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Bengal is a vast cremation ground, a meeting place for ghosts and evil spirits, a land so overrun by dogs, jackals and vultures that it makes one wonder whether the Bengalis are really alive or have become ghosts from some distant epoch. And yet in the imaginative words of the poet, golden Bengal was once 'well-watered, fruitful, abundant with crops.' A garden of culture and civilization for over a thousand years … (Biplabi, 7 November, 1943, cited in Paul Greenough, Prosperity and Misery in Medern Bengal: the Famine of 1943–44, New York, 1982).

"Written by leading experts in the field, this collection offers a critical and comparative analysis of the existing case law on international investment law. The book makes a topical contribution to the existing literature, showing most notably that: (1) international investment law has a longer history than that generally considered and that this history is fundamental to understanding its development; (2) international investment law is crafted today by a large number of actors. These include not only investment arbitrators, but also a variety of international and national courts and tribunals; and (3) the literature and case law in languages other than English and from different legal cultures is essential to grasp the essence of the development of the topic. This book brings together more than 40 experts from different countries and legal traditions and combines conceptual analysis and archival investigation of landmark case law to provide the reader with a fresh and innovative understanding of the breadth of international investment law."--

Brazil is a large country in terms of geographic land mass and population size. Its position in Latin America means that it contributes to much of the economic development within this area. Despite the importance of Brazil in the global economy, not much research has been highlighted about entrepreneurship in the country. This book aims to change this by focusing on Brazil in terms of entrepreneurial endeavours and pursuits. This includes focusing on the rural and urban areas in terms of entrepreneurial practices. Each chapter in the book will focus on a different aspect of entrepreneurship in Brazil including how culture, ethnicity and wealth influence entrepreneurship. Thereby taking a holistic perspective in terms of including both financial and non-financial forms of entrepreneurship. Interesting topics such as sustainable and environmental forms of entrepreneurship will be examined from a Brazilian perspective together with technological forms of entrepreneurship evident in the growth of smart cities within the region. This book will be amongst the first to holistically examine the contemporary hardships and successes of entrepreneurship in Brazil.

"A distinguishing feature of Quebec French is the varied set of swearwords inspired by Catholicism (les sacres) that are used in conversation. In this book, these terms are approached from an interactionist viewpoint in order for the author to be able to establish a comparison between their functions and those of Maltese swearwords in linguistic interaction. Interest in swearing as a linguistic phenomenon has gradually increased in academia over the last thirty years up to the point where considering swearwords as just expletives has become too simplistic. This publication showcases the caution that is needed with an unorthodox research approach involving cinematic productions as a corpus. These productions act as a microcosm for the play of deeper cultural values that may or may not reflect those influencing real Quebec or Maltese interaction. Nevertheless, this should not stop educators from exploiting films as a springboard for intercultural activities in the classroom. Here foreign language students will be able to emulate the author's approach by comparing their own cultural values with those of the target culture"--

1. Moral Ecologies: Histories of Conservation, Dispossession and Resistance -- I. Conservation as Dispossession -- 2. Politics of Conservation, Moral Ecology and Resistance by the Sonaha Indigenous Minorities of Nepal -- 3. Global Ecologies and Local Moralities: Conservation and Contention on Western Australia's Gascoyne Coast -- 4. From Activists to Illegally Occupying Land: Aboriginal Resistance as Moral Ecology in Perth, Western Australia -- 5. Ghosts in the Forest: The Moral Ecology of Environmental Governance toward Poor Farmers in the Brazilian and US Atlantic Forests -- II. Conservation as Occupation -- 6. Crimes against Cultures: How Local Practices of Regulation Shape Archaeological Landscapes in Trowulan, East Java -- 7. Of Necessary Work: The Longue Durée of the Moral Ecology of the Hebridean Gàidhealtachd -- 8. Demographic Fluidity and Moral Ecology: Queenstown (Tasmania) and a Lesson in Precarious Process -- 9. 'Fearless, Free and Bold': The Moral Ecology of Kelly Country -- 10. Squatting as Moral Ecology: the Politics of Dwelling in the New Forest, England -- 11. A 'Moral Ecology' of Afrikaner Settlement in German East Africa, 1902–1914 -- 12. Afterword: On Moral Ecologies and Archival Absences

