peter lang peter lang nov 2015 (261 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In diesem Buch geht es um demokratische Mehrheitsabstimmungen, von denen der Marquis de Condorcet im 18. Jahrhundert bemerkte, dass sie zu nicht umsetzbaren («paradoxen») Beschlüssen führen können, auch wenn die einzelnen Entscheidungsträger «vernünftig» (rational) denken und handeln. Dieses Phänomen ist bis in die Gegenwart ein Forschungsgegenstand von Sozialwissenschaftlern und Mathematikern. Die gegenwärtige Forschung hat ein Instrumentarium zur Beurteilung der Anfälligkeit gegen das Paradoxon für verschiedene Prozeduren von Mehrheitsentscheidungen geliefert. Hier werden einige Prozeduren in mathematischen Modellen dargestellt. Das Buch beschreibt ausführlich einzelne Schritte der Konstruktion dieser Modelle und demonstriert die empirische Auswertung mit leicht anwendbaren Verfahren der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung. 136 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit den Themen der Mediation und Konfliktlösung in kubanischen Kontexten und geht den Fragen nach, ob und wie Mediation auf Kuba praktiziert wird. Durch Einblicke in die praktische Anwendung des Mediationsverfahrens zeigen die Autorinnen, inwieweit das theoretische Konzept in die kubanische Lebensrealität eingebettet ist. Hierbei entstehen kulturspezifische Einsichten in die Durchführung von Mediation. Der Band bietet einen wichtigen Beitrag zur kulturspezifischen Exploration der Konfliktlösung über Dritte. 116 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -«Lernweg zum Schia-Islam» ist eine mehrbändige Studie, die versucht, in jedem Band einen Glaubenspunkt oder eine theologische Stellungnahme bezüglich theologischer und/oder menschlicher Themen zu behandeln und dadurch den Lesern einen kleinen Überblick über den Schia-Islam anzubieten. Diese Buchreihe führt Grundzüge der Überzeugungen des Schia-Islam an, der eine Glaubensanschauung und -praxis aus der Sicht der imamitischen Weltgemeinschaft repräsentiert. Das bedeutet, dass alles, was hier präsentiert wird, nach Meinung der Imamiten geglaubt wird und dass diese notwendigerweise an alles glauben, was in diesem Buch über Fundamente und Zweige des Glaubens dargestellt wird. Nach «Himmlischer Lernweg» und «Gerechtigkeit» behandelt dieser Band das dritte Glaubensfundament des schiitischen Glaubens, die «Berufung». Darunter fallen Themen wie Prophetentum, Auferweckung der Menschen, Heil, Erlösung und Rechtleitung.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 146 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Da in Deutschland vom Grundsatz her eine gesetzliche Risikoverteilung vorhanden ist, stellt sich die Frage, welche Bedeutung MAC-Klauseln überhaupt für den deutschen Unternehmenskaufvertrag haben. Vor diesem Hintergrund erläutert dieses Buch systematisch die Bedeutung von letztendlich notwendigen Material Adverse Change-Klauseln (sog. MAC-Klauseln) für den deutschen Unternehmenskaufvertrag. Insbesondere arbeitet der Autor dabei die jeweiligen Stärken und Schwächen der gesetzlichen Risikoverteilung und der vertraglichen Risikoverteilung durch MAC-Klauseln heraus. 82 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die Autorin rekonstruiert anhand zahlreicher deutscher und französischer Quellen und der Methoden der Täterforschung den komplexen Unterdrückungsapparat während des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Lyon und beleuchtet jenseits des Mythos einer allmächtigen Gestapo die Frage nach den Tätern. Lyon nimmt als «Hauptstadt des Widerstands» eine zentrale Rolle im französischen Kollektivgedächtnis ein. Erinnerung wie Forschung sind dabei eng mit der Person Klaus Barbies verbunden, der durch seine Tätigkeit als Gestapo-Chef von Lyon und seinen Prozess 1987 zum Hauptsymbol der NS-Verbrechen in Frankreich wurde. Dieser einseitige Fokus ließ die Rolle weiterer Sipo-SD-Mitglieder und erst recht der militärischen Besatzer völlig in den Hintergrund treten. Beispielhaft dafür steht Werner Knab, Oberhaupt der Lyoner Sipo-SD. 136 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The author extensively details, analyses and compares key concepts and strategies of fictional worlds theory: a theory which has, over recent years, developed rather rapidly and is connected with leading scholars in the area of literary studies, such as Lubomír Dole¿el, Umberto Eco, Thomas Pavel, Ruth Ronen, and Marie-Laure Ryan. The book focuses on theoretical suggestions from which the fictional worlds theory borrows its main ideas, that is, logic, semantics, and linguistics. It also examines areas of literary theoretical investigation, in which the fictional world theory has proven itself to be a significant tool for conducting more detailed research, namely intertextuality, fictional and historical narration. 