Markus Arnold's Books

Against the Wind

Eberhard Arnold and the Bruderhof

By: Markus Baum

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Against the Wind

Eberhard Arnold and the Bruderhof

By: Markus Baum

Against the Wind gives flesh, blood, and personality to Eberhard Arnold, a man whose contagious faith sparked a movement of practical Christian community. The Bruderhof, Arnold's legacy, carries on his commitment to integrate faith and action in today's world.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

The Plough Publishing House

Published Date

ISBN 10

0874869536

ISBN 13

9780874869538

Fields of Sense

By: Markus Gabriel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fields of Sense

By: Markus Gabriel

Markus Gabriel proposes a radical form of ontological pluralism that divorces ontology from metaphysics, understood as the most fundamental theory of absolutely everything (the world). He argues that the concept of existence is incompatible with the exist

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

350

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0748692916

ISBN 13

9780748692910

War Owl Falling

Innovation, Creativity, and Culture Change in Ancient Maya Society

By: Markus Eberl

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

War Owl Falling

Innovation, Creativity, and Culture Change in Ancient Maya Society

By: Markus Eberl

Offers a unique and important perspective on Classic Maya society through the lens of innovation. Eberl’s work is richly grounded in a multidisciplinary approach that weaves archaeological data with epigraphy, iconography, and comparative social theory."--Andrew K. Scherer, author of Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya: Rituals of Body and Soul "The first sustained account of innovation and creativity among the ancient Maya. A welcome addition."--Scott Hutson, author of The Ancient Urban Maya: Neighborhoods, Inequality, and Built Form Drawing on archaeological findings from the Maya lowlands, War Owl Falling shows how innovation and creativity led to social change in ancient societies. Markus Eberl discusses the ways eighth-century Maya (and Maya commoners in particular) reinvented objects and signs that were associated with nobility, including scepters, ceramic vessels, ballgame equipment, and the symbol of the owl. These inventions, he argues, reflect assertions of independence and a redistribution of power that contributed to the Maya collapse in the Late Classic period. Eberl emphasizes that individual decision-making--the ability to imagine alternate worlds and to act on that vision--plays a large role in changing social structure over time. Pinpointing where and when these Maya inventions emerged, how individuals adopted them and why, War Owl Falling connects technological and social change in a novel way.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

309

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Published Date

ISBN 10

0813052092

ISBN 13

9780813052090

Encounters on the Opposite Coast: The Dutch East India Company and the Nayaka State of Madurai in the Seventeenth Century

By: Markus Vink

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Encounters on the Opposite Coast: The Dutch East India Company and the Nayaka State of Madurai in the Seventeenth Century

By: Markus Vink

In Encounters of the Opposite Coast Markus Vink provides a narrative of the first half century of cross-cultural interaction between the Dutch East India Company (VOC), one of the great northern European chartered companies, and Madurai, one of the 'great southern Nayakas' and successor-states of the Vijayanagara empire, in southeast India (c. 1645-1690). A shared interest in trade and at times converging political objectives formed the unstable foundations for a complex relationship fraught with tensions, a mixture of conflict and coexistence typical of the 'age of contained conflict'. Drawing extensively on archival materials, Markus Vink covers a topic neglected by both Company historians and their Indian counterparts and sheds important light on a 'black hole in South Indian history'.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

782

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004272623

ISBN 13

9789004272620

GAARs and Judicial Anti-Avoidance in Germany, the UK and the EU

Schriftenreihe IStR Band 98

By: Markus Seiler

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

GAARs and Judicial Anti-Avoidance in Germany, the UK and the EU

Schriftenreihe IStR Band 98

By: Markus Seiler

GAARS: the better insight into a country’s tax system In a post-BEPS tax world and in times of an ever-increasing need for tax revenue, policy-makers are more willing than ever to tighten or adopt General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAARs). A GAAR is typically a broad principle-based rule trying to establish the borderline between “abuse” and “use” of a law, thereby addressing the phenomenon that as long as there have been taxes, persons have been trying to reduce their tax bills. This award-winning book compares the GAARs and judicial anti-avoidance approaches of Germany, the UK and the EU. It gives a deep insight into the predominant legal traditions of the Western World, comprehensively analyses case-law and offers unique perspectives on tax law across jurisdictions. This book reveals that there is no other feature of tax law that provides a better insight into a country’s tax system than its anti-avoidance rules. GAARs and their historical background reveal so much about judicial perspectives on taxation and legal interpretation, citizens’ tax morale, drafters’ inclinations for technical or principled drafting or legislators’ willingness to confront politically sensitive issues. Understanding the role of GAARs ultimately also reveals whether they are a suitable means to counteract tax avoidance effectively. The Book is the winner of the Wolfgang Gassner-Wissenschaftspreis 2016!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

