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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A writer uses the same adventurous spirit that took him all over the world to look inward and embark on a journey of self-discovery.If there was one thing Dustin Grinnell craved, it was adventure. From running the Paris marathon, to bungee jumping in New Zealand, to watching the sunrise at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Grinnell spent his twenties and thirties traveling across the globe in search of new experiences. But as he indulged his wanderlust, he noticed he seldom looked inward to explore himself: What did he want, and where was he really going In this insightful collection of twenty-five memoir essays, Grinnell discovers amazing places¿and bit by bit, himself. Whether he¿s exploring his relationship with his father, trying to find satisfaction in Corporate America, or searching for love, Grinnell¿s essays offer readers a window into the complexities of human relationships and the natural world, with insights that are both deeply personal and universally resonant.«Few writers have Dustin Grinnell¿s ability to tell a great story while imparting sociopolitical insights.»(Bruce E. Levine, author of Resisting Illegitimate Authority)«Dustin Grinnell¿s essays explore how to live. He presents the unvarnished truth of his ¿evolution from magical to critical thinker¿ in vivid, precise language that left me hungry to keep reading. I jogged beside him through a tunnel during the Paris marathon and felt the lurch of a bungee cord in New Zealand. Although a marketing writer for many years, there¿s no crafting of the best possible image here. His subjects lead him to inspect how he came to his beliefs and his actions. Dustin reads deeply, to study traditions across culture and setting, and then to examine his life through the lens of philosophers, artists, adventurers, and psychotherapists. This is a thoughtful and rich collection of essays that inspires, challenges, and ultimately satisfies.»(Penny Kittle, author of The Greatest Catch: A Life in Teaching)«Lost & Found is a poignant, dark, and moving work that captures the deepest moments of introspection, doubt, and, ultimately, perseverance and acceptance. Dustin Grinnell has opened up his own skepticism about who and what he, and perhaps all of us, really are and what we each wish to pursue. His essay collection raises the question of what will become of us if we simply forge onward, ignoring the whips and scorns of our lived experience in the blind pursuit of some undefined progress. It demands instead that we reflect on the most challenging portions of our lives so we can find, through that rockiness, a sense of who and what we truly are.»(Trevor (T.H.) Paul, author of The Legacy Chronicle series)Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 200 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -«A fascinating, well-paced, beautifully written memoir.»(Professor Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, Author and Director, MA in Creative Writing, University of Limerick, Ireland)«A wonderfully honest, often witty, personal account from someone who experienced discrimination -and challenged it - at every level of academia. So much of what has changed for women in recent decades is chronicled through Pat¿s life, research and actions. A tour de force.»(Micheline Sheehy Skeffington, plant ecologist and feminist activist)«This book evokes the lived experience of a woman who, out of her time, marshalled the brains, the courage and--I have to say it--the sheer bloody-minded and tireless determination to confront others with one question: ¿why ¿. Asking the question came at no small personal cost, but--slowly and surely--it started to prise open some of the seemingly impenetrable male-centric power edifices that exist across academia; openings which now give so many others hope. Don¿t be afraid of reading this book about the lifetime of someone who asked why, it may just inspire you to do the same.»(Paul Walton, Professor of Chemistry, University of York, UK and international gender equality advocate)This book, written by an insider, explores experiences over a 46-year career in five academic organisations in Ireland and the UK: moving from contract research assistant to full professor and line manager (Dean). Highlighting success and failure, strength and fragility, it challenges ideas about what it is to be a ¿proper' woman. It describes the subtle and relentless processes of devaluation, marginalisation and disempowerment that are often ¿normalised.¿ Written in a clear accessible style, with flashes of humour, it asks whose interests are served by taken-for-granted ideas about what it is to be a woman ¿ ideas which deny the reality of many women¿s day-to-day experiences. Who wants us to think that all women find identity and satisfaction in housework and child care Who wants us to think that universities are meritocratic institutions The book will inspire and entertain all those who have struggled in any male-dominated organisation and wondered if they were the problem.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 250 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Der Band versammelt die um Anmerkungen ergänzten Vorträge zu verfassungs- und medienrechtlichen Fragen, die am 8. Februar 2020 an der Universität Passau im Rahmen des Symposiums aus Anlass des 80. Geburtstages von Herbert Bethge zu Ehren des Jubilars und in Würdigung seines rechtswissenschaftlichen Lebenswerks gehalten worden sind. 82 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die medizinische Dimension in den Prosawerken von Günter Grass ist bis dato weitestgehend unerforscht. Die vorliegende Studie ist ein erster Versuch, diese Forschungslücke zu schließen. Sie widmet sich der Darstellung von medizinischem Fachpersonal wie Krankenschwestern, Hebammen, Ärzten und Ärztinnen sowie Krankenhäusern. Ein Hauptaugenmerk liegt auf den komplexen Gesundheitsproblemen, mit denen einzelne literarische Charaktere in Grass¿ epischen Werken konfrontiert werden. Dabei stehen sowohl Kinder- als auch Erwachsenenkrankheiten im besonderen Fokus. Darüber hinaus werden die Darstellungen von Rettungsmedizin und Selbstmorden in Grass¿ Werken präzise analysiert. Diese Arbeit eröffnet eine bisher ungeahnte Perspektive auf die medizinischen Aspekte in Grass¿ Epik.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 140 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How do U.S. American Muslim mothers describe and discuss their identities as mothers, wives, and Muslims How do they conceptualize their relationships with their children, husbands, and other family members Often, discussions of motherhood within the mainstream Muslim community do not center on actual mothers' perspectives. This study, undertaken by a Muslim woman researcher, foregrounds the lived experiences of Muslim mothers to explore their communicative experiences of identity.The findings of this study are based on interviews with nine U.S.-based Muslim women who shared detailed thoughts about what Islamic scripture says about motherhood, the role of culture, the rights and obligations of different family members, and details about their day-to-day lives. Hecht's Communication Theory of Identity (CTI) framework - a flexible and useful method for understanding the relationship between ideology, identity, and personal agency - is used to identify core themes. Further, this study explores contradictions, incongruences, an disruptions between how respondents may enact (or perform) 'motherhood' and their own personal feelings.Engaging and accessible, this book will be of interest to scholars of communication theory, religious communication, women and gender, and U.S. American Muslim studies, as well as anyone with an interest in the various impacts and influences of overarching intersectional identities.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book analyses contemporary political developments in Türkiye with particular focus on the changes preceding its 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections. It discusses the reasons behind the success of President Recep Tayyip Erdog¿an. 232 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This collection delves into the conceptual and semantic dissection of aesthetic and moral emotions. It grapples with their definition, scope, function, and structure. Highlighting a range of semantic research methods, the authors also present interdisciplinary studies on emotions like anger, admiration, disgust, guilt, and feelings linked to beauty perception. This book serves as a thematic and methodological gateway to interdisciplinary human emotionality research. 168 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Expanding the Critical Animal Studies Imagination: Essays in Solidarity and Total Liberation pushes critical animal studies forward and outward by making new connections to movements and ideas that have been little engaged with in publication to the present. This book challenges critical animal studies adherents to expand their efforts of solidarity, mutual aid, and activism. Contributors to this volume extend invitations to those not familiar with critical animal studies to welcome them in with gestures of solidarity towards total liberation. Expanding the Critical Animal Studies Imagination does not shy away from controversial topics but critically engages with them using care and tact. This is not controversy for the sake of being provocative, but not being afraid to target root causes of oppression. This book works toward coalition building to resist the current violence and build peaceful communities.