Jan Van Rij

MADAME BUTTERFLY (Book)

Jan Van Rij

ISBN:9781880656525

Long before Puccini wrote his masterpiece, the tale of the poor Japanese girl abandoned by her foreign lover had been taken up by numerous Western writers as part of the wave of Japonisme in late-19th-century Europe. But was there a "real" Madame Butterfly? Following the tragic trail back to its roots in Nagasaki...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:191

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Eene Hemel-Historie Verteld Aan de Rijken Ten Voordeele Der Armen (Book)

Jan Van Rijswijck

ISBN:9781246284393

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Format:Paperback  Pages:40

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Strength Beyond Structure: Social and Historical Trajectories of Agency in Africa (Book)

Mirjam de Bruijn;Jan-Bart van Dijk RijkGewald

ISBN:9789004156968

This book explores the notion of agency in a range of empirical situations in Africa. Agency directs our quest for an understanding of the dynamics and social transformations of African situations to the domains of creativity...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:344

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The Importance of Assent: A Theory of Coercion and Dignity (Book)

Jan-Willem Van Der Rijt

ISBN:9789400707658

This book argues that respecting persons as moral agents requires considerable consideration be paid to the subjective moral judgments of individual persons. It shows that such judgments are important independently of their validity or even their reasonableness. Despite the great emphasis on respect for persons in present-day moral theory...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:167

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