336

Publisher

Linde Verlag GmbH

Published Date

ISBN 10

3709408164

ISBN 13

9783709408162

Cormac McCarthy

An American Apocalypse

By: Markus Wierschem

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cormac McCarthy

An American Apocalypse

By: Markus Wierschem

This definitive assessment of Cormac McCarthy’s novels captures the interactions among the literary and mythic elements, the social dynamics of violence, and the natural world in The Orchard Keeper, Child of God, Outer Dark, Blood Meridian, and The Road. Elegantly written and deeply engaged with previous scholarship as well as interviews with the novelist, this study provides a comprehensive introduction to McCarthy’s work while offering an insightful new analysis. Drawing on René Girard’s mimetic theory, mythography, thermodynamics, and information science, Markus Wierschem identifies a literary apocalypse at the center of McCarthy’s work, one that unveils another buried deep within the history, religion, and myths of American and Western culture.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

526

Publisher

MSU Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1609177509

ISBN 13

9781609177508

The Sun-Climate Connection Over the Last Millennium Facts and Questions

By: Maxim Ogurtsov,Risto Jalkanen,Markus Lindholm,Svetlana Veretenenko

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Sun-Climate Connection Over the Last Millennium Facts and Questions

By: Maxim Ogurtsov,Risto Jalkanen,Markus Lindholm,Svetlana Veretenenko

The search for a cause of the global warming phenomenon on our planet has sparked some interest in the scientific community. The connection between changes occurring in the sun and global warming presents one fundamental perspective which has been investigated by a number of scientific research groups. In recent times, there have been some promising results that might help us uncover the clues about such a link. The Sun-Climate Connection over the Last Millennium: facts and questions presents fundamental information about the solar activity, space weather, terrestrial climates and their variations over an extended period of time. The information presented is a set of analyses based on modern methods of statistical analysis of non-stationary time series, including Fourier, wavelet and singular spectral analysis while considering space weather phenomena (solar winds, solar flares, aurora borealis etc.) and other terrestrial manifestations of solar activity. The physical mechanisms potentially linking solar activity and space weather to climate are discussed based on these analyses. The eBook also provides some context of modern millennial temperature reconstructions for explaining global warming in the 20th century. Scenarios of the solar activity and climate evolution throughout the 21st century are considered on the basis of the updated data. The eBook provides useful facts for researchers seeking information on climate and space research with respect to solar phenomena

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

252

Publisher

Bentham Science Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1608059804

ISBN 13

9781608059805

Barbarian: Explorations of a Western Concept in Theory, Literature, and the Arts

Vol. I: From the Enlightenment to the Turn of the Twentieth Century

By: Markus Winkler

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Barbarian: Explorations of a Western Concept in Theory, Literature, and the Arts

Vol. I: From the Enlightenment to the Turn of the Twentieth Century

By: Markus Winkler

This two-volume co-authored study explores the history of the concept ‘barbarism’ from the 18th century to the present and illuminates its foundational role in modern European and Western identity. It constitutes an original comparative, interdisciplinary exploration of the concept’s modern European and Western history, with emphasis on the role of literature in the concept’s shifting functions. The study contributes to a historically grounded understanding of this figure’s past and contemporary uses. It combines overviews with detailed analyses of representative works of literature, art, film, philosophy, political and cultural theory, in which “barbarism” figures prominently. Diese auf 2 Bände konzipierte komparatistische und interdisziplinäre Studie in englischer Sprache geht der Geschichte des Barbarenbegriffs vom 18. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart nach. Seit der griechischen Antike spielen Bild und Begriff des Barbarischen eine eminente Rolle für das abendländische Selbstverständnis. Die Studie verbindet Epochenüberblicke mit der Analyse herausragender literarischer, philosophischer, politik- und kulturtheoretischer, aber auch bildkünstlerischer und kinematographischer Werke und legt einen besonderen Akzent auf den Beitrag ästhetischer Verfahren zur Aufdeckung der Herkunft und der Implikationen des Barbarenbegriffs.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

382

Publisher

Springer

Published Date

ISBN 10

3476044858

ISBN 13

9783476044853

Atrocity Labelling

From Crimes Against Humanity to Genocide Studies

By: Markus P. Beham

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Atrocity Labelling

From Crimes Against Humanity to Genocide Studies

By: Markus P. Beham

Atrocity. Genocide. War crime. Crime Against Humanity. Such atrocity labels have been popularized among international lawmakers but with little insight offered into how and when these terms are applied and to what effect. What constitutes an event to be termed a genocide or war crime and what role does this play in the application of legal proceedings? Markus P. Beham, through an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, unpicks these terms to uncover their historical genesis and their implications for international criminal law initiatives concerned with atrocity. The book uniquely compares four specific case studies: Belgian colonial exploitation of the Congo, atrocities committed against the Herero and Nama in German South-West Africa, the Armenian genocide and the man-made Ukrainian famine of the 1930s. Encompassing international law, legal history, and discourse analysis, the concept of 'atrocity labelling' is used to capture the meaning underlying the work of international lawyers and prosecutors, historians and sociologists, agenda setters and policy makers.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

