This work chronicles the lives and legacies of Chicana and Chicano scholars whose formative experiences in the Chicano Movement shaped the development of Chicano studies and transformed higher education. Originating from the Reuniones de Colegas Chicanas-gatherings of veteran scholars reflecting on their shared histories-the volume features sixteen essays organized into five thematic sections that explore the intersections of activism, scholarship, and institutional change.

The contributors document how grassroots organizing evolved into academic inquiry, leading to the creation of departments, student support systems, and policy reforms that advanced equity and representation in universities. Essays address how community-engaged research influenced urban planning, health advocacy, and cultural production, while also highlighting Indigenous and transnational epistemologies that redefined theoretical frameworks in Chicano studies. The volume concludes with reflections on academic leadership and the breaking of barriers by Chicana scholars in higher education administration.

Together, these essays offer a powerful intellectual history and a testament to a generation's enduring commitment to social justice. How We Came to Be is both a scholarly archive and a call to action, preserving the legacy of those who built Chicano studies and inspiring future generations to continue the work of transformation within and beyond the academy.

Contributors

Jose Calderon

Gilberto Cardenas

Teresa Carillo

Teresa Cordova

Estevan Flores

Yvette G. Flores

Felipe Gonzales

Deena Gonzalez

Francisco J. Hernandez

Ines Hernandez-Avila

Francisco Hernandez-Vazquez

Aida Hurtado

Larry Trujillo

Avelardo Valdez

Carlos G. Velez-Ibanez

James Diego Vigil

We often hear that all behaviour is communication, but how do we fully understand what children are telling us when they act in distressed and often challenging ways in our settings? And how do we respond? This book offers a practice-oriented look at current theory around early childhood adversity, attachment, trauma and brain development. Traumatic experiences such as abuse, neglect, domestic violence, bereavement, bullying and others can have long-lasting effects on children, making responding to their impact a complex task for education professionals. But it is precisely through their enlightened response that healing can begin.

Providing children with positive childhood experiences is dependent upon knowledgeable practitioners who can determine children's different needs and use this understanding to create flexible, responsive learning environments. This book draws on up-to-date research informing the conceptualisation of trauma and trauma-informed interventions and uses this to establish links to practice, highlighting relationship-based interventions. Real world vignettes of trauma-aware schools and professional dialogue with experts in the field allow for a strong focus on practice.

Each chapter begins with key ideas outlining the content of the chapter, and ends with a summary paragraph to link back to the key ideas. Each chapter also provides thinking points in the form of questions for reflection. Each of the four parts of the book ends with a chapter providing insights from experts in the field, schools utilising trauma-informed and attachment-aware approaches as well as several Local Authorities seeking to introduce systemic change.

This book is essential reading for all those interested in how theory, research and policy developments can help to enhance practice in developing trauma-informed and trauma-responsive educational environments.

Optimize your brand visibility for AI-powered search engines and large language models

In The New Rules of AI Search: SEO for visibility in ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Generative Search, Crystal Carter delivers a practical guide to optimizing brand visibility across AI-powered platforms. As large language models transform how consumers discover products and services, traditional SEO strategies require fundamental updates to remain effective in this new search paradigm.

The New Rules of AI Search explores the technical and strategic dimensions of generative engine optimization. Crystal Carter examines how AI search platforms aggregate and present information differently than traditional search engines, providing actionable frameworks for ensuring your brand appears prominently when users query ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and similar platforms for recommendations and information.

Readers will also discover:

• Specific techniques for structuring content that AI systems can easily understand, cite, and recommend to users seeking information
• Strategies for building brand authority signals that large language models recognize and prioritize in their generated responses
• Methods for monitoring and measuring your brand's visibility across multiple AI search platforms and generative interfaces
• Practical approaches for adapting existing SEO infrastructure to meet the unique requirements of AI-powered discovery channels
• Frameworks for anticipating future developments in generative search and positioning your brand ahead of algorithmic changes

Essential for digital marketers, SEO professionals, brand managers, and business owners seeking to maintain competitive visibility, this guide provides the strategic foundation for succeeding as AI fundamentally transforms how consumers search for and discover information online.