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Anhand des Beispiels der byzantinischen Feld- und Ackermaße und des ihnen übergeordneten Systems der Landvergabe und -besteuerung verfolgt das Buch das Fortleben byzantinischer administrativer Elemente und Praktiken im Osmanischen Reich. Verlauf, Charakter und Motivation dieses kulturellen Transferprozesses werden hierbei nachgezeichnet. Hintergrund ist die oftmals von politisierten Geschichtsbildern und Identitätsdiskursen durchsetzte Debatte um die Natur und Rolle des byzantinischen Erbes im Staatsaufbau des frühen Osmanischen Reiches.Peter Lang Group AG Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaft, Place de la gare 12, 1003 LAUSANNE 176 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book sheds light on the demands of Art. 107(1) TFEU regarding public funding of public service broadcasting (PSB). Broadcasting is of particular importance in the modern structure of democracy. PSB provides broadcasting services that are of higher quality and of more cultural value to the community than services provided by commercial broadcasters. To ensure the operation of PSB, Member States of the European Union have introduced various measures to support broadcasters. These support measures have to comply with European State aid law, which seeks to prevent overcompensation. In its Altmark Trans-ruling, the ECJ laid down specific criteria under which compensation for services of general economic interest (SGEI) should not be considered State aid in the sense of Art. 107(1) TFEU. The author focuses on the Altmark-criteria. Apart from Art. 107(1) TFEU, he also looks at the effect of the Amsterdam Protocol, which is occasionally argued to have a significant impact on the application of the State aid rules to PSB. 152 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Quality rating systems discourses and practices are increasingly dominating early childhood care and education around the globe. These rating systems are constructed with the assumption that universally appropriate environments can be constructed for all those who are younger. This deterministic, ratings, and measurement oriented perspective is consistent with neoliberal discourses that privilege competition, accountability, consumer materialism, and notions such as human capital; this contemporary neoliberal condition does not support concern for the common good, democracy, equity, justice, or diversity (unless the support can facilitate new forms of capitalist gains). Ultimately, this is not a positive situation for those who are younger. The chapters in this book have two goals: (1) to provide the reader with an opportunity to engage with some of the specific problems that result from putting forward ¿quality¿ as a dominant construct, and (2) to generate conversations and locations from diverse knowledges and multiple ways of being that could lead to the rethinking of quality, understandings of quality as a narrowing construct/practice, and/or going beyond (and outside of) notions of quality. 190 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Images of «good mothers» saturate the media, yet so too do images of mothers who do not fit this mold. Numerous scholars have addressed «bad mothers» in the media, arguing that these images are a necessary counterpoint that serves to buttress the «good mother» myth. While mediated images of women who fail to enact good motherhood may promote good mothering as an ideal, the essays in Mediated Moms: Contemporary Challenges to the Motherhood Myth, suggest that this is not all that is occurring in contemporary portrayals of maternity. The authors in this volume explore how images of mothers have expanded beyond the good/bad dichotomy, simultaneously and sometimes paradoxically serving to reinforce, fracture, and/or transcend the ideology of good motherhood.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 296 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Communicating the Environment Beyond Photography is a modern look at how photographers visualize what is happening to people and places on a changing planet. Michelle I. Seelig draws attention to what compels photographers to focus on these important messages, what tools they are using to advocate for just causes, and how photographers engage directly with citizens in a meaningful conversation beyond the photograph. Photographers continue to document the land and nature as they always have; however, today they use all media to advocate wide-ranging environmental concerns. Photographers, filmmakers, and environmentalists engage the public with visual and technologically driven content that is both affordable and portable, allowing advocacy to transcend boundaries in the global community previously overlooked by traditional media. This innovative book showcases strategies practiced by photographers, environmentalists, and advocacy groups in the twenty-first century and will serve as inspiration for future advocates of environmental issues and other important and just causes. Accessible and user-friendly, Communicating the Environment Beyond Photography is a must-read for both future photographers and individuals interested in communicating and advocating for environmental and social change.