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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Constantine R. Campbell continues the work begun in his previous volume, Verbal Aspect, the Indicative Mood, and Narrative: Soundings in the Greek of the New Testament. In this book, he investigates the function of verbal aspect in non-indicative Greek verbs, which are of great significance for the translation and exegesis of Biblical texts. Campbell demonstrates that the model developed in his first volume provides strong power of explanation for the workings of non-indicative verbs, and challenges some of the conclusions reached by previous scholarship. 170 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Mount Athos has been exercising its magnetic attraction on monks and pilgrims for over a thousand years. As the papers collected in this volume show (many of them delivered at a conference convened in Helsinki in 2006 to mark the opening of an exhibition of treasures of Mount Athos), monks have been drawn to its forests, cliffs, and caves in search of tranquillity and the inspiring teaching of charismatic elders since the ninth century. Through the Hesychastic renewal which began on Athos in the late Middle Ages the Holy Mountain acquired unprecedented importance throughout the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and Russia and rapidly extended its spiritual influence from the Mediterranean to the White Sea. Many of the papers are concerned with aspects of pilgrimage to Athos and the effect that a visit to the Mountain has on pilgrims' lives. Today the magnetism has lost none of its force and, despite threats to its environment and its unique way of life, Athos continues to operate as a spiritual powerhouse offering refreshment to all who turn to it. 198 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The process of devolution in the United Kingdom (UK) established new institutions at the sub-state level with a range of legislative and executive competencies. Yet many of these devolved powers also have a European Union (EU) dimension, whilst EU policy remains a formally reserved power of the UK central government.This book explores how this multi-level relationship has been managed in practice, examining the participation of the devolved Scottish and Welsh institutions in the domestic process of formulating the UK¿s EU policy positions during their first four-year term. It also places their experiences in a broader comparative framework by drawing upon the experiences of multi-level governance in practice in other Member States of the EU. 204 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Puzzling the Reader establishes the place of charms and riddles in nineteenth-century British literature by exploring the literary and political work riddles performed at cultural thresholds: courtship, initiation, death rituals, moments of greeting, and intercultural relations. Furthermore, Puzzling the Reader investigates the new narrative genre that riddles uncover by transforming traditional narrative techniques. Far from disappearing from view, the oral tradition of the riddles rises into view alongside the literary narratives of William Blake, John Keats, and Charles Dickens. The folk tradition of the riddle is imported into print media and reaches its zenith in the nineteenth century. Through analyses of riddles in weekly literature and satire magazines, parlor game books, and popular collected riddles, such as Queen Victoria's «Windsor Enigma», this volume examines the literary and political roles riddles play as they migrate into mass print culture. Three crucial texts illustrate this argument: Blake's «Jerusalem», Keats's «The Eve of St. Agnes», and Dickens's Our Mutual Friend. Each is a work of formal experimentation and each typifies the full range of word play in the period. From Blake to Keats to Dickens, nineteenth-century British literature charts a «history» of the literary riddle. 146 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Second World War marked an ethical turn in British fiction. The author of this study demonstrates this by closely examining John Fowles¿s and Iris Murdoch¿s works as post-war meta-textual magical-realist novels interested in ethics and the nature of contemporary reality. These ethical novels transcend mere morality to explore the essence of the Good. Through paradigms of human experience, they direct our attention towards the Other and impart moral principles based on acts of Goodness.The author assesses the moral intimations in Fowles¿s The Magus and Murdoch¿s The Sea, the Sea in the context of their philosophical writings, mainly The Aristos and Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals respectively. She shows that Fowles and Murdoch endeavour to instruct the reader morally through the accessible language of fiction. 