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Das Bild der Schweiz bei den Papstgesandten (1586-1654)
(2021)
There was a special relationship between the papacy and the Swiss Confederacy in the early modern period. The "Romans" were not confronted with the usual monarchic-aristocratic structures. Taking a nuncio’s outside view ...
Chapter 19 Italian Sign Language
(2015)
Sign Languages of the World is a one-of-a-kind handbook covering 38 of the world's deaf sign languages and auxiliary sign languages. Each sign language has a dedicated chapter, written by experts for the volume. The book ...
Krankheit und Gesundheit in der späten Philosophie Friedrich Nietzsches
(2024)
This book explores the concepts of sickness and health in Nietzsche’s late philosophy, showing that Nietzsche viewed these concepts not as dialectical opposites but as events that each assert themselves and merge into each ...
Krankheit und Gesundheit in der späten Philosophie Friedrich Nietzsches
(2024)
This book explores the concepts of sickness and health in Nietzsche’s late philosophy, showing that Nietzsche viewed these concepts not as dialectical opposites but as events that each assert themselves and merge into each ...
La literatura latinoamericana en versión francesa
(2021)
This volume is the first sistematic study of French editorial mediation in the internationalization process of Latin-American literatures. It opens a new field of investigation – Latin-American literary works translated ...
„Fiktion“ und „Wirklichkeit“ in japanischen Literaturtheorien der Jahre 1850 bis 1890
(2022)
Which relationship should, must, or can creation in language (fiction) have to creation outside of language (reality)? How do theoretical notions of literary art change when reality drastically changes? This volume ...
Chapter 17 Timbre Networks
(2013)
Over the following pages, I will propose and present a method that integrates the sound realm of computer music into the domain of human performance, striving to find a balance between these two worlds by focusing on the ...
Volksschauspiele Genese einer kulturgeschichtlichen Formation
(2019)
Many types of works are characterized as folk plays: the peasant play, the passion play, the knightly drama, the tradition play, the mass festival, the anti-folk play, and the social drama. This book reconstructs the ...
Fallbuch Asylrecht
(2023)
This case book examines the facts of asylum law most relevant to practice and their relationship to residence law in 57 case studies. A team of emerging scholars, practitioners, and members of Refugee Law Clinics (RLCs) ...
La literatura latinoamericana en versión francesa
(2021)
This volume is the first sistematic study of French editorial mediation in the internationalization process of Latin-American literatures. It opens a new field of investigation – Latin-American literary works translated ...
Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies
(2023)
The Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies offers in three volumes the first comprehensive discussion of economic development in the empires of the Afro-Eurasian world region to elucidate the conditions under which ...
Socrates, or on Human Knowledge Bilingual Edition
(2019)
Socrates, Or On Human Knowledge is the first sceptical treatise of the early modern period to be written by a Jew. This work, written in the vernacular and signed by the author describing himself as a “Venetian Jew,” must ...
Erfunden / Gefunden
(2022)
During the genesis of the Americas, "invention" was not the same thing as "discovery": what was invented preceded what was found and changed that discovery to the extent that both mutually permeated each other. This formed ...
Global Histories of Work
(2016)
First title of the new series Work in Global and Historical Perspective that introduces the conceptual approach towards the field of global labour history through a collection of essays chosen by the editors.
Literature and the Work of Universality
(2024)
In an age of accelerating ecological crises, global inequalities and democratic fragility, it has become crucial to achieve renewed articulations of human commonality. With anchorage in critical theory as well as world ...
Chapter Können Tiere irren? Philosophische Antworten aus dem 13. und 14. Jahrhundert
(2018)
The volume is a comprehensive evaluation of epistemic, practical, veridical issues from the perspective of every kind of failure, disruption, or confusion that comes under the general rubric of “error.” The analysis is not ...
Marriage Discourses
(2021)
Marriage was historically not only a romantic ideal, but a tool of exploitation of women in many regards. Discourses about marriage in history and literature naturally became more and more heated, especially during the ...
Sergius of Reshaina, Commentary on Aristotle’s ›Categories‹
(2024)
Sergius of Reshaina (d. 536) is a major figure in the history of the Syriac reception of Aristotle’s logic. He studied philosophy and medicine in the late 5th century in Alexandria with the famous Ammonius Hermeiou, whose ...
Literature and the Work of Universality
(2024)
In an age of accelerating ecological crises, global inequalities and democratic fragility, it has become crucial to achieve renewed articulations of human commonality. With anchorage in critical theory as well as world ...
Galeni In Hippocratis Epidemiarum librum VI commentariorum I–VIII versio Arabica
(2022)
The present volume offers the first critical edition of the medieval Arabic translation of Galen's Commentary on Book 6 of the Hippocratic Epidemics. It is the sequel to the previous editions of Galen's Commentary. The ...
