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E D U C AT I O N A L1 Intercultural Communication 1 Understanding Culture 2 An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics 2 Zeolites and Metal-Organic Frameworks

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By Mai Nguyen-Phuong-Mai

Intercultural CommunicationAn Interdisciplinary Approach: When Neurons, Genes, and Evolution Joined the Discourse

Incorporating evolutionary biology and cultural neurosciences, this book introduces readers to intercultural communication while arguing that culture is dynamic and individuals can develop a multicultural mind. This interdisciplinary approach provides new perspectives, encourages critical thinking, and challenges convention. The author balances Western narratives with diverse discourses from around the world. Her multicultural experiences combined with her journalistic writing style makes for an intellectual yet thoroughly accessible volume.

“Hopefully this book is a harbinger of a new springtime for the intercultural field.”

— George F. Simons, creator of diversophy®

Mai Ngyuen-Phuong-Mai is an associate professor at Amsterdam School of International Business.

May 2017

ISBN 9789462985414

e-ISBN 9789048536511

PB, 156 x 234 mm

360 pages, 61 colour illustrations,

10 b/w illustrations

€29.95 / £24.50

By Babette Hellemans

Understanding CultureA Handbook for Students in the Humanities

This textbook provides an innovative introduction to the study of culture from an international perspective. It examines culture as a dynamic term with meanings that change through time, offering the f irst long-term analysis of the relationship between culture and nature. It discusses various theories of culture present in the disciplines of history, literature, art, and popular culture. Due to this breadth and coherence, the book can be f lexibly and relevantly applied across many topics and could be used in a wide range of courses.

Babette Hellemans teaches cultural history and medieval history at the University of Groningen.

“This much-needed and very welcome textbook excels at the challenging task of

conveying the intricacies of theory in a crisp and accessible manner to the reader.

Abundant in illuminating examples, it is a guide to culture in the best sense of the

world: it provides a lasting inspiration for reflection (well after it has been read).”

— Monika Baár, Professor in Cultural History and the History of Political Thought at the

University of Leiden, the Netherlands

August 2017

ISBN 9789089649911

e-ISBN 9789048530090

PB, 156 x 234 mm

180 pages, 20 b/w illustrations

€24.95 / £28.50

This book is an introduction to Intercultural Communication (IC) that takes into account the much neglected dynamic paradigm of culture in the literature. It posits that culture is not static, context is the driving force for change, and individuals can develop a multicultural mind. It is also the first IC textbook in the field that incorporates insight from evolutionary biology and the newly emerging discipline of cultural neurosciences. Such an interdisciplinary approach provides readers with new angles, encourages critical thinking, and sometimes challenges conventional knowledge in the field. The combination of the author’s multi cultural academic and journalistic background contributes to a balance of diverse perspectives and world views on cultural theories and discourses. The book is ideal for courses in Intercultural Communication with study cases, discussion topics and class activities.

“Up-to-date, readable aha’s for professionals and students alike. Hopefully this

book is a harbinger of a new springtime for the intercultural field.”

Dr. George F. Simons, creator of diversophy®

“If you want to gain interdisciplinary insight into intercultural communication,

this is the book to read.”

Roshni Kumari, co-founder of Exploring Leadership and Learning Theories in

Asia (ELLTA)

“Courageous writing about difficult topics and a fresh perspective on many

well-known factors and models of culture.”

Agata Szkiela, Global Mindset and Culture Transition Coach at Translating

Cultures®

Dr. Mai Nguyen-Phuong-Mai is Associate Professor at Amsterdam School of International Business, The Netherlands. She also owns a training agency and freelances for diverse media channels. As a world citizen, she comes from the East, works in the West and lives everywhere in between.

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Mai Nguyen-Phuong-Mai

Intercultural Communication

An Interdisciplinary Approach: When Neurons, Genes, and Evolution Joined the Discourse

Mai N

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Intercultural Comm

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Babette Hellemans

Understanding Culture A Handbook for Students in the Humanities

Babette Hellemans

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nderstanding Culture

Edited by Vincent Blay, Luis F. Bobadilla, A

lejandro Cabrera García

Zeolites and Metal-O

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Zeolites and Metal-Organic Frameworks

