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Psychologie der Werte : von Achtsamkeit bis Zivilcourage - Basiswissen aus Psychologie und Philosophie
hrsg. von Dieter Frey« Dieser Sammelband lädt ein, sich mit den Grundwerten unserer Gesellschaft neu auseinanderzusetzen: Was bedeuten eigentlich Empathie, Respekt, Vertrauen u.a. Werte im Kern? Was wissen psychologische Forschung, Philosophie oder Theologie darüber? Welche Bedeutung haben diese Werte für jeden Einzelnen persönlich? Wie können diese Werte gelebt und in Erziehung, Unternehmen und Gesellschaft methodisch, didaktisch und inhaltlich vermittelt und gefördert werden? – Ein Buch für alle, die sich in Zeiten des gefühlten Wertewandels auf fundierte Weise mit Werten befassen bzw. darüber klar werden möchten, welche Werte für das eigene Privat- oder Berufsleben wichtig sind. – Ein Buch für interessierte Laien, Studierende, Führungskräfte, Lehrer oder Politiker, das aktuelles Wissen liefert sowie zu Selbstreflexion und Diskussion anregt. »
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Le mariage de plaisir : roman
Tahar Ben Jelloun« Fès, années 1950. Amir est commerçant, marié et père de quatre enfants. Chaque année, il part s’approvisionner au Sénégal. Amoureux de Nabou, il contracte à chaque fois un mariage de plaisir, admis chez les musulmans. Il finit par lui proposer de le rejoindre au Maroc pour devenir sa deuxième femme. Années 2000. Les jumeaux nés de leur union, un blanc et l’autre noir, ont des parcours différents. »
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Stanley Kubrick : new perspectives
Tatjana Ljujić ... [et al.]« Richly illustrated with film stills and previously unseen material from the Stanley Kubrick Archive, this book is designed to open the reader's eyes to the wonder and richness of Kubrick's oeuvre. His films have inspired a huge amount of critical commentary, yet until recently critics and scholars have made little use of archival resources. The essays included in this collection offer new perspectives on Kubrick's working methods, the manifold influences on his films, their themes and style as well as their marketing and reception. Between them, the essays cover the totality his career, from his beginnings as a photojournalist and documentary filmmaker in the late 1940s and early 1950s to his last movie, Eyes Wide Shut, which was released a few months after his death in 1999. Ranging from low-budget noir thrillers to spectacular historical and futuristic epics, from war films to erotic dramas, from horror to topical movies, Kubrick's work explores fundamental questions about sexuality and violence, combat and the military, male bonding and marriage, human nature and social change. »
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Vogue : like a painting
text Lucy Davies« A lavish celebration of the intersection between the worlds of fashion photography and European art historical tradition. Compiling 67 carefully selected images, the volume explores fashion photographs of the last eight decades that take their inspiration from classical painting--those images that have become only marginally related to selling clothes (or perhaps all the better at it for their painterly invocations). Sometimes explicitly--we see direct homages to Vermeer and Hopper, for example--and sometimes more subtly, reference Spanish painting from the Golden Age, Dutch portraiture, Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite paintings and various schools contained in European royal collections. Traces of Constable, Zurbarán and Sorolla can be found within this book, which brings together names from classic photography and those from more recent generations: Irving Penn, Erwin Blumenfeld, Horst P. Horst, Annie Leibovitz, Tim Walker, Paolo Roversi, Steven Klein, David Sims, Erwin Olaf, Mario Testino, Michael Thompson and Peter Lindbegh, to name a few. »
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Qu’est-ce qu’une nation?
