Struggles for Power in the Kingdom of Italy

Edoardo Manarini

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This book presents a detailed study of the Hucpoldings, an elite group in Carolingian and post-Carolingian Italy. Though the Hucpoldings have not received extensive treatment in previous anglophone

Fundamentals of Chinese Culture

Liang shuming

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Chinese culture, to readers of English, is somewhat veiled in mystery. Fundamentals of Chinese Culture (........), a classic of great insight and profundity by noted Chinese thinker, educator and s

Zootechnologies

Sebastian Vehlken

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Swarming has become a fundamental cultural technique related to dynamic processes and an effective metaphor for the collaborative efforts of society. This book examines the media history of swarm r

Ornament and Monstrosity in Early Modern Art

Chris Askholt Hammeken (eds)

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Early modern art features a remarkable fascination with ornament, both as decorative device and compositional strategy, across artistic media and genres. Interestingly, the inventive, elegant manif

Boredom, Shanzhai, and Digitisation in the Time of Creative China

Jeroen de Kloet

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Premised on the imperative of creativity, this introduction explicates discourses saturated with notions of individual talent marked by inspiration, newness, and innovation. It offers context to th

List Cultures

Liam Young

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We live in an age of lists, from magazine features to online clickbait. This book situates the list in a long tradition, asking key questions about the list as a cultural and communicative form. Wh

Mind the Screen

Kooijman, Jaap (EDT)/ Pisters, Patricia (EDT)/ Strauven, Wanda (EDT)

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Development on Loan

Nicholas Loubere

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Key to China's plans to promote rural development is the de-marginalisation of the countryside through the incorporation of rural areas into the urban-based market-oriented financial system. For th