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Using life experiences on which to base a case study approach, this book develops the story of a teacher undertaking action research in school.

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This book is a detailed and wide-ranging account of the birth of social theory as a distinctive and modern intellectual genre, providing a brilliant account of the "pre-history" of sociology and a vivid portrayal of intellectual culture between the Enlightenment and the age of Romanticism.

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In einem einheitlichen, auf relativ schwachen Annahmen basierenden mikroökonomischen Analyserahmen wird der optimale Einsatz von Finanzinstrumenten zum Hedging des Wechselkursrisikos untersucht. Ein Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf der Einbeziehung weiterer Risiken, diese können sowohl hedgebar als auch nicht hedgebar sein. Ein anderer liegt auf der Betrachtung der Rückwirkungen des Hedging und der Hedgingmöglichkeiten auf die Aktivitäten des Unter...

Dieses Buch gibt eine fundierte Einführung in Informationssysteme zur Unterstützung der Unternehmensführung. Es verbindet informationstechnische und betriebswirtschaftliche Aspekte, die zum Verständnis dieser komplexen Systeme erforderlich sind. Durch Einbeziehung aktueller Ergebnisse sowohl aus der theoretischen, als auch der empirischen Forschung wird ein aktuelles Bild des Gebietes in Theorie und Praxis vermittelt. Erstmals steht damit eine...

Die neuartige Methode der endoskopischen Dopplersonographie und ihre Bedeutung für die diagnostische und therapeutische Endoskopie des Gastrointestinaltrakts stehen im Mittelpunktdes Buches. Technik und Indikationen werden klar und übersichtlich beschrieben, die Anwendungsmöglichkeiten durch zahlreiche endoskopische Bilder, Tabellen und Fallbeispiele illustriert.

This text provides a critical overview of current thinking about equity issues in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Grounded in feminist theories of curriculum change and a broad range of cultural perspectives, the new approaches described here go beyond "special programmes" and "experimental treatments" designed to correct perceived problems and deficits. Instead they establish how improved instructional practices and a fuller underst...

Between Two Waters expands upon existing studies of transculturation. Spitta not only introduces the question of gender into the debate, but also brings together previously disconnected media: the chronicles of the New World, the writings of the extirpators of idolatries in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the paintings of the Cuzco School, and contemporary U.S. Latino narratives. Between Two Waters brings English-language readers into...

From the 13th century until early in the 17th century, the Border Marches of England and Scotland were torn by a vicious and almost continuous cycle of raid, reprisal and blood feud. The Border Reiver was a professional cattle thief, a guerilla soldier skilled at raiding, tracking and ambush, and a well organized "gangster." Including eight superb full page color plates by Angus McBride, as well as numerous other illustrations, this text by Ke...

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This comprehensive account of the writing life of Henry James aims at providing a critical overview of all his important writings, firmly set in two contexts: that of James's practical career as a novelist in America, England, and Europe, and that of the literary and intellectual climate of his time. By tracing the complex development of his career under such headings as 'American and Romantic', 'Victorian and Realist', 'Crisis and Experiment'...

This book presents an examination of one of the first joint actions undertaken by the European Union under the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) provisions of Maastricht. The case-study of South Africa is particularly important as it straddles both the CFSP and the European Political Cooperation (EPC) periods and thus similarities and constraints in policy-making and implementation can be made. The EC/EU policy vis-a-vis South Africa i...

In Jane Austen and Narrative Authority, Tara Ghoshal Wallace argues that far from embodying ideological and technical serenity, Austen's novels articulate a range of anxieties about authorship and authority. The novels experiment in different ways with possible sources and the ultimate failures of authority, always returning to the compromised figure of the narrator. Wallace suggests that Austen's novelistic output can be read as a theory of i...

Aristotle and Augustine both hold that our beliefs in freedom and voluntary action are interdependent, and that voluntary actions can only be done for the sake of good. Hence Aristotle holds that no-one acts voluntarily in pursuit of evil: such actions would be inexplicable. Augustine, agreeing that such actions are inexplicable, still insists that they occur. This is the true place in Augustine's view of his 'theory of will' - and the real po...

This illustrated text describes the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and tactics of the US Dragoons. It looks at the history of the mounted soldiers, covering topics such as: the formation of the first cavalry units, the Mexican-American War, the gold rush to California, and the Indian Wars.

In Artillery Hell Curt Johnson and Richard C. Anderson, Jr., provide a detailed examination of the role of field artillery in the Battle of Antietam. Johnson sets the context with an overview of organizational problems confronting the senior artillerists on the eve of a great battle. Anderson's clear and concise discussion of different types of artillery guns and their capabilities and ammunition is presented in language accessible not only to...

Using life experiences on which to base a case study approach, this book develops the story of a teacher undertaking action research in school. In so doing, it covers topics including: the validity of action research, the achievements made by the teacher, and the benefits to the school.