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Wonder, Education, and Human Flourishing
Theoretical, Empirical, and Practical Perspectives
Paperback || Anders Schinkel || VU University Press
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. ...
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My Soul Doth Magnify
The Appropriation of Anglican Choral Evensong in the Netherlands
Paperback || Hanna Rijken || VU University Press
There is a popular practice of Anglican choral evensong in the Netherlands outside the context of the Anglican Church. Dutch choirs perform the Anglican ‘daily prayer’ liturgy: with preces and responses, psalms, canticles, hymns and an anthem, as well as lessons and spoken prayers. Choral evensong attracts many people: believers (of all denominations), ex-believers and non-believers. This paradox, the popularity of choral evensong in a so-called secularized country such as the Netherlands...
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Applied Intersectionality in International Human Rights Law Implementation
A Case Study of Migrant Women Working as Domestic Helpers in China
Paperback || Qinxuang Peng || VU University Press
The multiple disadvantages faced by women migrant workers reflect complex and layered socio-legal problems. This research aims to develop a systemic set of legal recommendations for improving the Chinese domestic legal system to ensure effective legal protection of female migrant domestic workers’ fundamental human rights and their right to decent working conditions. In this study, intersectionality theory is applied to display the overlapping forms of disadvantage faced by the vulnerable. ...
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The Basics of Money and Banking
From ancient coins to credit and cryptos
2021 || Paperback || Wim Boonstra e.a. || VU University Press
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...
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Wonder, Education, and Human Flourishing
Theoretical, Empirical, and Practical Perspectives
Hardcover || Anders Schinkel || VU University Press
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. ...