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Breathing in Manhattan

Carola Speads - The German Jewish Gymnastics Instructor Who Brought Mindfulness to America

By: Christoph Ribbat

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Breathing in Manhattan

Carola Speads - The German Jewish Gymnastics Instructor Who Brought Mindfulness to America

By: Christoph Ribbat

In 1938 gymnastics instructor Carola Spitz escaped from Nazi Germany. In New York she turned into Carola Speads, revered teacher of mindfulness. She breathed with clients in her Central Park West studio until she was 97 years old. Now Christoph Ribbat combines her gripping biography with the histories of modern bodywork and breathing experiments. He illuminates the tension between self-help fads and 20th century catastrophes. Accessible and quirky, Breathing in Manhattan speaks to experts and non-experts alike: to readers of Jewish history, students of New York City, and to anyone attracted by - or skeptical of - the promises of mindfulness.

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transcript Verlag

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3839467098

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9783839467091

The German Federal Constitutional Court

The Court Without Limits

By: Matthias Jestaedt,Oliver Lepsius,Christoph Möllers,Christoph Schönberger

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The German Federal Constitutional Court

The Court Without Limits

By: Matthias Jestaedt,Oliver Lepsius,Christoph Möllers,Christoph Schönberger

Offers a potted history of the German Federal Constitutional Court, one of the most influential constitutional courts in recent years. It examines the development of the court and its interaction with the German basic law, its approach to judicial reasoning, and its significance for contemporary constitutional theory.

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0198793545

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Controlled Environment Horticulture

Improving Quality of Vegetables and Medicinal Plants

By: Christoph-Martin Geilfus

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Controlled Environment Horticulture

Improving Quality of Vegetables and Medicinal Plants

By: Christoph-Martin Geilfus

An understanding of crop physiology and ecophysiology enables the horticulturist to manipulate a plant’s metabolism towards the production of compounds that are beneficial for human health when that plant is part of the diet or the source of phytopharmaceutical compounds. The first part of the book introduces the concept of Controlled Environment Horticulture as a horticultural production technique used to maximize yields via the optimization of access to growing factors. The second part describes the use of this production technique in order to induce stress responses in the plant via the modulation of these growing factors and, importantly, the way that this manipulation induces defence reactions in the plant resulting in the production of compounds beneficial for human health. The third part provides guidance for the implementation of this knowledge in horticultural production.

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Springer Nature

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3030231976

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The Apostle and the Empire

Paul's Implicit and Explicit Criticism of Rome

By: Christoph Heilig

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The Apostle and the Empire

Paul's Implicit and Explicit Criticism of Rome

By: Christoph Heilig

Was Paul silent on the injustices of the Roman Empire? Or have his letters just been misread? The inclusion of anti-imperial rhetoric in Paul’s writings has come under scrutiny in recent years. Pressing questions about just how much Paul critiques Rome in his letters and how publicly critical he could have afforded to be have led to high-profile debates—most notably between N. T. Wright and John M. G. Barclay. Having entered the conversation in 2015 with his book Hidden Criticism?, Christoph Heilig contributes further insight and new research in The Apostle and the Empire, reevaluating the case for Paul hiding his criticism of Rome in the subtext of his letters. Heilig argues that scholars have previously overlooked passages that openly denounce the empire—for instance, the “triumphal procession” in 2 Corinthians, which Heilig discusses in detail by drawing on a variety of archaeological data. Furthermore, Heilig takes on larger issues of theory and methodology in biblical studies, raising significant questions about how interpreters can move beyond outdated methods of reading the New Testament toward more robust understandings of the ways ancient texts convey meaning. His groundbreaking work is a must-read for Pauline scholars and for anyone interested in how one of Christianity’s most important teachers communicated his unease with the global superpower of his day.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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1467465062

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9781467465069

Cross-Border Family Mediation

International Parental Child Abduction, Custody and Access Cases

By: Christoph C. Paul,Sybille Kiesewetter,Ischtar Khalaf-Newsome

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Cross-Border Family Mediation

