Abolitionist thought visualizes a world without prisons – or a radical reduction or transformation of prisons and punishment. This fascinating book explores the abolitionist ideas of key early socialists and anarchists, writing from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. It considers how these radical thinkers can provide insights into our present condition, both by highlighting the harms of punishment and by pointing to inspiring alternatives to current policy and practice.By ...

Law and courts are often neglected in finance. The discipline is so permeated by economic analysis - the enforcement of its rules so based on regulatory authorities - that it often seems more natural to speak of financial regulation rather than financial law, de-emphasizing the role of courts. Authored by leading experts in commercial law, Finance, Law, and the Courts goes beyond this limited perspective. The book demonstrates that law and courts are essential in providing finance...

Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea…I never imagined myself as a pawn in a dangerous game between two cartel bosses. But that was before I discovered I’m secretly one of their daughters, and suddenly I’m not just a girl, but an asset in need of protecting.At least two of my new guard dogs are Ben and Baz, a pair of twins I grew up with—and wow, have they grown. Not only do they handle security for Drake Stavros—the sexy, haunted billiona...

Radical Municipalism offers a fresh perspective on the democratizing capacity of the politics of the common in the transformation of public services, aiming to foster social change at the local level and beyond.Building on a strong theoretical foundation and featuring 14 original case studies from Europe and the Americas, the chapters explore the challenges and possibilities of implementing common-based strategies. A unique and vital resource, this book is essential for scholars an...

THIS ISSUE CONTAINS THE ROLE OF BURINS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ART THROUGH TRACE ANALYSIS AT THE UPPER PALAEOLITHIC SITE OF POLESINI CAVE (LATIUM, ITALY) Flavia Venditti, Cristina Lemorini, Magda Bordigoni, Daniela Zampetti, Mario Amore, Antonio Tagliacozzo THE STATE OF THE LATE NEOLITHIC POTTERY OF DOMUZTEPE IN THE TURKISH EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Halil Tekin SIGN AND IMAGE: REPRESENTATIONS OF PLANTS ON THE WARKA VASE OF EARLY MESOPOTAMIA Naomi F. Miller, Philip Jones, Holly Pittman THE ...

In an increasingly globalized world, the face of higher education—particularly in the fields of business and economics—is evolving rapidly. Classrooms are more culturally diverse than ever, reflecting a kaleidoscope of backgrounds, perspectives, and learning styles. Offering educators strategies for navigating culturally diverse classrooms Global Classroom addresses the challenges, effective communication techniques, inclusive curricula, and real-world case studies in business and...

24 conversazioni apparse su Fata Morgana con grandi figure della contemporaneità, studiosi e artisti che parlano del cinema facendone un luogo del pensiero e una forma di vita. Un viaggio in cui il cinema e l’immagine, più di ogni altra forma d’arte, si riscoprono indissolubilmente legati alla complessità del nostro presente. Per la prima volta riunite e tradotte in inglese in un’unica pubblicazione, queste conversazioni offrono al lettore una costellazione unica di autori e temi per pensa...

Life-defining experiential learning opportunities, especially international ones, do not “just happen”: they are carefully and purposefully designed. Responding to the needs of institutions, businesses, and non-profits, Cross-Cultural Undergraduate Internships provides the critical know-how for designing, measuring, and assessing roles that can kickstart student growth and empowerment.Featuring the Sant’Anna Institute, an Italian educational organization that offers study ...

This book is devoted to the inhabitants of the Spanish–Portuguese borderlands during the early modern period.It seeks to challenge a predominant historiography focused on the study of borderlands societies, relying exclusively on the antagonistic topics of subversion and the construction of boundaries. It states that by focusing just on one concept or another there is a restrictive understanding tending to condition the agency of local communities by external narratives. Thus, if t...

The thymus gland has always fascinated me and, despite the ever-growing abun dance of medical books, this subject seemed to be a bit of a "poor relation." As a surgeon, the lack of information was particularly frustrating, and this is why I de cided to edit a text covering the different aspects of thymic pathology, surgery, and prognosis. It is always difficult to strike a balance between what is to be included and left out of a book about a subject intended for readers of different specia...

This open access handbook aims to provide a definitive assessment of the historiography and the future of major themes and approaches within the history of the earth sciences, understood broadly. The volume is intended for a broad range of readers, including graduate students, other scholars, and scientists, both familiar with and new to the history of the earth and environmental sciences.Essays in the collection reflect on various problems in the study of the history of the earth ...

*Includes contributions from the key scientists working in the area *Provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research as well as making recommendations for how best to deal with future challenges *Has a wide and varied scope – covering policy, genetic diversity and improvement, sustainable productivity enhancement, innovations and value chains