Die Bestimmungen des Vorbeugenden Brandschutzes sind oftmals sehr komplex, befinden sich in einem ständigen Fluss und sind selbst für den versierten Brandschutzexperten nicht immer vollständig durchschaubar. Die Autoren stellen in anschaulicher Weise den Zusammenhang zwischen den Zielvorstellungen des Vorbeugenden Brandschutzes, den grundlegenden Rechtsbestimmungen sowie den technischen Ausführungsmöglichkeiten her und stärken so das Verständnis für den Sinn der Bestimmungen. Sie geben wer...

Faith and Slavery in the Presbyterian Diaspora considers how, in areas as diverse as the New Hebrides, Scotland, the United States, and East Central Africa, men’s and women’s shared Presbyterian faith conditioned their interpretations of and interactions with the institution of chattel slavery. The chapters highlight how Presbyterians’ reactions to slavery –which ranged from abolitionism, to indifference, to support—reflected their considered application of the principles of the Reformed T...

The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Policing, Communication, and Society brings together well-regarded academics and experienced practitioners to explore how communication intersects with policing in areas such as cop-culture, race and ethnicity, terrorism and hate crimes, social media, police reform, crowd violence, and many more. By combining research and theory in criminology, psychology, and communication, this handbook provides a foundation for identifying and understanding many of t...

A lush tapestry of poetry and prose, Here to Stay is an invitation to engage with a new field of contemporary American poetry.“I cannot separate my work from my undocumented identity.” —Aline MelloFrom the indomitable writers and activists Janine Joseph, Esther Lin, and Marcelo Hernandez Castillo comes an anthology gathering some of the best work from currently and formerly undocumented poets, as well as poets from mixed status families from across...