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Introduction
Authors: Reynoso Jose Luis 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
The introduction opens by contextualizing the book’s approach to analyzing dance and other forms of embodiment within the specificity of Mexican cultural and political histories. Then it discusses two main concepts the book proposes and develops: embodied mestizo modernisms and transnational nationalisms. To illustrate how these concepts facilitate analyses of ideas about modernity, nation, and identity in the postcolonial and postrevolutionary periods, the introduction surveys assumptions regarding race and social stratification developed during colonial Mexico. The case of Anna Pavlova exemplifies analyses in subsequent chapters tracing how colonial notions of mestizaje, indigeneity, and whiteness are embodied, choreographed, and performed as part of broader historical, political, and cultural trends. The introduction then problematizes ideas about racial neutrality, decolonization, agency, and histories of mestizaje as an enabling anticolonial discourse and dominant racial and cultural ideology that marginalizes Black, Asian, and indigenous Mesoamerican influences. It also offers further notes on the book’s methodologies.
The Exorcist Effect
Authors: Laycock Joseph P. , Harrelson Eric 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
The Exorcist Effect is a historical study of the ongoing relationship between religious culture in the West and horror movies, looking particularly at the period from 1968 to the present. Taking its name from the 1973 film The Exorcist, which was widely understood to be based on a true story, this book outlines a cycle in which religious beliefs and practices become the basis of films that in turn inspire religious beliefs, practices, and experiences. This book draws on archival research to shed new light on such figures as Ed and Lorraine Warren and Malachi Martin, who inserted themselves into this cycle. It also incorporates interviews with horror authors, film writers, and paranormal investigators. This book draws on such fields as psychology, sociology, and folklore studies to theorize how film informs religious experience and shapes religious cultures. Next, it examines the production and reception of Rosemary’s Baby (1968), The Exorcist (1973), and The Omen (1976) as seminal films in the genre. Two chapters examine the Warrens and Malachi Martin, respectively, including the horror films that influenced and were inspired by their careers. The next three chapters examine areas of culture where the influence of this cycle was most apparent: exorcism, Satanic Panic, and moral panic over heavy metal. The final chapter considers the QAnon conspiracy theory and its numerous allusions to film as a contemporary manifestation of The Exorcist effect.
How Horror Movies Become Real
Authors: Laycock Joseph P. , Harrelson Eric 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This chapter examines how it is possible for horror movies to influence religious belief and experiences. This question is examined through four angles. First, there is analysis of the genre of horror, which is uniquely preoccupied with questions about what is real and the problem of epistemology. Second, this chapter considers research on narrative and “veracity mechanisms” that predispose certain narratives to being incorporated into religious worldviews. Third, the chapter examines psychological research on film as a medium and its capacity to influence memories and worldviews. Finally, the chapter reviews research from folklore studies on “ostension,” or how stories function as scripts that inspire events and shape how events are interpreted.
Exorcism
Authors: Laycock Joseph P. , Harrelson Eric 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This chapter considers the relationship between actual exorcisms and their depictions in horror films. Following the historiography of Brian Levack, this chapter views possession as a performance in which cultural “scripts” dictate how a demoniac will act and how others will respond to them. As such, exorcism films function as scripts that influence how some people “perform” possession. This chapter also examines how film adaptations of actual exorcisms are often favorable to exorcists, particularly when covering historical cases where young women died during exorcism. Finally, this chapter considers how exorcism films generate a media platform for practicing exorcists through interviews, consulting roles, and other secondary media. In some cases, this platform has allowed exorcists to gain more influence within their church, demonstrating a mutually beneficial relationship between horror film producers and exorcists.
Strangers on a Train
Authors: Zoloth Laurie 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This chapter considers the problem of moral luck, individual responsibility, and the death of the unknown stranger. It first describes a narrative that is a metaphor for our situation, that of passengers on a train that runs over innocent and unknown strangers. Moving from that example to a parallel narrative in the Talmud in which an unknown stranger is killed in the unincorporated area between two cities, the met mitzvah, the chapter considers how rabbinic tradition, itself an exegesis on a verse in the Hebrew Scripture, elaborates the duties of the witnesses to this death. The chapter considers the problem of “tipping points” in the larger discourse of climate change as an example of how one’s individual choices will affect the unknown stranger. It reflects on Arendt’s issue of bystanders. We are entangled in the world in complex ways, and while the death of others seems not to be directly our fault, it is an act in which we participate, a theo-political reality. Turning to the rabbinic text offers a theological response to this issue.
