Warum gerade hier in Nordfriesland leben, auf dem platten Land, und nicht in New York, Rio oder Tokio oder wenigstens in Hamburg, München oder Berlin? In einer Zeit, in der unsere Wahrnehmung immer mehr von einer fortschreitenden Globalisierung und einem Überall-Zugleich-Gefühl geprägt wird, scheint die Frage nach einer persönlichen Heimat hoffnungslos altmodisch und uninteressant. Das vorliegende Ergebnis eines Autorinnenwettbewerbs, ausgeschrieben vom Gleichstellungsbüro des Amtes Nordse...

Gender scholarship during the last four decades has shown that the exclusion of women's voices and perspectives has diminished academic disciplines in important ways. Traditional scholarship in philosophy is no different. The 'recovery project' in philosophy is engaged in re-discovering the names, lives, texts, and perspectives of women philosophers from the 6th Century BCE to the present. Karen Warren brings together 16 colleagues for a unique, groundbreaking study of Western philosophy w...

Armed with three decades of feminism, men and women are coming to college with different ideas and expectations about sexual freedom and violence than did their parents. Since the early 1980's, a student movement has emerged from the belief that sexual violence is neither inherent nor inevitable. Just Sex: Students Rewrite the Rules on Sex, Violence, Equality and Activism chronicles the move to end to all forms of sexual violence and to mold a new sexual paradigm where explicitly consensua...

Sixteen stories of passion with soldiers, sailors, pilots, and men (and women) of war. When you love someone in the military, erotic opportunities can few or far between. These authors, veterans of the erotica and romance writing world, turn their pens to the subject with insightful and sizzling portrayals of those in (and out of...) uniform.Edited by award-winning author Kristina Wright, who is married to a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, For the Love of a Soldier is filled...

Enter the enchanted world of Snow White in this dynamic, full-cast audio drama adaptation of the timeless fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.Reimagined as an immersive audio experience, this production blends vivid narration, dramatic voice performances, and atmospheric sound design to bring to life the beloved characters - from the beautiful and brave Snow White to the wicked Queen, the memorable dwarfs, and the magic mirror that sees all.Whether you're a long-time fairy tal...

The modern turn in political philosophy established the ontological primacy of the ego, reducing the community to a mere assemblage of individuals, and led to the repudiation of natural duties in favor of inherent individual rights. The modern project culminated in the work of Friedrich Nietzsche, whose emphasis on radical individuation left human beings both liberated and exiled. Individuals were free to create (and to recreate) themselves anew, but they were simultaneously uprooted from ...

The year is 2323 and the location is an asteroid on the other side of Saturn where people are still doing what they have always done: they hold science fiction conventions. The annual sci-fi and fantasy event RinthCon is about to kick off when an accident involving an unknown piece of technology bridges alternate universes and brings characters from literature to the event.Just when the organizers thought they were ready for anything…

The role of the information security manager has changed. Have you?The challenges you face as an information security manager (ISM) have increased enormously since the first edition of Once more unto the breach was published.What seemed exceptional in 2011 is the norm in 2015: vulnerabilities have been experienced across all operating systems, millions of individuals have been affected by data breaches, and countless well-known companies have fallen victim to cyb...

Europeans, Africans, and American Indians practiced slavery long before the first purchase of a captive African by a white land-owner in the American colonies; that, however, is the image of slavery most prevalent in the minds of Americans today. This Very Short Introduction begins with the Portuguese capture of Africans in the 1400s and traces the development of American slavery until its abolition following the Civil War. Historian Heather Andrea Williams draws upon the rich rec...

The perfect resource for consultants, updated for a transformed and rapidly evolving marketIn the newly revised second edition of the Flawless Consulting Fieldbook, bestselling author and consultant Peter Block delivers an invaluable companion to the fourth edition of his popular Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Understanding Your Expertise. In the book, you'll find an expansive toolkit you can draw on for information and guidance in the midst of y...