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The Ship of Fools

By: Sebastian Brant

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The Ship of Fools

By: Sebastian Brant

Definitive English language edition of influential (1494) allegorical classic. Sweeping satire of weaknesses, vices, grotesqueries of the day. Includes 114 royalty-free illustrations.

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Courier Corporation

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0486143120

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Politics and History of Violence and Crime in Central America

By: Sebastian Huhn,Hannes Warnecke-Berger

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Politics and History of Violence and Crime in Central America

By: Sebastian Huhn,Hannes Warnecke-Berger

This book highlights historical explanations to and roots of present phenomena of violence, insecurity, and law enforcement in Central America. Violence and crime are among the most discussed topics in Central America today, and sensationalism and fear of crime is as present as the increase of private security, the re-militarization of law enforcement, political populism, and mano dura policies. The contributors to this volume discuss historical forms, paths, continuities, and changes of violence and its public and political discussion in the region. This book thus offers in-depth analysis of different patterns of violence, their reproduction over time, their articulation in the present, and finally their discursive mobilization.

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Springer

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134995067X

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Globalisation and the Nation in Imperial Germany

By: Sebastian Conrad

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Globalisation and the Nation in Imperial Germany

By: Sebastian Conrad

Translation of award-winning study of the development of German nationalism in a global context.

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Cambridge University Press

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052176307X

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Dynamic Strategic Analysis

Demystifying simple success strategies

By: Sebastian Raisch

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Dynamic Strategic Analysis

Demystifying simple success strategies

By: Sebastian Raisch

While significant insights have been gained, the field of factors underlying firm success is still highly fragmented, often oversimplifies the interrelation between success factors, and remains inherently static in its approach. Sebastian Raisch establishes three models to address these limitations and validates them in a field study of global media enterprises.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3322818837

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9783322818836

Conflict Resolution in De Facto States

The Practice of Engagement without Recognition

By: Sebastian Relitz

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Conflict Resolution in De Facto States

The Practice of Engagement without Recognition

By: Sebastian Relitz

This book explores the challenges of conflict resolution in protracted conflicts and conceptualises and analyses the practice of engagement without recognition in de facto states. Increasingly, engagement without recognition is seen as a promising approach to conflict resolution in de facto states, but little is known about its implementation and results. This book addresses that lacuna and develops an analytical model to assess international engagement, focusing on implementation on the ground. This model enables a comprehensive analysis of international engagement's scope, areas, and methods. Further, the book also explores the context of engagement in de facto states, which has a significant impact on its implementation and results. In this way, the book also advances our understanding of the opportunities, obstacles, and limitations of engagement without recognition. The analysis is based on the current EU engagement in Abkhazia and draws from other cases in the Caucasus, Eastern Europe, and beyond and finds that international engagement with de facto states is more comprehensive and multifaceted than previously known. However, it also faces some distinct challenges and produces modest results. Finally, the book provides practical recommendations on how to better utlilise the peacebuilding potential of engagement without recognition. This book will be of much interest to students of conflict resolution, statehood, peace and conflict studies, and international relations.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000623009

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German Diasporic Experiences

Identity, Migration, and Loss

By: Sebastian Siebel-Achenbach

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German Diasporic Experiences

Identity, Migration, and Loss

By: Sebastian Siebel-Achenbach

Co-published with the Waterloo Centre for German Studies For centuries, large numbers of German-speaking people have emigrated from settlements in Europe to other countries and continents. In German Diasporic Experiences: Identity, Migration, and Loss, more than forty international contributors describe and discuss aspects of the history, language, and culture of these migrant groups, individuals, and their descendants. Part I focuses on identity, with essays exploring the connections among language, politics, and the construction of histories—national, familial, and personal—in German-speaking diasporic communities around the world. Part II deals with migration, examining such issues as German migrants in postwar Britain, German refugees and forced migration, and the immigrant as a fictional character, among others. Part III examines the idea of loss in diasporic experience with essays on nationalization, language change or loss, and the reshaping of cultural identity. Essays are revised versions of papers presented at an international conference held at the University of Waterloo in August 2006, organized by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies, and reflect the multidisciplinarity and the global perspective of this field of study.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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1554581311

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9781554581313

The Quest for the Lost Nation

Writing History in Germany and Japan in the American Century

By: Sebastian Conrad

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The Quest for the Lost Nation

Writing History in Germany and Japan in the American Century

By: Sebastian Conrad

Extraordinarily compelling. The Quest for the Lost Nation is a model for comparative history-and should serve as an incentive for a new generation to do more of this kind of work."--Michael Geyer, University of Chicago.

