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Der Band knüpft an das wissenshistorisch und praxeologisch orientierte Interesse an Genealogie an, wie es vor allem in der Geschichte der Vormoderne der letzten Jahre formuliert wurde. Dabei wird in den Blick genommen, wie sich im Bereich der Genealogie die Verschränkung und gegenseitige Beeinflussung wissenschaftlicher und populärer Praktiken, etwa in Vereinen, auswirkte. Genealogische Forschungspraxis wurde zudem als Wissensfeld in historischen, sozialwissenschaftlichen, naturwissenschaftlichen und medizinischen Fächern genutzt. Wie zirkulierte genealogisches Wissen zwischen Vereinen, Universitäten, religiösen und staatlichen Behörden und Archiven seit dem 19. Jahrhundert, und für welche gesellschaftlichen Ordnungsvorstellungen wurde es verwendet? Wie dynamisieren der Medienwandel und Strategien des Open Access in Archiven die Produktion von Genealogien? Mit Beiträgen von Bertram Fink, Manfred Gailus, Bernd Gausemeier, Michael Hecht, Katrin Heil, Amos Kuster, Daniel Menning, Niklas Regenbrecht, Jan Ripke, Nicolas Rügge, Jan Ruhkopf, Astrit Schmidt-Burkhardt, Marianne Sommer, Elisabeth Timm, Fiona Vicent.

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with poet, author and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht. After intriguing details about how she combines writing poetry, doing scholarly history and public writing, this conversation movingly embellishes upon Jennifer Michael Hecht's book, Stay: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It, which is an intellectual and cultural history of the most persuasive arguments against suicide from the Stoics and the Bible to Dante, Shakespeare, Wittgenstein, and such twentieth-century writers as Albert Camus. This carefully-edited book includes a detailed introduction, questions for discussion at the end of each chapter and connections with other books in the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series. ABOUT IDEAS ROADSHOW CONVERSATIONS: Ideas Roadshow Conversations present a wealth of candid insights from leading experts through a focused yet informal setting. Presented in an engaging conversational format, these books not only explore cutting-edge academic research, but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research. They are explicitly designed to provide a unique window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be experienced through standard lectures and textbooks. Howard Burton holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy and was the Founding Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.

Early Vascular Aging (EVA): New Directions in Cardiovascular Protection, Second Edition continues to be the most comprehensive and authoritative resource on premature alterations in artery structure and function. The book presents a novel approach to the problem of cardiovascular disease, showing it in relation to great vessels disease and revealing a comprehensive approach to the problem of increased rigidity of the great vessels, its causes, and further consequences. This second edition contains completely updated content with expanded coverage of basic and translational research, systematic reviews of the most prominent literature, discussion of applicability of new evidence and more. Written by an international team of clinicians and researchers, this is a valuable resource to basic and translational scientists, clinical researchers and clinicians in the cardiovascular field interested in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of EVA. - Contains all the relevant information available on the main paradigm shifts in vascular aging research, from different fields of knowledge (from basic biology to epidemiology) - Reviews the most prominent evidence produced on early vascular aging (EVA), highlighting recent research advances, clinical applications, and research opportunities - Formulates, in each chapter, a set of research questions that need to be addressed, challenging the vast research community to take on new directions and collaborations

Die Spätmittelalter- und Frühneuzeitforschung hat sich zuletzt intensiv mit der Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte des Adels beschäftigt. Dabei ist eine bestimmte Gruppe dem systematisierenden Blick bislang weitgehend entgangen: die »kleinen« Reichsfürsten. Diese teilten den fürstlichen Rang mit den größeren und mächtigen Fürsten, wiesen hinsichtlich ihrer ökonomischen und machtpolitischen Ressourcen aber oft Gemeinsamkeiten mit den Reichsgrafen oder dem Niederadel auf. Ziel des Sammelbandes ist es, das neu erwachte Interesse an fürstlicher Herrschaft jenseits der großen Dynastien zu bündeln sowie über den heuristischen Wert von »Größe« bzw. »Kleinheit« bei der Beschäftigung mit der Fürstengesellschaft nachzudenken. Dazu werden Handlungsspielräume und Zwänge »kleiner« Fürsten vornehmlich anhand von Fallbeispielen des 14. bis 18. Jahrhunderts beleuchtet. In den Blick geraten spezifische Akteure und kommunikative Situationen, aber auch längerfristige Änderungen der inneradligen Ordnungsarrangements.

Worldwide, more people die by suicide than by murder, and many more are left behind to grieve. Despite distressing statistics that show suicide rates rising, the subject, long a taboo, is infrequently talked about. In this sweeping intellectual and cultural history, poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht channels her grief for two friends lost to suicide into a search for history's most persuasive arguments against the irretrievable act, arguments she hopes to bring back into public consciousness. From the Stoics and the Bible to Dante, Shakespeare, Wittgenstein, and such twentieth-century writers as John Berryman, Hecht recasts the narrative of our “secular age” in new terms. She shows how religious prohibitions against self-killing were replaced by the Enlightenment's insistence on the rights of the individual, even when those rights had troubling applications. This transition, she movingly argues, resulted in a profound cultural and moral loss: the loss of shared, secular, logical arguments against suicide. By examining how people in other times have found powerful reasons to stay alive when suicide seems a tempting choice, she makes a persuasive intellectual and moral case against suicide.

Early Vascular Aging (EVA): New Directions in Cardiovascular Protection brings together the last decade of research related to the characterization of EVA, as well as the predictive power of pulse wave velocity (PWV). The book presents a novel approach to the problem of cardiovascular disease, showing it in relation to great vessels disease and revealing a comprehensive approach to the problem of increased rigidity of the great vessels, its causes, and further consequences. Information provided is accompanied by online access to a supplemental website with video clips of anatomic specimens, cardiac imaging, and surgical procedures. - Introduces the latest information on early vascular aging (EVA), complete with summaries of recent evidence and guidelines for relevant risk factor control - Ideal reference for the study of vascular aging, pulse wave velocity, arteriosclerosis, EVA, arterial stiffness, vascular, PWV biomarkers, and cardiovascular disease - Contains all the relevant information available from different fields of knowledge (from basic biology to epidemiology) in regard to EVA - Provides evidence that leads to a new target for interventions, early vascular aging (EVA) in subjects with early onset increased arterial stiffness - Includes online access to a supplemental website with video clips of anatomic specimens, cardiac imaging, and surgical procedures

In the tradition of grand sweeping histories such as From Dawn To Decadence, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, and A History of God, Hecht champions doubt and questioning as one of the great and noble, if unheralded, intellectual traditions that distinguish the Western mind especially-from Socrates to Galileo and Darwin to Wittgenstein and Hawking. This is an account of the world's greatest ‘intellectual virtuosos,'who are also humanity's greatest doubters and disbelievers, from the ancient Greek philosophers, Jesus, and the Eastern religions, to modern secular equivalents Marx, Freud and Darwin—and their attempts to reconcile the seeming meaninglessness of the universe with the human need for meaning,This remarkable book ranges from the early Greeks, Hebrew figures such as Job and Ecclesiastes, Eastern critical wisdom, Roman stoicism, Jesus as a man of doubt, Gnosticism and Christian mystics, medieval Islamic, Jewish and Christian skeptics, secularism, the rise of science, modern and contemporary critical thinkers such as Schopenhauer, Darwin, Marx, Freud, Nietzsche, the existentialists.

