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To this day, the oeuvre of Oskar Pixis has not received the recognition it deserves. This may initially seem unsurprising, since the architect himself, who was administrative head in the office of Theodor Fischer – the leading south German architect of the first third of the 20th century – claimed to have worked "only in an auxiliary and not a creative capacity". He proved in exemplary fashion, however, that architecture is a collective effort. After all, the "master" would no doubt have built less and perhaps differently if he had not been able to rely on the trusted support of Pixis and a team of colleagues. From 1924 onwards, Pixis began creating his own designs for residential buildings and housing developments in and around Munich. The book presents his work against a contemporary background and documents his Munich buildings with a section of his catalogue.

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Frühjüdische Gruppen wie die Essener und Pharisäer folgten dem deuteronomistischen Ideal, ihren Anhängern die Torah einzuprägen. Diesem Ziel dienten Synagogen und ihnen angeschlossene Elementarschulen. Wie in der gesamten Antike basierte auch der frühjüdische Unterricht auf der Schulung des Gedächtnisses. Jesus von Nazareth wuchs in einer frommen Familie auf und erhielt durch Elternhaus und Synagoge eine tiefe Kenntnis der heiligen Schriften Israels.Rainer Riesner zeigt, wie Jesus als messianischer Lehrer und endzeitlicher Offenbarer auftrat. Diesen Anspruch, der verhüllt hinter seiner öffentlichen Verkündigung stand, erschloss er dem engsten Kreis seiner Jünger. Das bedeutete für sie ein herausragendes Tradierungsmotiv. Wie andere frühjüdische Lehrer fasste Jesus Kernpunkte seiner Verkündigung in kurzen, poetisch geformten Lehrsummarien zusammen, die er den Hörerinnen und Hörern einprägte. Seine originellen Gleichnisse waren aufgrund ihrer Bildhaftigkeit gut zu behalten. Weil die Jünger Jesus ständig begleiteten, konnten sie seine Lehrworte, die er wiederholt vortrug, zuverlässig memorieren.Besonders durch den von Jesus berufenen Zwölferkreis bestand eine Traditionskontinuität in die nachösterliche Zeit. Die Jesus-Überlieferung wurde wegen ihrer besonderen Autorität als eigenständige Tradition weitergegeben, die in Missionspredigt und Paränese meist nur anspielend gebraucht wurde. Schon früh unterstützten informelle schriftliche Aufzeichnungen die feste mündliche Überlieferung. Der ausschließliche Gebrauch der Kodexform weist auf eine Entstehung der synoptischen Evangelien mithilfe solcher Notizen hin.

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A much-needed update on complex high-temperature superconductors, focusing on materials aspects; this timely book coincides with a recent major break-through of the discovery of iron-based superconductors. It provides an overview of materials aspects of high-temperature superconductors, combining introductory aspects, description of new physics, material aspects, and a description of the material properties This title is suitable for researchers in materials science, physics and engineering. Also for technicians interested in the applications of superconductors, e.g. as biomagnets

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This book outlines the unparalleled potential of NMR relaxation experiments to elucidate molecular dynamics for undergraduates to academics and those in industry.

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All human beings are born with equal dignity and possess equal rights.This statement appears normatively just as irrefutable as it is empirically refuted every day.But what are the grounds of this principle, and how should we think about its realization? Its philosophical truth can best be explained by going back to (and beyond) Kant's notion of a noumenal republic' in which every person is an equal co-author of the laws that bind all. At the same time, a critical analysis of society and politics must show the extent to which the reality of power and ideology makes a mockery of this constructivist conception of dignity. To bridge the gap between unworldly idealism and practical hopelessness, we need a critical theory after Kant. Rainer Forst, one of the world's most influential political philosophers, works to develop just such a theory in this powerful and illuminating volume. It contains no less than a new systematic account of concepts such as alienation, progress and regression, so

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Rainer Forst develops a critical theory capable of deciphering the deficits and potentials inherent in contemporary political reality. This calls for a perspective which is immanent to social and political practices and at the same time transcends them. Forst regards society as a whole as an ‘order of justification’ comprising complexes of different norms referring to institutions and corresponding practices of justification. The task of a ‘critique of relations of justification’, therefore, is to analyse such legitimations with regard to their validity and genesis and to explore the social and political asymmetries leading to inequalities in the ‘justification power’ which enables persons or groups to contest given justifications and to create new ones. Starting from the concept of justification as a basic social practice, Forst develops a theory of political and social justice, human rights and democracy, as well as of power and of critique itself. In so doing, he engages in a critique of a number of contemporary approaches in political philosophy and critical theory. Finally, he also addresses the question of the utopian horizon of social criticism.

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The life of Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) was full of complexity and contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single spectacular church, La Sagrada Familia. In his youth, he courted a glamorous social life and the demeanor of a dandy. By the time of his death in a tram accident on the streets of Barcelona his clothes were so shabby passersby assumed he was a beggar. Gaudí’s incomparable architecture channels much of this multifaceted intricacy. From the shimmering textures and skeletal forms of Casa Batlló to the Hispano-Arabic matrix of Casa Vicens, his work merged the influences of Orientalism, natural forms, new materials, and religious faith into a unique Modernista aesthetic. Today, his unique aesthetic enjoys global popularity and acclaim. His magnum opus, the Sagrada Familia, is the most-visited monument in Spain, and seven of his works are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Through brand-new photography, plans and drawings by Gaudí himself, historical photos, as well as an appendix detailing all his works—from buildings to furniture, decor to unfinished projects—this book presents Gaudí’s universe like never before. Like a personal tour through Barcelona, we discover how the “Dante of architecture” was a builder in the truest sense of the word, crafting extraordinary constructions out of minute and mesmerizing details, and transforming fantastical visions into realities on the city streets.

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Guía ilustrada que nos muestra paso a paso cómo entender, cuidar y disfrutar de los perros de trineo. Incluye la descripción de las cuatro razas conocidas de perros de trineo: el Siberian husky, el Alaskan malamute, el Samoyedo y el Groenlandés; así como el reportaje de una carrera de estos preciosos animales.

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Die Geschichts- und Bibelwissenschaft verzeichnet in den letzten Jahren ein verstärktes Interesse an biographischen Studien. Sie machen deutlich, dass Gesellschaft, Kultur und Religion nur dann zu verstehen sind, wenn man die sie tragenden Persönlichkeiten kennt mitsamt ihren konkreten Geschichten, Erfahrungen und Lebensprofilen. Die Geschichtsschreibung erwähnt bevorzugt die fÃ"hrenden Persönlichkeiten, denen als Prominente eine erhöhte Aufmerksamkeit zukommt, denn sie verkörpern etwas Besonderes. Auch das Neue Testament kennt eine Reihe solcher Persönlichkeiten der Zeitgeschichte. Ihren Namen, ihren Geschichten und den Spuren, die sie in der Welt der ersten Christen hinterlassen haben, ist Rainer Metzner nachgegangen und hat auch auf auÃerbiblische Quellen zurÃ"ckgegriffen.In seiner Prosopographie begegnen Kaiser, Senatoren, Ritter und städtische Ratsherren, fÃ"hrende Persönlichkeiten der römischen Reichsaristokratie, wie auch Könige, LandesfÃ"rsten und Hohepriester. Bei Metzner begegnen dem Leser aber auch Sozialbanditen, Zeichenpropheten und Magier, die sich in den GeschichtsbÃ"chern einen Namen gemacht haben.

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