217

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

075561755X

ISBN 13

9780755617555

Recent Advances in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

By: Anil K Lalwani,Markus H F Pfister

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Recent Advances in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

By: Anil K Lalwani,Markus H F Pfister

With contributions from internationally recognised experts in the USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia, this manual examines the recent advances and new surgical techniques in otolaryngology. New techniques in robotic surgery are discussed in detail, as are advances in implantable and bone anchored hearing aids, nasal septal reconstruction and laryngeal electromyography. This guide includes nearly 300 colour images and illustrations to help clinicians and ENT surgeons understand the new developments and techniques.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

374

Publisher

JP Medical Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

9350257904

ISBN 13

9789350257906

Corporate Sustainability Perfomance

Evaluation in the Portuguese Glass Industry

By: Markus Hammer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Corporate Sustainability Perfomance

Evaluation in the Portuguese Glass Industry

By: Markus Hammer

Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: This work was written in collaboration of TU-Graz and INETI/CENDES-Lisbon. It reviews the current trends in environmental performance evaluation and the change towards sustainability performance evaluation on the corporate level. A new model, the corporate sustainability performance pentagon was developed and the underlying principles were explained. Existing standards and guidelines like ISO 14031 or the GRI Sustainability reporting guidelines were taken into consideration. The concept was subsequently applied to the glass sector and the case study project Novovidro. Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents: 1.About this work1 A.Background1 B.Purpose and objectives2 C.Methodology2 D.Structure3 E.Limitations4 2.Introduction5 3.Corporate Sustainability Performance Evaluation10 A.Background10 B.The basics of sustainability performance evaluation14 Indicator classification14 Indicator types17 Developing indicators19 Basic indicator principles21 The environmental performance evaluation diamond22 C.The Corporate Sustainability Performance Evaluation Pentagon25 D.Standardization and verification29 4.Benchmarking & Sustainability Rating30 A.Benchmarking30 B.Rating34 C.Dow Jones Global Sustainability Index35 D.Pilot Environmental Sustainability Index36 5.The Glass Sector38 A.History of glass38 B.Glass production activities39 C.Characteristics of glass39 D.Classification of glass types40 E.The glass industry40 The domestic glass sector43 The Portuguese glass sector and developments in the Marinha Grande region44 6.The Novovidro project47 A.Background47 B.The Neovidro factory48 C.Input-output balance (eco-balance)52 D.Environmental aspects54 E.Life-Cycle Assessment of a Neovidro glass object56 F.Environmental programme of Neovidro58 7.Application of CSPE in the glass sector59 8.Results and Conclusions72 Bibliography74

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

101

Publisher

diplom.de

Published Date

ISBN 10

3832458107

ISBN 13

9783832458102

How to Write Successful Business and Management Essays

By: Patrick Tissington,Markus Hasel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

How to Write Successful Business and Management Essays

By: Patrick Tissington,Markus Hasel

A systematic guide to successfully producing written work for business and management degrees. The authors address the all-too-common pitfalls of essay assignments, as well as providing readers with a step-by-step programme to approach essay questions, both in coursework and exam contexts. New to the Second Edition: Relevance of writing skills to employability highlighted throughout Additional content on researching a topic New content on adapting writing for different audiences New content on academic writing tips Addition of useful websites Additional coverage of plagiarism More on critical evaluation More on changing requirements through different levels of study. Suitable for all business and management students looking to improve their essay writing skills. The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

140

Publisher

SAGE

Published Date

ISBN 10

1526411997

ISBN 13

9781526411990

The 50 Keys to Success in Body Building and Fitness. Let Science Boost Your Body!

By: Markus Keller

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The 50 Keys to Success in Body Building and Fitness. Let Science Boost Your Body!

By: Markus Keller

A regular training is of primary importance to become successful in sports. However, in practical terms, it remains unclear as to which are the most effective methods in performing sports activities. This book aims to shed light on all the contradictory and conflictual points of view that athletes, irrespective of gender, find in their daily training, using the latest scientific studies. To achieve this goal the book has been organized in brief chapters that give a pro-level focused knowledge to the advantage of athletes at any level of performance and in a language that is clear and concise. Moreover, to satisfy the particular needs of trainers and coaches, contents are quoted together with their scientific references. This book shows which are the best practices to follow and helps to take the best decisions. Finally, the text functions as support in the organisation of training sessions as well as diets, allowing the athletes to gain more muscle mass and regulate the fatty mass percentage more easily.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

