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In 2001, George Bush provoked global uproar by describing the nascent War on Terror as a "Crusade". His comments, however, were welcomed by Al-Qaeda, who had long been describing Western powers in precisely the same terms, as modern Crusaders once again invading the Middle East. Ten years later in 2011, Anders Behring Breivik launched a tragic attack in Norway, killing 77 unarmed civilians, mostly teenagers. Breivik saw himself as a Templar Kn...

Inspired by the work and legacy of Francesca Carnevali, this collection brings together new research into nineteenth- and twentieth-century British and European economic history, socio-cultural history and business history.

In this thesis, applications of aminoacylation ribozymes named flexizymes are described. Flexizymes have the following unique characteristics: (i) substrate RNA is recognized by two consecutive base pairs between the 3'-end of substrate RNA and the 3'-end of the flexizyme, (ii) these base pairs can be substituted with other base pairs, and (iii) various activated amino acids can be used as substrates including both canonical and noncanonical a...

Explores the "wonderful world of Disney” in all its dimensions. John Wills tackles Walt Disney's unique vision of America, the history of Mickey Mouse, and the design of Disneyland in the 1950s, he also examines a range of Disney movies including animation classics and live-action productions. Disney Culture ultimately challenges the reader to think more deeply about the US entertainment industry.

Charts the transformation zombies into pop culture icons, exploring their enormous appeal to viewers in the twenty-first century. It traces the evolution of the living dead on film, and surveys the present cinematic landscape, in which zombies have overrun every imaginable genre from the indie comedy to the teen romance. The book also maps the recent outbreaks of zombies on television.

Explores the "wonderful world of Disney” in all its dimensions. John Wills tackles Walt Disney's unique vision of America, the history of Mickey Mouse, and the design of Disneyland in the 1950s, he also examines a range of Disney movies including animation classics and live-action productions. Disney Culture ultimately challenges the reader to think more deeply about the US entertainment industry.

Charts the transformation zombies into pop culture icons, exploring their enormous appeal to viewers in the twenty-first century. It traces the evolution of the living dead on film, and surveys the present cinematic landscape, in which zombies have overrun every imaginable genre from the indie comedy to the teen romance. The book also maps the recent outbreaks of zombies on television.

This book presents ongoing research and ideas related to earth observations and global change, natural hazards and disaster management studies, with respect to geospatial information technology, remote sensing, and global navigation satellite systems. Readers will discover uses of advanced geospatial tools, spatiotemporal models, and earth observation systems. Chapters identify the international aspects of the coupled social, land and climate ...

Für die einen ist sie die Lifestyle-Frucht des Jahrzehnts, für die anderen immer noch eine unbekannte Exotin, die »nach nichts« schmeckt. Das Buch bietet einen Streifzug durch die Geschichte der Avocado, liefert praktische Tipps und lädt zu einer sehr internationalen Reise durch die schier unerschöpfliche kulinarische Vielfalt ein. Die weltweite Nachfrage nach der Avocado stieg in den letzten Jahren in bisher unbekannte Höhen - mit bereits spü...

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Making a Global City critically examines the themes of diversity and community in a single primary school, the Clinton Street Public School in Toronto, between 1920 and 1990.

Kinder und Jugendliche stellen verbale und körperliche Grenzüberschreitungen in Malerei mit Acrylfarben dar.

As technology continues to shift the educational landscape, most K-12 teachers' instructional strategies remain mostly unchanged. Discover how to enhance student learning in online and blended classrooms. This user-friendly resource offers direct guidance on the steps K-12 educators must take to facilitate online learning and maximize student growth using readily available digital tools. Each chapter includes suggestions, tips, and examples ti...

This highly original new book highlights the importance and significance of Heidegger's engagement with the Greeks, the ways in which his views are commensurate with ecofeminism, and the insights that a study of that intersection provides for both the diagnoses of our world's ills and possible curative prescriptions. Susanne Claxton defends the thesis that a proper return to myth and art as a means by which the transcendental realities that co...

SCHRIFTSTELLER IN DER RIEGE VON FRISCH, BACHMANN, BERNHARD, HANDKEAls einer der großen europäischen Autoren der deutschsprachigen Nachkriegsliteratur lebt Paul Nizon heute zurückgezogen in Paris. Canetti war sein Trauzeuge, Siegfried Unseld sein Verleger, Frisch und Dürrenmatt seine Freunde, Bachmann, Grass, Handke und Bernhard Autorenkollegen auf Augenhöhe. Mit seinem zweiten Buch "Canto" gastierte er bei der Gruppe 47, sein Roman "Das Jahr d...

Ernest Hemingway revolutionized the American short story, establishing himself as a master of realist fiction in the tradition of Guy de Mauppasant. Yet none of Hemingway's emulators has succeeded in duplicating his understated, minimalist style. In his Iceberg Theory of fiction, only the tip of the story is seen on the surface--the rest is submerged out of sight. This study surveys the scope of Hemingway's mastery of the short story form, ena...

The Amazon basin contains the largest and most diverse tropical rainforest in the world. Besides the Andes and the Atlantic Ocean, the rainforest is bounded to the north by the Guiana crystalline shield and to the south by the Brazilian crystalline shield marked at their edges by cataracts in the rivers often dominated by grasslands. This book is motivated not just by the Amazon's scientific interest but also by its role in many ecostystem fun...

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Published in collaboration between Wiley and The American Association of Geographers (AAG), The International Encyclopedia of Geography reviews and defines the concepts, research, and techniques within geography and interrelated fields. With contributions from a global team of scholars, the Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of geography around the world. Under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Douglas Richardson a...