Das »Patriziat« stellte in der vormodernen Stadt eine wichtige soziale Ordnungskategorie dar. Jedoch war nicht immer klar, wer als »Patrizier« gelten konnte. Während die ältere Forschung eine Zuordnung vor allem aufgrund ökonomischer und politischer Merkmale vorgenommen hat, stellt dieses Buch das Selbstverständnis der damaligen Stadtbürger ins Zentrum und beschreibt die Patriziatsbildung als kommunikativen Prozess. Untersucht wird dies am Beispiel der Städte Lüneburg, Halle und Werl, da hier die Salzherstellung zu besonderen Organisationsformen der Eliten geführt hat.

This Ideas Roadshow Collection includes five carefully edited in-depth conversations with David Armitage, Karl Gerth, Jennifer Michael Hecht, Margaret MacMillan and Matthew Stewart. A detailed preface highlighting the connections between the different books is included. Each individual book is broken into chapters with a detailed introduction and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter: I. EATING ONE'S OWN: EXAMINING CIVIL WAR - A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID ARMITAGE, THE LLOYD C. BLANKFEIN PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY. This conversation examines Armitage's extensive research on the history of ideas of civil war from Ancient Rome to the present. A salient feature of his work is a strong focus on etymology as it relates to our understanding of how people interpreted (or misinterpreted) and perceived events in history which results in a fascinating exploration of how our understanding of various concepts has been prejudiced by past societies and past beliefs that we might not even be aware of, and how they, in turn, go on to influence other societies; and how this cumulative process frames our understanding of these ideas. II. CHINA: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL - A CONVERSATION WITH KARL GERTH, HWEI-CHIH AND JULIA HSIU CHAIR IN CHINESE STUDIES AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT UC SAN DIEGO. This wide-ranging conversation explores the emerging American-style consumer culture of China which is revolutionizing the lives of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens, how it has transformed its economy and lifestyle and has the potential to reshape the world. III. SHEATHING THE BODKIN: COMBATING SUICIDE - A CONVERSATION WITH POET, AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN JENNIFER MICHAEL HECHT. After intriguing details about how she combines writing poetry, doing scholarly history and public writing, this thought-provoking conversation movingly embellishes upon Jennifer Michael Hecht's book, Stay: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It, which is an intellectual and cultural history of the most persuasive arguments against suicide from the Stoics and the Bible to Dante, Shakespeare, Wittgenstein, and such 20th-century writers as Albert Camus. IV. FOR THE LOVE OF HISTORY - A CONVERSATION WITH MARGARET MACMILLAN, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO AND EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL HISTORY AND THE FORMER WARDEN OF ST ANTONY'S COLLEGE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. This conversation provides a detailed examination of MacMillan's research on patriotism and nationalism, which are essential themes of her lifelong work on the international history of the 19th and 20th centuries. V. THE EPICUREAN REPUBLIC - A CONVERSATION WITH AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR MATTHEW STEWART. In his later years, Thomas Jefferson referred to “the revolutionary part of the [American] Revolution”, which for him meant the founding ideals that would serve as a model for the world on how to build a modern state, as opposed to an incidental squabble between one country and its former colonists. This comprehensive conversation explores how many of these ideals that Jefferson referred to are part of an intellectual thread that passes through key Enlightenment thinkers such as Spinoza and can be traced all the way back to Epicurus. Howard Burton is the founder and host of all Ideas Roadshow conversations and was the Founding Executive Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy. Ideas Roadshow offers an expanding series of 20 Collections, including Conversations About History, Volume 1 and Volume 2, and Conversations About The History of Ideas.

This handbook will prepare you to take the lead in executing your own publicity plan. It is designed to guide you, step-by-step, through the process of making a success of your book. It's jam-packed with the essential tools, ideas, and resources you'll need to achieve that goal, from an independent publisher who has provided a launching pad for authors like Ilya Kaminsky, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Jennifer Michael Hecht, Maggie Smith, Matthew Zapruder, and 250 others.You'll learn the essentials for book marketing as an indie author in a digital age:Develop your author image and brand across social channelsCreate an engaging social media presenceGrow your audience and meaningfully connect with themBuild an attractive, searchable website—no coding skills neededLaunch a publicity campaign that gets you reviewsEnsure your book is on bookstore and library shelvesPractice mindful literary citizenshipLearn from Tupelo authors (who were in your shoes not too long ago!)All authors desire to get their books into the hands of as many readers as possible. Though it is a publisher's role to aid and assist authors in marketing and publicity for every book, the role of any publisher necessarily takes a back seat to your all-important efforts. Nobody else can do this essential work as effectively as you can.Thoroughly and joyfully embrace the notion of self-promotion, knowing that it's the book--your book--you're breathing life into. You wouldn't have written and published your book if you didn't believe in it, and in yourself, as a writer with important artistic talent to share. Your publisher believes in you. Your family and friends believe in you. Your current readers believe in you. And future readers will believe in you.

“Jacoby writes with wit and vigor, affectionately resurrecting a man whose life and work are due for reconsideration” (The Boston Globe). During the Gilded Age, which saw the dawn of America's enduring culture wars, Robert Green Ingersoll was known as “the Great Agnostic.” The nation's most famous orator, he raised his voice on behalf of Enlightenment reason, secularism, and the separation of church and state with a power unmatched since America's revolutionary generation. When he died in 1899, even his religious enemies acknowledged that he might have aspired to the US presidency had he been willing to mask his opposition to religion. To the question that retains its controversial power today—was the United States founded as a Christian nation?—Ingersoll answered an emphatic no. In this provocative biography, Susan Jacoby, author of Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism, restores Ingersoll to his rightful place in an American intellectual tradition extending from Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine to the current generation of “new atheists.” Jacoby illuminates the ways in which America's often-denigrated and forgotten secular history encompasses issues, ranging from women's rights to evolution, as potent and divisive today as they were in Ingersoll's time. Ingersoll emerges in this portrait as an indispensable public figure who devoted his life to that greatest secular idea of all—liberty of conscience belonging to the religious and nonreligious alike. “Jacoby's goal of elucidating the life and work of Robert Ingersoll is admirably accomplished. She offers a host of well-chosen quotations from his work, and she deftly displays the effect he had on others. For instance: after a young Eugene V. Debs heard Ingersoll talk, Debs accompanied him to the train station and then—just so he could continue the conversation—bought himself a ticket and rode all the way from Terre Haute to Cincinnati. Readers today may well find Ingersoll's company equally entrancing.” —Jennifer Michael Hecht, The New York Times Book Review

Jennifer Michael Hecht explodes the myths about happiness, liberating us from the message that there's only one way to care for our hearts, minds, and bodies.