Gérard Noiriel« Les événements tragiques que la France a connus en janvier 2015 ont replacé au cœur de l’actualité la question du ‘vivre ensemble’. Lorsque des faits aussi dramatiques se produisent, il n’est pas facile de faire valoir les droits de l’analyse distanciée et de la réflexion critique, droits qui sont des devoirs pour l’historien. C’est donc en historien que Gérard Noiriel revient ici sur des notions aussi présentes que discutées au lendemain des attentats, comme la laïcité, la citoyenneté ou les ‘valeurs de la République’. Il reprend ainsi la question à laquelle Ernest Renan tentait déjà de répondre en 1882, lorsqu’il formulait l’idée qu’une nation repose à la fois sur une héritage passé, qu’il s’agit d’honorer, et sur la volonté présente de le perpétuer. (…) »
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Parler plusieurs langues : le monde des bilingues
François Grosjean« La moitié de la population mondiale est bilingue. Alors même que la nécessité de posséder plusieurs langues s’impose, François Grosjean, psycholinguiste, vient démonter les idées fausses sur le bilinguisme : Il est faux que le bilingue maîtrise parfaitement ses différentes langues : c’est rare. Il est faux que ce n’est que dans la petite enfance qu’on devient bilingue ; Non, le bilinguisme précoce ne retarde pas l'acquisition du langage ; Non, il n’y a aucun lien entre le bilinguisme et un trouble éventuel du langage ; Non, le bilinguisme n’est pas mauvais pour le développement cognitif des enfants : au contraire. Et ce qui est valable pour le bilingue l’est a fortiori pour le polyglotte. Ce livre sans équivalent en français intéressera toutes les personnes intéressées par le bilinguisme et le contact des langues, notamment les parents d'enfants bilingues ou en devenir bilingue, les professionnels ayant affaire au bilinguisme (exemple : orthophonistes, enseignants, psychologues), les bilingues qui désirent mieux comprendre leur bilinguisme, et les professionnels de l’éducation, les étudiant(e)s en sciences humaines et sociales. »
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Dictionnaire amoureux de Paris
Nicolas Estienne d'Orves« Si je suis amoureux de Paris ? Et comment ! Amoureux partial, amoureux nostalgique, amoureux terroriste. Mais amoureux sincère, amoureux gourmand, amoureux frénétique. Choisir c’est renoncer : j’ai donc tranché dans le vif, au gré de mes passions, de ma curiosité et de mes souvenirs. C’est pourquoi ce dictionnaire n’est ni un guide touristique, ni un précis d’histoire parisienne, ni un recueil de bonnes adresses. D’Accordéon à Zucca, des Catacombes à André Hardellet, de la Bièvre au Palais-Royal, il est l’herbier subjectif d’une ville qui n’appartient qu’à moi et que je ne troquerais pour rien au monde. Bienvenue dans mon Paris ! »
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Joining Al-Quaeda : Jihadist recruitment in Europe
Peter R. Neumann« In Britain alone, several thousand young Muslims are thought to be part of violent extremist networks. How did they become involved? What are the mechanisms and dynamics through which European Muslims join Al-Qaeda and groups inspired by A-Qaeda? This paper explains the processes whereby European Muslims are recruited into the Islamist militant movement. It reveals that although overt recruitment has been driven underground, prisons and other ‘places of vulnerability’ are increasingly important alternatives. It explores the recruitment roles of radical imams, gateway organisations and activists, and highlights the kinds of message that facilitate the recruitment process. It also shows how the Internet has come to play an increasingly signigicant role. (…) »
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Geoengineering of the climate system
“It is generally accepted within the scientific community that anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are primarily responsible for a recent warming in global climate and that current trajectories of emissions may lead to potentially catastrophic changes in climate. While reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases, and particularly carbon dioxide, could lead to a stabilisation of global temperatures, this requires international agreements which have yet to be achieved. A possible alternative, which has been widely mooted is to use methods known as geoengineering as an alternative way of limiting increases in global temperature. Geoengineering techniques fall into two main categories of carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management; within each of these there are a number of options. Following on from “Carbon Capture” (volume 29 in this series), Geoengineering of the Climate System presents an overview of the technologies currently being considered as large scale solutions to climate change, and considers some of the possible benefits and disadvantages of each. Invited contributions have been received by many of the leading experts on these technologies, and the volume provides a comprehensive overview of both carbon dioxide reduction and solar radiation management methods. These give rise to important ethical and governance issues which are also explored. Written with active researchers, postgraduate students and policy-makers in mind, the latest addition to the Issues in Environmental Science & Technology series presents a balanced and informed view of this important field of research and is an essential addition to any environmental science library.”