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Univ of California Press

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0520259440

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9780520259447

Laughter and Narrative in the Later Middle Ages

German Comic Tales C.1350-1525

By: Sebastian Coxon

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Laughter and Narrative in the Later Middle Ages

German Comic Tales C.1350-1525

By: Sebastian Coxon

In contrast to the vernacular literary traditions of France, Italy and England, comic tales in verse flourished in late medieval Germany, providing bawdy entertainment for larger audiences of public recitals as well as for smaller numbers of individual readers. In a sustained close analysis Sebastian Coxon explores both the narrative design and fundamental thematic preoccupations of these short texts. A distinctively performative tradition of pre-modern narrative literature emerges which invited its recipients to think, learn and above all to laugh in a number of different ways.

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Routledge

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1351560832

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Legal Entanglements

Law, Rights and the Battle for Legitimacy in Divided Germany, 1945-1989

By: Sebastian Gehrig

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Legal Entanglements

Law, Rights and the Battle for Legitimacy in Divided Germany, 1945-1989

By: Sebastian Gehrig

During the division of Germany, law became the object of ideological conflicts and the means by which the two national governments conducted their battle over political legitimacy. Legal Entanglements explores how these dynamics produced competing concepts of statehood and sovereignty, all centered on citizens and their rights. Drawing on wide-ranging archival sources, including recently declassified documents, Sebastian Gehrig traces how politicians, diplomats, judges, lawyers, activists and intellectuals navigated the struggle between legal ideologies under the pressures of the Cold War and decolonization. As he shows, in their response to global debates over international law and human rights, their work kept the legal cultures of both German states entangled until 1989.

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Berghahn Books

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1800730845

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Homeownership, Renting and Society

Historical and Comparative Perspectives

By: Sebastian Kohl

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Homeownership, Renting and Society

Historical and Comparative Perspectives

By: Sebastian Kohl

On the eve of the financial crisis, the USA was inhabited by almost 70 percent homeowning households, in comparison to about 45 percent in Germany. Homeownership, Renting and Society presents new evidence showing that this homeownership gap already existed between American and German cities around 1900. Existing explanations based on culture, government housing policy or typical socio-economic factors have difficulties in accounting for these long-term cross-country differences. Using historical case studies on Germany and the USA, the book identifies three institutional domains on the supply-side of the housing market – urban land, housing finance and construction – that set countries on different housing trajectories and subsequently established differences that were hard to reverse in later periods. Further chapters generalize the argument across other OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries and extend the explanation to cover historical differences in homeownership ideology and horizontal property institutions. This enlightening volume also puts forward path-dependence theories in housing studies, connects housing with vast urban-history and political-economy literature and offers comprehensive insights about the case of a tenant’s country which contradicts the tendency towards universal homeownership. Providing an all-new historic-institutionalist explanation of the German–American homeownership gap, this title will be of interest to postgraduate students and scholars interested in fields including: Housing Studies, Sociology, Urban History, Political Economy, Social Policy and Geography. It may also be of interest to those working in housing field organizations and ministries.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317241088

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Signs, Mind, and Reality

A Theory of Language as the Folk Model of the World

By: Sebastian Shaumyan

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Signs, Mind, and Reality

A Theory of Language as the Folk Model of the World

By: Sebastian Shaumyan

The book presents a new science of semiotic linguistics. The goal of semiotic linguistics is to discover what characterizes language as an intermediary between the mind and reality so that language creates the picture of reality we perceive. The cornerstone of semiotic linguistics is the discovery and resolution of language antinomies -contradictions between two apparently reasonable principles or laws. Language antinomies constitute the essence of language, and hence must be studied from both linguistic and philosophical points of view. The basic language antinomy which underlies all other antinomies is the antinomy between meaning and information. Both generative and classical linguistic theories are unaware of the need to distinguish between meaning and information. By confounding these notions they are unable to discover language antinomies and confine their research to naturalistic description of superficial language phenomena rather than the quest for the essence of language.(Series A)

