peter lang peter lang aug 2010 (202 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -From 1993 to 2003, exports of Japan¿s cartoon arts tripled in value, to $12.5 billion. Fan phenomena around the world ¿ in U.S. malls, teen girls flock to purchase the latest Fruits Basket graphic novel; in Hungary, young people gather for a summer «cosplay» (costume dress-up) event ¿ illustrate the global popularity of manga and anime. Drawing on extensive research and more than 100 original interviews, Anne Cooper-Chen explains how and why the un-Disney has penetrated nearly every corner of the planet. This book uses concepts such as cultural proximity, uses and gratifications, and cultural variability to explain cross-cultural adaptations in a broad international approach. It emphasizes that overseas acceptance has surprised the Japanese, who create manga and anime primarily for a domestic audience. Including some sobering facts about the future of the industry, the book highlights how overseas enthusiasm could actually save a domestic industry that may decline in the contracting and graying country of its birth. Designed for courses covering international mass media, media and globalization and introduction to Japanese culture, the book is written primarily for undergraduates, and includes many student-friendly features such as a glossary, timeline and source list.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 210 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -It is generally taken for granted that human behavior distributes along the lines of a bell-shaped, normal curve. This idea underpins much educational theory, research, and practice. There is, however, a considerable body of research demonstrating that the normal curve grossly misrepresents the human experience. Yet the acceptance of the normal curve continues to be used to pathologize children and adults with disabilities by positioning them as abnormal. Collectively, the contributors to this volume critique the ideology of the normal curve. Some explicitly challenge the assumptions that underpin the normal curve. Others indirectly critique notions of normality by examining the impact of normal curve thinking on educational policies and practices. Many contributors go beyond critiquing the normal curve to propose alternative ways to imagine human differences. All contributors agree that the hegemony of the normal curve has had a devastating effect on those presumed to live on the boundaries of normal.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 272 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Researchers studying the health of migrants frequently use standard quantitative instruments to assess psychological constructs. Such instruments are often validated only in the respective source population of migrants. For example, when studying Turkish migrants in Germany, instruments validated in Turkey are applied. However, considerable differences in culture and language may have developed between migrants and their source population. These differences limit the validity and reliability of quantitative instruments, a problem that is often overlooked. Using the example of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R), the authors demonstrate that instruments known to be valid and reliable in source populations may lead to biased results when applied to migrant populations. 134 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Este libro constituye una síntesis de las investigaciones llevadas a cabo desde hace años en el terreno de la literatura extranjera traducida en el siglo XIX, y publicada en prensa, en España. Su objetivo esencial reside en dirigir una atención particular a ciertos aspectos de la literatura traducida y analizar su posición en relación al sistema literario de acogida. Esa literatura concierne todos los géneros literarios y se basa en la gran importancia que alcanza la prensa en la segunda mitad del siglo. Esa presencia corresponde a retos importantes: satisfacer a lectores diversos, democratizar la lectura, popularizar géneros como la novela, permitir a autores consagrados ¿ o en vía de serlo ¿ el utilizar la prensa como un laboratorio de escritura y un espacio de legitimación. Por otra parte, el análisis de esas traducciones pone en evidencia los retos ideológicos y culturales de la época, así como la voz del traductor y su trabajo. 508 pp. Spanisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Avec trois langues nationales et une division entre Régions flamande, wallonne et bruxelloise, un système fédéral complexe pour un pays de 30 530 km où ne s¿est jouée qüen partie l¿histoire de ses origines, la Belgique est un véritable berceau culturel européen qui résiste aux identifications aisées. Ce volume restitue l¿extraordinaire fécondité culturelle du pays, fondée sur l¿enchevêtrement de multiples racines en se focalisant sur tel ou tel de ses aspects.Des images donc de la Belgique. Des instantanés qui n¿excluent pas une optique panoramique. L¿histoire et la société, la littérature francophone, la BD ou la chanson, le cinéma et le sport voisinent ainsi avec des essais sur Bruxelles, l¿Art Nouveau, la Nouvelle Musique, la Gastronomie ou la Théorie de la relativité. Comme avec des portraits : ceux de Juste Lipse, Maurice