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De Conatus is an independent, fiction and nonfiction publisher focused on contemporary, innovative literature, mostly literary fiction. De Conatus is interested in ambitious writing with new points of view and authors with a unique style.
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2022Tabu Subjects
Caught between the duty of confidentiality and the duty to speak
by Almut Roth
Why is a subject regarded as off-limits and how does one handle it? What is better kept to yourself and what is essential that you say to the person affected? Countless people are ashamed of their diseases and do not dare to talk about them in public. But how can you find out what is meant, even though it is not openly stated? This calls for sensitivity and professional expertise! Only if someone has sufficient background knowledge about a disease and its possible treatments can emerging worries and anxieties be confronted, preconceptions dispelled and existing myths refuted. This book sheds clear and concise light on 50 supposedly taboo subjects, as well as providing appropriate phrases for difficult consultations in the pharmacy!
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October 2022My Father's Secret
The BND, my family and I
by Corinna von Bassewitz
For a long time, Corinna von Bassewitz believed her father was a soldier, later on that he was a diplomat. Then, at the age of 16, she learnt something unbelievable: he had been a secret agent for the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND, Germany's Federal Intelligence Service). Once the secret had been at least partly uncovered, she became something of a spy herself and eventually found some confidential documents in her parents' attic. Later, she realised that her father had been living as a double agent for the FRG and the GDR. So what effect does it have on a girl if her father conceals his true identity and eventually disappears without trace? Along with her family history, the author provides multi-layered and exciting insights into the historical context of the Cold War. A very personal book, intriguingly told and emotionally touching.
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Humanities & Social SciencesOctober 2022France, humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect
by Eglantine Staunton
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Humanities & Social SciencesOctober 2008Political responsibility and the European Union
by Myrto Tsakatika
This book addresses the question of political legitimacy in the European Union from the much neglected angle of political responsibility. It develops an original communitarian approach to legitimacy based on Alasdair MacIntyre's ethics of virtues and practices, that can be contrasted with prevalent liberal-egalitarian and neo-republican approaches. Tsakatika argues that a 'responsibility deficit', quite distinct from the often discussed 'democratic deficit', can be diagnosed in the European Union. This is documented in chapters that provide in-depth analysis of accountability, transparency and the difficulties associated with identifying responsibility in European governance. Closing this gap requires going beyond institutional engineering. It calls for gradual convergence towards certain core social and political practices and for the flourishing of the virtues of political responsibility in Europe's nascent political community. Throughout the book, normative political theory is brought to bear on concrete dilemmas of institutional choice faced by the EU during the recent constitutional debates. 'Political responsibility and the European Union' will be of interest to specialists and postgraduate students of political theory, constitutional law and European Union Studies. ;
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December 2000Das Experiment und die Metaphysik
Zur Auflösung der kosmologischen Antinomien
by Edgar Wind, Bernhard Buschendorf, Bernhard Buschendorf, Brigitte Falkenburg
Edgar Winds Habilitationsschrift von 1934 ist eine originelle Deutung der modernen Physik aus dem Umkreis des Neukantianismus und des amerikanischen Pragmatismus. Wind formuliert darin seine Theorie der „symbolischen Repräsentation“
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The ArtsFebruary 2009The secret life of romantic comedy
by Celestino Deleyto
The secret life of romantic comedy offers a new approach to one of the most popular and resilient genres in the history of Hollywood. Steering away from the rigidity and ideological determinism of traditional accounts of the genre, this book advocates a more flexible theory, which allows the student to explore the presence of the genre in unexpected places, extending the concept to encompass films that are not usually considered romantic comedies. Combining theory with detailed analyses of a selection of films, including To Be or Not to Be (1942), Rear Window (1954), Kiss Me Stupid (1964), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Before Sunset (2004), the book aims to provide a practical framework for the exploration of a key area of contemporary experience - intimate matters - through one of its most powerful filmic representations: the genre of romantic comedy. Original and entertaining, The secret life of romantic comedy is perfect for students and academics of film and film genre. ;
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The ArtsJanuary 2019The secret life of romantic comedy
by Celestino Deleyto
The secret life of romantic comedy offers a new approach to one of the most popular and resilient genres in the history of Hollywood. Steering away from the rigidity and ideological determinism of traditional accounts of the genre, this book advocates a more flexible theory, which allows the student to explore the presence of the genre in unexpected places, extending the concept to encompass films that are not usually considered romantic comedies. Combining theory with detailed analyses of a selection of films, including To Be or Not to Be (1942), Rear Window (1954), Kiss Me Stupid (1964), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Before Sunset (2004), the book aims to provide a practical framework for the exploration of a key area of contemporary experience - intimate matters - through one of its most powerful filmic representations: the genre of romantic comedy. Original and entertaining, The secret life of romantic comedy is perfect for students and academics of film and film genre.
