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Book SynopsisBetween the sixth and twentieth centuries, the Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino (est. 529) experienced a cycle of atrocities which forever transformed its identity. This book examines how such a tumultuous history has been constructed, remembered, and represented from the Middle Ages to the present day. It uses this singular and pivotal case to analyse the historical process of remembering and its impact on modern representations of the past. Exactly how Monte Cassino is remembered is distinctive and diagnostic. The abbey is recognizable today as a beacon of western civilization, culture, and learning precisely because of its 'destruction tradition' over fourteen centuries. The Destruction and Recovery of Monte Cassino, 529.1964 asks how the abbey’s fragmented past has been ideologically, politically, and culturally constituted and preserved; how its experience with destruction and suffering . and recovery and rebirth . has become incorporated into a modern narrative of progress and triumph.Trade Review"[...] a thoughtful and deeply appreciative study of an important center of religion and learning that has been in meaningful dialogue with the secular world for almost 1,500 years." - Charles Hilken, American Benedictine Review, Vol. 73, No. 4 ''Rennie’s book provides a compelling history of a unique place on earth, which has been and still is invested with a variety of meanings.'' - Sven Meeder, Radboud University Nijmegen, Early Medieval Europe, 2023, Vol. 31, No. 2Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations List of Illustrations Prologue: The Oak Tree Part I: Animus and Anchor Chapter 1 - An Enigma: The Legend of Saint Benedict Chapter 2 - The 'Citadel of Campania': Growth and Prosperity Part II: Rise and Fall Chapter 3 - A Destiny Repeated: Episodes of Destruction Chapter 4 - Floreat Semper: Rebuilding, Stone by Stone Part III: Preservation and Valorization Chapter 5 - The People's Patrimony: Defining Historical Value Chapter 6 - A New Europe: Erasing the Destruction Epilogue: Lighthouse Index

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Book SynopsisThe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is one of the challenges the world is facing right now. It has seen an unparalleled spread within a short span of time, and claimed victims in many parts of the world. As the number of confirmed cases skyrockets exponentially, a recent surge of 'bad' behaviours such as xenophobia attacks, propagation of misinformation, and panic-buying of essential items have become increasingly commonplace. Panic and chaos reigned as the world witnessed unprecedented moves by countries to close their borders and implement strict quarantine orders in a desperate attempt to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.COVID-19 has impacted many different aspects of society, from politics and economics to the psychological well-being of citizens, and the list will continue to grow as the spread of the coronavirus persist. While it is impossible to fathom the way COVID-19 will change our usual way of life, there are prevailing concerns that the community currently faces. What are the psychological impacts of a pandemic? How do we enhance the collective resilience of the community during a pandemic? How do we cope with mental health issues during a pandemic? How do we deal with bereavement during a pandemic? How can we support healthcare workers and emergency responders during a pandemic?These are just some of many important concerns that influence the way we cope with the COVID-19 outbreak. There is therefore an urgent need to enhance our understanding and level of preparedness against Covid-19 and pandemic in general. To that end, this edited book, How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic: Behavioural Sciences Insights for Practitioners and Policymakers aims to examine the impacts pandemic have on our society from a behavioural sciences perspective, and to identify solutions that practitioners and policymakers can adopt to combat the spread of COVID-19 in this new operating environment.Table of ContentsSocietal Resilience Related Issues: A Journal of the COVID Year: What Can We Learn from Previous Pandemics? (Denise DILLON and Ghee Kian KOH); What are the Economic Impacts of a Pandemic? (Jose M L MONTESCLAROS); Enhancing Collective Community Resilience Throughout a Pandemic: Insights from Singapore (Pamela GOH); Mitigating the Social Pandemic of Xenophobia During COVID-19 (Nur Aisyah ABDUL RAHMAN); Psychological Well-being Related Issues: How to Cope with Mental Health Issues During a Pandemic (Cherie CHAN and Adrian TOH); How to Support People with Mental Health Conditions During a Pandemic (Jonathan KUEK Han Loong); Coping with COVID-19: The Role of Religion in Times of Crisis (Jonathan E RAMSAY); Supporting and Coping with Bereavement During and Post-pandemic (Andy HO, Oindrila DUTTA, Paul Victor PATINADAN, and Geraldine TAN-HO); Digital Communication Related Issues: The Role of Social Media During a Pandemic (Dymples LEONG); Managing the Spread of Misinformation During COVID-19 (Xingyu Ken CHEN); Maintaining Cyber Well-being During a Pandemic (Jessie Janny THENARIANTO); Crisis Management and Communication During a Pandemic: Some Thoughts (Damien D CHEONG and Stephanie NEUBRONNER); Organisational Related Issues: How to Enhance Organisational Functioning in a Pandemic: COVID-19 Lessons in Leadership (Paul ENGLERT); Sustaining Team Morale Amidst a Pandemic: Lessons from COVID-19 (Minzheng HOU); Telecommuting During a Pandemic: Tips for Parents and Caregivers of the Elderly (Vivian SEAH, John YU, and Whistine CHAI); Non-compliance with COVID-19 Safe Distancing Measures: Tips from Crisis Negotiators to De-escalate Situations (Xingyu Ken CHEN, Nur Aisyah ABDUL RAHMAN, and Shannon NG); Future Directions: Surviving the Next Pandemic: Lessons for Humanity (Majeed KHADER);

