Nostalgie et posthistoire dans quelques utopies louis-quatorziennes (1675-1714) by Peter Murvai

“…The analysis the utopian texts published at the time of Louis XIV by Gabriel de Foigny, Denis Veiras and Tyssot de Patot demonstrates that they are dominated by a certain form of nostalgia that brings together references to an imaginary Antiquity and the New World in order to build imaginary republics that transcend History. …”
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Hedging for Balancing: Japan’s Foreign Policy in the 2010s–2020s by Kei KOGA

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Con-donare. Ipertrofia del dono nello Sri Lanka post-tsunami by Mara Benadusi

“…It shows that the process of “commodification” of international aid was not produced by a monolithic humanitarian apparatus, considered as the perverse expression of the interference of the North on the South of the world. Various ethnographic studies prove that the “competitive humanitarianism” that emerged in Sri Lanka resulted by an interrelate network of individuals and organizations which overcomes the rigid distinction between beneficiaries and donors, expatriates and locals, experts and non-experts. …”
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FEATURES OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE BRICS GROUP AS AN INFORMAL INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION by N. Sekongo, V. Antonov, T. Titus

“…It is shown that in the modern global world these countries have many common features. …”
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« A single gray flake, like the last host of christendom » : The Road ou l’apocalypse selon St McCarthy by Yves Davo

“…Finding God in a godless world lies at the core of McCarthy’s project. Through the motif of the ashes, this essay studies McCarthy’s theological aspiration and the emergence of a new eschatological liturgy thanks to a reinvented Holy Trinity.…”
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“Pachamamista” Discourses versus Development Policies: The Debate over Sumak Kawsay in the Andes by Andreu Viola Recasens

“…In this article, a critical review is presented in terms of the proposal for sumac kawsay, suma qamaña, or good living (buen vivir), highlighting its conceptual indefinition, the idealized conception of Andean rural world in which it seems to be inspired and its of coherence with the macroeconomic policies promoted to-date by the Bolivian and Ecuadorian governments.…”
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PERSPECTIVE REINFORCING MATERIAL FOR FIBRE CONCRETE by A. V. Vedeneev, О. I. Ignatenko, V. I. Gritsaenko

“…The different types of wire fiber are considered, advantages of fiber of high-modular wire with heightened bending stiffness are shown. analysis by volumes of fiber production in the world is carried out. Peculiarities of fiber production at RUP «BMZ» are shown. recommendations on correlation «wire diameter-fiber length» are given for different types of fiber for prevention of fiber caking at production of fibrous concrete are given.…”
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Goldmining and traditional leadership: Challenges to governing the small-scale gold mining sector in Suriname by Ine Apapoe

“…Small-scale gold mining has become the main income for many traditional groups around the world in the past decades. Apart from the negative impacts on several aspects of tribal life, this sector also lead to challenges for tribal leadership in the governance of their society. …”
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Odkrywanie potencjału dziecka w pracy metodą projektów – praktyka nauczyciela przedszkola by Natalia Gozdalska

“…These experiences are described in the context of the child’s scientific potential and the specificity of exploring the world in the 21st century. Conclusions from observations confirm the usefulness of the project approach in discovering and developing children’s potential in early education. …”
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Spirituality as "good Christian citizenship" in the Pastoral Epistles? by Lloyd K. Pietersen

“… Dibelius, in his commentary on the Pastoral Epistles, suggested that they represented a way-of-being in the world resulting from the delay of the parousia. As such they advocate a form of spirituality which can best be described as “good Christian citizenship”. …”
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As guardiãs dos cerrados e suas narrativas de lutas e resistências by Simony Lopes da Silva Reis

“…The Brazilian cerrados suffer with increasing territorial intensity and world producers on these homogeneous spaces, agribusiness and business creation on these homogeneous spaces, agribusiness and breeders at the highest intensity of commodities. …”
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Banana Root Borer, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Robert E. Woodruff, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Fasulo, describes this serious insect pest of bananas with distribution throughout the banana growing regions of the world.  Includes sections on synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, management, and selected references. …”
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Anna Poletti, Stories of the Self: Life Writing after the Book by Mārtiņš Kaprāns

“…With this question in mind, she invites readers to reconsider the materiality of life narration in the modern world.…”
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The perception of archives and archivists in the public imaginary. A case study by Maria Antonietta Mele

“…Aim of this work is to trace an overview of the existing research about the theme, on the one hand, and to have preliminary data from the survey on the other, in order to know how the archival world is imagined and to understand the impact, the power and the public awareness of the value of archives and archivists in the society. …”
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Choix moraux, éthique et jeux vidéos by Antoine Rocipon

“…When he takes this kind of decision, the player also question his morality and his responsability in both the virtual and the real world. By doing that, videogames are changing our relation to ethic.…”
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ECONOMIC SANCTIONS: JURISTIC PHENOMENON AND POLITICAL LEVERAGE by I. Rodina, A. Vladimirova

“…It is proved that these measures are a chance for the sectors of the national economy of the Russian Federation to take a significant share of the domestic market in terms of membership in the World Trade Organization.…”
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Discussion on the cultivation of cyber security talents by Jian WENG, Linfeng WEI, Yue ZHANG

“…The competition in cyberspace is ultimately the competition of talents.Nowadays,countries around the world pay great attention to the training of cyber security talents.the current situation of cyber security talents cultivation is introduced,the demand characteristics of cyber security talents are analyzed,and some suggestions for cyber security talents cultivation are put forward.Finally,some explorations on the training of cyber security talents in Jinan University are given.…”
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Chanter le crime à l’heure de l’invention des cafés-concerts parisiens sous le Second Empire by Philippe Darriulat

“…Claiming to be flimsy, flighty and cheerful, it belongs to the new world of leisure and ignores the crime echoed by laments, broadsides and, after 1863, miscellaneous mass newspapers. …”
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Analytic Hierarchy Process Expansion for Innovation Performance Measurement Framework by Song-Kyoo Kim

“…The need for innovation becomes more and more evident in the current corporate world, and the purpose of innovation is to create business value. …”
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International Travel in Unsettled Times by Mickie Swisher

“…While you do need to take certain basic precautions when traveling outside the United States, you can travel safely in today’s world. This document is FCS9196, one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611. …”
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