“To be One Heart and Soul in God”. Augustine on Peace within the Family

This essay describes how Augustine conceives of peace within the marriage of man and woman. According to Augustine, true peace is found where humans love the same goods in the right way. How does that work in marriage? First, the essay depicts the decline of the traditional understanding of marriage in Western societies. Subsequently, it treats Augustine’s view of “marital peace” in three…

"The Touch of Civilization": Comparing American and Russian Internal Coloniza…

This work compares the process and practice of nineteenth-century American and Russian internal colonization, a form of contiguous, continental expansion, imperialism and colonialism that incorporated indigenous lands and peoples. It provides a critical, comparative examination of internal colonization exercised by the United States and Russia and experienced by two indigenous populations, the …

A Catalogue of 18th-Century Symphonies

A Catalogue of 18th-Century Symphonies makes possible for the first time a comprehensive view of one of the largest and most significant repertories in the history of music. Until now, no one has known for certain who wrote what, and hundreds of symphonies have been attributed in manuscript and printed sources to two or more composers. Under these conditions no reliable history of the symphony …

A Collection of Papers on Chaos Theory and Its Applications

This current volume contains 12 new papers on the subject of chaos in the physical sciences, which was initiated with the publication of the book Research Advances in Chaos Theory. It is clear the subject continues to attract a great deal of attention among scientists in the scientific community. This volume looks at such problems as chaos in nonlinear systems, in dynamical systems, quantum cha…

"From the Australian Bush to the International Jungle": Internationale Karrie…

After World War I, membership in the League of Nations represented an important step for the British Dominions on the road to foreign policy independence. The internationalism of the League of Nations was not a purely political phenomenon, but also had a social dimension. In particular, the Geneva based Secretariat of the League of Nations evolved into a hub of liberal internationalism. Benjami…

Advanced Mathematical Methods: Theory and Applications

The many technical and computational problems that appear to be constantly emerging in various branches of physics and engineering beg for a more detailed understanding of the fundamental mathematics that serves as the cornerstone of our way of understanding natural phenomena. The purpose of this Special Issue was to establish a brief collection of carefully selected articles authored by promis…

Management by Missions : Connecting People to Strategy through Purpose

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2nd ed. 2022

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978-3-030-83780-8

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Internet of Production : Fundamentals, Methods and Applications

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978-3-031-44497-5

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Diversity nutzen und annehmen : Praxisimplikationen für das Diversity Manage…

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978-3-658-35326-1

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Zheng: Eine lebendige Tradition

Das vorliegende Open-Access-Buch versteht sich als eine musikethnologische und kulturwissenschaftliche Studie über das Zheng – die chinesische Wölbbrett-Zither – innerhalb eines gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungsprozesses. Das Zheng ist heute ein sehr beliebtes und weithin sichtbares Musikinstrument in China. Viele Stücke sind überaus bekannt. Im offiziellen Kultursystem genießt es einen …