International Parental Child Abduction, Custody and Access Cases

By: Christoph C. Paul,Sybille Kiesewetter,Ischtar Khalaf-Newsome

Die 3. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage dieses Werks ist eine unverzichtbare Lektüre für erfahrene Familienmediatoren und alle anderen Fachleute, die mit grenzüberschreitenden Familienkonflikten und Kindesentführungsfällen zu tun haben. Eine Vielzahl von Beiträgen führender internationaler Expertinnen und Experten auf diesem Gebiet machen das Buch zu einer unschätzbaren Quelle, die unter anderem Folgendes bietet: Überblick über den einschlägigen internationalen Rechtsrahmen für solche Fälle Anleitung zu den besonderen Merkmalen grenzüberschreitender Familiensachen sowie den eingesetzten Methoden, Mediationsmodellen und Instrumenten Informationen zur Koordinierung der Mediation mit Gerichtsverfahren in Kindesentführungsfällen Leitlinien für die grenzüberschreitende Vollstreckbarkeit von im Mediationsverfahren geschlossenen Familienvereinbarungen Ansätze und bewährte Praktiken für die Mediation in Fällen mit (muslimischen) Ländern, die nicht dem Haager Übereinkommen angehören Informationen zur Einbeziehung der Stimme des Kindes in die Mediation, Online-Mediation, Zweisprachigkeit in der grenzüberschreitenden Mediation praktische Informationen und Ressourcen wie z.B. Fallstudien, Muster für Mediationsvereinbarungen und Gerichtsbeschlüsse, eine Vorlage für eine Gerichtsstandsvereinbarung, Checklisten, Links wichtiger Ansprechpartner und Texte der anwendbaren internationalen Rechtsinstrumente The 3rd updated and expanded edition of this reference book is indispensable reading for experienced family mediators and all other professionals involved in cross-border family conflicts and child abduction cases. A diverse range of contributions from leading international experts in the field make this an invaluable resource covering: an overview of the relevant international legal framework for such cases insight into the specific characteristics of cross-border family cases, the methodologies, mediation models and tools employed information on coordinating mediation with court proceedings in child abduction cases guidance on the cross-border enforceability of mediated family agreements family law trends and mediation in cases with non-Hague Convention (Muslim) countries the voice of the child, mediating online, bilingualism in mediation practical information and resources, such as case studies, sample mediation agreements and court orders, a template of a choice of court agreement, checklists, important contacts and applicable legal texts

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Wolfgang Metzner Verlag

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396117136X

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The Digital Pill

What Everyone Should Know about the Future of Our Healthcare System

By: Elgar Fleisch,Christoph Franz,Andreas Herrmann

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The Digital Pill

What Everyone Should Know about the Future of Our Healthcare System

By: Elgar Fleisch,Christoph Franz,Andreas Herrmann

The Digital Pill reflects on apps and digital projects launched by pharmaceutical companies in recent years, as well as the first accreditations for digital pills already issued by recognised regulators. The Digital Pill is essential reading for anyone working in, engaged with or interested in understanding the e-health community.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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1787566757

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User Generated Branding

State of the Art of Research

By: Christoph Burmann,Ulrike Arnhold

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User Generated Branding

State of the Art of Research

By: Christoph Burmann,Ulrike Arnhold

In the digital world of the participatory web millions of common people have started publishing own brand related content. Such amateur pieces ignore official marketing campaigns and are generated by brand fans and opponents alike. Given the increasing speed and reach of the internet those grassroots messages may have sweeping effects on the brand image. This book represents a first comprehensive study fully dedicated to the emerging phenomenon of brand related user generated content. It explores its patterns and shows how brand managers may benefit from it via user generated branding campaigns.

