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Teaching Freedom

Stories of Anti-Fascist Teachers in Italy

By: Massimo Castoldi

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Teaching Freedom

Stories of Anti-Fascist Teachers in Italy

By: Massimo Castoldi

Starting in the early 1900s, male and female elementary schoolteachers in Italy gained increasing awareness of the role of social workers in the fight against illiteracy and in creating civic consciousness based on widespread, qualified education. In 1900, the Unione Magistrale (the Teachers Association) was founded; in 1919, the Sindacato Magistrale (the Italian Teachers Union, a member of the General Confederation of Labor) was created. Inevitably, some of these teachers, firmly convinced of their duty, opposed fascism which, from the moment it originated, aimed at creating obedient boys who were loyal to fascist doctrine and trained in warfare, and girls ready to become the mothers and wives of soldiers. These teachers resisted in the most diverse ways. Some were forced to abandon teaching, a number of them were killed by fascist violence, but others were able to navigate the restrictions imposed on them by the regime. In Teaching Freedom, the author reconstructs twelve biographies of these teachers, based on unpublished material and archive documents, in a form of research suspended between history and pedagogy. The chronological order of the stories retraces the way fascism progressively seized power, suffocating all forms of freedom of expression. Moreover, the study of newly-found documents and various testimonies show the teachers' ceaseless invention of alternative teaching strategies.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1683934210

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Catholicism and Citizenship

Political Cultures of the Church in the Twenty-First Century

By: Massimo Faggioli

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Catholicism and Citizenship

Political Cultures of the Church in the Twenty-First Century

By: Massimo Faggioli

The beginning of the twenty-first century has provided abundant evidence of the necessity to reexamine the relationship between Catholicism and the modern, global world. This book tries to proceed on this path with a focus on the meaning, legacy, and reception in today’s world of the ecclesiology of Vatican II, starting with Gaudium et Spes: “This council exhorts Christians, as citizens of two cities, to strive to discharge their earthly duties conscientiously and in response to the Gospel spirit.” Catholicism and Citizenship is a call for a rediscovery of the moral and political imagination of Vatican II for the Church and the world of our time.

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Liturgical Press

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0814684483

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9780814684481

Forms of Reduced English

By: Massimo Laganà

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Forms of Reduced English

By: Massimo Laganà

This book illustrates the objectives and assumptions—as well as the construction techniques and the structure—of some of the most interesting forms of reduced English, including Basic English, Special English, Plain English, Simplified English, Easy English, Specialized English, Nuclear English, Globish, and Basic Global English. Although they have different cultural approaches and are aimed at communication purposes which are not always homogeneous and are sometimes divergent, all the studies underpinning these projects share a common goal: bearing in mind the globalization processes of the contemporary world, their primary aim is to use English as a starting point from which to build a language tool to be employed as a lingua franca for effective and adequate international communication in economic, scientific, and cultural fields. The book is primarily intended for students and scholars interested in the various attempts that have been made to simplify the English language in order to make it universally available for a simple, effective and global communication.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527529436

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9781527529434

Fairy morgan

In the mist nothing is what it seems

By: Massimo Rea

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Fairy morgan

In the mist nothing is what it seems

By: Massimo Rea

A series of unsolved murders wreaks havoc on the lives of the inhabitants of a quiet Italian province. The investigations, assigned to Commissioner Montanari, prove to be complicated from the beginning. The assassin leaves every time on the scene of the crime macabre clues that, apparently, have nothing to do with the victims. In a rise of suspense and action, Eddy Montanari will have to protect the young prosecutor Claudia Martini from the threats of the mysterious murderer, and shed light on the many riddles that hide unconfessable truths. A series of unsolved murders wreaks havoc in the lives of the inhabitants of a quiet Italian province. The investigations, assigned to Commissioner Montanari, prove to be complicated from the beginning. Edorardo Montanari, called Eddy, is a hard, shy man, deeply marked by a personal story from which he can not escape; next to him the young inspector Fabio Bettini, a faithful collaborator and friend. Both will have to face an investigation of a thousand implications, hindered by the high spheres and complicated by reticence and obscure motives. The assassin leaves every time on the scene of the crime macabre clues that, apparently, have nothing to do with the victims. In a rise of suspense and action, against the background of international traffic in art, Eddy Montanari will have to protect the young prosecutor Claudia Martini from the threats of the mysterious murderer, and shed light on the many riddles that hide unconfessable truths. Translator: Erica Brusco PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

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Tektime

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8893982382

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Advances in Biometrics

Third International Conferences, ICB 2009, Alghero, Italy, June 2-5, 2009, Proceedings

By: Massimo Tistarelli,Mark S. Nixon

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Advances in Biometrics

Third International Conferences, ICB 2009, Alghero, Italy, June 2-5, 2009, Proceedings

