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How can performing be transformed into cognition? What does it mean to think through music, theatre, or dance?

»Dimensions« investigates methodologies and ways of working, contributing to the creation and constitution of knowledge in the discipline of architecture.

This book investigates how women gained authority and a voice of their own in medieval and seventeenth century visionary writings.

A new, interdisciplinary approach to competition in world politics, offering a range of fresh insights into its historical origins and social contexts.

Sophie Spieler explores elite education and its peculiar position in American cultural discourse, focusing particularly on the negotiation of merit.

In the 1930s, shoes became fashionable objects with wide consequences for design and industrial production. The history of modern footwear can be traced through the lens of Bally's corporate evolution.

Religions are contested by fundamentalists who seem to understand Covid-19 as a supernatural »sign« that might be useful for triggering a religious revolution. In this book, internationally renowned scholars discuss the term »Religious Fundamentalism« as well as the practical impact of Covid-19 on the religions.

This book explores how music relates to democratic participation - on- and offline, throughout cultures, in various times, social settings, and political systems.

An enlightening book about the potential of mindfulness and meditation in the context of university education

A rigorous new perspective on the aesthetic turn of consumerism.