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027252017

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9789027252012

Hellenistic Athletes

Agonistic Cultures and Self-Presentation

By: Sebastian Scharff

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Hellenistic Athletes

Agonistic Cultures and Self-Presentation

By: Sebastian Scharff

Approaches Hellenistic sport from the perspective of the athletes and horse owners and their sponsors. Analyzing victory poems as commissioned work, the book reveals the wider social and political impact of athletic achievements at the level of the polis, the region and the empire.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009199943

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German Colonialism

A Short History

By: Sebastian Conrad

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German Colonialism

A Short History

By: Sebastian Conrad

This book explores the wide-ranging consequences of Germany's short-lived colonial project for the nation, and European and global history.

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110700814X

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The Politics of Contemporary Spain

By: Sebastian Balfour

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The Politics of Contemporary Spain

By: Sebastian Balfour

While Spain is now a well-established democracy closely integrated into the European Union, it has suffered from a number of severe internal problems such as corruption, discord between state and regional nationalism, and separatist terrorism. The Politics of Contemporary Spain charts the trajectory of Spanish politics from the transition to democracy through to the present day, including the aftermath of the Madrid bombings of March 2004 and the elections that followed three days later. It offers new insights on the main political parties and the political system, on the monarchy, corruption, terrorism, regional and conservative nationalism, and on Spain's policies in the Mediterranean and the EU. It challenges many existing assumptions about politics in Spain, reaching beyond systems and practices to look at identities, political cultures and mentalities. It brings to bear on the analysis the latest empirical data and theoretical perspectives.

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Routledge

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1134249802

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The Global Administrative Law of Science

By: Matthias Ruffert,Sebastian Steinecke

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The Global Administrative Law of Science

By: Matthias Ruffert,Sebastian Steinecke

We live in a world of science. Yet this is impossible without a legally guaranteed freedom to practise it. Findings with regard to the elements of such freedom can be deduced from an analysis of international and domestic provisions and principles. There are a plethora of international institutions, legal rules and global norms for the purpose of the international governance of science. The institutions and rules are to be interpreted in light of this freedom to guarantee the continuous existence of the knowledge-based society by means of a global administrative law of science. These aspects were analysed in a research project funded by the German Research Foundation. The book’s purpose is to present the jurisprudential results. In addition, empirical results are collected in a freely available database. The study is composed of 5 parts: The Concept of Science/Global Administrative Law/Constitutional Basis: The Freedom of Science/Institutional Design/Governance Mechanisms.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642213596

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Mobilizing Regions, Mobilizing Europe

Expert Knowledge and Scientific Planning in European Regional Development

By: Sebastian M. Buettner

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Mobilizing Regions, Mobilizing Europe

Expert Knowledge and Scientific Planning in European Regional Development

By: Sebastian M. Buettner

Regional development strategies are becoming more similar all around Europe, even though regional differences are more pronounced than ever and many European regions have become more autonomous actors. This thesis of a peculiar standardized diversification of sub-national space in the modern European Union is the point of departure of this book. Based upon the analytical premises of Stanford School Sociological Institutionalism, Sebastian M. Büttner studies regional mobilization in contemporary Europe from a new and innovative perspective. He highlights the importance of scientific expertise and global scientific models in contemporary regional development practice, and exemplifies their significance with the example of region-building in Poland in the course of EU integration. This new wave of regional mobilization is not just conceived as an effect of local, national or European politics, but as an expression of a larger conceptual shift in governing society and space. This well researched and clearly argued book not only provides fresh insights into region-building and regionalization in contemporary European space, but also contributes to the new sociology of Europeanization. It will be an illuminating read for scholars and students in Sociology, European and EU studies, International Relations, Cultural Studies, Geography, Regional Science, Polish Studies and related subject areas.

