Third revised edition of Genki: an integrated course in elementary Japanese. This is the second textbook in the series that includes 11 lessons in which the student will learn all the aspects that complete the basic level of Japanese. Each of the units contains a specific topic in which vocabulary and grammar are practiced. One of the peculiarities of this method is that it seeks to have a balance between all communication skills. Therefore, the student must perform listening and speaking com...

Societies worldwide are increasingly interconnected through trade, migration, education, and digitization. This has resulted in a profound new complexity of cultural groups. Consequently, designers are confronted with the challenge of gaining a clear understanding of this cultural diversity. Culture is a complex phenomenon defined by an ongoing process of shifts in human interactions and experiences. In addition to the functional, technical, and economic requirements, it is primarily culture ...

Knowing your users stimulates your imagination and helps you create more exciting and effective design solutions. But there is a problem: the normal conception of ’the user‘ is incomplete and based on outdated notions. These notions of simple, direct relationships between people and products are no longer valid in today’s complex, technologically interconnected world. This fun and practical book with a set of cards will change the way readers think about users.

'Rethinking Users' introd...

‘Post-comics are much more than just another way of making or telling comics. What post-comics are doing is transferring the art of comics to different fields, different contexts, if not different artistic, cultural, technological and industrial worlds. These new environments may challenge post-comics the same way they themselves have challenged their initial comics setting.’ Jan Baetens

Coproduction with KASK School of Arts

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Een herinnering aan de Holocaust

Meer dan vele anderen is Sonia Noboa Ribadeneira in staat te schrijven over een gevoelig onderwerp als de Holocaust. Zij slaagt er in dit boek in om de lezer kennis te laten nemen van de verschrikkingen van de genocide, gepleegd door de nazi's ten tijde van de hoogtijdagen van Nazi-Duitsland, tegen het Joodse volk. Dit boek, gebaseerd op ware feiten en werkelijke gebeurtenissen tegen een historische achtergrond, is mede tot sta...

What effect will the rising temperatures have on the production of common foods? What would happen if we put the invasive species on the menu? Are the tomatoes we can find in the supermarket advanced pieces of technology or still products of natural processes? And could a plant become a brand? Can we hack our brain’s performance with my lunch? What would be the perfect meal in a fast-food world? Can fast food be personalized to our taste? Or could food become medicine? Could we, literally, ...

The creation of new capital cities are watershed moments in the lives of ancient empires. Assyria, arguably the most successful imperial state of the ancient Near East, repeatedly engaged in capital creation. Capital creation denotes the development of a monumental capital, either in a new location or through the profound transformation of a pre-existing settlement. This volume focusses on the rationale, construction, and function of the imperial capitals of Assyria: Kār-Tukultī-Ninurta, Ka...

The Basics of Money and Banking is an accessible textbook for bachelor students of a number of disciplines. It can also be an invaluable resource for professionals who wish to master the language and principles of money and banking. This book covers monetary issues, including money creation and the role that commercial banks play in creating bank deposits. It addresses the important role of banks in financial intermediation, and explains these concepts in the context of historical developmen...

The premise that underlies this volume is that there are strong interconnections between wonder, education, and human flourishing. And more specifically, that wonder can make a significant difference to how well one's education progresses and how well one's life goes. The contributors to this volume - both senior, well-known and beginning researchers and students of wonder - variously explore aspects of these connections from philosofphical, empirical, theoretical and practical perspectives. ...