By: Massimo Tistarelli,Mark S. Nixon

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Biometrics, ICB 2009, held in Alghero, Italy, June 2-5, 2009. The 36 revised full papers and 93 revised poster papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 250 submissions. Biometric criteria covered by the papers are assigned to face, speech, fingerprint and palmprint, multibiometrics and security, gait, iris, and other biometrics. In addition there are 4 papers on challenges and competitions that currently are under way, thus presenting an overview on the evaluation of biometrics.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642017924

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9783642017926

Sweet Dreams

A Novel

By: Massimo Gramellini

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Sweet Dreams

A Novel

By: Massimo Gramellini

Already an international phenomenon, this utterly engaging novel tells the heart wrenching tale of a nine year old boy who loses his mother and embarks on a quest to understand her death as he grows older. One snowy New Year’s Eve, nine-year-old Massimo wakes up to a long, anguished cry and the disconcerting image of his father being supported by two strangers. Inexplicably, his mother has disappeared, leaving only a vague trail of perfume in his room and her dressing gown bundled up at the foot of his bed. Where has she gone? Will she ever come back? And will Massimo be able to say he’s sorry after fighting with her the night before? At turns poignant and funny, Sweet Dreams—already an international sensation—is both the story of a secret that has been kept hidden for forty years and the uplifting tale of a boy who, as he grows into an adult, has to gather the broken pieces of his life and realize that his mother was not the woman he thought she was.

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Simon and Schuster

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147671861X

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Statistical Methods for Annotation Analysis

By: Silviu Paun,Ron Artstein

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Statistical Methods for Annotation Analysis

By: Silviu Paun,Ron Artstein

Labelling data is one of the most fundamental activities in science, and has underpinned practice, particularly in medicine, for decades, as well as research in corpus linguistics since at least the development of the Brown corpus. With the shift towards Machine Learning in Artificial Intelligence (AI), the creation of datasets to be used for training and evaluating AI systems, also known in AI as corpora, has become a central activity in the field as well. Early AI datasets were created on an ad-hoc basis to tackle specific problems. As larger and more reusable datasets were created, requiring greater investment, the need for a more systematic approach to dataset creation arose to ensure increased quality. A range of statistical methods were adopted, often but not exclusively from the medical sciences, to ensure that the labels used were not subjective, or to choose among different labels provided by the coders. A wide variety of such methods is now in regular use. This book is meant to provide a survey of the most widely used among these statistical methods supporting annotation practice. As far as the authors know, this is the first book attempting to cover the two families of methods in wider use. The first family of methods is concerned with the development of labelling schemes and, in particular, ensuring that such schemes are such that sufficient agreement can be observed among the coders. The second family includes methods developed to analyze the output of coders once the scheme has been agreed upon, particularly although not exclusively to identify the most likely label for an item among those provided by the coders. The focus of this book is primarily on Natural Language Processing, the area of AI devoted to the development of models of language interpretation and production, but many if not most of the methods discussed here are also applicable to other areas of AI, or indeed, to other areas of Data Science.

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Springer Nature

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3031037634

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Investing in Science

Social Cost-Benefit Analysis of Research Infrastructures

By: Massimo Florio

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Investing in Science

Social Cost-Benefit Analysis of Research Infrastructures

By: Massimo Florio

A proposal for using cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the socioeconomic impact of public investment in large scientific projects. Large particle accelerators, outer space probes, genomics platforms: all are scientific enterprises managed through the new form of the research infrastructure, in which communities of scientists collaborate across nations, universities, research institutions, and disciplines. Such large projects are often publicly funded, with no accepted way to measure the benefits to society of these investments. In this book, Massimo Florio suggests the use of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to evaluate the socioeconomic impact of public investment in large and costly scientific projects. The core concept of CBA of any infrastructure is to undertake the consistent intertemporal accounting of social welfare effects using the available information. Florio develops a simple framework for such accounting in the research infrastructure context and then offers a systematic analysis of the benefits in terms of the social agents involved. He measures the benefits to scientists, students, and postdoctoral researchers; the effect on firms of knowledge spillovers; the benefits to users of information technology and science-based innovation; the welfare effects on the general public of cultural services provided by RIs; and the willingness of taxpayers to fund scientific knowledge creation. Finally, Florio shows how these costs and benefits can be expressed in the form of stochastic net present value and other summary indicators.

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MIT Press

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026204319X

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9780262043199

Chinese Migration to Europe

Prato, Italy, and Beyond

By: Graeme Johanson,Narelle McAuliffe,Massimo Bressan

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Chinese Migration to Europe

Prato, Italy, and Beyond

By: Graeme Johanson,Narelle McAuliffe,Massimo Bressan

Through an analysis of Chinese migration to Europe, this volume examines the most pressing migration and integration issues facing many societies today, from the political and policy-based challenges of managing increasingly diverse communities, to individual lived experiences of identity and belonging. In addition to chapters on the UK, France and Italy, the book spotlights one of the most extraordinary examples of Chinese migration to Europe: that provided by the city of Prato, just 20km from Florence in Tuscany, Italy. Renowned for its historic textile industry, Prato is now home to one of the largest populations of Chinese residents in Europe, a phenomenon that is remarkable not only for its magnitude but also for the speed with which it has developed. This edited collection, which brings together twenty-seven separate contributors, deepens our understanding of the case of Prato within the context of Chinese migration to the new Europe.

