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Written by one of the world's leading authorities on close relationships, this accessible study is one of the first to look seriously at what science can tell us about love, sex and friendship.

Dieses Lehrbuch vermittelt eine umfassende Einführung in die theoretischen und empirischen Grundlagen der Industrieökonomik. Einleitend werden die verschiedenen Elemente der Theorie der Firma diskutiert. Anschließend werden das Monopol und die grundlegenden Oligopolmodelle erläutert. Auf dieser Basis werden alternative Formen der Kooperation analysiert. Ausführlich untersucht wird ferner die Herausbildung von Marktstrukturen bei exogenen und e...

Die interdisziplinär besetzte Projektgruppe Biodiversität der Europäischen Akademie Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler hat sich die Aufgabe gestellt, den wissenschaftlichen Sachstand aus den verschiedenen Disziplinen zusammenzutragen und die diversen, auf der Grundlage fachspezifischer Methoden entwickelten Konzepte gemeinsam zu untersuchen.In den in diesem Band versammelten Ergebnissen finden sich entsprechend neben den rein naturwissenschaftlichen auch ...

The history of biology is replete with examples of how comparative biology helped clarify the meaning of structure and function in complex animals. Indeed, without the comparative approach to biology, the birth of physiology would have been delayed. Fishman (1979) Comparative morphologists are challenged to discern the changes that have occurred in evolution and development of the forms and states of organisms as well as to explain the factors...

An anthology of diverse narratives that theorize on the reasons people travel, with essays by Gloria Anzaldía, Jean Baudrillard, William Bevis, Homi Bhabha, Michel Butor, Hélène Cixous, Erik Cohen, Michel de Certeau, Wayne Franklin, Paul Fussell, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Caren Kaplan, Eric Leed, Dean MacCannell, Doreen Massey, Carl Pedersen, Gustavo Pérez-Firmat, Mary Louise Pratt, R. Radhakrishnan, Edward W. Said, and Thayer ScudderTravel, move...

From the first warning of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962 to the international 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, from the Reagan era attempt to dismantle environmental policy through the Clinton administration, the United States -- the world's wealthiest country and also the world's largest polluter, has found ways to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on the global environment. The U.S. has the financ...

Global Modernities is a sustained commentary on the international character of the most microcosmic practices. It demonstrates how the global increasingly informs the regional, so deconstructing ideas like the `nation state' and `national sovereignty'. The spatialization of social theory, hybridization and bio-politics are among the critical issues discussed.

Ray Keene selects and annotates his most interesting games against such giants as Anatoly Karpov, Mikhail Botvinik, Mikhail Tal, Jan Timman, John Nunn, Tony Miles and Svetozar Gligoric. Originally published as a private limited edition.

Based on the private papers of the Harley family of Brampton Bryan and in particular on the letters of Lady Brilliana Harley (1598 - 1643), which contain an unparalleled account of the development of civil war parties in an English county.

Since its beginning, depth psychology has attempted to change the status quo of individual and cultural life by probing beneath surface appearances. Lyn Cowan explores a number of subjects, considering what possible meanings and implications for change might lie behind the conventional attitudes toward such subjects as: * Abortion * Gender and sexuality * Language * Memory * Melancholy The author puts forward the argument that, although "psych...

Focussing on individuals whose ideas shaped intellectual life between 400 and 1500, Fifty Key Medieval Thinkers is an accessible introduction to those religious, philosophical and political concepts central to the medieval worldview. Including such diverse figures as Bede and Wyclif, each entry presents a biographical outline, a list of works and a summary of their main theories, alongside suggestions for further reading. Chronologically arran...

Marching to an Angry Drum deals with the difficulties encountered by both gays and lesbians who are required to lead a double life while serving in the military. The "Angry Drum" is that aspect of the military that destroys lives not only through combat but also through the hostility of purges, intolerance and prejudice. Mitchell has written a fine addition to the turbulent history of gays in the military. It's star-spangled summer reading, re...

Highly recommended.--"Booklist" "Deeply personal, expansive and universal... majestic and understated beauty."--"Publishers Weekly

Transcending Boundaries" is an autobiography tracing the multifaceted and wide-ranging career of choreographer, director, performer and professor of dance, Donald McKayle. His chance meeting with the legendary Bill Robinson, who obligingly responded to the entreaties of a nine-year-old and executed an impromptu version of his infectious stair tap-dance, and an electric encounter as a teenager sitting in a darkened theatre witnessing a performa...

Schizophrenia: A Scientific Delusion?, " first published in 1990, made a very significant contribution to the debates on the concepts of schizophrenia and mental illness. These concepts remain both influential and controversial and this new updated second edition provides an incisive critical analysis of the debates over the last decade. As well as providing updated versions of the historical and scientific arguments against the concept of sch...

Incredible true stories of the most amazing women in American history They were courageous, resourceful pioneers, enduring and adventurous. They made arduous journeys, carved careers out of the wilderness, defied conventions, and fought for their freedom. They were community leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs. These Outrageous Women of the American Frontier boldly faced the gritty realities of daily lifeeverything from starvation to shootouts...

Durch das Internet bekommen Fragen des Datenschutzes eine neue Dimension. Viele Internet-Nutzer befürchten, bei der Inanspruchnahme des Netzes in ihrer Privatsphäre beeinträchtigt zu werden. Andererseits werden die rechtlichen Vorgaben für den Datenschutz im Internet nur ungenügend eingehalten. Der hiermit verbundene Vertrauensverlust droht zu einem echten Hindernis für die Durchsetzung von E-Commerce und E-Government-Lösungen zu werden. Das W...

Ein Krisen-Auswegbuch voll Klarheit und KraftManchmal erscheint uns das Leben wie ein düsterer Irrgarten. Nachts liegen wir wach und sorgen uns, bis sich Mutlosigkeit über uns legt wie zäher Nebel. »Sie leiden gern, sonst hätten Sie schon längst damit aufgehört«, behauptet Jens Baum. Kann das wahr sein? Kann ich mich tatsächlich dafür entscheiden, an Problemen zu leiden - oder eben auch nicht? Die Einsichten, die Jens Baum in seinem fasziniere...