344 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In the decade following the success of Waiting for Godot (1952), Samuel Beckett wrote some of his most absorbing work for radio. These plays display the author's appreciation of the essential properties of radio broadcasting. They also highlight a profound musicality which, while evident in his novels, poetry and plays, is particularly noteworthy in this medium. This book is an analysis of the contribution made to radio drama by Beckett. In these plays, he is concerned with themes of human isolation and the frailty of memory and communication. He identified radio as an ideal medium for the presentation of these themes and the development of drama which could transcend the limitations of realism. Beckett used music as an essential component of his radio output for a variety of purposes. In this study, the author argues that, while Beckett's radio plays are suffused with a bleak sense of disintegration of language, music offers a sense of optimism. A variety of musical and performance perspectives is utilised to gain a greater appreciation of these radio plays. 268 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Theorists in the humanities and social sciences are increasingly aware of the need to account for the dynamic role played by spatial factors in nearly every domain of human experience. Theatre, as an art form that is utterly dependent on its own spatiality, has a major contribution to make to contemporary debates about space and place. In this book, academics from Australian departments of theatre and performance studies are joined by others from anthropology, cultural and environmental studies as well as site-based performance makers, in order to explore the nexus between place and performance in practices ranging from mainstream theatre and site-specific performance to political demonstrations, rituals of commemoration and social display. While the places and performances they describe are necessarily local, the issues raised are not peculiar to Australia and will resonate with people in many countries where incoming settlers have displaced indigenous populations, where large-scale migration has unsettled resident populations, where atrocities have been committed (in peacetime as well as war) and people have somehow to find ways to live in places marked by the memory of trauma. The book ends with a theoretical afterword by anthropologist Lowell Lewis, proposing some important refinements to ongoing critical discourse about space and place. 308 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Marriage as Political Strategy and Cultural Expression is the first comprehensive study of Mongolian royal marriages from World Empire (1206-1279) to the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) in Asia. This study examines the Mongolian royal family¿s marriage strategies and the political implications of these royal marriages, specifically, the intermarriages between the Mongolian royal house and its allies, including the Onggirat, the Oirat, and other Mongol peoples as well as the Uighur State and Korea in Central and East Asia. This book concludes that the short lifespans of Mongol royalty after Khubilai Khan were the result of consanguineous marriage and inbreeding ¿ genetic factors that contributed to the collapse of the Mongol dynasty. 338 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Canonical but controversial works of radical modernism, John Dos Passos' novels continue to intrigue readers and challenge literary critics with their unique styles and provocative messages. This book offers an insightful and refreshing perspective on his fictional world, exploring the historical vision and utopian aspirations of his early novels in light of their dialectical politics in narrating modern American society. History and Utopian Disillusion convincingly shows that Dos Passos' epic-scale project is a radical hymn of faith dialectically inspiring the utopian resolution of American history by presenting entropic despair and disillusionment. 240 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book investigates Heiner Müller¿s use of the Geschichtsdrama as a tool in his search for post-World War II and post-reunification German identity in Germania Tod in Berlin (1956/1971) and Germania 3 Gespenster am Toten Mann (1996), respectively. By using specific examples organized into relevant categories, the author demonstrates not only how these historical, allegorical, and political persons and events have affected the course of German history in Müller¿s opinion, but also how he believes they have influenced German identity of the past and present and may affect its future. In her analyses of these two dramas, the author explores the many historical, political, and allegorical characters as well as the abundant intertextual references by locating their original sources in order to explain their significance as each relates to Müller¿s perception of German identity at various points in time. The research focuses on Müller¿s use of the literary techniques of intertextuality, collage, metaphors, allegorical figures, political songs, ballads, and fairy tales. The methodological approach is eclectic: a mixture of New Criticism, New Historicism, and Rezeptionsästhetik. 