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Microbial life on Façades

By: Wolfgang Karl Hofbauer,Georg Gärtner

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Microbial life on Façades

By: Wolfgang Karl Hofbauer,Georg Gärtner

This book provides a detailed overview of the microorganisms that form the initial growth on the exterior façades of buildings. It deals with the ecophysiological properties that characterize the basic conditions under which these microorganisms can occur on façades. In addition to an identification key for the types and forms of microorganisms, this book provides a detailed description of the individual organisms, stating their ecological range. Furthermore, the various ecological parameters are discussed in short chapters. Measures to prevent and combat the colonization of façades with microorganisms are also addressed. Specialists (architects, construction experts), builders, scientists and master students can find all the information they need on facade algae and fungi here.

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Springer Nature

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366254833X

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9783662548332

The Evolution of Human Language

Scenarios, principles, and cultural dynamics

By: Wolfgang Wildgen

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The Evolution of Human Language

Scenarios, principles, and cultural dynamics

By: Wolfgang Wildgen

Wolfgang Wildgen presents three perspectives on the evolution of language as a key element in the evolution of mankind in terms of the development of human symbol use. (1) He approaches this question by constructing possible scenarios in which mechanisms necessary for symbolic behavior could have developed, on the basis of the state of the art in evolutionary anthropology and genetics. (2) Non-linguistic symbolic behavior such as cave art is investigated as an important clue to the developmental background to the origin of language. Creativity and innovation and a population's ability to integrate individual experiments are considered with regard to historical examples of symbolic creativity in the visual arts and natural sciences. (3) Probable linguistic 'fossils' of such linguistic innovations are examined. The results of this study allow for new proposals for a 'protolanguage' and for a theory of language within a broader philosophical and semiotic framework, and raises interesting questions as to human consciousness, universal grammar, and linguistic methodology. (Series B)

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John Benjamins Publishing

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902729545X

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9789027295453

René Girard's Mimetic Theory

By: Wolfgang Palaver

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René Girard's Mimetic Theory

By: Wolfgang Palaver

A systematic introduction into the mimetic theory of the French-American literary theorist and philosophical anthropologist René Girard, this essential text explains its three main pillars (mimetic desire, the scapegoat mechanism, and the Biblical “difference”) with the help of examples from literature and philosophy. This book also offers an overview of René Girard’s life and work, showing how much mimetic theory results from existential and spiritual insights into one’s own mimetic entanglements. Furthermore it examines the broader implications of Girard’s theories, from the mimetic aspect of sovereignty and wars to the relationship between the scapegoat mechanism and the question of capital punishment. Mimetic theory is placed within the context of current cultural and political debates like the relationship between religion and modernity, terrorism, the death penalty, and gender issues. Drawing textual examples from European literature (Cervantes, Shakespeare, Goethe, Kleist, Stendhal, Storm, Flaubert, Dostoevsky, Proust) and philosophy (Plato, Camus, Sartre, Lévi-Strauss, Derrida, Vattimo), Palaver uses mimetic theory to explore the themes they present. A highly accessible book, this text is complemented by bibliographical references to Girard’s widespread work and secondary literature on mimetic theory and its applications, comprising a valuable bibliographical archive that provides the reader with an overview of the development and discussion of mimetic theory until the present day.

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MSU Press

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1609173651

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Microbial life on Façades

By: Wolfgang Karl Hofbauer,Georg Gärtner

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European Music Directory 2001

By: Wolfgang von Collas

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European Music Directory 2001

By: Wolfgang von Collas

This is the new edition of a two-volume directory that documents the entire European music industry. Entries include contact information, as well as descriptions of the organizations and the types of music involved, when available and/or applicable. The first volume discusses orchestras (from symphonies to chamber orchestras and brass bands), choirs, European music theaters, competitions and prizes, concert management and promotion agencies, radio and television, information on associations and foundations, teaching and instruction, and music libraries and archives, museums, and research and university institutes. The second volume covers all areas of the music industry and trade, i.e. instrument making, music and computers, music trade and sales, trade fairs for music, antiquarians and auction houses, sound studios and record companies, music publishers, and sound, lighting and scenery. It also contains the indexes of institutions and firms, persons, and instruments. Distributed by Gale. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Walter de Gruyter

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3598114117

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Microbial life on Façades

Microbial life on Façades

The Evolution of Human Language

The Evolution of Human Language

René Girard's Mimetic Theory

René Girard's Mimetic Theory

Microbial life on Façades

Microbial life on Façades

European Music Directory 2001

European Music Directory 2001

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