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Kuna Art and Shamanism

An Ethnographic Approach

By: Paolo Fortis

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Kuna Art and Shamanism

An Ethnographic Approach

By: Paolo Fortis

Known for their beautiful textile art, the Kuna of Panama have been scrutinized by anthropologists for decades. Perhaps surprisingly, this scrutiny has overlooked the magnificent Kuna craft of nuchukana—wooden anthropomorphic carvings—which play vital roles in curing and other Kuna rituals. Drawing on long-term fieldwork, Paolo Fortis at last brings to light this crucial cultural facet, illuminating not only Kuna aesthetics and art production but also their relation to wider social and cosmological concerns. Exploring an art form that informs birth and death, personhood, the dream world, the natural world, religion, gender roles, and ecology, Kuna Art and Shamanism provides a rich understanding of this society's visual system, and the ways in which these groundbreaking ethnographic findings can enhance Amerindian scholarship overall. Fortis also explores the fact that to ask what it means for the Kuna people to carve the figure of a person is to pose a riddle about the culture's complete concept of knowing. Also incorporating notions of landscape (islands, gardens, and ancient trees) as well as cycles of life, including the influence of illness, Fortis places the statues at the center of a network of social relationships that entangle people with nonhuman entities. As an activity carried out by skilled elderly men, who possess embodied knowledge of lifelong transformations, the carving process is one that mediates mortal worlds with those of immortal primordial spirits. Kuna Art and Shamanism immerses readers in this sense of unity and opposition between soul and body, internal forms and external appearances, and image and design.

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University of Texas Press

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029274353X

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The Indo-European Languages

By: Anna Giacalone Ramat,Paolo Ramat

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The Indo-European Languages

By: Anna Giacalone Ramat,Paolo Ramat

First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Routledge

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113492187X

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The Long Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis: Public Interventions in the Financial Sector

By: Ms.Deniz O Igan,Hala Moussawi,Alexander F. Tieman,Ms.Aleksandra Zdzienicka,Mr.Giovanni Dell'Ariccia,Mr.Paolo Mauro

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The Long Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis: Public Interventions in the Financial Sector

By: Ms.Deniz O Igan,Hala Moussawi,Alexander F. Tieman,Ms.Aleksandra Zdzienicka,Mr.Giovanni Dell'Ariccia,Mr.Paolo Mauro

We track direct public interventions and public holdings in 1,114 financial institutions over the period 2007–17 in 37 countries based on publicly available information. We use aggregate official data to validate this new dataset and estimate the fiscal impact of interventions, including the value of asset holdings remaining in state hands at end-2017. Direct public support to financial institutions amounted to $1.6 trillion ($3.5 trillion including guarantees), with larger amounts allocated to lower capitalized and less profitable banks. As of end-2017, only a few countries had fully divested the initial support they provided during the crisis. Public holdings were divested faster in better capitalized, more profitable, and more liquid banks, and in countries where the economy recovered faster. In countries where the government stake remained high relative to the initial intervention, private investment and credit growth were slower, financial access, depth, efficiency, and competition were worse, and financial stability improved less.

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International Monetary Fund

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1513509438

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9781513509433

A Commentary on Lucan, "De bello civili" IV

Introduction, Edition, and Translation

By: Paolo Asso

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A Commentary on Lucan, "De bello civili" IV

Introduction, Edition, and Translation

By: Paolo Asso

Book 4 of Lucan’s epic contrasts Europe with Africa. At the battle of Lerida (Spain), a violent storm causes the local rivers to flood the plain between the two hills where the opposing armies are camped. Asso’s commentary traces Lucan’s reminiscences of early Greek tales of creation, when Chaos held the elements in indistinct confusion. This primordial broth sets the tone for the whole book. After the battle, the scene switches to the Adriatic shore of Illyricum (Albania), and finally to Africa, where the proto-mythical water of the beginning of the book cedes to the dryness of the desert. The narrative unfolds against the background of the War of the Elements. The Spanish deluge is replaced by the desiccated desolation of Africa. The commentary contrasts the representations of Rome with Africa and explores the significance of Africa as a space contaminated by evil, but which remains an integral part of Rome. Along with Lucan’s other geographic and natural-scientific discussions, Africa’s position as a part of the Roman world is painstakingly supported by astronomic and geographic erudition in Lucan’s blending of scientific and mythological discourse. The poet is a visionary who supports his truth claims by means of scientific discourse.

