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The Toledo Fake

By: Gerhard Behrens

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A rare eleventh-century astrolabe from Toledoan astronomical instrument fetches a record price of 2.8 million pounds sterling in a London auction. A few days later, Dr Martin McKenna, an eccentric British expert of Islamic art and science, is murdered in his modest London flat. Only his former teacher, Professor Rietberg, is aware of a connection between McKenna and the astrolabein fact he was not only the owner of the alleged medieval instrument, but also its maker. Together with his Iranian friend, Daryoush, he had been in the forgery business for years, producing medieval Islamic artifacts to near-perfection in Isfahan. This astrolabe, their latest and ultimate forgery, was not only made for money, however. McKenna wanted to leave their imprint on historical research?even research based on a fake! Unaware of McKennas complex motives and his shady business, the police limit their investigation to angry neighbours and male prostitutes. Professor Rietberg, who is proud of his detective talents already proven in the case of The Janissary File (published by Universe in 2007), suspects the murderer to be among McKennas forgery victims. He embarks on a long but ultimately rewarding journey to fi nd the killer, which takes him through the London art market, to Iran and the Arab Gulf States.

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1475964633

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The Bible Murder

By: Gerhard Behrens

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The Bible Murder

By: Gerhard Behrens

The Bible had made history, changed societies, created art and also caused murders—quite a lot of murders in fact. The latest one is the killing of Professor Karl Fehr of the University of London. He provided the long missing archaeological proof for a daring theory published by Professor Kamal Salibi, a real (not fictional) Lebanese historian [see his book ‘The Bible came from Arabia’, 1985). Based on thorough linguistic and geographical studies he, and later also Fehr, became convinced that all locations and events mentioned in the Old Testament are connected to Asir, a southern province of today‘s Saudi Arabia, and not to the region of Palestine/Israel! Of course, hardly anyone is willing to see any truth in that theory. It is not conform with the age-old and commonly accepted interpretation of the Old Testament and is therefore shocking. No wonder that Salibi in his lifetime and now Fehr with his archaeological proof faced a whole phalanx of enemies, among them Fehr‘s murder. Professor Rietberg, a Middle East historian and Fehr‘s colleague at the University of London, as the amateur detective with this talents already proven in other murder cases manages finally to solve this politically sensitive case as well.

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Murder Egyptian Style

By: Gerhard Behrens

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Murder Egyptian Style

By: Gerhard Behrens

An Egyptian-born lady falls from the window of her flat in Chelsea. The circumstances of her death remind police and tabloids of the so-called Egyptian balcony murders. The balcony phantom, a byword for the unknown killer/s, had struck the same way before - with Egyptians thrown out of a balcony in London. None of these cases were ever solved, only rumours persisted that a secret service was involved. Under the circumstances the police are not very motivated to pursue their investigations. The case is solved, after her ex-husband and an old friend retrace her steps during her last visit to Cairo.

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1786232995

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Words, Texts, and Concepts Cruising the Mediterranean Sea

Studies on the Sources, Contents and Influences of Islamic Civilization and Arabic Philosophy and Science : Dedicated to Gerhard Endress on His Sixty-fifth Birthday

By: Gerhard Endress

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Words, Texts, and Concepts Cruising the Mediterranean Sea

Studies on the Sources, Contents and Influences of Islamic Civilization and Arabic Philosophy and Science : Dedicated to Gerhard Endress on His Sixty-fifth Birthday

By: Gerhard Endress

The remarkable extension in depth and width of Muslim intellectual life can be fathomed and measured only against the background of what went on immediately before, and simultaneously elsewhere, or it will remain, in any real sense, unexplored." This statement by the late Franz Rosenthal is, in a sense, the red thread of the present volume which unites 35 articles by renowned scholars of Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and various allied fields of research in honour of a scholar congenial to Franz Rosenthal and exemplary in his scientific carefulness and integrity: Dr Gerhard Endress, Professor of Oriental Philology and Islamic Studies at the Ruhr University Bochum. Central topics of the contributions include Arabic philosophy and its Greek sources and Latin reception, the history and historiography of Arabic-Islamic science, and Islamic concepts of language, knowledge, science and pedagogy. Other articles deal with qur'anic studies, Arabic lexicography and linguistics, the history of Middle Eastern civilizations, the medieval translation movements from Greek into Arabic and from Arabic into Latin as well as with political and eschatological theories of medieval Islam. Rooted in different scientific traditions and methodological approaches the studies collected in this Festschrift form a vivid and stimulating synopsis of more than 1000 years of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean intellectual, social and cultural history.