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Book SynopsisThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted about 1 billion migrants (both international and domestic) in a variety of ways, and this book demonstrates how COVID-19 has widened the gaps between citizens, non-migrant and migrant populations in terms of income, job retention, freedom of movement, vaccine etc.While there is an emerging literature studying the impacts of COVID-19 on migration, the situation in Southeast Asia has not received much scholarly attention. This book fills the literature gap by studying the experiences of migrants and citizens in Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore and highlighting how the pandemic has exacerbated inequalities between and within the groups. These three countries are studied due to their high reliance of migrants in key economic sectors. Findings in this volume are derived from a qualitative approach, complemented by secondary data sources.This book is appropriate for undergraduate and postgraduate students of population studies, epidemiology, political science, public policy and administration, international relations, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and migration and refugee studies. Migration and labour scholars benefit from the nuanced comprehension about how a pandemic could cause a schism between migrants and the population at large. Policymakers may consider the proposed recommendations in the book to improve the migration situation.

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Book SynopsisNot too long ago, the world was busy crafting a global future with unmitigated globalization and the relentless march of Industry 4.0. A black swan event then happened. An outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus surged worldwide and resulted in a global pandemic that devastated economies, eliminated the weak/infirmed/elderly/young, and then targeted the general population. It destroyed small and medium-sized enterprises and hastened the demise of sunset industries, resulting in record numbers of bankruptcies. Instead of succumbing to the despair of a worldwide cataclysmic event, a group of Asian scholars from multiple disciplines got together. This group of scholars put their different specializations to use and adopted an on-site, viewpoint perspective of how the pandemic affected their lives and also the lives of the communities in their studies to contribute to this volume.The volume is interdisciplinary by nature and a product of exceptional contributions from a multidisciplinary panel of scholars, ranging from anthropologists, sociologists, historians to economists. The interdisciplinary approach employed here allows one to look at and understand subject matter critically — COVID-19 and its recovery — not just through diverse analytical frameworks but also through broader, historical variations as well as technologies studies. There is no existing literature equivalent to this subject matter given the ongoing pandemic as it unfolds simultaneously across regions and even continents while exerting differential impacts on various sectors such as agriculture, religion, technology, etc. With the advantage of its interdisciplinary approaches examined in differing geographical locations in Asia, the volume makes a scholarly contribution to analyzing the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and the coping mechanisms adopted by humankind in various capacities to mitigate it.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores various issues and challenges emanating from the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines how governments worldwide have dealt with the pandemic. Post-COVID-19 and its disruptive impact on social and economic life as well as public and political attitudes, the world is not the same. A new normal has dawned in public management and public services, with immense implications. This volume collects the lessons drawn from the pandemic, notably how crisis leadership and public governance were used to combat the crisis, as well as which aspects were helpful in that regard. This book covers a total of 17 countries and regions, namely: Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China (Mainland), Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, The Netherlands, the Nordic Countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland), the UK and US. Special attention is drawn to China (Mainland) in particular, where the pandemic first broke out. Its subsequent efforts in suppressing the epidemic have been quite stunning. The range enables good international comparisons to be made in crisis leadership, response strategies and effectiveness across continents, systems, and cultures (East Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America). While the pandemic is still ongoing by the time the book is finalized, the experience gained over more than two years has provided good ground for lesson drawing.

