"The swastika () (Sanskrit: ??M?5?8?M?$????) is an equilateral cross with four arms bent at 90 degrees. The earliest archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization, Ancient India as well as Classical Antiquity. Swastikas h…
Cotton in Context: manufacturing, marketing, and consuming textiles …
by Kafantogias, Aris, Styles, John, Siebenhüner, Kim, Häusler, Eric, Murr, Karl Borromäus, Breil, Michaela, Menolfi, Ernest, Martens, Vibe Maria, Wimmler, Jutta, Edwards, Eiluned, Karl, Barbara, Fleischmann-Heck, Isa, Ravazzolo, Claudia, Schwarzenbach, Alexis
fromDing, Materialität, Geschichte
Betrifft Basel als Ort der Textilproduktion.
This book describes the remarkable path which led to the Swiss Franc becoming the strong international currency that it is today. Ernst Baltensperger and Peter Kugler use Swiss monetary history to provide valuable insights into a number of issues concerning the organization and …
All the major financial centres have experienced a rise in anti-money laundering rules and regulations. Initially, anti-money laundering laws were used as a weapon in the war on drugs, whilst more recently they have been deployed in the ongoing fight against terrorism. These dev…
All the major financial centres have experienced a rise in anti-money laundering rules and regulations. Initially, anti-money laundering laws were used as a weapon in the war on drugs, whilst more recently they have been deployed in the ongoing fight against terrorism. These dev…
"This important collection examines deportation as an increasingly global mechanism of state control. Anthropologists, historians, legal scholars, and sociologists consider not only the physical expulsion of noncitizens, but also the social discipline and labour subordination re…