Edited by the magazine's poetry editor, Kevin Young, a celebratory selection from one hundred years of influential, entertaining, and taste-making verse in The New YorkerSeamus Heaney, Dorothy Parker, Louise Bogan, Louise Glück, Randall Jarrell, Langston Hughes, Derek Walcott, Sylvia Plath, W. S. Merwin, Czesław Miłosz, Tracy K. Smith, Mark Strand, E. E. Cummings, Sharon Olds, Franz Wright, John Ashbery, Sandra Cisneros, Amanda Gorman, Maggie Smith, Kaveh Akbar: these stellar names make up just a fraction of the wonderfulness that is present in this essential anthology.The book is organized into sections honoring times of day (“Morning Bell,” “Lunch Break,” “After-Work Drinks,” “Night Shift”), allowing poets from different eras to talk back to one another in the same space, intertwined with chronological groupings from the decades as they march by: the frothy 1920s and 1930s (“despite the depression,” Young notes), the more serious'40s and'50s (introducing us to the early greats of our contemporary poetry, like Elizabeth Bishop, W. S. Merwin, and Adrienne Rich), the political'60s and'70s, the lyrical'80s and'90s, and then the 2000s'with their explosion of greater diversity in the magazine, greater depth and breadth. Inevitably, we see the high points when poems spoke directly into, about, or against the crises of their times—the war poetry of W. H. Auden and Karl Shapiro; the remarkable outpouring of verse after 9/11 (who can forget Adam Zagajewski's “Try to Praise the Mutilated World”?); and more recently, stunning poems in response to the cataclysmic events of COVID and the murder of George Floyd.The magazine's poetic influence resides not just in this historical and cultural relevance but in sheer human connection, exemplified by the passing verses that became what Young calls “refrigerator poems”: the ones you tear out and affix to the fridge to read again and again over months and years. Our love for that singular Billy Collins or Ada Limón poem—or lines by a new writer you've never heard of but will hear much more from in the future—is what has made The New Yorker a great organ for poetry, a mouthpiece for our changing culture and way of life, even a mirror of our collective soul.

'Ring'takes you on an unforgettable odyssey through the depths of human emotion, from the hollows of grief to the heights of newfound hope. In the backdrop of a snow-covered sanctuary designed to aid the dying, Lee, a middle-aged non-binary person from the Midwest, grapples with the unbearable weight of losing their young adult daughter. Abandoning their previous life and even the comfort of a longtime spouse, Lee is driven by a quest for closure—or an end to it all. Enter Ring, a seemingly ordinary dog with an extraordinary role. Brought by Robert, a terminally ill man preparing to make his final walk through the sanctuary's Seven Pillars, Ring becomes the catalyst for Lee's own rebirth. As Lee befriends other souls at the sanctuary, each embroiled in their own battles—from Catherine and Samu, the spiritual leaders, to Viviana, a war veteran scarred by trauma—they are nudged toward a revelation that challenges their initial reasons for coming to this remote haven. The novel deftly weaves themes of loss, hope, and healing, set against the spirituality-infused environment of the sanctuary. It presents a compassionate view on suicide, grappling with the complex questions it raises about the value and sanctity of life. As Lee engages with mindfulness practices and meditation, the story emerges as an enlightening guide for anyone walking the fine line between despair and hope. Don't miss this emotional journey that tackles the raw, intricate facets of grief, and leaves you pondering the restorative powers of companionship and the human spirit. Ideal for readers coping with loss, struggling with suicidal thoughts, or seeking a deeply spiritual narrative,'Ring'promises to resonate long after the last page is turned.

'Wrangling the Doubt Monster'by Amy L. Bernstein is an insightful exploration into the complex world of creative self-doubt, providing practical advice and emotional support for artists navigating the turbulent waters of creativity. Bernstein dives into the psychological underpinnings of doubt, illuminating how it can both hinder and fuel artistic expression. The book offers a compassionate approach to managing doubt, emphasizing that it is a natural and even beneficial part of the creative process. Through engaging anecdotes, psychological research, and actionable strategies, Bernstein encourages readers to embrace their doubts and use them as a catalyst for growth and innovation. Structured in a free-flowing format, the book allows readers to dip in at any point, providing immediate comfort or inspiration. Bernstein blends theoretical insights with concrete examples, making complex ideas accessible and relatable. Her writing is bolstered by whimsical illustrations by Mary Grace Corpus, which add a visual element of exploration and introspection.'Wrangling the Doubt Monster'is an essential read for anyone involved in creative endeavors who struggles with self-doubt. It stands as a testament to the resilience of the creative spirit, offering a kind and gentle antidote to the often harsh self-criticism that plagues the creative community.

In Anglophone literature, historical questions about urban, socio-economic, political, religious, and cultural development have often been answered using Anglo-French, Anglo-Low Countries, and Anglo-Italian paradigms and sources. Medieval Germany has been largely overlooked, seen as a peripheral and irrelevant anomaly. Conversely, scholars from the German Rhineland have mostly remained within the traditions of civic public history and Landesgeschichte. As a result, they rarely engage with the historical questions raised in wider European discourses.This volume challenges these historiographical propensities by offering a fresh perspective on medieval urban Germany. It aims to integrate Cologne and the Rhineland more accurately and equitably into the wider histories of medieval Europe. The book engages with historical questions of wider relevance across both German and European medieval histories. It invites all scholars and students of medieval Europe to utilize Cologne as a key source for their research and writing.

What if the great discoveries of science came in the “wrong” order? The Laws of Thermodynamics were discovered well after the creation of algebra, classical physics, and chemistry, but are perhaps much more important to our basic understanding of the universe. This flawed chronology led to a confusion that has prevented a cross-curricular understanding of the sciences. With the development of Artificial Intelligence, it will soon be possible to solve the philosophical and biological problem of solipsism, the problem that all of our scientific discoveries have been necessarily – and incorrectly – built upon anachronistic foundations. In other words, we've built our fundamental understanding of science out of order. In The New Order: How AI Rewrites the Narrative of Science, Chris Edwards shows that AI will be able to understand science outside of the traditional l chronological developments of the sciences, unlocking entirely new potentials and perspectives on the universe. If human scholars are to understand how AI interprets the universe, we will first need to understand the scientific narrative in a “new order.” Moving through the dawn scientific history to modern quantum physics, Edwards frames a “new order” to place thermodynamics in its proper place at the center of our scientific universe. AI is likely to view the history of the universe through entropy and probability, and with the insights and invention of The New Order, readers can, too.