Maeterlinck ou Girolamo Santocono.Un Album où le lecteur trouvera des surprises. Qui se souvient par exemple que des textes occupant dans l¿histoire de la littérature française un statut fondateur, comme La Cantilène de Sainte Eulalie ou Aucassin et Nicolette, ont été rédigés l¿un dans la partie du Hainaut devenue française seulement après la conquête de Louis XIV, et l¿autre aux confins de cette région Que des physiciens belges (Théophile de Donder en particulier) ont joué un rôle essentiel dans le développement et la diffusion de la théorie de la relativité ou de celle du Big Bang Que le Belge Robertson fut l¿inventeur du « phantascope », le précurseur du cinéma Qüune Belge fut au nombre des participantes aux jeux Olympiques la première fois que la natation féminine y fut admise Née à l¿occasion de la création d¿une bibliothèque belge offerte par les Archives & Musée de la littérature de Bruxelles à l¿Université italienne de Salerne, cette mosaïque d¿études a été composée par des chercheurs de cette Université spécialistes dans différentes disciplines et se termine par un entretien télévisé sur le rôle européen de la Belgique, siège du Conseil de l¿Europe.La Belgique : une histoire et un espace culturel dont on ne dira jamais assez la singularité ! 334 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This book is the first modern overview of the history of historiography in Spain. It covers sources from Juan de Mariana's History of Spain, written at the end of the sixteenth century, up to current historical writings and their context. The main objective of the book is to shed light on the continuities and breaks in the ways that Spanish historians represented ideas of Spain. The concept of historiography used is wide enough to span not only academic works and institutions but also public uses of history, including the history taught in schools. The methodology employed by the author combines the tradition of studies of national identity with those of historiography. One of the key themes in the book is the role of the historical profession in Spain and its influence on national discourse from the nineteenth century onwards. 293 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich unter verschiedenen Aspekten mit dem Merkmal der Verkehrsauffassung. So wird im ersten Teil in einem geschichtlichen Überblick beleuchtet, wie die Verkehrsauffassung ausgehend von Levin Goldschmidt in den Besitzbegriff Eingang fand. Der zweite Teil stellt die im Zusammenhang mit der Irreführungsgefahr deutlich ausgeprägtere Diskussion um die normative oder empirische Ausgestaltung des Merkmals dar. In einem dritten Teil untersucht die Autorin dann, wie die Verkehrsauffassung durch die Gerichte ermittelt wird. Die Untersuchung macht deutlich, dass die von den Gerichten angewandten Ermittlungsmethoden in allgemein zivilrechtlichen und wettbewerbsrechtlichen Verfahren deutlich voneinander abweichen. 114 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Early literacy is tackled from different angles. Researchers from Germany, Spain and Australia focus on learning to read and spell in two languages as well as on models and stages in the acquisition of literacy. Finally first teaching methods are suggested. Early literacy is put on a well founded empirical basis to ensure successful foreign language learning at primary school level.Früher Schrifterwerb wird aus verschiedenen Winkeln beleuchtet. Wissenschaftler aus Deutschland, Spanien und Australien äußern sich zu zweisprachigem Lesen- und Schreibenlernen sowie zu Modellen und Stufen im Schrifterwerb. Schließlich werden erste Vermittlungsansätze vorgeschlagen. Frühes Lesen und Schreiben wird auf eine solide empirische Basis gesetzt, um erfolgreiches frühes Fremdsprachenlernen zu gewährleisten. 200 pp. Englisch, Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Studying Brian Moore¿s Black Robe (1985), this book examines the dual adaptation process of historical sources into fiction and fiction into film. The fictionalisation process is analysed on the basis of the Jesuit Relations of the 17 century and Moore¿s novel. Besides transforming and compiling information from these annual reports, Moore also uses them to justify his choice of obscene language for the indigenous characters. The visualisation process is studied with the help of various versions of the screenplay with respect to the differences of narrative and narration in fiction and film. A final exemplary analysis illustrates in detail how the original historical sources were transformed via the novel and the screenplays into the final visualisation in the motion picture. 164 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This book grew out of the third meeting of the Platform of Experts in Planning Law held in Berlin, Germany on September 21-22, 2009. The Platform is an international group of planning experts. The book¿s chapters illustrate the evolution of this unique comparative land use planning and regulation forum; they allow a broader audience to benefit from the insights gained from the national case studies presented at the Berlin meeting.Diese Veröffentlichung entstand aus dem dritten Expertentreffen für Planungsrecht, das vom 21.