peter lang peter lang apr 2004 (141 résultats)

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Four centuries of African American preaching has provided hope, healing, and heaven for people from every walk of life. Many notable men and women of African American lineage have contributed, through the art of preaching, to the biblical emancipation and spiritual liberation of their parishioners. In African American Preaching: The Contribution of Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, Gerald Lamont Thomas offers a historical overview of African American preaching and its effect on the cultural legacy of black people, noting the various styles and genius of pulpit orators. The book¿s focus is on the life, ministry, and preaching methodology of one of this eräs most prolific voices, Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, and should be read by everyone who takes the task of preaching seriously.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 248 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -A Culture of Refusal is a unique attempt at representing a set of what William Ayers calls «multiply-marginalized» adolescents, situating the voices of migrant and incarcerated youth within out-of-school contexts ¿ in the fields and the streets, and ultimately, in the jails ¿ where these youth live and develop their own cultures of refusal. By exploring and analyzing these environments, this book searches for the ways in which a pragmatic, pro-active response to societal and institutional racism and violence may be nurtured through the adolescents¿ own lives and literacies. 146 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -This book takes a sharply critical view of contemporary society with a searing indictment of our morally and intellectually bankrupt educational system. Uniquely, the book contains both the original version of David Purpel¿s highly influential Moral and Spiritual Crisis in Education, first published in 1989, as well as an updated critique of that work ¿ reflections from our current times of growing despair about the directions of education and the nation. Reflections on the Moral and Spiritual Crisis in Education focuses on the possibility ¿ and necessity ¿ of generating hope through the redemptive and energizing power of the human spirit.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 312 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -This book explores the seminal curriculum work of Joseph Schwab in the light of a Rabbinic Judaism to which Schwab did not ¿ even, perhaps, could not ¿ refer, but which Alan Block asserts might be central to a fuller understanding of Schwab¿s prescriptions for ¿The Practical¿. Using the language and methods of Rabbinic Judaism and Schwab¿s eclectic arts, Talmud, Curriculum, and The Practical opens a new, practical perspective onto American education, studying and redefining issues confronting education at the beginning of a new century and a new millennium.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 248 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Baba Yaga is a well-known witch from the folklore tradition of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. A fascinating and colorful character, she resembles witches of other traditions but is in many ways unique. Living in the forest in a hut that stands and moves on chicken legs, she travels in a mortar with a pestle and sweeps away her tracks with a broom. In some tales she tries to harm the protagonist, while in others she is helpful. This book investigates the image and ambiguity of Baba Yaga in detail and considers the meanings she has for East Slavic culture. Providing a broad survey of folktales and other sources, it is the most thorough study of Baba Yaga yet published and will be of interest to students of anthropology, comparative literature, folklore, and Slavic and East European studies.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 368 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -This book deals with the important and hitherto neglected relationship between the works of Stendhal and Plutarch¿s Parallel Lives. Stendhal¿s readings of Plutarch are shown to inform his literary representations of Revolution and Empire, Restoration and Orleanism, as well as his theorizations of Romanticism. In particular, the Plutarchan concept of Parallel Lives is used to analyse one of the major themes of Stendhal¿s writing: the self-construction of individual identity, whether (auto)biographical or fictional, by means of the emulation (as distinct from the imitation) of heroic exemplars. As a consequence, the balance between irony and idealism often identified by critics in Stendhal¿s work is shown rather to be an imbalance, weighted in favour of an idealism derived from Plutarchan conceptions of heroism, particularly as they are represented in the Lives of Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus. 498 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Ecrivain précoce et renommé durant les dernières années du XIX siècle, Marcel Schwob abandonna cependant bien rapidement la plume. Cette «panne d¿écriture» fut expliquée, par manque de preuves et de témoignages directs, par des événements dans la vie de l¿auteur. Il nous semble toutefois que l¿évolution de l¿écriture de la fiction à l¿intérieur même des contes a mené à une impasse, de laquelle l¿auteur, en quête d¿une nouvelle inspiration, ne pouvait se soustraire.Une analyse minutieuse des récits brefs indiquera comment la conception même de l¿imaginaire, de l¿écriture et de la réécriture chez Schwob, imprégné par la vision décadento-symboliste, sous-tend l¿¿uvre et annonce sa limite, sa propre mort. L¿érudition tant vantée de l¿auteur du Livre de Monelle, permettant une création riche et originale pour son époque, concourt à l¿étouffement de la fiction. En particulier, les recherches linguistiques de l¿écrivain, principalement sur l¿argot, se trouvent à la base de cette aventure littéraire. De son premier conte paru dans une revue aux Vies imaginaires, le lecteur assiste à l¿élaboration d¿une littérature de l¿impossible.