The Russian Revolution of 1917 raised a profound question: was socialism a means to promote national unity and wealth, or was its goal to achieve global human liberation from both capitalism and imperialism? In imperial Japan, as elsewhere in the non-Western world, the answer was neither obvious nor uni-form. This question, however, was even more complicated…
n every society, there is a group of people who can be labelled chronic criminals. Different studies show that about 5–10% of people who commit criminal acts can be described as such (Moffitt 1993). The presence of multiple offenders is a serious problem, and their activities raise public concern. Hence, it is imperative to regularly research this group of individuals, especially …
A poorly designed bottle sits atop a mantelpiece, contents slowly leaking into the surrounding environment. Not toxic, but affective, this bottle contains air collected from the Irish countryside—captured, commodified, and trans-ported across the globe to lonely “expats” separated from families amid the shuttering of global borders in response to the COVID-19 pandem…
The health of children and adolescents has, for decades, been a topic of interest in most parts of Europe. The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNESCO have sup-ported various campaigns and health programmes. The European Union (EU) and the European Commission (EC) funded several projects dealing with the promotion of health and physical activity in these …