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Springer

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1137400242

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The Liminal Papacy of Pope Francis

Moving toward Global Catholicity

By: Faggioli, Massimo

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The Liminal Papacy of Pope Francis

Moving toward Global Catholicity

By: Faggioli, Massimo

A historical analysis of the ways in which Francis's papacy is unusual and thus open to greater possibilities than many of his predecessors"--

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Orbis Books

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1608338320

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Juan de Valdés and the Italian Reformation

By: Massimo Firpo

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Juan de Valdés and the Italian Reformation

By: Massimo Firpo

Juan de Valdés played a pivotal role in the febrile atmosphere of sixteenth-century Italian religious debate. Fleeing his native Spain after the publication in 1529 of a book condemned by the Spanish Inquisition, he settled in Rome as a political agent of the emperor Charles V and then in Naples, where he was at the centre of a remarkable circle of literary and spiritual men and women involved in the religious crisis of those years, including Peter Martyr Vermigli, Marcantonio Flaminio, Bernardino Ochino and Giulia Gonzaga. Although his death in 1541 marked the end of this group, Valdés’ writings were to have a decisive role in the following two decades, when they were sponsored and diffused by important cardinals such as Reginald Pole and Giovanni Morone, both papal legates to the Council of Trent. The most famous book of the Italian Reformation, the Beneficio di Cristo, translated in many European languages, was based on Valdés’ thought, and the Roman Inquisition was very soon convinced that he had ’infected the whole of Italy’. In this book Massimo Firpo traces the origins of Valdés’ religious experience in Erasmian Spain and in the movement of the alumbrados, and underlines the large influence of his teachings after his death all over Italy and beyond. In so doing he reveals the originality of the Italian Reformation and its influence in the radicalism of many religious exiles in Switzerland and Eastern Europe, with their anti-Trinitarians and finally Socinian outcomes. Based upon two extended essays originally published in Italian, this book provides a full up-dated and revised English translation that outlines a new perspective of the Italian religious history in the years of the Council of Trent, from the Sack of Rome to the triumph of the Roman Inquisition, reconstructing and rethinking it not only as a failed expansion of the Protestant Reformation, but as having its own peculiar originality. As such it will be welcomed by all scholars wishin

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Routledge

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1317110226

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9781317110224

Microgrid Design and Operation: Toward Smart Energy in Cities

By: Federico Delfino ,Renato Procopio,Mansueto Rossi,Massimo Brignone,Michela Robba,Stefano Bracco

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Microgrid Design and Operation: Toward Smart Energy in Cities

By: Federico Delfino ,Renato Procopio,Mansueto Rossi,Massimo Brignone,Michela Robba,Stefano Bracco

With the growth of renewable energy sources, microgrids have become a key component in the distribution of power to localized areas while connected to the traditional grid or operating in a disconnected island mode. Based on the extensive real-world experience of the authors, this cutting-edge resource provides a basis for the design, installation, and day-by-day management of microgrids. Professionals find coverage of the critical aspects they need to understand, from the initial planning and the selection of the most appropriate technologies and equipment, to optimal management and real-time control. Moreover, this forward-looking book places emphasis on new architectures of the energy systems of the future. Written in accessible language with practical examples, the book explains advanced topics such as optimization algorithms for energy management systems, control issues for both on-grid and island mode, and microgrid protection. Practitioners are also provided with a complete vision for the deployment of the microgrid in smart cities.

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Artech House

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1630811513

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Extruded Cables for High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission

Advances in Research and Development

By: Giovanni Mazzanti,Massimo Marzinotto

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Extruded Cables for High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission

Advances in Research and Development

By: Giovanni Mazzanti,Massimo Marzinotto

The only book on the market that provides current, necessary, and comprehensive technical knowledge of extruded cables and high-voltage direct-current transmission This is the first book to fully address the technical aspects of high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) link projects with extruded cables. It covers design and engineering techniques for cable lines, insulation materials, and accessories, as well as cable performance and life span and reliability issues. Beginning with a discussion on the fundamentals of HVDC cable transmission theory, Extruded Cables for High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission: Advances in Research and Development covers: Both the cable and the accessories (joints and terminations), each of which affects cable line performance The basic designs of HVDC cables including a comparison of mass insulated non-draining cables with extruded HVDC cables The theoretical elements on which the design of HVDC cables is based highlighting the differences between HVAC and HVDC cables Space charge-related problems that have a critical impact on extruded insulation for HVDC application Recent advances in extruded compounds for HVDC cables such as additives and nano-fillers The improved design of extruded HVDC cable systems with emphasis on design aspects relevant to accessories Cable line reliability problems and the impact on cable system design Including more than 200 illustrations,Extruded Cables for High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission fills a gap in the field, providing power cable engineers with complete, up-to-date guidance on HVDC cable lines with extruded insulation.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118590538