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 212 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This volume presents state-of-the-art reporting on how to measure many of the key variables in health communication. While the focus is on quantitative measures, the editors argue that these measures are centrally important to the study of health communication. The chapters emphasize constructs, scales, and up-to-date reports and evidence about key social science constructs and ways of measuring them, whether your interest is in patient-provider dyadic communication, uncertainty management, self-efficacy, disclosure, social norms, social support, risk perception, health care team performance, message design and effects, health and numerical literacy, communication satisfaction, social influence and persuasion, stigma, health campaigns, reactance, or other topics. Students, researchers, and policymakers will find this book an accessible resource for planning and reviewing research studies and proposals. 318 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Why are some countries more newsworthy than others What are the similarities and differences in the scope of international news presented in different languages and cultures How does international news affect our perception of the world In this book, Elad Segev explores international news flow on the internet by addressing these key questions.Segev provides a comparative analysis of the international scope of online newspapers, news portals, and news aggregators in different languages and cultures, using innovative web mining techniques and network analysis. This book explores the theory of news flow around the world, and analyses many of its dimensions such as the global standing of the United States, the Middle Eastern conflicts as seen around the world, and, the effect of financial news. In doing so, the book unveils new patterns, meanings and implications of international news on our perception of the world.Following these insights, the author discusses the opportunities and challenges of studying international news flow online in the future, and how this field of research can be further developed theoretically and empirically.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 204 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Thematically organized around three of the most pressing ethical issues of the digital age (shifting of professional norms, moderating offensive content, and privacy), this volume offers a window into some of the hot-button ethical issues facing a society where digital has become the new normal. Straddling an applied ethical and theoretical approach, the research represented not only reflects on how our ethical frameworks have been changed and challenged by digital technology, but also provides insights for those confronted with specific ethical dilemmas related to digital technology. With contributions from established experts and up-and-coming scholars alike, this book cuts across disciplines and with appeal to communication scholars, philosophers, and anyone with an interest in ethics and technology.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 252 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In 1994, the world joined South Africa in celebration of the results of its first democratic election. The results, emblazoned on the world¿s memory with President Nelson Mandela waving to a multiracial crowd, signified the end of apartheid and an emerging new era of hope. However, Mandeläs recent death has given birth to a more critical view of his «Rainbow Nation.» No matter how examined, education in South Africa remains steadfastly unequal, with many White children retaining the educational privileges inherent to apartheid. White children in South Africa overwhelmingly attend wealthy, fully resourced schools, while the vast majority of Black and Coloured children attend woefully underresourced schools.Based upon three sets of studies in schools in and around Cape Town, Whiteness Is the New South Africa highlights drastic racial disparities, suggesting that educational apartheid continues unabated, potentially fostering future generations of impoverished Black and Coloured communities. This book suggests that South Africa remains committed to stifling the intellectual, emotional, and economic development of Black and Coloured youth, while simultaneously investing in White children. 