• Die Erlaeuterungen erfolgen ueberwiegend anhand der Rechtsprechung. Lueckenlos ausgewertet ist die Judikatur des Bundesgerichtshofes, ebenso die des Bundesverfassungsgerichts in ihren Bezuegen zur StPO und zum GVG.
• In der Mitte zwischen Kurz- und Grosskommentar, handlich und komprimiert in einem Band, ermoeglicht das Werk den sofortigen und unkomplizierten Zugriff auf alle praxisrelevanten Fragen.

• Kommentierung der strafverfahrensrechtlichen Vorschriften des GVG und EGGVG
• Abdruck des JGG in Auszuegen sowie der Richtlinien fuer das Strafverfahren und das Bussgeldverfahren.

• Beweisaufnahme und Beweisantragsrecht
• Beschlagnahme, Durchsuchung u. a. Massnahmen
• Vernehmung des Beschuldigten
• Rechtmitteln.

• lueckenlose Auswertung der BGH-Rechtsprechung
• bearbeitet von hochqualifizierten Praktikerinnen und Praktikern des BGH und der Bundesanwaltschaft
• pragmatisch und zugleich wissenschaftlich vertieft

• das Gesetz zur Ueberarbeitung des Sanktionenrechts - Ersatzfreiheitsstrafe, Strafzumessung, Auflagen und Weisungen sowie Unterbringung in einer Entziehungsanstalt vom 26.7.2023,
• das Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zur Unvereinbarkeit des Paragr. 362 Nr. 5 StPO mit Art. 103 Abs. 3 GG, auch iVm Art. 20 Abs. 3 GG (Urt. des BVerfG - 2 BvR 900/22 - v. 31.10.2023),
• das Gesetz zur Verbesserung der Rueckfuehrung vom 21.2.2024,
• das Gesetz zum kontrollierten Umgang mit Cannabis und zur Aenderung weiterer Vorschriften vom 27.3.2024,
• das Gesetz zur weiteren Digitalisierung der Justiz vom 12.7.2024,
• das Gesetz zur Fortentwicklung des Voelkerstrafrechts vom 30.7.2024,
• das Zweite Gesetz zur Aenderung des Schwangerschaftskonfliktgesetzes vom 7.11.2024,
• das Gesetz zur Aend. der Regelungen ueber die zulaessige Miethoehe bei Mietbeginn und zur Aend. anderer Gesetze v. 17.7.2025,
• das Gesetz zur Aend. des Zustaendigkeitsstreitwerts der Amtsgerichte, zum Ausbau der Spezialisierung der Justiz in Zivilsachen sowie zur Aend. weiterer prozessualer Regelungen v. 8.12.2025,
• das Gesetz zur Aend. der Vorschriften ueber die Einfuehrung der elektronischen Akte in der Justiz und ueber die allgemeine Beeidigung von Gerichtsdolmetschern sowie zur Aend. des Stiftungsregisterrechts v. 8.12.2025,
• das Gesetz zur Entwicklung und Erprobung eines Online-Verfahrens in der Zivilgerichtsbarkeit v. 22.12.2025,
• das Gesetz zur Modernisierung und Digitalisierung der Schwarzarbeitsbekaempfung v. 22.12.2025,
• das Gesetz zur effektiveren Ahndung und Bekaempfung von Straftaten im Zusammenhang mit explosionsgefaehrlichen Stoffen v. 9.1.2026,
• das Gesetz zur Modernisierung des SicherheitsueberpruefungsG und zur Aend. beamtenrechtlicher Vorschriften v. 11.1.2026,
• GeoschutzreformG v. 11.1.2026

Offering a novel perspective on entrepreneurship that transcends geographical boundaries, this book amplifies the voice of the entrepreneur as a pivotal social actor, situating them within relevant theoretical and practical contexts. Employing aspects of visual anthropology as an analytical lens, the authors divide the book into distinct sections, each unearthing concealed narratives, processes, and challenges faced by entrepreneurs.