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LIT Verlag Münster

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382581887X

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Inclusive Humanism

Anthropological Basics for a Realistic Cosmopolitanism

By: Christoph Antweiler

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Inclusive Humanism

Anthropological Basics for a Realistic Cosmopolitanism

By: Christoph Antweiler

The diversity of interconnected cultures on a bounded planet requires more shared orientations. The humanities and politics have to face fundamental questions. What does a humanism look like that does not move too rapidly to universalize the views and historical experiences of the European or American world? How can we conceive of globality as a new entity without playing unity and diversity off against one another? Does a world culture that is becoming ever closely related in fact need common values or only rules of human exchange? How can we succeed at civilizing an ever-present ethnocentrism? How do we keep the terms "culture" and "humanity" from being misused as weapons in identity wars? Any realistic cosmopolitanism must proceed from an understanding of humankind as one entity without requiring us to re-design cultures to fit on with some sort of global template. Answers can be gained by deploying shared characteristics of humans as well as pan-cultural commonalities. This book offers an anthropologically informed foundation for addressing pertinent questions of intercultural exchange.

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V&R Unipress

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3847000225

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9783847000228

Policy Accumulation and the Democratic Responsiveness Trap

By: Christian Adam,Steffen Hurka,Christoph Knill,Yves Steinebach

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Policy Accumulation and the Democratic Responsiveness Trap

By: Christian Adam,Steffen Hurka,Christoph Knill,Yves Steinebach

Responsiveness to societal demands entails policy accumulation, which undermines the ability of democracies to communicate, implement and evaluate public policy.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108481191

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Europe in the Long Twentieth Century

A Transnational History

By: Christoph Cornelissen

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Europe in the Long Twentieth Century

A Transnational History

By: Christoph Cornelissen

Thanks to their economic and military strength, the European empires had achieved global supremacy by 1900, with large parts of the world under their dominance in the wake of colonial expansion. This situation fuelled ideas of Europe's permanent, almost natural global superiority, especially among the middle classes. However, as early as the First World War, such claims came under increasing pressure. This volume explains the role played by modern nationalism and anti-imperial movements, the competition between different political orders, changes in the economy and society, and the great ideas and utopias. Their interplay gave rise to enormously destructive forces in Europe. From the Boer and Balkan wars before 1914 to the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s and the Ukraine war since 2022, they have produced a continuum of violence. At the same time, the great promise of political participation and social security is one of the constants of Europe's history in the long twentieth century. Against this backdrop, modern societies emerged whose values had moved far away from the older models. Perceptions of the role of the sexes, families, and generations changed fundamentally. In addition, the major internal European migrations, together with the global immigration that became increasingly significant after 1945, ensured that the ethnic profile of European societies changed considerably. Europe in the Long Twentieth Century shows how, on the one hand, these different factors led to a Europeanisation of living and working conditions and, at the same time, how the political and economic integration of the countries of Europe progressed. On the other hand, it demonstrates how Europe's role in the global context changed fundamentally. As much as the geopolitical provincialisation of Europe continued unabated, Europeans were constantly searching for new ways to assert themselves throughout the long twentieth century. The search continues.

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Oxford University Press

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0192699237

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Catholic Reform in the Age of Luther

Duke George of Saxony and the Church, 1488-1525

By: Christoph Volkmar

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Catholic Reform in the Age of Luther

Duke George of Saxony and the Church, 1488-1525

By: Christoph Volkmar

In his portrait of Duke George of Saxony (1471–1539) Christoph Volkmar offers a fresh perspective on the early Reformation in Germany. Long before the Council of Trent, this book traces the origins of Catholic Reform to the very neighborhood of Wittenberg. The Dresden duke, cousin of Frederick the Wise, was one of Luther's most prominent opponents. Not only did he fight the Reformation, he also promoted ideas for renewal of the church. Based on thousands of archival records, many of them considered for the first time, Christoph Volkmar is mapping the church politics of a German prince who used the power of the territorial state to boost Catholic Reform, marking a third way apart from both Luther and Trent. This book was orginally published in German as Reform statt Reformation. Die Kirchenpolitik Herzog Georgs von Sachsen, 1488-1525.