278 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Critical Education and Sociomaterial Practice presents a situated approach to learning that suggests the need for more explicit attention to sociomaterial practice in critical education. Specifically, it explores social, place and narrative dimensions of practical experience as they unfold in schools, in place-based learning, and teacher education contexts. Such an orientation to practice both links social and material conditions (social relations, other species, physical context, objects) to human consciousness and learning, and considers the relationship between such learning and broader cultural change. The core of the book is an examination of critical situated learning undertaken through three separate empirical studies, each of which we use to elaborate a particular domain or dimension of practical experience. In turning to the sociomaterial contexts of learning, the book also underscores how social and environmental issues are necessarily linked, such as in the production of food deserts in cities or in the pollution of the drinking water in Indigenous communities through oil development. More social movements globally are connecting the dots between sexism, heteronormativity, racism, colonization, White privilege, globalization, poverty, and climate justice, including with issues of land, territory and sovereignty, water, food, energy, and treatment and extinction of other species. As a result, categorizing some concerns as ¿social justice¿ or ¿critical¿ issues and others as ¿environmental,¿ becomes increasingly untenable. The book thus suggests that more integrative and productive forms of critical education are needed to respond to these complex and pressing socio-ecological conditions. 204 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book was featured as one of thirty-four Epic Feminist Books in Teen Vogue magazine.This book offers interpretive and contextual tools to read the AMC television series Mad Men, providing a much-needed historical explanation and exposition regarding the status of women in an era that has been painted as pre- or non-feminist. In chapters aimed at helping readers understand women¿s lives in the 1960s, Mad Men is used as a springboard to explore and discover alternative ways of seeing women. Offering more than a discussion of the show itself, the book offers historical insight for thinking about serious issues that «modern» working women continue to face today: balancing their work and personal lives, competing with other women, and controlling their own bodies and reproductive choices. Rather than critiquing the show for portraying women as victims, the book shows subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) ways that feminism functioned in an era when women were supposedly caught between the «waves» of the women¿s movement but when, the authors argue, they functioned nonetheless as empowered individuals.By doing so, it provides historical context and analysis that complicates traditional interpretations by (1) exploring historical constructions of women¿s work; (2) unpacking feminist and non-feminist discourses surrounding that work; (3) identifying modes of resistance; and (4) revisiting forgotten work coded as feminine.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 210 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Higher education and society are becoming increasingly intertwined. Both act as a transmitter of culture, yet many colleges and universities also ideally seek to create a more perfectible society and more enlightened, engaged citizens. When the connections between social structures and post-secondary education are closely entangled, the university¿s aims can take on a contentious struggle for identity in a vexing web of competing external interests ¿ especially in light of scarce economic resources, corporate pressures, technological questions, and globalizing trends. Higher Education and Society weighs the urgent question of how society and higher education influence each other. How the latter responds to that unsettled issue may well determine whether colleges and universities chart a more self-reflective path or one of rising deference to societal contingencies. This book is essential for all those who study and work in today¿s colleges ¿ and for all those who seek a better education for their children, the nation, and the world. It is especially recommended for courses in higher education and society, contemporary issues in higher education, the philosophy of higher education, academic issues in higher education, leadership in higher education, and globalization and higher education. The book is also useful for the preparation of faculty development programs in colleges and universities.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 318 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Beyond Borders compiles essays from various authors who explore the queerness of young adult literature that contains lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and questioning characters, some written by LGBTQ identified authors, while presenting lessons for secondary English classrooms. As queer theorists, the authors ask if young adult literature can imagine other spaces, representations, ways of being, identifications, and inclusion of LGBTQ characters and stories. This collection examines questions of theory as well as classroom literacy practices, while employing new theories in novel and creative intersections with literary texts. The book is perfect for teacher education courses focused on young adult literature, as well as secondary English education courses including methods of teaching English courses, teaching literature methods courses, queer theory in education courses, teaching of writing courses, and content area literacy courses.