Unlike conventional entrepreneurship studies, which predominantly focus on business creation for innovation and economic development, this work advocates for the integration of anthropological perspectives, employing photographic material and direct narratives sourced from the everyday lives of entrepreneurs. These visual artifacts provide a rich tapestry of insights, allowing readers to engage actively in meaning-making alongside the authors. By weaving together the experiences of entrepreneurs, the research fosters a collaborative exploration of entrepreneurship's nuances.

Emphasizing the intricate interplay between entrepreneurial endeavors and the realization of social change across diverse global contexts, this work will enrich both theory and practice in entrepreneurship, fostering a holistic appreciation of entrepreneurship as a dynamic force for societal transformation.

War has deeply shaped human history, but the faces of modern conflict are changing. Beyond traditional causes like the pursuit of power, territorial disputes, and ethnic tensions, a growing threat is emerging: Organized Crime. In unstable regions, criminal networks find the perfect breeding ground to expand their influence through modern technology and cross-border operations.
The scientific analysis in this book illuminates the dangerous symbiosis between armed conflict and globally active syndicates. Criminal organizations no longer just threaten national security; they systematically undermine the rule of law and state institutions. Through the "Crime-as-a-Service" model, they offer everything from money laundering to cyber-attacks, exploiting the mechanisms of globalization to funnel illegal profits into legitimate economic cycles.
In the face of these hybrid threats, a shift in perspective is required. This creeping destabilization of our world order can only be countered through coordinated global strategies, political reforms, and strengthened law enforcement. This is a profound analysis of the power of crime in today's crisis zones and the urgent necessity for international cooperation.

This book examines China's grassroots electoral experiments and their transformation into instruments of centralized political control. It provides the first comprehensive, historically grounded analysis of village, township, and consultative elections from the 1980s to the present.

Tracing the rise of "sea elections" and their gradual institutional containment, the book shows how limited democratic practices emerged within a one-party system and were later restructured to reinforce state authority. It introduces the concept of "top-down governance logic" to explain how electoral participation can coexist with authoritarian resilience. Combining long-term field research, archival materials, and comparative political analysis, the book situates China's experience within broader debates on authoritarian governance, democratic experimentation, political reform, and adaptive legitimacy. It demonstrates how elections in China functioned simultaneously as experiments in participation and mechanisms of political consolidation.

This book examines the hypothesis that pragmatic communication is supported by a specialized cognitive module for inferring communicative intentions, closely linked to the mindreading capacity to attribute mental states. Drawing on research in linguistic pragmatics, philosophy, evolutionary and developmental psychology, the book evaluates the psychological plausibility of this hypothesis in light of findings from experimental pragmatics, while also addressing its main theoretical and empirical challenges.

The book proposes a novel cognitive framework to articulate the pragmatics module hypothesis from a developmental perspective and offers a comprehensive, up-to-date account of the ontogeny of ostensive communication in early childhood. By engaging with current debates and reviewing key empirical evidence, the book sheds light on foundational questions about the development of social cognition, communicative intentions, and the early foundations of human pragmatic competence.

The book offers an overview of the main financial and operational risks in cryptocurrency markets and Decentralized Finance. It outlines the role of stablecoins, crypto-investment products, and multi-function ecosystems, highlighting vulnerabilities linked to reserves, leverage, and protocol interdependencies. The book distinguishes traditional risks from those rooted in smart-contract logic, oracle manipulation, governance failures, and cross-chain bridges. An empirical section analyzes attack frequency, stolen amounts, and evolving exploit techniques, showing a shift toward complex schemes using flash loans and oracle distortions. The book also examines mixers and presents the Ronin case. The final chapters discuss technical and governance measures to mitigate risks and provide regulatory recommendations.