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Body-Modification : psychologische und medizinische Aspekte von Piercing, Tattoo, Selbstverletzung und anderen Körperveränderungen
„Jeder von uns gestaltet seinen Körper: beim Rasieren, Haareschneiden, Bodybuilding oder mit Schlankheitskuren. Körperveränderungen wie Tätowierungen und Piercings sind und waren zu allen Zeiten in allen Kulturen verbreitet. Packend beschreibt der Autor traditionelle und moderne Varianten von Körpermodifikationen, mit spannenden Ausflügen in fremde Kulturen. Er stellt Selbstaussagen über Motive, (Schmerz-)Erleben und Wirkungen zusammen und durchleuchtet sie anhand medizinischer und psychologischer Forschungsergebnisse. Gesundheitliche Konsequenzen werden ebenso diskutiert wie rechtliche Aspekte. Zahlreiche Fotos und Fallgeschichten illustrieren die fliessenden Grenzen zwischen der allgemein akzeptierten Norm und den als absonderlich oder gar pathologisch empfundenen Extremformen.“
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Traité de la matière
« Des matières plastiques aux bétons, de la production de micro-processeurs en série à celle d'objets familiers dans les «fab labs», ce traité de philosophie naturelle richement illustré retrace les relations de l'homme avec la matière, entre envie de comprendre et volonté de dominer. »
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The Milton encyclopedia
« The Milton Encyclopedia offers easy and immediate access to a wealth of information about Milton. It will serve as a general and comprehensive reference tool for general readers, students, and scholars alike, enhancing the experience of reading Milton. Articles cover each poem and prose work by Milton; the life of Milton and the members of his family; all events and all contemporary and historical figures mentioned significantly in his writings; every book of the Bible in its relation to Milton's own work; printers, booksellers, and publishing history; the critical and editorial traditions; illustrators; and those whose own writing was shaped by Milton's influence. »
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Existenzgründung : [in zehn Schritten zum Erfolg ; für alle Selbstständigen]
Thomas Hammer« Sie haben eine tolle Geschäftsidee und wollen sich selbstständig machen? Dieses umfassende Handbuch begleitet Sie auf dem Weg von den ersten Überlegungen bis in die Selbstständigkeit: von Businessplan und Finanzierung über Marketing bis hin zu Recht, Steuern und Versicherung. Ausführlich widmet sich der Finanztestratgeber dem Thema Altersvorsorge, damit Sie später im Ruhestand optimal abgesichert sind. Zahlreiche Checklisten verschaffen schnell Klarheit. »
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The lost elements : the Periodic Table's shadow side
“The Periodic Table of Elements hasn't always looked like it does now, a well-organized chart arranged by atomic number. In the mid-nineteenth century, chemists were of the belief that the elements should be sorted by atomic weight. However, the weights of many elements were calculated incorrectly, and over time it became clear that not only did the elements need rearranging, but that the periodic table contained many gaps and omissions: there were elements yet to be discovered, and the allure of finding one had scientists rushing to fill in the blanks. Supposed "discoveries" flooded laboratories, and the debate over what did and did not belong on the periodic table reached a fever pitch. With the discovery of radioactivity, the discourse only intensified. Throughout its formation, the Periodic Table of Elements has seen false entries, good-faith errors, retractions, and dead ends. In fact, there have been more falsely proclaimed elemental discoveries throughout history than there are elements on the table as we know it today. The Lost Elements: The Periodic Table's Shadow Side collects the most notable of these instances, stretching from the nineteenth century to the present. The book tells the story of how scientists have come to understand elements, by discussing the failed theories and false discoveries that shaped the path of scientific progress. We learn of early chemists' stubborn refusal to disregard alchemy as a legitimate practice, and of one German's supposed discovery of an elemental metal that breathed. As elements began to be created artificially in the twentieth century, we watch the discovery climate shift to favor the physicists, rather than the chemists. Along the way, Fontani, Costa, and Orna introduce us to the key figures in the development of today's periodic table, including Lavoisier and Mendeleev. Featuring a preface from Nobel Laureate Roald Hoffmann, The Lost Elements is an expansive history of the wrong side of chemical discovery-and reveals how these errors and gaffes have helped shape the table as much as any other form of scientific progress.”