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The ArtsOctober 2024Secret Cinema and the immersive experience industry
by Sarah Atkinson, Helen W. Kennedy
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Humanities & Social SciencesOctober 2021The EU and crisis response
by Roger Mac Ginty, Sandra Pogodda, Oliver P. Richmond
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The ArtsJuly 2023You’re nicked
Investigating British television police series
by Ben Lamb
You're nicked is the first comprehensive study of television police series in the UK. It reveals how British television's most popular genre has developed stylistically, politically and philosophically from 1955 to the present. Each chapter focuses on a particular decade, investigating how the most-watched series represent the inner workings of the police station, the civilian life of criminals and the private lives of police officers. This new approach unearths the complex ideology underpinning each series and discerns the key insights the genre can provide into the breakdown of the post-war settlement. Offering insightful readings of police series from Dixon of Dock Green to Happy Valley via The Sweeney, The Bill and Cracker, the book is a must-read for crime-drama enthusiasts worldwide. This new paperback edition features an extensive epilogue on Line of Duty and other Jed Mercurio creations.
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Business, Economics & LawJuly 2024False profits of ethical capital
Finance, labour and the politics of risk
by Claire Parfitt
False profits of ethical capital is a thought-provoking approach to understanding stakeholder capitalism. Rather than focusing on the inadequacies of corporate responsibility, sustainable investment and consumer politics, this book grapples with the technical and rhetorical functions of ethical capital for profit and accumulation. It provides a unique and eclectic analysis of the political dynamics between finance, capital and labour, offering a refreshing perspective on struggles interlocking social, ecological and economic crises, and suggesting new ways of thinking about sustainability politics.
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November 1981Heidnische Mysterien in der Renaissance
by Edgar Wind, Christa Münstermann, Gisela Heinrichs, Bernhard Buschendorf, Bernhard Buschendorf, Bernhard Buschendorf
Die Heidnischen Mysterien handeln vom »Bilddenken« des Neuplatonismus und von seinem glanzvollen Ausdruck in der Renaissancekunst. Heidnische Mythologie, christliche Bildersprache, religiöse Spekulation und philosophische Reflexion verschmelzen zu jener »poetischen Theologie«, deren verschiedene Ausprägungen bei Philosophen, Dichtern und bildenden Künstlern der Renaissance (unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des florentinischen Künstler- und Gelehrtenkreises um Lorenzo di Medici) aufgezeigt werden. Aus den Mosaiksteinen dieses Denkens rekonstruiert Wind allmählich das System eines »orphischen Pantheon« und lässt dabei seine ideengeschichtliche Explikation immer wieder in faszinierende Interpretationen bildkünstlerischer Werke der Renaissance münden.