140

Publisher

Lionspeech di Marco Tedeschi srls

Published Date

ISBN 10

8894126420

ISBN 13

9788894126426

The Science of Grapevines

Anatomy and Physiology

By: Markus Keller

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Science of Grapevines

Anatomy and Physiology

By: Markus Keller

The Science of Grapevines: Anatomy and Physiology is an introduction to the physical structure of the grapevine, its various organs, their functions and their interactions with the environment. Beginning with a brief overview of the botanical classification (including an introduction to the concepts of species, cultivars, clones, and rootstocks), plant morphology and anatomy, and growth cycles of grapevines, The Science of Grapevines covers the basic concepts in growth and development, water relations, photosynthesis and respiration, mineral uptake and utilization, and carbon partitioning. These concepts are put to use to understand plant-environment interactions including canopy dynamics, yield formation, and fruit composition, and concludes with an introduction to stress physiology, including water stress (drought and flooding), nutrient deficiency and excess, extreme temperatures (heat and cold), and the impact and response to of other organisms. Based on the author's years of teaching grapevine anatomy as well as his research experience with grapevines and practical experience growing grapes, this book provides an important guide to understanding the entire plant. - Chapter 7 broken into two chapters, now "Environmental Constraints and Stress Physiology and Chapter 8 "Living with Other Organisms" to better reflect specific concepts - Integration of new research results including: - Latest research on implementing drip irrigation to maximize sugar accumulation within grapes - Effect of drought stress on grapevine's hydraulic system and options for optimum plant maintenance in drought conditions - The recently discovered plant hormone – strigolactones – and their contribution of apical dominance that has suddenly outdated dogma on apical dominance control - Chapter summaries added - Key literature references missed in the first edition as well as references to research completed since the 1e publication will be added

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

522

Publisher

Academic Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0124200087

ISBN 13

9780124200081

American Jewry and the Re-Invention of the East European Jewish Past

By: Markus Krah

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

American Jewry and the Re-Invention of the East European Jewish Past

By: Markus Krah

The postwar decades were not the “golden era” in which American Jews easily partook in the religious revival, liberal consensus, and suburban middle-class comfort. Rather it was a period marked by restlessness and insecurity born of the shock about the Holocaust and of the unprecedented opportunities in American society. American Jews responded to loss and opportunity by obsessively engaging with the East European past. The proliferation of religious texts on traditional spirituality, translations of Yiddish literature, historical essays , photographs and documents of shtetl culture, theatrical and musical events, culminating in the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof, illustrate the grip of this past on post-1945 American Jews. This study shows how American Jews reimagined their East European past to make it usable for their American present. By rewriting their East European history, they created a repertoire of images, stories, and ideas that have shaped American Jewry to this day.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

304

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published Date

ISBN 10

3110499436

ISBN 13

9783110499438

Generic Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems are Neither Integrable nor Ergodic

By: Lawrence Markus,Kenneth Ray Meyer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Generic Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems are Neither Integrable nor Ergodic

By: Lawrence Markus,Kenneth Ray Meyer

This memoir gives an introduction to Hamiltonian dynamical systems on symplectic manifolds, including definitions of Hamiltonian vector fields, Poisson brackets, integrals of motion, complete integrability, and ergodicity. A particularly complete treatment of action-angle coordinates is given. Historical background into the question of ergodicity and integrability in Hamiltonian systems is also given.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

American Mathematical Soc.

Published Date

ISBN 10

0821818449

ISBN 13

9780821818442

Language and Computers

By: Markus Dickinson,Chris Brew,Detmar Meurers

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Language and Computers

By: Markus Dickinson,Chris Brew,Detmar Meurers

Language and Computers introduces students to the fundamentals of how computers are used to represent, process, and organize textual and spoken information. Concepts are grounded in real-world examples familiar to students’ experiences of using language and computers in everyday life. A real-world introduction to the fundamentals of how computers process language, written specifically for the undergraduate audience, introducing key concepts from computational linguistics. Offers a comprehensive explanation of the problems computers face in handling natural language Covers a broad spectrum of language-related applications and issues, including major computer applications involving natural language and the social and ethical implications of these new developments The book focuses on real-world examples with which students can identify, using these to explore the technology and how it works Features “under-the-hood” sections that give greater detail on selected advanced topics, rendering the book appropriate for more advanced courses, or for independent study by the motivated reader.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

259

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

111832496X

ISBN 13

9781118324967

Islamabad and the Politics of International Development in Pakistan

By: Markus Daechsel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Islamabad and the Politics of International Development in Pakistan

By: Markus Daechsel

This is a highly original account of the design and development of Pakistan's capital city; one of the most iconic and ambitious urban reconstruction projects of the twentieth century. Balancing archival research with fresh, theoretical insights, Markus Daechsel surveys the successes and failures of Greek urbanist Constantinos A. Doxiadis's most ambitious endeavour, Islamabad, analysing how the project not only changed the international order, but the way in which the Pakistani state operated in the 1950s and 1960s. In dissecting Doxiadis's fraught encounter with Pakistani policy makers, bureaucrats and ordinary citizens, the book offers an unprecedented account of Islamabad's place in post-war international development. Daechsel provides new insights into this period and explores the history of development as a charged, transnational venture between foreign consultants and donors on the one side and the postcolonial nation state on the other.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