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Creole world : photographs of New Orleans and the Latin Caribbean sphere
« New Orleans is often hailed for its distinctive Creole heritage - evident in its food, architecture, and people - but it is far from alone. Its Creoleness may be unique to the United States, but New Orleans is part of an entire family of Latin Caribbean cities with similar colonial histories. Founded as New World outposts of Old World empires, these cities forged new identities from their European, West African, and indigenous influences- by turns inspired by, in defiance of, and adapted from all of them. Photographer Richard Sexton has been intrigued by this Creole world since he first traveled to Central and South America as a young man. For him, the architectural and urban similarities among Creole cities compose a visual theme supported by endless variations both grand and humble, old and new, carefully curated and wonderfully slapdash. With more than two hundred stunning full-color photographs of Cuba, Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia, and Haiti, as well as New Orleans, Sexton gives readers a taste of everything the Creole world has to offer. »
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Paris est une fête
Ernest Hemingway« Un best-seller inattendu : un livre a agité comme un étendard : Paris est une fête, d’Ernest Hemingway » « Aux lendemains des attentats du 13 novembre, les Mémoires de l’écrivain américain, se vendent à raison de 28 000 exemplaires par semaine, contre 100 quelques jours auparavant. Paris est une fête : là aussi, le titre est un programme, alors que des lieux de sortie ont été touchés. Il s’impose comme une réponse directe aux communiqués de l’organisation Etat islamique (EI) qui parlent de « capitale de la perversion ». Paris est à jamais le lieu où se rejoignent culture et hédonisme dans l’esprit nostalgique d’Hemingway, qui raconte, un quart de siècle plus tard, ses rencontres à la Closerie des Lilas et ses flâneries le long de la Seine. Le titre lui-même est sans doute une trouvaille du critique Marc Saporta, qui signa la première traduction chez Gallimard, en 1964. En anglais, ce texte posthume se nomme A moveable feast (« une fête mobile »). Il est certes dans les manies françaises de se contempler (ou de se détester) dans les yeux de l’étranger. Mais le choix d’un Américain est aussi en rapport avec la dimension globale de ces événements, souligne l’historien Pascal Ory: « Les français ont été surpris en prenant conscience que Paris était un lieu qui compte toujours pour le monde entier. » (article de Julie Clarini LE MONDE | 25.12.2015)
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Syllabus of plant families
“Engler's Syllabus of Plant Families has since its first publication in 1887 aimed to provide both the researcher, and particularly the student with a concise survey of the plant kingdom as a whole, presenting all higher systematic units right down to families and genera of plants and fungi. In 1964, more than 45 years ago, the 12th edition of the well-known "Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien" ("Syllabus of Plant Families"), set a standard. Now, the completely restructured and revised 13th edition of Engler's Syllabus published in 5 parts and in English language for the first time also considers molecular data, which have only recently become available in order to provide an up-to-date evolutionary and systematic overview of the plant groups treated. In our "molecular times" there is a vitally important and growing need to preserve the knowledge of the entire range of diversity and biology of organisms for coming generations, as there is a decline in "classical" morphological and taxonomical expertise, especially for less popular (showy) groups of organisms. Accordingly, the 13th edition of Syllabus of Plant Families synthesizes both modern data and classical expertise, serving to educate future experts who will maintain our knowledge of the full range of Earth's biodiversity. Syllabus of Plant Families is a mandatory reference for students, experts and researchers from all fields of biological sciences, particularly botany.”
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Les tiroirs de l'exil : dialogue avec Leon Volovici
Norman Manea ; traduit du roumain par Nicolas Cavaillès« Deux dialogues, le premier datant de 1982, le second de 1999, dans lesquels le romancier interrogé par son ami L. Volovici, pense son rapport intime et complexe à sa judaïté, établissant un parallèle entre cette identité et la condition de l'écrivain. Il élargit ensuite son propos aux relations entre antisémitisme et communisme au cours du XXe siècle, notamment en Roumanie. »
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Crises in economic and social history – a comparative perspective
édité par A.T. Brown, Andy Burn et Rob Doherty« This collection of essays brings together historians examining social and economic crises from the thirteenth century to twenty-first. Crisis is an almost ubiquitous concept for historians, applicable across (amongst others) the histories of agriculture, disease, finance and trade. Yet there has been little attempt to compare its use as an explanatory tool between these discrete fields of research. This volume breaks down the boundaries between traditional historical time periods and sub-disciplines of history to examine the ways in which past societies have coped with crises, and the role of crisis in generating economic and social change (…) »
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Dietrich & Riefenstahl : Hollywood, Berlin, and a century in two lives
Karin Wieland« Marlene Dietrich and Leni Riefenstahl, born less than one year apart, lived so close to each other that Riefenstahl could actually see into Dietrich's Berlin apartment. Coming of age at the dawn of the Weimar Republic, both sought fame in Germany's burgeoning silent motion picture industry. While Dietrich's depiction of the femme fatale Lola Lola in The Blue Angel catapulted her to Hollywood stardom, Riefenstahl-who missed out on the part-insinuated herself into Hitler's inner circle and found infamy directing Nazi propaganda films like Triumph of the Will and Olympia. Dietrich, who toured tirelessly with the USO, could never truly go home again, while Riefenstahl was forever contaminated by her political associations. Moving deftly between two stories never before told together, acclaimed German historian Karin Wieland contextualizes these lives within the vicious crosscurrents of a turbulent generation, chronicling revolutions in politics, fame, and sexuality on a grand stage. »
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