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  • Approaches to the Study of Intercultural Transfer

    by Thomas Adam ...
    “Approaches to the Study of Intercultural Transfer” presents a collection of compelling case studies in the area of social reform, museums, philanthropy, football, nonviolent resistance and holiday rituals such as Christmas that demonstrate key mechanisms of intercultural transfers. Each chapter provides the application of the intercultural transfer studies paradigm to a specific and distinct ... Read more

    $28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • American Philanthropy in Its Global Context

    The History, Law, and Politics of Giving

    by Thomas Adam ...
    Series series Global Perspectives on Philanthropy and Public Good
    Philanthropy has become a staple of American society and culture. Associations, endowments, foundations, and limited dividend companies have funded education, culture, healthcare, religion, and social welfare.Yet American philanthropy is not as exceptional as it appears to European observers. American philanthropy was built upon European and Mediterranean precedents and evolved through the ... Read more

    $37.99 USD

  • The Global Spread of Football from the 1860s to the 1880s

    by Thomas Adam ...
    Series series Anthem Intercultural Transfer Studies
    This book offers a study of how football became in the 1870s a global sport that was played by high school students on several continents. It provides a horizontal perspective that focusses on the spread of football in the 1870s from its English cradle to Germany, the United States, and Argentina. It will be the very first account of football that does not treat this sport in isolation but brings ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Germany and the World since 1815

    Society, Culture, and Politics

    by Thomas Adam ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This textbook provides a history of modern Germany, locating the country’s social, cultural, and political developments within their proper global and transnational context. The author argues that most developments in German culture, society, and politics throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries were caused by wider global and transnational trends. A history of the German people rather ... Read more

    Was $89.99 USD Now $44.99 USD

  • Dissonance

    The Furry Files

    by Adam Thomas Applebaum ...
    In Dissonance, the debut mystery novel by author Adam Thomas Applebaum, readers are taken on a thrilling journey through a world where furries and humans coexist in a precarious balance.Our protagonist, a silver blue fox who transforms from nurse to forensic anthropologist, finds herself caught up in a high-stakes murder mystery, set against the backdrop of a society struggling to reconcile its ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Zugunruhe

    The Inner Migration To Profound Environmental Change

    by Jason F. McLennan ...
    Just prior to periods of great migration, certain species display agitation and restlessness - a phenomenon referred to by scientists as ‘zugunruhe’. McLennan identifies a similar pattern emerging among people yearning for a sustainable future. This book is intended as a catalyst for anyone interested in exploring a deeper, more meaningful connection to the environmental movement. “Zugunruhe is a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Approaches to the Study of Intercultural Transfer

    by Thomas Adam ...
    Series series Anthem Intercultural Transfer Studies
    "Approaches to the Study of Intercultural Transfer" presents a collection of compelling case studies in the areas of social reform, museums, philanthropy, football, nonviolent resistance and holiday rituals such as Christmas that demonstrate key mechanisms of intercultural transfers. Each chapter provides the application of the intercultural transfer studies paradigm to a specific and distinct ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Approaches to the Study of Intercultural Transfer

    by Thomas Adam ...
    “Approaches to the Study of Intercultural Transfer” presents a collection of compelling case studies in the area of social reform, museums, philanthropy, football, nonviolent resistance and holiday rituals such as Christmas that demonstrate key mechanisms of intercultural transfers. Each chapter provides the application of the intercultural transfer studies paradigm to a specific and distinct ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Yearbook of Transnational History

    (2018)

    by Thomas Adam, Austin E. Loignon, Austin E. Loignon, Kristen D. Burton, Giacomo Canepa, Donna Gabaccia, Alexander Golovlev, Daryl Leeworthy, Matthias Middell, Amber N. Nickell0, Margrit Pernau1, Debra Reddin van Tuyll2, William Roka3, Colin D. Howell4, Prof Dr Susanne Lachenicht5 ...
    The Yearbook of Transnational History is dedicated to disseminating pioneering research in the field of transnational history. This inaugural volume provides readers with articles on topics such as soccer, travel, music, and social policy. These articles highlight the movement of ideas, people, policies, and practices across various cultures and societies and explore the relations and connections, ... Read more

    $104.49 USD

  • Intercultural Transfers and the Making of the Modern World, 1800-2000

    Sources and Contexts

    by Thomas Adam ...
    For far too long, the history of the modern era has been written as a history of isolated nation states. This book which presents both interpretation and primary source documents challenges a nation-centred account, exploring the interconnected and interrelated nature of societies in the nineteenth and twentieth century.Responding to the burgeoning interest and number of courses in global and ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Charity in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Traditions

    by Julia R. Lieberman, Michal Jan Rozbicki, Thomas Adam, Yaron Ayalon, Gregory R. Beabout, Philip R. Gavitt, Fatih Harpci, Melinda Jones, Mario Ricca0, Elizabeth Patricia Rigotti1, Haim Sperber2, Riki Galia3, Tahir Zaman4, Dauda Abubakar5 ...
    This collection of essays by a team of international scholars addresses the topic of Charity through the lenses of the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The contributors look for common paradigms in the ways the three faiths address the needs of the poor and the needy in their respective societies, and reflect on the interrelatedness of such practices among the three ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Transnational Philanthropy

    The Mond Family’s Support for Public Institutions in Western Europe from 1890 to 1938

    by Thomas Adam ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book provides a collective biography of the Mond family and explores the philanthropic activities of Ludwig Mond and of his two sons Alfred and Robert in the field of art collecting, the fight against early childhood mortality, the advancement of research and of higher education, archaeological excavations in Egypt and Palestine, and for the founding of the State of Israel from the 1890s to ... Read more

    $49.99 USD