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Walter de Gruyter

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3110216515

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A History of Italian Wine

Culture, Economics, and Environment in the Nineteenth through Twenty-First Centuries

By: Manuel Vaquero Piñeiro,Paolo Tedeschi,Luciano Maffi

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A History of Italian Wine

Culture, Economics, and Environment in the Nineteenth through Twenty-First Centuries

By: Manuel Vaquero Piñeiro,Paolo Tedeschi,Luciano Maffi

This book analyzes the evolution of Italian viticulture and winemaking from the 1860s to the new Millennium. During this period the Italian wine sector experienced a profound modernization, renovating itself and adapting its products to international trends, progressively building the current excellent reputation of Italian wine in the world market. Using unpublished sources and a vast bibliography, authors highlight the main factors favoring this evolution: public institutional support to viticulture; the birth and the growth of Italian wine entrepreneurship; the improvement in quality of the winemaking processes; the increasing relevance of viticulture and winemaking in Italian agricultural production and export; and the emergence of wine as a cultural product.

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Springer Nature

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3031060970

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9783031060977

The Incomplete European Market for Financial Services

with 54 figures and 52 tables

By: Paolo Cecchini

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The Incomplete European Market for Financial Services

with 54 figures and 52 tables

By: Paolo Cecchini

The incomplete European market for financial services, the obstacles to its integration and the potential benefits from more integration are subject of this book which is largely focussing on retail markets. The analysis can be regarded as a modernised follow-up to the financial market part of the famous 1988 Cecchini Report "The cost of non Europe". Even in the Euro age, retail financial markets in the EU are heavily fragmented and the consumers pay a large price for this fragmentation. This also weakens the growth perspective of EU and its international role. Explanations originate both from natural and policy-induced factors. Priorities for future policies are the dismantling of tax discriminations and further harmonisation in consumer protection and financial supervision.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3790800139

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9783790800135

International Entrepreneurship

Theoretical Foundations and Practices

By: A. Zucchella,Paolo Scabini

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International Entrepreneurship

Theoretical Foundations and Practices

By: A. Zucchella,Paolo Scabini

For the very first time, this book offers a complete overview the topic and its foundations of international entrepreneurship. With an in-depth analysis of the different theoretical foundations, it uses important empirical analysis and useful case studies to propose a new theoretical framework and interpretative modelling.

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Springer

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0230597467

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9780230597464

Global Financial Crisis

Global Impact and Solutions

By: Paolo Savona,Chiara Oldani

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Global Financial Crisis

Global Impact and Solutions

By: Paolo Savona,Chiara Oldani

Out of the debate over the effectiveness of the policy responses to the 2008 global financial crisis as well as over the innovativeness of global governance comes this collection by leading academics and practitioners who explore the dynamics of economic crisis and impact. Edited by Paolo Savona, John J. Kirton, and Chiara Oldani Global Financial Crisis: Global Impact and Solutions examines the nature of the recent crisis, its consequences in major regions and countries, the innovations in the ideas, instruments and institutions that constitute national and regional policy responses, building on the G8's response at its L'Aquila Summit. Experts from Africa, North America, Asia and Europe examine the implications of those responses for international cooperation, coordination and institutional change in global economic governance, and identify ways to reform and even replace the architecture created in the mid 20th century in order to meet the global challenges of the 21st.