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 242 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Musikalisches Material ¿ Themen, Motive, deren Komponenten ¿ erscheint in der Musik des 19. Jahrhunderts im Verlauf von Kompositionen in neuen Zusammensetzungen. Für deren verschiedene Strukturen wird der Begriff «Synthese» mit differenzierenden adjektivischen Bestimmungen eingeführt. Synthesen können unterschiedliche Funktionen im Verlauf der Stücke übernehmen. Der Autor geht den motivischen wie formalen Strukturen sowie deren Funktionen analytisch nach und untersucht den motivisch-thematischen Prozess, der diese Synthesen hervorbringt und bestimmt. Dadurch ergibt sich ein differenziertes Bild der materialen wie formalen Gegebenheiten ¿ durchaus auch außerhalb geläufiger Schemata. 184 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die subjektorientierte Studie befasst sich mit der psychischen Form rassistischer Macht und mit Potenzialen der Transformation. Die Autorin befragte Personen mit Rassismuserfahrungen mittels problemzentrierter biographischer Interviews. Die Analyse verdeutlicht, wie tief alltägliche Rassismuserfahrungen in Selbst- und Weltverhältnisse eingreifen und in welch komplexer Weise Prozesse der Subjektbildung wirksam werden. Sie beleuchtet die Verantwortung des sozialen Umfelds bei Bildungsprozessen, das entweder Dominanzverhältnisse aufrecht erhalten und Diskriminierung fortsetzen oder aber kritische Handlungsfähigkeit und Widerständigkeit stärken kann. Daraus ergeben sich wichtige Impulse für Soziale Arbeit, Pädagogik und Psychologie.Peter Lang Group AG Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaft, Place de la gare 12, 1003 LAUSANNE 236 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit den Fragen, was die Diskursethik von anderen ethischen Theorien unterscheidet und was sie so faszinierend und umstritten macht. Die Antwort darauf ist ein besonderer Widerspruchsbegriff ¿ der performative Widerspruch ¿, welcher auf einer speziellen sprachanalytischen philosophischen Methode gründet und als der wichtigste Beweis der Hauptidee der Diskursethik gilt. Die Begründbarkeit der Diskursethik ist nicht zu prüfen, ohne den performativen Widerspruch zusammen mit der ihm unterliegenden sprachphilosophischen Grundlage zu denken. Durch die Analyse des Begriffs der Behauptungen und der Normen versucht der Autor zu erklären, was genau der performative Widerspruch ist und worin die Begründbarkeit der Diskursethik liegt. 154 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die Autorin beschäftigt sich mit kritischen künstlerischen und literarischen Manifestationen des kulturellen Shoah-Gedächtnisses in Deutschland und Polen vor dem Hintergrund öffentlicher Debatten. Besonderes Augenmerk legt sie auf die vielfältigen semantischen Dimensionen der Leere als zentraler ästhetischer Kategorie in Kulturtexten. Sie fragt nach der Beschaffenheit der Erinnerungskulturen, dem Zusammenhang von Gedächtnis, bewohntem Ort und kollektiven Identitätskonstruktionen sowie dem Trauma der Täter, Zeugen und Nachgeborenen. Die neuen Poetiken der analysierten Werke ermöglichen eine Annäherung an die Shoah und ihre anhaltenden Folgen für alle beteiligten Gruppen. Die Katastrophe erscheint dort als absent und zugleich unterschwellig präsent, als eine am Ort und im Raum erlebbare Leere. 252 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Since its inception, action research has been the subject of confusion and controversy. Can something be research if it doesn¿t «prove» anything Can something be action research if it¿s a project run by an expert who does not consider participants co-researchers Questions multiply when the general term is limited to critical action research. What makes critical action research different from action research generally Can the action research project of a classroom teacher intended to raise standardized test scores properly be considered critical Is there a role for advocacy in any enterprise calling itself research If critical action research is distinct from traditional empirical research, then what formats make sense for sharing results This highly diverse collection of previously unpublished and published works offers a sampling of opinions on key theoretical and methodological questions, complemented by a wide range of critical action research reports illustrating what various theories look like in practice. The book provides a sketch of the topography of critical action research terrain and illuminates some diverse paths through it.