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Peeters Publishers

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9042914890

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Important Figures of Analytical Chemistry from Germany in Brief Biographies

From the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century

By: D. Thorburn Burns,R. Klaus Müller,Reiner Salzer,Gerhard Werner

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Important Figures of Analytical Chemistry from Germany in Brief Biographies

From the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century

By: D. Thorburn Burns,R. Klaus Müller,Reiner Salzer,Gerhard Werner

More than 80 personalities, in or from Germany, that over the centuries have shaped the development of analytical chemistry are introduced by brief biographies. These accounts go beyond summarising key biographical information and outline the individual's contributions to analytical chemistry. This richly illustrated Brief offers a unique resource of information that is not available elsewhere.

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3319121510

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Color - Communication in Architectural Space

By: Gerhard Meerwein,Bettina Rodeck,Frank H. Mahnke

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Color - Communication in Architectural Space

By: Gerhard Meerwein,Bettina Rodeck,Frank H. Mahnke

Colors are an element of both the natural and the man-made environments. They convey messages of all kinds and perform a wide variety of functions, informing, organizing, warning. But they also serve an aesthetic purpose, affecting the statement, effect, and acceptance of objects and spaces. While people’s reactions to color vary widely, in design questions it is still possible to establish generally valid color concepts to match the expectations of the various groups of users. This book offers a guide based on a wide range of scientific findings and may be consulted as an authoritative reference by the architecture student and the professional alike. The three editors, Dr. B. Rodeck, Prof. G. Meerwein, and F. H. Mahnke have taught for many years at the Salzburger Seminare für Farbe und Umwelt der IACC.

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Walter de Gruyter

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3764382864

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Principles of International Criminal Law

By: Gerhard Werle,Florian Jeßberger

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Principles of International Criminal Law

By: Gerhard Werle,Florian Jeßberger

Principles of International Criminal Law has become one of the most influential textbooks in the field of international criminal justice. It offers a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the foundations and general principles of substantive international criminal law, including thorough discussion of its core crimes. It provides a detailed understanding of the general principles, sources, and evolution of international criminal law, demonstrating how it has developed, and how its application has changed. After establishing the general principles, the book assesses the four key international crimes as defined by the statute of the International Criminal Court: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. This new edition revises and updates work with developments in international criminal justice since 2009. It includes new material on the principle of culpability as one of the fundamental principles of international criminal law, the notion of terrorism as a crime under international law, the concept of direct participation in hostilities, the problem of so-called unlawful combatants, and the issue of targeted killings. The book retains its highly-acclaimed systematic approach and consistent methodology, making the book essential reading for both students and scholars of international criminal law, as well as for practitioners and judges working in the field.

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OUP Oxford

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019100863X

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Aspects of Organic Chemistry

Structure

By: Gerhard Quinkert,Ernst Egert,Christian Griesinger

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Aspects of Organic Chemistry

Structure

By: Gerhard Quinkert,Ernst Egert,Christian Griesinger

Modeling molecular structures is a useful tool for the description, classification and understanding of molecules – species, which have already been synthesized, and others existing only in the imagination of the chemist. The first part of the four–volume series ′Aspects of Organic Chemistry′ focuses on molecular structure, especially that of nucleid acids and proteins. The authors, a team of internationally recognized specialists, present a modern interdisciplinary concept between chemistry – and biology – an approach, which proved to be useful in university education. A unique book, important for both lecturers and students. Subjects of the three remaining volumes are ′Reactivity′, ′Synthesis′ and ′Methods of Structure Elucidation′.

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John Wiley & Sons

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3906390152

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Hitler's Foreign Policy 1933-1939

The Road to World War II

By: Gerhard L. Weinberg

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Hitler's Foreign Policy 1933-1939

The Road to World War II

By: Gerhard L. Weinberg

Hitler’s path to war consisted of two different stages that paralleled the internal development of Germany. From 1933 to the end of 1936, he created a diplomatic revolution in Europe. From a barely accepted equal, Germany became the dominant power on the continent. With the remilitarization of the Rhineland, the stalemate in the Spanish Civil War, the forming of the Axis, and the signing of the Anti-Comintern Pact, the first phase was completed. In the second phase, the diplomatic initiative in the world belonged to Germany and its partners. Germany’s march toward war therefore became the central issue in world diplomacy.

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Enigma Books

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1936274841

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Bootstrap Methods

With Applications in R

By: Gerhard Dikta,Marsel Scheer

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Bootstrap Methods

With Applications in R

By: Gerhard Dikta,Marsel Scheer

This book provides a compact introduction to the bootstrap method. In addition to classical results on point estimation and test theory, multivariate linear regression models and generalized linear models are covered in detail. Special attention is given to the use of bootstrap procedures to perform goodness-of-fit tests to validate model or distributional assumptions. In some cases, new methods are presented here for the first time. The text is motivated by practical examples and the implementations of the corresponding algorithms are always given directly in R in a comprehensible form. Overall, R is given great importance throughout. Each chapter includes a section of exercises and, for the more mathematically inclined readers, concludes with rigorous proofs. The intended audience is graduate students who already have a prior knowledge of probability theory and mathematical statistics.

