Debatten uber Sprache und Sprachpolitik haben die Geschichte von Titos Jugoslawien massgeblich gepragt. Oftmals wurden sie wie Stellvertreterkriege gefuhrt. In einem Staat, der die nationale Frage durch die Einfuhrung des Sozialismus unter der Losung von "Bruderlichkeit und Einheit" gelost haben wol[...]

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This sixth edition of A Dictionary of Epidemiology - the most updated since its inception - reflects the profound substantive and methodological changes that have come to characterize epidemiology and its associated disciplines. Sponsored by the International Epidemiological Association, this book r[...]

In this engaging, lyrical book, physicist Sander Bais shows how science can liberate us from our cultural straitjacket of prejudice and intolerance. We're living in a time in which technology is taken for granted, yet belief in such standard scientific facts as evolution is actually decreasing. How [...]