Muqarnas, Volume 27


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Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World is sponsored by the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The articles in Muqarnas 27 address topics such as spolia in medieval Islamic architecture, Islamic coinage in the seventh century, the architecture of the Alhambra from an environmental perspective, and Ottoman–Mamluk gift exchange in the fifteenth century. The volume also features a new section, entitled “Notes and Sources”, with pieces highlighting primary sources such as Akbar’s Kathāsaritsāgara. Contributors include Ebba Koch, Elizabeth Lambourn, Elias Muhanna, Rina Avner, Kathryn Moore, Alicia Walker, Todd Willmert, Julia Gonnella, Zeynep Ertuğ, Jere Bacharach, Persis Berlekamp, Heike Franke, Vincenza Garofalo, and Fabrizio Agnello.




Kaleidoscope Century


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Joshua Ali Quare wakes in 2109 at the age of 140 in a strong youthful body with no memory of his past, to find he is at the center of a vast and deadly conspiracy. The only clues to his identity are the records he has left--messages from the man he once was... As Quare journeys through his past, he discovers he has been a key figure in the history of a turbulent, violent century--soldier, criminal, assassin, spy. A century filled with killing plagues and warring cults, ruthless corporations and dying nations. A century where treachery is often the only way to survive. Now someone is looking for him. Someone from his past. And Quare must learn the terrifying secret of his history before it unleashed devastating consequences for the future of the human race. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.







The Kaleidoscope of Women’s Sounds in Music of the Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries


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This book traces the development of music in the late 20th and early 21st centuries with regards to the work of six women composers: Sofia Gubaidulina, Joan Tower, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Libby Larsen, Chen Yi, and Judith Weir. The study integrates cultural contexts with the composers’ biographies, their diverse compositional styles, and provides in-depth analyses of their musical works. The Kaleidoscope of Women’s Sounds in Music of the Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries offers a more detailed guide to not only these composers, but also their musical characters and styles, than previous studies on women’s music. It discusses several aspects of these women’s compositional perspectives and their personal experiences as they developed their music careers. The book also places emphasis on how these composers incorporated diverse musical styles and the idioms of others into the development of their own distinctly personal styles. The analytical approach adopted in this book is supplemented with illustrations of musical examples in order to provide a more complete understanding of the work of these composers.







Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainability in Technological, Environmental, Law, Management, Social and Economic Matters (ICOSTELM 2022)


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This is an open access book.It is our great pleasure to announce the International Conference on Sustainability in Technological, Environmental, Law, Management, Social and Economic Matters (ICOSTELM 2022, host to host) and we would like to invite you to participate in the event. The conference will be held on 04 – 05 November 2022 in hybrid .The main objective of the multidisciplinary conference is to provide a platform for researchers, professionals, scholars and academicians to exchange and share their knowledge, information, new ideas and experience in person with their peers expected to join from different parts on the world. This gathering will help the delegates to establish research or business relations as well as to find international linkage for future collaborations in their career path. We hope that ICOSTELM 2022 outcome will lead to significant contributions to the knowledge base in these up-to-date scientific fields in scope. In addition, this conference will also offer opportunities for academicians, researchers, engineers, economist, entrepreneurs, journalist, and industry experts to meet and interact with local and international participants. This conference is organized by STEBI Lampung Indonesia, Coorporation With Asia e University Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UITM) Shah Alam, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UITM) Cawangan Pulau Pinang Malaysia , International Balkan University Skopje North Macedonia, Geomatica Universiti College Malaysia, Faculty of Law Universitas Diponegoro , Universitas Pembangunan Veteran Jakarta , Universitas Islam Negeri Datokarama Palu, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani (UNJANI) Bandung, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa Banten, Universitas Tarumanegara, Universitas Islam Negeri Antasari Banjarmasin and Magister Ilmu Pemerintahan FISIP - UNILA




Through the Kaleidoscope


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The Romance of the Derby


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Proximity, Distance and Diversity


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Bringing together a wide range of empirical studies from around the world (Sweden, Norway, Austria, Germany, France, UK, Israel, Russia, China, Taiwan, Argentina, Canada), framed in related contemporary theoretical frameworks, this book examines the question of the significance of proximate vs. more distant relationships for economic agents' performance and local economic development. While this question has been the subject of intense debates in recent years, it is obvious that proximity and distance are not explanatory factors as such. The book argues for the need to understand the aims of economic relationships, the nature of the regional environment in which they originate, and the scale at which they operate. The book suggests that the notions of diversity, innovativeness, maturity and multiple scales should be incorporated into the debates on the significance of proximity for economic performance.