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Springer Nature

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3030734803

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Nation Builders and Enemy Aliens

Four Centuries of German Experience in Canada

By: Gerhard P. Bassler

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Nation Builders and Enemy Aliens

Four Centuries of German Experience in Canada

By: Gerhard P. Bassler

Today German Canadians are among Canada’s most assimilated citizens, often distinguishable from other Canadians by their name only. For centuries their pioneer farmers, economic developers, industrialists, professionals, musicians, artists, missionaries, fisherman, boat builders, and soldiers have acquired an acknowledged reputation as nation builders in Canada. Not too long ago, however, they were also associated with Canada’s enemy in two world wars, discriminated against, and subjected to infringements of their citizenship rights. Virtually overnight, Canadians of German-speaking background were recast into disloyal enemy aliens. Anti-German sentiments and stigmas, unknown in Canada before World War I, became firmly entrenched and have obliterated their legacy as nation builders. This book documents and illustrates how German Canadians have experienced Canada and how Canada has experienced German Canadians over the course of four centuries. It shows what influence Canada’s relations with Germany had on this development. This is the first comprehensive synopsis of the German experience in Canada.

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FriesenPress

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1525590359

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Development of Sensory and Neurosecretory Cell Types

Vertebrate Cranial Placodes, volume 1

By: Gerhard Schlosser

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Development of Sensory and Neurosecretory Cell Types

Vertebrate Cranial Placodes, volume 1

By: Gerhard Schlosser

Most of the cranial sense organs of vertebrates arise from embryonic structures known as cranial placodes. Such placodes also give rise to sensory neurons that transmit information to the brain as well as to many neurosecretory cells. This book focuses on the development of sensory and neurosecretory cell types from cranial placodes by introducing the vertebrate head with its sense organs and neurosecretory organs and providing an overview of the various cranial placodes and their derivatives, including evidence of common embryonic primordia. Schlosser discusses how these primordia are established in the early embryo and how individual placodes develop. The latter chapters explain how various placodally derived sensory and neurosecretory cell types differentiate into discrete structures.

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CRC Press

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1351667831

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The Bilderbergers, Puppet-Masters of Power?

An investigation into claims of conspiracy at the heart of politics, business and the media

By: Wisnewski, Gerhard

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The Bilderbergers, Puppet-Masters of Power?

An investigation into claims of conspiracy at the heart of politics, business and the media

By: Wisnewski, Gerhard

Since 1954, a discrete and select group of wealthy and powerful individuals have attended a private, yearly conference to discuss matters of their choosing. This group represents European and North American elites, as well as new talent and rising stars, from the worlds of politics, business, media, academia, the military and even royalty, and has included household names such as Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger and even Prince Philip. In recent years their number have featured David Cameron, Tony Blair, Angela Merkel, Bill Clinton and David Rockefeller. These are ‘the Bilderbergers’, named after the hotel where their secret gatherings were first hosted. What is their purpose, why do they meet, and what do they want? Investigative writer Gerhard Wisnewski explores the numerous claims of conspiracy that swirl around the group, revealing names of participants, their agendas and their goals. The scene opens in the sun-kissed seaside resort of Vouliagmeni, Greece, where Wisnewski attempts to observe and report on a Bilderberg conference. He soon attracts aggressive attention from police and undercover security, and it is made abundantly clear he is not welcome. From this rude introduction, Wisnewski works backwards to the founding of the Bilderbergers in 1954 by a shadowy Jesuit with secret service allegiances. Examining records and hidden reports, Wisnewski uncovers the true history of the organization, the alliances among key individuals and their common interests. Are the Bilderbergers puppet-masters, pulling strings behind the scenes? Are plans afoot to create a global government and a new political system? To what extent do they represent a clandestine super-government? This book offers a unique view into the workings of power, and the secret methods of those who seek to govern and control behind the scenes.

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CLAIRVIEW BOOKS

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1905570759

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The Psychology of Globalization

Identity, Ideology, and Action

By: Gerhard Reese,Amir Rosenmann,James E. Cameron

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The Psychology of Globalization

Identity, Ideology, and Action

By: Gerhard Reese,Amir Rosenmann,James E. Cameron

The Psychology of Globalization: Identity, Ideology, and Action underpins the necessity to focus on the psychological dimensions of globalization. Overviewing the theory and empirical research as it relates to globalization and psychology, the book focuses on two key domains: social identity and collective action, and political ideology and attitudes. These provide frameworks for addressing four specific topics: (a) environmental challenges, (b) consumer culture, (c) international security, and (d) transnational migration and intra-national cultural diversification. Arguing that individual social representation and behavior are altered by globalizing processes while they simultaneously contribute to these processes, the authors explore economic, political and cultural dimensions. - Discusses how globalization affects our social identity, collective action, and intergroup relations - Examines how the infrastructure of global consumerism shapes individuals' selfhood, group formation, and action - Investigates how people perceive and respond to global challenges such as climate change and mass migration

