Written by leading surgeons with expertise in performing osteotomies around the knee, this book is an essential reference for the current techniques in joint-preserving knee surgery. The book opens with a thorough discussion of physiology, pathophysiology, clinical evaluation, and imaging. It then d[...]

English summary: Heike Krauter-Dierolf deals with the eschatology of Philipp Jakob Spener, the founder of Lutheran Pietism. Spener was an advocate of the postmillennial concept, the hope for better times for the temporal church, which distinguished him fundamentally from the Lutheran orthodox assump[...]

Everyone would like to have it, many fight for it, some seem to have it, but until now it has not been clear what it actually is: the power of interpretation. In this work, the authors seek to define and conceptualize - in the form of case studies - this term which is frequently used in communicativ[...]

Eine übersichtliche und leicht verständliche Einführung in die Denkhaltung und die Methoden der qualitativen Sozialforschung, die für Studierende aller sozial- und humanwissenschaftlichen Disziplinen geeignet ist. Qualitative Forschung ist keine beliebig einsetzbare Technik, sondern eine Grun[...]

Ein Roman, der durch die Kraft der Gefühle verzaubert. Spannend, geheimnisvoll, berührend Paul hat sich in die Einsamkeit einer Insel vor Hongkong zurückgezogen. Nur hier kann er die Erinnerungen an seinen mit acht Jahren verstorbenen Sohn vor dem Lärm der Welt schützen. Als sein einziger Freun[...]

English summary: When the idea of the nation-state began to prevail in late 18th century Europe, traditional Judaism had to face a fundamental crisis. Centralization of state power and the national homogenization of the state's population implied the abolishment of the Jewish community's autonomy - [...]