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Anti-Gender Mobilizations, Religion and Politics

An Italian Case Study

By: Massimo Prearo

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Anti-Gender Mobilizations, Religion and Politics

An Italian Case Study

By: Massimo Prearo

This book presents an innovative exploration of the rise of political forces that have coalesced around the anti-gender movement, shaping strategies that advocate novel intersections of religion, politicization of gender and sexuality, and radical and populist rejuvenation of conservative ideologies. Through an extensive examination of activist discourses and mobilizations, the author offers a comprehensive political analysis of anti-gender mobilization, encompassing a multidimensional examination of religious, activist, and political opportunity structures. This study unveils three distinct facets characterizing these emerging (Catholic) movements: their relative autonomy from the Church (extra-ecclesiastical), their divergence from conventional religious frameworks (extra-Catholic), and their party-political alignment within the far-right area. The author proposes a new perspective on this burgeoning Catholic cause, contextualizing it within the transnational dynamics underscored by the existing literature. Particularly noteworthy is the scrutiny of internal reshaping within the Italian political Catholicism realm between the 1990s and the 2000s set against the backdrop of the dissolution of the Christian Democratic Party. Through the lens of the Italian landscape, this study extends its analysis to offer broader insights into the contemporary political uses of religion within democracies, along with contentious issues arising from gender and sexuality debates, transcending the confines of the Italian context. This book holds significant relevance for scholars and students engaged in gender studies, religious studies, social movements, populism, political science, political sociology, political history, and Italian studies.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040003915

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9781040003916

For All the Gold in the World

By: Massimo Carlotto

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For All the Gold in the World

By: Massimo Carlotto

“The best living Italian crime writer” immerses readers in a gritty noir novel featuring PI Marco “the Alligator” Buratti (Il Manifesto). This novel, by one of Italy’s bestselling crime novelists, provides a unique perspective on the criminal and social dynamics that dominate contemporary Italy. One of the many robberies that plague Northeast Italy goes wrong and ends with a brutal murder. The police investigation turns up nothing. Two years later, Marco Buratti, alias “the Alligator,” is asked to look into the crime and find out who was responsible. Buratti’s employer is young, the youngest client he has ever had; he is only twelve years old and is the son of one of the victims. The Alligator realizes right from the start that the truth is cloaked, twisted, shocking. Together with his associates, Beniamino Rossini and Max the Memory, he finds himself mixed up in a story involving contraband gold and blood vendettas between criminal gangs. “Finishing an Alligator mystery is like waking up after an all-night bender with your best friends. . . . You’re not 100 percent sure what happened. But you know you had a good time.” —Cedar Rapids Gazette “Melancholy-tinged, Carlotto’s novel is quite nicely turned and solid entertainment.” —The Complete Review

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150

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Europa Editions

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1609453433

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9781609453435

Time and History

Researches on the Ontology of the Present

By: Massimo Villani

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Time and History

Researches on the Ontology of the Present

By: Massimo Villani

The hypothesis from which this book starts is that the twentieth century has broken the link between time and history, thus producing a twofold consequence. On the one hand, time definitively loses the characteristics of linearity and coherence that it still had in Hegel, and will be conceived in terms of a multiplicity of heterogeneous temporal lines; on the other hand, and consequently, history tends to disappear from the philosophical horizon to give way to theses on a post-historical time, whose main characteristics are stasis, the inability to synthesize incoherent temporalities, the impossibility of producing openings towards the future. However, precisely within the short century – the one in which time has supposedly contracted to the point of expunging history from itself – critical reflections were produced, which, despite the acquisition of scientific and philosophical lessons about the multi- form and reversible nature of time, have recovered a fruitful relation with history in a cumulative and teleological sense.

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118

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Inschibboleth Edizioni

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8855293788

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9788855293785

The Anthropological Paradox

Niches, Micro-worlds and Psychic Dissociation

By: Massimo De Carolis

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The Anthropological Paradox

Niches, Micro-worlds and Psychic Dissociation

By: Massimo De Carolis

This book addresses how the erosion of traditional forms of political association and legal regulation has given rise to a pluralism of "imperfect communities" constantly exposed to the risk of dissolution. These are niches and micro-worlds that are connected through precarious and ambivalent ties. Such a far-reaching transformation affects at one and the same time both our psychic and social identity. The book argues that this phenomenon is linked to the proliferation of new forms of psychic "disorder" – depression, personality disorder, dissociation – typical of hypermodern societies. However, while these can easily turn into genuine disorders, they can also open onto richer forms of identity, more complex than those of the past. Based on this analysis, the book’s main claim is that this dynamic epitomizes a general anthropological paradox – one that has always marked the human animal: humans are bound by their own biological constitution to fend off disorder by drawing the boundaries of artificial niches, and yet they are inclined to expose themselves to unlimited contingency so that they can find a truly suitable environment. Pursuing a novel understanding of the apparent collapse of traditional juridico-political settings, this book makes the case that the emergence of dissociations at several levels – individual, social, political, legal – does not stem from a lack of political imagination. Rather, it is a situation with which humans are inevitably confronted: a perennial tension between the limited and the unlimited, between the desire to take refuge and the desire to cross borders.

