Contributing to societal change starts with nurturing inner development: personal growth equips individuals with the skills, attitudes and awareness needed to contribute effectively to their communities and society.

Inner Development Conversation Starters is a powerful tool for transition makers, encouraging deep reflection and dialogue. Each of the 46 cards features a thought-provoking question, based on the Inner Development Goals.

Through guided explorations of skills and attitudes, such ...

Under the slogan ‘Merdeka!’, the Republic of Indonesia rushed into a battle for independence – a struggle whose outcome no one could predict. Harry Poeze and Henk Schulte Nordholt provide a new narrative about the revolution, focusing not only on the fight against the Dutch but also on the precarious rise of the Republic."

After the horrors of the Japanese occupation, the Republican leaders needed to somehow build a new state. From the Dutch side, they had to deal with short-sighted pol...

Het Marokkaans Arabisch, of kortweg 'Marokkaans', is een van de vele talen van Marokko. Marokkaans wordt gesproken in het dagelijks leven, maar de laatste jaren wordt het ook in toenemende mate gebruikt bij officiële gelegenheden. In Nederland wordt het Marokkaans gesproken door vele Nederlanders met roots in Marokko. Het Marokkaans is zelfs doorgedrongen in het Nederlands, met name in de straattaal van jongeren.

Woordenboek Marokkaans Arabisch – Nederlands is met ruim 15.000 trefwoorden h...

In dit boek draait alles om autisme binnen het onderwijs. Dat lijkt in strijd met het idee van diversiteit en het principe dat ieder individu een unieke combinatie van kenmerken heeft, en daarom niet in hokjes gestopt moet worden. Maar als je het onderwijsaanbod breed en inclusief wilt maken voor iedereen, heeft het juist zin om je specifiek te richten op autistische studenten. Daarmee maak je het onderwijs namelijk toegankelijker voor velen.

Hoe? Breng voorspelbaarheid en structuur aan, for...

Quantum Physics is the solid basis of most of our understanding of nature and has been the driver of many technological advances. The trilogy Power of the Invisible: The Quantessence of Reality gives a coherent account of this huge domain of knowledge, which is linked to some fifty Nobel prizes and is one of the greatest scientific achievements of the twentieth century.

This quantum story follows three lines in parallel: a pictorial, an explanatory and a mathematical one.

The oldest illustrated manuscript in Dutch contains a 13th-century Rijmbijbel (Rhymed Bible) by Jacob van Maerlant, a biblical paraphrase in paired rhyme, followed by a history of the First Jewish-Roman War, some decades after the death of Christ. The manuscript is lavishly illustrated, featuring no fewer than 159 precious miniatures. Due to its famous author, luxurious character, and the high artistic quality of its illuminations, it ranks among the international masterpieces of that period.

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How did objects move between places and people, and how did they reshape the Republic’s arts, cultures and sciences?

‘Objects’ were vitally significant for the early modern Dutch Republic, which is known as an early consumer society, a place famous for its exhaustive production of books, visual arts and scientific instruments. What happens when we push these objects and their materiality to the centre of our research? How do they invite us to develop new perspectives on the early moder...

Behaviour in the Classroom, The Practical Guide is for any teacher who wants to make their classroom environment a better one for children to learn in. Olivia Dear and Sarah Dear, drawing on their diverse experiences, break down the seemingly intuitive skills that effective teachers possess into manageable steps any teacher can learn. It transcends one-size-fits-all solutions, offering a nuanced approach to classroom management. The authors translate the complexities of behaviour research int...

Mensen, markten, de overheid en het geld. In dit toegankelijk geschreven boek bepreken de auteurs productie en bestedingen in de nationale economie, werkloosheid en inflatie, het begrotingsbeleid, de inkomenspolitiek en het monetaire beleid van de centrale bank. Onderwerpen waarvan de media bol staan, maar die soms niet goed worden begrepen. Bij hun uiteenzetting hoe de Nederlandse economie werkt staan de auteurs ook stil bij de naoorlogse economische geschiedenis en belichten zij het werk en...

This collection brings together key contributions on the ethics of end-of-life decisions, inspired by the publication of What Kind of Death: The Ethics of Determining One’s Own Death, a new standard work by professor Govert den Hartogh. The topics covered reflect the book's comprehensive approach, with its central themes explored by ethicists, legal experts, and medical professionals. The various contributions offer a thorough examination of the major steps in Den Hartogh’s 'dual track ap...