Dr Martin: 204 books

Müssen Philosophierende jederzeit recht haben wollen, selbst dann, wenn sie schreiben? Nein, antwortet Martin Seel: Sie müssen es nicht, wenn sie so frei sind, Gedankenspiele zu spielen, ohne Angst vor den Abenteuern der Künste zu haben. Wie das geht, führt dieses Buch aus der Perspektive der...

Für oder gegen Hollywood – von dieser Alternative sollte sich eine Theorie des Kinofilms befreien. Der Frankfurter Philosoph Martin Seel demonstriert in seinem Buch "›Hollywood‹ ignorieren. Vom Kino", wie dies gelingen kann. Ob es um das Verhältnis von Bewegung und Stillstand, Erzählung...

entlarvend – vernichtend – schonungslosWenn eine Regenhose zur "Schutzwaffe" wird, um friedliche Demonstranten als Bedrohung hinzustellen, der Gefahrenbereich zur "Sicherheitszone" mutiert oder der staatlich sanktionierte Mord zur "gezieltenTötung" wird, um sie notwendig...

Wissenschaft zum Anfassen: "Fühlen und tasten ist viel wichtiger für unser Überleben als sehen, hören, riechen und schmecken", sagt Martin Grunwald. Er gründete 2008 das Haptik-Labor am Paul-Flechsig-Institut für Hirnforschung der Universität Leipzig. Dort erforscht er die Wirkungsweise...

Lecturers/Instructors - Request a free digital inspection copy here Making a case for a reflexive approach to leadership, the authors draw upon decades of carrying out in-depth studies of professionals trying to “do” leadership. Through interviews with managers and their subordinates, getting...

The luxury market has long been the exception. Protected for decades and even centuries from swings in economic fate and taste by consumers with money and demands for something extraordinary, the world is changing, and those changes have already initiated some of the first-ever structural changes...

Dokudramas, Historienromane, Geschichtsmagazine: Geschichte in der Öffentlichkeit boomt. Dieses Studienbuch bietet einen Einblick in Theorie und Praxis der Public History. Es vermittelt Grundlagen für die Auseinandersetzung mit Geschichte in der Öffentlichkeit und ihren Präsentationsformen. Darüber...

New York City College of Technology, known today as City Tech, traces its earliest roots to the trade school movement, which was supported by both organized labor and industry. Opening in February 1947 as the New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences, the school served the needs of returning...

Sports Science and Soccer offers a series of contemporary insights into the multidisciplinary approach to delivering sports science support (physiology, psychology, performance analysis, sociology) from leading academics and practitioners in elite level professional football. Each chapter includes...

Now in its Third Edition, this text provides the background knowledge primary teachers need to plan effective programmes of work and answer children's questions with confidence. The new edition links explanations of scientific concepts with children's everyday experiences to help teachers and trainees...

"What might have been a forbidding chronological slog is thoroughly enlivened by Conboy's thematic approach, shot through with passion and rigour in equal measure. This is a book written with a commitment to the importance of history for the present; it will undeniably cultivate the same commitment...

The Jewish community of Washington, D.C., located in the political nexus of the United States, has often enjoyed attention from people of every level of influence, including the president of the United States. On May 3, 1925, Calvin Coolidge attended the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Washington...

HR metrics and organizational people-related data are an invaluable source of information from which to identify key trends and patterns in order to make effective business decisions. HR practitioners often, however, lack the statistical and analytical know-how to fully harness their potential. Predictive...

Assessment is central to teaching and learning, yet is one of the most difficult areas of professional practice. This book guides trainee secondary teachers through its complexities and provides practical strategies, exemplified by case studies. It examines issues such as diagnosing problems, sharing...