456 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The transition from Latin to vernacular languages in the late Middle Ages and the dramatic rise of a new readership produced a huge bulk of translations, particularly of religious literature in its various genres. The solutions are so multifarious that they defy any attempt to outline general theories. This is particularly visible when the same text is translated or rewritten at different times and in different languages or genres.Through a minute analysis of texts this book aims at highlighting lexical, syntactic and stylistic choices dictated not only by the source but also by new readers and patrons, or by new destinations of the works. Established categories such as ¿literalness¿ and ¿fidelity¿ are thus questioned and integrated with these other factors which, while being more ¿external¿, do nonetheless impinge on the very idea of ¿translation¿, and consequently on its assessment. Far from being a mere transfer from one language to another, a medieval translation verges on a form of creative writing, and as such its study becomes a fascinating investigation into the very process of textual production.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 436 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Le comique verbal, à cause de son enracinement dans la forme du signe linguistique et dans la culture, est souvent considéré dans la prose littéraire comme à la limite du traduisible. Cet ouvrage entreprend la discussion d¿un tel stéréotype. Sa problématique se situe au sein de la critique de la traduction. L¿auteur applique la méthodologie de la critique positive d¿Antoine Berman à un corpus de six romans de Boris Vian et de leurs traductions polonaises. Les textes choisis sont fortement empreints de jeux de mots et d¿éléments constitutifs du monde surréaliste. L¿objectif est double. Premièrement, l¿analyse des textes d¿arrivée sans rapport avec les originaux permet la délimitation des facteurs assurant le fonctionnement de chaque traduction en tant qü¿uvre littéraire autonome et cohérente. Dans les romans analysés, une fonction particulière se voit attribuée aux procédés métanarratifs, au discours indirect libre et à l¿intertextualité. Deuxièmement, l¿étude comparative des originaux et des traductions mène à une spécification des techniques et des stratégies traductives et, par la suite, des distorsions qüelles entraînent dans les couches linguistique et stylistique et dans l¿univers présenté des romans. 262 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Que signifie la laïcité pour l'éducation publique Qu'est-ce que les « affaires de foulard islamique » nous ont appris sur les difficultés inédites auxquelles la laïcité est confrontée Comment aborder les problèmes de la « culture commune », de l'« enseignement des faits religieux » et de la prise en compte du « multiculturalisme » à l'école De quelle façon l'école laïque est-elle concernée par les inégalités sociales Ces questions se posent à toute société laïque dans la définition de son projet éducatif. Ce livre les examine d'un point de vue philosophique donnant une place centrale à la discussion rationnelle tout en s'appuyant sur l'héritage de l'histoire. L'argumentation qu'il développe est mise au service d'une thèse d'ensemble : le terme de laïcité désigne bien sûr la neutralité de l'Etat qui garantit la liberté de conscience. Mais il désigne aussi la recherche des valeurs qui permettent de rassembler ceux que leurs libertés autorisent à se séparer des autres : qu'avons-nous besoin de reconnaître en commun pour « faire société » L'ambition de ce livre est de montrer comment la quête d'une articulation de l'individuel et du commun est mise en oeuvre à l'école aujourd'hui, à quelles difficultés inédites elle est confrontée et quelles solutions peuvent être proposées. 248 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Ce livre a pour objectif la redécouverte de la théorie de la valeur du philosophe autrichien Christian von Ehrenfels; et l'analyse de la possible utilisation de sa théorie dans les sciences économiques actuelles. Après avoir fait connaissance avec Christian von Ehrenfels, l'accent est mis sur l'analyse des principaux traits de sa théorie. Sa complexité fascinante n'a d'égale que la volonté d'exhaustivité du philosophe autrichien. Le débat induit par la discussion sur son utilisation dans les sciences économiques actuelles conduit à la conclusion que le philosophe autrichien a ouvert la voie à une nouvelle perspective sur le processus de valorisation et qu'il mérite à ce titre de sortir de l'oubli. 348 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Le rap est devenu un protagoniste indiscutable de la scène musicale dans le monde entier et notamment en France, devenue le deuxième marché mondial de hip hop. Or, au-delà de ses succès médiatiques et des controverses passées et présentes, qu'est-ce donc que le rap Un effet de mode Une forme de poésie contestataire Un produit de la culture de masse Le dernier-né de la chanson française Le présent ouvrage, en adoptant une démarche rigoureuse mais aussi innovante, veut premièrement présenter le rap comme une expression artistique. À cet effet, le rap sera défini dans ses rapports avec les théories esthétiques et littéraires et dans ses rapports avec l'histoire des formes culturelles. Mais il sera surtout lu, analysé dans ses textes, qui seront interprétés à la recherche des différentes fonctions poétiques. A la croisée du postmodernisme et de la tradition, du parlé et du chanté, de la musique et les lettres, le rap s'avérera être un exemple d'une nouvelle poéticité. 