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BRILL

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9004353860

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9789004353862

Ecology of Central European Non-Forest Vegetation: Coastal to Alpine, Natural to Man-Made Habitats

Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Volume II

By: Christoph Leuschner,Heinz Ellenberg

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Ecology of Central European Non-Forest Vegetation: Coastal to Alpine, Natural to Man-Made Habitats

Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Volume II

By: Christoph Leuschner,Heinz Ellenberg

This handbook in two volumes synthesises our knowledge about the ecology of Central Europe’s plant cover with its 7000-yr history of human impact, covering Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Based on a thorough literature review with 5500 cited references and nearly 1000 figures and tables, the two books review in 26 chapters all major natural and man-made vegetation types with their climatic and edaphic influences, the structure and dynamics of their communities, the ecophysiology of important plant species, and key aspects of ecosystem functioning. Volume I deals with forests and scrub vegetation and analyses the ecology of Central Europe’s tree flora, whilst Volume II is dedicated to the non-forest vegetation covering mires, grasslands, heaths, alpine habitats and urban vegetation. The consequences of over-use, pollution and recent climate change over the last century are explored and conservation issues addressed.

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Springer

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3319430483

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Retail Marketing and Sales Performance

A Definitive Guide to Optimizing Service Quality and Sales Effectiveness

By: Christoph Preuss

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Retail Marketing and Sales Performance

A Definitive Guide to Optimizing Service Quality and Sales Effectiveness

By: Christoph Preuss

The purpose of this research project is to contribute to effective retail by determining the impacts of the elements of retail marketing interventions on sales performance in franchises and branches. The approach comprises a series of complementary surveys of franchisees, branch managers, shop visitors and customers. This is enriched with secondary data and sector-specific structural detail to determine the direct and mediating effects of retail marketing on sales performance. Through factor analysis results provide evidence that Retail Marketing has a high and positive, direct-structural impact on sales performance. Christoph Preuss contributes to the development of the dichotomy of branch and franchise management by exploring their operational differences. Retailers can exploit retail marketing more effectively if they understand that structural retail marketing parameters make the greatest impact on an outlet’s sales performance.

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3658046309

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Separate Accounting Or Unitary Apportionment?

The Fairy Tale of Arm's Length Pricing and General Equilibrium Analysis of Multinational Enterprise Behavior Under the Formulary Taxation Alternative

By: Christoph Sommer

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Separate Accounting Or Unitary Apportionment?

The Fairy Tale of Arm's Length Pricing and General Equilibrium Analysis of Multinational Enterprise Behavior Under the Formulary Taxation Alternative

By: Christoph Sommer

One field where the implications of the omnipresent globalization and hereby initiated new forms of cross-border business activity are exceptionally profound is the income taxation of multinational enterprises. The contemporary worldwide norm, which was adopted in the 1930s, is the separate accounting method. Despite its longevity as the preferred means for the taxation of multinational enterprises, the erosion of tax revenues from alleged transfer price manipulations by firms has goaded public discussion on whether or not the separate accounting method is still a satisfactory solution to the problem of international income taxation. Particularly the European Commission's study "Company Taxation in the Internal Market" and its suggestion to replace separate accounting with unitary apportionment in the European Union has strongly accelerated the debate about the future of group taxation. In the present treatise, both abovementioned taxation concepts are elucidated as well as qualitatively and quantitatively reviewed against the background of the economic rationale for the multinational enterprise, the way it generates income and the management of its internal affairs. The highlight of this treatise is the general equilibrium model of firm behavior under unitary apportionment, which is, as will be seen, in several important respects more powerful than the usual partial equilibrium treatment of the formulary approach. The presented model, therefore, provides considerable insights regarding the tax incidence and induced real-economic distortions under unitary apportionment. Above all, this model will allow policy-makers and tax authorities to make reasonable estimates concerning potential alterations in tax revenues collected if separate accounting was replaced by unitary apportionment in the future.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3844100148

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History of the Abderites

By: Christoph Martin Wieland

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History of the Abderites

By: Christoph Martin Wieland

Each of the five divisions, or "Books," of History of the Abderites conveys a different aspect of life in Abdera, and the author allows his readers to draw whatever parallels they may perceive between what goes on in this ancient backwoods community and life in contemporary Germany.