Navigating the Moral Maze is a teaching resource to help students understand and critically engage with the most pressing issues in the world today. From the ruin of Gaza to the climate emergency, from the repeal of Roe v Wade to rising inequality, young people are growing up in a world beset with moral concerns and predicaments. With this book teachers can equip students with the critical skills and conceptual clarity needed to navigate through these issues and reach a clear and articulate understanding of their own views.Each chapter features numerous lesson ideas with activities, texts and thought experiments that help refine and enrich students'thoughts on the topics while promoting discussion and reflection. Topics covered include: Reproduction Euthanasia Poverty Environment Borders War Applicable to Religious Studies, Philosophy and Ethics, and touching on topics relevant to PSHE, History and Geography, this will be a valuable resource for secondary teachers wanting to enhance their students'critical writing and thinking skills.

Sieht man es ihr auch nicht auf den ersten Blick an, diese Ausgabe markiert ein Jubiläum: Das Jahrbuch'Pietismus und Neuzeit'wird 50 Jahre alt! Der Band präsentiert fünf im Forschungsstand aktualisierte Beiträge einer Tagung der Historischen Kommission zur Erforschung des Pietismus zu Gottfried Arnold, die 2017 in dessen Geburtsort Annaberg stattgefunden hatte. Initiiert und geleitet wurde die Tagung von Hans Schneider. Die hier abgedruckten Aufsätze sollen auch an ihn erinnern. Hinzu kommen Beiträge zu Gottfried Arnolds Perleberger Sündfluth-Predigt von Patrick Bahl und zur Wiederkehr des allgemeinen Priestertums im 17. Jahrhundert von Jonathan Strom sowie Dieter Isings Untersuchung von Bengels Kritik am Papsttum. Abgerundet wird der Geburtstagsband mit Musik, in Form einer Miszelle, in der Markus Matthias nach Johann Sebastian Bachs Verhältnis zum Pietismus am Beispiel der Kantate Am Abend aber desselbigen Tages (BWV 42) fragt. Rezensionen, Bibliographie und Register beschließen den Band.

Die aktuelle Ausgabe der Zeitschrift Geschichte in Köln öffnet mit einer Studie zu den Kölner Hospitälern im 13. und 14. Jahrhundert, wirft einen Blick auf das seltene Druckerzeugnis'Der Dornenkranz von Köln'und befasst sich anlässlich der Gründung vor 1.000 Jahren mit der Geschichte der Benediktinerabtei Brauweiler. Die biographische Studie zur Karriere eines HJ-Oberbannführers und Arbeiten zum Luftschutz an der Kölner Universität, zu den Deportationsverfahren von 1954 und der Entwicklung des EL-DE-Hauses vom Gefängnis zum NS-Dokumentationszentrum bilden einen Schwerpunkt zur Kölner Geschichte des Nationalsozialismus. Die Rubrik'Neues aus dem Kölnischen Stadtmuseum'befasst sich mit den Wachsbossierungen des Museums. Abgerundet wird der Band durch vier Miszellen und zahlreiche Besprechungen jüngst erschienener Bücher.

Der Sammelband enthält ausgewählte Studien tschechischer und mährischer Historiker und Archäolog:innen, die sich in den letzten zwanzig Jahren mit der Entwicklung von (spät-)mittelalterlichen Städten befasst haben. Hierbei wurde auf einen sozio-historischen Ansatz, auf methodisch fundierte Beiträge und die Wahl repräsentativer Quellen Wert gelegt, die Aufschluss geben über Städte in Böhmen und Mähren sowie Tschechisch-Schlesien. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf den beiden wichtigsten Zentren des böhmischen Königreichs: Prag und Brünn. Da die städtische Lebensweise im Mittelalter jedoch sehr stark variierte, wurden auch andere Königsstädte (Pilsen, Mies) zum Vergleich herangezogen.

For the first time, this volume presents a geographically and phenomenologically broad range of case studies on late medieval changes of rule, from dynastic succession to conquest by force. The focus will be on the border regions of Latin Europe, political and cultural contact zones with distinctive dynamics. By presenting examples from the Canaries to Moscow and from Sicily to Norway, late medieval Europe will be covered in all its diversity.

Pensadoras hispánicas: fracturas de la identidad en España y América Latina (s. XIX-XXI) abre un espacio para pensar desde la fractura, tanto geográfica como personal, explorando la multiplicidad de identidades que convergen en el ámbito hispánico. Este volumen ofrece un análisis exhaustivo de la producción intelectual de mujeres escritoras y pensadoras desde figuras históricas consagradas como Clorinda Matto de Turner y Alfonsina Storni, hasta voces contemporáneas emergentes como Wendy Guerra o Sara Mesa pero también de filósofas como Gloria Anzáldua, Ana María Rivadeo y Marina Garcés, que invitan a la exploración de nuevas rutas conceptuales.El enfoque crítico y riguroso de la obra pretende mostrar la profundidad de las reflexiones sobre la identidad en la literatura y en el pensamiento hispánicos, abordando temas que van desde la reconfiguración de las hegemonías culturales hasta la búsqueda de identidad en contextos sociales y políticos complejos. Así, en los diferentes ensayos que componen este volumen, se destaca la necesidad imperante de ampliar el canon literario y filosófico para dar cabida a las voces marginadas y subalternas.Este libro no solo traza un camino a través de la quebradiza geografía hispánica, sino que invita a una reevaluación crítica de su historia intelectual y cultural proponiendo una perspectiva más inclusiva y diversa. En última instancia, se pretende desafiar las narrativas establecidas y aventurar nuevas panorámicas de estudio que enriquezcan nuestra comprensión de la compleja realidad hispánica y sus múltiples identidades.

Das »Niedersächsische Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte« ist allen Epochen und Teildisziplinen der Geschichtswissenschaft verpflichtet und begreift analog zur Historischen Kommission die heutigen Bundesländer Bremen und Niedersachsen als sein wissenschaftliches Tätigkeitsfeld. Es enthält als jährlich wechselnde thematische Schwerpunkte die zu Aufsätzen umgestalteten Vorträge, die auf der jeweils letzten Jahrestagung der Historischen Kommission gehalten worden sind. Der sehr umfangreiche Besprechungsteil bietet Rezensionen zur nordwestdeutschen Landesgeschichte aber auch zu allgemeineren Werken.

This thoroughly revised second edition covers the major areas of research, theory, and practical application in health communication. This textbook takes an in-depth approach to health communication by analyzing and critically evaluating research conducted across multiple paradigmatic perspectives and focusing on translational application of research findings. Using the story of the Montgomery family, a biracial, multigenerational family, and their health experiences as a case study, chapters explore topics including patient–provider communication, health communication in the media, ethical issues, and public health crises. New chapters cover the potential for communication to address discrimination in healthcare settings, health information seeking, social support and caregiving, and the relationship between health and environmental communication. Chapters offer pedagogical features that will prove useful to students and instructors of health communication, such as summary boxes, theory tables, suggestions for in-class activities, discussion questions, and lists of additional resources. Developed for use in advanced undergraduate and master's level health communication and public health courses, this text represents the breadth and depth of health communication theory and research as it exists today. Online resources for instructors including additional theory tables, PowerPoint slides, test questions and assignments, sample syllabi, and lists of additional resources are available at https://www.routledge.com/9781032100470.