Edited by Vincent Blay, Luis F. Bobadilla, Alejandro Cabrera García

From Lab to Industry

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ATLANTIS ADVANCES IN

NANOTECHNOLOGY, MATERIAL SCIENCE

AND ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

March 2018

ISBN 9789462985568

e-ISBN 9789048536719

HB, 156 x 234 mm

360 pages, 92 b/w illustrations

€105.00 / £90.00

May 2017

ISBN 9789462985100

e-ISBN 9789048536115

PB, 170 x 240 mm

384 pages

€35.00 / £28.50

By Fetsje Bijma, Marianne Jonker, Aad van der Vaart

An Introduction to Mathematical StatisticsThe f ield of statistics focuses on drawing conclusions from data by modelling and analysing the data using probabilistic models. The authors of this introductory text describe three key concepts from statistics—estimators, tests, and conf idence regions—which they demonstrate and apply in an extensive variety of examples and case studies. An entire chapter covers regression models, including linear regression and analysis of variance. This book, designed for students, assumes a basic knowledge of probability theory, calculus, and linear algebra.

Fetsje Bijma worked as an assistant professor of mathematics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for ten years. Marianne Jonker is a biostatistician at the Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen. Aad van der Vaart is professor of stochastics at Leiden University.

Edited by Vincent Blay, Luis Francisco Bobadilla, Alejandro Cabrera-García

Zeolites and Metal-Organic FrameworksFrom Lab to Industry

Zeolites are natural minerals with porous chemical structures that are valuable due to their absorptive qualities. Metal-Organic Frameworks are manmade organometal-lic polymers with similar porous structures. This introductory book, with contributions from top-class researchers from all around the world, examines these materials and explains the different synthetic routes available to prepare zeolites and MOFs. The book also highlights how the substances are similar yet different and how they are used by science and

industry in situations ranging from fueling cars to producing drugs.

Vincent Blay is a research engineer and entrepreneur at Instituto de Tecnología Química and at Universitat de València, Spain. Luis Francisco Bobadilla is a material scientist and teacher at Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Spain. Alejandro Cabrera-García is a synthetic chemist at Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat de València, Spain.

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Babette Hellemans

Understanding Culture A Handbook for Students in the Humanities

Babette Hellemans

Hellem

ansU

nderstanding Culture

This book is an introduction to Intercultural Communication (IC) that takes into account the much neglected dynamic paradigm of culture in the literature. It posits that culture is not static, context is the driving force for change, and individuals can develop a multicultural mind. It is also the first IC textbook in the field that incorporates insight from evolutionary biology and the newly emerging discipline of cultural neurosciences. Such an interdisciplinary approach provides readers with new angles, encourages critical thinking, and sometimes challenges conventional knowledge in the field. The combination of the author’s multi cultural academic and journalistic background contributes to a balance of diverse perspectives and world views on cultural theories and discourses. The book is ideal for courses in Intercultural Communication with study cases, discussion topics and class activities.

“Up-to-date, readable aha’s for professionals and students alike. Hopefully this

book is a harbinger of a new springtime for the intercultural field.”

Dr. George F. Simons, creator of diversophy®

“If you want to gain interdisciplinary insight into intercultural communication,

this is the book to read.”

Roshni Kumari, co-founder of Exploring Leadership and Learning Theories in

Asia (ELLTA)

“Courageous writing about difficult topics and a fresh perspective on many

well-known factors and models of culture.”

Agata Szkiela, Global Mindset and Culture Transition Coach at Translating

Cultures®

Dr. Mai Nguyen-Phuong-Mai is Associate Professor at Amsterdam School of International Business, The Netherlands. She also owns a training agency and freelances for diverse media channels. As a world citizen, she comes from the East, works in the West and lives everywhere in between.

AUP. nl

ISBN:978-94-6298-541-4

9 7 8 9 4 6 2 9 8 5 4 1 4

Mai Nguyen-Phuong-Mai

Intercultural Communication

An Interdisciplinary Approach: When Neurons, Genes, and Evolution Joined the Discourse

Mai N

guyen-Phuong-Mai

Intercultural Comm

unication

Edited by Vincent Blay, Luis F. Bobadilla, A

lejandro Cabrera García

Zeolites and Metal-O

rganic Framew

orks

Zeolites and Metal-Organic Frameworks

Edited by Vincent Blay, Luis F. Bobadilla, Alejandro Cabrera García

From Lab to Industry

A T L A N T I S A D V A N C E S I N N A N O T E C H N O L O G Y , M A T E R I A L S C I E N C E A N D E N E R G Y T E C H N O L O G I E S