Remaking a World completes a triptych of volumes on social suffering, violence, and recovery. Social Suffering, the first volume, deals with sources and major forms of social adversity, with an emphasis on political violence. The second, Violence and Subjectivity, contains graphic accounts of how co[...]

South-East Asia is one of the richest parts of the world in terms of reptiles. The first comprehensive guide to the reptiles of this region, "A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-East Asia" covers all the reptiles recorded from mainland South-East Asia, from Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Ca[...]

Kinder mit unterschiedlichen Entwicklungsstorungen werden seit Jahrzehnten mit Jean Ayres' Therapiekonzept erfolgreich behandelt. In dem Buch hat die US-Entwicklungspsychologin ihren Ansatz schlussig und verstandlich dargestellt. Die 5.Auflage wurde komplett aktualisiert und durch Fallgeschichten, B[...]

Anderson builds the book around a framework of understanding, creating, and delivering value.

Viewed from an international perspective--rather than a purely American one--Business Market Management draws upon best business practices, allowing readers to understand cultural and regional di[...]

Scholars have long debated the "double character" of Romans. Why did Paul address a long discussion of Jewish themes to a Gentile audience? Das provides a fresh understanding of the identity and attitudes of the Gentile Christians in Rome and of the expulsion of Jews from Rome under the emperor Clau[...]

One of the most notorious works of modern times, as well as one of the most influential, "Capital" is an incisive critique of private property and the social relations it generates. Living in exile in England, where this work was largely written, Marx drew on a wide-ranging knowledge of its society [...]

The etchings and prints after preliminary studies by Pieter Bruegel the Elder are among the most entertaining, innovative, and intelligent pictorial inventions of the second half of the 16th century. Depictions of hell and saints, allegories of vices and virtues are juxtaposed with landscapes, towns[...]