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 188 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Die Frage nach der Beurteilung Hitlers im Kontext zeitgenössischer Literatur ist seit langem Gegenstand germanistischer Forschung. Um so erstaunlicher ist es, dass das Hitlerbild in den Romanen Lion Feuchwangers lange kaum Beachtung gefunden hat. Der in erster Linie für seine historischen Romane bekannte Feuchtwanger befasst sich in fünf Zeitromanen mit der Person des NSDAP-Führers. «Erfolg» (1930) und «Die Brüder Lautensack» (1943) markieren Anfang und Ende dieser Serie von Werken. In der vorliegenden Arbeit geht der Autor vor allem der Frage nach, ob es Feuchtwanger mit seinen Romanen gelingt, einen relevanten Beitrag zur Erklärung des Nationalsozialismus zu leisten. Ferner analysiert Stolle, ob die Romane ihrem pädagogisch-aufklärerischen Anspruch gerecht werden können. Abgerundet wird die Arbeit durch die Untersuchung weitere Quellen, wie etwa Äußerungen Feuchtwangers über Hitler in einer Reihe von Aufsätzen, Reden und Briefen.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Chung Hyun Kyung steht als südkoreanische, öko-feministische Theologin in der Tradition der Minjung-Theologie. Dieser Band widmet sich ihrer Christologie als Brennpunkt einer asiatisch-christlichen Identität. Die Autorin verortet Chungs Theologie im geschichtlich-kulturellen Kontext Asiens und arbeitet ihre feministische Position heraus. Die Bedeutung des Christustitels «Schamanin» wird ausgehend vom Begriff Han («grollender Gram») erschlossen. Chungs Theologie, die inhaltlich und methodisch eine Herausforderung für die traditionelle Theologie darstellt, wird zu deren kritischem Korrelativ. In ihrer kulturellen Authentizität stagniert Chungs Christologie nicht zu einem geschichtslosen Personenkult. Ihr Christustitel «Schamanin» ist ein Bekenntnis mit einer politischen Funktion. 104 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Erstmals wurden in dieser Sammlung Gekrönte Pädagogische Preisschriften der Erfurter Akademie aus der Zeit des Kaiserreiches analysiert. Sie verdeutlichen auf Grundlage der sozialgeschichtlichen Betrachtungsweise den bildungs- und schulpolitischen Beitrag der Akademie im Diskurs über die zielgerichtete Sozialisation sowie die Bildung und Erziehung der heranwachsenden Generation. Zugleich repräsentieren die bildungspolitischen Aktivitäten und die pädagogischen Bestrebungen der Akademie einen beachtlichen quantitativen und qualitativen Aufschwung in einem bis dahin kaum verfolgten Tätigkeitsbereich ihrer Geschichte. Die aufgenommenen Arbeiten lassen erkennen, mit welcher Intensität, Vielfalt, Breite und mit welchem qualitativen Anspruch die Akademie und ihre führenden Repräsentanten dieser Jahrzehnte die Auseinandersetzung zur Volksbildung und im Schulkampf unterstützten. 280 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Neue Formen der Aus- und Weiterbildung prägen derzeit die öffentliche und universitäre Diskussion. Die kurzen Halbwertzeiten des Wissens stellen die betriebliche Aus- und Weiterbildung vor die große Herausforderung, Wissen in immer geringeren Zeitabständen ergänzen und vertiefen zu müssen. Der Leitgedanke des lebenslangen Lernens steht bei Konzepten der betrieblichen Aus- und Weiterbildung immer stärker im Vordergrund. Im Kontext von Lehren und Lernen mit neuen Medien stellt die Förderung des selbstgesteuerten Lernens ein zentrales Forschungsgebiet dar. Die entwickelten Anforderungen an Computerbasierte Lernumgebungen zur Unterstützung selbstgesteuerter Lernprozesse sollen einen Beitrag zur wissenschaftlichen Forschung im Bereich computerbasierter Lernumgebungen leisten. 300 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Ein Blick in die (west-)deutschen Lehr- und Bildungspläne seit 1945 legt das Diktum nahe: Exilliteratur ¿ draußen vor der Schultür. Das gilt weniger für einzelne Werke, wohl aber für das Thema Exilliteratur und Migration im (Deutsch-)Unterricht. Die Studie untersucht die Relevanz des Themas für den Unterricht innerhalb eines didaktischen und historisch-soziologischen Begründungszusammenhangs. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Untersuchungen zu sechs projektartigen Unterrichtsmodellen zu bekannten Stoffen (Brecht, Seghers) unter veränderten Fragestellungen sowie zu einigen für den Unterricht (neu) zu entdeckenden Autoren, wie Feuchtwanger, Liepman, A. Zweig und ihren Werken für die höheren Klassenstufen der Gesamtschule, des Gymnasiums und der Hauptschule. Die Studie schließt mit einem Perspektivwechsel zum Thema Deutsche im türkischen Exil (1933-45) und türkische Migranten in Deutschland (seit 1961) ab. 238 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Die Arbeit untersucht den Werdegang, die Wirkung und Verehrung der Volksheiligen Therese Neumann von Konnersreuth. Die Untersuchung will primär den Phänomenen des Heiligen in Person, Leben, Werk und Wirkung der «Resl» nachspüren, um den Werdegang einer living saint schärfer in den Blick zu bekommen. Therese Neumann war nicht nur eine Respektsperson und eine moralische Instanz in Konnersreuth selbst, sondern wurde zu einer Kraftquelle für zahlreiche Menschen in aller Welt. Unter diesem Aspekt mögen die der Therese Neumann nachgesagten körperlich manifesten und rein geistigen Charismen nebensächlich erscheinen. Viele Menschen im In- und Ausland wenden sich auch heute noch in ihren seelischen Nöten an die «Resl» mit der Bitte um Hilfe und Fürbitte. 