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Auch wenn die Europäische Zentralbank zu keinem Zeitpunkt eine interessenlose technokratische Behörde war, wird sie spätestens seit der Eurokrise auch von einer größeren Öffentlichkeit als bedeutender politischer Akteur wahrgenommen. Unter der neuen Präsidentin will sie auch eine Rolle bei der Bekämpfung des Klimawandels übernehmen. Über die Organisation und Funktionsweise der EZB herrscht jedoch weiterhin große Unsicherheit. Dies gilt auch im Hinblick auf die Begrenzungen, die ihr Handeln normativ einhegen und die mittlerweile Gegenstand mehrerer Gerichtsverfahren waren. Alexander Thiele möchte einen Beitrag leisten, das Wirken der EZB, ihre Organisation und ihre geldpolitischen Instrumente einer breiteren Öffentlichkeit näher zu bringen. Er wendet sich damit ebenso an den interessierten Laien, wie an Studierende der Rechts-, Politik- und Wirtschaftswissenschaft.

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Die politische Welt ist in Nationalstaaten aufgeteilt. Wann aber ist diese Staatsform entstanden und was unterscheidet sie von vormodernen Herrschaftsformen? Wie konnte sie sich anschließend weltweit ausbreiten und andere Herrschaftsformen praktisch vollständig verdrängen? Und schließlich: Wird der moderne Staat auch zukünftig bestehen können oder befinden wir uns bereits mitten in einer poststaatlichen Ära, wie sie schon von Carl Schmitt vorhergesagt wurde? Auf diese Fragen will Alexander Thiele Antworten finden. Dabei zeigt er vor allem: Staatlichkeit befand sich schon immer im Wandel und wird sich auch weiterhin wandeln. Der moderne Staat aber ist kein Auslaufmodell und sollte es auch nicht sein. Eine demokratische Welt wird es nur mit Staaten geben können - allerdings nicht mit Nationalstaaten. Es gilt vielmehr mit der Nation und dem Nationalismus die letzten sakralen Elemente aus der staatlichen Sphäre zu beseitigen.

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Architektur steht im engen Austausch mit ihrem Kontext, also der Stadt. Dieses Verhältnis war allerdings oft durch Spannung gekennzeichnet und gerade die Architektur der Moderne suchte sich häufig von ihrer Umgebung abzusetzen: Gegen die – angebliche – Formlosigkeit der Stadt stellte sie die starke Form des einzelnen Gebäudes.Dieses Buch analysiert die wechselseitigen Bezüge und untersucht dafür wichtige Stadttheoretiker. Dazu zählen August Endell, Autor von Die Schönheit der großen Stadt, Karl Scheffler, der in Berlin – Ein Stadtschicksal die Hauptstadt als „immerfort werdend" beschrieben hat, aber auch Werner Hegemann, Ludwig Hilberseimer und Rem Koolhaas. Die Publikation entwickelt einen theoretischen und historischen Rahmen der vielfältigen Bezüge zwischen Architektur und Stadt.

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Illustrated Edition: Classic poem by Alexander Pope issued with previously unpublished illustrations by Roland Pym.

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Designed for those interested in the lore and tradition of a language, spoken until comparatively recently across much of Scotland, this is a compendium of Gaelic sayings and usage. The book includes notes, historical and social, and comparisons with sayings in different languages. Alexander Nicolson, one of the best scholars of his day, has gathered together a wide-ranging collection covering such diverse topics as women and marriage, wise men and fools, friendship and courage, and poverty and wealth. The proverbs appear in Gaelic along with the English translation, carefully preserving the pith of the original. These sayings, which as Nicolson remarks in his Preface, ’come from thatched cottages and not baronial and academic halls’, reflect keen intelligence and a distinct sense of humour. This is a comprehensive and important collection, with a foreword by Ian MacDonald of the Gaelic Books Council.

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Sven T Kjellberg, Director of Goteborgs Historiska Museum (now called the Goteborgs Stadsmuseum), and his assistant Olof Hasslof travelled through the islands of the Outer Hebrides in 1934 for research into the maritime culture of the area, with the emphasis on material culture - the boats, the tools of the trade. Renowned ethnologist Professor Emeritus Alexander Fenton presents the research with additional material of his own. A key feature of the book are the 80 sepia photographs and 35 line drawings published here for the first time.

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This major project of the European Ethnological research Centre is planned in thirteen volumes, plus this bibliography. Their overall aim is to examine the interlocking strands of history, language and traditional culture, in their international setting, that go into the making of a national identity. Though each volume tells a complete story in itself, and can stand on its own feet, the full role of Scottish Life and Society will become increasingly apparent as the volumes are published. It seeks to set a cultural benchmark for the beginning of a new millennium, which should be of value to educationists and to all who are interested in learning more about what had led up to the making of Scottish society as it is today.

