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Die Untersuchung entwickelt hermeneutisch-phänomenologisch eine Antwort auf die Frage, wie die Lebenswelt als Natur erfahren wird. Sie zeigt, wie der Naturbegriff bei Kant, insbesondere in den mathematischen Grundsätzen der «Kritik der reinen Vernunft», verarmt und wie...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2012-09-10
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Diese Untersuchung wirft einen Blick auf das oft übersehene Christentum Asiens. In Thailand konvertieren besonders Mitglieder ethnischer Minderheiten zu dieser «neuen» Religion. Anhand zweier Beispielminderheiten werden die Gründe hierfür untersucht. Hauptaugenmerk...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2012-09-10
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Brilliant Britain is an entertaining journey through the quirks, oddities and idiosyncrasies that define our nation and preserve us from the mundane and predictable, such as: • the royal pomp and pageantry of the State Opening of Parliament and the less well-known...
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Summersdale
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2012-09-05
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In Leben und Werk Wolfgang Hildesheimers kommt England der Status eines Kulturtopos zu, der in bestimmten Lebensphasen prominent, in anderen verschleiert in Erscheinung trat. Der Einfluss englischsprachiger Autoren prägte Hildesheimers Schaffen – von Shakespeare, Shaw,...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2012-09-05
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In a globalized world, discussions about migration and (inter)cultural identity call for a thorough analysis of the way in which people shape their cultural self-understanding. A comprehensive insight into these themes requires a study of the long-term development of...
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P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
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2012-09-04
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By assembling original, ethnographically-grounded research in legislatures, executives, and bureaucracies, this volume illuminates and unpacks the structures, practices, and values of government actors in local, regional, and national contexts.
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-09-03
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Drawing on cultural anthropology and cultural studies, this book sheds new light on the everyday politics of heritage and memory by illuminating local, everyday engagements with Germanness through heritage fetishism, claims to hometown belonging, and the performative...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2012-08-31
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In Culture and Dignity - Dialogues between the Middle East and the West, renowned cultural anthropologist Laura Nader examines the historical and ethnographic roots of the complex relationship between the East and the West, revealing how cultural differences can lead to...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-08-30
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How should we approach cultural diversity in the workplace? Multinational corporations, transnational project teams and glocalised production and distribution processes raise challenging issues for communication and PR professionals. The complex nature of these...
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P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
Parution :
2012-08-30
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From 1929 to 1952 Mexico underwent a period of intense nationalism as the state, newly emerging from the Mexican Revolution, sought to legitimize itself, consolidate its institutions, and promote economic growth. As a consequence, these years also witnessed a fervent...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2012-08-29
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Long before the political mass-murders witnessed in the present century, western Europe experienced another kind of holocaust – the witch-hunts of the early modern period. Condemned of flying through the air, changing into animals, and worshipping the Devil, over a...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
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2012-08-29
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This book provides not only an understanding and appreciation of Georg von Albrecht’s musical art, but also links his compositional approach to a broader historical and theoretical context. The significance of the study lies in the discovery of a «missing historical...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-08-16
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The underdevelopment of agriculture was an important subject during the negotiations for Romania’s accession to the European Union.The problem of backwardness in rural areas is, however, far from new and during the twentieth century several agrarian reforms attempted to...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-08-16
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This study entails a qualitative cultural film analysis of single women characters in six contemporary US-American movies released between 1999 and 2008. On the one hand, the focal point is the assessment of character portrayals and their embedding into their everyday...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-08-15
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The Principle of Subsidiarity in Catholic Social Thought: Implications for Social Justice and Civil Society in Nigeria provides a theoretical and practical framework for a just vision of society. It focuses on how support for individuals and social groups in Nigeria can...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2012-08-08
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A cross-disciplinary anthology on contemporary Kashmir by academics from Jammu and Kashmir, the first such volume to appear. The book offers a panorama of key cultural concerns of Jammu and Kashmir today, incorporating analysis of military, cultural, religious, and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2012-08-06
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This book brings together eighteen English language essays on the fringes, overlap, and tensions of memory and history that the author has published over the last three decades. It is characteristic that the two longest essays in this volume, and the most recent one,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-07-31
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Exploring the interactions of the Buddhist world with the dominant cultures of Iran in pre- and post-Islamic times, Vaziri demonstrates that the traces and cross-influences of Buddhism have brought the material and spiritual culture of Iran to its present state even...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2012-07-26
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Diese Arbeit geht der Bedeutung der Gitarre gerade innerhalb jener Kulturepoche nach, die als in besonderer Weise prägend für die Gitarre angesehen werden kann, nämlich im Spanien des Mittelalters und des Siglo de Oro. Zu diesem Zweck wurden hispanische Texte...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-07-26
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Throughout history, oral cultures lacking the medium of writing have relied on secret cults and societies to keep the authoritative versions of their sacred compositions, originally passed on to them as myths of divine origins, alive and remembered. In this book, the...
Editeur :
P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
Parution :
2012-07-25
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