How do you address the Global Refugee Crisis? Documentary photographers and independent humanitarian advocates Daniel Farber Huang and Theresa Menders start one face at a time.The Power of Faces portrait project intentionally crops out the context of refugee camps to focus on individuals, and not merely their label as "refugees". The Power of Faces is a global refugee portrait project to raise awareness of what the United Nations calls "the greatest humanitarian crisis of our time....

In dieser Arbeit beschäftigt sich die Autorin aus rechtsvergleichender Perspektive mit der Frage nach den rechtlichen Grundlagen für die Einführung und Nutzung von CBDCs (dem e-CNY und dem digitalen Euro). Während China den e-CNY zunächst ohne gesetzliche Grundlage entwickelt und eingeführt hat, ist die Einführung des digitalen Euro erst nach der Verabschiedung der dEuroVO-E möglich. Die Arbeit umfasst Fragestellungen aus dem Zivil-, Datenschutz- und dem Geldwäscherecht. Im Zentrum stehen ...

Can racism's devastating impact on individuals, communities, and societies be prevented? In the second edition of Disrupting Racism, Dr. Peter Huang offers a uniquely holistic approach to anti-racism efforts that draws from his personal experiences as an Asian American, and from his extensive scholarly work in mathematical economics, law, and education.Writing with wit and intellectual richness, Dr. Huang offers ideas that every person can apply to reduce racism and overcome racist ...

Embodied Memories, Embedded Healing critically engages with the major East Asian cultural knowledge, beliefs, and practices that influence environmental consciousness in the twenty-first century. This volume examines key thinkers and aspects of Daoist, Confucianist, Buddhist, indigenous, animistic, and neo-Confucianist thought. With a particular focus on animistic perspectives on environmental healing and environmental consciousness, the contributors also engage with media studies (eco-cin...

This book addresses the historical and contemporary involvement of Chinese Americans from diverse walks of life in U.S.-China relations. The contributors present new evidence and fresh perspectives on familiar and unfamiliar national and transnational networks - including families, businesspersons, community newspapers, students, lobbyists, philanthropists, and scientists - and consider the likely future impact of such contacts on the most important bilateral relationship at the start of t...

Why do representatives of different religious traditions find the transhumanist vision of the future not only theologically compatible but even inspiring? Transhumanism is a global movement seeking radical human enhancement. The trans in transhumanism marks the transition from the present stage in human evolution into the future, namely, post-human existence. Containing chapters written by adherents to a variety of religious traditions, Religious Transhumanism and Its Critics prov...

Global Urban Analysis provides a unique insight into the contemporary world economy through a focus on cities. It is based upon a large-scale customised data collection on how leading businesses use cities across the world: as headquarter locations, for finance, for professional and creative services, for media. These data - involving up to 2000 firms and over 500 cities - provide evidence for both how the leading cities, sometimes called global cities, are coming to dominate the ...

In the world’s most developed democracies, anxiety about the future of democracy is palpable. The tension between moral aspiration and moral despair has reached a point of crisis. Christian realism arose during a similar time of crisis, when Reinhold Niebuhr used the insights of the Christian tradition to interpret the clash between democracy and totalitarianism.Beginning with Robin Lovin’s account of Christian realism as a nuanced blend of theological, moral, and political realisms...

An exploration of Arctic tourism, focusing on tourist experiences and industry provision of those experiences; this is the first compilation to concentrate on the fundamental essence of the Arctic as being a geographical periphery, but also an experiential core that offers peak tourism experiences. Part 1 investigates the depth and dimensions of tourist experiences in the Arctic. Chapters examine the essence of diverse peak experiences and delve into the factors that give rise to these exp...

In kartellrechtlicher Hinsicht sind die Behandlungsmethoden der EU durch die Überbrückung zwischen Kartellverbot und Fusionskontrolle zu charakterisieren. Im Vergleich dazu wurde in China ein Prüfsystem über Gemeinschaftsunternehmen bis jetzt noch nicht vollständig entwickelt. In dieser Arbeit wird geklärt, wie die Prüfung des Gemeinschaftsunternehmens in China erfolgen kann. Die Einzelheiten werden nach Aufgreif- und Eingreifkriterien dargestellt, um herauszufinden, ob, wie in der EU, die...

Polysaccharide nanocrystals, an emerging green nanoingredient (nanomaterial) with high crystallinity obtained by acid hydrolysis of biomass-based polysaccharides, are of scientific and economic significance owing to their abundance, biodegradation potential, and fascinating functional performance. This versatile class of materials can be used in nanocomposites such as rubber or polyester, and in functional materials such as drug carriers, bio-inspired mechanically adaptive materials or mem...

Covers the latest research on controlling pathogenic and non-pathogenic safety risks associated with pig meatComprehensive review of the factors affecting the different aspects of pig meat qualityAssesses ways of minimising the environmental impact of pig production such as reducing input use, emissions and waste