Chapter 28 Agreement
(2009)
In many respects the agreement systems of Slavonic languages are close to canonical. Controllers of agreement are often present, they have overt expression of features, and they take consistent agreements. The target has ...
Superconductors at the Nanoscale
(2017)
By covering theory, design, and fabrication of nanostructured superconducting materials, this monograph is an invaluable resource for research and development. Examples are energy saving solutions, healthcare, and communication ...
Der Kampf um Chinas kollektives Gedächtnis
(2021)
Since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, the Chinese Communist Party has been fighting for an inner-party and societal consensus on how to deal with its own “historical mistakes.” Anja Blanke shows that the battle for ...
Erfunden / Gefunden
(2022)
During the genesis of the Americas, "invention" was not the same thing as "discovery": what was invented preceded what was found and changed that discovery to the extent that both mutually permeated each other. This formed ...
Der Kampf um Chinas kollektives Gedächtnis
(2021)
Since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, the Chinese Communist Party has been fighting for an inner-party and societal consensus on how to deal with its own “historical mistakes.” Anja Blanke shows that the battle for ...
Global Histories of Work
(2016)
First title of the new series Work in Global and Historical Perspective that introduces the conceptual approach towards the field of global labour history through a collection of essays chosen by the editors.
Jüdische Wissenskulturen und Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft
(2022)
Works that had a considerable impact on the development of the humanities in the twentieth century emerged against the backdrop of a culture of knowledge and an epistemological history shaped by Judaism. This volume aims ...
Öffentliche Vernunft?
(2019)
There is no society that is not affected by modern science and its consequences. There is also no serious hope that global challenges such as climate, inequality or migration can be tackled without scientific research and ...
Öffentliche Vernunft?
(2019)
There is no society that is not affected by modern science and its consequences. There is also no serious hope that global challenges such as climate, inequality or migration can be tackled without scientific research and ...
Marriage Discourses
(2021)
Marriage was historically not only a romantic ideal, but a tool of exploitation of women in many regards. Discourses about marriage in history and literature naturally became more and more heated, especially during the ...
Spektakel filmischer Oberflächen
(2024)
Despite its specific visuality, the spectacle has not played any major role in film studies. By deconstructing the cultural history of the term, this study sounds out its analytical potential. Three analyses spanning the ...
Chapter Historia literaria en la edad global: una lectura crítica desde América Latina
(2018)
The two volumes gather the most important findings of the nine sessions held at the AIH conference in Münster, Germany, in 2016. The contributions focus on current research trends in Spanish literary studies, cultural ...
Chapter Uterus
(2016)
Assyriology; Mesopotamia; Ancient Near East
„Fiktion“ und „Wirklichkeit“ in japanischen Literaturtheorien der Jahre 1850 bis 1890
(2022)
Which relationship should, must, or can creation in language (fiction) have to creation outside of language (reality)? How do theoretical notions of literary art change when reality drastically changes? This volume ...
Das Bild der Schweiz bei den Papstgesandten (1586-1654)
(2021)
There was a special relationship between the papacy and the Swiss Confederacy in the early modern period. The "Romans" were not confronted with the usual monarchic-aristocratic structures. Taking a nuncio’s outside view ...
Galeni In Hippocratis Epidemiarum librum VI commentariorum I–VIII versio Arabica
(2022)
The present volume offers the first critical edition of the medieval Arabic translation of Galen's Commentary on Book 6 of the Hippocratic Epidemics. It is the sequel to the previous editions of Galen's Commentary. The ...
Rekrutierungen für die Waffen-SS in Südosteuropa
(2021)
What advantages do people hope for when they collaborate with an occupying regime? What kinds of threats do they face if they do not? These questions can be applied to Waffen-SS recruitment during World War II and refracted ...
Rekrutierungen für die Waffen-SS in Südosteuropa
(2021)
What advantages do people hope for when they collaborate with an occupying regime? What kinds of threats do they face if they do not? These questions can be applied to Waffen-SS recruitment during World War II and refracted ...
Acetylsalicylic Acid
(2022)
This book is the first and to date only compendium on the history, pharmacology, toxicology, and clinic of acetylsalicylic acid – not only the best known, but probably the most successful drug in medical history. Written ...
Acetylsalicylic Acid
(2022)
This book is the first and to date only compendium on the history, pharmacology, toxicology, and clinic of acetylsalicylic acid – not only the best known, but probably the most successful drug in medical history. Written ...
Bilder schreiben
(2011)
The work Eikones (Imagines/Images) by Philostratus consists of 64 fictitious descriptions of images. Mario Baumann analyzes the aesthetic virtuosity which characterizes this text. The speaker who formulates the descriptions ...