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MRI of the Heart and Vessels

By: Massimo Lombardi,Carlo Bartolozzi

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MRI of the Heart and Vessels

By: Massimo Lombardi,Carlo Bartolozzi

In recent years magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has enriched the technological potential available for the characterization of cardiovascular pathologies, adding substantial advantages to other non-invasive techniques. This technique, which is intrinsically digital and has reduced operator dependency, allows the performance of image analysis in a quantitative and reproducible manner. The use of non-ionizing energy with the consequent absence of an environmental impact and of operator and patient biohazards makes MRI a winning technique when evaluating the risk – benefit ratio in comparison to other imaging methods. In virtue of its added diagnostic value and inherent refinements that allow construction of two- and three-dimensional images, MRI is gaining a primary role in the histopathological and physiopathological understanding of a large number of pathologies concerning the heart and vessels. This text is addressed both to MRI operators seeking specific technical information and to clinicians who wish to have a better understanding of the diagnostic and management advantages that MRI can offer.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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8847003598

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9788847003590

Maritime Delimitation as a Judicial Process

By: Massimo Lando

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Maritime Delimitation as a Judicial Process

By: Massimo Lando

The first study of the three-stage approach to maritime delimitation, collating methods from judicial decisions, treaties and scholarship.

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Cambridge University Press

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110849739X

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Galileo’s Telescope

A European Story

By: Massimo Bucciantini,Michele Camerota,Franco Giudice

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Galileo’s Telescope

A European Story

By: Massimo Bucciantini,Michele Camerota,Franco Giudice

Between 1608 and 1610 the canopy of the night sky was ripped open by an object created almost by accident: a cylinder with lenses at both ends. Galileo’s Telescope tells how this ingenious device evolved into a precision instrument that would transcend the limits of human vision and transform humanity’s view of its place in the cosmos.

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Harvard University Press

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0674736915

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9780674736917

Spartan

By: Valerio Massimo Manfredi

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Spartan

By: Valerio Massimo Manfredi

Herodotus tells us that not all of the three hundred Spartan warriors died at the hands of Xerxes, King of the Persians, in the battle of the Thermopylae: two were saved bringing a life-saving message back to the city . . . Valerio Massimo Manfredi's Spartan is the saga of a Spartan family, torn apart by a cruel law that forces them to abandon one of their two sons – born lame – to the elements. The elder son, Brithos, is raised in the caste of the warriors, while the other, Talos, is spared a cruel death and is raised by a Helot shepherd, among the peasants. They live out their story in a world dominated by the clash between the Persian empire and the city-states of Greece – a ferocious, relentless conflict – until the voice of their blood and of human solidarity unites them in a thrilling, singular enterprise.

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Pan Macmillan

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1447211332

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9781447211334

The world in a sea

Catholics and the Mediterranean during the Pontificate of Pius XII

By: Simone Azzopardi,Dominique Avon,Nicholas Joseph Doublet,Carlos Veci Lavín,Massimo de Leonardis,Roberto Regoli,Paolo Valvo

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The world in a sea

Catholics and the Mediterranean during the Pontificate of Pius XII

By: Simone Azzopardi,Dominique Avon,Nicholas Joseph Doublet,Carlos Veci Lavín,Massimo de Leonardis,Roberto Regoli,Paolo Valvo

The Mediterranean, both a sea and a theatre, has served throughout history as a fundamental crossroads for the political-religious dynamics and international tensions that characterize the various worlds, east and west, south and north, that meet in this basin. Starting from these premises, the present work examines - within a chronological span that goes from the conclusion of the Second World War to the end of Pius XII’s pontificate - the contribution offered by the Holy See and by Catholics from different national contexts in deciphering the role of the Mediterranean Sea within the wider global context. As such, it constitutes a reflection on this geographical space with its peculiar cultural, economic, political, and religious realities by highlighting the role played by the Mediterranean in the elaboration of visions and projects of civilization. This work is the fruit of a wider research programme called Occidentes - Horizons and projects of civilization in the Church of Pius XII. It brings together the work of seven historians from different European Universities.

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Edizioni Studium S.r.l.