333

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1316299163

ISBN 13

9781316299166

The Maker of Pedigrees

Jakob Wilhelm Imhoff and the Meanings of Genealogy in Early Modern Europe

By: Markus Friedrich

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Maker of Pedigrees

Jakob Wilhelm Imhoff and the Meanings of Genealogy in Early Modern Europe

By: Markus Friedrich

A history of genealogical knowledge-making strategies in the early modern world. In The Maker of Pedigrees, Markus Friedrich explores the complex and fascinating world of central European genealogy practices during the Baroque era. Drawing on archival material from a dozen European institutions, Friedrich reconstructs how knowledge about noble families was created, authenticated, circulated, and published. Jakob Wilhelm Imhoff, a wealthy and well-connected patrician from Nuremberg, built a European community of genealogists by assembling a transnational network of cooperators and informants. Friedrich uses Imhoff as a case study in how knowledge was produced and disseminated during the 17th and 18th centuries. Family lineages were key instruments in defining dynasties, organizing international relations, and structuring social life. Yet in the early modern world, knowledge about genealogy was cumbersome to acquire, difficult to authenticate, and complex to publish. Genealogy's status as a source of power and identity became even more ambivalent as the 17th century wore on, as the field continued to fragment into a plurality of increasingly contradictory formats and approaches. Genealogy became a contested body of knowledge, as a heterogeneous set of actors—including aristocrats, antiquaries, and publishers—competed for authority. Imhoff was closely connected to all of the major genealogical cultures of his time, and he serves as a useful prism through which the complex field of genealogy can be studied in its bewildering richness.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

312

Publisher

JHU Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1421445808

ISBN 13

9781421445809

Information Logistics in Supply Chain Networks

Concept, Empirical Analysis, and Design

By: Markus Fricke

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Information Logistics in Supply Chain Networks

Concept, Empirical Analysis, and Design

By: Markus Fricke

How can inter-organizational cooperation’s in supply chains be improved? This book analyzes the interdependencies between the use of information and communication technologies and the efficient form of IT-based coordination in supply chains and/or supply chain networks. Using the results of an empirical survey done in the European automotive industry, the status quo and the future of different information and communication technologies used to support supply chain operations is shown. The results on a general level were complemented by case studies which give examples demonstrating the specific behavior of individual companies and technological concepts in the automotive industry. On the methodological basis of transaction costs theory, network effect theory and empirical findings, an economic model of “information logistics” is developed, that can be applied to determine optimal IT-configuration and information flows and thus to analyze efficiency of networked cooperation forms. At the example of vehiclespecific supply chains and industry networks it is shown, how the overall network costs necessary to exchange information between business partners can be improved.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

250

Publisher

ibidem-Verlag / ibidem Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

3838253310

ISBN 13

9783838253312

J. Anthony Froude

The Last Undiscovered Great Victorian

By: Julia Markus

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

J. Anthony Froude

The Last Undiscovered Great Victorian

By: Julia Markus

Acclaimed biographer Julia Markus has written an unprecedented and illuminating portrait of the brilliant, tortured, and controversial James Anthony Froude—the quintessential Victorian, father of modern biography, historian, diplomat, and prodigal son. J. Anthony Froude expertly captures the roiling cultural history of a century through one man’s dynamic life. From his birth in 1818 to his death in 1894, J. Anthony Froude embodied the issues and complexities of his time. Through the story of his life, Markus elucidates the major ideological issues of the nineteenth century—sexuality, colonialism, and the widespread challenges to religion’s long-held cultural primacy. In beautifully crafted prose, Markus reveals the compelling life of one of the most important thinkers of the Victorian age—the brutality of his early education, his troubled relationship with his father, his expulsion from Oxford, his dramatic and dazzling literary career, his delicious political incorrectness, his two marriages, his relationships with his children, his friendships with such disparate luminaries as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Cardinal Newman, his diplomatic work for Prime Minister Disraeli, and his complex relationship with Thomas Carlyle, his spiritual father and the subject of his most famous biography. A. L. Rowse, historian and author, called Froude the “last great Victorian awaiting revival.” No life of the period is more poignant, no destiny more fascinating, than that of this man whom in his books and his actions reflected the triumphs and the errors of his society.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

370

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1416586431

ISBN 13

9781416586432

Caesarism in the Post-Revolutionary Age

Crisis, Populace and Leadership

By: Markus J. Prutsch

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Caesarism in the Post-Revolutionary Age

Crisis, Populace and Leadership

By: Markus J. Prutsch

This book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched. Debates about the legitimacy and 'essence' of political rule and the search for 'ideal' forms of government have been at the very heart of political thought ever since antiquity. Caesarism in the Post-Revolutionary Age explores the complex relationship between democracy and dictatorship from the 18th century onwards. More concretely, it assesses how democracy emerged as something compatible with dictatorship, both at the level of political thought and practice. Taking Caesarism – a political alternative somewhere between democracy and dictatorship – as its key concept, the book considers: * To what extent was Caesarism seen as a new post-revolutionary form of rule? * What were the flaws and perils, strengths and promises of Caesaristic regimes? * Can 19th-century Caesarism be characterised as a 'prelude' to 20th-century totalitarianism? * What is the legacy and ongoing appeal of Caesarism in the contemporary world? This study will be of value to anyone interested in modern political history, but also contemporary politics.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

