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Material Cultures of the Global Eighteenth Century Art, Mobility, and Change (EPUB)


Free Download Material Cultures of the Global Eighteenth Century: Art, Mobility, and Change (Material Culture of Art and Design) edited by Wendy Bellion, Kristel Smentek
English | February 23, 2023 | ISBN: 1350259039, 1350259071 | True EPUB | 288 pages | 13 MB
Things change. Broken and restored, reused and remade, objects transcend their earliest functions, locations, and appearances. While every era witnesses change, the eighteenth century experienced artistic, economic, and demographic transformations that exerted unique pressures on material cultures around the world. Locating material objects at the heart of such phenomena, Material Cultures of the Global Eighteenth Century expands beyond Eurocentric perspectives to discover the mobile, transcultural nature of eighteenth-century art worlds. From porcelain to betel leaves, Chumash hats to natural history cabinets, this book examines how objects embody imperialism, knowledge, and resistance in various ways.

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Islamic Wealth and the SDGs Global Strategies for Socio-economic Impact


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English | ISBN: 3030653129 | 2021 | 692 pages | PDF | 11 MB
The SDGs, developed by the UN in 2012, focuses on 17 goals for the betterment of humanity and humanitarian causes. Among the core objectives of Shari’ah in Islamic finance is to offer a helping hand, emphasizing the efforts and scope of the SDGs. This book explores how Islamic ethical wealth is structured to contribute to the SDGs and an overall socio-economic impact within the principles of Maqasid al-Shari’ah. Focusing areas such as Islamic micro-finance, wealth inclusion, corporate and agro-Zakat, Awqaf, SRI Sukuk, and green Sukuk, this book will feature contributions from the leading researchers in sustainability and Islamic finance and will be of interest to scholars, researchers, industrialists, NGOs, UNDP and students studying both areas.

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Introductory Statistics, Global Edition (2024)


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English | 2016 | pages: 861 | ISBN: 1292099720, 0321989171 | PDF | 14,2 mb
Weiss’s Introductory Statistics, is the ideal textbook for introductory statistics classes that emphasise statistical reasoning and critical thinking. Comprehensive in its coverage, Weiss’s meticulous style offers careful, detailed explanations to ease the learning process. With more than 1,000 data sets and over 3,000 exercises, this text takes a data-driven approach that encourages students to apply their knowledge and develop statistical understanding.

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Hollywood is Everywhere Global Directors in the Blockbuster Era


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English | ISBN: 9089647392 | 2016 | 208 pages | PDF | 991 KB
Hollywood has a long tradition of bringing in emigre directors from around the world, dating back to the silent era. Today, as the film industry is ever more global, the people who make blockbuster movies seemingly reflect this tradition, hailing from many countries across the world. But that fact hides a fundamental difference, one that Melis Behlil examines in Hollywood is Everywhere: today’s Hollywood studios are themselves transnational, with ownership structures and financial arrangements that stretch far beyond the borders of the United States. Seen in that context, today’s international directors are less analogous to the emigre talent of the past than to ordinary transnational employees of other major global corporations.

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Global Political Economy Ed 8


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English | ISBN: 0367512505 | 2020 | 446 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Praised for its authoritative coverage, Global Political Economy places the study of IPE in broad theoretical context and has been updated to cover the rise of populism, Brexit, the USMCA, US-China trade wars, tariffs, refugees and global migration, the Keynesian-monetarist debate, Fordism, automation, the "gig" economy, global value chains, climate change, cryptocurrencies, and the residual effects of global economic crises and regional relationships and impacts. Written by leading IPE scholar Theodore Cohn, now joined by his prolific colleague Andy Hira, this book equally emphasizes theory and practice to provide a framework for analyzing current events and long-term developments in the global economy. This text is suitable for both introductory and advanced IPE courses.

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Global Plastic Pollution and its Regulation History, Trends, Perspectives


Free Download Gerry Nagtzaam, "Global Plastic Pollution and its Regulation: History, Trends, Perspectives"
English | ISBN: 1800373546 | 2023 | 376 pages | PDF | 6 MB
Addressing one of the most pressing environmental issues, this topical book carefully inspects the current extent of the plastic pollution crisis and observes contemporary approaches to its regulation. By adopting a strong interdisciplinary approach, the book fully encapsulates the key challenges and solutions surrounding this globally applicable problem.

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