-22.9.2009 in Berlin stattfand. Das Expertentreffen bildet eine Plattform für eine internationale Gruppe von Planungsrechtsspezialisten. Die einzelnen Kapitel des Buchs illustrieren die nationale Entwicklung und stellen einen einmaligen Vergleich des Planungsrechts vor dem Hintergrund der Erneuerbaren Energien und der Energieeffizienz in den verschiedenen Teilnehmerländern dar und erlauben es, die Fallstudien und Ergebnisse des Berliner Treffens einem breiten Fachpublikum nahezubringen. 182 pp. Englisch, Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This collection of articles arises out of the international conference ¿Italy on Screen¿, held at the Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies, London, in February 2007. This volume assembles work on different aspects of the relationships between Italy and film, and confirms the variety of approaches which contemporary students are able to bring to this field. These essays display the reach of Italian cinema into fresh areas of film studies, as well as gender studies, theology, cultural studies and comparative literature. Through these explorations, new perspectives emerge on the historical and contemporary relationships between Italy and cinema, including rural landscapes and indigenous people, but also Catholicism and perspectives of non-Italians. This volume thus constitutes a platform for scholars and devotees of Italian cinema to share their original and non-standard work, incorporating some classic texts and filmmakers but also branching out to offer thought-provoking new perspectives.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 232 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The work establishes the relative and absolute chronology of Paul¿s life. It demonstrates that Paul went to Jerusalem only two times after his conversion. The second visit, which was planned in Rom and described retrospectively in Gal, ended up with the Antiochene conflict. The following Eucharistic schism within early Christianity has lasted for at least a century after Paul¿s death in AD 49. The so-called Pastoral Letters, which are in fact ethopoeic, confirm this state of matters. The history of the Pauline mission, as it was described in the Acts of the Apostles, is a result of sixfold hypertextual reworking of Gal 1:17-2:14; Rom 15:25-32 with the use of other Pauline and post-Pauline texts. Luke irenically described the history of early Christianity as a history of the reunited Church. 178 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The main aim of this work is to examine whether Turkish accession to the EU will threaten EU cohesion or not. The evaluation of this process resulted in the formation of a set of factors-variables upon which a model of EU cohesion was established. Through the use of these factors-variables and having theories of International Relations as the theoretical carpet (Realism, Structural Realism, Functionalism, Neo-Functionalism), nine scenarios on Turkish accession to the EU in relation to EU cohesion were elaborated, ranging from ¿best case¿ to ¿worst case scenariö and also including the option of a ¿privileged partnership¿. This work addresses the following controversial question: in case that Turkey joins the EU, will we have a ¿European Turkey¿ or a ¿Turkish Europe¿ 270 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The articles collected in this volume address linguistic diversity in Russia and Finland from different perspectives and aim to provide both theoretical and empirical knowledge concerning recently emerged multilingual and multicultural developments. The topics include representations and conceptualisations of multilingualism, the language education of immigrants, the linguistic rights of ethnic minorities, language policy, and ideologies underlying multilingual activities. Linguistic and cultural diversity is approached from different theoretical and methodological perspectives (e.g. discourse analysis, ethnography). The focus is on both micro and macro level phenomena. The articles show how the ideologies that underlie language policies and also various grass-root multilingual practices are conditioned by broader political, historical and socio-cultural contexts. 216 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Mehrsprachigkeit wirkt auf verschiedensten Ebenen. Innerhalb der EU sind insbesondere Ansprüche sozio-politischer Art augenfällig. Der Band hinterfragt die europäische Mehrsprachigkeit als Chance und Herausforderung für die Wissensgesellschaft. Ausgangspunkt der Beiträge ist ein verbal-Workshop während der 36. Österreichischen Linguistiktagung (Wien, 2008). Dabei tauschten sich mit Wien assoziierte oder eng kooperierende Forschende aus den zwei EU-Großprojekten DYLAN (Language Dynamics and Management of Diversity) und LINEE (Languages in a Network of European Excellence) über erste Ergebnisse aus. Die schriftliche Fassung der Beiträge zeigt die Mehrdimensionalität und die Fragmentiertheit des Konzepts und des Forschungsbereichs Mehrsprachigkeit auf und lädt gleichzeitig zum Überschreiten disziplinärer wie geografischer Grenzen ein. 232 pp. Englisch, Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Vor dem Hintergrund des bereits stattfindenden Klimawandels ist der Klimaschutz eine der zentralen Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts. Auch die Stadtentwicklung kann