292

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1474267556

ISBN 13

9781474267557

The Effects of Internal Stress and Lithium Transport on Fracture in Storage Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

By: Klinsmann, Markus

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Effects of Internal Stress and Lithium Transport on Fracture in Storage Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

By: Klinsmann, Markus

Fracture of storage particles is considered to be one of the major reasons for capacity fade and increasing power loss in Li-ion batteries. In this work, we tackle the problem by merging a coupled model of mechanical stress and diffusion of Li-ions with a phase field description of an evolving crack. The novel approach allows us to study the evolution of the Li concentration together with the initiation and growth of a crack in an arbitrary geometry and without presuming a specific crack path.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

246

Publisher

KIT Scientific Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

3731504553

ISBN 13

9783731504559

Celebrity Fans and Their Consumer Behaviour

Autoethnographic Insights into the Life of a Fan

By: Markus Wohlfeil

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Celebrity Fans and Their Consumer Behaviour

Autoethnographic Insights into the Life of a Fan

By: Markus Wohlfeil

Ever since the dawn of the Hollywood star system in the early 1920s, consumers have been fascinated by film stars and other celebrities and their seemingly glamorous private lives. The public demand for celebrities has become so pervasive that it is arguably an essential element of our everyday culture and market economy, and the focus of increasing study. This book explores the widespread phenomenon of celebrity fandom and provides a deeper understanding of why individual consumers develop an emotional attachment to their favourite celebrity and what this parasocial fan relationship means in their life. Based on an in-depth insider study of a consumer’s fan relationship with a film actress, the book provides unique insights into the celebrity-fan relationship, revealing the meaning it has for the consumer in everyday life, and how it evolves and expresses itself over time. While this book is primarily located within the field of consumer research, fandom and celebrity are of interest to a variety of academic disciplines. It will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience from marketing and consumer research, film studies, media studies, cultural studies, and sociology.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

366

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351173464

ISBN 13

9781351173469

Non-Smooth Dynamical Systems

By: Markus Kunze

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Non-Smooth Dynamical Systems

By: Markus Kunze

The book provides a self-contained introduction to the mathematical theory of non-smooth dynamical problems, as they frequently arise from mechanical systems with friction and/or impacts. It is aimed at applied mathematicians, engineers, and applied scientists in general who wish to learn the subject.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

234

Publisher

Springer

Published Date

ISBN 10

3540444416

ISBN 13

9783540444411

Post-Broadcast Democracy

How Media Choice Increases Inequality in Political Involvement and Polarizes Elections

By: Markus Prior

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Post-Broadcast Democracy

How Media Choice Increases Inequality in Political Involvement and Polarizes Elections

By: Markus Prior

This 2007 book studies the impact of the media on politics in the United States during the last half-century.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

289

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521858720

ISBN 13

9780521858724

Unity Is Strength

German Immigrant Associations in New York, 1890s-1930s

By: Markus Bierkoch

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Unity Is Strength

German Immigrant Associations in New York, 1890s-1930s

By: Markus Bierkoch

Migration has been one of the most pressing societal issues throughout history. Immigrant associations play a crucial role in understanding this phenomenon. They channel migration streams, influence the assimilation of their members, and serve as representatives of the entire immigrant group in society. However, they remain an understudied subject, particularly in historical research. To address this gap, this study examines German immigrant associations in New York from the 1890s to the 1930s. Through an innovative combination of statistical and textual analyses, it explores the class composition of these associations, their intricate system of mutual aid, and their political activities. This study offers insights into how specific socio-economic motivations influenced immigrant organization and collective action, including aspects such as long-distance nationalism and cross-border ethnic identity. Ultimately, based on these findings, this study demonstrates that immigrant associations played a crucial role in helping their members adapt to a new social and economic environment. Additionally, it shows why and how immigrant associations significantly shaped the image of German immigrants in American social and political life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

390

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published Date

ISBN 10

3111423182

ISBN 13

9783111423180

Skill Formation Regimes in South Asia

A Comparative Study on the Path-dependent Development of Technical and Vocational Education and Training for the Garment Industry

By: Markus Maurer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Skill Formation Regimes in South Asia

A Comparative Study on the Path-dependent Development of Technical and Vocational Education and Training for the Garment Industry

By: Markus Maurer

In the face of accelerated economic globalisation, many of the industries in economically less developed countries have become more technology-intensive. Skill formation processes, both inside and outside firms, are therefore changing. This study scrutinises such transformations by comparing - from the perspective of historical institutionalism - the skill formation regimes of the garment industries in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It sheds light on the differences between the trajectories of the in-firm skill formation regimes of the two countries, and reveals the important part that varying paths of educational development in both countries have played in shaping these trajectories. At the same time, the study shows how, in both countries, state-led skill formation regimes have been transformed not only by market forces and the growing importance of corporate business interests, but also by the social demand for educational credentials.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

