From Firenze University Press Journal: Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography (Webbia) — Paulo José Fernandes Guimaraes, Diretoria de Pesquisa Científica, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro Diego Nunes Da Silva, Diretoria de Pesquisa Científica, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro Inara Montini Araújo, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

From Firenze University Press Journal: Diciottesimo Secolo — Ann Thomson, European University Institute Can we talk about ‘Islamophobia’ in the 18th Century, and even more about ‘countering’ it? Much has been written about how 18th-century Euro-peans viewed the Muslim world and Islam itself, and there has been considerable disagreement on the subject, ranging from Edward Said’s stance on…

From Firenze University Press Book — Ib Friis, Natural History Museum of Denmark Sebsebe Demissew, Addis Ababa University Odile Weber, National Museum of Natural History, Luxembourg Paulo van Breugel, HAS University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands Apart from the works by Pichi Sermolli, only a few recent scholarly publications have dealt with the vegetation of the Lake…

From Firenze University Press Journal: Journal of History of Education (RSE) — Marcella Terrusi The history of children’s illustration and literature has always offered images of childhood in which different children’s figures emerge from the folds of the story with the strength of a visual representation that gives scholars different eyes for interpret-ing the underlying symbolic universe. The rich heritage found in…

From Firenze University Press Journal: Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography (Webbia) — Frans J. Breteler, Grintweg 303 Floris C. Breman, Biosystematics Group, Wageningen University & Research Di Lei, Biosystematics Group, Wageningen University & Research Freek T. Bakker, Biosystematics Group, Wageningen University & Research Jongkindia, a small tree species endemic to a local area in southeast Liberia, is described as a new monotypic…

From Firenze University Press Journal: Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology — Paola Saccheri, Section of Human Anatomy and History of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Udine Luciana Travan, Section of Human Anatomy and History of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Udine Cividale del Friuli is a small and ancient town located near Udine, in the North-Eastern Italy, close to…

From Firenze University Press Journal: Diciottesimo Secolo — Guido Abbattista, Università di Trieste In his 1969 book To Change China. Western Advisers in China, Jonathan Spence argued that the idea of ‘change’ — naturally referring to particular moments and aspects of Chinese history — has oft en inspired Western action towards China1. He advanced his argument by considering…

From Firenze University Press Book — Breno Battistin Sebastiani, University of Sao Paulo Delfim Ferreira Leão, University of Coimbra, Portugal This book derives from two research projects developed by researchers from four Brazilian and Portuguese universities, namely: University of São Paulo and Federal University of São Paulo, in Brazil; University of Coimbra and Catholic University in…

From Firenze University Press Journal: Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology — Raffaella Bianucci, Department of Cultures and Societies, University of Palermo Elisa Zucchini, Department of History, Archaeology, Geography, Fine and Performing Art, University of Florence Francesco M. Galassi, Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University Donatella Lippi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence