This book speaks about a world of mute objects ranging from plant bulbs, divining rods, and archeological findings to drawn, painted, or printed images. It describes the functions of these objects as ambiguous and polyvalent carriers of knowledge, and it analyzes the ways in which networks of schola[...]
Cult of kitsch. The art and history of the Tiki phenomenon. Tiki culture at its height was a manifestation of exotic visions of island culture inspired by the tales of American soldiers stationed in the South Pacific during World War II: trees loaded with exotic fruits, sleepy lagoons, white-sand be[...]
Polynesian Pop Icon: How Tiki became an American dream Urban islands and bamboo hideaways set the stage for a pop culture phenomenon like no other. In mid-century America, the imaginative appeal of Tiki penetrated fashion, music, eating, drinking, and architecture. Published in connection with an ex[...]
Is the European Union a unified actor in world politics? The world's leading economic power is still struggling to find its role in shaping and maintaining global peace, free trade, and commerce. How successful is the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and its institutions? In this book, renown[...]
Sex Made Better - and Better
Spatial production is inevitably linked to climate issues. In the course of the last 15 years the debate on sustainable architecture and ecological urbanism has risen like a phoenix from the ashes. Architects and urban planners, as well as administrative bodies and developers, face a new responsibil[...]
Durch zahlreiche Beispiele wird anschaulich, warum Sie im Alltag ständig grübeln, wie negatives Denken Ihre Stimmung beeinflussen, mit welchen Entspannungsübungen (z.B. Phantasiereisen), Sie selbst zur Harmonisierung Ihrer Gedanken beitragen können, wie Sie Verstimmungen, Angstgefühle und Zwang[...]
Diese historische Studie untersucht Schwedens wohlwollende Neutralität gegenüber dem "Dritten Reich" im Zweiten Weltkrieg, seine viel kritisierte "Politik des Nachgebens" gegenüber den politischen, militärischen, ökonomischen und transporttechnischen deutschen Forderungen. Nach 1945 b[...]