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1136459421

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9781136459429

Europe United

Power Politics and the Making of the European Community

By: Sebastian Rosato

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Europe United

Power Politics and the Making of the European Community

By: Sebastian Rosato

The construction of the European Community (EC) has widely been understood as the product of either economic self-interest or dissatisfaction with the nation-state system. In Europe United, Sebastian Rosato challenges these conventional explanations, arguing that the Community came into being because of balance of power concerns. France and the Federal Republic of Germany—the two key protagonists in the story—established the EC at the height of the cold war as a means to balance against the Soviet Union and one another. More generally, Rosato argues that international institutions, whether military or economic, largely reflect the balance of power. In his view, states establish institutions in order to maintain or increase their share of world power, and the shape of those institutions reflects the wishes of their most powerful members. Rosato applies this balance of power theory of cooperation to several other cooperative ventures since 1789, including various alliances and trade pacts, the unifications of Italy and Germany, and the founding of the United States. Rosato concludes by arguing that the demise of the Soviet Union has deprived the EC of its fundamental purpose. As a result, further moves toward political and military integration are improbable, and the economic community is likely to unravel to the point where it becomes a shadow of its former self.

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Cornell University Press

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0801461464

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US Naval Strategy and National Security

The Evolution of American Maritime Power

By: Sebastian Bruns

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US Naval Strategy and National Security

The Evolution of American Maritime Power

By: Sebastian Bruns

This book examines US naval strategy and the role of American seapower over three decades, from the late 20th century to the early 21st century. This study uses the concept of seapower as a framework to explain the military and political application of sea power and naval force for the United States of America. It addresses the context in which strategy, and in particular US naval strategy and naval power, evolves and how US naval strategy was developed and framed in the international and national security contexts. It explains what drove and what constrained US naval strategy and examines selected instances where American sea power was directed in support of US defense and security policy ends – and whether that could be tied to what a given strategy proposed. The work utilizes naval capstone documents in the framework of broader maritime conceptual and geopolitical thinking, and discusses whether these documents had lasting influences in the strategic mind-set, the force structure, and other areas of American sea power. Overall, this work provides a deeper understanding of the crafting of US naval strategy since the final decade of the Cold War, its contextual and structural framework setting, and its application. To that end, the work bridges the gap between the thinking of American naval officers and planners on the one hand and academic analyses of Navy strategy on the other hand. It also presents the trends in the use of naval force for foreign policy objectives and into strategy-making in the American policy context. This book will be of much interest to students of naval power, maritime strategy, US national security and international relations in general.

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1317229681

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Public Sector Employment Regimes

Transformations of the State as an Employer

By: Karin Gottschall,Bernhard Kittel,Kendra Briken,Jan-Ocko Heuer,Sylvia Hils,Sebastian Streb,Markus Tepe

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Public Sector Employment Regimes

Transformations of the State as an Employer

By: Karin Gottschall,Bernhard Kittel,Kendra Briken,Jan-Ocko Heuer,Sylvia Hils,Sebastian Streb,Markus Tepe

This book explores the extent to which a transformation of public employment regimes has taken place in four Western countries, and the factors influencing the pathways of reform. It demonstrates how public employment regimes have unravelled in different domains of public service, contesting the idea that the state remains a 'model' employer.

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Springer

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1137313110

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Musica Getutscht

A Treatise on Musical Instruments (1511) by Sebastian Virdung

By: Sebastian Virdung

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A Treatise on Musical Instruments (1511) by Sebastian Virdung

By: Sebastian Virdung

This early German 'do-it-yourself' manual tells us about music-making in the years just before the Reformation.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521308305

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9780521308304

New Cultural Identitarian Political Movements in Developing Societies

The Bharatiya Janata Party

By: Sebastian Schwecke

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New Cultural Identitarian Political Movements in Developing Societies

The Bharatiya Janata Party

By: Sebastian Schwecke

Applying an intercultural and comparative theoretical approach across Asia and Africa, this book analyses the rise and moderation of political movements in developing societies which mobilise popular support with references to conceptions of cultural identity. The author includes not only the Hindu nationalist movement but also many Islamist political movements in a single category – New Cultural Identitarian Political Movements (NCIPM). Demonstrating significant similarities in the pattern of evolution between these and European Christian Democracy, the book provides an instrument for the analysis of these movements outside the parameters of the fundamentalism debate. The book looks at a number of key variables for understanding the evolution of NCIPM, and it goes on to analyse the transition of developing societies from rent-based political economies to capitalism and the (partial) failure of this transition process. It argues that there is a need to incorporate economic and class analysis in the study of political processes in developing societies against the continuing emphasis on cultural factors associated with the "cultural turn" of social sciences. The book is an interesting contribution to studies in South Asian Politics, as well as Comparative Politics.