342 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Seit der Jahrtausendwende ist in Spanien eine Debatte um die lange Zeit verdrängte Bürgerkriegsvergangenheit entbrannt. Dabei muss sich die spanische Öffentlichkeit mit der Frage auseinander setzen, wie ein kollektives Erinnern aussehen kann, angesichts der Tatsache, dass die Zeitzeugen des Bürgerkrieges im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes wegsterben und das Erinnern auf die Nachgeborenen übergeht. Im Unterschied zur gerade erst einsetzenden gesellschaftspolitischen Debatte haben spanische Romanautoren den Bürgerkrieg ohne Rücksicht auf öffentliche oder gar zensurbedingte Vorgaben bereits in der Vergangenheit vielfach literarisch aufgearbeitet und dadurch gesellschaftliche Diskurse immer wieder antizipiert. Auf dem Hintergrund der Geschichte der Gedächtnisromane zum Bürgerkrieg aus der Sicht der Zeitzeugen einerseits und der hoch aktuellen gesellschaftspolitischen Erinnerungsdebatte andererseits untersucht die vorliegende Arbeit anhand ausgewählter Romane von Julio Llamazares, Rafael Chirbes, Manuel Rivas, Javier Cercas, etc. die Frage, auf welche Weise nachgeborene Autoren seit den 80er Jahren der Herausforderung begegnen, eine Vergangenheit darzustellen, die ihnen nur noch in vermittelter Form zugänglich ist. Der Arbeit zu Grunde gelegt werden kulturwissenschaftliche Gedächtniskonzepte, die unter einem generationsspezifischen Blickwinkel betrachtet und mit literaturwissenschaftlichen Ansätzen verknüpft werden.Peter Lang Group AG Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaft, Place de la gare 12, 1003 LAUSANNE 314 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Investments in Forstplantagen in den Tropen haben aufgrund der Hausse auf den Rohstoffmärkten in der letzten Zeit an Bedeutung gewonnen. Ziel ist es, eine Rendite aus nachhaltiger Forstwirtschaft zu erzielen. Doch die Investitionsentscheidung ist nicht einfach. Die Anlageprojekte sind nicht homogen und somit nicht einfach vergleichbar. Der Investor muss im Rahmen seiner Anlagestrategie die strukturelle Heterogenität eines Forstinvestments (Lage, Betriebsführung, Baumartenwahl etc.) berücksichtigen und eine Entscheidung auf Basis seiner individuellen quantitativen und qualitativen Präferenzen treffen. Die Arbeit bietet einen methodischen Bewertungsansatz auf der Grundlage der Nutzwertanalyse, die vielfältigen, oftmals nur qualitativ vorliegenden Informationen eines Forstinvestments zu ordnen und dadurch das Forstinvestment zu identifizieren, dass die Ziele des Investors am besten erfüllt. Dadurch kann die Anlagestrategie des Investors optimiert werden. 156 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Was für Konsequenzen haben Deutungskonkurrenzen für die Erinnerungskultur Welche Rolle spielen Denkmäler und Gedenkstätten für die Vermittlung von Geschichte Die Debatten um konkurrierende Formen der Aneignung, Deutung und Vermittlung von Geschichte im Familiengedächtnis, in der Alltagskommunikation, in den Medien, in der Geschichtspolitik und in der historisch-politischen Bildung gaben den Anstoß für eine Vortragsreihe der Koordinationsstelle des Projektverbunds Zeitgeschichte Berlin-Brandenburg zum Thema «Historisches Erinnern und Gedenken». In ihren Beiträgen reflektieren Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler unterschiedlicher Fachdisziplinen aus ihrem jeweiligen Erfahrungskontext in Forschungseinrichtungen und Gedenkstätten das komplexe Verhältnis von Erinnern, Gedenken und zeithistorischer Forschung. 152 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Diese Arbeit analysiert die von 1835 bis 1879 ergangene Rechtsprechung des preußischen Königlich Geheimen Obertribunals zum Ehescheidungsrecht des Allgemeinen Landrechts für die preußischen Staaten von 1794. Ziel der Analyse war es, herauszuarbeiten, welche Arbeitsmethodik das Obertribunal seinen Entscheidungen zugrunde legte und welche weiteren Erwägungen über die Grundlage des Gesetzes hinaus für die Urteilsfindung maßgeblich waren. Dafür wurden die Entscheidungen u.a. auf Hinweise auf den Einfluss der preußischen Gesetzgebung zum Ehescheidungsrecht oder der so genannten «Ehescheidungswirklichkeit» untersucht. Darüber hinaus wurde ein Ausblick auf die Rechtsprechung des Reichsgerichts zum preußischen Ehescheidungsrecht gegeben und anhand eines Vergleichs mit der Rechtsprechung des Obertribunals eine Tendenz für das Reichsgericht hinsichtlich der oben aufgeworfenen Fragen abgegeben. Die Untersuchung der Urteile führte zu dem Ergebnis, dass das Obertribunal seinen Entscheidungen die Ansichten des Gesetzgebers über das Ehescheidungsrecht zugrunde legte und die Anwendung der gesetzlichen Vorschriften dementsprechend «verschärfte». 196 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Das private Sicherheitsgewerbe erfährt einen starken Aufwind. Sofern die gewerbliche Sicherheitskraft nicht wirksam mit hoheitlichen Befugnissen beliehen wurde, stehen ihr für ein gewaltsames Einschreiten nur die Jedermannsrechte - hier vor allem Notwehr und Nothilfe - zur Verfügung. