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Research between Science, Society and Politics
The History and Scientific Development of Green Chemistry
2023 || Paperback || Johan Alfredo Linthorst || Eburon
During large parts of its history chemistry was seen as a science of progress, admired by many. But contemporary public debates on chemistry have been quite critical, mainly for environmental reasons. Therefore is it interesting to note that in the course of the 1990s “green chemistry” emerged. The origins, scientific meaning and drivers behind the spectacular growth of that new field are the subject of "Research between Science, Society and Politics: The History and Scientific Developmen...
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Traumasexuality
men abused as boys, men between victim and perpetrator
Paperback || Peter John Schouten || Eburon || met inkijkexemplaar
Traumasexuality concerns the lives of men who were sexually abused as boys. Everyone finds sexual abuse very upsetting. However, if you ask the question what makes it so bad, very few people can say anything sensible about it. Once you have read this book, you will be an expert in this subject. You will acquire new insights and have a precise vocabulary for naming the details.
The term traumasexuality provides a new perspective on the damage caused by sexual abuse. This book provides a detail...
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Recovery
The Interface between Psychiatry and Spiritual Care
2023 || Paperback || Erik Olsman e.a. || Eburon
This edited volume explores the interface between psychiatry and spiritual care. Philosophers, psychiatrists and chaplains focus on recovery, trauma and grief in mental health care, prison and military settings.
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Character education / druk 1
Paperback || Wouter Sanderse || Eburon
Many teachers want to contribute to children's moral development, but this desire has not always resulted in a profound grasp of what 'moral education' really means, why it would be desirable and how it can best be achieved. This book confronts these questions by examining what Aristotelian virtue ethics can illuminate about moral education. At the same time, it evaluates whether Aristotelian theory can still be useful for contemporary educational practice. The argument culminates in a morall...
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An Unfinished Life
Franz Schubert’s Schmerzen and the Shadow of Beethoven
2022 || Paperback || Robert Joost Willink || Eburon
Franz Schubert (1797–1828) and his oeuvre are surrounded by an atmosphere of tragedy. During his lifetime he struggled with childhood trauma, lack of recognition, and syphilis, and he became truly appreciated as a composer only long after his death. His initial fame came mainly from his songs, though he himself longed for recognition of his instrumental music. This new Schubert biography, drawing extensively on 19th-century sources and the latest scholarship, relates how lack of recognition...
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The influence of the social environment on the educational process of the child
2023 || Paperback || Lukás Stárek || Eburon
Lukáš Stárek’s book discusses the significance of the social environment and inclusive education for children with disadvantages. It emphasizes that schools play a crucial role in shaping children’s development, providing support in knowledge and skills for the benefit of both the individual and society. Acknowledging the individuality of each child is essential for fostering a classroom environment based on trust and confidence.
The role of teachers is highlighted as they have a direc...
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Learning from Case Studies in Chaplaincy
Towards Practice Based Evidence & Professionalism
2020 || Paperback || Renske Kruizinga e.a. || Eburon || met inkijkexemplaar
The recent production of case studies in chaplaincy care combines the narrative nature of chaplaincy with the rigors of research demanded in contemporary care settings. The contributions in this volume from both practitioners and academic researchers join reflections on the challenges and promises of case study research in chaplaincy care with the results of specific case studies. Based on reflections on methodology and professionalization in chaplaincy, the volume hopes to contribute to answ...
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Apothecaries in medieval Burgundy (1200-1600)
2023 || Paperback || Nanno Bolt || Eburon
"From the era of Charles the Bold in 1477, the State of Burgundy encompassed not only present-day Netherlands but also modern Belgium, various counties in northern France, the Duchy of Burgundy, and the counties of Nevers and Burgundy. Beginning in the 1200s, the first apothecary establishments emerged in the towns within this Burgundian territory. But what was life like for these medieval apothecaries? This book delves into questions such as:
• How did they operate?
• Where were their es...
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In search of sustainable and inclusive palm oil production
The role of smallholders in Indonesia
2019 || Paperback || Idsert Jelsma || Eburon
In search of sustainable and inclusive palm oil production builds on the old debate regarding the role of smallholder farmers in society and links it to the integration of smallholders into modern global value chains. Since the peak in global agro-commodity prices in 2007/08, interest in agriculture has increased again among policymakers and in the private sector. Modern global value chains provide opportunities for smallholder farmers but also increasingly dictate conditions in terms of prod...
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Communication and the Role of the Lord in Amos
Their Development and Their Implications for the Text-Immanent Reader
2020 || Paperback || Bincy Thomas Thumpanathu || Eburon
This work entitled Communication and the Role of the Lord in Amos: Their Development and Their Implications for the Text-Immanent Reader belongs in the academic discourse on the book of Amos, bringing new insights into communication in all its aspects, with particular emphasis on how it develops. Through the synchronic communicative method, the Lord, the principal agent of and the central figure in the communication in Amos’ prophecy and his evolving role as it relates to the other characte...