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Routledge

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1136846565

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9781136846564

Strategies for Rural Broadband

An economic and legal feasibility analysis

By: Bernd Holznagel,Arnold Picot,Sebastian Deckers,Nico Grove,Marc Schramm

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Strategies for Rural Broadband

An economic and legal feasibility analysis

By: Bernd Holznagel,Arnold Picot,Sebastian Deckers,Nico Grove,Marc Schramm

This book delivers insights for immediate action on two levels: The management perspective addresses the economic feasibility, while the legal perspective provides municipal decision-makers with FAQ-type guidelines for the swift implementation and legal applicability of rural broadband rollout solutions.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3834986925

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9783834986924

Welcome Home, Boys!

Military Victory Parades in New York City 1899-1946

By: Sebastian Jobs

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Welcome Home, Boys!

Military Victory Parades in New York City 1899-1946

By: Sebastian Jobs

This book takes on the subject of military victory parades in New York City during the first half of the 20th century and looks on these performances as political street theater. The study shows how abstract concepts like the nation-state or Americanism were represented and embodied in these events. With its focus on the three main groups of actors involved in the parades (organizers, soldiers, spectators), the book demonstrates how these marches can only be understood as a collaboration of these actors-- each group interpreting the event in their very distinct ways. The book deepens our understanding of how political performances functioned in the U.S. and how they made an impact on society"--Page 4 of cover.

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Campus Verlag

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3593397455

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The Reinvention of Spain

Nation and Identity since Democracy

By: Sebastian Balfour,Alejandro Quiroga

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The Reinvention of Spain

Nation and Identity since Democracy

By: Sebastian Balfour,Alejandro Quiroga

Unravelling the debate about the Spanish nation and its identity in the new democracy, this book looks at the issue as both a historical debate and a contemporary political problem, particularly complex due to the legacy of the Francoist Dictatorship which deeply eroded the legitimacy of Spanish nationalism. During and since the transition Spanish nationalist discourse has evolved to meet the challenge of new concepts of nation and identity. These formulations argue very different configurations of the relationship between nation and state. While the Constitution of 1978 defines Spain as a nation of nationalities, many politicians and intellectuals now claim that Spain is a nation of nations, others that it is a nation of nations and regions, or a post-traditional nation state, or post-national state. For the peripheral nationalists, it is merely a state of nations and regions. What is at issue is not whether Spain exists or not as a nation; rather, it is the traditional ways of seeing Spain from both the centre and the periphery that are being challenged. The Reinvention of Spain examines the ways in which Spanish and regional identities are projected and how influence the external actions of the Spanish state. It also analyses the dynamic of comparative grievance and competition between regions deriving from the peculiar architecture of the state in Spain, and their effect on social and political cohesion. Finally, it examines scenarios of change that might foster solutions but asserts that Spain will continue to reinvent itself.

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OUP Oxford

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019152574X

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9780191525742

Valuable Broadleaved Forests in Europe

By: Heinrich Spiecker,Sebastian Hein,Kaisu Makkonen-Spiecker,Michael Thies

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Valuable Broadleaved Forests in Europe

By: Heinrich Spiecker,Sebastian Hein,Kaisu Makkonen-Spiecker,Michael Thies

Ecological and economic considerations recently increased the interest in growing valuable broadleaved tree species. Although the demand for valuable timber is growing, and there is a notable interest among forest owners and farmers to grow valuable broad leaved tree species, the current level of knowledge about these species is insufficient. More information on how to grow valuable broadleaved species to obtain high-quality wood and more research on new options for forest management is needed. This book covers various relevant aspects of growing valuable broadleaved trees in an interdisciplinary approach. The disciplines are represented by a consortium of experts and professionals in different disciplines of forest sciences and related areas. They describe the state of the art in their research fields.