240 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Die Beiträge des vorliegenden Bandes «Abfall» gehen zurück auf eine interdisziplinäre Vortragsreihe des Collegium generale der Universität Bern im Wintersemester 2001/02. Dabei ist es gelungen, nicht nur Natur- und Technikwissenschaften, sondern auch Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften und die Theologie zu Wort kommen zu lassen. Die gesammelten Arbeiten über Abfall bzw. zur Vermüllung unseres Planeten zeigen in ihrer Zusammenschau nicht nur die historische Tiefe der Problematik und alte wie neue Lösungen und Lösungsansätze, sondern auch Gemeinsamkeiten in den Wissenschaftstraditionen. 210 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Four centuries of African American preaching has provided hope, healing, and heaven for people from every walk of life. Many notable men and women of African American lineage have contributed, through the art of preaching, to the biblical emancipation and spiritual liberation of their parishioners. In African American Preaching: The Contribution of Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, Gerald Lamont Thomas offers a historical overview of African American preaching and its effect on the cultural legacy of black people, noting the various styles and genius of pulpit orators. The book's focus is on the life, ministry, and preaching methodology of one of this era's most prolific voices, Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, and should be read by everyone who takes the task of preaching seriously. 248 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -De la Garza weaves a powerful examination of the complex processes that work together to constrain self-expression in a woman of Mexican ancestry. The book demonstrates the use of a variety of creative and reflexive methodologies, including poetry, prayers, de/reconstructed narratives, autobiography, and letters to historical and cultural female archetypes of Mexican origin. This methodology of 'art as meditation', for obtaining insight into the dynamics of culture, is used to produce an autoethnographic study of how one can reclaim voice through rigorous interrogation of our own lives as cultural texts. De la Garza offers us a template for a new methodology, as applicable in academic studies of culture as it is in the everyday lives of those seeking to find voice within silenced cultural domains. 150 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A Culture of Refusal is a unique attempt at representing a set of what William Ayers calls «multiply-marginalized» adolescents, situating the voices of migrant and incarcerated youth within out-of-school contexts - in the fields and the streets, and ultimately, in the jails - where these youth live and develop their own cultures of refusal. By exploring and analyzing these environments, this book searches for the ways in which a pragmatic, pro-active response to societal and institutional racism and violence may be nurtured through the adolescents' own lives and literacies. 146 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book takes a sharply critical view of contemporary society with a searing indictment of our morally and intellectually bankrupt educational system. Uniquely, the book contains both the original version of David Purpel's highly influential Moral and Spiritual Crisis in Education, first published in 1989, as well as an updated critique of that work - reflections from our current times of growing despair about the directions of education and the nation. Reflections on the Moral and Spiritual Crisis in Education focuses on the possibility - and necessity - of generating hope through the redemptive and energizing power of the human spirit. 312 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book explores the seminal curriculum work of Joseph Schwab in the light of a Rabbinic Judaism to which Schwab did not - even, perhaps, could not - refer, but which Alan Block asserts might be central to a fuller understanding of Schwab's prescriptions for 'The Practical'. Using the language and methods of Rabbinic Judaism and Schwab's eclectic arts, Talmud, Curriculum, and The Practical opens a new, practical perspective onto American education, studying and redefining issues confronting education at the beginning of a new century and a new millennium. 248 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The second edition of America's Atonement: Racial Pain, Recovery Rhetoric, and the Pedagogy of Healing argues that racial pain is a driving force in contemporary race relations and is especially prevalent in social discourses on identity, fairness, and social justice. Despite its importance, racial pain is too often glossed over as mundane or disingenuous. For this reason, social justice activism and education are in danger of undermining the needs and opportunities to more effectively convey what has been called «difficult knowledge». This book highlights emergent examples of psychic and relational healing. 286 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Considered one of the most innovative artists in the history of popular music, John Lennon is also a fascinating example of the relationship between rock music and celebrity. Through investigation of the cultural and historical background of his stardom in England and the United States, this book explores why John Lennon became a much-debated celebrity and why he remains so. Lennon's career from the 1960s until his tragic death in 1980, and even beyond, demonstrates how different expectations articulated by the star, the music industry, the media, and the fans form relations which change in terms of time and place. Using a multidisciplinary approach and intriguing case studies, this book also examines cultural identity, authenticity, and gender in popular music stardom. 