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, die hiergegen bestehenden Bedenken herauszuarbeiten und zu bewerten. Hierzu analysiert der Verfasser zunächst grundlagenorientiert das Verhältnis von Notwehr und Nothilfe und deren Gleichbehandlung hinsichtlich des Normalbürgers. In der sich anschließenden Untersuchung der Verteidigungsbefugnis gewerblicher Sicherheitskräfte stellt sich heraus, daß die Nothilfebefugnis staatlich instrumentalisierter gewerblicher Sicherheitskräfte bereits de lege lata durch den Verhältnismäßigkeitsgrundsatz beschränkt ist. 314 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Institutionen sind soziale Handlungszusammenhänge. Diese sozialontologische Grundeinsicht vertritt bereits der Staatstheoretiker Hermann Heller, der zu den wichtigsten politischen Denkern der Weimarer Republik gehört. Seine Aktualität zeigt sich im Vergleich mit Vertretern analytischer Theorien sozialen Handelns, insbesondere dem amerikanischen Philosophen John R. Searle. Diese Arbeit bietet mit der Zusammenführung beider Theoriestränge eine handlungstheoretische Erklärung von Institutionen an, die einen Mittelweg zwischen einem reduktionistischen Individualismus und einem systemtheoretischen Holismus weist. Dies ist für die Politikwissenschaft relevant, die sich seit einigen Jahren zunehmend für politische Institutionen allgemein sowie den Staat im besonderen interessiert. 332 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Introducing the concept of cinematic education - defined as pedagogy infused by the moving image - this volume explores the historical, theoretical, and practical basis for using film in kindergarten through post-secondary classrooms. Its scholarly inquiry into the meaning film can bring to teaching and learning extends a vast literature on film theory. At the same time it broadens the scope of cultural studies in education to include a more thorough consideration of the day-to-day political dimensions of the cinematic in K-12 public and private classrooms. 166 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Constantine R. Campbell continues the work begun in his previous volume, Verbal Aspect, the Indicative Mood, and Narrative: Soundings in the Greek of the New Testament. In this book, he investigates the function of verbal aspect in non-indicative Greek verbs, which are of great significance for the translation and exegesis of Biblical texts. Campbell demonstrates that the model developed in his first volume provides strong power of explanation for the workings of non-indicative verbs, and challenges some of the conclusions reached by previous scholarship. 154 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The topics of evaluation and quality management have, up until now, scarcely been linked to one another. This book contributes to the balancing of this deficit. It shows how the instrument of evaluation can be utilised, with a focus on quality development in non-profit organisations (NPO's). It is assumed that the equality of services rendered by non-profit organisations is measured first and foremost against the achievement of the outcomes that were originally planned. The optimisation of impacts is thus placed at the heart of the evaluation model developed. To this end, a set of evaluation guidelines is compiled, and the methodology for its application presented. The impact-oriented evaluation model put forward here can, in principle, be applied in all fields of activity and during all programme phases. It can also be used for the creation of monitoring systems. 362 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is located at the interface of online learning within a context of English language studies and academic literacy and is underpinned, from a critical theoretical perspective, by an understanding of the implications of the digital divide for developing countries worldwide. The work is an exploration of online learning in an undergraduate English language and academic literacy classroom at a university in South Africa, and theorises the need for technology in developing countries as a means of social inclusion. The aim is to explore the extent to which communities of practice are enabled in an online environment, among English non-mother tongue speakers from technologically under-resourced backgrounds. This study examines the extent to which the students participate, negotiate meaning, and construct identities in online spaces.From a sociocultural perspective this book locates learning as a form of interaction and co-participation, and argues that learning occurs within specific contexts, hence the focus on how individuals become members of 'communities of practice'. 