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Business, Economics & LawJune 2023Medicine, patients and the law
by Emma Cave, Margaret Brazier, Rob Heywood
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Literature & Literary StudiesNovember 2021Dante beyond influence
Rethinking reception in Victorian literary culture
by Federica Coluzzi, Anna Barton
Dante beyond influence is the first study to conceptualise and historicise the hermeneutic turn in Dante reception history and Victorian cultural history, charting its development across intellectual realms, agents and forms of readerly and writerly engagement. Unearthing previously unseen manuscript and print evidence, the book conducts a material and book-historical inquiry into the formation and popularisation of the critical and scholarly discourse on Dante through Victorian periodicals, mass-publishing, traditional and Extramural higher education. The book demonstrates that the transformation of Dante from object of amateur interest (dantophilia) to subject of systematic interpretive endeavours (dantismo) reflected paradigmatic changes in Victorian intellectual and socio-cultural history.
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Humanities & Social SciencesNovember 2020Non-Western responses to terrorism
by Michael J. Boyle
This edited collection surveys how non-Western states have responded to the threats of domestic and international terrorism in ways consistent with and reflective of their broad historical, political, cultural and religious traditions. It presents a series of eighteen case studies of counterterrorism theory and practice in the non-Western world, including countries such as China, Japan, India, Pakistan, Egypt and Brazil. These case studies, written by country experts and drawing on original language sources, demonstrate the diversity of counter-terrorism theory and practice and illustrate how the world 'sees' and responds to terrorism is different from the way that the United States, the United Kingdom and many European governments do. This volume - the first ever comprehensive account of counter-terrorism in the non-Western world - will be of interest to students, scholars, students and policymakers responsible for developing counter-terrorism policy.
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August 2022Vega - Der Wind in meinen Händen
Band 1 der neuen Klima-Saga | Folge Vega ins Auge des Sturms
by Marion Perko
Deutschland 2052: Die Menschen leiden unter heißen, trockenen Sommern. Um die Wasserknappheit zu lindern, arbeitet Vega als Wettermacherin – sie beeinflusst die Wolken und lässt es regnen. Doch sie hütet ein Geheimnis: Anders als ihre Kollegen benutzt sie dazu keine Chemikalien und Drohnen. Denn Vega kann mit der Kraft ihrer Gedanken Wind und Regen rufen. Als bei einem rätselhaften Wetterunfall Kinder verletzt werden, wird Vega zur Zielscheibe. Wie soll sie ihre Unschuld beweisen, wenn niemand von ihrer Gabe erfahren darf? Hilfe erhält sie unerwartet von Leo, einem jungen Wissenschaftler, der das Wesen von Stürmen erforscht. Auf ihrer Suche nach der Wahrheit gerät Vega immer tiefer in ein Netz aus einflussreichen Umweltbehörden, Aktivisten und Konzernen ... Wem kann sie noch vertrauen? Und wie die Menschen schützen, die sie liebt?
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August 2022Vega – Der Wind in meinen Händen
Band 1 der neuen Klima-Saga | Folge Vega ins Auge des Sturms
by Marion Perko
Deutschland 2052: Die Menschen leiden unter heißen, trockenen Sommern. Um die Wasserknappheit zu lindern, arbeitet Vega als Wettermacherin – sie beeinflusst die Wolken und lässt es regnen. Doch sie hütet ein Geheimnis: Anders als ihre Kollegen benutzt sie dazu keine Chemikalien und Drohnen. Denn Vega kann mit der Kraft ihrer Gedanken Wind und Regen rufen. Als bei einem rätselhaften Wetterunfall Kinder verletzt werden, wird Vega zur Zielscheibe. Wie soll sie ihre Unschuld beweisen, wenn niemand von ihrer Gabe erfahren darf? Hilfe erhält sie unerwartet von Leo, einem jungen Wissenschaftler, der das Wesen von Stürmen erforscht. Auf ihrer Suche nach der Wahrheit gerät Vega immer tiefer in ein Netz aus einflussreichen Umweltbehörden, Aktivisten und Konzernen ... Wem kann sie noch vertrauen? Und wie die Menschen schützen, die sie liebt?