1. The perception of environmental threats in a global and European perspective / Markus Hadler, Klaus Kraemer -- 2. Vulnerable and insecure? : environmental and technological risk perception in Europe / Aiste Balzekiene, Audrone Telesiene -- 3. Changing concern about environmental threats and risks : a longitudinal and multilevel perspective on the relationship between values and interests / Andre Schaffrin, Alexander Schmidt-Catran -- 4. Explaining environmental activism by national cultures : the hypothesis of hysteresis / Jean-Paul Bozonnet -- 5. Explaining membership in pro-environmental groups : a comparative European perspective / Egle Butkeviciene, Vaidas Morkevicius -- 6. Petitioner, contributor, protester : the profile of Europeans performing different "public sphere" pro-environmental behaviours / Iosif Botetzagias, Nikoleta Jones, Chrysovalantis Malesios -- 7. How far for the money? : affluence and democratic degrowth potential in Europe / Mladen Domazet, Branko Ancic -- 8. Environmental concern in cross-national comparison : methodological threats and measurement equivalence / Jochen Mayerl -- 9. Youth environmental consciousness in Europe : the influence of psycho-social factors on pro-environmental behaviour / Leena Haanpaa -- 10. Dilemmas of sustainability in turbulent times : the Portuguese case in context / Joao Guerra, Luisa Schmidt, Susana Valente.

1. Growing Up Canadian: Systemic and Lived Religion / Peter Beyer -- 2. Data and Methods: University Settings in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal / John H. Simpson and Peter Beyer -- 3. Young Adults and Religion in Canada: A Statistical Overview / Peter Beyer and Wendy K. Martin -- 4. Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism: Differential Reconstruction of Religions / Peter Beyer -- 5. From Atheism to Open Religiosity: Muslim Men / Peter Beyer -- 6. A Variable but Convergent Islam: Muslim Women / Rubina Ramji -- 7. Perpetuating Religion and Culture: Hindu Women / Nancy Nason-Clark and Cathy Holtmann -- 8. A Dominance of Marginal Relations: Hindu Men / Shandip Saha and Peter Beyer -- 9. Maybe, in the Future: Buddhist Men / Peter Beyer -- 10. Fluid Boundaries of a Tolerant Religion: Buddhist Women / Marie-Paule Martel-Reny and Peter Beyer -- 11. The Difference that Gender Makes / Lori Beaman, Nancy Nason-Clark, and Rubina Ramji -- 12. Growing Up in Toronto: Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists / Kathryn Carrière -- 13. Growing Up in Canada, the United States, and Western Europe / Peter Beyer

This landmark volume deals with such essential questions as: What points of departure, or resources, can be identified in Chinese history and culture for what we call 'democracy'? What are, and have been, their potential for development in a modern China confronted with powerful Western influences? Are there any connections between imperial China's strong legal tradition and the PRC's current endeavour to restore the rule of law, in a context of legal globalization in which China itself is an important participant? How serious, or superficial, should the political opening which started in the 1980s be regarded, and the discourse on human rights currently heard in official circles? And finally, how relevant is Taiwan's experiment with democratic institutions? In this rich and inspiring volume, foremost French scholars carefully clarify the process of political and legal change, convincingly showing that these questions cannot be answered without a proper understanding of centuries of Chinese juridical, philosophical, religious and political thought. Ouvrage publié avec le soutien du Centre national du livre/ Published with financial support by the Centre national du livre

The harmonization of human rights law : guaranteeing the plurality of individual rights / Jo M. Pasqualucci -- In pursuit of restorative justice : The South African truth & reconciliation commission In light Of the Rome statute for the international criminal court / Emily Atwood -- Tribal courts : the battle to earn respect without sacrificing culture and tradition / Melissa L. Tatum -- Black, white, and shades of grey : horizontality of directives revisited / Takis Tridimas -- Dispute settlement and legal harmonization in Mercosur / Welber Barral -- The dialogue of destruction : globalizing cultural property protection law to meet the challenges of today / Seema Lal -- The pitfalls of harmonization in antitrust law / Bruce Carolan -- Global competition : implications for enforcement / Beth Farmer -- The pursuit of law / Vivian Grosswald Curran -- Legal reasoning and legal certainty / Gunnar Beck -- From "Mother of the World" to the "Third World" and back again : the harmonization cycle between Islam and the global economy / Christopher Stuart -- Convergence, divergence, and resistance : the European Union and the dynamics of federal systems within a matrix of contained conflict / Larry Catá Backer

