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2021

Our Democracy in Danger

Hatred and attacks against volunteers,journalists and politicians

by Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger,Gunna Wendt

We experience in our online world as well as in our ‘real lives’ an increase in slander and abuse, intimidation, hatred and even physical violence against individuals who are committed to our society. If such attacks discourage people from getting involved, this endangers our democracy that depends on participation. Lawyer Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger and the writer Gunna Wendt interviewed ten committed volunteers about the causes, circumstances and consequences of hatred and violence. These visceral portraits provide a telling insight into the dangers, while showing that we can and must counter the degradation of political rhetoric with composure, respect and tolerance – and with effective measures to protect those at risk.

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Geography & the Environment

November 2013

1 Angel Square

The Co-operative Group's new head office

by Len Grant

This book charts the building of 1 Angel Square, the remarkable new head office for The Co-operative Group in Manchester's new NOMA district. Combining text and photographs to illustrate the building from commissioning to completion, Len Grant has interviewed the whole project team - clients, architects, engineers, project managers and builders - and has had unreserved access to document the creation of this already award-winning structure. The design of 1 Angel Square by the architects 3DReid, is currently the UK's highest BREEAM (Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method) rated office building to date, and it is set to be one of the most sustainable buildings in Europe. 1 Angel Square, the book, is an intimate record of this fascinating building. Some of the impressive facts include: 3,157 internal and external window panels make up the façade; there are 10,500 data and power outlets; it sits on 539 foundation piles, with an average depth of 18 metres below ground; and there are approximately 22km of power cables. This book will be required reading for students of architecture and construction, sustainability studies and urban planning, and for those with an interest in the history of one of the world's great businesses. ;

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October 2003

Grundrechtsschutz in Schweden unter rechtsvergleichenden Gesichtspunkten.

by Call, Horst

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June 1998

Die Grenzen des Verbraucherschutzes durch Information - aufgezeigt am Teilzeitwohnrechtegesetz.

by Kind, Sandra

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October 2011

Suizidal

Die Psychoökonomie einer Suche

by Kind, Jürgen

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Humanities & Social Sciences

June 2023

Border images, border narratives

The political aesthetics of boundaries and crossings

by Johan Schimanski, Jopi Nyman

This interdisciplinary volume explores the role of images and narratives in different borderscapes. Written by experienced scholars in the field, Border images, border narratives provides fresh insight into how borders, borderscapes, and migration are imagined and narrated in public and private spheres. Offering new ways to approach the political aesthetics of the border and its ambiguities, this volume makes a valuable contribution to the methodological renewal of border studies and presents ways of discussing cultural representations of borders and related processes. Influenced by the thinking of philosopher Jacques Rancière, this timely volume argues that narrated and mediated images of borders and borderscapes are central to the political process, as they contribute to the public negotiation of borders and address issues such as the in/visiblity of migrants and the formation of alternative borderscapes. The contributions analyse narratives and images in literary texts, political and popular imagery, surveillance data, border art, and documentaries, as well as problems related to borderland identities, migration, and trauma. The case studies provide a highly comparative range of geographical contexts ranging from Northern Europe and Britain, via Mediterranean and Mexican-USA borderlands, to Chinese borderlands from the perspectives of critical theory, literary studies, social anthropology, media studies, and political geography.

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2022

Wir feiern, dass es dich gibt!

by Baby, Kind & Meer

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April 1993

Zita

Die letzte Kaiserin

by Brook-Shepherd, Gordon

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The Arts

September 2024

The renewal of post-war Manchester

Planning, architecture and the state

by Richard Brook

A compelling account of the project to transform post-war Manchester, revealing the clash between utopian vision and compromised reality. Urban renewal in Britain was thrilling in its vision, yet partial and incomplete in its implementation. For the first time, this deep study of a renewal city reveals the complex networks of actors behind physical change and stagnation in post-war Britain. Using the nested scales of region, city and case-study sites, the book explores the relationships between Whitehall legislation, its interpretation by local government planning officers and the on-the-ground impact through urban architectural projects. Each chapter highlights the connections between policy goals, global narratives and the design and construction of cities. The Cold War, decolonialisation, rising consumerism and the oil crisis all feature in a richly illustrated account of architecture and planning in post-war Manchester.