Das Buch erschließt erstmals eine kaum bekannte Handschrift aus der Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Ihr Verfasser, der Hallenser Apotheker Wolfgang Holtzwirth, berichtet darin über die ersten drei Jahrzehnte seines Lebens. 1522 als Sohn eines Hallenser Patriziers geboren, erlebte er nach dem frühen Tod seines Vaters eine unstete Kindheit. 1544 brach der zuvor in der Apotheke Cranachs tätige Geselle von Wittenberg aus nach Italien auf, wo er sich zwei Jahre lang als Landsknecht und Apotheker durchschlug. Als erster Lutheraner unternahm er 1546 eine Reise ins Heilige Land. Holtz­wirths Erzählung ist im Vergleich mit ähnlichen Pilgerberichten sehr viel persönlicher und detailreicher als diese. So berichtet er von den Freuden und Ängsten eines Low-budget-Schiffspassagiers, von Leibesvisitationen und Verhören bei der Ein- und Ausreise, von einer gefährlichen Bergtour in der Nähe von Jericho und einem Seegefecht mit türkischen Piraten. Nach seiner Rückkehr zog der Apotheker auf der Suche nach einer zukünftigen Existenz über Villach nach Krakau und schließlich nach Tallinn (Reval), fuhr von dort mit dem Schlitten gen Antwerpen und nach Nowgorod, bevor er sich 1553 in Halle niederließ. In seinem Gedenkbuch begegnet uns die Lebenswelt eines vor 500 Jahren geborenen Menschen, die ganz anders war als die unsere. Und doch kommt uns dieser Mensch in seinem Erzählen ganz nahe.

“Feels like reading a love story that doesn't quite know it's a love story yet, and a success story that doesn't know it's made it.” —Emma Straub, New York Times–bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow Award-winning, beloved children's book author and illustrator Carson Ellis makes a stunning adult debut with an illustrated memoir that evocatively captures a specific cultural moment of the early 2000s and in her journey as an artist. In January 2001, the young artist Carson Ellis moved into a warehouse in Portland, Oregon, with a group of fellow artists. For the first week she lived there, she kept a detailed diary full of dry observations, mordant wit, hijinks with friends (including her future husband, Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy), and turn-of-the-millennium cultural touchstones. Now, Ellis has richly illustrated this two-decade-old journal with extraordinary new paintings in the signature style that has made her an award-winning picture book author today. This beautiful volume offers a snapshot of a bygone era, a meticulous re-creation of quotidian frustrations and small, meaningful moments, and a meditation on what it means both to start your journey as an artist and to look back at that beginning many years later.AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: Carson Ellis is a Caldecott award-winning author and artist known for her work in the Wildwood Chronicles, The Mysterious Benedict Society, and beyond and the longtime illustrator-in-residence for the band The Decemberists. People who love her children's books will be thrilled to discover this new book—especially parents who are nostalgic for the days of the early 2000s. A NOSTALGIC GIFT: One Week in January is the perfect nostalgic gift for anyone who came of age in the heyday of indie rock, offering a glimpse into the lives of a particular Portland art scene. BEAUTIFUL, ECCENTRIC, AND CHARMING: Dry, specific, mundane, and somehow completely magical—this book is a true revelation. With gorgeous one-of-a-kind paintings by the one-and-only Carson Ellis, it's transporting and relatable, an unglamorous homage to youthful misadventure, fun, sadness, and all the intense feelings of early adulthood.Perfect for: Fans of Carson Ellis's picture books and illustration People who grew up listening to The Decemberists and other bands from the 90s Portland music scene Millennials and Gen Xers Readers of diaries and memoir Art book collectors

Explore how to do theology virtuously through the lives of biblical characters.For many who are not initiated into the discipline, theology can feel either overwhelming or just plain boring, especially when theological discourse is disconnected from the lives we live. But for centuries, theology wasn't a disconnected discipline—but an invitation to respond to God from the deepest parts of who we are.Theologian Tim Gaines invites readers into the adventure of theology, breathing life into the study of God. More than an intellectual pursuit, Walking the Theological Life explores the lives of key biblical characters pursuing their own theological paths, helping us learn and grow in our own understanding of how to do theology in a virtuous fashion. Enter into the stories of biblical characters and discover the joy of the theological journey.

Early modern European monarchies legitimized their rule through dynasty and religion, and ideally the divine right of the ruler corresponded with the confession of the territory. It has thus been assumed that at princely courts only a single confession was present. However, the reality of the confessional circumstances at court commonly involved more than one faith. Religious Plurality at Princely Courts explores the reverberations of biconfessional or multiconfessional intra-Christian situations at courts on dynastic, symbolic, diplomatic, artistic, and theological levels, exploring interreligious dialogue, religious change, and confessional blending. Incorporating perspectives across European studies such as domestic and international politics, dynastic strategies, the history of ideas, women's and gender history, as well as visual and material culture, the contributions to this volume highlight the dynamics and implications of religious plurality at court.

Go behind-the-scenes with Duane'Dog'Chapman, star of the hit reality show Dog the Bounty Hunter and two-time New York Times bestselling author, as he shares new stories about his faith in Jesus, family, and the discovery of God's grace at work throughout his life.From being in a motorcycle gang, to being incarcerated, and then becoming a widely-know TV personality, Duane's life has been anything but ordinary. But, through every success and failure, the one constant has been his faith in God. For the first time, Daune is sharing how his faith has brought him through life's greatest difficulties, giving him renewed purpose and meaning.In Nine Lives and Counting Duane offers fresh insight into some of his well-known life events, and he also gives you access to previously untold stories. You will hear about:memories of the painful events that shaped Duane's childhood,the impact of his relationship with his praying mother,the surprising hope he found in prison,triumphs and failures from his days as a single dad,new previously untold stories of bounty hunting,the tragic loss of his beloved wife Beth to cancer,the unexpected blessing of finding his new wife Francie,the work he and Francie are doing to preach and share about Jesus,his relationship with his kids and family,and much more. With all the plot twists of a page-turning novel, Nine Lives and Counting is a real-life chronicle of God's amazing grace and restoration that have marked Duane's journey of faith. You will be inspired.

Das Interesse gilt dabei der Vielfalt der rechtlichen Praktiken, die sich in den europäischen Städten seit dem Frühmittelalter ausformen. In durchaus langen Prozessen entwickeln sich neue Formen der Konfliktbewältigung und Rechtssicherung, werden bewährte juristische Formen weiterverwendet oder umgedeutet und wechseln sich Innovationen und Institutionalisierungsmechanismen ab. Diese Prozesse sind geprägt von den unterschiedlichen regionalen Traditionen der jeweiligen Stadt oder Städtelandschaft. Die Beiträge entwerfen dabei ein weites Panorama der Rechtskulturen in französischen, norditalienischen, österreichischen, deutschen und osteuropäischen Städten. Thematische Schwerpunkte liegen auf der Eigendynamik rechtlicher Aushandlungsprozesse und der Herausbildung schriftkultureller Infrastrukturen im Mittelalter, auf der Rolle großer und kleiner Städte im Prozess der Bewahrung schriftlicher Rechtstraditionen und nicht zuletzt auf der Sichtbarmachung informaler Elemente im frühneuzeitlichen, wesentlich schriftgestützten Prozesswesen.

