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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Does a global economy render the traditional nation-state obsolete Does globalization threaten democratic life, or offer it new forms of expression What are the implications of globalization for our understanding of politics and of national and cultural identities In The Postnational Constellation, the leading German philosopher and social theorist J rgen Habermas addresses these and other questions. He explores topics such as the historical and political origins of national identity, the catastrophes and achievements of 'the long twentieth century,' the future of democracy in the wake of the era of the nation-state, the moral and political challenges facing the European Union, and the status of global human rights in the ongoing debate on the sources of cultural identity. In their scope, critical insight, and argumentative clarity, the essays in The Postnational Constellation present a powerful vision of the contemporary political scene and of the challenges and opportunities we face in the new millennium.Those unfamiliar with Habermas s theoretical work will find in this volume a lucid and engaging introduction to one of the world s most influential thinkers. For readers familiar with Habermas s writings, The Postnational Constellation provides an invaluable application of his social and political theories to current political realities.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Blocking out, turning a blind eye, shutting off, not wanting to know, wearing blinkers, seeing what we want to see . these are all expressions of denial . Alcoholics who refuse to recognize their condition, people who brush aside suspicions of their partner s infidelity, the wife who doesn t notice that her husband is abusing their daughter - are supposedly in denial . Governments deny their responsibility for atrocities, and plan them to achieve maximum deniability . Truth Commissions try to overcome the suppression and denial of past horrors. Bystander nations deny their responsibility to intervene.Do these phenomena have anything in common When we deny, are we aware of what we are doing or is this an unconscious defence mechanism to protect us from unwelcome truths Can there be cultures of denial How do organizations like Amnesty and Oxfam try to overcome the public s apparent indifference to distant suffering and cruelty Is denial always so bad - or do we need positive illusions to retain our sanity States of Denial is the first comprehensive study of both the personal and political ways in which uncomfortable realities are avoided and evaded. It ranges from clinical studies of depression, to media images of suffering, to explanations of the passive bystander and compassion fatigue . The book shows how organized atrocities - the Holocaust and other genocides, torture, and political massacres - are denied by perpetrators and by bystanders, those who stand by and do nothing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This substantially revised and expanded new edition of the bestselling textbook, addresses the difficulties that can arise with the mathematics that underpins the study of symmetry, and acknowledges that group theory can be a complex concept for students to grasp.Written in a clear, concise manner, the author introduces a series of programmes that help students learn at their own pace and enable to them understand the subject fully. Readers are taken through a series of carefully constructed exercises, designed to simplify the mathematics and give them a full understanding of how this relates to the chemistry.This second edition contains a new chapter on the projection operator method. This is used to calculate the form of the normal modes of vibration of a molecule and the normalised wave functions of hybrid orbitals or molecular orbitals.The features of this book include:\* A concise, gentle introduction to symmetry and group theory\* Takes a programmed learning approach\* New material on projection operators, and the calcultaion of normal modes of vibration and normalised wave functions of orbitalsThis book is suitable for all students of chemistry taking a first course in symmetry and group theory.; Die Symmetrie der Moleküle gehört zu den Grundpfeilern der modernen Chemie. Viele Studenten haben Schwierigkeiten mit der Mathematik, die den Symmetriebetrachtungen zugrunde liegt - der Gruppentheorie. Bei der Lösung dieser Probleme hilft der hier verfolgte Ansatz des 'programmierten Lernens': Sorgfältig erarbeitete, geschickt kommentierte Übungen führen Schritt für Schritt von Symmetrieelement und Charaktertafel bis zur Berechnung von Molekülschwingungen. Besonders geeignet für das gezielte Selbststudium! (10/00).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A History of English provides an intelligent and accessible synthesis of modern sociolinguistic approaches to the development of the English language.Beginning with the pre-history of English, each chapter provides sociohistorical context, an overview of the major structural changes at each stage of the language and discussion of topics of particular sociolinguistic interest. Textual examples are given from a number of genres of writing including classical literature, letters, prose writings, modern popular literature and software documentation. The volume concludes with a discussion of the future of English language.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The new edition of this classic account of Revolutionary Europe brings to life many of the key issues that have fascinated historians since the fall of the Bastille and now includes a new introduction examining RudU s life and works and an updated list of readings.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Team Developer is an electronic feedback and assessment system designed to help the user grow and develop as a team member by providing a mechanism for 360-degree feedback of all team members. The format enables all team members to communicate concerns, issues, and evaluations in a constructive fashion. The feedback process it fosters helps enhance team member communication and improve team performance.