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Lehigh University Press

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0934223254

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Corpus Linguistics for Pragmatics

A guide for research

By: Christoph Rühlemann

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Corpus Linguistics for Pragmatics

A guide for research

By: Christoph Rühlemann

Corpus Linguistics for Pragmatics provides a practical and comprehensive introduction to the growing field of corpus pragmatics. Taking a hands-on approach to showcase the applications of corpora in the exploration of core topics within pragmatics, this book: • covers six key areas of corpus-pragmatic research including speech acts, deixis, pragmatic markers, evaluation, conversational structure, and multimodality; • demonstrates the use of freely-available corpora, corpus interfaces and corpus analysis tools to conduct original pragmatic analyses; • is accompanied by an e-resource which hosts multimodal data sets for additional exercises. Featuring case studies and practical tasks within each chapter, Corpus Linguistics for Pragmatics is an essential guide for students and researchers studying or conducting their own corpus-based research in pragmatics.

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Routledge

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0429835604

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9780429835605

Corruption and Justice in Colonial Mexico, 1650–1755

By: Christoph Rosenmüller

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Corruption and Justice in Colonial Mexico, 1650–1755

By: Christoph Rosenmüller

Provides the first detailed analysis of the evolution of the concept of corruption in colonial Mexico.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108477119

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Hidden Criticism?

The Methodology and Plausibility of the Search for a Counter-Imperial Subtext in Paul

By: Christoph Heilig

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Hidden Criticism?

The Methodology and Plausibility of the Search for a Counter-Imperial Subtext in Paul

By: Christoph Heilig

Is there a counter-imperial message beneath the surface of the text in Paul? Christoph Heilig analyzes the letters of the apostle and concludes that the hypothesis that we can identify critical "echoes" of the Roman Empire in Paul's letters needs to be modified for it to be maintained.

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Mohr Siebeck

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3161537955

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The Three Branches

A Comparative Model of Separation of Powers

By: Christoph Moellers

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The Three Branches

A Comparative Model of Separation of Powers

By: Christoph Moellers

The idea of the separation of powers is still popular in much political and constitutional discourse, though its meaning for the modern state remains unclear and contested. This book develops a new, comprehensive, and systematic account of the principle. It then applies this new concept to legal problems of different national constitutional orders, the law of the European Union, and international institutional law. It connects an argument from normative political theory with phenomena taken from comparative constitutional law. The book argues that the conflict between individual liberty and democratic self-determination that is characteristic of modern constitutionalism is proceduralized through the establishment of different governmental branches. A close analysis of the relation between individual and collective autonomy on the one hand and the ways lawmaking through public institutions can be established on the other hand helps us identify criteria for determining how legislative, administrative, and judicial lawmaking can be distinguished and should be organized. These criteria define a common ground in the confusing variety of western constitutional traditions and their diverse use of the notion of separated powers. They also enable us to establish a normative framework that throws a fresh perspective on problems of constitutional law in different constitutional systems: constitutional judicial review of legislation, limits of legislative delegation, parliamentary control of the executive, and standing. Linking arguments from comparative constitutional law and international law, the book then uses this framework to offer a new perspective on the debate on constitutionalism beyond the state. The concept permits certain institutional insights of the constitutional experiences within states to be applied at the international level without falling into any form of methodological nationalism.

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OUP Oxford

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0191651613

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Paul the Storyteller

A Narratological Approach

By: Christoph Heilig

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Paul the Storyteller

A Narratological Approach

By: Christoph Heilig

An incisive study of Paul’s use of stories and narratives in his letters Paul is often thought of as a crafter of numerous and complex arguments, but some scholars, such as N. T. Wright and Richard Hays, have shown that narratives are vitally important in his letters. Through careful examination of the texts, Christoph Heilig demonstrates that Paul is indeed a talented teller of stories—not only explicit narratives but also implicit stories. In this volume, after a decade of research and writing, Heilig presents his definitive report on narrative in Paul. While Richard Hays and N. T. Wright have argued that Paul’s letters contain implicit narratives, Heilig stresses that a sound methodology requires beginning with text-linguistic investigation of explicit narratives. As Heilig argues, focusing on explicit narratives repeatedly redirects our attention to implicit (“almost”) stories. On this basis, he shows that Hays’s “narrative substructures” and Wright’s “worldview” narratives can also be fruitfully integrated into a narratological approach. Paul is a different kind of storyteller than the gospel writers, for example, but at countless points miniature narratives play a crucial role for Paul’s communicative goals. Students and scholars of the New Testament will welcome Heilig’s expert guidance through a hotly debated area of Pauline studies.