480

Publisher

Peter Lang

Published Date

ISBN 10

3631600208

ISBN 13

9783631600207

Interactions with a Violent Past

Reading Post-Conflict Landscapes in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

By: Sina Emde,Markus Schlecker,Elaine Russell,Christina Schwenkel,Susan Hammond,Krisna Uk,Ian G. Baird

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Interactions with a Violent Past

Reading Post-Conflict Landscapes in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

By: Sina Emde,Markus Schlecker,Elaine Russell,Christina Schwenkel,Susan Hammond,Krisna Uk,Ian G. Baird

The Second and Third Indochina Wars are the subject of important ongoing scholarship, but there has been little research on the lasting impact of wartime violence on local societies and populations, in Vietnam as well as in Laos and Cambodia. Today's Lao, Vietnamese and Cambodian landscapes bear the imprint of competing violent ideologies and their perilous material manifestations. From battlefields and massively bombed terrain to reeducation camps and resettled villages, the past lingers on in the physical environment. The nine essays in this volume discuss post-conflict landscapes as contested spaces imbued with memory-work conveying differing interpretations of the recent past, expressed through material (even, monumental) objects, ritual performances, and oral narratives (or silences). While Cambodian, Lao and Vietnamese landscapes are filled with tenacious traces of a violent past, creating an unsolicited and malevolent sense of place among their inhabitants, they can in turn be transformed by actions of resilient and resourceful local communities.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

315

Publisher

NUS Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

9971697017

ISBN 13

9789971697013

Social Psychology Australian & New Zealand Edition

By: Saul Kassin,Steven Fein,Hazel Rose Markus,Kerry Anne McBain,Lisa Williams

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Social Psychology Australian & New Zealand Edition

By: Saul Kassin,Steven Fein,Hazel Rose Markus,Kerry Anne McBain,Lisa Williams

Using a balanced approach, Social Psychology, 2e connects social psychology theories, research methods, and basic findings to real-world applications with a current-events emphasis. Coverage of culture and diversity is integrated into every chapter in addition to strong representation throughout of regionally relevant topics such as: Indigenous perspectives; environmental psychology and conservation; community psychology; gender identity; and attraction and close relationships (including same-sex marriage in different cultures, gendered behaviours when dating, and updated data on online dating), making this visually engaging textbook useful for all social psychology students.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

776

Publisher

Cengage AU

Published Date

ISBN 10

0170420566

ISBN 13

9780170420563

DNA Fingerprinting in Plants

Principles, Methods, and Applications, Second Edition

By: Kurt Weising,Hilde Nybom,Markus Pfenninger,Kirsten Wolff,Günter Kahl

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

DNA Fingerprinting in Plants

Principles, Methods, and Applications, Second Edition

By: Kurt Weising,Hilde Nybom,Markus Pfenninger,Kirsten Wolff,Günter Kahl

Given the explosive development of new molecular marker techniques over the last decade, newcomers and experts alike in the field of DNA fingerprinting will find an easy-to-follow guide to the multitude of techniques available in DNA Fingerprinting in Plants: Principles, Methods, and Applications, Second Edition. Along with step-by-step annotated p

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

470

Publisher

CRC Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1420040049

ISBN 13

9781420040043

Trust beyond Borders

Immigration, the Welfare State, and Identity in Modern Societies

By: Markus M. L. Crepaz

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Trust beyond Borders

Immigration, the Welfare State, and Identity in Modern Societies

By: Markus M. L. Crepaz

Will immigration undermine the welfare state? Trust beyond Borders draws on public opinion data and case studies of Germany, Sweden, and the United States to document the influence of immigration and diversity on trust, reciprocity, and public support for welfare programs. Markus M. L. Crepaz demonstrates that we are, at least in some cases, capable of trusting beyond borders: of expressing faith in our fellow humans and extending help without regard for political classifications. In Europe, the welfare state developed under conditions of relative homogeneity that fostered high levels of trust among citizens, while in America anxiety about immigration and diversity predated the emergence of a social safety net. Looking at our new era of global migration, Crepaz traces the renewed debate about "us" versus "them" on both sides of the Atlantic and asks how it will affect the public commitment to social welfare. Drawing on the literatures on immigration, identity, social trust, and the welfare state, Trust beyond Borders presents a novel analysis of immigration's challenge to the welfare state and a persuasive exploration of the policies that may yet preserve it. "Crepaz contributes much to our knowledge about the link between immigration and social welfare, certainly one of the central issues in current national and international politics." ---Stuart Soroka, Associate Professor of Political Science and William Dawson Scholar, McGill University "Finally! A book that challenges the growing view that ethnic diversity is the enemy of social solidarity. It addresses an issue of intense debate in Western nations; it takes dead aim at the theoretical issues at the center of the controversy; it deploys an impressive array of empirical evidence; and its conclusions represent a powerful corrective to the current drift of opinion. Trust beyond Borders will rank among the very best books in the field." ---Keith Banting, Queen's Research Chair in Public Policy, Queen's University "Do mass immigration and ethnic diversity threaten popular support for the welfare state? Trust beyond Borders answers no. Marshaling an impressive array of comparative opinion data, Crepaz shows that countries with high levels of social trust and universal welfare state arrangements can avoid the development of the welfare chauvinism that typically accompanies diversity." ---Gary Freeman, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin Markus M. L. Crepaz is Professor in the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia and Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS).