Der Band nimmt sich erstmals der fürstlichen Nebenlinien im Südwesten des römisch-deutschen Reiches während des 15. und frühen 16. Jahrhunderts an. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Frage, wie die seit dem späten Mittelalter aus Teilungen erwachsenden fürstlichen Seitenlinien mit der Situation umgingen, dass sie zwar einerseits zur Spitze des Adels gehörten, andererseits aber häufig nur über eingeschränkte finanzielle und territorial-herrschaftliche Mittel verfügten. Innerhalb dieses Spannungsfeldes erforschen die Beiträge neben politisch-verfassungsgeschichtlichen vor allem auch sozial-, kultur- und kunstgeschichtliche Aspekte spätmittelalterlicher Herrschaft. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf den pfälzischen Wittelsbachern. Vergleichend werden zudem die badischen Markgrafen und württembergischen Grafen betrachtet. Durch die vorliegende Publikation wird die Wissensgrundlage über fürstliche Nebenlinien im deutschen Südwesten auf ein neues Fundament gestellt.

Parallel zur Akademisierung der Lehrenden-Qualifizierung für die Pflegeausbildungen entwickelte sich mit der Pflegedidaktik eine neue wissenschaftliche Forschungsrichtung. Deren Erkenntnisse gründen dabei auf speziellem disziplinärem Wissen. Die Beiträger.innen bündeln aktuelle Positionen und Dialoge der Disziplin und bieten einen systematischen Überblick über den aktuellen Forschungsstand des Fachs. In Band II reflektieren sie die Pflegedidaktik, diskutieren Trends der Gegenwart und widmen sich der Bedeutung von Netzwerken sowie den Spezifika, Strukturen und der Herkunft der Pflegelehrendenbildung. Studierende der Pflegepädagogik und der Lehramtsstudiengänge der beruflichen Fachrichtung Pflege finden hier ebenso wie Hochschullehrende und Praktiker:innen ein Verzeichnis der wichtigsten Diskurse – und somit eine praxisnahe Standortbestimmung der Pflegedidaktik.

75. Jahrgang 2023Das E-Book Harz-Zeitschrift für den Harz-Verein für Geschichte und Altertumskunde / Harz-Zeitschrift wird angeboten von Lukas Verlag für Kunst- und Geistesgeschichte und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen kategorisiert: Regionalgeschichte, Harz, Harz-Region

Unorthodox Minds in Contemporary Fiction seeks to provide an overview of the ways in which broadly understood contemporary fiction envisions, explores and engenders minds going beyond the classical models. The opening essay discusses the complex relationships between such innovative concepts of the mind and experimental techniques for presenting mentality. The chapters which follow focus on (dis)embodied and/or extended mind, virtuality of avatar minds, intermental thought of reader communities, the capability of artificial intelligence (and humans) for genuine selfless love, the interplay between technology and affect in posthuman consciousness. The books under discussion include Murmur by Will Eaves, The Unfortunates by B.S. Johnson, The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie, H(A)PPY by Nicola Barker and Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan. A piece of conceptual fiction by Steve Tomasula, one of the most innovative American novelists of our times, exploring the human mind's alleged power to transcend its biological limits, complements these scholarly inquiries.

Die Edition des Selbstzeugnisses Nikolaus Kindlingers (1749-1819) verspricht Historikern der Zeit um 1800 Einblicke, wie sich das'Alte Reich'– eine Welt von Archivaren, Chronisten und Bürokraten – auf institutionelle Veränderungen zuvor ungekannten Ausmaßes einstellte. Einen Großteil seines Lebens versuchte Kindlinger, sich einen bescheidenen Lebensunterhalt zu sichern: Zunächst tat er das als reisender, geschäftstüchtiger Minderbruder, später dann als säkularisierter Rechtsgelehrter, der für den notorisch klagewütigen Reichsadel deren Archivbestände erschloss. Kindlinger war Archivar in einer Region mit sich ändernden Herrschaftsverhältnissen und begeisterter Historiker seines Mönchsordens. Und er wurde ein ebenso begeisterter Sammler und Händler mittelalterlicher Urkunden. Sein autobiographisches Selbstzeugnis, abgefasst gegen Ende seines Lebens, erscheint hier in einer ersten vollständigen Transkription mit einem (historischen) kritischen Apparat sowie einem umfassenden Index.

Die Frühe Neuzeit war in sprachlicher Hinsicht von komplexen, mitunter gegenläufigen Entwicklungen geprägt. Der Hochschätzung der alten Sprachen in Bildung und Gelehrsamkeit stand der Aufstieg der modernen Sprachen gegenüber, die sich in Kanzleien, Korrespondenzen, diplomatischen Beziehungen und schließlich auch in der Wissenschaftskommunikation durchsetzten. Die Verfestigung nationaler Identitäten stand in einem Spannungsverhältnis zur weiten Verbreitung von Multilingualität. Das Erlernen lebender Fremdsprachen war lange kein allgemeines Bildungsziel, wurde jedoch aus standes- und gruppenspezifischen Motiven rege praktiziert. Sprachlicher Prestigewettstreit sowie Bemühungen um sprachliche Vereinheitlichung gingen mit umfangreichen Übersetzungsleistungen einher. Als Ergebnis der 14. Arbeitstagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Frühe Neuzeit im Verband der Historikerinnen und Historiker Deutschlands präsentiert der Band aktuelle Forschungen zu Sprachgebrauch, Sprachwandel und Mehrsprachigkeit vom 16. bis zum 18. Jahrhundert.

Il volume ricostruisce le reti sociali ed epistolari che Metastasio sviluppa da Vienna in dialogo con l'Europa tra il 1730, anno del suo arrivo alla corte di Carlo VI, e la morte nel 1782. I contributi ripercorrono i momenti più significativi dell'impegno letterario, musicale, teatrale e artistico di Metastasio, mettendo in rilievo i suoi rapporti con interpreti e figure della società viennese e con interlocutori che, da altre capitali europee, corrispondono con lui per via epistolare. Dalla duplice prospettiva del grande drammaturgo immerso nei cerimoniali di corte e dell'intellettuale che rilegge la lezione antica alla luce della sensibilità moderna, osservando i tanti spostamenti di estetiche e poetiche del secolo, emerge il profilo di un acuto interprete della sua epoca e insieme di un autore a cui si addice la categoria atemporale del classico.