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Academic Press

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0128123176

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Gastrix

A Guide to Gastroenterology and Hepatology

By: Gerhard Rogler,Peter Bauernfeind,Michael Fried,Christoph Gubler,Beat Müllhaupt

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Gastrix

A Guide to Gastroenterology and Hepatology

By: Gerhard Rogler,Peter Bauernfeind,Michael Fried,Christoph Gubler,Beat Müllhaupt

In daily medical practice, physicians often use scores, classifications and schematic diagnostic paths to make clear and comprehensive decisions. Treatment algorithms have also proven to be effective. However, it has become increasingly difficult or even impossible to have all scores, schemata and algorithms at hand, and a search on the internet can be very time consuming. Gastrix solves this problem: unlike classic gastroenterology and hepatology textbooks, it summarizes all necessary information in the form of a pocket-sized book. Gastroenterologists will thus have all relevant information easily available at all times.

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Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers

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3318063010

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9783318063011

Neither Good Nor Bad

Why Human Beings Behave How They Do

By: Gerhard Besier,Katarzyna Stokłosa

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Neither Good Nor Bad

Why Human Beings Behave How They Do

By: Gerhard Besier,Katarzyna Stokłosa

When confronted by a range of violent actions perpetrated by lone individuals, contemporary society exhibits a constant tendency to react in terms of helpless, even perplexed horror. Seeking explanations for the apparently inexplicable, commentators often hurry to declare the perpetrators as “evil”. This question is not restricted to individuals: history has repeatedly demonstrated how groups and even entire nations can embark on a criminal plan united by the conviction that they were fighting for a good and just cause. Which circumstances occasioned such actions? What was their motivation? Applying a number of historical, scientific and social-scientific approaches to this question, this study produces an integrative portrait of the reasons for human behavior and advances a number of different interpretations for their genesis. The book makes clear the extent to which we live in socially-constructed realities in which we cling for dear life to a range of conceptions and beliefs which can all too easily fall apart in situations of crisis.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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144386191X

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9781443861915

Interiors Construction Manual

Integrated Planning, Finishings and Fitting-Out, Technical Services

By: Gerhard Hausladen,Karsten Tichelmann

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Interiors Construction Manual

Integrated Planning, Finishings and Fitting-Out, Technical Services

By: Gerhard Hausladen,Karsten Tichelmann

Soccer stadiums, airports, theaters, museums – it falls to very few architects to tackle spectacular building tasks like these. The everyday work of most architects is more often focused on "manageable" projects like the renovation, remodeling, or rebuilding of single- and multi-family houses, schools, and offices. Whatever the nature of the building task, interior construction is always a significant design and qualitative challenge that calls for highly detailed technical expertise. After all, it affects the realm that will be brought to life and utilized by the user when the task is finished, and whose aesthetic and functional serviceability will be put to the test each and every day. The Interior Construction Manual supports planners in their daily work as a practical planning aid and reference work with the relevant standards, guidelines, reference details, and constructional solutions, all illustrated by built example projects. It brings together the crucial facts on all aspects of interior construction and presents the key fundamentals of building physics, fire protection, interior construction systems, and openings. In addition, it offers concrete tips on integrated planning approaches, energy and sustainability issues, materials used in interior construction, hazardous substances, and dealing with building services and light planning.

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Walter de Gruyter

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3034614470

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The Bible Murder

By: Gerhard Behrens

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The Bible Murder

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Thought-images

Frankfurt School Writers' Reflections from Damaged Life

By: Gerhard Richter

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Thought-images

Frankfurt School Writers' Reflections from Damaged Life

By: Gerhard Richter

In this book, Gerhard Richter explores the aesthetic and political ramifications of the literary genre of the Denkbild, or thought-image, as it was employed by four major German-Jewish writers and philosophers of the first half of the twentieth century: Theodor W. Adorno, Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, and Siegfried Kracauer. The Denkbild is a poetic mode of writing, a brief snapshot-in-prose that stages the interrelation of literary, philosophical, political, and cultural insights. Richter's careful analysis of the linguistic characteristics of this mode of writing sheds new light on pivotal concerns of modernity, including the fractured cityscape, philosophical problems of modern music, the experience of exiled homelessness, and the disaster of Auschwitz. Thought-Images not only reorients our understanding of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory in important ways but also establishes significant links between these writers and contemporary French thinkers such as Jacques Derrida.

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