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Remembering the South African War
(2013-08-08)
The experience of the South African War sharpened the desire to commemorate for a number of reasons. An increasingly literate public, a burgeoning populist press, an army reinforced by waves of volunteers and, to contemporaries ...
Die Sittlichkeit der Sprache
(2012)
Andere Sprachen, andere Gedanken, andere Sitten! Nietzsche versucht in seinen späteren Werken unermüdlich energisch, gerade mit den sprachlichen Gründen und Hintergründen schonungslos die Scheinbarkeit und zugleich die ...
Migrating Borders and Moving Times
(2016-11-01)
Migrating Borders and Moving Times analyses migrant border crossings in relation to their everyday experiences of time, and connects these to wider social and political structures. Sometimes border crossing takes no more ...
Musicians in Transit
(2016-12-23)
In Musicians in Transit Matthew B. Karush examines the transnational careers of seven of the most influential Argentine musicians of the twentieth century: Afro-Argentine swing guitarist Oscar Alemán, jazz saxophonist Gato ...
Österreichische Historiker
(2019)
Das Buch enthält 13 ausführliche Porträts österreichischer Historiker. Es knüpft konzeptionell an zwei Vorgängerbände an, die 2008 und 2012 erschienen sind, und schließt diese Serie nun ab. Die Porträts setzen sich mit den ...
Diagnose Angstgesellschaft?
(2019-05-13)
Abstiegsängste, Furcht vor Zuwanderung und Klimawandel: Glaubt man populären Zeitdiagnosen, leben wir in einer Gesellschaft der Angst. Dieser Band trägt aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse zur Gefühlslage der Menschen in Deutschland ...
Cosmic Christology in Paul and the Pauline School
(2019)
Reflections on God, Christ and cosmos in the writings of Paul and the Pauline School show that these authors were familiar with important notions from Graeco-Roman cosmology and theology. George van Kooten comes to the ...
Excavating the Future
(2018)
Well-known in science fiction for tomb-raiding and mummy-wrangling, the archaeologist has been a rich source for imagining ‘strange new worlds’ from ‘strange old worlds.’ But more than a well-spring for SF scenarios, the ...
Diplomatie als soziale Institution
(2010)
Dem niederländischen Regierungssitz Den Haag kam durch die weit ausgreifende Politik der Republik zwischen den westfälischen Friedensschlüssen und den ersten beiden Jahrzehnten des 18. Jahrhunderts eine Schlüsselstellung ...
Wissenschaftliches Schreiben interkulturell: Kontrastive Perspektiven
(2019-01-03)
Wissenschaftliche Texte sind durch unterschiedliche Bildungstraditionen und Schreibkulturen geprägt, die sich unter anderem in verschiedenen Schreibkonventionen und Formulierungsroutinen ausdrücken. Die Beiträge in diesem ...
Muße im höfischen Roman
(2020)
Wie kann den Protagonisten des höfischen Romans um 1200 eine Vervollkommnung höfischen Lebens gelingen, die tätiges Streben nach êre mit der Wahrnehmung von Erfülltheit in idyllischen Freiräumen vereinbart? Rebekka Becker ...
Japanese Reflections on World War II and the American Occupation
(2007-01-01)
This book presents an unforgettable up-close account of the effects of World War II and the subsequent American occupation on Oita prefecture, through firsthand accounts from more than forty Japanese men and women who lived ...
Beruflichkeit im Wandel
(2022)
Am Beispiel der Leiharbeit untersucht die Dissertation, wie sich das berufliche Handeln durch den Strukturwandel verändert. Mit welchen Handlungsanforderungen sind die Beschäftigten konfrontiert und mit welchen Strategien ...
Scandal and Democracy
(2019-03-15)
After a nation has transitioned from authoritarianism to democracy, how are democratic norms most effectively fostered and maintained? This book uses as its case study Indonesia after the fall of the dictator Suharto to ...
