features of instant communication, synchronous collaboration, intricate time management, and continually improved speed. They construct temporal infrastructures that affect the rhythms of lived experience and shape social relations and practices of cooperation. Interdisciplinary in method and international in scope, the volume draws together insights from media and communication studies, cultural studies, and science and technology studies while staging an important encounter between two distinct approaches to the temporal patterning of media infrastructures, a North American strain emphasizing the social and cultural experiences of lived time and a European tradition, prominent especially in Germany, focusing on technological time and time-critical processes.