When Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess set off for Britain on a peace mission in May 1941, he launched one of the great mysteries of the Second World War. Had he really acted alone, without Hitler's knowledge? Who were the British he had come to see? Was British intelligence involved? Now, award-winning h[...]

Regulation No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 (EIR) is the cornerstone of European insolvency law. The Regulation, which is directly applicable in all Member States, is the legal basis for cross-border insolvencies within the European Union. Paving the way for a new European insolvency law, the Heidelberg-[...]

Every year since 2001 no less than 150 sets of the decomposed or skeletal remains of people crossing into the US?from Mexico have been discovered in remote areas of Arizona's Sonoran Desert. Pima County Forensic Science Center in Tucson deals with most of them, analyzing and storing their remains, a[...]

Der etablierte Bestimmungsschlussel zur Flora der Schweiz liegt in neuer aktualisierter Auflage vor, im bewahrten leichten und exkursionstauglichen Softcover-Einband. Fast die Halfte der uber 3500 aufgeschlusselten Arten sind durch klare Abbildungen illustriert.Der Bestimmungsschlussel ermoglicht di[...]

Dutch-born American painter Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) was a leader of the abstract expressionist movement. Inspired by Arshile Gorky to abandon the realist style that had dominated his work in the 1930s, he began experimenting with abstraction in the 1940s and quickly gained critical success. Hi[...]

Features a detailed chronological summary of Jasper Johns' life and work and covers its cultural and historical importance.

Though his work is often categorized as Pop Art for its use of popular iconography and household objects, Jasper Johns can also be described as a Neo-Dadaist. Using[...]

Die Deutschen sind ein Volk der Brotesser, und kein Land hat so viele Brotsorten zu bieten wie wir. Vollkorn zum Frühstück, Baguette zum Mittagessen und Bauernbrot zur abendlichen Brotzeit. Und, Brotbacken tut gut, das Kneten des Teiges baut Stress ab und der Schritt, dieses als Hobby zu betre[...]

This title is Taschen 25 - Special edition! The language of paint, 'Abstract expressionism' refers to the non-representational use of form and color as a means of expression that emerged in America in the 1940s, largely thanks to the innovative work of Arshile Gorky. Interestingly, abstract expressi[...]

Vem är Hess? Är han en historisk person som existerar, eller är han en drömd projektion av en människa, en livshållning? Per Olov Enquists roman lämnar inget entydigt svar. Romanen har en överraskande form - både bred epik, akademisk avhandling och textmobil - och skapar stor frihet för l�[...]