In spite of persecution and waning in some areas of the world, Christianity in Africa has continued to grow. Yet alongside the flourishing of the church comes challenges of syncretism and pluralism. In this ninth volume from the annual conference of the Africa Society of Evangelical Theology, contributors explore the African Christian's understanding of church through contextual ecclesiology. These African theologians address irrefutable realities for the African church while covering an extensive range of topics such as the priesthood of all believers, the functions and ministries of church in society, and church growth strategies. Presenting ecclesiology through the lenses of scriptural examinations, historical theology, systematic examinations, and practical theology, these essays work together to build a contemporary understanding of the burgeoning church in Africa through African voices.

This wide-ranging collection of essays reflects the manifold scholarly interests of legal historian Charles Donahue, whose former students engage here with questions related to foundational Roman law concepts, the impact of the law on women and families in medieval and early modern Europe, the intersection of law and religion, and the echoes of legal ideas on later developments in American law and in world literature and philosophy. From the monks of Metz to the book sellers of colonial Boston, from fourteenth-century English charters to the writings of Faust, these essays invite you to experience law at once learned and lived. Contributors are: Charles Bartlett, Anton Chaevitch, Wim Decock, Rowan Dorin, Sally E. Hadden, Elizabeth Haluska-Rausch, Nikitas E. Hatzimihail, Samantha Kahn Herrick, Daniel Jacobs, Elizabeth Papp Kamali, Amalia D. Kessler, Saskia Lettmaier, Sara McDougall, Stuart M. McManus, Elizabeth W. Mellyn, Bharath Palle, Ryan Rowberry, Carol Symes, James R. Townshend, and John Witte, Jr.

Eintausend Jahre Musikgeschichte in Baden-Württemberg liegen zwischen dem ältesten und dem jüngsten Werk des 27. Bandes. Von der Klosterinsel Reichenau zur Universitätsstadt Heidelberg und von der Rheinebene bis zum Riesrand erstreckt sich der thematische Raum der 30 Beiträge auf 500 Seiten. Diese geben nicht allein Einblicke in das musikalische Leben von Frauen- und Männerklöstern und ihren Hauptpersonen, sondern präsentieren in einer weiten inhaltlichen Fächerung darüber hinaus auch erstmals Tora-Kantillationen (vierstimmig und in hebräischer Schreibrichtung), politische Liebeslieder des Hochadels, eine italienisch-deutsche Detektivgeschichte, die Anfänge des Musiktheaters in Heidelberg, neue Personenstudien über Halm, Reger, Gräter, Xenakis und die Tübinger Universitätsmusikdirektoren sowie eine jüdische Rundfunksängerin, deren Nachlass knapp der Haushaltsauflösung entgangen ist. Das Jahrbuch legt Wert auf authentische Bebilderung und – insbesondere im Hinblick auf die Nutzung der Version als E-Book – auf die digitale Erschließung der erreichbaren Quellen.

KONNEX ist die neue Zeitschrift für Heimat- und Regionalforschung in Sachsen-Anhalt. Der Name ist hier Programm: In KONNEX sollen Themen der Heimat- und Regionalforschung aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln betrachtetet und Verbindungen und Zusammenhänge zwischen den unterschiedlichen Zugängen zu diesem Themenfeld sichtbar gemacht werden. Deshalb treffen in KONNEX Beiträge unter anderem aus der Geschichtsforschung, der Ethnologie, Kulturwissenschaft, Museologie und Kunstwissenschaft sowie verschiedene methodische Ansätze aufeinander.

This book examines, for perhaps the first time, singlehood at the intersections of race, media, language, culture, literature, space, health, and life satisfaction. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach, borrowing from sociology, literary studies, medical humanities, race studies, linguistics, demographic studies, and critical geography to understand singlehood in the world today.This collection of essays aims to establish the discipline of Singles Studies, finding new ways of examining it from various disciplinary and cultural perspectives. It begins with laying the field and then moves on to critically look at how race has shaped the way we understand singlehood in the West and how class, age, gender, privilege, and the media play a role in shaping singlehood. It argues for a need for increased interdisciplinarity within the field, for example, analyzing singlehood from the perspective of medical humanities. The volume also explores the role workplace, living arrangements, financial status, and gender play in single people's life satisfaction. With an interdisciplinary and transnational approach, this interdisciplinary volume seeks to establish Singles Studies as a truly global discipline.This pathbreaking volume would be of interest to students and researchers of sociology, literature, linguistics, media studies, and psychology.

This book features original essays by leading academics and emerging researchers written in honour of a legal comparatist who, over the course of four decades, has played a major role in comparative law's development: Pier Giuseppe Monateri.Rather than being just a celebrative work without analytical appeal, this book makes a significant contribution to the comparative legal literature by exploring key comparative law themes and recent developments in the field. Reflecting Monateri's vast expertise, innovative thinking, and truly global network, the volume is divided into five thematic areas of both scholarly and practical significance: Comparative Law and Its Methods; Comparative Private Law; Law and Literature; The Politics and Ontology of Law; Comparative Law & Economics. Discussing novel case-studies as well as exploring Monateri's importance to the comparative enterprise through various trajectories of inquiry – for example, normative, doctrinal, empirical, critical – this book takes a fundamental and much-needed step towards the establishment of comparative law as a fully-fledged academic discipline and professional practice.Addressing the current status and future direction of comparative law, this book will appeal to legal comparativists, as well as students and scholars with broader interests in the nature of legal cultures.

Die »Herbergen der Christenheit« erscheinen in der Reihe »Beiträge zur deutschen Kirchengeschichte«. Zum Redaktionsbeirat gehören: Jan Brademann (Anhalt), Wolfgang Krogel (Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz), Volker Gummelt (Pommern), Margit Scholz (Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland für die ehemalige provinzsächsische Kirche), Markus Hein (Landeskirche Sachsens) und Susanne Böhm (Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland für die ehemalige thüringische Landeskirche). Der Band 44 (2020/21) enthält neben Berichten aus den Arbeitsgemeinschaften und Vereinen für Kirchengeschichte und Buchbesprechungen folgende Hauptbeiträge: »Kleine und große Schatzkammern« (Thomas Wilhelmi); »Die ›Apologetica responsio‹ für Johannes Sylvius Egranus: eine Lutherschrift?« (Hans Schneider); »Zesen-Gedenken in Priorau. Zum 400. Geburtstag des Dichters« (Dieter Maess); »Priorau: Oder Patriotismus und Poetik. Zum Werk Philipps von Zesen aus Anlass seines 400. Geburtstags« (Jan Brademann); »Seufzer einer frommen Seele. Philipp von Zesens geistliche Lyrik« (Johannes Schilling); »Gustav Friedrich Dinter (1760–1831). Sächsischer Pfarrer und deutscher Schul(re)former« (Markus Hein); »Preußens religiöse Erfahrung in den Befreiungskriegen als nationalpolitisches Credo« (Gerhard Graf); »Moralische Mobilisierung. Friedrich Schleiermachers Predigten als Beitrag zum preußischen Befreiungskampf im Jahre 1813« (Matthias Wolfes); »Franz Blanckmeister als Pfarramtsleiter der Dresdner Trinitatiskirchgemeinde« (Carlies Maria Raddatz-Breidbach); »Zur Geschichte der pommerschen Territorialkirchengeschichtsschreibung bis zum Ende der DDR. Aus Anlass des 50-jährigen Bestehens der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für pommersche Kirchengeschichte« (Irmfried Garbe); »Memoria des thüringischen Hoch- und Niederadels. Forschungsdesiderate und -perspektiven« (Erik Sänger).