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228

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Routledge

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1351137522

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9781351137522

On Extension

Jean-Luc Nancy in the Wake of Hannah Arendt

By: Massimo Villani

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On Extension

Jean-Luc Nancy in the Wake of Hannah Arendt

By: Massimo Villani

The point of intersection between the theoretical paths of Nancy and Arendt lies in the theme that is also the most difficult problem they bequeath to us. Both, in fact, think of being in terms of a drive to appear, a movement that tends to be infinite and, for that very reason dangerous, and yet one that must be indulged and even urged. Thought must, so to speak, stay close to this original dimension in which extension spaces itself: it is in this proximity that existence experiences a thrill, a fervor. It is what Arendt calls “public happiness” and Nancy calls “ferveur” or “extase”. The stakes of both philosophical exercises are very similar. It is a matter of identifying with extreme accuracy and within a much broader ontological drive, the narrow space between an intensification of existence comparable to fascist and fusional ardor, and an exposition that remains at a suspended step. It is a matter of taking the narrow path between mystical ecstasy, and an inoperative ecstasy, that is, a projection towards the outside that does not access any surreality, but merely spaces – continually putting back into play – immanence in which we are.

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196

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Inschibboleth Edizioni

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8855290479

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9788855290470

Power Electronics and Control Techniques for Maximum Energy Harvesting in Photovoltaic Systems

By: Nicola Femia,Giovanni Petrone,Giovanni Spagnuolo,Massimo Vitelli

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Power Electronics and Control Techniques for Maximum Energy Harvesting in Photovoltaic Systems

By: Nicola Femia,Giovanni Petrone,Giovanni Spagnuolo,Massimo Vitelli

Incentives provided by European governments have resulted in the rapid growth of the photovoltaic (PV) market. Many PV modules are now commercially available, and there are a number of power electronic systems for processing the electrical power produced by PV systems, especially for grid-connected applications. Filling a gap in the literature, Power Electronics and Control Techniques for Maximum Energy Harvesting in Photovoltaic Systems brings together research on control circuits, systems, and techniques dedicated to the maximization of the electrical power produced by a photovoltaic (PV) source. Tools to Help You Improve the Efficiency of Photovoltaic Systems The book supplies an overview of recent improvements in connecting PV systems to the grid and highlights various solutions that can be used as a starting point for further research and development. It begins with a review of methods for modeling a PV array working in uniform and mismatched conditions. The book then discusses several ways to achieve the best maximum power point tracking (MPPT) performance. A chapter focuses on MPPT efficiency, examining the design of the parameters that affect algorithm performance. The authors also address the maximization of the energy harvested in mismatched conditions, in terms of both power architecture and control algorithms, and discuss the distributed MPPT approach. The final chapter details the design of DC/DC converters, which usually perform the MPPT function, with special emphasis on their energy efficiency. Get Insights from the Experts on How to Effectively Implement MPPT Written by well-known researchers in the field of photovoltaic systems, this book tackles state-of-the-art issues related to how to extract the maximum electrical power from photovoltaic arrays under any weather condition. Featuring a wealth of examples and illustrations, it offers practical guidance for researchers and industry professionals who want to implement MPPT in photovoltaic systems.

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368

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CRC Press

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1466506903

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9781466506909

Idea

By: Marco Moschini,Massimo Adinolfi,Kurt Appel,Carla Canullo,Alberto De Vita,Massimo Donà,Daniel Kuran,Thomas Leinkauf,Carmelo Meazza,Michele Ricciotti,Francesco Valagussa,Pavao Žitko

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By: Marco Moschini,Massimo Adinolfi,Kurt Appel,Carla Canullo,Alberto De Vita,Massimo Donà,Daniel Kuran,Thomas Leinkauf,Carmelo Meazza,Michele Ricciotti,Francesco Valagussa,Pavao Žitko

Nell'indagine prospettica della proposta di Nova Theoretica si è imposta la necessità di indagare il tema dell'idea per rintracciare in questo concetto e in questo termine alcuni dispositivi teoretici capaci di restituire orizzonti e riflessioni sull'essenza stessa della filosofia. Il tema, trattato da diverse prospettive storiografiche e speculative, offre alcune linee ermeneutiche del problema "Idea" per ritrovare, nella forza di tale concetto, una radice feconda del filosofare oggi. Con saggi di Massimo Adinolfi, Kurt Appel, Carla Canullo, Alberto De Vita, Massimo Donà, Daniel Kuran, Thomas Leinkauf, Carmelo Meazza, Marco Moschini, Michele Ricciotti, Francesco Valagussa, Pavao Zitko.

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Inschibboleth Edizioni

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8855294202

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Anti-Gender Mobilizations, Religion and Politics

Anti-Gender Mobilizations, Religion and Politics

For All the Gold in the World

For All the Gold in the World

Time and History

Time and History

The Anthropological Paradox

The Anthropological Paradox

On Extension

On Extension

Power Electronics and Control Techniques for Maximum Energy Harvesting in Photovoltaic Systems

Power Electronics and Control Techniques for Maximum Energy Harvesting in Photovoltaic Systems

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