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8838254265

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9788838254260

A Random Walk in Physics

Beyond Black Holes and Time-Travels

By: Massimo Cencini,Andrea Puglisi,Davide Vergni,Angelo Vulpiani

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A Random Walk in Physics

Beyond Black Holes and Time-Travels

By: Massimo Cencini,Andrea Puglisi,Davide Vergni,Angelo Vulpiani

This book offers an informal, easy-to-understand account of topics in modern physics and mathematics. The focus is, in particular, on statistical mechanics, soft matter, probability, chaos, complexity, and models, as well as their interplay. The book features 28 key entries and it is carefully structured so as to allow readers to pursue different paths that reflect their interests and priorities, thereby avoiding an excessively systematic presentation that might stifle interest. While the majority of the entries concern specific topics and arguments, some relate to important protagonists of science, highlighting and explaining their contributions. Advanced mathematics is avoided, and formulas are introduced in only a few cases. The book is a user-friendly tool that nevertheless avoids scientific compromise. It is of interest to all who seek a better grasp of the world that surrounds us and of the ideas that have changed our perceptions.

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Springer Nature

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3030725316

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9783030725310

A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

The Unbelievable True Story of the World's Most Beloved Dish

By: Massimo Montanari

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A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

The Unbelievable True Story of the World's Most Beloved Dish

By: Massimo Montanari

A surprisingly wide-ranging journey into the story of this beloved dish and “an utterly fascinating discourse on food history” (The Daily Beast). Intellectually engaging and deliciously readable, this is a stereotype-defying history of how one of the most recognizable symbols of Italian cuisine and national identity is the product of centuries of encounters, dialogue, and exchange. Is it possible to identify a starting point in history from which everything else unfolds—a single moment that can explain the present and reveal the essence of who we are? According to Massimo Montanari, this is just a myth. Historical phenomena can only be understood dynamically—by looking at how events and identities develop and change as a result of encounters and combinations that are often unexpected. As he shows in this lively, brilliant, and surprising essay, finding the origin of spaghetti—or anything else—is not as simple as it may seem. By tracing the history of the one of Italy’s “national dishes” —from Asia to America, from Africa to Europe; from the beginning of agriculture to the Middle Ages and up to the twentieth century—he reveals that in order to understand our own identity, we almost always need to look beyond ourselves to other cultures, peoples, and traditions. “Montanari’s research will delight readers and provide plenty of fodder for dinner-table discussion.” —Booklist “Full of delicious details.” —Publishers Weekly

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Europa Editions

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1609457102

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9781609457105

Counterparty Credit Risk, Collateral and Funding

With Pricing Cases For All Asset Classes

By: Damiano Brigo,Massimo Morini,Andrea Pallavicini

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Counterparty Credit Risk, Collateral and Funding

With Pricing Cases For All Asset Classes

By: Damiano Brigo,Massimo Morini,Andrea Pallavicini

The book’s content is focused on rigorous and advanced quantitative methods for the pricing and hedging of counterparty credit and funding risk. The new general theory that is required for this methodology is developed from scratch, leading to a consistent and comprehensive framework for counterparty credit and funding risk, inclusive of collateral, netting rules, possible debit valuation adjustments, re-hypothecation and closeout rules. The book however also looks at quite practical problems, linking particular models to particular ‘concrete’ financial situations across asset classes, including interest rates, FX, commodities, equity, credit itself, and the emerging asset class of longevity. The authors also aim to help quantitative analysts, traders, and anyone else needing to frame and price counterparty credit and funding risk, to develop a ‘feel’ for applying sophisticated mathematics and stochastic calculus to solve practical problems. The main models are illustrated from theoretical formulation to final implementation with calibration to market data, always keeping in mind the concrete questions being dealt with. The authors stress that each model is suited to different situations and products, pointing out that there does not exist a single model which is uniformly better than all the others, although the problems originated by counterparty credit and funding risk point in the direction of global valuation. Finally, proposals for restructuring counterparty credit risk, ranging from contingent credit default swaps to margin lending, are considered.

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John Wiley & Sons

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047066178X

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9780470661789

Flora

A Tarot Book and Deck

By: Massimo Alfaioli,Maria Eva Di Maggio

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Flora

A Tarot Book and Deck

By: Massimo Alfaioli,Maria Eva Di Maggio

Read the tarot in a lush new way—through the lens of flowers and their mythology—with this intricately illustrated deck. The world of tarot cards and that of flowers, with their thousand symbols and meanings, meet in a unique and precious deck. The archetypes of the Major Arcana take on a new life, reflecting the vast array of meanings that mythology, tradition, and literature have long ascribed to flowers. The result is Flora, a magical deck that will enchant everyone who encounters it. Giving life to these myths and symbols are the gorgeous illustrations of Massimo Alfaioli, a botanical scholar and tarot expert, Maria Eva Di Maggio. Inside, 78 original artist illustrations and book that tell the myths, traditions, and legends of yesterday and today. A unique deck, to collect and consult to learn more about yourself and your destiny.

