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Mysticism and Experience

Twenty-First-Century Approaches

by Alex S. Kohav, Eva Jane Neumann Fridman, Jess Hollenback, Harry T. Hunt, Richard H. Jones, Leonid I. Perlovsky, Ori Z. Soltes, Rick Strassman, Reuven Tsur, Sivan Wagshal Te'eni0, Laura E. Weed1 ...

Mysticism and Experience: Twenty-First-Century Approaches embarks on an investigation of the concept of mysticism from the standpoint of academic fields, including philosophy, anthropology, religious studies, mysticism studies, literary studies, art criticism, cognitive poetics, cognitive science, psychology, medical research, and even mathematics. Scholars across disciplines observe that, ... Read more

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Mysticism and Experience: Twenty-First-Century Approaches embarks on an investigation of the concept of mysticism from the standpoint of academic fields, including philosophy, anthropology, religious studies, mysticism studies, literary studies, art criticism, cognitive poetics, cognitive science, psychology, medical research, and even mathematics. Scholars across disciplines observe that,
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Genes in Development

Re-reading the Molecular Paradigm

by Barbara Herrnstein Smith, E. Roy Weintraub ...

Series series Science and Cultural Theory
In light of scientific advances such as genomics, predictive diagnostics, genetically engineered agriculture, nuclear transfer cloning, and the manipulation of stem cells, the idea that genes carry predetermined molecular programs or blueprints is pervasive. Yet new scientific discoveries—such as rna transcripts of single genes that can lead to the production of different compounds from the same ... Read more

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In light of scientific advances such as genomics, predictive diagnostics, genetically engineered agriculture, nuclear transfer cloning, and the manipulation of stem cells, the idea that genes carry predetermined molecular programs or blueprints is pervasive. Yet new scientific discoveries—such as rna transcripts of single genes that can lead to the production of different compounds from the same
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Learning from Animals?

Examining the Nature of Human Uniqueness

Edited by Eva M. Neumann-Held, Louise S. Roska-Hardy ...

Human language, cognition, and culture are unique; they are unparalleled in the animal kingdom. The claim that we can learn what makes us human by studying other animal species provokes vigorous reactions and many deny that comparative research can shed any light on the origins and character of human distinctive capacities. However, Learning from Animals? presents empirical research and an ... Read more

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Human language, cognition, and culture are unique; they are unparalleled in the animal kingdom. The claim that we can learn what makes us human by studying other animal species provokes vigorous reactions and many deny that comparative research can shed any light on the origins and character of human distinctive capacities. However, Learning from Animals? presents empirical research and an
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Creative Construction

Democratic Planning in the 21st Century and Beyond

by Heide Lutosh, James Muldoon, Samuel Decker, Jakob Heyer, Nick Dyer-Witheford, Elena Hofferberth, Cédric Durand, Matthias Schmelzer, Matthias Neumann, Gabriele Winker, Dougie Booth, Rabea Berfelde, Philipp Möller, Nancy Fraser, Samia Mohammed, Stefan Meretz, Simon Sutterlütti, Evgeny Morozov, Eva von Redecker, Audrey Laurin-Lamothe, Frédéric Legault, Simon Tremblay-Pepin, Simon Schaupp, Kohei Saito ...

Series series Alternatives to Capitalism in the 21st Century
Democratic planning allows us to effectively address the multiple crises of our time through cooperative modes of collective coordination. Given the destructive consequences of contemporary capitalism, such a structural alternative to market economies is needed more than ever.This accessible work examines various approaches that theorise, practise and nurture a creative construction towards ... Read more

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Democratic planning allows us to effectively address the multiple crises of our time through cooperative modes of collective coordination. Given the destructive consequences of contemporary capitalism, such a structural alternative to market economies is needed more than ever.This accessible work examines various approaches that theorise, practise and nurture a creative construction towards
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Under Swiss Protection

Jewish Eyewitness Accounts from Wartime Budapest

by Agnes Hirschi, Paul Fabry, Mordechai Fleischer, Jean Greenstein, David Gur, Klári Barna, Vera Bellák, Eva Bino0, Agnes Heffner1, Iván Sándor2, József Rabbi Schweitzer3, André Sirtes4, Eva Szirmai5, Eva Teichman6, Irena Braun Lefkovic7, Tzipporah Cohen8, Agnes Heller9, Idit Hirschfeld0, Hedva Katz1, Naomi Katz2, Shmuel Katz3, Ester Kaufman4, Mordechai László Kremer5, Judith Miriam Maté6, Agnes Misan7, Mordechai Neumann8, Miryam Palgi9, Peter Pollak0, Alexander Schlesinger1, Arthur Rabbi Schneier2, Moshe Shavit3, Shulamit Shtauber4, Peter Tarjan5, Charles Gati6, Steven Thomas Geiger7, George Somogyi8, Geoffrey Leonard Tier9, Michael Vertes0 ...

Translated by Noga Beck; Dahlia Thompson; Lauren Yarmar1 ...

