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Broken Hegemonies
Indiana University Press 2003; US$ 39.95"... a book of striking originality and depth, a brilliant and quite new interpretation of the nature and history of philosophy." -- John Sallis In Broken Hegemonies, the late distinguished philosopher Reiner Schürmann offers a radical rethinking of the history of Western philosophy ... more...
Eva's Cousin
Random House Publishing Group 2007; US$ 13.95Berchtesgaden, Germany, is a beautiful place, set among the gentle meadow-clad hills rising to the sheer heights of bare Alpine peaks. It is here where an elderly woman arrives and recollects her past?and her peripheral role in a chapter of world history. She walks along a beaten path, which has come into being because so many tourists have ventured... more...
Prisoners in War
OUP Oxford 2010; US$ 94.99The issue of prisoners in war is a highly timely topic that has received much attention from both scholars and practitioners since the start of the military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq and the ensuing legal and political problems concerning detainees in those conflicts. This book analyses these contemporary problems and challenges against the... more...
Der Kastrat und seine Männlichkeit
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 14.01Im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert, das sogenannte goldene Zeitalter des Kastratengesanges, wurden tausendfach Knaben aus dem einzigen Grund kastriert, um ihre kindliche Stimme zu erhalten. Bekannt sind uns heute noch die klangvollen Namen Farinelli und Caffarelli. Doch nicht jeder, der dieser Operation unterzogen worden war, erlangte solche Größe. Die Autorin... more...
Freiwilliges Engagement in Deutschland. Freiwilligensurvey 1999
Springer Fachmedien 2010; US$ 64.99Cells and Biomaterials for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration
Morgan & Claypool Publishers 2010; US$ 35.00Disorders related to the intervertebral disc (IVD) are common causes of morbidity and of severe life quality deterioration. IVD degeneration, although in many cases asymptomatic, is often the origin of painful neck and back diseases. In Western societies IVD related pain and disability account for enormous health care costs as a result of work absenteeism... more...