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0760391459

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9780760391457

How to Create a Sustainable Food Industry

A Practical Guide to Perfect Food

By: Melissa Barrett,Massimo Marino,Francesca Brkic,Carlo Alberto Pratesi

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How to Create a Sustainable Food Industry

A Practical Guide to Perfect Food

By: Melissa Barrett,Massimo Marino,Francesca Brkic,Carlo Alberto Pratesi

This book presents a practical guide to help businesses navigate the complex topics of sustainability in the food industry. The book takes you on a journey along the food value chain, from farm to fork, exploring key opportunities to increase positive impacts and circularity at each step of the journey. Written by a team of authors with decades of experience in the food industry and academia, it provides guidance on how to analyse sustainability across the value chain and life cycle of a food product and how to design, implement and communicate strategies to customers. Furthermore, the book shows that there are not always straightforward solutions, but rather choices and trade-offs that require an understanding of what is best suited to the product, customers and business in question. It demystifies a variety of topics, such as local sourcing, regenerative agriculture, plant-based protein and the environmental impact of meat production, and draws on a wide range of case studies from across the globe, to provide concrete, real-world examples. While a perfect food system may not exist, informed decisions can go a long way to reshape and transform the food industry as we know it. This book will be of great interest to professionals working in the food and agriculture industries, as well as students and scholars of sustainable food systems and sustainable business.

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1000995429

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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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Hilary Putnam’s Philosophical Naturalism

Making Philosophy Matter for Life

By: Massimo Dell'Utri

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Hilary Putnam’s Philosophical Naturalism

Making Philosophy Matter for Life

By: Massimo Dell'Utri

Hilary Putnam’s Philosophical Naturalism: Making Philosophy Matter for Life offers a faithful illustration of the trajectory of Putnam’s thought to show how, despite the shifts in opinion on issues of central philosophical importance, his thought reveals a systematic backbone and strong continuities.

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E.U. Sales Directive

By: C. Massimo Bianca,Stefan Grundmann

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E.U. Sales Directive

By: C. Massimo Bianca,Stefan Grundmann

European standards of interpretation (including interpretation of comparative law) and reference to the directive and to instruments of European law are now part of sound legal practice even in the most routine of domestic cases. The huge reforms in many national laws, in some countries the rewriting of their Code to reflect the Directive, is no more than good approximation. What really matters and what ultimately will be the decisive standard is the Directive. The Geneva Conventions on bills of exchange and cheques, the Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods and the Brussels Convention on jurisdiction and recognition of judgments were milestones. They did not, however, influence national private law in its core area as profoundly and as extensively as the EU Sales Law Directive will. This book starts off by explaining the instruments of European law and their influence on national law and lays solid foundations for a thorough transnational understanding of every single pro-vision of the directive. Also discussed are the philosophical, historical and economic foundations of the different rules, which are followed by a detailed commentary on each individual article. Contributions to this book are made by C.M. Bianca, M. Bridge, W. van Gerven, F. Gomez, S. Grundmann, E. Hondius, P. Malinvaud, A.L. Serrano, P. Sirena and S. Stijns.

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Polity and Crisis

Reflections on the European Odyssey

By: Massimo Fichera,Sakari Hänninen

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Polity and Crisis

Reflections on the European Odyssey

By: Massimo Fichera,Sakari Hänninen

European integration is an open-ended, ongoing process which has been deeply challenged by integral world capitalism. This study explores the present EU foundational dilemma, looking at the problematic relationship between the ideal model of integration and the reality of the 21st century. Including contributions from leading theorists, this volume explores the ways and extent to which the present European crisis could create a politico-legal space for new possibilities and opportunities for action. The authors discuss the current role of the EU, and whether it aspires to be a democratic polity or a functional organization based on inter-governmental bargaining. The chapters question whether the future of European integration after the crisis will be paved by decisions which conflict with its Treaty basis, and how it might come up with alternatives which would do more than echo the compulsions of the global market. Issues are analysed from a historical perspective to see what can be learnt from its past and to explore the options for the future. With contributions from prominent international legal and political scholars, the book will be of interest to academics, students and policy-makers working in these areas.