Die Akten des Kaiserlichen Reichshofrats (RHR) – Serie II
(2019)
The Aulic Council, together with the Imperial Chamber Court, exercised supreme jurisdiction in the Holy Roman Empire on behalf of the Emperor. It also acted as the supreme feudal court, as an advisory body to the head of ...
Die Akten des Kaiserlichen Reichshofrats (RHR) – Serie II
(2019)
The Aulic Council, together with the Imperial Chamber Court, exercised supreme jurisdiction in the Holy Roman Empire on behalf of the Emperor. It also acted as the supreme feudal court, as an advisory body to the head of ...
A grammar of Sanzhi Dargwa (Volume 2)
(2020)
Sanzhi Dargwa belongs to the Dargwa (Dargi) languages (ISO dar; Glottocode sanz1248) which form a subgroup of the East Caucasian (Nakh-Dagestanian) language family. Sanzhi Dargwa is spoken by approximately 250 speakers and ...
Romantic Consumption and Heritage Performance in China
(2018)
The drums beat, an old man in a grand robe mutters incantations and three brides on horseback led by their grooms on foot proceed to the Naxi Wedding Courtyard, accompanied, watched and photographed the whole way by tourists, ...
A Critique of Western Buddhism
(2018)
What are we to make of Western Buddhism? Glenn Wallis argues that in aligning their tradition with the contemporary wellness industry, Western Buddhists evade the consequences of Buddhist thought. This book shows that with ...
A Critique of Western Buddhism
(2018)
What are we to make of Western Buddhism? Glenn Wallis argues that in aligning their tradition with the contemporary wellness industry, Western Buddhists evade the consequences of Buddhist thought. This book shows that with ...
Romantic Consumption and Heritage Performance in China
(2018)
The drums beat, an old man in a grand robe mutters incantations and three brides on horseback led by their grooms on foot proceed to the Naxi Wedding Courtyard, accompanied, watched and photographed the whole way by tourists, ...
Ancient Worlds in Film and Television
(2020)
More than a century ago, filmmakers made their primary focus innovative and widely promulgated visions of antiquity, creating a profound effect on the critical, popular, and scholarly reception of antiquity. In this volume, ...
A Tale of Two Capitalisms
(2015)
Great Britain -- Economic policy -- 19th century Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century Life in literature
Judith Le Soldat: Werkausgabe / Band 2: Land ohne Wiederkehr
(2018)
Volume 2 of Judith Le Soldat's Complete Works contains the second previously unpublished book manuscript from the writer's estate. In this book, Le Soldat had planned to present the insights in statu nascendi gained from ...
Judith Le Soldat: Werkausgabe / Band 2: Land ohne Wiederkehr
(2018)
Volume 2 of Judith Le Soldat's Complete Works contains the second previously unpublished book manuscript from the writer's estate. In this book, Le Soldat had planned to present the insights in statu nascendi gained from ...
Child Poverty, Evidence and Policy
(2011-02-23)
This book is about the ideas, networks and institutions that shape the development of evidence about child poverty and wellbeing, and the use of such evidence in development policy debates.
Japanese Reflections on World War II and the American Occupation
(2007-01-01)
This book presents an unforgettable up-close account of the effects of World War II and the subsequent American occupation on Oita prefecture, through firsthand accounts from more than forty Japanese men and women who lived ...
EIB Working Paper 2022/12 - Determinants of the exchange rate, its volatility and currency crash risk in Africa’s low and lower middle-income countries
(2022)
"The last three decades have witnessed substantial changes in the foreign exchange markets in Africa, with moves towards liberalisation and flexible exchange rate regimes. This has increased the influence of financial ...
Informationsverwaltungsrecht internationaler Institutionen
(2018)
Internationale Institutionen agieren und regieren mehr denn je durch Informationen und Wissen. Dabei geraten ihre Informationsbeziehungen zu Staaten und Individuen in den Fokus politischer und rechtlicher Auseinandersetzungen. ...
Dissent! Refracted
(2016-04-20)
This collection of essays addresses the ongoing problem of dissent from a broad range of disciplinary perspectives: political philosophy, intellectual history, literary studies, aesthetics, architectural history and ...