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1467469076

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Semiological Investagations, Or Topics Pertaining to the General Theory of Signs

Semiologische Versuche Mit Dem Ziel Der Begrundung Einer Allgemeinen Zeichentheorie (1789)

By: Johann Christoph Hoffbauer

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Semiological Investagations, Or Topics Pertaining to the General Theory of Signs

Semiologische Versuche Mit Dem Ziel Der Begrundung Einer Allgemeinen Zeichentheorie (1789)

By: Johann Christoph Hoffbauer

Reprint of the original Latin text Tentamina semiologica, sive quaedam generalem theoriam signorum spectantia (1789), edited, translated and with an Introduction by Robert E. Innis The 33 sections of this classic text by Hoffbauer have a twofold focus: a descriptive inventory of signs, and a comparison of the expressive and cognitive powers of different sign systems. Using his sign typology as a point of departure, Hoffbauer inquires into the elements of matter and form both necessary and adequate to arrive at a definition of the sign. His purpose in doing so is to present his own version of a general sign theory after pointing out significant errors and weaknesses in the characteristicae universalis of Leibniz, Becher, Toennis, Kalmar, etc. Against the background of criticism of the contemporary deductive sign theories of Lambert, Baumgarten, Mendelssohn, Daries, Wilkins, Kircher and others, Hoffbauer's general semiology gives shape to an outline of a deductive-hypothetical theory of signs. In this historical perspective, Hoffbauer's semiology is of outstanding importance and provides the opportunity to think through once again central and permanent problems of the general science of signs.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027232741

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The Lazarus Smile

By: J. Christoph Amberger

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The Lazarus Smile

By: J. Christoph Amberger

Three little words, the name of a Saint, could destabilize the world and destroy Christianity. Worse, they endanger Sebastian Stahl's family. He has only one option: Face up to his family's terrifying past--and face down assassins and rogue special ops."--Publisher description

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Secret Archives Press LLC

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0984315217

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Ecology of Central European Forests

Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Volume I

By: Christoph Leuschner,Heinz Ellenberg

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Ecology of Central European Forests

Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Volume I

By: Christoph Leuschner,Heinz Ellenberg

This handbook in two volumes synthesises our knowledge about the ecology of Central Europe’s plant cover with its 7000-yr history of human impact, covering Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Based on a thorough literature review with 5500 cited references and nearly 1000 figures and tables, the two books review in 26 chapters all major natural and man-made vegetation types with their climatic and edaphic influences, the structure and dynamics of their communities, the ecophysiology of important plant species, and key aspects of ecosystem functioning. Volume I deals with the forests and scrub vegetation and analyses the ecology of Central Europe’s tree flora, whilst Volume II is dedicated to the non-forest vegetation covering mires, grasslands, heaths, alpine habitats and urban vegetation. The consequences of over-use, pollution and recent climate change over the last century are explored and conservation issues addressed.

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3319430424

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Towards a New Enlightenment – The Case for Future-Oriented Humanities

By: Markus Gabriel ,Christoph Horn ,Anna Katsman ,Wilhelm Krull ,Anna Luisa Lippold ,Corine Pelluchon ,Ingo Venzke

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Towards a New Enlightenment – The Case for Future-Oriented Humanities

By: Markus Gabriel ,Christoph Horn ,Anna Katsman ,Wilhelm Krull ,Anna Luisa Lippold ,Corine Pelluchon ,Ingo Venzke

What role can the humanities play in shaping our common future? What are the values that guide us in the 21st century? How can we unleash the potential the humanities offer in a time of multiple crises? This volume tackles some of these fundamental questions, acknowledging and developing the changing role of academic discourse in a turbulent world. This timely book argues that the humanities engender conceptual tools that are capable of reconciling theory and practice. In a bold move, we call for the humanities to reach beyond the confines of universities and engage in the most urgent debates facing humanity today – in a multidisciplinary, transformative, and constructive way. This is a blueprint for how societal change can be inclusive and equitable for the good of humans and non-humans alike.

