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Bildung ist das, was die meisten empfangen, viele weitergeben und wenige haben", konstatierte gewohnt scharfzüngig Karl Kraus. Was bedeutet Bildung? Wie grenzt sie sich von Wissen ab? Ist Bildung ein Menschenrecht, ein Privileg, eine Pflicht? Was benötigt Bildung - Raum, Nähe, Kreativität? Wie gelingt es, möglichst vielen jungen Menschen Bildung zu vermitteln, welche Aufgaben können hier Wirtschaft und Kunst wahrnehmen und tun sie es auch? Wen...

With more than 200, 000 athletes each year suffering injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee, "Understanding and Preventing Noncontact ACL Injuries" provides an authoritative description of the biomechanical, clinical, and injury factors pertinent to the athletes--primarily girls and young women--who experience this problem.

China's Elite Politics provides a new theoretical perspective on elite politics in China and uses this theoretical perspective to explain power transfer from Jiang Zemin to Hu Jintao and political dynamics between different factional groups since the Sixteenth Party Congress of November 2002. It explains the transition in structural terms, presents characteristics of China's political elites, and analyzes the balance of power among formal inst...

The British-Soviet occupation of Iran in 1941 provided Stalin with the golden opportunity to fulfill an age old dream, nurtured by Russian rulers since Peter the Great, of getting closer to the warm waters of Persian Gulf. He could not let this dream slip through his hands too easily. Consequently, we had the Azerbaijan crisis of 1946.

Practice-orientated learningIdentify and understand key symptomsConsider the whole patient in selecting possible diseasesEvaluate, exclude or confirm possible diagnosesMake the correct diagnosis using an appropriate diagnostic procedureProven quality, right up to dateFrom Symptom to DiagnosisOrganized by functional system and symptom constellationsCovers all fields of internal medicine plus special treatment of subjects dermatology, neurology ...

Portland is an inland port city that rose to importance in the mid-19th century as a major shipping point for the Pacific Northwest's wheat, lumber, and other commodities. The Columbia and Willamette Rivers enabled seagoing vessels to reach the port, but they also presented obstacles to local travel and commerce. Willamette River ferry service was available by 1853, but Portlanders had to wait until 1887 for a bridge. The first was the Morriso...

Examines the influences of location on the literary achievements of three modernist women writers. This book shows how the structure and location of literary communities significantly influence who writes, what they write about, and their openness to formal experimentation - and in particular, women writers.

Every year, thousands of people pilgrimmage to South Bend, Indiana to visit the campus of the University of Notre Dame for sporting events, academic conferences, or just for a tour. From the Golden Dome on top of the main building, to the grotto hidden behind the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, to the mural of 'Touchdown Jesus' that covers the wall of the Hesburgh Library, the structures and architecture of the campus hold special meaning for th...

This manual is a step-by-step method of two basic catheterizations in the laboratory rat. These vascular surgeries are the most widely used procedures in research laboratories around the world from drug discovery application to critical compound administration and blood sampling. The unique presentation of this manual brings together all aspects of surgery with listed materials, high resolution pictures, and method descriptions for each step...

Composition and the Rhetoric of Science: Engaging the Dominant Discourse" calls for instructors of first-year writing courses to employ primary scientific discourse in their teaching and for rhetoricians of science to think about teaching scientific discourse as a literacy skill.

Liberation Theology in Chicana/o Literature looks at the ways in which Chicana/o authors who have experienced cultural disconnection or marginalization because of their gender, gender politics and sexual orientation attempt to forge a connection back to Chicana/o culture through their use of liberation theology.

J.D. Salinger gehört zu den großen amerikanischen Erzählern des 20. Jahrhunderts. Berühmt machte ihn nicht nur der Roman Der Fänger im Roggen, Kultbücher wurden auch die Erzählungen über die New Yorker Familie Glass, über Franny und Zooey und ihre Geschwister. Erzählungen, die traurig und komisch zugleich sind, zutiefst anrührend. Franny und Zooey sind die beiden jüngsten der sieben Glass-Kinder, die alle nacheinander höchst erfolgreich zwanz...

Nach 50 Jahren neu - Bölls Irisches Tagebuch mit bislang unveröffentlichten Dokumenten und Fotos Im Mai 1957 erstmals veröffentlicht, hat Bölls Irisches Tagebuch das Bild der Deutschen von der »Grünen Insel« bis heute geprägt. René Böll und Jochen Schubert liefern zum Jubiläum eine mit vielen unveröffentlichten Materialien und Fotos versehene Neuausgabe. Es war zunächst nur ein Reiseziel und wurde schnell zu einem Refugium: Achill Island an d...

Konzentrieren, meditieren, entspannen: So erhöhen Sie die Aufnahmefähigkeit des Gehirns Volle Terminkalender, komplexe Sachverhalte, lebenslanges Lernen ... Alltag und Beruf fordern ungeteilte Aufmerksamkeit, doch gleichzeitig wird unsere Konzentration durch Reizüberflutung, Stress, Hektik und Existenzdruck negativ beeinträchtigt. Günther Beyer hat Methoden entwickelt, wie jeder seine Konzentration schulen und Reizüberflutung mindern kann. Mit...

In the end, Lenney leaves us with the sense that in spite of extraordinary events - as with most families - it is mutual forgiveness and love that lead us to empathy, acceptance, and the will to carry on.

This book comprises material on colour which was written by Wittgenstein in the last eighteen months of his life. It is one of the few documents which shows him concentratedly at work on a single philosophical issue. The principal theme is the features of different colours, of different kinds of colour (metallic colour, the colours of flames, etc.) and of luminosity--a theme which Wittgenstein treats in such a way as to destroy the traditional...

Examining the ways F Scott Fitzgerald portrayed spectator sports as working to help structure ideologies of class, community and nationhood, this book shows how narratives of attending sports and being a 'fan' cultivate communities of spectatorship.

Communicating in Global Business Negotiations presents a new method for the study of communication and negotiation in international interactions and provides students with the knowledge to conduct negotiations from a geocentric framework by integrating communication and international business perspectives. The content presented will help the reader develop a strong understanding of the elements that form the framework for negotiating in an i...

Previous ed.: Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1992.

Reviews behavioral assessment methods and strategies for case formulation. This book offers readers a practical, data-based means of understanding psychiatric conditions for intervening effectively and measuring positive change. It also makes theories of functional analysis accessible to a range of mental health professionals.