Photocatalytic Water and Wastewater Treatment
(2022)
This book aims to provide an overview of how photocatalysis can be employed in water and wastewater treatment. Each chapter will attend to a different area of interest, starting with an introduction on the fundamentals of ...
Girls of Liberty
(2016)
Following the Balfour Declaration and the British conquest of Palestine (1917-1918), the small Jewish community that lived there wanted to establish an elected assembly as its representative body. The issue that hindered ...
A Partnership with Africa
(2021)
Africa is embarking upon a period in which its political, economic and social outlook will transform. The European Investment Bank is a key part of the EU toolbox that for decades has helped make the partnership between ...
Von Netzwerken zu Märkten
(2019)
Globale Märkte werden von den einen gelobt, von den anderen verteufelt. Doch wie sind sie überhaupt entstanden und wie lassen sie sich soziologisch untersuchen? Dieses Buch zeigt sowohl an modernen als auch an vormodernen ...
A grammar of Sanzhi Dargwa (Volume 2)
(2020)
Sanzhi Dargwa belongs to the Dargwa (Dargi) languages (ISO dar; Glottocode sanz1248) which form a subgroup of the East Caucasian (Nakh-Dagestanian) language family. Sanzhi Dargwa is spoken by approximately 250 speakers and ...
Die Akten des Kaiserlichen Reichshofrats (RHR) – Serie I
(2019)
The Aulic Council is one of the most outstanding European supreme courts of its time and one of the most important institutions of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation in the early modern period (16th-18th century). ...
Happiness and Wellness
(2023)
This book is a collection of chapters on happiness and well-being. It includes contributions from scientists from all over the world, who present different, multifaceted, dialectically open perspectives and sensitivities ...
Faithful Translators
(2013-12-18)
With Faithful Translators Jaime Goodrich offers the first in-depth examination of women’s devotional translations and of religious translations in general within early modern England. Placing female translators such as ...
Juden - Bürger - Deutsche
(2001)
Im 19. Jahrhundert bildete sich zum einen eine bürgerliche und zum anderen eine spezifisch jüdische bürgerliche Gesellschaft heraus. Die Autoren dieses Bandes beleuchten die Besonderheiten, aber auch die Übereinstimmungen ...
Migration and Refuge
(2019)
Haitian writers have made profound contributions to debates about the converging paths of political and natural histories, yet their reflections on the legacies of colonialism, imperialism, and neoliberalism are often ...
Technical Territories
(2023)
Territory is shifting. No longer defined by the dotted line of the border or the national footprint of soil, today’s territories are enacted through data infrastructures. From subsea cables to server halls, these infrastructures ...
Kritik, Aktivismus und Prospektivität.
(2019)
Während des kriegerischen Zerfalls von Jugoslawien und der Bildung neuer Nationalstaaten entstand in der Region ein reges Dokumentarfilmschaffen, das sich den dominanten Rhetoriken der Politik entgegenstellte. Anhand dieses ...
Transforming Institutions
(2015-10-15)
Higher education is coming under increasing scrutiny, both publically and within academia, with respect to its ability to appropriately prepare students for the careers that will make them competitive in the 21st-century ...
Water Stewardship
(2020)
Achieving true wholesome sustainability requires a change of heart. Hence this book starts in the heart. It asks the timely question of ‘how do we become true water stewards?’ The transformation to a new sustainable practice ...
Race and Ethnicity in Latin America
(2010)
For over ten years, Race and Ethnicity in Latin America has been an essential text for students studying the region. This second edition adds new material and brings the analysis up to date.
Race and ethnic identities are ...
Parenthood Between Generations
(2016)
Recent literature has identified modern “parenting” as an expert-led practice—one which begins with pre-pregnancy decisions, entails distinct types of intimate relationships, places intense burdens on mothers and increasingly ...
German Rabbis in British Exile
(2017-06-20)
The rich history of the German rabbinate came to an abrupt halt with the November Pogrom of 1938. The need to leave Germany became clear and many rabbis made use of the visas they had been offered. Their resettlement in ...