über die Schaffung der Voraussetzungen zur Erzeugung und Verwendung erneuerbarer Energien sowie zur Energieeffizienz einen Beitrag zur Reduzierung des CO2-Ausstoßes und damit zum Klimaschutz leisten. Klimaschutz und Energieeffizienz in der Stadtentwicklung können über verschiedene planerische Instrumente, wie Bauleitpläne oder durch städtebauliche Verträge erreicht werden. Daneben bestehen die Regelungen des Energiefachrechts, welche sich dynamisch weiterentwickeln. In Verbindung mit den bereits vorhandenen planungsrechtlichen Instrumenten und Regelungsmöglichkeiten wird geprüft, wie sich diese fachgesetzlichen Anforderungen auf das Städtebaurecht auswirken und welche Notwendigkeiten bzw. Potenziale zur Weiterentwicklung im Sinne einer ökologischen Stadtentwicklung bestehen.Peter Lang Group AG Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaft, Place de la gare 12, 1003 LAUSANNE 176 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Albert Steuer (1874-1967) war katholischer Priester in der Provinz Posen, dem heutigen Wielkopolska. Nach dem Besuch des Priesterseminars in Posen studierte er Philosophie in Münster und wurde anschließend in seiner Heimatstadt Philosophieprofessor am Priesterseminar und 1911 Domherr. Als Deutscher blieb er nach dem deutschen Überfall auf Polen 1939 in seinen Funktionen. 1945 beendete Steuer eine kurzzeitige Flucht und kehrte nach Posen zurück, wo er bald seiner Ämter enthoben und verhaftet wurde. Nach einjährigem Gefängnisaufenthalt wurde er in einem Prozess freigesprochen und verbrachte die letzten Lebensjahre als Geistlicher in einem Nonnenkloster bei Posen.Die Bedeutung der Erinnerungen Albert Steuers liegt in der Schilderung des katholischen Milieus in Posen mit seinen deutsch-polnischen Spannungen, in den Betrachtungen zum Alltagsleben eines katholischen Priesters mit seinen ausführlichen Reisen durch ganz Europa, aber auch in der Beschreibung der Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs und der Jahre danach.»Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 250 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Gott könne nicht leiden, war die selbstverständliche Implikation der Gottesvorstellung der frühen Kirche, die im Grunde bis heute nicht völlig überwunden scheint. Wurzel dieser Sicht ist jedoch nicht die Heilige Schrift, vielmehr resultiert sie aus dem Bemühen, das Christliche im Denkhorizont des griechischen Seinsverständnisses zu artikulieren, wobei unreflektiert dessen metaphysische Folgerung übernommen wurde: der sich selbst genügende, apathische, von dieser Welt unberührbare unbewegte Beweger (Aristoteles). Daß dabei ein, ja vielleicht der wesentliche Aspekt des biblischen Gottesbildes verdrängt wurde, das aufzuzeigen ist Anliegen dieser Arbeit. Der Gott beider Testamente ist demgegenüber der sich um den Menschen und die Welt Kümmernde, sich ihrer Annehmende, ja vom Leid in ihr zuerst Betroffene und also Mit-Leidende. Dieser Gedanke prägt schon die rabbinische Religiosität, leuchtet in der Mystik auf und tritt seit dem Aufbrechen des dialogischen Seinsverständnisses im 20. Jahrhundert wieder ins Blickfeld (Heschel, Bonhoeffer, Moltmann). Leid bräuchte nicht der Fels des Atheismus zu sein, würde Gott, wie er sich im Alten und dann vor allem im Neuen Bund bezeugt hat, als der Mit-Leidende und damit Tröstende ernst genommen. 438 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Normalität, Abnormalität und Devianz existieren in allen Gesellschaften. Allerdings entfalten sie in der Moderne ihre spezifische Bedeutung und Brisanz. Die Beiträge in diesem Band analysieren die Konzeptionen und Konstruktionsprozesse aus inter- bzw. teildisziplinären Perspektiven der Erziehungswissenschaft. Historisch interessierte Vertreterinnen der Allgemeinen Pädagogik und der Sonderpädagogik nähern sich den Phänomenen und deren Interpretationen behutsam und (selbst-)kritisch aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln. Sie schreiben ein Stück Geschichte der Erziehung und zugleich auch der Sonderpädagogik entlang der sozialen Konstruktionen von normalen und abnormalen Kindern und Jugendlichen. Verschiedene, aber verwandte Gesichtspunkte der beiden Teildisziplinen verweben sich zu einem farbigen Gesamtbild der Thematik.Dieser Band enthält neben 17 Beiträgen auf Deutsch auch 6 Beiträge auf Englisch. 270 pp. Englisch, Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Energy spurs social and economic development and has multiple effects on the ecological and social environment of societies. Energy access for socially equitable development, energy security for economic growth, and the mitigation of climate change all represent issues of sustainable development. Energy markets, however, fail to set incentives right. Based on research in five sustainable energy-related global policy networks and on conducted expert interviews, this study analyzes the effectiveness of global policy networks and aims to identify instruments of effective global environmental governance. In conclusion, the study will draft a strategy for network governance how to reconcile long-term and short-term interests by creating integrative sustainable business opportunities. This strategy has to foster collaboration in partnerships and self-organizing dynamics among the network partners. 