For many readers in the English-speaking world, Goethe has somehow remained separate from the European intellectual and literary tradition. In this unique and wide-ranging study, Matthew Bell aims to correct this view by showing how Goethe portrayed human beings as part of a natural continuum, very much in the spirit of the Enlightenment. Bell's fresh readings of Goethe's major and lesser-known texts are set against the background of the scien...
CONTENTS: Introduction, Jean H. Baker and Charles W. Mitchell "Border State, Border War: Fighting for Freedom and Slavery in Antebellum Maryland, " Richard Bell "Charity Folks and the Ghosts of Slavery in Pre-Civil War Maryland, " Jessica Millward "Confronting Dred Scott: Seeing Citizenship from Baltimore, " Martha S. Jones "'Maryland Is This Day . . . True to the American Union' The Election of 1860 and a Winter of Discontent, " Charles W. Mi...
Können wir unseren Planeten überhaupt noch retten?
Extreme Wetterereignisse, riesige Plastikinseln in den Meeren, vom Aussterben bedrohte Tierarten: Der Klimawandel und die Zerstörung der Umwelt sind schon lange nicht mehr zu leugnen. Aber sind wir bereits am "Point of no return"? Oder können wir das Ruder noch einmal herumreißen und die Klimakatastrophe verhindern? Dieses Debattenbuch setzt sich auf intelligente & provokante Weise mit ethis...
In Ruled Reading and Biblical Criticism, Matthew T. Bell contends that the gulf in interpretive priorities between ancient and modern readers has been exaggerated and that careful study of early Christian reading practices suggests that it is both possible and productive to recontextualize early Christian "ruled reading" for a postmodern setting.Modern prejudice holds that ancient Christian interpretation was relatively unconcerned with histor...
A topical, well-balanced and in-depth book that surveys the detrimental impact humans have had on the planet over the last 250 years, and evaluates what we can do to reverse the damage.
You have the creative edge! Imagine walking into a boardroom, sales meeting, or investor presentation sustained by the peace of the Lord, driven by profound joy in His presence, and empowered by a hopeful expectation of His blessing. Through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, followers of Jesus possess the greatest power in the universe! With this amazing power comes a profound responsibility: to lead the forefront of modern business and innov...
Pain Management in Veterinary Practice" provides veterinary practitioners with the information needed to recognize and manage pain in a wide range of large, small, and exotic animal species. Encompassing acute, adaptive, and chronic, maladaptive pain, the book provides an up-to-date review of the physiology and pathophysiology of pain. "Pain Management in Veterinary Practice" offers specific strategies for addressing pain in animals, including...
The beginnings of psychology are usually dated from experimental psychology and Freudian psychoanalysis in the late nineteenth century. Yet the period from 1700 to 1840 produced some highly sophisticated psychological theorizing that became central to German intellectual and cultural life, well in advance of similar developments in the English-speaking world. Matthew Bell explores how this happened, by analysing the expressions of psychologica...
Have you ever thought life is tougher on you than others? Did you grow up too fast? Maybe you are one of The Elderly Kids. Inside you'll find seven wildly different stories of what life does to us. My collection is a fun creolization of action and beauty mixed with a dark-hued lyricism. Flirting with comedy, drama, and the supernatural, these tales are packed with language that produces comic book visuals. Brought to life by a try everything m...
NZ09 is a collection of poems utilizing poetry styles from around the world. "Twenty thousand kilometers to the opposite side of the planet. The British winter's long dark nights and ice are swapped for New Zealand summer's long sunny days and ice. An epic tour of cold glaciers and hot geothermals.
Who fought the first duel in Sydney? Where were the city's first dancing horses? And who was the daredevil who crossed Middle Harbour on a tightrope in 1877? In a series of unexpected, adventurous and just plain crazy firsts, Hilary Bell and Matthew Martin trace the events, people and places that have shaped their city, however unintentionally.
A unique explanation of melancholia, charting its fascinating history and demonstrating how it flourished because of the West's peculiar fascination with self-consciousness. This book will appeal to readers interested in the cultural history of the West, as well as those with an interest in mental illness.