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January 1999

Was wisst ihr schon vom Erwachsenwerden

Das Elternhandbuch für die Teenagerzeit

by Grant, Wendy

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January 1998

Das offene Geheimnis

Gedanken über Schauspielerei und Theater

by Brook, Peter

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January 1998

Tod im Labor

by Grant, Linda

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May 2001

Was wisst ihr schon vom Erwachsenwerden!

Das Elternhandbuch für die Teenagerzeit

by Grant, Wendy

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March 2005

Die Verschwörung im Hause Fraser

Ein historischer Kriminalroman

by Grant, Tracy

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November 2023

Die trotzige Schönheit der Welt

by Grant, Linda

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1973

Die Posaune wird erschallen.

"Cargo"-Kulte in Melanesien.

by Peter Worsley, Monika Kind

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March 1983

Borderline-Störungen und pathologischer Narzißmus

by Otto F. Kernberg, Hermann Schultz

Otto F. Kernberg gibt in diesem Buch zunächst eine umfassende systematische Übersicht über die symptomatologischen, ich-strukturellen und dynamisch-genetischen Merkmale der Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörungen. Danach geht er auf typische Übertragungs-Gegenübertragungs-Konstellationen bei Borderline-Patienten ein und stellt eine besondere modifizierte Form analytischer Psychotherapie als Behandlungsmethode der Wahl vor. Eine ausführliche Erörterung prognostischer und differentialdiagnostischer Fragen schließt sich an. Dem bei Borderline-Patienten so häufigen inneren Leeregefühl ist ein eigenes Kapitel gewidmet. Im zweiten Teil des Buches entwickelt Kernberg ein eigenes Konzept narzißtischer Persönlichkeitsstörungen, deren Ursache er in einer pathologischen Abwehrorganisation sieht, die tiefliegende archaische Trieb- und Beziehungskonflikte verdeckt. Die abschließenden Kapitel behandeln praktisch-klinische Probleme bei narzißtischen Persönlichkeitsstörungen und versuchen eine Klärung der Unterschiede zwischen normalem und pathologischem Narzißmus.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

November 2011

The Transformation of European Football

Towards the Europeanisation of the national game

by Arne Niemann, Borja Garcia, Wyn Grant

The book examines the transformation of European football in recent years by focusing on the impact of Europe in general and the EU in particular on the way that the game has evolved in a broad cross section of European states. The book brings together two significant research agendas: first, that on the governance of sport in Europe/the European Union; secondly, that within European integration studies on 'Europeanisation' (most commonly understood at the process of change in the domestic arena resulting from European integration). The concept of Europeanisation and in particular' top down' Europeanisation is used to shape the individual country case studies. Other transformational factors such as globalization are also assessed. The three chapters in the introductory section set the context within which the transformation of European football has occurred with particular emphasis on the role of UEFA and EU institutions. The ten country studies in the central part of the book include the five leading football nations in Europe and smaller countries that are facing new challenges in the competitive environment of modern European football. They include an example of a country that is a recent accession state and one outside the EU. What emerges from these chapters is both the shaping influence of Europeanisation but also the extent to which it is countered and modified by national culture and structures. What is also noticeable the sense of decline amongst some of the small and even larger footballing nations in the continent. This book will be of interest to students of European politics, sports governance and football, it also represents a substantial contribution to the debate on Europeanisation. ;

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Politics & government

November 2012

Understanding AS-Level Government and Politics

Second edition

by Moyra Grant

This is a clearly written, comprehensive and topical textbook on UK government and politics for AS and A Level students. It is suitable for the A Level Edexcel, OCR and AQA exam boards. The content of the book is structured according to the boards' specifications. It covers: political power, participation and democracy; the UK constitution; elections and referenda; MPs, parties and pressure groups; Parliament and government; the courts, judges and civil liberties; local government and devolution; and the European Union. All key terms and concepts are highlighted and succinctly defined. The book has an accessible style and very user-friendly format. It includes sample exam questions with answers, and fun quizzes with answers, plus features such as 'Talking Point' and 'Analyse This' to encourage class discussion and exploration of core topics. Each chapter begins with a summary of contents and ends with sample exam questions and useful websites.

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Social & cultural history

July 2013

War and welfare

by Barbara Hately-Broad

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The Co-operative Group's new head office

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Die Psychoökonomie einer Suche

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Die letzte Kaiserin

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Planning, architecture and the state

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Gedanken über Schauspielerei und Theater

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Das Elternhandbuch für die Teenagerzeit

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Ein historischer Kriminalroman

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"Cargo"-Kulte in Melanesien.

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