350 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -One of the rather neglected fields of Late Modern English studies is English Dialectology. This volume includes sixteen papers based on presentations of the workshop «Wright¿s English Dialect Dictionary and Beyond» at the 15th ICEHL in Munich (2008). The book is divided into three sections: The first two refer to the genesis and the structure of the EDD respectively. The third part throws light on other dictionaries, from OED3 to the Bank of Canadian English, and on research related to the Survey of English Dialects. This is the first edition of dialect studies that moves Wright¿s remarkable dictionary in the centre of interest, at the same time seeing his contribution to dialectology critically from a modern point of view. Three of the papers are introductions to the book¿s sections written by two of the editors. They not only represent the state of the art on Wright¿s personal achievement as lexicographer and an in-depth analysis of the EDD¿s complex structure, but also include a survey of the development of English dialectology in the early 20th century. The book¿s general motivation is to promote the methodological reflection of dialectology in the face of recent corpus linguistics and digitised dictionaries. 272 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The history of international free trade union organisations during the first two decades of the Cold War is an important but often neglected aspect of the development of post-war labour and liberalism. In this path-breaking book, Rodríguez García fills this void in the historical literature by offering a comparative analysis of two cases, the European Regional Organisation (ERO) and the Inter-American Regional Workers¿ Organisation (ORIT), which were created in the early 1950s as regional branches of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU). The author employs the term ¿labour liberalism¿ to describe their wide variety of functions. She argues that social democratic and reformist trade unions, which made up the bulk of ICFTU members, were fundamentally shaped by liberal values, even while calling for the active participation of organised labour in the planning and implementation of projects promoting liberal democracy and socio-economic development at home and abroad. By placing international free trade unionism centre stage, this book adds significantly to our understanding of post-war labour and liberalism.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 356 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The Concept of Logical Consequence is a critical evaluation of the model-theoretic and proof-theoretic characterizations of logical consequence that proceeds from Alfred Tarski¿s characterization of the informal concept of logical consequence. This study evaluates and expands upon ideas set forth in Tarski¿s 1936 article on logical consequence, and appeals to his 1935 article on truth. Classical logic, as well as extensions and deviations are considered. Issues in the philosophy of logic such as the nature of logical constants, the philosophical significance of completeness, and the metaphysical and epistemological implications of logic are discussed in the context of the examination of the concept of logical consequence.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 164 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Mustafa Murrar¿s stories span more than a ¿fty-year period. Jamal Assadi has translated a selection of these stories to introduce this Palestinian writer to a wider public through the English language. This volume includes serious stories with light and humorous scenes, love stories intermingled with tales of the unusual, and political stories interwoven with love scenes. This book enables Murrar to tell his own stories and the stories of his people ¿ stories of alienation and marginalization but also of hopes and dreams ¿ in a new magnified voice. All readers will savor the aroma of a different culture, while scholars of Arabic literature will be given the chance to tread new fields for academic assessment and critique.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 156 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The growth experienced by Corpus Linguistics over the last two decades has complicated the definition of the discipline. There is at present no consensus as to what corpus linguistics exactly is. Is it a methodology, a theoretical framework, a research paradigm The goal of this book is multi-purpose. It provides material for a discussion of the notion of «corpus linguistics», an overt discussion of the limits of this discipline and a comparison of some of the main approaches. And at the same time it offers a collection of selected papers representative of a range of approaches and applications associated with corpus research. 