Bad Guys
Authors: Zoloth Laurie 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This chapter will raise a somewhat different question, in a somewhat different tone. This chapter will make the argument that people who seek to stop the use of carbon will find they have powerful enemies, and while the talk of sin and sinners is quite out of fashion, it is a powerful and important part of the language of religion. This chapter talks about enemies and will explore the creation of Amalek as the archetypical enemy by first closely analyzing the biblical verses that surround the enemy narrative and then reflecting on how this story of enemies shapes modern concepts of enemies. The chapter then considers this text in light of a larger project, which is to find a moral language to understand our present crisis, one that is rooted in shared Scriptural traditions, one that will awaken us, and allow us to act. The chapter considers several questions. Amalek is a fundamental part of the existence of Israel, tied up in the liberation narrative at the heart of all Scriptural possibility. Amalek is the very face of evil but also the very face of a contrary, stochastic universe. Amalek attacks the uncertain—the doubtful in the Exodus narrative, and the weak in the Deuteronic text—and that is his signal characteristic. The chapter then considers how oil and gas extraction companies are to blame not only for the profit taking at the cost of human lives and human futures, but how they colluded to defeat movements to stop them by creating false narratives—doubt—about the problem. It reflects on the problem of sinfulness and radical evil in the thinking about climate change and the role of these companies and turns again to Arendt to consider issues of guilt and responsibility. It also discusses the duty to remember and the work of Paul Ricoeur.
Mathematical tools
Authors: Manenti Riccardo , Motta Mario 
Published: October 2023

AbstractIn this chapter, we introduce some mathematical tools used throughout the rest of the textbook, to provide readers from different backgrounds with a good understanding of our notation and terminology. These mathematical tools include the binary system, Boolean functions, and sets of logic gates universal for classical computation. We then introduce the notion of a decision problem, a mathematical problem whose solution is either yes or no and discuss how a computation solves it by exploiting two physical resources: time and space. We conclude by presenting several examples of decision problems, including satisfiability, MAXCUT, traveling salesman, and the hidden subgroup problem
Linear algebra
Authors: Manenti Riccardo , Motta Mario 
Published: October 2023

AbstractIn this chapter, we present an overview of linear algebra with the purpose of outlining concepts relevant to quantum computing using the notation common to the field. The chapter consists of two parts. In the first part, we introduce vector spaces. We present the notions of linear dependence, dimensionality, inner product, and distance. We use these concepts to introduce finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces, a key ingredient for quantum information theory. In the second part of the chapter, we introduce linear operators. We describe the main classes of linear operators and show their mutual relations.
Density operators
Authors: Manenti Riccardo , Motta Mario 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe first part of the chapter is devoted to the discussion of density operators. We first introduce the definition of a density operator and the unitary evolution of a quantum state. We then examine the measurement of a quantum system using the density operator approach. We present the density operator associated with a qubit and a harmonic oscillator at thermal equilibrium. The second part of the chapter focuses on bipartite systems. We show that the quantum state of a subsystem is given by the partial trace of the density operator of the global system. Finally, we explain the concept of purification of a density operator
Quantum maps
Authors: Manenti Riccardo , Motta Mario 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThis chapter is devoted to the discussion of quantum maps. We present three equivalent definitions of a quantum map and important examples, including the depolarizing channel, amplitude damping, and dephasing. We briefly describe the inversion recovery and the Ramsey experiment, two experimental techniques designed to measure the relaxation and coherence time of a qubit. We present the Kraus representation of a quantum map, and we show that quantum maps arise when the dynamics of an additional system are averaged out, a result known as Stinespring’s dilation theorem. Lastly, we present the Choi-Jamiolkowki isomorphism
Decoherence
Authors: Manenti Riccardo , Motta Mario 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThis chapter is dedicated to open quantum systems. We explain the origin of non-unitary time evolution by studying different interactions between a qubit and the environment. The first part of the chapter introduces the time evolution equation of an open quantum system, also called the Born-Markov master equation and the Redfield equation. We then study the interaction between a qubit and a thermal bath of harmonic oscillators and introduce the qubit relaxation and the dephasing times. After discussing the relationship between relaxation and dephasing times of a qubit and the power spectral density of the noise source, we present the Hahn echo and the Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill experiments, two protocols that provide information about the noise spectrum. The chapter ends with a discussion of the driven evolution of a qubit subject to spontaneous emission and dephasing
Early quantum algorithms
Authors: Manenti Riccardo , Motta Mario 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThis chapter presents early quantum algorithms. We first describe Deutsch’s and Bernstein-Vazirani, some of the first quantum algorithms that showed a query advantage over their classical counterparts. We then present Grover’s algorithm, a quantum algorithm that finds an item in an unstructured database with a quadratic speed-up over classical algorithms. We explain the quantum Fourier transform, an important subroutine in various quantum algorithms. The chapter concludes with a detailed presentation of two of the most prominent applications of the quantum Fourier transform: the period finding algorithm and Shor’s algorithm for prime factorization.
