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A revisionist study of Roger Bacon, examining his writings in the context of his commitment to the medieval Church.

In fast vergessenen europäischen, nord- und südamerikanischen Klage- und Protestliedern und neuen, eigenen Songs erzählen Dodo Hug & Efisio Contini vom Leben und Schicksal der Arbeiterklasse über den Zeitraum der Industrialisierung bis heute. Mal frech, aufmüpfig, temperamentvoll oder melancholischtrotzig, dann wieder scharfsinnig und entlarvend, mit Sinn für subtilen Humor. Thematisiert werden in den Songs Ausbeutung, Unterdrückung, Migratio...

Entdecken Sie mit dieser MARCO POLO Karte den Bundesstaat des Sonnenscheins . . . Die Karten bestechen durch eine leicht lesbare, neue Kartografie, in der durchgängig landschaftlich schöne Strecken und Orte markiert sind. Schon in der im Kartendeckel befindlichen, ausklappbaren Übersichtskarte sind die schönsten Orte mit Highlightsternen gekennzeichnet und gelben oder grünen Markierungen unterlegt, um unterwegs auch wirklich nichts zu verpasse...

Provides a conceptually coherent understanding of 'modernism' to incorporate multiple genres and individuals in transatlantic and pan-European locations.

This textbook introduces students to the basic physical principles of fluid flow in micro- and nano-size devices.

Theresa May's position as Prime Minister during a particularly embattled political moment is considered in relation to the challenges May will have to attempt to face should she remain in her position. From the author of "The Fragile Democracy: The Race For The US Presidency In 2016".

The Ten Ox-Herding Images are an ingenious set of metaphors representing the process of awakening, the complete recognition of the original mind. These images by Rinzai Ch'an priest Kuoan Shiyuan of the 12th century, reproduced by Tensho Shubun (1414 - 1463), have been repainted throughout the centuries. But while varying versions exist, what they convey stands unchanged. Part of the Zen tradition, they show how to train the mind, a process sh...

Introductory textbook for students, scientists and professionals.

Anzac Battlefield is an important contribution to our understanding of Gallipoli and its landscape of war and memory.

The traditional image of slavery begins with a master and a slave. However, not all slaves had traditional masters, some were owned instead by institutions, such as church congregations, schools, colleges, and businesses. This practice was pervasive in early Virginia, its educational, religious, and philanthropic institutions were literally built on the backs of slaves. Virginia's first industrial economy was also developed with the skilled la...

Excerpt from Dissertations on Early Law: And Custom The substance of Chapters V., VI., IX., and XI. Has already appeared in the Fortnightly Review, ' and the bulk of Chapter VIII. In the Nineteenth Century and the Author has to express his thanks to the proprietors of those periodicals for their per mission to republish his contributions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mor...

Oliver Marchart presents the main features of Ernesto Laclau's ontology and tracks the development of antagonism from German Idealism via Marx to today's post-Marxism. In doing so, he demonstrates Laclau's significant contribution to the current 'ontological turn' in political thought.

There is now clear scientific evidence that emissions from economic activity, particularly the burning of fossil fuels for energy, are causing changes to the Earth's climate. A sound understanding of the economics of climate change is needed in order to underpin an effective global response to this challenge. The Stern Review is an independent, rigourous and comprehensive analysis of the economic aspects of this crucial issue. It has been cond...

Large-Eddy Simulations of Turbulence is an ideal introduction and reference to LES, direct numerical simulation and Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes simulation. The text features a detailed discussion of vorticity, pressure, and the velocity gradient tensor, and an in-depth discussion of spectral subgrid-scale modeling. These spectral models give insight into the requirements and limitations in subgrid-scale modeling and backscattering. The tex...

Rather than a natural frontier between natural enemies, this book approaches the English Channel as a shared space, which mediated the multiple relations between France and England in the long eighteenth century, in both a metaphorical and a material sense. Instead of arguing that Britain's insularity kept it spatially and intellectually segregated from the Continent, Renaud Morieux focuses on the Channel as a zone of contact. The 'narrow sea'...

This final volume includes 148 recently-discovered letters and a comprehensive critical index to the edition.

This book explains how complex relationships between Britons, Native Americans and Anglo-Americans shaped eighteenth- and nineteenth-century culture.

New interpretation of the medieval history of Greece over the period 1200 1420, focusing on the ethnic identity of the Greeks.

In this book David Karol explains important variations in party position change, enhancing our understanding of parties, interest groups, and representation.

«Menschen und ihre Geschichten faszinieren mich seit jeher. Ich beobachte die Leute im Zug, im Altersheim oder beim wöchentlichen Grosseinkauf und frage mich, was in ihren Köpfen vorgeht. Anhand ihrer Mimik, Gesten und Körperhaltung überlege ich, was sie beschäftigt und bewegt. Aus den Gedanken, die mir zufliegen, entstehen Alltagsbegebenheiten. Ich bin mir nie ganz sicher, ob ich die Geschichten erfinde oder ob sie mich finden. Eines ist jedo...