Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

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Proteomics and metabolomics

Proteomika i metabolomika

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: protein structure; chromatography; electrophoresis; mass spectrometry; metabolom; proteomics

The text is a compendium of modern research techniques that enable the identification, separation and sequencing of proteins. They serve in the analysis of protein structure and also in the study of the relationship between protein structure and their biological function, including within metabolic processes. The richly illustrated publication is supplemented with additional materials.

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Linguistic Approach to Memory. Theoretical and Methodological Issues

Pamięć w ujęciu lingwistycznym. Zagadnienia teoretyczne i metodyczne

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: individual memory; collective memory; language and memory; individual communication; social communication; language and communication synergy

The articles by Polish and German researchers documenting the current state of studies on memory from a linguistic perspective. The papers show the diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches and thus they are an attempt to provide answers to the current questions about the relationship between language and memory. Memory is understood as a condition for individual and social communication, as well as an effect of language and communication synergy that makes certain images of the past part of individual and collective memory.

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Dilemmas of Military Security of the Asian States – Internal Conditions of Securitization

Dylematy bezpieczeństwa militarnego państw azjatyckich. Wewnętrzne uwarunkowania sekurytyzacji

Author(s): Łukasz Fijałkowski,Jarosław Jarząbek / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: theory of securitization; military security; internal conditions; Middle East; Southeast Asia

The publication aims to explain the dynamics of internal conditions of military security in Asia through the analysis of the case studies of four states: Indonesia, Iran, Jordan and Singapore. The subject of research is the security of these states examined with the use of the theory of securitization and an attempt to translate it into the realities of internal conditions of military security.

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The past in the ideology of the Communist Party of China. The influence of traditional Chinese philosophy on party ideology

Przeszłość w ideologii Komunistycznej Partii Chin. Wpływ tradycyjnej filozofii chińskiej na ideologię partii

Author(s): Józef Pawłowski / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Communist Party of China; traditional Chinese philosophy; ideology of Chinese Marxism; interpretation of Chinese history

An analysis of the evolution of the ideological attitude of the Communist Party of China (CPC) towards the history of pre-revolutionary China and the Chinese civilizational heritage, as well as traditional Chinese culture in the period from the foundation of the party until the present day. The book emphasizes the influence of the changes of the political situation in China and the situation within the ranks of the CPC on the assessment of China’s history and Chinese cultural heritage. It portrays attempts by leaders of the CPC at combining some concepts derived from traditional Chinese philosophy with the ideology of “Chinese Marxism” professed by the party.

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Theory and aesthetics of the musical avant-garde of the second half of the 20th century

Teoria i estetyka awangardy muzycznej drugiej połowy XX wieku

Author(s): Zbigniew Skowron / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: aesthetics; musical avant-garde; new music; contemporary music; musical theory; musical practice; musical aesthetics; Karlheinz Stockhausen; John Cage; Pierre Boulez

The book is devoted to the theoretical and aesthetic reflections of the three most eminent representatives of the musical avant-garde of the 1950s: John Cage, Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Based on their opinions, programmes and declarations, the author reconstructs the aesthetics of new music, in particular the views on works, artistic activities and perception. He presents the aesthetic awareness of Cage, Boulez and Stockhausen. The author analyses the concept of “musical avant-garde” in historical perspective.

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Chronicler, Philosopher, Artist. Figures of Traveler in 18th-19th-Century French Literature

Chroniqueur, philosophe, artiste. Figures du voyageur dans la littérature française aux XVIIIe-XIXe siecles

Author(s): / Language(s): French

Keywords: traveller; French literature; 18th century; 19th century; travel literature

This volume focuses on the figure of the traveller emerging from the French literature of the 18th-19th centuries (real and imaginary travels). Eminent specialists from universities around the world (Réunion, Montpellier, Nancy, Lausanne, Szeged, etc.) analyse the changes taking place in the way the traveller is represented. Do travel accounts always focus on real trips? Does travel literature speak (only) about travels? What is the aim of imaginary travels? Does each literary period have its own model of travelling? The volume provides answers to all of those questions and much more.

