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This introductory study looks at Bergson's use of philosophical form itself and aims to dispel the view that Bergson ever stuck to one type of philosophy at all, be it vitalism or phenomenology.

This is a collection of interviews with15 South African theatre practitioners who have made their mark on the development of anti-apartheid theatre. The project was launched out of curiosity to find out what kept alternative theatre alive and kicking during the years of repression, and also how these people envisaged the role of theatre in the cultural development of post-apartheid South Africa. The interviews, some of which are also personal ...

A key challenge facing the future Air Force is how to nearly continuously deploy relatively small-scale forces for peacekeeping and humanitarian relief missions while maintaining the capability to win major theater wars. In response to this challenge, the Air Force has developed the concept of an Expeditionary Aerospace Force (EAF) to deal with the range of expected missions. The report argues that this new concept requires a complete reexamin...

This volume examines the tumultuous changes that have occurred and are still occurring in the aftermath of European colonization of the globe from 1492 to 1947. Ranging widely over the major themes, regions, theories and practices of postcolonial study today, the volume presents original essays by the leading proponents of postcolonial study in the Americas, Europe, India, Africa, East and West Asia. Their contributions provide clear introduct...

Death in England provides the first ever social history of death from the earliest times 500, 000 BC to Diana, Princess of Wales. The book reveals how attitudes, practices and beliefs about death have undergone constant change: how, why and at what ages people died, plagues and violence, wills and deathbeds, funerals and memorials, beliefs and bereavement.. Richly illustrated - striking and often very powerful images. In time with the spirit o...

In 1960, The Flintstones*t debuted as the first animated comedy on primetime television. Soon it would become one of the longest-running series ever. This American classic has inspired a mammoth amount of memorabilia--including jewelry, mugs, puzzles, toys, dolls, books, tapes, and much more. Over 375 color photos along with descriptions and pricing comprise this guide. It guarantees something for everyone...even if you have modern taste on a ...

This book is designed to help educators understand how students learn and what they can do to foster student achievement, particularly in light of the fact that diverse developmental needs, such as cultural or ethnic differences, can cause learning problems. Using case studies to personalize the statistical data, Silverman (developmental studies, National-Louis U., Chicago) and Casazza (adult education, National-Louis U., Chicago) explore the ...

Pneumatic, hydraulic and allied instrumentation schemes have given way to electronic schemes in recent years thanks to the rapid strides in electronics and allied areas. Principles, design and applications of such state-of-the-art instrumentation schemes form the subject matter of this book. Through representative examples, the basic building blocks of instrumentation schemes are identified and each of these building blocks discussed in terms ...

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Vicious Circles: Judenwitz as Stereotype and Strategy -- Chapter 2. The Pamphlet War: Moritz Gottlieb Saphir in Berlin 1826-30 -- Chapter 3. The Handle and The Blade: Ludwig Börne's Serious Humor -- Chapter 4. "Who Gets the Job Now?" Heinrich Heine and the J. G. Cotta Publishing House -- Chapter 5. Reading for the Plot: Judenwitz in and as Literary History -- Conclusion -- Translations ...

The Emergent Manager examines the process of becoming a manager within organizations and considers how people relate the ways in which they 'manage' their lives to their development as managers in the workplace. At the heart of the book is the idea of the individual engaged in a continual process of 'becoming'. Focusing on the reported experiences of managers, the book is richly illustrated throughout with examples drawn from a variety of wo...

In this major new work, which Zygmunt Bauman calls a 'tour de force of breathtaking erudition and clarity', Jock Young charts the movement of the social fabric in the last third of the twenthieth century from an inclusive society of stability and homogeneity to an exclusive society of change and division. Jock Young, one of the foremost criminologists of our time, explores exclusion on three levels: economic exclusion from the labour market, s...

Understanding and predicting the Earth's climate system, particularly climate variability and possible human-induced climate change, presents one of the most difficult and urgent challenges in science. Climate scientists worldwide have responded to that challenge over the past decade by creating a wide variety of ever more sophisticated climate models that are beginning to show considerable ability to replicate many aspects of the climate syst...

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Im vorliegenden Band sind die Vorträge der 21. Gießener Gynäkologischen Fortbildung 1999 niedergelegt. Sie spiegeln den aktuellen Kenntnisstand in der Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe wider. Die Beiträge wurden von namhaften Vertretern der einzelnen Fachgebiete verfaßt und behandeln sehr praxisorientiert die folgenden Themengebiete: Palliativtherapie gynäkologischer Karzinome, Spätabort - frühe Frühgeburt, Die ethische Verantwortung bei der gy...

The history of Marlboro Township is both fascinating and diverse, including topics as varied as some of the first airplanes, a landmark greenhouse, and the once booming local potato industry. This collection includes many scenes and reminders of Marlboro's textured past and a timely look into its bright future. Marlboro Township presents a once-rural Monmouth County town on its way to modern suburbia. Among the many images collected for this v...

Around San Antonio provides readers with an incisive history, not only of the city itself--its missions, festive traditions, schools, military bases--but also of the surrounding Hill Country and ranches. Covering a time span from the early 1900s to the 1960s, this book provides a concise background of local folklore and traditions to visitors and other interested persons who wish to gain a deeper insight and appreciation of San Antonio and t...

Inhaltsangabe:Zusammenfassung: Durch den Wegfall des Monopols für Telefondienste der Deutschen Telekom am 1. Januar 1998 ist endlich auch dieser bedeutende Markt der Volkswirtschaft für den Wettbewerb freigegeben worden. Die dadurch wirksam gewordene Marktöffnung für Telekommunikationsdienstleistungen hat vor allem im Bereich der Festnetze zu einem Transformationsprozeß geführt, welcher drastische Veränderungen der etablierten Marktstruktur z...

Inhaltsangabe:Zusammenfassung: Wie die Zahl der Internet-Nutzer, so nimmt auch die Menge an Informationen, die uns über das Internet angeboten werden, täglich zu, wodurch die Informationsüberlastung für den Nutzer immer größer wird. Eine gezielte Informationssuche wird durch virtuelle Communities ermöglicht, die ein bevorzugter Treffpunkt für Leute mit gleichen Interessen geworden sind. Ermutigt durch den Community-Ansatz streben immer mehr U...