Quantum simulation of Hamiltonian eigenstates
Authors: Manenti Riccardo , Motta Mario 
Published: October 2023

AbstractIn this chapter, we present quantum algorithms to approximate Hamiltonian eigenstates. We start discussing the quantum phase estimation algorithms, an important subroutine that allows us to approximate eigenpairs of a Hamiltonian operator given an initial guess and a quantum circuit implementing the time evolution operator. We then present the adiabatic state preparation, a technique to transform the ground state of a Hamiltonian into the ground state of another Hamiltonian. We describe two important heuristic methods, the quantum approximate optimization algorithm, and the variational quantum eigensolver. The second part of the chapter discusses concrete applications in the field of quantum chemistry. After introducing the Born-Oppenheimer Hamiltonian in second quantization and the Hartree-Fock method, we illustrate how a chemical problem can be mapped onto a quantum computer. We conclude the chapter with the simulation of the hydrogen molecule in a minimal basis with the iterative phase estimation algorithm.
The Penitent State
Authors: Muldoon Paul 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This book asks a deceptively simple question: what are states actually doing when they do penance for past injustices? Why are these penitential gestures—especially the gesture of apology—becoming so ubiquitous and what implications do they carry for the way power is exercised? Drawing on the work of Schmitt, Foucault, and Agamben, the book argues that there is more at stake in sovereign acts of repentance and redress than either the recognition of the victims or the legitimacy of the state. Driven, it suggests, by an interest in ‘healing’, such acts testify to a new biopolitical raison d’état in which the management of trauma emerges as a critical expression of attempts to regulate the life of the population. The book seeks to show that the key issue created by the ‘age of apology’ is not whether sovereign acts of repentance and redress are sincere or insincere but whether the political measures licensed in the name of healing deserve to be regarded as either restorative or just.
Introduction
Authors: Bonsaver Guido 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe Introduction addresses some of the key aspects related to the overall context and rationale of this book. It is divided into two parts. The first one—‘The Academic Context’—provides an overview of the range of studies dedicated to American culture in Italy and situates the current book as filling a distinct gap in the study of the arrival and perception of American culture in Italy during the post-unification decades. The second part—‘Questions of Methodology’—dwells on the multidisciplinary make-up of the book. It defines the cultural fields that are at the centre of this study—the press, literature, cinema, music, radio, and comics magazines—after which it moves to a discussion of both the methodological choices relating to the organization of the book and the significant presence of more than a hundred illustrations as a complementary part of the book’s written narrative.
Cross-National Influence in Post-Unification Italy
Authors: Bonsaver Guido 
Published: October 2023

AbstractChapter 1 begins by looking at Italy’s cultural relations with foreign countries at the time of its unification. It dwells on the mediatory role exercised by Parisian culture on Italy’s educated elite. Attention is paid to the hegemony of French as a foreign language in Italian schools and on the dependence of both the Italian press and publishing industry on their French counterpart. Most American literature was first translated in France before it reached Italy, and most translations into Italian were based on pre-existing French versions. The chapter also examines the move from the so-called Anglomania that spread in eighteenth-century Italy to the influence of German culture during the Romantic period and also as a model of positivist thought in the wake of the political alliance of the 1880s. In general, however, French culture emerges as dominant in shaping the perception of German, British, and American culture by Italy’s educated elite.
The Idea of America in Italy’s Two Nations
Authors: Bonsaver Guido 
Published: October 2023

AbstractChapter 2 explores the perception and influence of American culture in Italy’s public debate during the period following unification. The title refers to Disraeli’s famous conception of ‘two nations’ in order to highlight the need to distinguish between Italy’s educated elite and the vast majority of semi-illiterate Italians, many of whom crossed the ocean in search of a better life. The chapter is divided into three main sections. The first concentrates on differing visions of America in the daily press and illustrated magazines. A key point of discussion in this section is the term ‘Americanata’, a popular neologism introduced in the 1870s (and still in use today) that encapsulated a condescending view of American culture. The second section concentrates on the impact of William Cody’s 1890 and 1906 tours of Italy with his ‘Buffalo Bill’ Wild West show. The third and final section explores the ways and forms in which the vast mass of near-illiterate citizens built a vision—more imagined than real—of the United States of America.
