This account of how serial killers impact society is a "compelling examination of the media phenomenon of the 'celebrity criminal' in American culture" (Joyce Carol Oates).Jeffrey Dahmer. Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Serial killers have become iconic figures in America, the subject of made-for-TV movies and mass-market paperbacks alike. But why do we find such luridly transgressive and horrific individuals so fascinating? What compels us to look more closely at thes...

Wie kann man sich in Bern verlaufen? Die Geschichten im Bernbuch zeigen, wie es geht: Sie führen auf hohe Brücken, zu Aussichtspunkten und zu den Bären im Gehege an der Aare. Auf Abwegen geht es zu historischen Pissoirs im Weltkulturerbe und in die Schokoladenfabrik, die zum Universitätsgebäude wurde - vorbei an Renaissancefassaden, die gelegentlich auch mit Farbbeuteln beworfen werden. Bern die Bundesstadt, die de facto Hauptstadt der Schweiz, wird auf Robert Walsers Spuren erkundet, durc...

Zombie Talk offers a concise, interdisciplinary introduction and deep analytical set of theoretical approaches to help readers understand the phenomenon of zombies in contemporary and modern culture. With essays that combine Humanities and Social Science methodologies, the authors examine the zombie through an array of cultural products from different periods and geographical locations: films ranging from White Zombie (1932) to the pioneering films of George Romero, television shows like A...

Provenienzforschung ist so viel mehr als die Suche nach Herkunft: Sie öffnet Perspektiven auf Objekte, Sammlungen, ihre Geschichten und die facettenreichen Beziehungen, die in ihnen angelegt sind. Das Museum der Kulturen Basel untersucht seine Sammlung systematisch auf Kolonialität und verdeutlicht, wie zentral die Zusammenarbeit mit Communities des Globalen Südens ist. Dabei zeigt sich auch, wie vielschichtig und fordernd ethnologische Provenienzforschung ist. Dieser Band wirft "wegweisen...

Highlights the potential role organic dairy farming can play in addressing some of the key challenges facing the dairy sectorConsiders how the one-welfare perspective can be utilised to optimise the welfare of calves, adult cows and the humans that care for themShows how pasture-based production can contribute to improved cattle health and welfare, product quality and sustainability

Provenance research is so much more than a search for origin: It offers new perspectives on objects, collections, their histories, and the multifaceted relationships embedded within them. The Museum der Kulturen Basel is systematically examining its collection for coloniality and highlighting the central importance of collaborating with communities in the Global South. This work also reveals how complex and demanding ethnological provenance research is. This volume "raises groundbreaking q...

A multifaceted portrait of the Hiroshima bombing and its many legaciesOn August 6, 1945, in the waning days of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The city's destruction stands as a powerful symbol of nuclear annihilation, but it has also shaped how we think about war and peace, the past and the present, and science and ethics. The Age of Hiroshima traces these complex legacies, exploring how the meanin...

Through change and development, human service organizations can promote the well-being of their clients more effectively. This important book describes and analyzes recent research on organizational change and development in the social and human services. It is particularly relevant in light of the significant changes in these organizations during the last decade and the lack of literature in the area. Organizational Change and Development in Human Service Organizations brings together the...

This edited collection addresses the growing need for ideas and methods conducive to holistic educational practices and aims to encourage more personal growth in students too often distracted by the background noise of war, violence, racism, and environmental deterioration. The contributors are working teachers and professors who have integrated a degree of spirituality into a wide range of classes in both urban and rural settings across the US. This ground-breaking collection will provide...

This book addresses the ‘crisis of critique’ of Frankfurt School Critical Theory in International Relations and puts forward a proposal for how it can be overcome. It starts from the premise that the present conjuncture, marked by capitalist crisis and a fracturing international order, urgently calls for critical perspectives capable of clarifying the state of global affairs and the emancipatory struggles within it. Critical Theory in International Relations should be well placed to provid...

Wer in Ostfriesland Verbrecher jagt, muss eins können: abwarten und Tee trinken. Mit Kluntjes und Sahne gegen den Uhrzeigersinn! Denn in Ostfriesland bleibt beim Teetrinken die Zeit stehen. Das hat so manch ein Verbrecher zu spät gemerkt.Den einen holt das Meer im Watt, die andere sitzt auf der Insel fest. Und mancher Schrei dringt gar nicht erst nach außen. Erst recht nicht zur Weihnachtszeit.Mit ihren 25 Krimis und Rezepten garantieren Ihnen die Autorinnen und Autoren aus d...

One hundred and five species of mammals are native to the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. The greatly varied terrain, climate, and vegetation make its mammalian life exceptionally varied, ranging from tiny shrews to great elks, from bats to aquatic beavers and muskrats, from desert-dwelling kangaroo rats to forest-loving chipmunks, and from an assortment of mice and rats to predatory cougars and coyotes.This fully revised and updated edition of The Mammals of Trans-Pecos Texas...