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Focusing on a number of historical and literary personalities who were regarded with disdain in the aftermath of the 1917 revolution figures such as Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible, Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, and Mikhail Lermontov "Epic Revisionism" tells the fascinating story of these individuals return to canonical status during the darkest days of the Stalin era. An inherently interdisciplinary project, "Epic Revisionism" features p...

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Dresden ist eine der schönsten Städte Deutschlands. Und kaum eine andere Stadt blickt auf eine so dramatische Geschichte zurück. Wolfgang Hädecke, Dresdner aus Überzeugung, erzählt sie in 30 Kapiteln, von den Anfängen der Residenzstadt bis zum großen Aufbruch nach 1989. Dabei stellt er Dresden nicht nur als Kunststadt mit seiner Residenz und den weltberühmten Kirchen und Museen dar, sondern auch als Stadt der Musik, der Heimat Erich Kästners u...

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Part of the complete works of the French philosopher, historian and social reformer, Voltaire. Contains his last philosophical story, "Le Taureau blanc", and other works designed to shape his image after his death. For students and scholars of the 18th-century Enlightenment.

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This is a humorous delightful fairy tale about a baby ladybug whose mom tells her to go into the forest and find a friend. She does not know what a friend looks like so she befriends a baby spider. They find themselves in many laughable situations while trying to become friends. Teachers find the book useful with curriculum comparing the characteristics of insects and spiders. The perfect read aloud for children. It is also essential when teac...

Extraordinary Space is a work of science fiction that blends romance and adventure with a newly postulated scientific thesis. In the novel, a new direction of travel available to humans is discovered mathematically and later brought to reality by the main character Lyte Donner. Lyte, with the help of his female assistant Jaseta Zee, makes use of his newly developed technology in a variety of ways including erradicating drug rings, dissolving s...

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It is timely that we revisit the scientist-practitioner model. David Lane and Sarah Corrie make a persuasive and coherent case that it not only continues to serve its purpose, but that it can be reinvigorated to inform and enhance our practice and to support us as we move forward to face the challenges of the twenty-first century.Ingrid Lunt, from the foreword"The Modern Scientist-Practitioner" argues for a radical rethink of how we understand...

Establishes the rhetorical analysis of science as a respected field of study. This book summarizes the state of the field and demonstrates the role of rhetorical analysis in the sciences. It appeals to rhetoricians, historians, philosophers, and sociologists interested in science.

How are we to think and act constructively in the face of today's environmental and political catastrophes? Gail Stenstad finds answers in the thought of German philosopher Martin Heidegger. Stenstad's writing enacts Heidegger's transformative way of thinking, and brings new insight into contemporary environmental, political, and personal issues.

This book offers a fresh collection of texts from all periods of his career, including two complete treatises, representative selections from two others so far unpublished in English, with a critical introduction concerning his life and legacy.

Financial services firms play a key role in the European economy. The efficiency and profitability of these firms and the competition among them have an impact on allocation of savings, financing of investment, economic growth, the stability of the financial system and the transmission of monetary policy. This collection of research contributions includes evaluations of trends in the European financial service industry and examinations of the ...

Eigentlich kann Hasan Hujdur mit seiner Existenz zufrieden sein. Vor etlichen Jahren den politischen Auseinandersetzungen in Jugoslawien entflohen, hat er sich in Toledo, Oregon niedergelassen und vertreibt sich seine Zeit mit Pool-Billard. Während alle Träume von einer Hollywood-Karriere längst zerstoben sind und seine Ehe bereits Abnutzungserscheinungen zeigt, bleibt Buick Rivera, Baujahr 1963, Hasans große Liebe: entschieden und ungeteilt. ...

Es ist Weihnachtszeit in Argentinien und Hochsommer. Dem 14jährigen Ariel, der nach der Schule im Gemüseladen »Mein Gefühl« jobbt und am liebsten mit seinen Freunden Fußball spielt und über Frauen fachsimpelt, stehen besonders heiße Tage bevor: Er ist verliebt in Patricia, ein Mädchen aus einem ärmlichen Stadtviertel, das Ariel noch nie betreten hat, und er erlebt alle Höhen und Tiefen der ersten Liebe. Doch dann geschieht etwas Ungeheuerliche...

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