Rumiz

Narratives of Mediterranean Spaces

Narratives of Mediterranean Space: Literature and Art across Land and Sea presents a comparative analysis of contemporary literary and visual narratives of movement and migration produced in Italian, Arabic and French. It analyzes how these works create a dialogue across the Mediterranean Sea. By paying attention to the multiple ways in which the Mediterranean is being narrated by contemporary writers and artists, Silvia Caserta aims to propose a reconceptualization of the Mediterranean as a polyphonic space of movement and resistance. The Mediterranean space that emerges from this study is a space that, by virtue of the instability and porosity of its geographical and cultural borders, is able to overcome normative dichotomies between north and south, east and west, local and global. This book proposes the Mediterranean is a fruitful area from which to investigate the wider contradictions of the contemporary global world while avoiding the traps of “Mediterraneanism”. For this reason, the book highlights the contradictions and dissonances that emerge from reading Mediterranean works, opening up multiple perspectives on the Sea and on the different lands that surround it.

Deer of the World

This book is the first comprehensive reference work ever published on the systematics, ecology, conservation status, and management of all the world's deer species. Covering all 53 deer species worldwide, this volume brings together the contributions of 160 international deer experts and provides: A comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge on the evolution, phylogeny, taxonomy, and systematics of deer An in-depth insight into the ecology and conservation status of each species, with detailed accounts A series of case studies on conservation, management, hunting, farming, disease ecology, and the impact of deer on forest ecosystems. This beautifully illustrated book is an invaluable resource for researchers, wildlife managers, and students of conservation biology, ecology, and management, as well as the interested layperson. It reveals the fascinating story of deer evolution, the long history of human interactions with deer, and the major threats to this charismatic species group.

Internationale Politik