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Printed Ephemera in the Process of Social Communication in the 19th Century (up to 1918)

Druki ulotne w procesie komunikacji społecznej w XIX wieku (do 1918 roku)

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: history of the 19th century; printed ephemera; social communication; records of social life; propaganda; tools of political conflict

An analysis of printed ephemera issued on Polish territories in the 19th and 20th centuries, including a review of the role of printed ephemera among methods of historical enquiry, the terminological challenges connected with their usage and the problems with their classification and records, mainly in archives, as well as a discussion of the impact of printed ephemera on social and national consciousness. The role of printed ephemera as propaganda tools, especially in political conflicts, has been explored in greatest detail.

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Political Discourses in Poland and the Czech Republic After 1989. Genres, Communication Strategies, Media Images

Dyskursy polityczne w Polsce i Czechach po roku 1989. Gatunki, strategie komunikacyjne, wizerunki medialne

Author(s): / Language(s): Czech,Polish

Keywords: communication strategies in politics; political discourse; democracy in the Czech Republic; democracy in Poland

A collection of texts analysing the elements constituting a political discourse at the time of democratic changes after 1989 in Poland and the Czech Republic. The book presents – from a Polish and Czech perspective – various communication strategies and distinct images of political players in order to show similarities and differences in political doctrines, social ideologies as well as communication and media standards, which prevail in both countries.

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Palmyrene Studies 14. Observations on the topography of Palmyra

Studia Palmyreńskie 14. Observations sur la topographie de Palmyre

Author(s): Jacques Seigne / Language(s): French

Keywords: ancient Palmyra; architecture of Palmyra; urban development of Palmyra; topography of Palmyra; water supply in Palmyra

An important question in Palmyrene archaeology (and archaeology in general) is whether the relative, a fortiori absolute, chronology of monuments certain. There is a considerable number of inscriptions from the site, most of them well dated, but these are honorary dedications engraved a posteriori on existing monuments seldom allowing direct dating of specific buildings. For the most part, they provide a probable commissioning date rather than the date when the foundation stone was laid or the work completed. The dating of monuments through an architectural analysis and reassignment, if possible, of well-dated texts relating to their construction or inauguration is, therefore, a priority. The author’s observations made over long years spent in Palmyra, and the re-examination of old data, lets him propose new hypotheses concerning the chronology of certain structures and monumental complexes and, hence, to contribute to the discussion on the urban development of Palmyra.

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Unity from Diversity. A Collection of Studies on Different Aspects of African History

Jedność z różnorodności. Zbiór studiów nad różnymi aspektami dziejów Afryki

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Africa; history of Africa; colonialism; anthropology; international relations

The volume is a collection of interdisciplinary studies on African history. The texts discuss, among others, the history of beer production in the Nile Valley, the significance of diseases for the exploration of Africa, personal stories and experiences of travellers, local history and geopolitics after the Second World War.

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The Dimensions of the Anthropological Cognition of Africa. The Essays from the Latest Research

Wymiary antropologicznego poznawania Afryki. Szkice z badań ostatnich

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Africa; anthropology; ethnography; field research

A collection of essays prepared by contemporary Polish African scholars. The texts explore the identity of modern inhabitants of Africa, cultural patterns, legal culture and the functioning of administrative structures in this area.

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Narratives of Malady in Ukrainian Popular Culture. Selected Examples

Narracje maladyczne w ukraińskiej literaturze popularnej. Wybrane przykłady

Author(s): Marta Zambrzycka / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Ukraine; popular literature; narrative; discourse; disease; illness; sickness

The book concerns the subject matter of illness in Ukrainian popular literature. The author refers to interdisciplinary approaches that combine humanist-leaning currents of medicine with those literary studies perspectives that appreciate the importance of corporeality in studying culture and identity. Narratives of malady in popular culture – which shapes social attitudes and worldviews – make up a new, ethically engaged social discourse that stresses the importance of individual perspectives and causes Ukrainian-language works of popular fiction to become initiators of cultural change.

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Documents of the Reborn University of Warsaw, 1915–1919

Dokumenty odrodzonego Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego z lat 1915–1919

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: University of Warsaw; World War I; administration; education; Warsaw

This edition contains duplicates of documents produced by the University of Warsaw in 1915–1919. All the documentation from that period was destroyed during World War II and was presumed irreversibly lost. The recent discovery of the duplicates in the University Archives and their publication contribute to our knowledge of not only the political aspects of University life but also the material and social dimensions of its day-to-day operations in that period. They also bring back the memory of the University’s technical and administrative staff, who are all too often overshadowed by the faculty.

