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Wer kennt heute noch Galizien? Wer weiß noch, wo es liegt - oder besser, wo es lag? Denn Galizien gibt es nicht mehr. Es ist von der Landkarte verschwunden. Sein westlicher Teil gehört heute zu Polen, sein östlicher zur Ukraine.Joseph Roth, der vielleicht beste Kenner dieser Welt, aber auch viele andere Schriftsteller entstammen jener Gegend. Der jüdische Witz war hier zu Hause und die chassidischen Wunderrabbis, die im »Städtel« die uneingesc...

Das Elsaß, Land zwischen Rhein und Vogesen, ist Grenzland und damit Paradiesapfel und Zankapfel zugleich. Es ist eingebettet zwischen zwei nationalen Sprachen und Kulturen. Die Menschen, die hier leben, heißen Müller oder Meyer, Dupont oder Durrive. Von ihnen und dem Leben im »Land dazwischen« erzählen zahlreiche Autoren vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, darunter Yvan Goll, Tomi Ungerer, Hans Arp, René Schickele und Jean Paul Sartre. Darüber...

Dieses Werk des griechischeu Historikers Herodot (um 485 um 425 v. Chr.) ist die älteste vollständig erhaltene Prosaschrift der griechischen Literatur und eines der grundlegenden Zeugnisse der abendländischen Kultur.Es beschreibt die Geschichte Griechenlands und des Vorderen Orients von der mythischen Vorzeit bis 478 v. Chr. Herodot unternahm selbst gewaltige Reisen durch die seinerzeit bekannte Welt, neben Griechenland nach Ägypten und Nubien...

Anthony Giddens hielt im Jahre 1999 die Reith Lectures - von der BBC gesendet und sich folglich an ein großes Publikum wendend. Er sprach über sein Thema, die Globalisierung. In ihrem Zuge hat sich unsere Welt entfesselt. Alle, an jedem Platz der Erde, gleichgültig, ob arm oder reich, sind ihren Folgen ausgesetzt. Die Risiken, die sie für den Einzelnen birgt, nehmen in unbekanntem Ausmaß zu. Die Globalisierung erfordert Veränderungen in unsere...

In dem Band findet sich die Reproduktion eines Gemäldes von Courbet: im Hintergrund eine zweigeteilte, dunkle Grotte, aus der ein Fluß auf den Betrachter zufließt, dessen Blick gegen die Strömung nach hinten gezogen wird, wo sich dunkle Höhlenwände im dunklen Wasser spiegeln und das Auge an einem Spiel teilhat »zwischen dem, was es in den Tiefen des Bildes tatsächlich sehen kann, und dem, wovon der Betrachter >weiß<, daß es dort sein muß«. »Na...

Praise for the First Edition: `A clear and concise introduction to comparative social policy. It provides students with a framework in which to analyze the British welfare regime and to compare it with those developed and developing elsewhere' - Hilary Graham, Professor of Applied Social Studies, University of Warwick This extensively revised Second Edition, provides a critical introduction to British and comparative social policy. Drawing on...

Over the past few years the e-book has received much attention - the new generation of books can be downloaded from the Internet. Indeed, many publishing applications nowadays enable the production of electronic books. This book shows readers how to design electronic books using the book metaphor. The information presented is a culmination of the author's experience as an author and researcher. It contains valuable information gathered through...

Including an updated resource section, this book is an updated edition of a "thoughtful and pioneering guide" ("Library Journal") to the problem of blending both Jewish and Christian faiths into the lives of children of interfaith marriages.

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Most women would love to live as royalty, but Betsy has found that being vampire queen has more problems than perks, except for always being awake for Midnight Madness sales. It may be easy to find blood (yuck) in the dark of night, but try finding a strawberry smoothie. And employees at her nightclub, Scratch, have been giving her nothing but grief since she killed their former boss. Some people... But Betsy's "life" takes an interesting turn...

`[A] useful and informative book. ...I would recommend it to students wanting a good introduction to the current issues in criminal justice and probation' - Vista: Perspectives on Probation `The three chapters on treatment in practice are all excellent, the treatment of sex offenders, mentally disordered offenders and the treatment of drug misuse are all described within the social context of public concern... Ian gives a good overview of the...

Violence and Mental Disorder takes the debate about violence into new territory by increasing our understanding of the wide range of factors associated with the commission of violence. This comprehensive and critical review of the literature is intended for a broad audience, including clinicians, researchers and policy makers working in this area.

Flow cytometry continually amazes scientists with its ever-expanding utility. Advances in flow cytometry have opened new directions in theoretical science, clinical diagnosis, and medical practice. The new edition of Flow Cytometry: First Principles provides a thorough update of this now classic text, reflecting innovations in the field while outlining the fundamental elements of instrumentation, sample preparation, and data analysis. Flow Cy...

A Stanley Hauerwas Reader, including Hauerwas' essays and excerpts from his books and monographs, intended to provide a comprehensive introduction to his work.

Specialized coverage of asynchronous circuit design for students and practitioners The field of asynchronous circuit design is growing rapidly in commercial importance as practitioners take advantage of its benefits in terms of power consumption and speed. Whereas existing books on the subject tend to concentrate on modeling, this volume provides balanced coverage of all modern asynchronous design methods. No other available book offers such ...

`This is a welcome addition to an impoverished field and will be referred to extensively by management developers, college managers undertaking postgraduate studies and by researchers' - Learning and Skills Research Journal The incorporation of the further education sector in 1993 was followed by a period of extreme turbulence. Colleges plunged into the complex task of managing huge organizations while under pressure from cuts in funding and ...

`This is a welcome addition to an impoverished field and will be referred to extensively by management developers, college managers undertaking postgraduate studies and by researchers' - Learning and Skills Research Journal The incorporation of the further education sector in 1993 was followed by a period of extreme turbulence. Colleges plunged into the complex task of managing huge organizations while under pressure from cuts in funding and ...

This series provides inorganic chemists and materials scientists with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. Volume 50 continues to report recent advances with a significant, up-to-date selection of contributions on topics such as the following: Structural and mechanistic investigations in asymmetric copper, Catalyzed reactions, Phenoxyl radical complexes, Synthesis of large pore zeolites a...

When someone breaks in to the Black Cat Bookstore, Cobweb, the owner's cat, is on the case. Cobweb plans to scare the burglar away with the help of the ghost who lives in the bookstore. There's only one problem--the burglar doesn't believe in ghosts. But maybe he'll change his mind once he meets this special ghost. Full-color illustrations.

A set of too-playful cats are sent outside, but they cleverly find a way back into the house. They claw the chair and fly through the air, swing from a chandelier and raid the refrigerator, making a big mess and a lot of noise. Finally the cats' owners succeed in sending them away, and this time they stay away. But now the house is too quiet. Will the cats ever come back? Full-color illustrations.