Embodiment in Evolution and Culture
(2016-11-14)
From its beginnings, the theory of evolution has unsettled fundamental anthropological assumptions about the place of human beings in nature. The integration of human origins into natural history by Darwinism was countered ...
Ink-Stained Hollywood
(2022)
For the first half of the twentieth century, no American industry boasted a more motley and prolific trade press than the movie business—a cutthroat landscape that set the stage for battle by ink. In 1930, Martin Quigley, ...
A Contemporary History of Exclusion
(2016)
This study presents the changing situation of the Roma in the second half of the twentieth century. The authors examine the effects of the policies of the Hungarian state towards minorities by analyzing legal regulations, ...
Dickens's London
(2012-05-23)
Taking Walter Benjamin's Arcades Project as an inspiration, Dickens's London offers an exciting and original project that opens a dialogue between phenomenology, philosophy and the Dickensian representation of the city in ...
Dickens's London
(2012-05-23)
Taking Walter Benjamin's Arcades Project as an inspiration, Dickens's London offers an exciting and original project that opens a dialogue between phenomenology, philosophy and the Dickensian representation of the city in ...
Voices of Long-Term Care Workers
(2024)
There were many challenges, successes, and concerns in providing long-term care to older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking at central North Carolina, the authors highlight the implications of providing long-term ...
Kontemplation und Konfrontation
(2019)
Die Geschichte der Muße und des autobiographischen Erzählens sind eng miteinander verflochten. In zahlreichen klassischen Werken erscheint der Rückzug des Autors an einen stillen, kontemplativen Ort als Voraussetzung für ...
Literature and sustainability
(2017-04-30)
Sustainability has become a key socio-political issue over recent years. However, whilst the literary-critical community has advanced enthusiastically on an exciting range of environmentally-based analyses (most obviously ...
Migration and Refuge
(2019)
Haitian writers have made profound contributions to debates about the converging paths of political and natural histories, yet their reflections on the legacies of colonialism, imperialism, and neoliberalism are often ...
Pandemic Exposures
(2021)
For people and governments around the world, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to place the preservation of human life at odds with the pursuit of economic and social life. Yet this simple alternative belies the ...
Technical Territories
(2023)
Territory is shifting. No longer defined by the dotted line of the border or the national footprint of soil, today’s territories are enacted through data infrastructures. From subsea cables to server halls, these infrastructures ...
August Ludwig (von) Schlözer in Europa (Volume 86, Edition 1)
(2012)
Schlözer, seines gewaltigen und facettenreichen Œuvres und seines politischen Engagements wegen im ausgehenden 18. Jahrhundert eine der bekanntesten Persönlichkeiten über die Grenzen des römisch-deutschen Reichs hinaus, ...
August Ludwig (von) Schlözer in Europa (Volume 86, Edition 1)
(2012)
Schlözer, seines gewaltigen und facettenreichen Œuvres und seines politischen Engagements wegen im ausgehenden 18. Jahrhundert eine der bekanntesten Persönlichkeiten über die Grenzen des römisch-deutschen Reichs hinaus, ...
Explanation in typology
(2019-04-10)
This volume provides an up-to-date discussion of a foundational issue that has recently taken centre stage in linguistic typology and which is relevant to the language sciences more generally: To what extent can cross-linguistic ...
Building Green
(2017)
Building Green explores the experience of environmental architects in Mumbai, one of the world’s most populous and population-dense urban areas and a city iconic for its massive informal settlements, extreme wealth ...
Widersprechen in vereinnahmenden Verhältnissen
(2019)
Seit geraumer Zeit sehen sich die öffentlichen Universitäten des deutschsprachigen Raumes weitreichenden Veränderungen gegenüber stehen. Die zunehmenden Bestrebungen, etwa das Verhältnis staatlicher Trägerschaft neu zu ...
Transforming Institutions
(2015-10-15)
Higher education is coming under increasing scrutiny, both publically and within academia, with respect to its ability to appropriately prepare students for the careers that will make them competitive in the 21st-century ...
