Birgit Kumbrink's bestselling guide to K-Taping - now available in its 2nd edition! This richly illustrated hands-on guidebook features a highly successful therapeutic approach to treating orthopedic,
An academic study of a topic that does not officially exist, this book looks at political women in 19th century Germany. By definition women were excluded from politics both as voters and holders of p
Judith Butler can justifiably be described as one of the major critical thinkers of our time. While she is best-known for her interventions into feminist debates on gender, sexuality and feminist poli
Culture plays a crucial role in our lives. Depending on our cultural background, we judge on and react to everything that we encounter. Subtle differences in behavior can lead to misunderstandings or
This study outlines the emerging cultural turn in Peace Studies and provides a critical understanding of the cultural dimension of reconciliation. Taking an anthropological view on decentralization an
"Conflicting parties worldwide increasingly use the Internet in a strategic way, and conflicts carried out on a local level achieve a new dimension. This new kind of medialization results in a conflic
Im Zuge der Diskussion zum New Public Management und der gegenwartig zu beobachtenden Umstrukturierungsprozesse im offentlichen Sektor stellt sich die Frage nach den Aufgaben des Staates in der Gesell
Throughout the second half of the 20th century various societies were shaped by conflicting trends of globalization and nationalist resurgence, powerful surges of collective identities as well as frag
It’s hard to imagine a world without Coca-Cola, Post-its, or Velcro, but have you ever stopped to wonder how and when these items came to be? Accidental Inventions reveals the fascinating stories behi
This is the first description of Goemai, a West Chadic language of Nigeria. Goemai is spoken in a language contact area, and this contact has shaped Goemai grammar to the extent that it can be conside
Forschung, Lehre und Familie – ein BalanceaktDer Anteil studierender Frauen an deutschsprachigen Hochschulen liegt bei knapp funfzig Prozent, der Anteil jener, die eine Hochschulprofessur erlangen und
In order to address the conflicting range of feminist responses to Kristeva's key ideas and equally conflicting as well as ambiguous relationship to feminism, Schippers makes a case for Kristeva's imp
Customary international law is the most important source of international criminal law. Fifty years after the Nuremberg trials, many convictions imposed by the tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and
Everything you need to know to make magic with watercolor!Features 80+ lessons, exercises and demonstrations, including live instruction on the enclosed DVDWatercolor moves like no other medium. Just
Film emerged in pre-Revolutionary Russia to become the “most important of all arts” for the new Bolshevik regime and its propaganda machine. The 1920s saw a flowering of film experimentation, notably
Film emerged in pre-Revolutionary Russia to become the “most important of all arts” for the new Bolshevik regime and its propaganda machine. The 1920s saw a flowering of film experimentation, notably
The life-worlds and personal experiences of workers and employees in three enterprises in East Berlin at the moment of political and economic upheaval stand at the centre of the book. It sets out in 1
The life-worlds and personal experiences of workers and employees in three enterprises in East Berlin at the moment of political and economic upheaval stand at the centre of the book. It sets out in 1
Trafficking in women has become a severe human rights problem in the European Union. Cur-rently the trade in human beings generates higher profits than trafficking drugs or weapons. The book describes
This book investigates the contested ways in which eighteenth-century German philosophers, scientists, poets, and dramatists perceived and represented China and Africa from 1680 to 1830. Tautz demonst
Focusing on the main centers of Chinese immigration in the United States (California--the San Francisco Bay Area in particular--and New York City), Zinzius (founder and managing director, Seminar for
Adored by Russian audiences for his commercially-oriented films, and loathed by the Russian intelligentsia for the same, Nikita Mikhalkov is one of the most successful, ambitious and controversial dir
China's economy, despite recently weathered challenges, continues to prove attractive to foreign investors, expanding businesses, and entrepreneurs seeking global opportunities. This handbook has been
This is the first historical study of the whole body of late Viking runic inscription stones in Scandinavia. The 2300 inscriptions yield unexpected information on a wide range of topics, including th
Nikita Mikhalkov is one of the most important directors of Soviet and Russian cinema. "Burnt by the Sun," one of the first Russian films of the post-Soviet period to receive international acclaim and
Part of an intergovernmental program funded by the European Union and the European Science Foundation, this book offers both theoretical reflection on how to analyze the formalization of care work and
These sixteen stories?ten of which have not been previously published?represent the work of one of the most influential Native American writers of the twentieth century?held by many to be the most imp
