bertrams print on demand jan 2009 (10 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Considering narratives canonically, Brueggemann shows how the memories of Elijah and Elisha took on a quality and authority of lasting testimony. They exhibit a world profoundly open to the gifts, energies and visions given by God.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Zervos, Nicholas (illustrator). Neuware - This well-researched work returns us to the earliest known forms of religion and nature worship to show how our modern religions formed and where they really came from. It also brings us into modern times, reviving and supporting the important work of John Marco Allegro. This book reveals how natural entheogens, including the Amanita muscaria mushroom, were used by those seeking higher consciousness and an authentic religious experience. A must read for researchers investigating the origins of religion and the symbology used by the modern religions of today. Includes an extensive bibliography, 185 illustrations and over 500 footnotes.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Science and its offshoot, technology, enter into the very fabric of our society in so many ways that we cannot imagine life without them. We are surrounded by crises and debates over climate change, stem-cell research, AIDS, evolutionary theory and 'intelligent design,' the use of DNA in solving crimes, and many more. Society is virtually forced to follow our natural tendency, which is to give great weight to the opinions of scientific experts. How is it that these experts have come to acquire such authority, and just how far does their authority reach Does specialized knowledge entitle scientists to moral authority as well How does scientific authority actually function in our society, and what are the countervailing social forces (including those deriving from law, politics, and religion) with which it has to contend Theodore Brown seeks to answer such questions in this magisterial work of synthesis about the role of science in society. In Part I, he elucidates the concept of authority and its relation to autonomy, and then traces the historical growth of scientific authority and its place in contemporary American society. In Part II, he analyzes how scientific authority plays out in relation to other social domains, such as law, religion, government, and the public sphere.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Sales Development & Category Management Practices For Enhancing Business Performance' Sales Analytics Mission: 'To provide insightful and fact based analysis to uncover business development opportunities and combat potential weaknesses. To give the supplier/distributor better management of their business' -Practical guidelines and solutions for sales analysis & sales management - A great reference guide for brand and category management practices - This is a comprehensive analytics book, yet simply explained - A teaching tool for sales analysis, which re-freshes vital skills and mind-sets -A step-by-step manual to evaluate sales trends, pricing, promotion, distribution, merchandising, and consumer dynamics -From the basics to digging deep into data, this book covers a lot of territory.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - OIL 101 is a straightforward guide to oil and an essential read for anyone coming to grips with where oil prices, the economy and society are headed.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - American art history is a remarkably young, but rapidly growing, discipline. Membership in the Association of Historians of American Art, founded in 1979, now totals nearly 600. As a result of this growth, geographical and cultural borders no longer contain the field. American art history has become 'internationalized,' represented by scholars and exhibitions around the globe. While this international transmission and exchange of ideas will certainly prove to be valuable, it has been left largely unexamined. Internationalizing the History of American Art begins a critical examination of this exchange, showing how it has become part of the maturation of American art history.In this volume, a distinguished group of scholars considers the shaping and dissemination of the history of American art domestically and internationally, past and present, theoretically and practically, from a variety of intellectual positions and experiences. To do so, they draw on a literature that, collectively, constitutes a bibliography for the future of the field. Three sections-'American Art and Art History,' 'Display and Exposition,' and 'Post-1945 Investments'-provide the structure in which the contributors examine the existing narrative framework for the history of American art. This examination indicates a direction for the field and a future historiography that is shaped by international dialogue.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - As individuals travel across borders, societies have become more and more pluralistic. The result of increased migration is the interaction among cultural communities and inevitably clashes between state law and customary law. These cultural conflicts have given rise to a new multicultural jurisprudence. In this volume scholars grapple with the immense challenges judges are currently experiencing everywhere. To what the extent can and should courts accommodate litigants' request by taking their cultural backgrounds into account This collection brings together powerful examples of the cultural defense in many countries in Western Europe, North America, and elsewhere. It shows the ubiquity of this defense, contrary to the mistaken impression that it has been invoked principally in the United States. This book makes the case for undertaking studies of the use of the cultural defense in jurisdictions all over the world where this has not been previously documented.Many of the essays concentrate on criminal cases including homicide in the context of honour crimes, provocation based on 'loss of face' or witchcraft killings. Some deal with other areas of law such as asylum jurisprudence, family law, and housing policy. They show in concrete cases how cultural claims have arisen and how legal systems wrestle with these arguments. It is clear that judges have had considerable difficulty handling many of the cultural claims.The authors demonstrate persuasively the need to reconsider the proper use of cultural evidence in legal proceedings. Those interested in the ways in which expertise influences the disposition of cases will find this book compelling.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Challenges to domestic legislation before international tribunals are a growing phenomenonin public international law. Consequently, in the field of global trade, the degree of deferencegiven by WTO tribunals to domestic legislatures in challenges to their legislation is an area ofincreasing importance to practitioners, government officials and academics.