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After 1945, traveling to Poland meant going to an unknown "Eastern Bloc" country. Corinna Felsch has collected an extensive number of private travel reports. Based on these sources, she examines the importance of the past in these travelers' e

The study analyzes the progressive capitalization of the real estate markets driven by Europeanization and globalization, and the resultant structural changes in the German real estate investment market. The book focuses on the economic impacts of t

Frontmatter -- INHALTSVERZEICHNIS -- Einleitung -- Erster Teil. Wahrheit und Selbstgegebenheit (Husserl) -- Einleitung -- 1. Abschnitt: Die phänomenologische Aufklärung von Wahrheit und Evidenz in der VI. Logischen Untersuchung -- 2. Abschnitt: Die Bedeutung von Wahrheitsbegriff und Wahrheitsbezug für die Ausbildung von Husserls philosophischer Position -- 3. Abschnitt: Die Rückwirkung der transzendental-phänomenologischen Position auf die konkrete Wahrheitsproblematik -- Zweiter Teil Wahrheit und Erschlossenheit (Heidegger) -- Programm und Grenzen der Interpretation -- 1. Abschnitt: Erschlossenheit und Wahrheit in "Sein und Zeit" -- 2. Abschnitt: Der Wahrheitsbegriff im Übergang zu Heideggers späterem Denken -- Verzeichnis der zitierten Schriften -- Namenverzeichnis -- Sachverzeichnis -- Backmatter

Open publication Attorneys need to function as entrepreneurs from the day they gain admittance to the bar. Yet lawyers do not learn about client acquisition during their studies, even though it is an essential part of their future career. Most attor

This monograph is the first comprehensive appraisal of Theodor Fontane's complete works of art criticism in all its relevant contexts. It situates Fontane's writings on art between the realms of the Berlin School's fully differentiated academi

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART I. The First Voice Vowel Timbre Echoes in German Verse -- CHAPTER 1. Vowel Echo Patterns Within the Verse -- CHAPTER 2. Interlinear Echoes -- CHAPTER 3. Patterned Tonality -- PART II. Chroneme Patterning -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 4. The Nature of Vowel Length -- CHAPTER 5. Problems of Method in Verse Study -- CHAPTER 6. Chronemes and Stress Points -- CHAPTER 7. Ditonic Rhythmemes -- CHAPTER 8. Quantitative verse configuration -- Notes -- APPENDIX. Individual Configuration Hierarchies -- Signs and Symbols -- Bibliography -- Index

Modern libraries need to respond to many challenges and thus must constantly evolve. The series Bibliotheks- und Informationspraxis [Library and Information Practice] takes on new issues and questions and it aims, by contributing information and practical experience, to optimize the operations and services of libraries and comparable institutions. The series is intended for all who work in libraries or other areas of information dissemination.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgement -- Note on Use -- Czechoslovakia -- Index of directors -- Index of film titles -- Backmatter

In der Reihe Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) erscheinen Arbeiten zu sämtlichen Gebieten der alttestamentlichen Wissenschaft. Im Zentrum steht die Hebräische Bibel, ihr Vor- und Nachleben im antiken Judentum sowie ihre vielfache Verzweigung in die benachbarten Kulturen der altorientalischen und hellenistisch-römischen Welt.

Frontmatter -- Preface -- CONTENTS -- Illustrations -- Chapter I. The Mountain, the Pillar and the Tree -- Chapter II. The Central Symbols in the Mediterranean World and Beyond -- Chapter III. The Twin Mountains, the Twin Stars and the Dioscuri -- Chapter IV. In the Garden of Eden -- Chapter VI. The Assouciated Symbols: I. The Lunar Crescent and the Bowl -- Chapter VII. The Symbols of Ecstasy in Ancient Mesopotamia: The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Myths of Etana and the Indian Prince Jimutavahana -- Chapter VIII. Some Signs of the Practice of Yoga in Western Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean -- Chapter IX. The Tales Odysseus told Alkinoos, and an Akkadian Seal -- Chapter X. Some Origins -- Chapter XI. The Crucifixion on the Lotharkreuz at Aachen -- Index -- Plates

In der Reihe Arbeiten zur Neutestamentlichen Textforschung (ANTF) publiziert das Institut für Neutestamentliche Textforschung (Münster) seit 1963 grundlegende Untersuchungen und Studien zur Textkritik und Textgeschichte des griechischen Neuen Testaments. Die Reihe versteht sich als Forschungs- und Diskussionsforum und stellt Editionen und Instrumente zur Erforschung und Auswertung der neutestamentlichen Primärüberlieferung und der frühen Übersetzungen bereit.

This Encyclopedia is the first to compile pseudonyms from all over the world, from all ages and occupations in a single work: some 500,000 pseudonyms of roughly 270,000 people are deciphered here. Besides pseudonyms in the narrower sense, initials, nick names, order names, birth and married names etc. are included. The volumes 1 to 9 list persons by their real names in alphabetical order. To make the unequivocal identification of a person easier, year and place of birth and death are provided where available, as are profession, nationality, the pseudonym under which the person was known, and finally, the sources used. The names of professions given in the source material have been translated into English especially for this encyclopaedia. In the second part, covering the volumes 10 to 16, the pseudonyms are listed alphabetically and the real names provided. Approx. 500,000 pseudonyms of about 270,000 persons First encyclopedia including pseudonyms from all over the world, all times and all occupations Essential research tool for anyone wishing to identify persons and names for his research within one single work