Ritter und Stadt – diese in der deutschen Forschung noch immer ungewöhnliche Kombination war ein prägnantes Merkmal des spätmittelalterlichen Köln. In der Metropole am Rhein etablierte sich im Spätmittelalter eine Elite, die einen betont ritterlichen Habitus ausprägte. In wesentlich größerer Anzahl als bisher bekannt wurden Kölner zu Rittern geschlagen, zogen gerüstet zu Pferd auf die Schlachtfelder Europas oder erwarben Burgen und Herrschaftsrechte auf dem Land. Das Buch untersucht die Geschichte dieser ritterlichen Bürger, berichtet von ihrem Aufstieg und ihrem Fall, ihren Wandlungen und ihrem Nachleben. Das ritterliche Köln ist eng mit der Herrschaft der sogenannten Geschlechter im 13. und 14. Jahrhundert verbunden. Ihr Sturz im Jahr 1396 brachte neue Familien an die Macht, die ihrerseits auch auf die in der Stadt etablierten Narrative und Habitusformen reagierten und neue Herrschaftsformen etablierten. Mit einem vergleichenden Blick auf Bürgertum, Rittertum und Kriegswesen werden kultur- und sozialgeschichtliche Beobachtungen mit stadt- sowie militärgeschichtlichen Perspektiven verbunden. Für den Zeitraum vom 13. bis ins frühe 16. Jahrhundert entsteht so ein neues Bild einer weitvernetzten städtischen Elite, die stärker als bislang angenommen in die Welt des Landadels eingebunden war.

Robert Zubrin, world-renowned space authority and founding president of the Mars Society, taps today's newest science and most dogged research to foretell in astounding detail the brave, new Martian civilization we will achieve when (not if!) humankind colonizes MarsWhen Robert Zubrin published his classic book The Case for Mars a quarter century ago, setting foot on the Red Planet seemed a fantasy. Today, manned exploration is certain, and as Zubrin affirms in The New World on Mars, so too is colonization. From the astronautical engineer venerated by NASA and today's space entrepreneurs, here is what we will achieve on Mars and how.SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic are building fleets of space vehicles to make interplanetary travel as affordable as Old-World passage to America. We will settle on Mars, and with our knowledge of the planet, analyzed in depth by Dr. Zubrin, we will utilize the resources and tackle the challenges that await us. What we will we build? Populous Martian city-states producing air, water, food, power, and more. Zubrin's Martian economy will pay for necessary imports and generate income from varied enterprises, such as real estate sales—homes that are airtight and protect against cosmic space radiation, with fish-farm aquariums positioned overhead, letting in sunlight and blocking cosmic rays while providing fascinating views. Zubrin even predicts the Red Planet customs, social relations, and government—of the people, by the people, for the people, with inalienable individual rights—that will overcome traditional forms of oppression to draw Earth immigrants. After all, Mars needs talent. With all of this in place, Zubrin's Red Planet will become a pressure cooker for invention in bioengineering, synthetic biology, robotics, medicine, nuclear energy, and more, benefiting humans on Earth, Mars, and beyond. We can create this magnificent future, making life better, less fatalistic. The New World on Mars proves that there is no point killing each other over provinces and limited resources when, together, we can create planets.

Loben, Ermahnen, Disziplinieren sind unvermeidliche Bestandteile des Handelns von Lehrer:innen im Grundschulunterricht. Das Buch diskutiert diese Praktiken aus erziehungswissenschaftlicher Perspektive. Nach einem kritischen Blick auf den Diskurs des Classroom Management werden grundlegende theoretische Positionen zu der Notwendigkeit und den Grenzen schulischer „Erziehung“ aufgerufen. Vor diesem Hintergrund berichtet der Autor von seinen teilnehmenden Beobachtungen und Reflexionen an vier sehr unterschiedlichen Schulen. Damit wird die Bandbreite der Erziehungspraxis an Grundschulen verdeutlicht und gezeigt, wie Erziehungspraktiken mit der spezifischen Organisation des Unterrichts zusammenhängen. Das Buch gibt Leser:innen Möglichkeiten an die Hand, pädagogisches Handeln in der Schule zu reflektieren.

Contributions by Janet Allured, Craig E. Colten, Marcus S. Cox, Pearson Cross, John Bel Edwards, Adam Fairclough, Keith M. Finley, Samuel C. Hyde Jr., John A. Lopez, and Robert Mann In the fall of 2022, a diverse group of scholars including scientists, historians, political scientists, geographers, and journalists, along with Governor John Bel Edwards, gathered to present views on the challenges that define life in Louisiana. Born out of the symposium, Bayou Dilemma: Louisiana in Crisis and Change is an unprecedented compilation that examines the social, political, environmental, and economic hurdles pervasive to the Gulf South and especially the Bayou State. The essays collected in the volume illuminate pressing problems confronting Louisiana and its surrounding environs, as well as some of the least known and most frequently misunderstood issues that have affected the state in the past. Topics include the problems of flood control, unequal treatment for African Americans and women, political corruption, endemic violence, and partisan applications of justice, as well as the crisis of coastal erosion, the dilemma of special interests shaping legislation, and the corresponding drain of talent from the state to regions offering improved opportunities. The anthology is a provocative and essential guide that reveals how such trials emerged, how they were overcome or managed, and how they continue to shape the Gulf South's regional identity. Concentrating on the future well-being of the state and its occupants, the volume suggests fresh pathways for addressing these lingering concerns.

A cultura de celebridade tomou conta do ambiente religioso, influenciando uma legião de seguidores. Nunca tantas plataformas estiveram à disposição para comunicar a fé em escala global. Se é verdade que alguns usam as ferramentas midiáticas com sabedoria e correto propósito, a infinidade de escândalos, por sua vez, atesta os males a que o corpo de Cristo está exposto. A chamada'celebridade', alguém com intimidade sem proximidade e caracterizada por abusos de poder e culto à personalidade, vale-se de uma estratégia cujo objetivo muitas vezes é o enriquecimento por meio da exploração da fé. Fama, dinheiro e influência é obra necessária não somente para alertar nomes em ascensão do movimento evangélico nacional a não sucumbir às tentações próprias da cultura de celebridade, mas também para orientar seus muitos seguidores a uma visão mais responsável e madura dessas celebridades — problemas esses tão perceptíveis em nosso contexto brasileiro quanto no norte-americano. Afinal, nosso Messias, lembra-nos a autora, venceu firmemente as tentações por poder e fama, e ainda assim transformou o mundo.