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Book SynopsisThis book aims to present the overall existing tsunami hazard in the Caribbean Sea region, a region which is typically only associated with hurricanes. It initially presents an overview of all of the existing tsunami-causing factors found in the region: earthquakes, sub-aerial and submarine landslides, and submarine explosions. This is followed by field evidence of recent and pre-historic tsunami events, which gives credibility to all of this effort. The next section is a description of the tsunami hazard mitigation efforts being carried out locally and in collaboration with national and international programs. The final part is dedicated to the presentation of related recent research results.Table of ContentsNeed for a Caribbean Tsunami Warning System Overview of Potential Tsunami Sources in the Caribbean Sea Region The Tsunami Evidence in the Caribbean: Paleotsunami Studies Recent Caribbean Programs and Studies Tsunami Physics and Modeling Efforts

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Book SynopsisNatural disasters, terrorist attacks, financial collapses, and other crisis situations have occupied public attention to an unprecedented degree in recent years. In the face of these events, the study of risk and crisis management is becoming more important than ever before. This book is a clear and comprehensive guide to the most common emergency situations of our day, giving succinct, practical advice on how best to avoid them if possible, how to minimize loss and damage once they have occurred, and how best to recover sustainably. The 101 cases presented here cover both natural and man-made disasters, drawing on recent and current case histories to propose workable solutions for governments, corporations and ordinary people facing extraordinary times.This revised and expanded edition of the authors' 1999 book, Survival — Simulation of Risk and Crisis Management 69, is written in an accessible style and contains the latest research in the field. It will benefit laypeople, professionals, and academics alike. In particular, safety professionals, public management professionals, CEOs, CIOs, tertiary students and researchers will appreciate its pragmatic, vigilant approach to dealing with and recovering from natural and man-made disasters in the interest of long-term survival and sustainability.Table of ContentsRisk and Crisis Management for Natural Disaster: Case 1-26: Emergency Communication Technology; Psychological Stress; Tsunami Countermeasures; Hospital Crisis Management; School Facilities as Evacuation Centers; A City Epicentral Earthquake; Hurricane Katrina; Risk and Crisis Management for Daily Life: Case 27-61: What to Do If a War Breaks Out While in a Foreign Country; What to Do If You Get Caught in an Emergency Abroad; How to Avoid Terrorist Bombing Attacks; Typhoon Psychology; Fire Prevention; Bankruptcy of Financial Institutions; Spyware Infection Routes; Skimming - Credit Cards; Risk and Crisis Management for Government and Company: Case 62-99: Next-Generation Disaster Prevention Technologies; Multi-Faceted Check Systems; Quick Response Setups; Risk Financing; Information Security Measures; Safety Measures and Environmental Policy of Corporations; Media Coverage; and other papers.

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Book SynopsisNatural disasters, instability in the finance and banking sector, widespread social protests, and other crisis situations have increasingly become the focus of public attention. With the growing visibility of such events, accelerated by the rise and proliferation of social media, the study of risk and crisis management in the Internet age is of vital importance.Uncertainty and Catastrophe Management is a clear and comprehensive guide to a variety of crises, and seeks to offer practical advice on how best to avoid them, minimize loss and damage once they have occurred, and how best to recover from these situations. The book examines 104 cases that run the gamut from natural disasters such as the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, to social movements like the Ukrainian protests in 2013, from the Syrian Electronic Army's cyber-attacks, to the reputational damage to firms in the wake of a corporate scandal.This book is a revised and expanded edition of Akira Ishikawa and Atsushi Tsujimoto's book, Risk and Crisis Management: 101 Cases, and explores a number of recent events. It draws on the expertise of the contributors to the volume to create a well-rounded book that will benefit professionals, academics, and the general public alike. In particular, safety professionals, public management professionals, CEOs, CIOs, students and researchers will appreciate its pragmatic approach to dealing with and recovering from crises in the interest of long-term survival and sustainability.Table of ContentsRisk and Crisis Management for Natural Disaster: Case 1-28: How Communication Technology Must Be Harnessed in an Emergency (Akira Ishikawa); How to Deal with Psychological Stress (Akira Ishikawa); How to Get the Injured to Hospital (Akira Ishikawa); What do Older Adults Need to do to Plan for Disasters? (Yiwei Li); The Role of Science Museum which shows Disaster Articles (Atsushi Tsujimoto); Risk and Crisis Management for Daily Life: Case 29-61: What to Do If a War Breaks Out While in a Foreign Country (Akira Ishikawa); Why Portable Toilets are Essential (Akira Ishikawa); What Clothing and Other Personal Effects are Appropriate (Akira Ishikawa); How can Science Museums Contribute to the Popularization of Science Knowledge? (Yiwei Li); The Danger of Anonymity on an Anonymous Bulletin Board Website (Shigeo Kawashima); Risk and Crisis Management for Government and Business: Case 62-104: Why a Physical Distribution System is Necessary (Akira Ishikawa); How to Predict Disasters (Akira Ishikawa); What Lessons were Learned from the Fukuchiyama Line Train Derailment? (Atsushi Tsujimoto); How to Prevent Personal Information Leakage (Atsushi Tsujimoto); How to Win Customer Loyalty from Customer Grievances and Complaints (Akira Saito); and other papers;

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