Books published by Amsterdam University Press

About the implications of this so-called 'co-production' of science, technology and society for our analytical as well as normative ideas about humanity, technology and the relations between both.

This book presents ten new proposals for innovative migration policies and is intended to stimulate fresh thinking among researchers and policy makers alike.

Offers overviews of various national psychiatric cultures and explores new research subjects

A study of the role of Amsterdam's Artis Zoo and the range of the cultural events it offered in the formation of the national and class identity in the nineteenth-century Netherlands

This study investigates how madrasas for girls emerged in India, how they differ from madrasas for boys, and how female students come to interpret Islam through the teachings they receive in these schools.

We present detailed studies of the infrared spectra of carbon-rich evolved stars. Theses studies yield insight in the composition of the dust surrounding these stars. The presence of some new materials in space has been inferred, leading to a more complete view of the composition, location and density of the dust surrounding carbon-rich old stars.

Deals with the psychological and health consequences of leaving home.

The first title in an international new series focusing on migration, integration and social cohesion in Europe post 1945

"The one book about Stravinsky Stravinsky would have liked." Richard Taruskin

Discusses two distinct approaches to welfare state reform in two European Union countries faced with mounting costs of 'welfare without work'

In the course of dentin caries, both demineralization and reactions with the organic matrix take place. Matrix reactions include proteolysis and covalent modifications. From the introduction and the review on discoloration in caries, it becomes clear that there are still few reports on the effect of matrix modifications on dentin caries. In this st

The need for a vaccine against HIV is obvious, but the development of an effective vaccine has met with frustrations. The HIV envelope glycoproteins, residing in the viral membrane, are the sole viral proteins exposed on the outside of virus particles and are therefore major targets for vaccine design. The first part of this thesis describes resear

An incisive study of policy issues and practice of the civil-military interface in the twentieth-century military operations from World War II to Kosovo

Brand-new fifth printing offers an analysis of the process and the elements of successful EU lobbying

An argument from the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy in favour of a more creative and open-minded media policy

Intended as a textbook, this title is also a supplement to more theoretical works, and a fascinating read for anyone interested in human mind in the extreme circumstances experienced by a crime victim or perpetrator, under the scrutiny of interrogation and cross-examination.

The rise of military psychiatry as an outgrowth of historical developments in the conduct of war.

The thesis analyses the role of Muslim voluntary welfare associations in Jordan from the perspective of their religious discourse and the related social activities, to assess whether they contribute to empowerment or reinforce dependency

The Netherlands played a remarkable role during the October War and the oil crisis of 1973. In secret, the Dutch government sent a substantial amount of ammunition and spare parts to Israel. The Dutch supported Israel also politically. Within the EC they vetoed a more pro-Arab policy. The Arab oil producing countries punished The Netherlands by imp

This collection brings together a group of historians to show how historical prejudice against Jews continued to resonate throughout the Netherlands in the post-World War II years.

This book is an introduction to Intercultural Communication (IC) that takes into account the much neglected dynamic paradigm of culture in the literature.

This book gives an introduction into mathematical statistics.

This book presents a cultural history of modern Southeast Asia from the vantage point of popular music, considering not just singers and musicians but their fans as well.

This book offers a close look at how directors such as Erich von Stroheim, Ernst Lubitsch, and Max Ophuls made use of the city of Vienna, and how the nostalgic glorification of the Habsburg era can be seen as directly tied to crucial issues of modernity.

This pioneering textbook explores the theoretical background of cultural variety, both in past and present.

This book examines the history of Siena's famous public fountain, from its fifteenth-century origins to its eventual replacement by a copy in the nineteenth century, and the modern fate of both.

This collection brings together art historians, museum professionals, conservators, and conservation scientists whose work involves Rembrandt van Rijn and associated artists such as Gerrit Dou, Jan Lievens, and Ferdinand Bol.

This book explores the interaction between religion and nationalism in the Chinese societies of mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

This book is an early medieval social history based on the early penitentials, with up-to-date translations of these often-ignored or misunderstood texts.

This book explores the changes to native senses of place, the conception of border - simultaneously as limitations and opportunities - and what the authors call "affective boundaries," "livelihood reconstruction," and "trans-Himalayan modernities."