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Routledge

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1317127803

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9781317127802

Underdevelopment

A Strategy for Reform

By: Paolo Sylos Labini

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Underdevelopment

A Strategy for Reform

By: Paolo Sylos Labini

The process of globalization, evidenced by environmental change, migration, industrial relation and the extraordinary acceleration of industrial economic relations, has not led to increased convergence in the global economy. Rather, in some cases it has been accompanied by greater divergence between the fortunes of the world's richest and poorest nations. Professor Sylos Labini argues that mainstream economics provide limited help in considering these phenomena and instead adopts the perspectives of Adam Smith, David Riccardo and Malthus, who put economic growth at the centre of their analyses. In this short book he offers a fresh approach to the theory of economic growth and reminds us of the great variety of economic trajectories in developing countries. He further proposes a strategy of institutional reform to respond to the problem of underdevelopment. For Africa he recommends a strategy of organizational reforms, including a programme to eradicate illiteracy and to promote rural and industrial districts.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139429337

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Historia Langobardorum

By: Paolo Diacono – Paulus Diaconus

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Historia Langobardorum

By: Paolo Diacono – Paulus Diaconus

The Latin version of the history of the Lombards, to be translated is only the preface and the other parts in Italian it is very short and if you have already done the history of the Lombards by Paolo Diacono you have already practically finished the job. From sales, they often go in pairs, those who buy the Latin version also take the other. Others take only the fully translated one.

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Litres

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5042382186

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Logic and the Art of Memory

The Quest for a Universal Language

By: Paolo Rossi

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Logic and the Art of Memory

The Quest for a Universal Language

By: Paolo Rossi

The mnemonic arts and the idea of a universal language that would capture the essence of all things were originally associated with cryptology, mysticism, and other occult practices. And it is commonly held that these enigmatic efforts were abandoned with the development of formal logic in the seventeenth century and the beginning of the modern era. In his distinguished book, Logic and the Art of Memory Italian philosopher and historian Paolo Rossi argues that this view is belied by an examination of the history of the idea of a universal language. Based on comprehensive analyses of original texts, Rossi traces the development of this idea from late medieval thinkers such as Ramon Lull through Bruno, Bacon, Descartes, and finally Leibniz in the seventeenth century. The search for a symbolic mode of communication that would be intelligible to everyone was not a mere vestige of magical thinking and occult sciences, but a fundamental component of Renaissance and Enlightenment thought. Seen from this perspective, modern science and combinatorial logic represent not a break from the past but rather its full maturity. Available for the first time in English, this book (originally titled Clavis Universalis) remains one of the most important contributions to the history of ideas ever written. In addition to his eagerly anticipated translation, Steven Clucas offers a substantial introduction that places this book in the context of other recent works on this fascinating subject. A rich history and valuable sourcebook, Logic and the Art of Memory documents an essential chapter in the development of human reason.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226728269

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9780226728261

Strategic Culture and Italy's Military Behavior

Between Pacifism and Realpolitik

By: Paolo Rosa

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Strategic Culture and Italy's Military Behavior

Between Pacifism and Realpolitik

By: Paolo Rosa

Italy, although it considers itself to be a middle-sized power on par with France, the United Kingdom, and Germany, has been incapable of playing an international role comparable to theirs, instead keeping a low-profile foreign policy. This has not been due to any material constraints—Italy’s profile has remained consistently low, through economic times both good and bad—but rather to the country’s strategic culture, a mixture of realpolitik and pacifist tendencies. This book sets out to analyze the influence of Italy’s strategic culture on its foreign policy. It conducts an exploratory case-study to show if hypotheses generated by the strategic culture approach can shed some light on the puzzling Italian behavior in the international arena (puzzling because Italy shows a less assertive foreign policy vis-à-vis other middle powers in the same rank). The first chapter considers the main interpretations of Italian foreign policy and their limitations. The second and third chapters review the literature on strategic culture, stressing its utility for the Italian case. The fourth chapter describes the country’s strategic culture through the Liberal, Fascist, and Republican periods, and the fifth chapter analyzes the influence of ideational factors on Italy’s behavior abroad. Conclusions sum up the various emerging evidences. Scholars of political science, international relations, strategic studies, and comparative politics will find this work to be of interest.