Turn foresight into action with practical tools for strategic decision-making in uncertainty

In a world where the future arrives faster than planning cycles, leaders face a critical 'Decision Gap' between knowing what might happen and making confident choices today. From Foresight to Action by Joana Lenkova solves this problem by transforming futures intelligence into concrete strategic action.

From Foresight to Action provides five Strategic Future Labs that function as flight simulators for decision-making under uncertainty. Each Lab addresses critical strategic questions through plausible scenarios, dilemmas, and practical tools. Readers will build a complete Futures Strategy Canvas, where choices across customer, product, risk, innovation and strategy are brought together into a coherent, outside-in view.

In the book, you'll find:

• Five standalone Strategic Future Labs with practical tools including The Future Relevance Assessment (framing decisions on product relevance under future conditions), The Strategic Decision Tree (helping leadership teams turn important external forces into explicit choices), and The Future Opportunity Mapping (translating future pressure into opportunity spaces)
• A complete outside-in strategy model connecting future customers to products, opportunities, strategies, and organisational capabilities
• Actionable checklists and 'Next moves' guidance applicable immediately to your own strategic challenges
• Frameworks for understanding decision patterns, cognitive biases, and risk posture in strategic choices
• Practical methods for embedding foresight into culture, leadership, governance, and planning processes to build continuous strategic adaptation

Ideal for executives, managers, strategists, leaders, and decision-makers across organisations, From Foresight to Action transforms the way you approach strategy by treating the future as something you shape, not something that happens to you, providing the practical tools to make better decisions in an uncertain world.

"One of the most thoughtful books on foresight I've read in a long time, connecting futures thinking directly to real decisions."
-Lia Arvidsson, Futurist, H&M Group

"Not theory dressed up as strategy - this is a playbook for leaders making decisions without perfect information."
-John Sanei, Futurist and Global Keynote Speaker

Family detention garnered much public attention when it expanded dramatically in 2014 as significantly increased numbers of migrant groups began arriving and requesting asylum at the Mexico-U.S. border. During this period, the Obama administration designated three detention facilities, two in South Texas, to hold such families while they underwent part of the asylum legal process. One became the largest immigrant detention facility in the country.

In Legal Care anthropologist Erin Routon explores the operations of these facilities through the unique perspectives of volunteer legal advocates. Routon offers a compelling ethnographic account of the hidden labor and emotional resilience of those advocates. Through the lens of "legal care," Routon reframes legal aid as a form of caregiving, revealing how these advocates resist the structural and legal violence of family detention while supporting asylum-seeking parents and children. Drawing on immersive fieldwork and firsthand narratives, the book exposes the human cost of administrative incarceration and the quiet power of care in spaces designed to exclude.

Timely, urgent, and deeply humane, this work speaks to scholars and practitioners across anthropology, law and society, migration studies, and carceral justice. Routon's accessible and evocative writing invites readers to reconsider activism and advocacy, offering new language for understanding resistance and solidarity in the face of institutional violence. This book is essential reading for anyone committed to justice, care, and the future of immigration policy in the United States.

A multifaceted and novel examination of core problematic contexts and pathways of life and how we locate and orient ourselves in them.

What does it mean to actively or reflectively locate oneself in the life contexts in which one finds oneself? Locating One's Life explores from various angles striking exemplifications of how locating one's life can be understood as a form of reflection and as a concrete action of existential placement. It is something we do by our actions and decisions as well as by our recognition or understanding of the multiple problematic situations and their consequences that we find ourselves faced with or suffering from in our lives. These situations range from deathbed or late-life recollections of one's life course to finding ways to situate oneself in the mysterious totality of the clashing cosmic powers and overwhelming beauty of the universe into which we ultimately disappear. Such themes are linked in a sequence of accessible chapters that challenge and enable each of us to locate our own lives in light of the existential lessons they take up: accepting approaching death or old age by bringing one's life to mind in memory, practicing, Stoic fashion, how to face the present with its unavoidable or even fatal demands, the enriching dislocating nature of travel, being or staying healthy as a soulful form of existential balance, the distinctively human forms of hunger and eating, and other contexts of life, including our religious practices of self-placement in the universe as the ultimate context of all contexts.

