Publications
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Performing Hysteria
(2020)
"We seem to be living in hysterical times. A simple Google search reveals the sheer bottomless well of “hysterical” discussions on diverse topics such as the #metoo movement, Trumpianism, border wars, Brexit, transgender ...
Revival After the Great War
(2020)
In the months and years immediately following the First World War, the many (European) countries that had formed its battleground were confronted with daunting challenges. These challenges varied according to the countries' ...
Public Administration in Ethiopia
(2020)
"Building an effective, inclusive, and accountable public administration has become a major point of attention for policymakers and academics in Ethiopia who want to realise sustainable development. This first handbook on ...
Living with History, 1914-1964
(2021)
"Living with History focuses on a particular aspect of heritage preservation in the 20th century: destruction and post-war reconstruction in Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, and The Netherlands.
This book ...
The Global Horizon
(2021)
Although contemporary migration in and from Africa can be understood as a continuation of earlier forms of interregional and international migration, current processes of migration seem to have taken on a new quality. This ...
Leaving Spain
(2022)
Since the beginning of the economic crisis of 2008, Spain, like other southern European countries, has witnessed a mass departure of mostly young people looking for opportunities abroad. Leaving Spain is based on 58 ...
Handbook for Ethiopian Public Administration Program Accreditation
(2022)
Improving, assuring, and maintaining the quality and relevance of education and training in Public Administration has attracted increasing attention among PA scholars and practitioners worldwide.
The Handbook for Ethiopian ...
Europees burgerschap in de klas
(2022)
The impact of the EU on everyday life is huge, but not always visible. Educating young people to become informed and empowered EU citizens requires a strategy of active learning to prepare them for civic responsibility and ...
Plutarch’s Cosmological Ethics
(2022)
Plutarch of Chaeronea (c. 45-120 CE) is the most prolific and influential moral philosopher in the Platonic tradition. This book is a fundamental reappraisal of Plutarch’s ethical thought. It shows how Plutarch based his ...
Islamic Glass in the Making
(2022)
The ancient glass industry changed dramatically towards the end of the first millennium. The Roman glassmaking tradition of mineral soda glass was increasingly supplanted by the use of plant ash as the main fluxing agent ...
Watching, Waiting
(2023)
First study on empty places in photography and the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the aftermath of Covid-19, the subject of ‘empty places’ has gained renewed topicality and resonance. Watching, Waiting presents a collection of ...
Documenting Ancient Sagalassos; Sagalassos Arkeolojisini Belgelemek
(2023)
The methods, concepts and practices of KU Leuven’s Sagalassos Archaeological
Sagalassos speaks to the imagination in more ways than one. The authentic and natural beauty of the site no doubt plays a role in that. The ...
Muslim Marriage and Non-Marriage
(2023)
Perspectives and practices of couples in unconventional Muslim marriages.
Unconventional Muslim marriages have been topics of heated public debate. Around the globe, religious scholars, policy makers, political actors, ...
Collecting Asian Art
(2024)
Museum collections of Asian art in Central Europe.
Rather than centering on the well-known collections in Western European and North American museums, Collecting Asian Art turns to museum collections of Asian art in ...
The Legacy of Elise Hall
(2024)
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of Elise Hall, a pioneering musician in the history of the saxophone.
The saxophone is a globally popular instrument, often closely associated with renowned players ...
Ground Sea
(2024)
TWO-VOLUME SET
Viewing the Strait of Dover through the lens of photography theory.
Imagine a world in which each individual has a fundamental right to be reborn. This idle dream haunts Hilde Van Gelder’s associative ...
Re-Imagining Class
(2024)
Unique cross-cultural and multimedial approach to class identity and precarity in literature, theatre, and film
Contemporary culture not merely reflects ongoing societal transformations, it shapes our understanding ...
Plutarch and Rhetoric
(2024)
A fundamental reappraisal of Plutarch’s attitude towards rhetoric.
Plutarch was not only a skilled writer, but also lived during the Second Sophistic, a period of cultural renaissance. This book offers new insights ...
An Opaque Mirror for Trajan
(2024)
The first full in-depth analysis and interpretation of Plutarch’s Regum et imperatorum apophthegmata in its entirety as a literary piece of art.
Plutarch’s Regum et imperatorum apophthegmata (Sayings of Kings and ...
La Monarquía indiana de Carlos II en la encrujiada
(2024)
At the end of the 17th century, Spanish America was not yet in the throes of the crisis that would lead to the decadence of its Empire. This book unravels the causes and consequences of the political changes carried out ...