Kommunikation und Konfrontation
(2016)
For the first time, the book examines the emergence of the Habsburgs as a leading ruling dynasty under Maximilian I from the perspective of its most important diplomats. It analyzes their influence on European power politics, ...
Globale Herausforderungen gemeinsam meistern – gestern, heute, morgen
(2021)
Der Welt-Museumsverband International Council of Museums wurde 1946 als Antwort auf die Gräuel des Zweiten Weltkriegs gegründet. ICOM versteht sich als Brückenbauer, Think Tank und Netzwerk der Museumsfachleute und Museen. ...
Fragile Familien
(2022)
This book presents a new history of the family in the era of bourgeois modernity. The sources it uses are personal accounts, first and foremost diaries, but also letters and autobiographical texts from eight German-speaking ...
Magie-Theater im 17. Jahrhundert
(2024)
This volume examines the previously overlooked connections between historical manifestations of magic and their performance in the theater between 1600 and 1685. A comparison of Spanish and French theater culture reveals ...
Deskription und Metapoetik in der spätantiken lateinischen Dichtung
(2022)
Literary description emerges as one of the central elements of late antique poetry. It serves a dual role in that it interacts both to represent multisensory perceptions and to break through the illusion it creates through ...
Kafka and the Universal
(2016-07-25)
Kafka`s work has been attributed a universal significance and is often regarded as the ultimate witness of the human condition in the twentieth century. Yet his work is also considered paradigmatic for the expression of ...
Stadt − Krieg − Literatur
(2024)
Was geschieht mit der Stadt und dem urbanen Leben in Kriegszeiten? Dass Städte vom Krieg nie unberührt waren, ist offensichtlich, doch ist es ein Merkmal kriegerischer Gewalt spätestens ab 1914, dass die Grenzen der Front ...
Spektakel filmischer Oberflächen
(2024)
Despite its specific visuality, the spectacle has not played any major role in film studies. By deconstructing the cultural history of the term, this study sounds out its analytical potential. Three analyses spanning the ...
Jews and Protestants From the Reformation to the Present
(2020)
The volume sheds light on various chapters in the long and multifaceted history of Protestant-Jewish relations, from the Reformation to the present. Going beyond theological questions to the areas of philosophy, music, ...
Jews and Protestants From the Reformation to the Present
(2020)
The volume sheds light on various chapters in the long and multifaceted history of Protestant-Jewish relations, from the Reformation to the present. Going beyond theological questions to the areas of philosophy, music, ...
Globale Herausforderungen gemeinsam meistern – gestern, heute, morgen
(2021)
Der Welt-Museumsverband International Council of Museums wurde 1946 als Antwort auf die Gräuel des Zweiten Weltkriegs gegründet. ICOM versteht sich als Brückenbauer, Think Tank und Netzwerk der Museumsfachleute und Museen. ...
Klassische Archäologie
(2015)
Mit dem 2014 im Themenfeld "Klassische Archäologie" ausgeschriebenen Preis wird der 1946 geborene Franzose Alain Schnapp ausgezeichnet. Er ist Professor für Archäologie der Universität Paris I und war Leiter der Abteilung ...
The Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants / L’intégration linguistique des migrants adultes
(2017)
This volume provides a comprehensive report on a symposium organised by the Council of Europe (Strasbourg) in 2016 in the context of its human rights agenda. Its purpose was to explore some of the ways in which scientific ...
New Approaches to Shorthand
(2024)
Countless systems of shorthand have been in use for the past two millennia, but over the past century of scholarship this rich set of writing systems has been given short shrift. This volume serves as the first scholarly ...
Fragile Familien
(2022)
This book presents a new history of the family in the era of bourgeois modernity. The sources it uses are personal accounts, first and foremost diaries, but also letters and autobiographical texts from eight German-speaking ...
Deskription und Metapoetik in der spätantiken lateinischen Dichtung
(2022)
Literary description emerges as one of the central elements of late antique poetry. It serves a dual role in that it interacts both to represent multisensory perceptions and to break through the illusion it creates through ...
Littérature française et savoirs biologiques au XIXe siècle
(2020)
By the metaphorical power and the modelling power which they take, biological knowledge and its representations arouse in the XIXth century the fascination of the writers. They find there the source of new poetry, of an ...
Bilder schreiben
(2011)
The work Eikones (Imagines/Images) by Philostratus consists of 64 fictitious descriptions of images. Mario Baumann analyzes the aesthetic virtuosity which characterizes this text. The speaker who formulates the descriptions ...
The Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants / L’intégration linguistique des migrants adultes
(2017)
This volume provides a comprehensive report on a symposium organised by the Council of Europe (Strasbourg) in 2016 in the context of its human rights agenda. Its purpose was to explore some of the ways in which scientific ...