Publications
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On the Nature of Philosophy and Other Philosophical Essays
(2012)
This book continues Rescher’s longstanding practice of publishing groups of philosophical essays. Notwithstanding their thematic diversity, these discussions exhibit a uniformity of method in addressing philosophical issues ...
On Relativization and Clefting. An Analysis of Italian Sign Language
(2015)
This work is a contribution to our understanding of relativization strategies and clefting in Italian Sign Language, and more broadly, to our understanding of these constructions in world languages by setting the discussion ...
Maria in Hymnus und Sequenz. Interdisziplinäre mediävistische Perspektiven
(2017)
Marian hymns and sequences occupy a central place in the history of sacred song. Alongside Latin poetry, starting from the early Middle Ages, there were also vernacular translations, which adapted, modified, and transformed ...
Mythen und Grundbegriffe des europäischen Selbstverständnisses
(2012)
Driften die europäischen Staaten nach 60 Jahren der immer intensiveren und weiträumigeren Integration wieder auseinander? Geht uns der Sinn für die europäischen Gemeinsamkeiten verloren? Die Europäischen Erinnerungsorte ...
Monarchische Herrschaft im Altertum
(2017)
Monarchical rule was omnipresent in the ancient world, but until now, there has been no comparative study of the phenomenon across epochs and cultures. The volume fills this gap, examining autarchy in the ancient Near East, ...
Marine Propulsion Simulation. Methods and Results
(2015)
The propulsion system behaviour is a key aspect for the overall dynamics of a ship. However, despite its great importance, numerical methodologies for detailed investigations on marine propulsion dynamics are not yet widely ...
Mastering Russian Spaces. Raum und Raumbewältigung als Probleme der russischen Geschichte
(2011)
Die Rede vom „russischen Raum bezieht sich nicht nur auf ein Stereotyp, sondern auf eine empirische Erfahrung, der die Weite und Größe Russlands – ob nun als Russisches Reich, Sowjetunion oder Russländische Förderation ...
Material Aspects of Reading in Ancient and Medieval Cultures. Materiality, Presence and Performance
(2020)
This publication seeks to endeavour the relationship between material artefacts and reading practices in ancient and medieval cultures.While the acts of reception of written artefacts in former times are irretrievably lost, ...
Material Aspects of Letter Writing in the Graeco-Roman World. c. 500 BC – c. AD 300
(2018)
Letter writing was widespread in the Graeco-Roman world, as indicated by the large number of surviving letters and their extensive coverage of all social categories. Despite a large amount of work that has been done on the ...
The Necessary Structure of the All-pervading Aether
(2012)
In this book I investigate the necessary structure of the aether – the stuff that fills the whole universe. Some of my conclusions are. 1. There is an enormous variety of structures that the aether might, for all we know, ...
Öl und Souveränität. Petroknowledge und Energiepolitik in den USA und Westeuropa in den 1970er Jahren
(2014)
The importance of oil for modern economic and political regimes increased during the economic boom of the post-war decades. Yet in 1973-1974, rising oil prices and reduced production raised the specter of an uncertain ...
Mouth Actions in Sign Languages. An Empirical Study of Irish Sign Language
(2014)
Mouth actions in sign languages have been controversially discussed but the sociolinguistic factors determining their form and functions remain uncertain. This first empirical analysis of mouth actions in Irish Sign Language ...
Multidimensional Inverse and Ill-Posed Problems for Differential Equations
(1995)
This monograph is devoted to statements of multidimensional inverse problems, in particular to methods of their investigation. Questions of the uniqueness of solution, solvability and stability are studied. Methods to ...
Mobilität und Wissenstransfer in diachroner und interdisziplinärer Perspektive
(2013)
What effect do spatial mobility and migrations have on the diffusion of knowledge? In this volume, papers dealing with the topic have been collected from various culture-historical and theoretical disciplines. Chronologically ...
Nationalsozialistische Judenverfolgung in Ostgalizien 1941-1944. Organisation und Durchführung eines staatlichen Massenverbrechens
(1997)
Trotz eines halben Jahrhunderts Holocaust-Forschung ist das Geschehen an den konkreten Tatorten des Massenmordes in Polen und in der Sowjetunion immer noch wenig erforscht. Die Juden in Ostgalizien sind vor allem durch ...
Material Culture in Modern Diplomacy from the 15th to the 20th Century
(2016)
The present volume aims at outlining a new field of research with regard to the history of diplomacy: the material culture of diplomatic interaction in early modern and modern times. The material culture of diplomacy ...