The Arab Revolution of 2011
(2015)
How do we make sense of the Arab revolution of 2011? What were its successes, its failures, and significance in world history? The Arab Revolution of 2011 brings together a broad range of perspectives to explain the causes, ...
The World Jewish Congress During The Holocaust - Between Activism and Restraint
(2014)
Drawing on hitherto neglected archival materials, Zohar Segev sheds new light on the policy of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) during the Holocaust. Contrary to popular belief, he can show that there was an impressive ...
Belastung und Bereicherung
(2020)
Flüchtlinge und Vertriebene aus den ehemaligen deutschen Ostgebieten und anderen Siedlungsräumen in Ostmittel- und Osteuropa kamen ab 1945 in sehr großer Zahl auch nach Brandenburg. Bis Ende 1946 nahm das Land mehr als ...
Settlement and History in Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine Galilee
(2009)
Uzi Leibner aims to provide the most accurate picture possible of the nature and history of the rural settlement in the Lower Galilee during Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods when this region played an important ...
Das ADHS Kaleidoskop
(2015)
ADHS - neue Facetten und Schnittstellen zu anderen Störungsbildern: Die Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-/Hyperaktivitätsstörung (ADHS) zählt mit einer Prävalenz von 2–6 % zu den häufigsten psychischen Störungen im Kindes-, Jugend- ...
Education Systems and Inequalities
(2016)
How do education systems shape educational inequalities and differences in educational outcomes? And how do advantages and disadvantages in educational attainment translate into privileges and shortcomings in labour market ...
Kontemplation und Konfrontation
(2019)
Die Geschichte der Muße und des autobiographischen Erzählens sind eng miteinander verflochten. In zahlreichen klassischen Werken erscheint der Rückzug des Autors an einen stillen, kontemplativen Ort als Voraussetzung für ...
Essential Vulnerabilities
(2016-12-31)
In Essential Vulnerabilities, Deborah Achtenberg contests Emmanuel Levinas’s idea that Plato is a philosopher of freedom for whom thought is a return to the self. Instead, Plato, like Levinas, is a philosopher of the other. ...
A Companion to Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand (Second Edition)
(2014)
Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand has been experiencing something of a ‘golden age’. Within this, the richness of Australasia’s philosophical past, though less well known, should not be forgotten: Australasian ...
A Companion to Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand (Second Edition)
(2014)
Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand has been experiencing something of a ‘golden age’. Within this, the richness of Australasia’s philosophical past, though less well known, should not be forgotten: Australasian ...
Magnetismus hoch 4
(2017)
Magnetische Phänomene sind die Grundlage für eine Vielzahl technologischer Anwendungen und deshalb für unseren Alltag hochrelevant. Auch in der schulischen und universitären Lehre wird das Themenfeld Magnetismus traditionell ...
Embracing Watershed Politics
(2008-06-30)
In Embracing Watershed Politics, political scientists Edella Schlager and William Blomquist provide timely illustrations and thought-provoking explanations of why political considerations are essential, unavoidable, and ...
The state of local infrastructure investment in Europe
(2021)
Europe’s COVID-19 recovery strategy calls for large-scale public investment to “building back better.” Municipalities account for 45% of all public investment – which makes them a key partner in recovery efforts. As poles ...
Parenthood Between Generations
(2016)
Recent literature has identified modern “parenting” as an expert-led practice—one which begins with pre-pregnancy decisions, entails distinct types of intimate relationships, places intense burdens on mothers and increasingly ...
Poetry and Psychiatry
(2014-11-15)
In this volume, Professor Ljunggren introduces the Symbolists and their feverish expectations in detail. Theirs was a time when for a brief moment everything seemed possible. Then came the rude awakening, best described ...
Interferencias del archivo
(2016)
Archivo, memoria, cine, literatura y política. Desde una perspectiva intermedial, los ensayos reunidos en el libro analizan las relaciones entre estos campos en Argentina y Chile durante las últimas décadas. Un eje aborda ...