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1317078438

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Bandit Love

By: Massimo Carlotto

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Bandit Love

By: Massimo Carlotto

PI Marco “the Alligator” Buratti returns in a thriller from the author whose “brand of crime writing is tougher than even the toughest American noir” (Josh Bazell, national bestselling author). Massimo Carlotto has been described as “the reigning king of Mediterranean noir” (Boston Phoenix), “about as gritty as they come” (The New York Times), and “the best living Italian crime writer” (Il Manifesto). Now, he gives his American readers his most memorable character yet: ex-con turned private investigator Marco Buratti, a.k.a. the Alligator. Closing the door on a crime-ridden past, Buratti plans to spend the rest of his days in the darkness of a seedy nightclub sipping Calvados and listening to the blues. But things don’t quite work out as he planned: though he may be through with his past, his past isn’t through with him. When his gangster friend Beniamino Rossini’s girlfriend is kidnapped, Buratti is forced to investigate a case of international drug dealing. He will be thrown headfirst into the underworld he has struggled to escape. In the world of Massimo Carlotto’s fiction, new and old criminal organizations collide and innocent bystanders are as hard to find as honest cops. “A cocktail of mystery and romanticism, a novel in which there are no real heroes and no signs of redemption. In short, classic Carlotto.” —Rolling Stone (Italy) “A gripping novel that can be read on different levels, as a breathtakingly dark noir novel or as a means of penetrating reality. These two levels magically blend in Massimo Carlotto’s books.” —Il Manifesto “The setting is beautifully—if grimly—realized. La dolce vita it ain’t—but this is top-notch Mediterranean noir.” —Kirkus Reviews

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Satanism: A Social History

By: Massimo Introvigne

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Satanism: A Social History

By: Massimo Introvigne

A 17th-century French haberdasher invented the Black Mass. An 18th-century English Cabinet Minister administered the Eucharist to a baboon. High-ranking Catholic authorities in the 19th century believed that Satan appeared in Masonic lodges in the shape of a crocodile and played the piano there. A well-known scientist from the 20th century established a cult of the Antichrist and exploded in a laboratory experiment. Three Italian girls in 2000 sacrificed a nun to the Devil. A Black Metal band honored Satan in Krakow, Poland, in 2004 by exhibiting on stage 120 decapitated sheep heads. Some of these stories, as absurd as they might sound, were real. Others, which might appear to be equally well reported, are false. But even false stories have generated real societal reactions. For the first time, Massimo Introvigne proposes a general social history of Satanism and anti-Satanism, from the French Court of Louis XIV to the Satanic scares of the late 20th century, satanic themes in Black Metal music, the Church of Satan, and beyond.

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Understanding and Managing Model Risk

A Practical Guide for Quants, Traders and Validators

By: Massimo Morini

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Understanding and Managing Model Risk

A Practical Guide for Quants, Traders and Validators

By: Massimo Morini

A guide to the validation and risk management of quantitative models used for pricing and hedging Whereas the majority of quantitative finance books focus on mathematics and risk management books focus on regulatory aspects, this book addresses the elements missed by this literature--the risks of the models themselves. This book starts from regulatory issues, but translates them into practical suggestions to reduce the likelihood of model losses, basing model risk and validation on market experience and on a wide range of real-world examples, with a high level of detail and precise operative indications.

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0470977612

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Adhesive Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth

By: Francesco Mannocci,Massimo Gagliani,Giovanni Cavalli

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Adhesive Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth

By: Francesco Mannocci,Massimo Gagliani,Giovanni Cavalli

Dentine bonding systems, composite resins and fibre posts have widely replaced cast posts and amalgam as core materials; all-ceramic and composite crowns have also replaced metal ceramic crowns in many aesthetic cases. The aim of this book is to provide the general practitioner with some principles and techniques for the adhesive restoration of root filled teeth.

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1850973210

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Electrical Safety Engineering of Renewable Energy Systems

By: Rodolfo Araneo,Massimo Mitolo

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Electrical Safety Engineering of Renewable Energy Systems

By: Rodolfo Araneo,Massimo Mitolo

Electrical Safety Engineering of Renewable Energy Systems A reference to designing and developing electrical systems connected to renewable energies Electrical Safety Engineering of Renewable Energy Systems is an authoritative text that offers an in-depth exploration to the safety challenges of renewable systems. The authors—noted experts on the topic—cover a wide-range of renewable systems including photovoltaic, wind, and cogeneration and propose a safety-by-design approach. The book clearly illustrates safe behavior in complex real-world renewable energy systems using practical approaches. The book contains a review of the foundational electrical engineering topics and highlights how safety engineering links to the renewable energies. Designed as an accessible resource, the text discusses the most relevant and current topics supported by rigorous analytical, theoretical and numerical analyses. The authors also provide guidelines for readers interested in practical applications. This important book: Reviews of the major electrical engineering topics Shows how safety engineering links to the renewable energies Discusses the most relevant current topics in the field Provides solid theoretical and numerical explanations Written for students and professional electrical engineers, Electrical Safety Engineering of Renewable Energy Systems explores the safety challenges of renewable systems and proposes a safety-by-design approach, which is currently missing in current literature.

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1119624983

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Transition & Counter Attacking

A Tactical Analysis

By: Massimo Lucchesi

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Transition & Counter Attacking

A Tactical Analysis

By: Massimo Lucchesi

Adjusting your game plan to counter the tactics and abilities of your opponent is crucial in todays ultra-competitive world of soccer. This book underlines the importance of defensive organisation to not only stop the opponent but to be able to be in a position to counterattack upon regaining possession and offers tactical solutions to counteract your opponents system of play. Systems covered include: 4-4-2; 4-3-3; 3-5-2; 3-4-1-2; 3-4-3. Also includes a discussion of the offsides rule and the pros and cons of using it as a tactical strategy.

