This book traces the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) from its inception in 2013 to its re-election to the Bundestag in 2021, emphasising the party’s nature as a “populist issue entrepreneur” and covering the three major crises that have shaken European party politics – the Eurozone crisis, the so-called refugee crisis and the COVID pandemic. Currently, books on the AfD are largely limited to historical accounts and surface-level analyses of the party. This volume is bot...

Thoroughly revised, the eighth edition of this accessible and highly respected text provides a rigorous yet digestible introduction to the European Union. It authoritatively explains developments that continue to bring challenges to this powerful institution in times of great political change.Key features include:Clearly covers the history, governing institutions, and policies of the EU.Thorough reflection on destabilizing issues such as immigration and the ...

Reflecting the increasing recognition of the importance of the spiritual in healing, Spirituality and Art Therapy is an exciting exploration of the different ways in which the spiritual forms an essential, life-enhancing component of a well-rounded therapeutic approach. The contributors are leading art therapists who write from diverse perspectives, including Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and shamanic. They explain how their own spiritual and creative influences interact, finding expression ...

In einem zeitgemäßen Französischunterricht ist das sprachliche und kulturelle Lernen mit Hilfe digitaler Medien von besonderer Bedeutung. Anhand von motivierenden Praxisbeispielen zeigt diese Fachdidaktik, wie elektronische Medien im Französischunterricht implementiert werden können. Dabei werden ausgewählte médias numériques in sinnvoller Weise mit bewährten Methoden verbunden. Darüber hinaus muss das Lernen mit Hilfe digitaler Medien, also Mediendidaktik, durch das Lernen über die Nutzun...

The Age of Ignorance is a sequel to my book The Message. After leaving Communism, I had to deal with another life defining philosophical question: what is life? How should I understand and approach it beyond work and eating? Common explanations did not satisfy my mind. After painstakingly examining my choices, I came with this book that answers my needs and, hopefully yours. Everything encountered in life has to make sense, be understood or it is a waste. Please, take this book seriously. ...

Eine spurlos verschwundene Frau und ein ausgebrannter Lieferwagen geben der Kripo Rätsel auf. Als die grausam entstellte Leiche Björn Landaus gefunden wurde, nimmt der Fall bizarre Formen an. Warum wurde er auf so brutale Weise getötet? Der Fall wird immer mysteriöser, als die junge Journalistin Sophie Degenhardt tot in ihrer Wohnung aufgefunden wird. Sie wurde erstickt. Nichts deutete darauf hin, dass die beiden Fälle etwas miteinander zu tun haben könnten.Dann geschieht der nächst...

This collection seeks to broaden the discussion of the child image by close analysis of the child and childhood as depicted in non-Western cinemas. Each essay offers a counter-narrative to Western notions of childhood by looking critically at alternative visions of childhood that does not privilege a Western ideal. Rather, this collection seeks to broaden our ideas about children, childhood, and the child’s place in the global community. This collection features a wide variety of contribut...

In the 1970s, when most people thought about curling they thought it was just a game, something that could never be a real sport. Warren Hansen, a top curler in the seventies, felt curling wasn’t viewed fairly by the sports world. That needed to change.Hansen joined forces with Ray Kingsmith in the late 1970s to change this, setting out to get curling into the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary as a demonstration sport. They succeeded, but then it seemed like curling would never go be...

La nouvelle édition du dictionnaire de référence en philosophie : un outil indispensable pour les lycéens et les étudiants du 1er cycle universitaire.• Classés dans l’ordre alphabétique, près de 1 000 articles permettant de couvrir :– les notions et les concepts clés ;– les auteurs majeurs ;– les mythes et personnages symboliques.• Cette nouvelle édition comprend de nouvelles entrées en lien avec l’évolution de la discipl...

**CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF DAVE BRANDSTETTERWith a new Introduction by Michael Nava.Published fifty years ago, a time when being gay was illegal in 49 out of 50 states, Joseph Hansen’s first Dave Brandstetter novel shattered stereotypes and redefined the Private Eye novel as we know it.**Five decades after its original landmark publication, Joseph Hansen’s Fadeout is as fresh and important as ever. Preceded only by a handful of gay protagonists in crime fict...

The book Silver Grace demonstrates the significance of grace with the ultimate outcome of having an incredible relationship with our amazing Heavenly Father. Silver Grace also shows us the incredible power grace has on a person’s life and journey. Grace enables us to enter into his promises, his plans, his nature, and his word. Imagine connecting with him as you never have before, this is only achieved through his grace. Silver Grace provides the opportunity to know the power of his grace ...

Ethical Issues in Biotechnology is the first textbook of its kind, written collaboratively by a philosopher and a biologist to provide undergraduate students with a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the ethical and scientific fundamentals of biotechnology. Engaging the ethics and the science side by side, the text addresses pressing questions in agricultural, food, and animal biotechnology; human genetics; gene therapy; human cloning; and stem cell research.A gener...