Alenius K (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Remains of a price tag on the cover. Text in English. 323 pp. The Department of History at the University of Oulu in Finland organized the Conference on Imagology and Cross-cultural Encounters in History on August 29-31, 2007. The papers presented at the conference are published here. The purpose of the conference was firstly to consider utilization of an imagological viewpoint in the study of history in general. The themes included national and international symbols, persons and groups of people, but also images, as explaining factors in political and economic decision-making. Secondly, the conference examined interaction between cultures, because it has always been apparent how difficult it is to understand others and dissimilarity. Images of others and dissimilarity are similar to a biological territory that protects one's own species. The purpose of the conference was to shed light on these problems through examples from different ages, which provide an additional perspective in examining corresponding phenomena today. If we understand the processes related to images, we can also understand ourselves better.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 323 pp., bibliography. The themes of the Conference on Imagology and Cross-cultural Encounters in History included national and international symbols, persons and groups of people, but also images, as explaining factors in political and economic decision-making. Secondly, the conference examined interaction between cultures, because it has always been apparent how difficult it is to understand others and dissimilarity. The purpose of the conference was to shed light on these problems through examples from different ages, which provide an additional perspective in examining corresponding phenomena today. 0.0. …

Tapa dura. Condition: New. ALENIUS, K. / O. K. FALT / M. MERTANIEMI, EDS.: IMAGOLOGY AND CROSS-CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS IN HISTORY [HARDBACK]. , 2008, 323 p. , 885 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (HE-1-7) 885 gr. Libro.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 323 pages : some illustrations ; 25 cm. The themes of the Conference on Imagology and Cross-cultural Encounters in History included national and international symbols, persons and groups of people, but also images, as explaining factors in political and economic decision-making. Secondly, the conference examined interaction between cultures, because it has always been apparent how difficult it is to understand others and dissimilarity. The purpose of the conference was to shed light on these problems through examples from different ages, which provide an additional perspective in examining corresponding phenomena today.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 422 pages. This book is based on the papers presented in the second Transcultural Encounters Conference that took place at the University of Oulu in June 8th-9th, 2017. The theme of the conference was Understanding Humans in Change. This conference was organized by the TCERC, Transcultural Encounters Research Center. The conference focus area. Understanding Humans in Change explores the complex dynamics of the global, digital, environmental and economic change on current human interaction and on communities and cultures over time. The research identifies and explains the reasons, processes and practices involved in these changes, shows how humans adapt to them, and predicts the effects they will have on humanity in the future.…