In an era of growing trade fragmentation, this book offers fresh insights into the evolving dynamics of global commerce and the strategic dependencies that emerge. It examines how shocks and structural shifts are reconfiguring Global Value Chains (GVCs) through nearshoring and farsharing, and how firms can leverage internationalization to strengthen EU competitiveness.

The contributions also explore EU's crisis-driven trade diplomacy across North America, Latin America, and Africa, highlighting the role of trade agreements in enabling-or constraining-these transformations. Finally, the book addresses the twin green and digital transitions and their profound implications for firm competitiveness and strategic autonomy.

Drawing on diverse perspectives, the chapters stem from an ongoing research initiative by Luiss University in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Together, they trace a clear trajectory: from the fragmentation of global trade to the policy responses and technological shifts shaping the future of business. Collectively, these themes define the pillars of Europe's competitiveness in an age of turbulence.

The general-in-chief did not command the million-man Union army that fought in the Civil War, as most historians have assumed; rather, he was a member of a management team that included the president and the secretary of war. The president, as commander-in-chief, created the position by appointing an officer to it, and he could dismiss that officer at any time and choose not to appoint another. The general-in-chief had to cooperate closely with the president and the secretary of war to ensure the team functioned effectively.

In Managing the Union Army, renowned Civil War historian Earl J. Hess upends our understanding of the general-in-chief, his role in the Union military system, and his influence on the conflict's outcome. Hess reinterprets the accomplishments and failures of the four men who held the position, evaluating Winfield Scott, George B. McClellan, Henry W. Halleck, and Ulysses S. Grant in ways that might surprise many students of Civil War military history.
The Union general-in-chief could take on four major responsibilities. The first was to serve as a military advisor to the president and the secretary of war. The second was to develop policies to govern the huge Union army. The third was to recommend officers to command corps, field armies, and military departments. The fourth was to actually command a portion of the army in field operations, a role that Grant alone fulfilled. Hess shows how the performance of the four men varied greatly across the three other tasks. He also details Grant's unique achievement as a field commander-ending the war, which none of the other Union generals-in-chief were able to do.

Hess illuminates how personality traits helped or hindered the generals-in-chief during the war. McClellan's deeply flawed personality contributed to his failure in fulfilling the duties of the position. Grant's strongly positive personality and will-do attitude, by contrast, helped him to succeed more fully in the role than any of his predecessors.

Hess also offers a much more positive evaluation of Halleck than is typical of the scholarly literature on Civil War commanders. Halleck was not only a successful general-in-chief but also fundamentally supported Grant during the last year of the conflict by serving as chief of staff of the U.S. Army, a fourth member of the management team. From an elderly though distinguished officer like Scott, to Grant, the most effective general of the Civil War, the office of general-in-chief evolved into the crucial military position in the Federal war effort. Hess's study, through a close examination of administrative history, offers a dramatically new way of understanding how the Union army worked in the Civil War.

• sachlich Zusammenhaengendes im Verbund darstellt,
• die Moeglichkeit gibt, das Erlernte sogleich anhand von Fragen und Faellen zu kontrollieren und
• viele Beispiele und Grafiken bietet, die der Veranschaulichung dienen.

• Einfuehrung in die juristische Arbeitsmethode
• Zustandekommen von Vertraegen
• Das Schuldverhaeltnis
• Unwirksame und mangelhafte Willenserklaerungen
• Einzelne vertragliche und gesetzliche Schuldverhaeltnisse
• Dritte im Schuldverhaeltnis

• klare, gut strukturierte Darstellung
• anschauliche Beispiele
• Aufbauschemata
• ergaenzende Kontrollfragen