This volume retraces Carl Lutz’s diplomatic wartime rescue efforts in Budapest, Hungary, through the lens of Jewish eyewitness testimonies. Together with his wife, Gertrud Lutz-Fankhauser, the director of the Palestine Office in Budapest, Moshe Krausz, fellow Swiss citizens Harald Feller, Ernst Vonrufs, Peter Zürcher, and the underground Zionist Youth Movement, Carl Lutz led an extensive rescue ... Read more

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This volume retraces Carl Lutz’s diplomatic wartime rescue efforts in Budapest, Hungary, through the lens of Jewish eyewitness testimonies. Together with his wife, Gertrud Lutz-Fankhauser, the director of the Palestine Office in Budapest, Moshe Krausz, fellow Swiss citizens Harald Feller, Ernst Vonrufs, Peter Zürcher, and the underground Zionist Youth Movement, Carl Lutz led an extensive rescue
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Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming

27th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2026, São Paulo, Brazil, April 8–11, 2026, Proceedings

Edited by Alfredo Goldman, Sabrina Marczak, Graziela Simone Tonin, Dairton Bassi, Tiago Silva da Silva, Eva-Maria Schön, Michael Neumann, Andrea Pinna ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2026, which took place in São Paulo, Brazil, during April 8-11, 2026.XP is the premier agile software development conference combining research and practice. It is a unique forum where agile researchers, practitioners, thought leaders, coaches, and trainers get together to ... Read more

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This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2026, which took place in São Paulo, Brazil, during April 8-11, 2026.XP is the premier agile software development conference combining research and practice. It is a unique forum where agile researchers, practitioners, thought leaders, coaches, and trainers get together to
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Conceptualizing Capitalism

Institutions, Evolution, Future

by Geoffrey M. Hodgson ...

"Erudite and thought-provoking. . . . a stimulating, historically grounded exploration of the subject . . . rewarding." — Financial TimesA few centuries ago, capitalism set in motion an explosion of economic productivity. Markets and private property had existed for millennia, but what other key institutions fostered capitalism's relatively recent emergence?With Conceptualizing Capitalism, ... Read more

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"Erudite and thought-provoking. . . . a stimulating, historically grounded exploration of the subject . . . rewarding." — Financial TimesA few centuries ago, capitalism set in motion an explosion of economic productivity. Markets and private property had existed for millennia, but what other key institutions fostered capitalism's relatively recent emergence?With Conceptualizing Capitalism,
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Inventing the Future

Postcapitalism and a World Without Work

by Nick SRNICEK, Alex Williams ...

This major new manifesto offers a “clear and compelling vision of a postcapitalist society” and shows how left-wing politics can be rebuilt for the 21st century (Mark Fisher, author of Capitalist Realism)Neoliberalism isn’t working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite ... Read more

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This major new manifesto offers a “clear and compelling vision of a postcapitalist society” and shows how left-wing politics can be rebuilt for the 21st century (Mark Fisher, author of Capitalist Realism)Neoliberalism isn’t working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite
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The Future is Degrowth

A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism

by Matthias Schmelzer, Aaron Vansintjan, Andrea Vetter ...

We need to break free from the capitalist economy. Degrowth gives us the tools to bend its bars.Economic growth isn’t working, and it cannot be made to work. Offering a counter-history of how economic growth emerged in the context of colonialism, fossil-fueled industrialization, and capitalist modernity, The Future Is Degrowth argues that the ideology of growth conceals the rising inequalities and ... Read more

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We need to break free from the capitalist economy. Degrowth gives us the tools to bend its bars.Economic growth isn’t working, and it cannot be made to work. Offering a counter-history of how economic growth emerged in the context of colonialism, fossil-fueled industrialization, and capitalist modernity, The Future Is Degrowth argues that the ideology of growth conceals the rising inequalities and
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Capitalism on Edge

How Fighting Precarity Can Achieve Radical Change Without Crisis or Utopia

by Albena Azmanova ...

Series Book 69 - New Directions in Critical Theory
The wake of the financial crisis has inspired hopes for dramatic change and stirred visions of capitalism’s terminal collapse. Yet capitalism is not on its deathbed, utopia is not in our future, and revolution is not in the cards. In Capitalism on Edge, Albena Azmanova demonstrates that radical progressive change is still attainable, but it must come from an unexpected direction.Azmanova’s new ... Read more

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The wake of the financial crisis has inspired hopes for dramatic change and stirred visions of capitalism’s terminal collapse. Yet capitalism is not on its deathbed, utopia is not in our future, and revolution is not in the cards. In Capitalism on Edge, Albena Azmanova demonstrates that radical progressive change is still attainable, but it must come from an unexpected direction.Azmanova’s new
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Readings in Planning Theory

Edited by Susan S. Fainstein, James DeFilippis ...

Featuring updates and revisions to reflect rapid changes in an increasingly globalized world, Readings in Planning Theory remains the definitive resource for the latest theoretical and practical debates within the field of planning theory.Represents the newest edition of the leading text in planning theory that brings together the essential classic and cutting-edge readingsFeatures 20 completely ... Read more

$54.00 USD

Featuring updates and revisions to reflect rapid changes in an increasingly globalized world, Readings in Planning Theory remains the definitive resource for the latest theoretical and practical debates within the field of planning theory.Represents the newest edition of the leading text in planning theory that brings together the essential classic and cutting-edge readingsFeatures 20 completely
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Key Concepts in Economic Geography

by Yuko Aoyama, Susan Hanson, James T Murphy ...

Series series Key Concepts in Human Geography
"A comprehensive and highly readable review of the conceptual underpinnings of economic geography. Students and professional scholars alike will find it extremely useful both as a reference manual and as an authoritative guide to the numerous theoretical debates that characterize the field."- Allen J. Scott, University of California"Guides readers skilfully through the rapidly changing field of ... Read more

$69.29 USD

"A comprehensive and highly readable review of the conceptual underpinnings of economic geography. Students and professional scholars alike will find it extremely useful both as a reference manual and as an authoritative guide to the numerous theoretical debates that characterize the field."- Allen J. Scott, University of California"Guides readers skilfully through the rapidly changing field of
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