Wij is een politieke speech die je door elkaar schudt. Een persoonlijke bekentenis die je hart breekt. Een ontregelend portret van wie wij zijn.

Wat bedoelen we als we ‘wij’ zeggen? Hoe bepalen we wie daarbij hoort en wie niet? Wij gaat over nee-stemmers en ja-knikkers, over de filosoof Kant en je kleiner maken dan je bent.

Laura van Dolron creëerde haar eigen genre: stand-up filosofie. Ze doet op het podium wat een comedian doet, maar dan met meer poëzie en minder behoefte aan de lach.

Het werk van de politiek denker Hannah Arendt (1906 - 1975) is populairder dan ooit. Voor professionals in onderwijs, zorg en sociaal werk is er echter nog geen toegankelijk boek over haar prikkelende en soms controversiële ideeën. Deze bundel voorziet in deze leemte.Elk hoofdstuk neemt de lezer mee in een verhaal over concrete mensen en hun wederwaardigheden. Waarom is het belangrijk dat tussen leerlingen enleraren een gezagsrelatie bestaat? Hoe bannen we gedachteloosheid enmeegaan-met-de-...

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MR is a powerful modality. At its most advanced, it can be used not just to image anatomy and pathology, but to investigate organ function, to probe in vivo chemistry, and even to visualise the brain thinking. However, clinicians, technologists and scientists struggle with the study of the subject.

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Introduction to Organic Chemistry, 6th Global Edition provides an introduction to organic chemistry for students who require the fundamentals of organic chemistry as a requirement for their major. It is most suited for a one semester organic chemistry course. In an attempt to highlight the relevance of the material to students, the authors place a strong emphasis on showing the interrelationship between organic chemistry and other areas of science, particularly the biological and health scien...

Now in its fifth edition, Academic Writing helps international students succeed in writing essays and reports for their English-language academic courses. Thoroughly revised and updated, it is designed to let teachers and students easily find the topics they need, both in the classroom and for self-study. The book consists of five parts: The Writing Process Elements of Writing Language Issues Vocabulary for Writing Writing ModelsThe first part explains and practises every stage of essay writi...

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The global financial crisis has drawn attention to the importance of understanding historical ideas and learning lessons from the past. However, it can sometimes be difficult to trace the connections between old ideas and modern day issues. This textbook traces the evolution of economic ideas from the ancient to the modern world by examining the contributions of the most important scholars to some of the most important ideas in economics.

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