At the heart of this study on cross-cultural trade lies a concrete case-study of a network of diamond merchants operating in the early eighteenth century. All the traders examined in this study are outsiders: an English Catholic in Antwerp, Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews in London and Amsterdam and French Huguenots in Lisbon.

In the contemporary city, the physical infrastructure and sensorial experiences of two millennia are now interwoven within an invisible digital matrix. This matrix alters human perceptions of the city, informs our behaviour, and increasingly influences the urban designs we ultimately inhabit.

Reducing Secondary Traumatic Stress  presents a model for supporting emotional well-being in workers who are exposed to the effects of secondary trauma. The book provides helping professionals with a portfolio of skills that supports emotion regulation and recovery from secondary trauma exposure and also that enhances the experience of the helping encounter. Each chapter presents evidence-informed skills that allow readers to regulate distressing emotions and to foster increased empathy for those suffering from trauma. Reducing Secondary Traumatic ...

The Life And Letters Of John Locke: With Extracts From His Journals And Commonplace Books (1858) by Peter King is a comprehensive biography of the renowned English philosopher, John Locke. The book includes a detailed account of Locke's life, from his birth in 1632 to his death in 1704, and covers his education, career, and personal relationships.In addition to the biographical information, the book also includes extracts from Locke's personal journals and commonplace books, providing insight into his thoughts, beliefs, and intellectual development. The book ...

Die Pfarrkirche in Türkheim wurde immer wieder umgestaltet. So wurde im 19. Jahrhundert die wertvolle Barockausstattung durch "Schreinergotik" ersetzt. Allerdings wurde dann in den 1930er und 1940er Jahren diese wieder ausgeräumt und die Kirche rebarockisiert. Heute zeugen von der neugotischen Ausstattung noch wenige Fotos und Entwürfe.

"I've met someone else... we're in love... I want a divorce." Beatrice is starting her life over after her husband broke the news of his affair moments before their anniversary party and vow renewal. His revelation derails her. Her children have left home and she'd always imagined she and her husband would travel and grow old together. But now she's unsure of where her life is headed. With nowhere left to turn, she goes home to Coral Island to visit her estranged father. She stays in the old beach cottage from her childhood years and uncovers ...

DER ISLAM IST DIE RELIGION DES FRIEDENS Dieses Buch befasst sich mit dem wichtigen Thema der Gerechtigkeit in der Gesellschaft und der Bekämpfung der Ungerechtigkeit, um den Frieden der Gesellschaft zu garantieren.Das Buch macht deutlich, dass die Motive der frühen Muslime, als sie große Reiche überwältigten und weite Gebiete eroberten, nicht darin bestanden, Menschen zu unterwerfen oder sich selbst zu bereichern.Die Lehren des Islam laden die Menschen dazu ein, ein friedliches Leben zu führen, das auf Theismus, Gerechtigkeit ...

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