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The Great Council of Malines in the 18th century

An Aging Court in a Changing World?

By: An Verscuren

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The Great Council of Malines in the 18th century

An Aging Court in a Changing World?

By: An Verscuren

This work studies the Great Council of Malines as an institution. It analyzes the Council’s internal organization and staff policy, its position within the broader society of the Austrian Netherlands, the volume and nature of litigation at the Council and its final years and ultimate demise in the late 18th and early 19th century. By means of this institutional study, this volume provides insight into the role played by the Great Council in the process of state-building in the 18th century Austrian Netherlands. While superior courts were once considered to be the prime agencies of change in the Early Modern Period, tools par excellence for the sovereigns’ striving towards centralization and superiority, their position in the 18th century has so far been barely touched upon. This work focuses specifically on the 18th century supreme court of the Austrian Netherlands and provides a broad overview with attention to other aspects of the tribunal's functioning and to its role in 18th century attempts at state formation.

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3319096389

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9783319096384

Language Policy and Modernity in Southeast Asia

Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand

By: Antonio L. Rappa,Lionel Wee Hock An

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Language Policy and Modernity in Southeast Asia

Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand

By: Antonio L. Rappa,Lionel Wee Hock An

This original piece of research considers the ways in which modernity challenges and informs the language policies of various Southeast Asians nations. It combines theoretical arguments from policy studies, language policy and political theory, with quantitative figures where necessary. Succinctly and clearly written, this volume fills the research gap on the topic while bringing up to date the various political, social, and policy developments.

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176

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1402045107

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9781402045103

Prison Food

Identity, Meaning, Practices, and Symbolism in European Prisons

By: An-Sofie Vanhouche

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Prison Food

Identity, Meaning, Practices, and Symbolism in European Prisons

By: An-Sofie Vanhouche

Based on the lived experiences of incarcerated persons and staff, this book explores the symbolic significance of prison foodways to normalization, autonomy, identity construction, power, group formation and security. The book also traces the rationalization(s) that policy makers attach to prison food, from the water and bread diet of the 18th century, the contested abolition of alcohol consumption, to the current fear surrounding the spread of COVID-19 through food distribution in prisons. The argument is developed that prison food policies have always reflected how Belgian governments have treated imprisoned persons. The emphasis on Belgian prisons and the discussions on prison foodways situated on a micro and macro level add a unique flavour to prison food scholarship by providing a deeper understanding of a penal culture outside the dominant tradition of Anglo-Saxon and Nordic studies. Consequently, the book provides a nuanced conception of prison foodways for penologists, sociologists, those with interests in wider prison policy, and those working on the socio-cultural role of food in closed environments.

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Springer Nature

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3030961257

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9783030961251

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The Great Council of Malines in the 18th century

The Great Council of Malines in the 18th century

Language Policy and Modernity in Southeast Asia

Language Policy and Modernity in Southeast Asia

Prison Food

Prison Food

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