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Uniquely comparative and sweeping in scope, One Thousand Years of Philosophy covers the history of Western thought alongside the Vedic philosophies of India, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, as well as Islamic and Jewish contributions to philosophy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This comprehensive, user-friendly text introduces students to the principal world faiths. This text is cross-referenced to and can be used in conjunction with Markham s World Religions Reader , Second Edition as a complete teaching package for comparative religion courses.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Logical Forms explains both the detailed problems involved in finding logical forms and also the theoretical underpinnings of philosophical logic. In this revised edition, exercises are integrated throughout the book. The result is a genuinely interactive introduction which engages the reader in developing the argument. Each chapter concludes with updated notes to guide further reading.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This practical guide provides a comprehensive and inviting introduction to English-language children s literature from the eighteenth-century to 2000.The book opens with a discussion of the often controversial theory and history of this influential and entertaining subject, and explores the ways in which it can be approached.The Guide includes: Detailed critical surveys of the work of forty major authors, from Mrs Sherwood to J. K. Rowling, Louisa May Alcott to Dr Seuss, Mary Grant Bruce to Margaret Mahy, and Quentin Blake to Ted Hughes. Studies of over twenty key texts, placing each in its historical and generic context: books include the pioneering A Little Pretty Pocket Book (1744), classics such as Tom Brown s Schooldays, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Seven Little Australians, modern classics from The Hobbit and C. S. Lewis s Narnia books, to Charlotte s Web and Harriet the Spy, as well as influential translations, such as Emil and the Detectives. Discussion of important issues, themes and genres, including censorship, postcolonialism, fantasy, gender, illustration, and literacy.All of the entries are supported by up-to-date critical bibliographies.Children s Literature offers a helpful and inspiring foundation for further study, and will be an essential resource for students from disciplines as varied as literature, history, education, cultural studies, and the general reader.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The revised edition of this classic text covers both the turbulence of war which raged throughout this period, and explores how, alongside such turbulence, it was possible for some countries to both flourish and produce spectacular advances in art, science and thinking.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It is one of the ironies of contemporary literary study that as it has moved toward greater interdisciplinarity it has grown sceptical of the aesthetic. This anthology works to reassert the continuing relevance of the aesthetic and to reintegrate it into the widening repertoire of contemporary literary critical practices.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Blackwell Reader in Judaism introduces Judaism in its own words, affording readers a direct encounter with this ancient and enduring faith.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mark Noll describes and interprets American Evangelical Christianity, utilising research by theologians, sociologists and political scientists, as well as the author's own historical interests, to explain the position Evangelicalism now occupies at the beginning of the new century.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This ground-breaking volume sets out an original model of the dynamics of language processing, which can be used to explain the structural properties of language in a simple and elegant way. The model is introduced both informally and formally, and is applied to a range of languages.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It is one of the ironies of contemporary literary study that as it has moved toward greater interdisciplinarity it has grown sceptical of the aesthetic. This anthology works to reassert the continuing relevance of the aesthetic and to reintegrate it into the widening repertoire of contemporary literary critical practices.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Heute sind viele Anfängerkurse in Buchführung auf BWL-Studenten allgemein zugeschnitten; die Finanzbuchhaltungskurse für fortgeschrittene Anfänger kommen dabei häufig zu kurz. J. Edward Ketz hat für dieses Problem eine innovative Lösung gefunden. 'Introduction to Accounting Systems and Controls' vermittelt Studenten die Grundlagen und Techniken der Buchführung und schafft damit eine solide Basis für aufbauende Kurse und für die Praxis. Verständlich geschrieben und mit nützlichen Lernhilfen versehen, diskutiert dieser Band ein breites Themenspektrum. Jahresabschluß, Buchhaltung, Informationssysteme für Buchhaltung und Rechnungswesen, Technologie und Auditing sind nur einige der behandelten Themenschwerpunkte.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Topology of Surfaces, Knots, and Manifolds offers an intuition-based and example-driven approach to the basic ideas and problems involving manifolds, particularly one- and two-dimensional manifolds. A blend of examples and exercises leads the reader to anticipate general definitions and theorems concerning curves, surfaces, knots, and links--the objects of interest in the appealing set of mathematical ideas known as 'rubber sheet geometry.' The result is a book that provides solid coverage of the mathematics underlying these topics.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book examines the structure and organization of the agricultural industry, then discusses basic micro and macroeconomics principles as they apply to agriculture. Principles of economics are used to demonstrate to the reader that theory actually makes reality more understandable. The book is at the right level and is kept consistently up-to-date-the only text that has been consistently revised!