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 234 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Lowrider Studies Reader: Culture, Resistance, Liberation, and Familia is the first book dedicated to lowrider studies in the world. This inaugural volume is a powerful groundbreaking book that is a collection of writings from brilliant scholar/practitioners speaking on lowrider history, pedagogy, culture, politics, society, justice, art, language, education, and their significance within the societal schema. Lowrider studies, influenced by beautifully painted hydraulic cars, bicycles with chrome, gold, murals and strolling slow and low, is a growing global field. This book is a must for all Latina/o/x/e studies, Chicana/o/x studies, ethnic studies, sociology, and cultural studies programs. This interdisciplinary and intersectional work emerged from of the 1st Annual International Lowrider Studies Conference, a public and no-cost grassroots effort organized by Save the Kids. Like Hip Hop, lowrider culture is a space and place to divert violence, promote peace, and build familia. Read this book slow and low.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 220 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This edited collection sheds light on how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing social issues, and it stresses the importance of understanding, analyzing, and critiquing law and policy decisions during times of crisis. Specifically, this collection brings together a diverse array of scholarly work that highlights various legal and policy-related topics, including litigations, Zoombombing, international students¿ experiences, violence against women, sex workers¿ health, governmental crisis responses, neo-vagrancy laws, period povery, and educational issues. The collection offers multi-disciplinary scholarly insights, preliminary research findings, legal and policy analysis, and educational guidelines to address unprecedented socio-legal and psychological impacts on society that have evolved since the onset of the pandemic. Further, these chapters add to the ongoing dialogue about how North American society can improve by exploring dilemmas and highlighting opportunities for positive change. Thus, this collection sheds light on how vulnerable communities have been disproportionately impacted by governments¿ policies and laws since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it aims to give a different perspective on how we can move forward and address these issues to create more justice in a post-COVID society.'This publication provides a diverse array of topics, and offers thoughtful and innovative perspectives on the impacts of COVID-19 and policy responses of governments to this pandemic in areas such as litigation, Zoombombing, international students, domestic violence, sex workers¿ health, neo-vagrancy laws, and education. The overwhelming and well documented conclusion is that disadvantaged and vulnerable people were disproportionately affected in ways that exacerbated underlying inequalities. It is a timely and vital read for anyone who is concerned about social justice issues.'¿Dr. A. Wayne MacKay, C.M., K.C., Professor Emeritus of Law, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie UniversityBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 202 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book is first in its category to reflect a lived experience from a phenomenological viewpoint within the Hizmet Movement (HM). Through the author¿s lens, you will read about the transformation of HM along with his own over a span of three decades. Moreover, the book does not shy away from sensitive subjects such as LGBTQA+ topics in this Turkey-based, Muslim educational movement. This book took more than five years to complete and includes a brief history of the Turkish Republic and the HM, details from Gülen¿s life, his and other HM participants¿ overlapping philosophies on education and language, and the arduous interview process to put this book together. A full copy of the interview with Mr. Fethullah Gülen on education and language is available at the end of the book.This would be an excellent source for educational psychology departments, teacher training programs, political science, and theology majors.Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 118 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This third volume of the series ¿Giuseppe Tartini and the Musical Culture of the Enlightenment¿ aims to investigate various aspects of the musical world surrounding Tartini. It primarily focuses on the analysis of the evidence related to instrument making and sound research associated with Tartini and his circle; it then considers the personalities of his fellow musicians and examines information on performances in the chapel of the Basilica del Santo in Padua. Finally, it concludes with investigations into Tartini¿s influence on later musicians and aspects of performance practices. 152 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die Kunstwissenschaft blickt üblicherweise chronologisch auf die historische Entwicklung von künstlerischen Konzepten und Begriffen wie Harmonie, Erfindung oder Bildraum. In diesem Aufsatzband wird ein neuer wissenschaftlicher Ansatz bewerkstelligt, namentlich die Untersuchung der Retrospektiven der künstlerischen Praxis seit der Moderne insbesondere auf tradierte und vergangene Konzepte der Renaissance. Dieser Perspektivenwechsel erlaubt neue Einsichten in die mitunter brüchigen und komplexen Entwicklungen der künstlerischen Konzepte oder in ihre Ideologisierungen oder Mystifizierungen, und lässt gleichzeitig das Verständnis der divergierenden Bedeutungen der historischen Konzepte vertiefen und schärfen. Dabei wird hier immer wieder grundsätzlich die Bedeutung der Kunsttheorie, der Wirkmacht der Kunstwahrnehmung, des Kunstbetriebs und der künstlerischen Traditionswerte erörtert.Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 154 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book is an expansive history of community weekly newspapers in the United States during the twentieth century. It explores such topics as ownership, business practices, employees and hiring practices, educating college students to work for weeklies, community involvement, government propaganda campaigns in small-town weeklies, syndication services, community leadership, advertising and other revenue sources, and competition for audiences with the development of radio and television.Weeklies told the story of average American daily lives more thoroughly and in a more personal manner than the big-city dailies. In essence, the weekly publisher-editor served as author of his community¿s life story. Despite the problems that faced the weekly industry throughout its long and proud history, the constants that remained were identifying and utilizing survival tactics. Throughout the twentieth century an obituary had been written for community weeklies, but they found a way to fight back and happen upon a means, a method, or a message that resonated with audiences and advertisers enough to allow them to keep their doors open.Today, however, many community weeklies are shutting their doors after generations of family ownership. Chain-owned weeklies are also closing as media companies downsize for financial survival. These weeklies and their stories are a vital part of U.S. history. This book serves as a supplement to journalism and business history courses, or as a text for special topics courses. It is also of general interest to U.S. history buffs and current or former media workers.'Beth Garfrerick has given us an important, seminal work. Most historians have ignored community newspapers. Prof. Garfrerick shows that they played vital roles in the lives of their readers. Her book is a major contribution to the study of journalism history.'¿David Sloan, Founder, American Journalism Historians Association 'This book serves as an important corrective to the dominant narrative of American journalism, which has focused too exclusively on big-city dailies while ignoring the personal, grassroots journalism found in thousands of influential weekly newspapers around the country. It is a must-read for media scholars, who will appreciate Garfrerick¿s skill in uncovering these newspapers¿ economic strategies and historicizing their vital public role.'¿Tracy Lucht, Professor of Journalism History and Women and the MediaGreenlee School of Journalism and Communication, Iowa State UniversityLang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 372 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In curriculum studies, we pay critical attention to violence in various forms; why not to nonviolence This original and inspirational book foregrounds nonviolence as a positive force in education through multidimensional, complex, and interdisciplinary lenses. Starlight for shifting relational dynamics in a time of darkness and crises to co-create mutual-flourishing pathways, nonviolence not only has an inherent capacity to treat the roots of violence but is also built on a deeply shared sense of interconnectedness that fosters individual and communal integration. 'Nonviolence or nonexistence' is an urgent call.This book (with writings that span a decade) conceptualizes nonviolence education through multilayered, evolving, and cross-disciplinary perspectives, centering on nonviolent relationality that engages with differences within the self and with the other (including the non-human other) to bridge inner work and outer work, transcend dualism and divisions, and transform pedagogy and curriculum dynamics. Drawing upon international and indigenous wisdom, Gandhi-King philosophies of nonviolent social change, theories of the human psyche and currere, post-structural theories, and feminism, this book explicates nonviolence as curriculum and educational renewal in an ongoing process, infused by attuned, improvised, creative, and integrative energy that holds tensions, cultivates compassion, and inspires awakenings.Scholars, students, and practitioners in the fields of curriculum studies, nonviolence studies, peace education, teaching and learning, educational foundations, philosophy of education, international education, East/West inquiry, and community based education will welcome this book.Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 294 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Der Autor untersucht verschiedene Antworten auf die grundlegende existentiell-ethische Frage, wie man über sein eigenes Leben bestimmen soll. Dabei werden drei grundlegende Denkparadigmen betrachtet. Im aristotelischen Paradigma steht die Wahrheit als grundlegendes Kriterium im Vordergrund, und es geht darum, im Einklang mit einem angenommenen Maßstab zu leben. Im cartesianischen Paradigma hingegen, das eher subjektbezogen ist, ist Freiheit das zentrale Kriterium. Hier geht es darum, das Leben als vollkommen eigenes Unternehmen zu betrachten. Im Subjekt-Subjekt-Paradigma, das dialogorientiert ist, wird Verantwortung als grundlegendes Kriterium angesehen. 220 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Der Band beschäftigt sich mit der historischen Entwicklung des Geschichtstourismus und thematisiert auch die Aufbereitung von Vergangenheit in konsumentenorientierten Geschichtsnarrativen. Dabei sind unterschiedliche Medien vor, während und im Nachgang der touristischen Reisen relevant. Überdies sind touristische Erwartungen zwischen Freizeitgestaltung und Bildungsinteressen von Bedeutung. Für einen nicht nur ökonomisch bestimmtensondern auch nachhaltigen, zeitgemäßen Geschichtstourismus werden integrative und partizipative Modelle diskutiert. Konkretisiert werden derartige Überlegungen unter anderem für historischen Themenstraße und Grenzregionen. 238 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dem Begriff ¿Pflicht¿ (w¿¿ib/far¿) wird sowohl im fiqh als auch in den ü¿l al-fiqh ein größerer Stellenwert beigemessen als dem Begriff ¿Recht¿ (¿aqq), was sich in den klassischen fiqh- und ü¿l-Quellen kaum widerspiegelt. Dies hat einige Gelehrte zu der Äußerung bewogen, dass der Islam im Allgemeinen und das islamische Recht im Besonderen keine Rechte gewähre, sondern eine Religion der Verpflichtungen sei.In dieser Arbeit widmet sich der Autor der Leitfrage, warum der Begriff w¿¿ib sowohl im fiqh als auch in den ü¿l al-fiqh Vorrang vor dem Begriff ¿aqq hat. Damit verknüpft ist die Frage, ob die Rechte Gottes in den ü¿l al-fiqh tatsächlich gegenüber den Rechten der Menschen priorisiert werden. Der Schwerpunkt dieses Buches liegt dabei auf dem Verhältnis zwischen den Rechten Gottes (¿uq¿q All¿h) und den Rechten des Dieners (¿uq¿q al-¿abd) sowie dem Verhältnis zwischen den Rechten des Herrschers und denen des Volkes (¿uq¿q al-¿¿kim wa-l-mäk¿m). 236 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Aleksandr Men¿ (1935¿1990) gilt als einer der bedeutendsten orthodoxen russischsprachigen Theologen des 20. Jahrhunderts, jedoch wurde sein Konzept einer theologischen Erlösungslehre bisher nicht systematisch untersucht. Bei der Entwicklung seiner theologischen Ideen beteiligt sich Men¿ einerseits an den orthodoxen Debatten um eine Auslegung der Erlösungstat Jesu Christi. Andererseits lässt sich aber in seinem Werk auch eine intensive Auseinandersetzung mit der westlichen (vor allem der protestantischen) Exegese nachweisen. Die Autorin nutzt einen innovativen methodischen Ansatz, der in der bisherigen Forschung zu seiner Person und seinem theologischen Denken wenig beachtet wurde. Es handelt sich dabei um eine Systematisierung von Men¿s Beschäftigung mit den Fragen und Themen, die die orthodoxe Theologie am Ende des 19. und zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts geprägt haben. Damit wird Men¿s kritisches Gespräch mit den theologischen Entwürfen in Ost und West rekonstruiert und das eigenständige Konzept seiner orthodoxen Erlösungslehre innerhalb einer gesamteuropäischen christlichen Theologie verdeutlicht. 280 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The world is undergoing a global transformation that affects every individual as well as businesses and economies. Climate change, rising poverty and inequality, scarcity of resources, global warming and corporate governance failures have raised awareness of more sustainable systems and made sustainability a major concern in today¿s world. Sustainable finance, which requires the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into financial decision-making processes, is just one of these concerns. While activities in the traditional view of finance have been profit-driven, this new approach does not only aim at financial success, but seeks to align financial markets with the broader goals of society by acting responsibly for the environment. Moreover, it is crucial to take into account not only the environment and climate, but also social, ethical and governance dimensions to transforming the entire financial system into a more sustainable one, especially to attract more investments in sustainable industries, companies or start-ups, thus diverting attention from destructive areas.This book aims to explore the challenges, opportunities and future prospects of sustainable finance by highlighting the role of key players in financial systems such as financial intermediaries, investors and governments in shaping the future of finance, as well as the importance of sustainable financial products such as ESG-oriented instruments and green bonds/loans. With this book, we hope to contribute to and shed light on the ongoing discussions on building a more sustainable global financial system. 