302 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Die in der Festschrift versammelten Beiträge konzentrieren sich auf ausgewählte Schwerpunkte der anglistischen Forschung. Das Spektrum reicht von der spätmittelalterlich-frühneuzeitlichen Antikenrezeption über Shakespeare, die englische Literatur des 18. Jahrhunderts und die klassische Moderne bis hin zu Romanwerken des 21. Jahrhunderts. Ungeachtet der Vielfalt der Gattungen und der methodischen Zugriffsweisen kennzeichnet die Aufsätze das Bestreben, die behandelten Autoren und Gegenstände in einem europäischen Kontext zu situieren, um auf diese Weise die europäische Dimension der englischen Literatur- und Kulturgeschichte zu erhellen.The contributions to this bilingual Festschrift reflect recent research in the study of English literature and culture. They cover subjects as diverse as the late medieval and early modern reception of antiquity, Shakespeare, eighteenth-century literature, Modernism, and contemporary British and Irish fiction. The variety of genres and approaches notwithstanding, the essays attempt to locate their subjects within a context that is sufficiently broad to illuminate the European dimension of English literature and culture. 290 pp. Englisch, Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The reign of James II, England¿s last Catholic king, remains controversial. His attempt to manipulate the electoral system to obtain a parliament that would abolish the Test Acts and Penal laws, which discriminated against his fellow Catholics, provoked his subjects to resistance and paved the way for the Revolution of 1688. The campaign is breathtaking both in its innovation and naiveté and nowhere is this more clearly highlighted than in the canvass of the gentry in the winter and spring of 1687-8. The canvass asked prospective MPs and electors to commit themselves to repeal.Historians have viewed the canvass as a failure: it did not bring the results the king hoped for and created a united opposition to the Stuart regime. However, as this book shows, scrutiny of the original canvass returns reveals that support for the king was stronger than was once assumed. It also reveals an endorsement of the general concept of religious toleration. William of Orange¿s invasion destroyed the king¿s plans, but given the time, could James have nurtured these ¿green shoots¿ of religious pluralism in what was still a fiercely Protestant nation 340 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This book explores the concept that the reality which is created by the consciousness inherent in the Western worldview is exceptionally limiting and probably unsustainable. After describing the contexts within which the book was written the author documents his personal journey in search of wholeness and meaning. From his experience of this journey he suggests that the wisdom, insight, and praxis contained within ¿ what he describes as the meta-narratives of ¿ Holism, Indigenous cultures, and Eastern traditions are manifestations of a holistic consciousness. The author explores the concept that a shift to such a holistic consciousness is required in order to redress the imbalance that is evident in all humanity¿s relationships, and he suggests that enabling such a shift in consciousness would have deep implications for the concepts and contexts of community, adult learning, meaningful work, and sustainability.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 248 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Peter Matthiessen and Ecological Imagination offers an ecocritical reading of the Watson Trilogy ¿ Killing Mister Watson (1990), Lost Man¿s River (1997), and Bone By Bone (1999) ¿ which draws together themes Matthiessen has been exploring both in his fiction and nonfiction. While this study argues that his ecological imagination comes from his unique experience as a novelist, naturalist, environmentalist, social activist, and a student of Zen, it also illustrates that for Matthiessen, economic, political, social, racial, psychological, epistemological, and ecological issues are all inseparably interconnected. Set in the Everglades frontier in the formative era of American industrial capitalism, Matthiessen¿s novels are his grand attempt to reexamine the root causes of ecological disaster in the region and the costs to the people and the land that accompanied the conquering of the frontier.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 142 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The Holy Spirit and Salvation in African Christian Theology challenges the dominant understanding of the Holy Spirit in African Christian salvific discourse. The most prevalent approach in reflections on the Holy Spirit and salvation in African Christian theology insists that these doctrines be made to address the spiritualized African traditional religious cosmology. This dominant approach to the Holy Spirit and salvation have therefore led to the baptism of African traditional religious cosmology in African Christian theology. Baptizing the African cosmology has, in turn, brought about the emphasis on the miraculous in African pneumatology and soteriology. The Holy Spirit and Salvation in African Christian Theology further argues that such stress on the miraculous blocks other ways by which the Holy Spirit might be understood in African soteriological discourse. In addition, this study proposes that the Holy Spirit be perceived as enabling critical philosophical rationality and the development of science and technology in Africa, features that are crucial to enhancing the well-being of the continent and its peoples.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 188 pp. Englisch.