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BRILL

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9004188231

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9789004188235

Governance in Global Policy Networks

Individual Strategies and Collective Action in Five Sustainable Energy-related Type II Partnerships

By: Sebastian Wienges

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Governance in Global Policy Networks

Individual Strategies and Collective Action in Five Sustainable Energy-related Type II Partnerships

By: Sebastian Wienges

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

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Peter Lang

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3631603118

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9783631603116

Hyperspectral Image Unmixing Incorporating Adjacency Information

By: Bauer, Sebastian

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Hyperspectral Image Unmixing Incorporating Adjacency Information

By: Bauer, Sebastian

While the spectral information contained in hyperspectral images is rich, the spatial resolution of such images is in many cases very low. Many pixel spectra are mixtures of pure materials' spectra and therefore need to be decomposed into their constituents. This work investigates new decomposition methods taking into account spectral, spatial and global 3D adjacency information. This allows for faster and more accurate decomposition results.

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KIT Scientific Publishing

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3731507889

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Risk Regulation in the Single Market

The Governance of Pharmaceuticals and Foodstuffs in the European Union

By: Sebastian Krapohl

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Risk Regulation in the Single Market

The Governance of Pharmaceuticals and Foodstuffs in the European Union

By: Sebastian Krapohl

This book demonstrates how the Thalidomide catastrophe of the 1960s and the BSE crisis of the 1990s led to regulatory regimes for pharmaceuticals and foodstuffs in Europe. However, the developmental paths of these regimes differ – and so does the efficiency and legitimacy of regulatory policy-making.

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0230584047

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Synchronous Generators and Excitation Systems Operating in a Power System

Measurement Methods and Modeling

By: Stefan Paszek,Andrzej Boboń,Sebastian Berhausen,Łukasz Majka,Adrian Nocoń,Piotr Pruski

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Synchronous Generators and Excitation Systems Operating in a Power System

Measurement Methods and Modeling

By: Stefan Paszek,Andrzej Boboń,Sebastian Berhausen,Łukasz Majka,Adrian Nocoń,Piotr Pruski

In simulation tests of dynamic states of the power system (PS), the database of parameters of mathematical models of generating units is most commonly used. In many cases, the parameter values are burdened with large errors. Consequently, the results obtained are not reliable and do not allow drawing true conclusions. This monograph presents the developed methods and tools supporting the process of measurement determination of reliable values of parameters of mathematical models of synchronous generators and excitation systems. Special measurement tests are the basis for determining the parameters. The tests can be carried out in conditions of normal operation of generating units, in which electrical machines operate in the state of saturation of magnetic cores, and voltage regulators can reach limits. This book is intended for specialists in power engineering as well as students of faculties of electrical engineering interested in issues of PS transient states.

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Lower Silesia From Nazi Germany To Communist Poland 1942-49

By: Sebastian Siebel-Achenbach

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Lower Silesia From Nazi Germany To Communist Poland 1942-49

By: Sebastian Siebel-Achenbach

Lower Silesia was one of the regions Germany lost to Poland following the Second World War. During the space of a few years, the entire territory was transformed, reversing the tradition of centuries. The eviction and suffering of the indigenous Germans is contrasted with the similar hardships the Polish resettlers were forced to undergo. Striking is the similarity of manipulation of both Silesian groups by their political masters. That Lower Silesia was ceded at all reveals much about wartime and postwar Allied negotiations which culminated in the Cold War.

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Partisan Policy-Making in Western Europe

How Ideology Influences the Content of Government Policies

By: Sebastian Hartmann

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Partisan Policy-Making in Western Europe

How Ideology Influences the Content of Government Policies

By: Sebastian Hartmann

Sebastian Hartmann aims at answering the question whether socioeconomic policies implemented by governments are generally rather similar or whether their content actually varies with the ideological background of governments. In addition, he wants to find out whether government characteristics such as coalition or minority situations impact the degree of partisan policy-making. The author employs a new dataset of social and economic policies collected for several Western European countries. By conducting a wide range of empirical analyses and by using an innovative approach for analysing the policy output, he shows that ideology indeed matters. However, the degree of its influence is contingent upon structural characteristics of governments.

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365808197X

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The Mobility Revolution in the Automotive Industry

How not to miss the digital turnpike

By: Dr. Sebastian Wedeniwski

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The Mobility Revolution in the Automotive Industry

How not to miss the digital turnpike

By: Dr. Sebastian Wedeniwski

The Internet of Things, cloud computing, connected vehicles, Big Data, analytics — what does this have to do with the automotive industry? This book provides information about the future of mobility trends resulting from digitisation, connectedness, personalisation and data insights. The automotive industry is on the verge of undergoing a fundamental transformation. Large, traditional companies in particular will have to adapt, develop new business models and implement flexibility with the aid of appropriate enterprise architectures. Transforming critical business competencies is the key concept. The vehicle of the digital future is already here — who will shape it?

