Books published by Amsterdam University Press

This is the first study to bring together all twenty-nine extant copies of the medieval Commentary on the Apocalypse, which was originally written by Spanish monk Beatus of Li bana.

An indepth study of post-World War II Caribbean decolonization

Provides critical insights into the development of innovation policy

A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the economic crisis and its aftermath

An analysis of how Angolan, Brazilian and Eastern European immigrant associations negotiate integration and identity strategies in Portugal

It is widely acknowledged that a common knowledge base for European research is necessary. Research repositories are an important innovation to the scientific information infrastructure. In 2006, digital repositories in the 27 countries of the European were surveyed, covering 114 repositories from 17 European countries. In follow-up, this book pres

Emerging Standards for Enhanced Publications and Repository Technology serves as a technology watch on the rapidly evolving world of digital publication. It provides an up-to-date overview of technical issues, underlying the development of universally accessible publications, their elemental components and linked information. More specifically it d

The traditional publication will be overhauled by the 'Enhanced Publication'. This is a publication that is enhanced with research data, extra materials, post publication data, and database records. It has an object-based structure with explicit links between the objects. In this book a state-of-the-art overview is given of the structural elements

Study of Dutch mosque designs that shows that current designs do not oppose Dutch society but those versions of Islam they hold to be false.

Can computer scientists contribute to the solution of societal problems? Can logic help to model social interactions? Are there recipes for making groups with diverging preferences arrive at reasonable decisions? Why is common knowledge important for social interaction? Does the rational pursuit of individual interests put the public interest in da

A comprehensive book on the relation between crime and illegal residence.

An account of how trafficked women experience and then overcome sexual slavery and trafficking without or in spite of the help offered by outside agencies.

A multidisciplinary survey of the life and work of one of Europe's most distinguished directors.

A discussion of the future of interdisciplinary research

A study of South Asian settlement patterns and residential preferences exploring the motivations underlying these, paying particular attention to processes of ethnic concentration and suburbanisation.

In The Emotional Life of Contemporary Public Memorials: Towards a Theory of Temporary Memorials Erika Doss examines this contemporary phenomenon of public commemoration in terms of changed cultural and social practices regarding mourning, memory, and public feeling.

Investigation of effectiveness of European measures to control migration

A study of the role of music and youth culture in the identification procces of Dutch-Moroccan youth

A fresh perspective on the global climate change

An insightful analysis of the strategy of one of Southeast Asia's largest family business groups

About the attractiveness and usefulness of the term "cinema of attractions" for both pre-classical and post-classical cinema

This collection of papers deal with challenges in disciplines such as complexity theory, games, algorithms and semi group theory and discuss current chellenges in this field

A collection of excellent research papers in logic, mathematics, computer science and game theory

Analyses in a comparative perspective naturalisation processes in Swiss municipalities and explores new theoretical and analytical approaches to the study of citizenship.

Why did some economies experience a boom in the 1990s? Employment 'Miracles' comparatively analyses select miracle economies. The contributors to the volume critically analyze how the small size and institutional structure of seven countries like the Netherlands, Denmark and Ireland accounted for their success and status as economic models. Compari

Ton de Leeuw's lifetime engagement with music, European and Oriental, gives this book its unique insight into what constitutes true modernity and innovation

Offers an analysis of the political process involved in the reform of the pension systems in European countries.