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

322

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0472022547

ISBN 13

9780472022540

Electrons in Solids

Mesoscopics, Photonics, Quantum Computing, Correlations, Topology

By: Hendrik Bluhm,Thomas Brückel,Markus Morgenstern,Gero Plessen,Christoph Stampfer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Electrons in Solids

Mesoscopics, Photonics, Quantum Computing, Correlations, Topology

By: Hendrik Bluhm,Thomas Brückel,Markus Morgenstern,Gero Plessen,Christoph Stampfer

As a continuation of classical condensed matter physics texts, this graduate textbook introduces advanced topics of correlated electron systems, mesoscopic transport,quantum computing, optical excitations and topological insulators. The book is focusing on an intuitive understanding of the basic concepts of these rather complex subjects.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

406

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published Date

ISBN 10

3110438321

ISBN 13

9783110438321

Building an International Financial Services Firm

How Successful Firms Design and Execute Cross-Border Strategies

By: Markus Venzin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Building an International Financial Services Firm

How Successful Firms Design and Execute Cross-Border Strategies

By: Markus Venzin

A new era of global banking and insurance is emerging, with leading banks eager to serve international markets. This book explores the issues that arise for banks in their strategic choices as they move into these new international markets. Building an International Financial Services Firm challenges conventional assumptions from the international management literature on topics such as the limits of globalization, the importance of cultural and institutional distance, the nature of economies of scale and scope, the existence of first mover advantages, the logic behind the global value chain configuration, the speed and timing of market entry, as well as organizational architecture. It focuses on fundamental strategic decisions such as when, where, and how to enter foreign markets and how to design the organizational architecture of the multinational financial services firm. Using simple theoretical frameworks illustrated by case examples, this book provides a thorough guide to the challenges of the international market for financial services firms, both for those working in the financial services industry, and researchers studying the area.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

386

Publisher

OUP Oxford

Published Date

ISBN 10

0191608998

ISBN 13

9780191608995

Child Exploitation and Trafficking

Examining the Global Challenges and U.S. Responses

By: Virginia M. Kendall,T. Markus Funk

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Child Exploitation and Trafficking

Examining the Global Challenges and U.S. Responses

By: Virginia M. Kendall,T. Markus Funk

Each year, more than two million children around the world fall victim to commercial sexual exploitation. The numbers of children sexually abused for non-commercial purposes are even higher. Put simply, the growing, increasingly-organized epidemic of child exploitation demands a coordinated response. The aim of this book is to bring some fresh thinking to this complicated area of the law, and to help erase some of its counterproductive mythology. The book provides the first comprehensive, practical introduction to the history and present-day reality of child sexual exploitation, as well as to the interconnected web of domestic and transnational federal laws and law enforcement efforts launched in response thereto. It is written from the distinctive perspective of those who have spent their careers in the trenches investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating these intricate and commonly emotional cases. Relying on real-world examples, the authors offer proscriptive and descriptive practical advice and reform proposals aimed at those involved at all levels in this difficult area. Serving as a “first-line” resource for clear, practical thinking on the range of complex, and often misunderstood, investigative, prosecutorial, and rehabilitative issues surrounding child exploitation cases, this work is a must-have for anyone with interest in the protection of children from sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

445

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1442209828

ISBN 13

9781442209824

When Black Swans multiply

Why we must reorganize our society

By: Markus Krall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

When Black Swans multiply

Why we must reorganize our society

By: Markus Krall

Risk avoidance currently seems to be the patent remedy for all our problems. Central banks are attempting to defend our banking and economic systems from current threats by throwing vast amounts of money in their way, while politicians demonstrate benevolence in attempts to counter todays social ills – to ›sweep them under the carpet‹ as one might say. A general desire to ›keep going as normal‹ certainly appears prevalent. Without risk, however, there can be no progress, no learning, no insight. Markus Krall, bestselling author and one of the most insightful connoisseurs of the risk landscape, shows how currently unfolding distortions in business and politics, rapid technological development and geostrategic mistakes could lead us to catastrophe. He also shows where and how we can intervene to put our society on a new and better footing.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

304

Publisher

FinanzBuch Verlag

Published Date

ISBN 10

3960925646

ISBN 13

9783960925644

Book's by Markus Arnold

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email