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3662477882

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The European Central Bank between the Financial Crisis and Populisms

By: Corrado Macchiarelli,Mara Monti,Claudia Wiesner,Sebastian Diessner

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The European Central Bank between the Financial Crisis and Populisms

By: Corrado Macchiarelli,Mara Monti,Claudia Wiesner,Sebastian Diessner

In light of the handover from the European Central Bank President Mario Draghi to Christine Lagarde in November 2019, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the events which unfolded since the euro area sovereign debt crisis in 2010 up until today. The book focuses on the far-reaching implications of the last decade, shedding light on a wide spectrum of political, economic and financial aspects of the European poly-crises and how monetary policy reacted to these challenges. The book places particular emphasis on the tensions that the supranational central bank was subject to during this period, and on their outcomes in terms of the policies, their legitimacy, and their public reception. As such, this book will be relevant not only to understand the political implications of the past crisis but also, and foremost, in understanding "what is next".

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3030443485

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The 1857 Indian Uprising and the Politics of Commemoration

By: Sebastian Raj Pender

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The 1857 Indian Uprising and the Politics of Commemoration

By: Sebastian Raj Pender

An innovative study using the commemoration of 1857 as a prism through which to explore 150 years of Indian history.

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Cambridge University Press

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Distillation

Principles and Practice

By: Johann G. Stichlmair,Harald Klein,Sebastian Rehfeldt

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Distillation

Principles and Practice

By: Johann G. Stichlmair,Harald Klein,Sebastian Rehfeldt

Distillation Principles and Practice Second Edition covers all the main aspects of distillation including the thermodynamics of vapor/liquid equilibrium, the principles of distillation, the synthesis of distillation processes, the design of the equipment, and the control of process operation. Most textbooks deal in detail with the principles and laws of distilling binary mixtures. When it comes to multi-component mixtures, they refer to computer software nowadays available. One of the special features of the second edition is a clear and easy understandable presentation of the principles and laws of ternary distillation. The right understanding of ternary distillation is the link to a better understanding of multi-component distillation. Ternary distillation is the basis for a conceptual process design, for separating azeotropic mixtures by using an entrainer, and for reactive distillation, which is a rapidly developing field of distillation. Another special feature of the book is the design of distillation equipment, i.e. tray columns and packed columns. In practice, empirical know-how is preferably used in many companies, often in form of empirical equations, which are not even dimensionally correct. The objective of the proposed book is the derivation of the relevant equations for column design based on first principles. The field of column design is permanently developing with respect to the type of equipment used and the know-how of two-phase flow and interfacial mass transfer.

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Atlantis Lost

The American Experience with De Gaulle, 1958-1969

By: Sebastian Reyn

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Atlantis Lost

The American Experience with De Gaulle, 1958-1969

By: Sebastian Reyn

Summary: Contents: Part 1; Seperate worlds, different visions. Chapter One: From the Atlantic to the Urals: De Gaulle's 'European' Europe and the United States as the ally of ultimate recourse. Chapter Two: The Atlantic 'Community' in American foreign policy: An ambiguous approach to the Cold War alliance. Part II - Dealing with De Gaulle. Chapter Three: Organizing the West: Eisenhower, Kennedy, and de Gaulle's 'Tripartite' memorandum proposal, 1958-1962. Chapter Four: Of Arms and Men: Kennedy, De Gaulle, and military-strategic reform, 1961-1962. Chapter Five: Whose kind of 'Europe'? Kennedy's tug of war with de Gaulle about the Common Market, 1961-1962. Chapter Six: The Clash: Kennedy and de Gaulle's Rejection of the Atlantic Partnership, 1962-1963. Chapter Seven: The demise of the last Atlantic project: LBJ and De Gaulle's attack on the multilateral force, 1963-1965. Chapter Eight: De Gaulle throws down the gauntlet: LBJ and the crisis in NATO, 1965-1967. Chapter Nine: Grand Designs Go Bankrupt. Conclusions.

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9089642145

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