The Berne song book originates from the last third of the 13th century and is often considered marginal because of the Lorraine dialect and the corrupted delivery. Here it is analysed in depth for the
The notion of "human rights" is widely used in political and moral debates. The core idea, that all human beings have some inalienable basic rights, is appealing and has an important
Kant is often considered the source of the contemporary idea of human dignity, but his conception of human dignity and its relation to human value and the requirement to respect others have not been w
This study analyses the career of Max Brod during the first decades of the 20th century in the cultural and political context of Prague and against the background of the problems of identity which wer
The book provides a definitive view of the field of humor research for both beginning and established scholars in a variety of fields who are developing an interest in humor and need to familiarize th
How and why do changes happen when and where they do? Is it possible to explain changes that occurred centuries ago? These are the central questions addressed in this book, in which the author argues
The Nuremberg Miscellany is a unique work of scribal art, rich with paint and powdered gold. It was penned and illustrated in southern Germany in 1589 by Eliezer b. Mordechai the Martyr. The book is a
The second edition of this magisterial volume expands and develops ideas and concepts presented in the first one, updating it to the state of the art. This is the only text to gather, under one cover,
Sports raise a host of ethical questions and problems. This study presents sports ethics using as its ethical model the dignity of man who is created in the image of God, and applies this model produc
This is the second in a four-volume edition, translation, and commentary of the Second Order of the Jerusalem Talmud, and the 15th volume of the whole Jerusalme Talmud series. The text is based on the
The thirteen papers in this volume span the period from the Early Enlightenment to the end of Romanticism and reconstruct the system of literature and thought of what is known as ‘The Age of Goethe’ f
Three authors, who say only that they were in Moscow in January, explore general problems on the global-in-time solvability and blow-up for a finite time of initial-value and initial-boundary-value pr
The book is intended to provide a definitive view of the field of humor research for both beginning and established scholars in a variety of fields who are developing an interest in humor and need to
Most histories of language are top-down in the sense that they identify and encourage common elements of a language and explore how those can be standardized to help buttress the notion of a unified c
This study is concerned with the literary genre to which the book of Qoheleth belongs and on which it is modelled. It covers various aspects of literary analysis and the problem of making sense of the
The History of Greek Art by Ernst Curtius, based on the notes made by Wilhelm Gurlitt and transcribed and annotated by S.-G. Groschel, provides us for the first time with a picture of how one of the m
The book introduces the fundamentals of optical measurement mechanics, and discusses different types of interferometry, including (Digital) Holographic Interferometry, (Digital) Speckle Interferometry
Many objects of physical, biological, and industrial interest include randomly distributed nanoscale nonuniformities, e.g., nanoparticles. Their characterization online in dynamic industrial processes
• Includes fundamental concepts required for designing small scale wind turbines.• Wind turbine aerodynamic behavior, application requirements, fabrication techniques and other key factors are include
In present-day pluralistic and individualized societies, the question of how individuals appropriate religious traditions has become particularly relevant. In this volume, psychologists, anthropologis
Mathematical physics equations, like some other problems, often require solving boundary value problems for partial differential equations. Attaining approximate solutions requires developing and exam
Die International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) ist der fuhrende internationale Dachverband, der die Interessen von Bibliotheken und Informationsdiensten und ihren Nutzer
This thesis comparatively investigates into thecross-border enforcementof claims to misappropriated cultural objects initiated by states. It identifies and categorises sovereign rights in cultural pro
Oku presents students, academics, researchers, and professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with a comprehensive examination of nanomaterial analysis utilizing transmission electron microsc
This study compares two Deuteronomic slave laws with their counterparts adopting a multidimensional examination including classified subject matters, rhetorical techniques, and the rationale of legal
Contributors compile information about the important Southeast Asian language from scattered sources into a single reference. They recognize different linguistic approaches and techniques without atte
This monograph investigates the relationship between literature and science against the background of the functional differentiation of modern society. Using examples from different linguistic areas?
The qualitative theory of impulsive functional differential equations, which are a natural generalization of impulsive ordinary differential equations (without delay) and of functional differential eq
Alexiadou (English linguistics, U. of Stuttgart, Germany), Haegeman (English linguistics, Universite Charles-de-Gaulle-Lille III, France), and Stavrou (linguistics, Aristotle U. of Thessaloniki, Greec
Thisvolume is devoted to an historical lexical and conceptual analysis of poetological expressions in German medieval literature, expressions such asschrift (?script’, ?writing’), rede (?speech’), buo
In original contributions, internationally leading authors address themselves to one of the most important questions of contemporary theoretical philosophy. The debate between internalism and external
Nanofibers with specific properties, designed for various applications e.g. textiles, membranes, reinforcement, catalysis, or biomedical use are of great interest to scientists and industry. The most
Reflecting the growing awareness of perinatologists to the essential role of ethics in elucidating professional responsibility in their specialty, Chervenak and McCullough examine ethical challenges a
Cellulosic nanoparticles extracted from trees, plants, or other cellulose-containing species provide a uniquely renewable building block on which materials with improved performance and new functional
Linguists in different specialties discuss complexity in the three major contact-related fields of creolistics, indigenization, and nativization. The topics include accounting for analyticity in creol
This collection of essays on gender linguistics presents various perspectives on practices of linguistic construction of gender identity. The articles describe current methodological and theoretical a
Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) include the artificial or partially artificial methods to achieve pregnancy. These new technologies lead to substantial changes regarding of ethical and legal
Haussinger (internal medicine, Heinrich-Heine-U. Dusseldorf, Germany) offers a textbook for graduate students in molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, and medicine that overviews the molecula
An international collaboration between IFLA, the UNESCO Institute of Statistics and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has developed standards for new library indicators for the
The crosslinguistic studies of the early developmental stages of number, case, and gender in twelve typologically different languages with eight genetic affiliations follow a functional-constructivist