"Strategic coalition voting assumes that voters cast their vote in a way that maximizes the
probability that a preferred coalition will be formed after the election. We identify three
decision contexts that provide incentives for strategic coalition voting: (1) a rental vote of
a major party supporter in favor of a preferred junior coalition partner perceived as
uncertain to pass a minimum vote threshold, (2) avoiding a wasted vote for the preferred
small party that is not expected to pass the minimum vote threshold, and (3) explicit
strategic coalition voting to influence the composition and/or portfolio of the next coalition
government. The results based on a nationally representative survey conducted before
the 2006 Austrian general election generally support these hypotheses." (author's abstract)

This paper explores the complex dynamics of racialization and whiteness within the context of British Turks' pursuit of belonging in multiscale public spaces in the UK. It examines how these dynamics ultimately lead them to perceive themselves as "non-British" and affirm their place as "Other" within mainstream British society. Based on their experiences in multiscale spatialities, ranging from urban and provincial cities to university campuses and pubs, this study delves into subtle forms of exclusions and stigmatizations tied to differentiated ways British Turks are racialized, revealing how racial identities are constantly reconstructed and contested in these spaces. Based on the discourses of racialization and whiteness emanating from the social and political context in which xenophobia and Islamophobia emerge, the findings highlight the need to consider the intersections of race, ethnicity, culture, and religion in understanding how British Turks constantly question their place and belonging in the UK and confront racial boundaries and different forms of racisms including Islamophobia within various settings in Britain.

The diversity of the language of the environment of Green School Bali needs to be studied, especially the treasury of green ecolexicon as they reflect strategical effort to preserve local wisdom of Balinese culture. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach. Data was obtained from the Green School Bali educational environment by using observation and interviews method. The results shown that the grammatical category of the 'green' lexicon is in the form of nouns and verbs that are in the form of basic words and phrases and the 'green' syntactic construction at Green School Bali contains these natural lexicons, including noun phrases such as bambu hitam 'black bamboo', and verb phrases such as bermain Jegog 'play Jegog' while the social praxis dimension of the green ecolexicon namely the ideological dimension, the sociological dimension and the biological dimension. This research also uniquely contributes to preserving the concept of local wisdom in real action in the context of international education in Bali.

The ancient Balinese people of North Bali have a tradition of cultivating rice on dry soil, which is called ngaga. The people of Pedawa Village, one of the cluster of five ancient villages in Banjar sub-district, Buleleng Regency, have revitalized this agrarian culture that had been lost for nearly half a century. This study analyses the livelihood of the ngaga tradition in Pedawa Village following of its new development in the last three years. The study focuses on the causes for the reviving of the tradition, as well as the challenges and opportunities that it presents. The study concluded that the reason for the reviving this tradition was due to the need for rituals at Pucaksari Temple. Meanwhile, the obstacle is mostly because of the economic value of the gaga rice This article provides a practical contribution to the process of growing gaga rice in dry land, a cultural practice that the local community of Pedawa in North Bali had been forgotten.

Based on the utmost importance of respecting cultural differences to foster learning among immigrant students from diverse cultures and grounded in Social Psychology Theory, this study investigates the impact of cultural pluralism and social connectedness on immigrant students' achievement through social wellbeing. Moreover, the contingent impact of perceived discrimination in decreasing the positive influence of students' social wellbeing has been assessed. This study advances the body of literature regarding cultural diversity as well as the importance of cultural pluralism and social connectedness in promoting social wellbeing to enhance the achievements of immigrant students. Applying a time-lagged survey methodology, data were collected from the 323 immigrant students from the universities located at Kalimantan Island of Indonesia. Data were analyzed using SmartPLS software. The results revealed the positive impact of cultural pluralism and social connectedness on immigrant students' social wellbeing leading to high achievements. Results also showed that the positive influence of immigrant students' social wellbeing on their achievements decreases in the presence of perceived discrimination as a moderator.

With social media in the 21st century, Americans can argue that the United States has become an interconnected society that exposes all people to different cultures and lifestyles. Although a powerful medium, social media has presented adverse effects that decreases the trust that Millennials, especially Black Millennials, have in American society. In this paper, Millennials ask, what is the value of the Millennial population to American society? Millennials, a creative class of individuals, are working within a system that was created without them in mind and without developing a values-based system that is comprised of empathy and an understanding of the societal challenges, Americans will continue to perpetuate a divided America amongst age groups without the proper solutions for correction. This conversation is rooted in the essence of empathy, equity, and understanding where policy and decision-making in the public and governmental organizations must incorporate to increase Millennial visibility and build a culturally competent and mentally healthier America that will benefit all.