John first heard the term political correctness in 1975. When he asked his friend, what is that? After the explanation, John replied, "That is the biggest conversation killer I have ever heard." John felt it was wrong but had no wherewithal to challenge it. For thirty-five years, it bothered him. It wasn't until twenty-eleven that, looking at a possible second term for Obama, he finally coined the phrase "Constitutional correctness trumps poli...
John first heard the term political correctness in 1975. When he asked his friend, what is that? After the explanation, John replied, "That is the biggest conversation killer I have ever heard." John felt it was wrong but had no wherewithal to challenge it. For thirty-five years, it bothered him. It wasn't until twenty-eleven that, looking at a possible second term for Obama, he finally coined the phrase "Constitutional correctness trumps poli...
Mord im Hungerwinter
Januar 1947: Über dem Land liegt eine Decke aus Schnee und Eis, zwischen Ruinen kämpfen die Menschen ums Überleben, als in der Eifel ein Mord geschieht. Richard Davies von der britischen Military Police soll das Verbrechen aufklären. Doch der einzige Zeuge ist ein sechsjähriger Junge, der sich weigert zu sprechen. Friederike Matthée von der Weiblichen Polizei in Köln wird Richard zur Seite gestellt. Sie kommt, wie der Jung...
Sustaning Soil Productivity in Response to Global Climate Change is a two-part text bringing together the latest research in soil science and climatology and the ethical, political and social issues surrounding the stewardship of this vital resource. Chapters include scientific studies on microbial function, maintaining fertility, and the effects of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as ethical issues ranging from allocation of land use to poli...
The conference topic "Geschichtslernen in biographischer Perspektive" (historical learning in biographical perspective) denotes a field of research that still constitutes a desideratum in history didactics. Little is known about the long-term processes underlying historical learning and the development of historical awareness. This involves institutional contexts (functions and objectives of competencies of historical learning in extracurricul...
Geschichtsdidaktik muss sich gegenüber anderen Disziplinen, Fächern und Forschungsansätzen positionieren. Wo genau steht sie heute? Neben Reflexionen über Raumbezüge und Grenzen fokussiert dieser Band grundlegende Fragen nach den Bezugsdisziplinen der Geschichtsdidaktik und produktive Auseinandersetzungen mit ihren kulturwissenschaftlichen Nachbardisziplinen in Theorie und Unterrichtspraxis. Die Beiträge untersuchen Positionierungen und Selbst...