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159

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498522823

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9781498522823

Sustainable Transformation Strategy

Casebook on Corporate Sustainability in Practice

By: Paolo Taticchi,Melissa Demartini,Melina Corvaglia-Charrey

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Sustainable Transformation Strategy

Casebook on Corporate Sustainability in Practice

By: Paolo Taticchi,Melissa Demartini,Melina Corvaglia-Charrey

This casebook demonstrates how companies can design and execute corporate sustainability strategies into their overall business strategy to achieve sustainable transformation. It offers a set of case studies from different industrial sectors such as aerospace and defence, beauty, energy, engineering and construction, fashion retail, financial services, food and hospitality, life sciences, motorsports, pharmaceutical, software, toy production. Each story presents practical and concrete actions taken by companies to develop their sustainability strategies, as well as challenges and issues faced during the process. Concluding with best practices emerging from the cross-case analysis, this book is beneficial for sustainability and management professionals, students and scholars.

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Springer Nature

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303126696X

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Weeds and the Carolingians

Empire, Culture, and Nature in Frankish Europe, AD 750–900

By: Paolo Squatriti

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Weeds and the Carolingians

Empire, Culture, and Nature in Frankish Europe, AD 750–900

By: Paolo Squatriti

Why did weeds matter in the Carolingian empire? What was their special significance for writers in eighth- and ninth-century Europe and how was this connected with the growth of real weeds? In early medieval Europe, unwanted plants that persistently appeared among crops created extra work, reduced productivity, and challenged theologians who believed God had made all vegetation good. For the first time, in this book weeds emerge as protagonists in early medieval European history, driving human farming strategies and coloring people's imagination. Early medieval Europeans' effort to create agroecosystems that satisfied their needs and cosmologies that confirmed Christian accounts of vegetable creation both had to come to terms with unruly plants. Using diverse kinds of texts, fresh archaeobotanical data, and even mosaics, this interdisciplinary study reveals how early medieval Europeans interacted with their environments.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009080792

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Abstraction and Infinity

By: Paolo Mancosu

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Abstraction and Infinity

By: Paolo Mancosu

Paolo Mancosu provides an original investigation of historical and systematic aspects of the notions of abstraction and infinity and their interaction. A familiar way of introducing concepts in mathematics rests on so-called definitions by abstraction. An example of this is Hume's Principle, which introduces the concept of number by stating that two concepts have the same number if and only if the objects falling under each one of them can be put in one-one correspondence. This principle is at the core of neo-logicism. In the first two chapters of the book, Mancosu provides a historical analysis of the mathematical uses and foundational discussion of definitions by abstraction up to Frege, Peano, and Russell. Chapter one shows that abstraction principles were quite widespread in the mathematical practice that preceded Frege's discussion of them and the second chapter provides the first contextual analysis of Frege's discussion of abstraction principles in section 64 of the Grundlagen. In the second part of the book, Mancosu discusses a novel approach to measuring the size of infinite sets known as the theory of numerosities and shows how this new development leads to deep mathematical, historical, and philosophical problems. The final chapter of the book explore how this theory of numerosities can be exploited to provide surprisingly novel perspectives on neo-logicism.

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Oxford University Press

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0191063800

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Kuna Art and Shamanism

An Ethnographic Approach

By: Paolo Fortis

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An Ethnographic Approach

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Kuna Art and Shamanism

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The Indo-European Languages

The Indo-European Languages

The Long Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis: Public Interventions in the Financial Sector

The Long Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis: Public Interventions in the Financial Sector

A Commentary on Lucan, "De bello civili" IV

A Commentary on Lucan, "De bello civili" IV

A History of Italian Wine

A History of Italian Wine

The Incomplete European Market for Financial Services

The Incomplete European Market for Financial Services

International Entrepreneurship

International Entrepreneurship

Global Financial Crisis

Global Financial Crisis

Underdevelopment

Underdevelopment

Historia Langobardorum

Historia Langobardorum

Logic and the Art of Memory

Logic and the Art of Memory

Strategic Culture and Italy's Military Behavior

Strategic Culture and Italy's Military Behavior

Sustainable Transformation Strategy

Sustainable Transformation Strategy

Weeds and the Carolingians

Weeds and the Carolingians

Abstraction and Infinity

Abstraction and Infinity

Kuna Art and Shamanism

Kuna Art and Shamanism

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