222 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book examines Slovak education as an example of totalitarianism, exploring two opposing sides: the publicly expressed values and ideals of of¿ cial compulsory education subordinated to government power and the alternative ideals and concepts of unof¿cial education implemented by informal groups and underground organizations (dissent). The authors seek answers to Hannah Arendt¿s iconic questions: What happened Why did it happen How could this happen The title of the book also references the dualism in the lives of individuals and families who did not identify with the doctrine of Marxism-Leninism and totalitarian ways of governing. In order to preserve their inner freedom, they lived a double life, one in private and the other in public.Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 296 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Cet ouvrage, qui rassemble onze contributions, analyse la «¿polycrise¿» qui traverse l¿Union européenne au XXIe siècle. Fruit du travail réalisé au sein du Groupe de recherche sur l¿Union européenne (GrUE), il déploie une approche de sociologie politique reposant sur des enquêtes de terrain de Bruxelles aÌ Paris en passant par Berlin et Londres.Au fil des chapitres, les contributions analysent différentes crises (Grande Récession, attaques terroristes, Brexit, Covid-19) afin d¿initier une réflexion transversale sur l¿élaboration, la mise en ¿uvre et la légitimation de l¿action publique européenne et ses transformations.Plutôt que d¿interroger ce que les crises font aÌ l¿Europe, cet ouvrage questionne ce que les acteurs font et défont « au nom de la crise ». Par ce déplacement du regard, la crise n¿est plus perçue comme une succession de chocs exogènes qui produiraient «¿plus ou moins d¿Europe¿» mais comme un registre d¿action, une ressource politique et un objet de mobilisation démocratique.« Selon Jean Monnet, 'l¿Europe se fera dans les crises'. Cet ouvrage met cet adage à l¿épreuve en analysant avec rigueur comment les acteurs de l¿Union européenne, avec des moyens inégaux, se saisissent de situations concrètes pour obtenir de nouveaux moyens et instruments de politique publique. Une démonstration efficace de l¿apport de la sociologie politique pour comprendre les enjeux européens. » Virginie Guiraudon, CNRS / Sciences Po Paris« On dit qüil ne faut jamais gaspiller une bonne crise. En explorant les groupes d¿acteurs et les usages qüils font du registre de la crise dans différents domaines de l¿Union européenne, cet ouvrage éclaire un angle mort de la science politique. Il illustre aussi la vitalité et l'originalité des études européennes dans l¿espace francophone. » Frédéric Mérand, Université de Montréal¿Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 284 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book outlines the principal features of the Payment by Results policy, first introduced in England in 1862. It draws attention to some of the positive aspects of the system but it also considers the more salient features of a system that preyed heavily on both pupils and teachers. Inspectors were used as agents of its implementation, resulting in a divergence of views between them and the teachers. Very few regretted its demise in 1900 when it was replaced by the Revised Programme, a much more child-centred curriculum. It was a system of schooling rather than of education, and it served very few admirably.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 224 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -«In this remarkable study, Katrina Heil brilliantly highlights how Buerös plays serve as a medium for the Spanish audience to process traumatic memory and come to terms with the past. The book successfully offers a fresh perspective on Buerös theater, acknowledging his pivotal role as a precursor of historical memory activism during Francös dictatorship, while also shedding light on his enduring influence on contemporary dramatists of the twenty-first century.»(Yenisei Montes de Oca, Associate Professor of Spanish, James Madison University)This book explores Antonio Buero Vallejös use of the theater for historical memory activism and the role this function had in his formation as a tragedian. Buerös early tragedies counter the assumption that Spaniards have only recently taken up the issue of recuperating historical memory in order to process the collective trauma of the Spanish Civil War and Franco dictatorship. Buerös theory of tragedy, which combines an Unamunian existentialist conception of the tragic with an Aristotelian understanding of tragic catharsis, demands personal and historical authenticity while simultaneously allowing for the healing of trauma. While Buerös influence is rarely acknowledged in this regard, the legacy of Buerian tragedy as an ideal form of memoria histórica activism is seen in contemporary Civil War tragedies, which are appearing with increased frequency on the Spanish stage alongside the growth of the historical memory movement in Spanish culture and politics.Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 188 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book reflects on a journey as a shamanic healer and a psychotherapist, and how the integration of psychotherapy and traditional healing methods emerged. It explores an initial training in cognitive behavioural psychotherapy, to gestalt therapy, to body therapy, to energy healing and shamanism, to develop a unified theory. It explores the process by means of a dialogue between a psychotherapist, a shamanic healer, an academic and an integrative therapist. This is placed in a dialogue within the therapist herself. Later chapters give examples of the unified theory in practice, including both individual and in group settings. Opening and closing chapters contextualise the work in the context of developments on the internet in the areas of wellbeing and therapeutic practices drawing on different cultures.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 124 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Joan Didion (1934-2021) was one of Americäs most iconic writers and intellectuals. Her reportage and essays, as well as her novels and memoirs provide sharp comments on a variety of facets of American culture and politics between the 1960s and the 2010s. Employing the complex relationship between life and words as guiding framework, the volume offers fresh approaches to Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Play It As It Lays, The White Album, Democracy and Where I Was From, as well as takes on her final publications The Year of Magical Thinking, Blue Nights and Let Me Tell You What I Mean.The collection also features photographs of Didion and her husband, John Gregory Dunne, with an accompanying essay by artist and photographer Nancy Ellison, plus a contribution by literary biographer Tracy Daugherty. 194 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Le présent ouvrage analyse la capacité du proverbe espagnol à se manifester sous la forme de plusieurs signifiants (ou variantes), tout en maintenant un même sens proverbial. Pour saisir le fonctionnement du système parémique et de son renouvellement formel, l¿auteur s¿appuie sur une étude comparative, inter-linguistique, de proverbes castillans et de proverbes dialectaux. Le postulat de départ envisage le proverbe comme une forme dépendant d¿une matrice lexicale, associée à un invariant sémantique et un invariant syntaxique. La description de ces points fixes permet de poser une alternative à la théorie du proverbe comme signifiant entièrement figé, tout en mesurant les altérations formelles admises au sein d¿une matrice donnée. L¿approche variationnelle illustrée ici vise une typologie des altérations formelles et structurelles saisie à travers le prisme des dimensions de la variation qui agissent de concert sur les parémies¿: diachronique, diatopique, diastratique et diaphasique.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 304 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Diese soziolinguistische Arbeit erforscht anhand von vorwiegend süddeutschen Patientenbriefen des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts aus dem Corpus of Patient Documents, wie externe Einflussfaktoren und die Fähigkeit zu strategischer Variation auf der sprachlichen Ebene der Lexik zusammenwirken. Die aus sechs Studien bestehende Untersuchung basiert auf rund 700 Egodokumenten von 80 Schreibern aus unterschiedlichen sozialen Gruppen. Dabei wird der Einfluss von Geschlecht, Alter, im Berufsleben erworbener Schreibroutine und psychischer Erkrankung sowie die Wirkung vielerlei Kommunikationssituationen und Textsorten auf Lexik wie Fremdwörter, Emotionswortschatz oder Personennamen analysiert. Der Einbezug von Textsorten unterschiedlicher Formalität und einer bisher kaum beachteten Schreibergruppe trägt so zum Ausbau einer Sprachgeschichte ¿von unten' bei.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 410 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Das Buch stellt Mittel der multimodalen Kommunikation über Wissen der Physik für Kinder überblicksartig vor. Dabei steht die Texteigenschaft der Verständlichkeit im Zentrum. Der Überblick wird inhaltsanalytisch durch den Vergleich der Textsorten Schul- und Sachbuch erlangt. Die Analyseergebnisse erhalten ihre Schärfe durch Erkenntnisse der Semiotik, der Textlinguistik, der Didaktik und der Psychologie. Die Ergebnisse zu konkreten multimodalen Textgestaltungsmitteln aus Sprache, Bild und Typografie werden katalogartig systematisiert und die Ergebnisse zu den Textsorten durch exemplarische Teiltextanalysen gewonnen. Der Band zeichnet sich durch ein Fundament der pragmatischen Varietätenlinguistik aus, welches den Blick über die Textsorten des Korpus hinaus nahelegt. 290 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Mittelhochdeutsche Heldenepik erzählt häufig und ausführlich von körperlicher Gewalt in Form von Schlachten und Zweikämpfen. Diese offensichtliche Faszination für das Erzählen von Gewalt, so schlägt dieses Buch vor, liegt in der Fähigkeit des ErzählgegenstandesBoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 298 pp. Deutsch.