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transcript Verlag

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3837665704

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European Regulatory Agencies in EU Decision-Making

Between Expertise and Influence

By: Christoph Ossege

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European Regulatory Agencies in EU Decision-Making

Between Expertise and Influence

By: Christoph Ossege

European Regulatory Agencies (ERAs) have become increasingly important features in EU decision-making. They aim to provide expert advice independent of political or economic considerations. This book explains whether and under what conditions ERAs comply with this scientific mandate. Expanding on rational institutionalism, Ossege provides novel insights into the behaviour of ERAs, their autonomy from 'undue' external influence, and their impact on EU policy-making. The empirical comparison of three major ERAs - the European Medicines Agency, the European Food Safety Authority, and the European Chemicals Agency - not only shows that agencies capitalise on their expertise and rule-making competences to protect their autonomy. Rather, in making strategic use of their expertise, the ERAs also guard their autonomy in areas of high political salience, though their policy influence in these areas is partially circumscribed. Based on these insights, European Regulatory Agencies in EU Decision-Making locates its subject in the wider system of European Governance and considers the perennial question of how to reconcile the need for expert advice with democratic decision-making.

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Magnetically and Capillary Driven Grain Boundary Motion in Zinc Bicrystals

By: Christoph Günster

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Magnetically and Capillary Driven Grain Boundary Motion in Zinc Bicrystals

By: Christoph Günster

In der vorliegenden Dissertation wurden neue Erkenntnisse auf dem Gebiet der experimentellen Erforschung der Korngrenzenbewegung vorgestellt. Im Rahmen der Arbeit wurde anhand von in-situ Messungen mittels einer eigens dazu entwickelten Polarisationsmikroskopiesonde mit integriertem Heiztisch die Abhängigkeit der Korngrenzenbeweglichkeit vom Desorientierungs- und Inklinationswinkel der Korngrenze, sowie der Temperatur an speziell gezüchteten Bikristallen aus 99,995% Zink mit symmetrischen und asymmetrischen Kippkorngrenzen und gemischten Korngrenzen im Temperaturbereich zwischen 330°C und 415°C in Hochmagnetfeldern von 10 bis 28 Tesla Stärke als Triebkraft untersucht. Dabei wurde die jeweilige Wanderungsgeschwindigkeit v der Korngrenzen bei verschiedenen Temperaturen und treibenden Kräften gemessen. Aus den so erhaltenen Messdaten wurden die Aktivierungsparameter der Korngrenzenbewegung für die jeweils untersuchte Korngrenze bestimmt.Weiter wurde im Rahmen der Experimente in Hochfeldmagneten gezeigt, dass die Polarisationsmikroskopiesonde zur Bestimmung der Korngrenzenenergie in magnetisch anisotropen Metallen verwendet werden kann. Zu kleinerem Anteil wurden auch Versuche zu krümmungsgetriebener Korngrenzenbewegung durchgeführt. Alle Ergebnisse zeigten eine starke Inklinations- und Desorientierungsabhängigkeit der Korngrenzenbeweglichkeit, wobei für asymmetrische Korngrenzen höhere Aktivierungsparameter ermittelt wurden als für symmetrische. Dies wurde auf Unterschiede zwischen der atomistischen Struktur von asymmetrischen und symmetrischen Korngrenzen zurückgeführt. Weiterhin wurde auch die Auswirkung einer Glühung im Hochmagnetfeld auf Textur- und Mikrostrukturentwicklung von Zinkpolykristallen untersucht, wobei gezeigt wurde, dass das Magnetfeld ein geeignetes Werkzeug zur Beeinflussung der Mikrostruktur in Zink ist.