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Central Europe Facing COVID-19 Pandemic. From the Anthropological Transformation Towards the Geopolitical Recomposition

L’Europe centrale face à la pandémie de Covid-19. De la transformation anthropologique vers la recomposition géopolitique

Author(s): / Language(s): French

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Central Europe; geopolitics; economics; society

The second volume of the PLURALITÉS EUROPÉENNES series is a collection of fifteen texts written by scientists from European research centres, who analyze changes which occured in Central Europe under the influence of COVID-19 pandemic in the geopolitical, social and economic situation and who show how science responded to the pandemic crisis.

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Philosophy, Education, Politics

Filozofia, edukacja, polityka

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: political philosophy; education; Polish philosophy; liberalism; democracy

The texts constituting the "Jubilee Book" are a tribute to Professor Barbara Markiewicz and her scientific achievements. The book opens with the interview with Professor Władysław Stróżewski – a teacher and intellectual mentor to Professor Barbara Markiewicz. The subsequent parts of the publication concentrate on reflections on liberal thought, Polish philosophy, the relations between philosophy, education and upbringing as well as theoretical framework and practical consequences of philosophical inquiry, especially in political philosophy.

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Solidarity and Egoism in Current Academic Discourse

Solidarność i egoizm we współczesnym dyskursie akademickim

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Solidarity; egoism; chauvinism; inclusiveness; society

This multi-author monograph is a collection of eleven articles about current discourse on solidarity and egoism. The authors, representing different specialties, analyse the title phenomena from the ethical, social, economic and political perspective, focusing on the analysis of deep social changes in the modern world as well as modern and post-modern discourses which accompany them.

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Polish documentary film after 2005

Polski film dokumentalny po 2005 roku

Author(s): Krzysztof Kopczyński / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: documentary; film production; Polish Film Institute

The texts collected in the book are a summary of the author’s work as a documentary film producer (1995-2016). The book explores the situation in the film industry in 2005-2022, after the implementation of the Act on Cinematography, which resulted in forming Polish Film Institute. The author analyses the mechanisms functioning among the filmmakers, and stresses that achieving success requires cooperation with other entities, e.g. those researching the market or writing about films. In his opinion, a very important element of the subjective status of documentaries is the dialogue with the viewers – a film should be treated as a communication tool.

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The Beginnings of the Skeletal Rite in Poland in the Early Middle Ages

Początki obrządku szkieletowego na ziemiach polskich w okresie wczesnego średniowiecza

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: beginnings of Christianization; Mieszko I; Bolesław Chrobry; oldest skeletal cemeteries

The collection of articles explores the issue of the beginnings of inhumation in Poland perceived as a testimony to the adoption of Christianity. The discussion focuses on determining at whichmoment in our history the use of skeletal funeral rite begins: around 966, after the baptism of Mieszko I, in the second half of the 10th century, or during the times of Mieszko’s successor, Bolesław Chrobry in the 11th century? This is crucial for dating the beginnings of Christianity in Poland, the medieval skeletal cemeteries and the progress of Christianization of Polish lands.

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Towianism

Towianizm

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Polish

Keywords: towianism; Romanticism philosophy; socio-philosophical thought in the 19th century

The volume contains studies on towianism and its reception process in Polish culture (until present day) and in other cultures, especially in Italy. It is divided into three parts: the first part discusses towianism as a philosophical and philosophical-religious phenomenon, the second part focuses on the reception of towianism by Towianski’s contemporaries, the third part explores the influence of towianism on post-romanticism generations. The publication consists of twenty articles written by Polish and foreign scholars, who represent different fields of humanities, methodological strategies and scientific sensibilities.

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Identity as a Process

Tożsamość jako proces

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: narrative identity; Masuria and Warmia; East Prussia; post-German territories

This post-conference monograph consists of texts, whose authors attempt to look at the identity and distinctness formation processes using modern cultural theories in an interdisciplinary way and connecting three fields of knowledge: literary studies, linguistics and culture studies. The area of research encompasses cultural space of former East Prussia, of which the southern part are modern Masuria and Warmia.

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