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1591640539

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Competition Policy

Theory and Practice

By: Massimo Motta

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Competition Policy

Theory and Practice

By: Massimo Motta

This is the first book to provide a systematic treatment of the economics of antitrust (or competition policy) in a global context. It draws on the literature of industrial organisation and on original analyses to deal with such important issues as cartels, joint-ventures, mergers, vertical contracts, predatory pricing, exclusionary practices, and price discrimination, and to formulate policy implications on these issues. The interaction between theory and practice is one of the main features of the book, which contains frequent references to competition policy cases and a few fully developed case studies. The treatment is written to appeal to practitioners and students, to lawyers and economists. It is not only a textbook in economics for first year graduate or advanced undergraduate courses, but also a book for all those who wish to understand competition issues in a clear and rigorous way. Exercises and some solved problems are provided.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521016916

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Artificial Adaptive Systems Using Auto Contractive Maps

Theory, Applications and Extensions

By: Paolo Massimo Buscema,Giulia Massini,Marco Breda,Weldon A. Lodwick,Francis Newman,Masoud Asadi-Zeydabadi

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Artificial Adaptive Systems Using Auto Contractive Maps

Theory, Applications and Extensions

By: Paolo Massimo Buscema,Giulia Massini,Marco Breda,Weldon A. Lodwick,Francis Newman,Masoud Asadi-Zeydabadi

This book offers an introduction to artificial adaptive systems and a general model of the relationships between the data and algorithms used to analyze them. It subsequently describes artificial neural networks as a subclass of artificial adaptive systems, and reports on the backpropagation algorithm, while also identifying an important connection between supervised and unsupervised artificial neural networks. The book’s primary focus is on the auto contractive map, an unsupervised artificial neural network employing a fixed point method versus traditional energy minimization. This is a powerful tool for understanding, associating and transforming data, as demonstrated in the numerous examples presented here. A supervised version of the auto contracting map is also introduced as an outstanding method for recognizing digits and defects. In closing, the book walks the readers through the theory and examples of how the auto contracting map can be used in conjunction with another artificial neural network, the “spin-net,” as a dynamic form of auto-associative memory.

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Springer

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3319750496

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9783319750491

Chinese Way, The: Overcoming Challenges For A Shared Future

By: Fabio Massimo Parenti

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Chinese Way, The: Overcoming Challenges For A Shared Future

By: Fabio Massimo Parenti

The book aims to communicate to readers in a clear, fluent, and well-documented fashion the new role that China plays in the geography of world power, evaluating its weight, influence, and impact on future developments. China's ambition and its vision of international affairs can be summed up in Beijing's desire to 'build a community of common destiny for mankind'. Behind this concept lies the desire to present itself as a peaceful nation, interested in a common global development in full compliance with the principles embraced by the United Nations — to be achieved through win-win relationships, capable of bringing mutual benefits to the actors engaged in international cooperation. China has experienced extraordinary growth in recent decades and intends to continue carving out the space it deserves in various international fora. According to the author, this does not necessarily represent a 'threat' — as its Western detractors contend — given the People's Republic's intention to achieve its goals through mutual respect, spatial interconnection, and long-term productive investments. The book has been published in Italy by Meltemi and is in course of publication by the Chinese publisher New Star Press.'Those who deal with China are well aware that the West's gaze on the People's Republic has often been dismissive, superficial, and distorted. A sort of festival of stereotyped opinions, with value judgments constantly used to highlight the West's alleged superiority vis-à-vis the 'Chinese model'. Regardless of whether one likes the Chinese political-economic system or not, no country can avoid engaging with it. Especially if we consider that the exhaustion of the propulsive thrust of Western globalization is increasingly evident, and corresponds, conversely, to the rise of a new constructive 'globalization with Chinese characteristics.'Fabio Massimo ParentiYoutube: Author's commentary.

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World Scientific

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981126922X

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The Antagonistic Principle

Marxism and Political Action

By: Massimo Modonesi

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The Antagonistic Principle

Marxism and Political Action

By: Massimo Modonesi

In this important contribution to political theory, Massimo Modonesi develops the thesis that a Marxist theory of political action can be developed from the notion of antagonism, defined as a distinctive feature of struggle and of the political experience of insubordination. The author argues this central idea with close reference to the concept of class struggle. He advances a theoretical proposal based on the triad subalternity-antagonism-autonomy, as well as the uneven and combined character of the processes of political subjectification. At the center of this triad, the concept of antagonism stands out as a logical principle and the core of a Marxist theory of political action. At the same time, subalternism reappears frequently, as the counter-pole of antagonistic activation and autonomous practices, and as the root of what Antonio Gramsci calls ‘passive revolutions’.

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