In 2018 the Sammlung Goetz is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its founding with a three-part exhibition devoted to the artistic oeuvres of women. On display will be nearly two hundred works of art
This book highlights how temporary international civil servants play a crucial role in initiating processes of legal and institutional change in the United Nations system. These individuals are the “m
The representation of prophets and saints in Islam is erroneously considered nonexistent by many scholars of Islam, Muslims, and the general public. The issue is often dealt with superficially without
The representation of prophets and saints in Islam is erroneously considered nonexistent by many scholars of Islam, Muslims, and the general public. The issue is often dealt with su
Marine Protected Areas in International Law – an Arctic perspective by Ingvild Ulrikke Jakobsen, examines the legal rights and obligations of states under international law using Marine Protected Area
Consulting a wide range of key texts and source material, Animals, Gods and Humanscovers 800 years and provides a detailed analysis of early Christian attitudes to, and the position of, animals in Gre
Consulting a wide range of key texts and source material, Animals, Gods and Humans covers 800 years and provides a detailed analysis of early Christian attitudes to, and the position of, animals in Gr
Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins analyses how laughter has been used as a symbol in myths, rituals and festivals of Western religions, and has thus been inscribed in religious discourse. The Mesopotamia
The book focuses on recent productions dating from the 1990s to the present, as the collector is personally interested in also presenting very recent works.
"This book examines US recourse to military force in the post-9/11 era. In particular, it evaluates the extent to which the Bush and Obama administrations viewed legitimizing the greater use-of-force
This book surveys painters who have expanded concepts of painting and the constraints of the canvas. Artists included range from Carla Accardis, Enrico Castellanis and Agostino Bonalumis to Piero Manz
In spite of Islam's long history in Europe and the growing number of Muslims resident in Europe, little research exists on Muslim pilgrimage in Europe. The present anthology fills this void by introdu
His work method could best be described as “funky minimalism.” Often grouped with the so-called Neo-Geo artists of the early 1980s, Gerwald Rockenschaub (*1952) left this label behind long ago. In the
Published on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Goetz Collection, this beautifully illustrated book includes nearly one hundred full-color reproductions of the internationally renowned c
Swiss artists Peter Fischli (*1952 in Zurich) and David Weiss (*1946 in Zurich) have been working as a duo since 1979, availing themselves of a wide range of artistic forms of expression. This publica
As specialists in criminal law, Husabø (law. U. of Bergen, Norway) and Bruce, an adviser to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice, were shocked into action when the United Nations Security Council assumed
In Winter Stories, Norwegian author Ingrid H. Rishøi gives us three contemporary tales about personal resilience in the face of adversity. We meet a teenager on the run from social service
The second book in the Why I Write series provides generous insight into the creative process of the award-winning Norwegian novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard The Why I Write series is based on the Windham
Cassirer's thought-provoking essay Form and Technology (1930) considers the theoretical work performed by material instruments and, in so doing, it ascribes to technology a new dignity as a genuine to
