Abstract Historically, epidemics and plagues are repeatedly reported to have happened since the ancient civilizations (Egypt, Greece, Rome and imperial China). Most known examples of a devastating global pandemics in recent history are the ‘Black Death’ (14th century) and the global influenza (1918-1919), …

The Netherlands came late to 19th-century industrial revolution but when modernization occurred, it prompted an almost feverish cultural and social 'Anglomania'. Elite youngsters enthusiastically appropriated sports such as cricket and football, which were introduced and promoted by English native speaker …

QUOTE “This thesis is going to discuss the historical, cultural and economic conditions that currently Chinese independent designers have to take into account, both when venturing in the Chinese as well as in the international markets – more specifically, those in the West.” ISSUE Due to several disruptions …

QUOTE “‘Resculpted by Peter Do’ is about seeing masculinity from different angles. Unlike a flat painting, a sculpture from its volumetric nature and relation to space could never be limited to a single point of view. Rather than seeing masculinity from a single-point perspective, ‘Resculpted’ places …

The Czech capital Prague boats a long history and numerous well-known tourist sights. As the city tourism is booming and the number of Austrian travellers has risen in the Czech capital, Prague City Tourism and Czech Tourism want to identify the travel motivation of Austrians to visit Prague in the spring …

ABSTRACT Purpose: To gain insight into determinants of physical activity in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury or lower limb amputation, from the perspective of both wheelchair users and rehabilitation professionals. Methods: Seven focus groups were conducted: five with wheelchair users (n=25) …

The Zayanderood was the largest river in the center of Iran that passes through the city of Esfahan. It connected people and offered stability and economic opportunities. Tragically the river has no water anymore; these days it has a dry riverbed, that no longer connects but separates. Through designing …

Op 6 mei 2018 schreef Elmar Hellendoorn in De Volkskrant dat ‘Europa’ zijn machtspolitieke wortels moet herontdekken, ofwel de wortels van de vroege jaren, toen conservatieve realisten zoals Charles de Gaulle en Konrad Adenauer nog een bepalende rol speelden. Tevens schreef hij hoe ‘aan Amerikaanse universiteiten …

The Nature Spectacle: On Images, Money, and Conservation Capitalism by Jim Igoe is, as its Preface states, an ambitious book that seeks to make connections between diverse times and places. The preface also, in many ways, tells more about the background and intention of the book than its chapters do, …

According to myth, Rome was created more than 2,500 years ago on two hills. Romulus climbed the Palantine Hill and Remus took up position on a nearby hill, the Aventine Hill. From here, the city grew over seven hills into an unprecedented metropolis. Two millennia later, its inhabitants have barely …