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Joachim Camerarius (1534-1598), the Nuremberg doctor and botanist, produced one of the most influential writings on European emblematics with his four-volume work which was published from 1595-1605. In this 1587 volume, appearing for the time with scholarly commentary, Camerarius develops a new project - he sets the moral-religious interpretation of the world against the empirical-scientific view. In this edition, Camerarius' watercolors and i...

This Encyclopedia is the first to compile pseudonyms from all over the world, from all ages and occupations in a single work: some 500, 000 pseudonyms of roughly 270, 000 people are deciphered here. Besides pseudonyms in the narrower sense, initials, nick names, order names, birth and married names etc. are included.

This book tells the story of building a campus «learning garden» over a series of cohorts of student teachers and environmental education students. The project began with high ideals, no funding, and a strong desire to do something about the environment: the result was a transformation in attitude toward nature, community and toward the learning process itself. Examining the process through three key metaphors - garden as environment, garden a...

This book develops and employs a new methodology - Global Technography - to investigate wireless mobility from a sociological and cultural perspective. It illustrates that technologies are created to perform roles - to act - in everyday life, and this demands an ethnography that can track the social performativity of technology in addition to that of human beings. The book is suitable for graduate and upper level undergraduate courses in metho...

León und Alberti waren aktive Gegner der von Franco errichteten Diktatur. Im Kontext ihrer spezifischen Erfahrung, im Exil zu leben und zu schreiben, wurden die Autobiographien La arboleda perdida (Rafael Alberti) und Memoria de la melancolía (María Teresa León) zu einem wichtigen Medium der Aushandlung eines Lebens und Schreibens zwischen den Welten. Durch das Netz intertextueller und interpersoneller Bezüge, das zwischen den Autobiographien ...

Der Sammelband stellt mit Oberfläche und Performanz zwei Begriffe ins Zentrum, die als Schlüsselbegriffe für die Frage nach dem Gegenstand der Sprachwissenschaft gelten können. Sie stecken gleichzeitig das Feld ab, welches die Beiträge des Sammelbandes sowohl in theoretischer Hinsicht wie auch anhand empirischer Untersuchungen ausloten. Auf einen Einleitungsteil, dessen Beiträge methodologische Explorationen zu Oberfläche und Performanz anbie...

Die Studie hinterfragt die in der Forschung postulierte semantische Differenz zwischen den verschiedenen Konstruktionstypen bei Psychverben. Die angenommene Unterschiedlichkeit in der Kausalstruktur wird unter Einbeziehung logisch-philosophischer und linguistischer Argumente sowie Erkenntnissen der psychologischen und neurowissenschaftlichen Emotionsforschung widerlegt. Es wird gezeigt, dass sich Psychverben hinsichtlich ihrer kausalen Semanti...

States of affairs raise, among others, the following questions: What kind of entity are they (if there are any)? Are they contingent, causally efficacious, spatio-temporal and perceivable entities, or are they abstract objects? What are their constituents and their identity conditions? What are the functions that states of affairs are able to fulfil in a viable theory, and which problems and prima facie counterintuitive consequences arise out ...

The standard reference to the waterways of England, Wales and Scotland has been completely revised. The 8th edition retains the format of previous editions but, throughout, details are updated and the work has been widened in its scope to appeal not only to navigators but to all users of the waterways. Full colour throughout.

Walter Mehring (1896-1981), in der Weimarer Republik einer der herausragenden satirischen Schriftsteller und Kabarett-Autoren, hat- neben Gedichten und Chansons, Romanen und essayistisch-erzählenden Texten (Die verlorene Bibliothek , 1951)- auch Dramen geschrieben. Das wichtigste unter ihnen, Der Kaufmann von Berlin (1929), spielt zur Zeit der Inflation 1923 und liefert ein facettenreiches und in den Details geistvoll-treffsicher gezeichnetes ...

Diese Studie analysiert den Werdegang Max Brods (1884¿1968) während der ersten Jahrzehnte des 20. Jahrhunderts im kulturellen und politischen Prager Kontext und vor dem Hintergrund der für diesen Kontext charakteristischen Identitätsprobleme. Brod versucht zunächst, das Identitätsproblem durch eine vielfältige Produktion, in der sich der Wunsch ausdrückt, einer literarischen Bewegung anzugehören und sich seiner Identität als Schriftsteller zu ...

Als geen ander weet Rita Kohnstamm de lezers te verleiden mee te denken, zij vult wetenschappelijke kennis aan met alledaagse, herkenbare en invoelbare gedragingen en voorvallen. Door wat zij lezen op de herinneringen aan hun eigen kinder- en jeugdjaren in gedachten toe te passen, groeien zij in hun psychologisch en pedagogisch denken. Dit, ondersteund met speelse vormgeving en illustraties - van dochter Eva Kohnstamm - maakt dat zowel student...

RATOLOGY: Way of the Un-Dammed is satirical, tongue-in-cheek look at the lies we live, the behavior we ignore and the strange ways we find to avoid the obvious. Disguised as a genuinely artificial religion it tears into New Age concepts as blissfully as it does old age religions. It's the religion of fun, seeing the obvious, and getting in charge of your life. The book also teaches you how to play Poker! Principles such as learning not to "s...

This study analyses the general significance of translation in the literary life of an epoch, a country and a language, and engages in particular with the status of German lyric poetry in French literature in the first half of the 19th century. In the wider context of a study of the problem of translation, the author enquires into the poetical affinity and relative synchronicity of Germany and France, and points the way to areas which have not...

Since the Asian financial crisis of 19971998, there has been a deep and abiding desire on the part of Asian policy makers and opinion makers to enhance the region's economic, monetary and financial self-sufficiency or at least to ring-fence the region against financial instability and give it a louder voice in global financial affairs. There has been progress in these directions, notably in the form of the Chiang Mai Initiative of financial su...

An innovative approach that helps students move from the classroom to professional practice Principles of Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design offers a comprehensive, unified methodology to analyze and design chemical reactors, using a reaction-based design formulation rather than the common species-based design formulation. The book's acclaimed approach addresses the weaknesses of current pedagogy by giving readers the knowledge and tools nee...

Lititz may be just a speck on the map, but its historical impact is a match for any of the nation's biggest cities. Shaped by history, today Lititz sparkles as the village jewel of Lancaster County. Set against the breathtaking beauty of the surrounding countryside, this little town offers a thriving downtown, slow-paced atmosphere, and abundant recreational areas and cultural events. Lititz is the proud home of Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery, ...

The Vermont-Quebec Border: Life on the Line is a visual record of life in the villages, towns, and countryside in this unique and special part of the world. In recent years, issues relating to the border have been thrust to the forefront as never before. This is due not only to growing security concerns but also to an increasing scrutiny in the media of border issues and of how heightened security is impacting life in communities all along the...

A Comprehensive and Self-Contained Treatment of the Theory and Practical Applications of Ceramic Materials When failure occurs in ceramic materials, it is often catastrophic, instantaneous, and total. Now in its Second Edition, this important book arms readers with a thorough and accurate understanding of the causes of these failures and how to design ceramics for failure avoidance. It systematically covers: * Stress and strain * Types of mec...

Das biographische Handbuch beinhaltet 3650 Kurzbiographien von Verwaltungs- und Justizbeamten, die zwischen 1740 und 1806/15 in den preußischen Provinzial- und Zentralbehörden tätig waren. Die Artikel enthalten neben den Lebensdaten einschlägige Angaben über die soziale und regionale Herkunft, Schul- und Universitätsbesuche sowie über die berufliche Laufbahn. Die meisten der erfassten Beamten finden sich in keinem anderen biographischen Lexiko...