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 344 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Curriculum Studies Guid Elektronisches Buch treat the (Post)reconceptualization of curriculum studies. The huge corpus of literature reviewed in this volume reflect current issues and discussions dealing with education. This volume is about the intersections among curriculum studies, history, politics, multiculturalism, gender studies and literary studies. These theoretical frameworks will provide students in the field of education with the tools that they need to theorize around the concept of curriculum. This is an interdisciplinary book and might be of interest to students outside the field of education as well who are studying history, politics, multiculturalism, gender and literary studies. It could be used in such courses as curriculum studies; social foundations of education; philosophy of education; critical and contemporary issues in education; the history of American curriculum; the history of American education; and narrative inquiry in education. Outside the field of education, this book might be of interest to students in courses on women's and gender studies, courses in political science, multicultural courses, and courses in literary criticism.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 468 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Mit diesem Jahrbuch informiert die gemeinnützige Gesellschaft über ihre Aufgaben und Ziele. Sie pflegt und fördert mit ihren 310 Mitgliedern die Zusammenarbeit unter den im Großraum Berlin tätigen Wissenschaftlern aller Disziplinen und Institutionen, bietet besonders dem Nachwuchs aller Fächer ein Diskussionsforum, verleiht Preise für ausgezeichnete Leistungen und greift in die hochschulpolitischen Auseinandersetzungen ein, um der Politik und der Öffentlichkeit eine bessere Meinungsbildung zu ermöglichen. Im Verlauf des Jahres werden Vorträge aus unterschiedlichen Wissenschaftsbereichen angeboten. 218 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Im Mittelpunkt des Bandes stehen das vielfältige Konzept des Transitorischen und seine literarischen Ausgestaltungen. Die Beiträge beleuchten den etwas diffusen Begriff des Transitorischen anhand unterschiedlicher literarischer Werke, Motive, Themen und Topoi. Das dargestellte Spektrum der Forschungen reicht von den negativen Erfahrungen des Transits in der Exilliteratur über das Motiv der Reise, das Topos des homo viator, transitorische Orte und Zustände bis zu transitorischen Identitäten. Im Horizont einer «Poetik des Transitorischen» (Rüdiger Görner) entsteht aus fließenden Übergängen und Grenzen ein «Dazwischen». Zu dieser Poetik gehören u.a. die Erkenntnisse der Wandelbarkeit und Prozesshaftigkeit der scheinbar feststehenden Kategorien (Nation, Kultur, Geschlecht, Identität), die veränderte Raumwahrnehmung, die Aufwertung der Bewegung und die Versuche, das (post-)moderne Subjekt zu verorten. 248 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Over the last decades Clifford Geertz¿ interpretive anthropology has played an important role in the field of socio-cultural anthropology. The study presents the critical reception of his thoughts in Western countries and Polish anthropology. Interpretive anthropology is based on the category of interpretation and the concept of thick description: the assumed indexical nature of reality and the possibility of unraveling its order through semiotic analysis has influenced the epistemological reflection in anthropology, the approach to theory, fieldwork and the research process. 174 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This collection of essays is a tribute to Andrzej Kopcewicz, the first professor ordinarius of American literature in the history of English studies in Poland. It coincides with the centenary of Imagism and what would have been Professor Kopcewicz¿s 80 birthday. The title alludes to his first book which was devoted to the image and the objective correlative in early 20-century Anglo-American poetry. Image in Modern(ist) Verse opens with a revised and abridged version of that publication. Kopcewicz¿s study can be still read as a useful historical, theoretical, and practical introduction to modern poetry. The bulk of the volume is made up of contributions by contemporary academics ¿ Paulina Ambröy, Joseph Kuhn, Pawe¿ Stachura, Jørgen Veisland, and Mi¿osz Wojtyna ¿ who discuss various facets, strands and sub-strands of Imagism, as well as its ongoing legacy. 178 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This volume looks at different ways in which research and educational practice in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) can be linked. The chapters, contributed by academics and teachers of English, explore teacher training, material writing and sharing, course design and Open Educational Resources (OER). 192 pp. Englisch.