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Faces are everywhere in the National Gallery’s collection: in portraits and narrative scenes, in allegories and paintings of everyday life. It is often the faces shown that communicate most directly in a picture; their expressions may reveal the drama of a story, or the character of a sitter in a portrait. A Closer Look: Faces examines a wide array of fascinating faces found in paintings at the National Gallery. It explains why artists in the past created faces to look as they do, what painters through the ages have considered the "ideal" face, how faces are painted, and the reasons for the development of portrait painting. Illustrated with seventy pictures and beautiful details, this book provides an insider's view of the many faces in Western European art.Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press

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The term Brutalism is used to describe a form of architecture that appeared, mainly in Europe, from around 1945 - 1975. Uncompromisingly modern, this trend in architecture was both striking and arresting and, perhaps like no other style before or since, aroused extremes of emotion and debate. Some regarded Brutalist buildings as monstrous soulless structures of concrete, steel and glass, whereas others saw the genre as a logical progression, having its own grace and balance. Here, Alexander Clement introduces Brutalism as seen in post-war Britain, giving the historical context before studying a number of key buildings and developments in the fields of civic, educational, commercial, leisure and entertainment, social and private, and ecclesiastical architecture. Stunning photographs clearly show the main characteristics of each building, and there are profiles of the most influential architects. Now that the age of Brutalism is a generation behind us, it is possible to view the movement with a degree of rational reappraisal, study how the style evolved and gauge its effect on Britain's urban landscape. Aimed at anyone with an interest in architecture, this book offers such an analysis, and considers the future for Brutalism.

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‘You may never have been, may never go, may never even have heard of the place – but Malawi will repay your attention. It is one of the smallest, poorest countries in Africa, often overlooked; but its relationship with us in the West has been extraordinary.’ In a ruined dictator’s palace, Alexander Chula – a classicist-turned-doctor, fresh out of Oxford – stumbles upon an oak treasure chest. Inside is a priceless, antique edition of Julius Caesar’s Gallic War. This unexpected talisman of Western high culture belongs to the mercurial Dr Banda, a man of many parts: scholarly physician, anti-colonial hero, brutal tyrant, and fallen philosopher-king. Banda leads the author deep into the heart of this mysterious country, there to uncover a bizarre meeting of worlds: between one of Africa's most fascinating indigenous cultures and the best and worst of our own. Here tribal ritual collides with Greek theatre; masked dancers with roving classicists; poets and pop stars with missionary-explorers; hippies and kleptocrats with long-suffering peasants. The story is enigmatic but exhilarating, by turns edifying and deeply uncomfortable. But we would do well to examine it: Malawi presents urgent lessons which resonate piercingly in our vexed age of culture wars and identity crisis.

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Journalist Campbell McBride's first crime book, The Law Town Killers, is a success but now it's attracting some unwanted attention. McBride's going to have to return to what, when he wrote about it, seemed like a straightforward murder case - a woman strangled by her boyfriend. Otherwise, somebody he cares about might be at risk. Soon nothing is straightforward - not for McBride. Somebody is cutting up newspaper archives before he can examine them. Are they trying to stop his investigation or are they trying to tell him something? Whether he's being led or obstructed, McBride starts to think that an innocent man is in jail for murder and that there might be something significant about the black tie that was used to throttle the victim. Does it somehow link the crime to the police force? Does it show that the murder was just one in a grisly series of young girls strangled? If McBride can't figure out what exactly has prompted these seemingly senseless, malicious crimes, then another person is due to fall victim to the killer. And this time it might be McBride's turn to suffer at the killer's hands.

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In this cutting-edge book, Alexander Orakhelashvili addresses the doctrine of causation, examining its suitability to influence, or contribute to, the process of responsibility of State and non-State actors in international law. In doing so, the book considers the record so far and places the international legal system’s practical experience within its normative context.Split into four chapters, the book begins by examining the workings of causation across various national legal systems, including the common law and the civil law systems. The central second chapter considers the doctrine of causation within the structure of the law of State responsibility for internationally wrongful acts, focusing mainly on the ways in which causation is both adopted and bounded within the international legal system. The next chapter deals with the practice of international courts and tribunals relating to causation, including the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights, and the final chapter offers some critique of secondary literature on causation and related issues arising in national and international law.Deeply grounded in evidence, illuminating, comprehensive and timely, Causation in International Law will be key reading for academics, postgraduate students and practising lawyers in the areas of public international law and legal theory.

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The Music of the Divine Spheres is a rediscovery of ancient knowledge -- lost to humanity several millennia ago -- about our consciousness, its levels, and the laws of transition between those levels that elevate our mind. A revelation of the amazing laws of nature underlying the structures of space and consciousness, the main secrets of the Egyptian pyramids, and the true meaning of the ancient symbols such as the Flower of Life, the Seed of Life, the Tree of Life, the Djed, and the Nine Egyptian Crystal Spheres. Discover the wonderful Laws of the Spheres and the Universal Law of Harmony of Vibrations while reading about the perception of sounds, colors, and proportions, as well as why their different combinations cause different feelings -- and how to heal using sound and light. Learn how to develop new levels of consciousness and make higher-level decisions in your life. This knowledge can be used to accelerate the evolution of everyone's consciousness and thereby change this world for the better.

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