Conclusion
Authors: Bonsaver Guido 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe Conclusion provides a final assessment of the book’s in-depth examination of the perception and influence of American culture in Italy. It is divided into four parts. The first one dwells on the most surprising discoveries brought about by research for this book in relation to both the pre-First World War period and the Fascist dictatorship. The second part addresses the controversial term ‘Americanization’ and discusses whether the influence of American culture in Italy was inevitable. The third part looks at the connections between this study and the development of the presence of American culture in the post-Second World War years. The fourth and final section underlines the revealing perspective that was made possible by the chronological span of this book, moving back to the nineteenth century and thus allowing a clear perception of the centrality of French culture for Italy’s educated elite. It also dwells on the book’s connection between the development of mass culture and the arrival of American artefacts and manufacturing techniques at the start of the twentieth century. The Conclusion ends with a comment on a 1930 letter by literary author Cesare Pavese reflecting on the leading role taken by American culture during the interwar years.
Principles of Corporate Finance Law
Authors: Ferran Eilís , Howell Elizabeth , Steffek Felix 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Corporate finance theory seeks to understand how incorporated firms address the financial constraints that affect their investment decisions. This is achieved by using varied financial instruments that seek to give holders different claims on the firm's assets. Recent scholarship in this area has highlighted the critical importance of the legal environment in explaining the choices that companies make about their capital structure. This book combines company law, capital markets law, and aspects of commercial and insolvency law to give readers a detailed understanding of the legal and regulatory issues relating to corporate finance. Informed by insights from theoretical and empirical work, the book examines from a legal perspective the key elements of corporate financing structures and capital markets in the UK. The authors’ practical experience of transactions and regulatory issues ensures that thorough scholarly inquiry and critical reflection are complemented by an assured understanding of the interface between legal principles and rules as they are documented and in their actual operation. Key developments covered in this edition include the post-Brexit adaptation of UK company law and capital market regulation, important new cases on parent company liability in tort, creditor-facing duties of directors, issuer and director liability for misleading statements to the market, and alternatives to public market financing.
Use of the Corporate Form as a Vehicle for Raising Finance and Managing Risk
Authors: Ferran Eilís , Howell Elizabeth , Steffek Felix 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This chapter considers in detail the features of the company that explain why, either in single entity form or as multiple entities linked within a corporate group, it is the organizational form chosen by most businesses that want to raise large amounts of capital. As a dominant force in the world economy, corporate groups are examined closely. The advantages of the corporate form/group as a mechanism for shielding those who run or own a business from personal financial exposure are outlined. The disadvantages of allowing the operators of a business to benefit fully from its success but not to absorb the full costs of its failure are also identified. Specific topics addressed include: corporate group design and regulation; related party transactions; piercing the veil; transaction reversal; wrongful trading, misfeasance, and other insolvency law claims; directors’ duties and paramountcy of creditors’ interests; ratification; and tort law claims against parent companies.
Capital Structure, Sources of Finance, and Financial Reporting
Authors: Ferran Eilís , Howell Elizabeth , Steffek Felix 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This chapter outlines the core components of the capital structure of a company and relevant factors that corporate managers may need to consider when making financing choices. The chapter discusses aspects of corporate finance theory including the income, capital and voting/control rights of equity and debt, valuation of securities, cost of capital and capital structure, and the efficient capital markets hypothesis. It also considers sources of corporate finance in the UK, including bank lending, venture capital, and the public and private capital markets. The role of mandatory financial requirements in providing important investment information to the markets and the expansion of regulatory and investor/stakeholder expectations with respect to non-financial/sustainability disclosures are outlined.
Share Allotments
Authors: Ferran Eilís , Howell Elizabeth , Steffek Felix 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This chapter is concerned with the special rights that shareholders have with respect to the authorization of allotments of new shares and their related pre-emption rights with respect to those shares. The chapter explains how these special rights, which are conferred by the Companies Act 2006, are supplemented by listing requirements applicable to premium listed companies, and how the practical operation of these rights is shaped by standing market guidance provided by the investor community. Seasoned (or secondary) equity offerings in the form of rights issues, open offers, and placings are examined. The chapter highlights the rise of the innovative cashbox financing structure during the Covid-19 pandemic period and notes recent changes to market guidance and reform proposals that are intended to streamline further certain aspects of the equity capital-raising process.