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Bibliography of Algonquian Linguistics

By: David H. Pentland,H. Christoph Wolfart

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Bibliography of Algonquian Linguistics

By: David H. Pentland,H. Christoph Wolfart

This comprehensive annotated bibliography includes all items published on Algonquian languages between 1891 and 1981, earlier works overlooked in Pilling's 1891 Bibliography, reprints and re-editions. The work includes full cross-references, giving alternate titles, editors, reviews, and related publications, and it includes a detailed index organized by language group and topic. In the introduction, the authors describe the bibliographical problems in this field and give helpful advice on how to locate publications. This volume will be of value not only to Algonquianists, but to all those with an interest in North American Indian languages, and particularly to teachers of Native languages.

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Univ. of Manitoba Press

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0887558925

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Agencies and policies

The performance of bilateral donors in fighting corruption

By: Christoph Seidler

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Agencies and policies

The performance of bilateral donors in fighting corruption

By: Christoph Seidler

Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: In this book, I want to examine how bilateral donors perform in fighting corruption. Taking an actor-centred, policy-oriented approach I focus on three selected bilateral agencies that are heavy-weights in the aid scene: the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the British Department for International Development (DFID) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Each of the three agencies that I focus on faces corruption individually. At the same time corruption remains a common problem, given its negative consequences on development. In this book, I take a rationalist perspective. I argue that donors perform well in fighting corruption when they cooperate. In other words: when donors try to fight corruption individually in their target countries, they risk a suboptimal outcome on the global scale - or as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) phrases it: The risks associated with a piecemeal response, in which various donor organisations act in a deliberate but uncoordinated way, are set to increase. Donors thus face a problem of collective action, as fragmentation of anticorruption (AC) work is often hindering success. Regime theory provides tools to overcome problems of collective action. When states establish a regime in a certain issue area, they do so to better pursue their own individual and rational interests. In the current case, it is in the bilateral donors ́ interest that their official development assistance (ODA) is used as effectively as possible. To achieve this, they need to fight corruption in their partner countries and at home in a coordinated way. Thus the question which this book addresses is: Does current cooperation between bilateral donors constitute a working international regime for fighting corruption in bilateral development cooperation? In order to answer this question, I use the following variables: the cooperation in the field of anti-corruption in bilateral development cooperation will be the independent variable, whereas the existence of a regime in this field will be the dependent variable. Other possible independent variables such as the power distribution in the international system shall be regarded as fixed. This assumption shall be permitted as the idea of a hegemonic state in a regime entirely devoted to more or less altruistic development cooperation seems to be somewhat absurd. To operationalize [...]

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Internetworking

Technological Foundations and Applications

By: Christoph Meinel,Harald Sack

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Internetworking

Technological Foundations and Applications

By: Christoph Meinel,Harald Sack

This book is supposed to serve as a comprehensive and instructive guide through the new world of digital communication. On the physical layer optical and electrical cabling technology are described as well as wireless communication technologies. On the data link layer local area networks (LANs) are introduced together with the most popular LAN technologies such as Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, and ATM as well as wireless LAN technologies including IEEE 802.x, Bluetooth, or ZigBee. A wide range of WAN technologies are covered including contemporary high speed technologies like PDH and SDH up to high speed wireless WANs (WiMAX) and 4th generation wireless telephone networks LTE. Routing technologies conclude the treatment of the data link layer. Next, there is the Internet layer with the Internet protocol IP that establishes a virtual uniform network out of the net of heterogeneous networks. In detail, both versions, IPv4 as well as the successor IPv6 are covered in detail as well as ICMP, NDP, and Mobile IP. In the subsequent transport layer protocol functions are provided to offer a connection-oriented and reliable transport service on the basis of the simple and unreliable IP. The basic protocols TCP and UDP are introduced as well as NAT, the network address translation. Beside transport layer security protocols like SSL and TLS are presented. On the upmost application layer popular Internet application protocols are described like DNS, SMTP, PGP, (S)FTP, NFS, SSH, DHCP, SNMP, RTP, RTCP, RTSP, and World Wide Web.

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