268 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Mount Athos has been exercising its magnetic attraction on monks and pilgrims for over a thousand years. As the papers collected in this volume show (many of them delivered at a conference convened in Helsinki in 2006 to mark the opening of an exhibition of treasures of Mount Athos), monks have been drawn to its forests, cliffs, and caves in search of tranquillity and the inspiring teaching of charismatic elders since the ninth century. Through the Hesychastic renewal which began on Athos in the late Middle Ages the Holy Mountain acquired unprecedented importance throughout the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and Russia and rapidly extended its spiritual influence from the Mediterranean to the White Sea. Many of the papers are concerned with aspects of pilgrimage to Athos and the effect that a visit to the Mountain has on pilgrims' lives. Today the magnetism has lost none of its force and, despite threats to its environment and its unique way of life, Athos continues to operate as a spiritual powerhouse offering refreshment to all who turn to it. 198 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The process of devolution in the United Kingdom (UK) established new institutions at the sub-state level with a range of legislative and executive competencies. Yet many of these devolved powers also have a European Union (EU) dimension, whilst EU policy remains a formally reserved power of the UK central government. This book explores how this multi-level relationship has been managed in practice, examining the participation of the devolved Scottish and Welsh institutions in the domestic process of formulating the UK's EU policy positions during their first four-year term. It also places their experiences in a broader comparative framework by drawing upon the experiences of multi-level governance in practice in other Member States of the EU. 204 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -«Re-Engineering» Dual Training - The Malaysian Experience shows how a new industrial country is successfully pursuing the aim to ensure the extremely swift increase of economic development by initiatives and concepts for the qualification of skilled workers. This publication reflects the analysis of best practice in training which centers around the workplace in lead countries as well as the philosophy, policies and procedures of the emerging Malaysian National Dual Training System. Excellence in high-tech work must be based on excellence in training. Training based on targeting specific competencies was seen as a way to achieve this excellence. However, this apparently logical approach, which seemed to make it the panacea for meeting today's pressing high-tech training needs, has failed to keep its promise. Yet, its undisputable contribution to the development of highly effective training has been to create awareness that the necessary accountability of training can only be secured through the definition of occupational standards. However, when they only reflect the immediate work which has to be carried out at the workplace, occupational standards seemingly fall short. The rapidly changing context of work also needs to be reflected, and therefore a new focus on the workprocess is needed to guide the necessary reorientation in training. 184 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Puzzling the Reader establishes the place of charms and riddles in nineteenth-century British literature by exploring the literary and political work riddles performed at cultural thresholds: courtship, initiation, death rituals, moments of greeting, and intercultural relations. Furthermore, Puzzling the Reader investigates the new narrative genre that riddles uncover by transforming traditional narrative techniques. Far from disappearing from view, the oral tradition of the riddles rises into view alongside the literary narratives of William Blake, John Keats, and Charles Dickens. The folk tradition of the riddle is imported into print media and reaches its zenith in the nineteenth century. Through analyses of riddles in weekly literature and satire magazines, parlor game books, and popular collected riddles, such as Queen Victoria's 'Windsor Enigma', this volume examines the literary and political roles riddles play as they migrate into mass print culture. Three crucial texts illustrate this argument: Blake's 'Jerusalem', Keats's 'The Eve of St. Agnes', and Dickens's Our Mutual Friend . Each is a work of formal experimentation and each typifies the full range of word play in the period. From Blake to Keats to Dickens, nineteenth-century British literature charts a 'history' of the literary riddle. 136 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Second World War marked an ethical turn in British fiction. The author of this study demonstrates this by closely examining John Fowles's and Iris Murdoch's works as post-war meta-textual magical-realist novels interested in ethics and the nature of contemporary reality. These ethical novels transcend mere morality to explore the essence of the Good. Through paradigms of human experience, they direct our attention towards the Other and impart moral principles based on acts of Goodness.The author assesses the moral intimations in Fowles's The Magus and Murdoch's The Sea, the Sea in the context of their philosophical writings, mainly The Aristos and Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals respectively. She shows that Fowles and Murdoch endeavour to instruct the reader morally through the accessible language of fiction. 344 pp. Englisch.