304 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Baba Yaga is a well-known witch from the folklore tradition of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. A fascinating and colorful character, she resembles witches of other traditions but is in many ways unique. Living in the forest in a hut that stands and moves on chicken legs, she travels in a mortar with a pestle and sweeps away her tracks with a broom. In some tales she tries to harm the protagonist, while in others she is helpful. This book investigates the image and ambiguity of Baba Yaga in detail and considers the meanings she has for East Slavic culture. Providing a broad survey of folktales and other sources, it is the most thorough study of Baba Yaga yet published and will be of interest to students of anthropology, comparative literature, folklore, and Slavic and East European studies. 368 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Mallarmé's impact has been too great to remain within the confines of French-language culture, or indeed literary studies. While much of the first century of Mallarmé's posthumous glory has been spent looking at his ideas on language as a key to his difficult oeuvre, something far more fundamental to his originality has been brushed over: his ideas in language. Contained within that shift of preposition is Mallarmé's unique way of handling concepts. This book is about the sheer improbability of Mallarmé's joint concern with concepts, or ideas, on the one hand, and with language as it behaves within the constraints of poetic convention on the other. While the emphasis is on Mallarmé as a handler of concepts, this is not primarily a study of Mallarmé's philosophical ideas, still less of philosophical influences that bore on him. Its real theme is Mallarmé's discovery that in order to do something with concepts he must do something to language. 182 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book tells the story of the Towson University, Maryland, Professional Development School Network, which serves more than eighty schools in metropolitan Baltimore and surrounding areas. It describes the development and implementation of state and national standards for professional development schools, accountability and sustainability issues, and impacts on the roles of faculty and teachers. This book is a source of advanced information for institutions that face the complexities of professional development school work for connecting policy with practice. The Towson project not only examines the «how to» of professional development schools but also examines some of the impacts on teaching and learning.Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 198 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -De la Garza weaves a powerful examination of the complex processes that work together to constrain self-expression in a woman of Mexican ancestry. The book demonstrates the use of a variety of creative and reflexive methodologies, including poetry, prayers, de/reconstructed narratives, autobiography, and letters to historical and cultural female archetypes of Mexican origin. This methodology of «art as meditation», for obtaining insight into the dynamics of culture, is used to produce an autoethnographic study of how one can reclaim voice through rigorous interrogation of our own lives as cultural texts. De la Garza offers us a template for a new methodology, as applicable in academic studies of culture as it is in the everyday lives of those seeking to find voice within silenced cultural domains.Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 168 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Four centuries of African American preaching has provided hope, healing, and heaven for people from every walk of life. Many notable men and women of African American lineage have contributed, through the art of preaching, to the biblical emancipation and spiritual liberation of their parishioners. In African American Preaching: The Contribution of Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, Gerald Lamont Thomas offers a historical overview of African American preaching and its effect on the cultural legacy of black people, noting the various styles and genius of pulpit orators. The book's focus is on the life, ministry, and preaching methodology of one of this era's most prolific voices, Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, and should be read by everyone who takes the task of preaching seriously. 228 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Considered one of the most innovative artists in the history of popular music, John Lennon is also a fascinating example of the relationship between rock music and celebrity. Through investigation of the cultural and historical background of his stardom in England and the United States, this book explores why John Lennon became a much-debated celebrity and why he remains so. Lennon's career from the 1960s until his tragic death in 1980, and even beyond, demonstrates how different expectations articulated by the star, the music industry, the media, and the fans form relations which change in terms of time and place. Using a multidisciplinary approach and intriguing case studies, this book also examines cultural identity, authenticity, and gender in popular music stardom.Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 312 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Religion and Alcohol: Sobering Thoughts is an intriguing and thought-provoking collection of ten essays divided into two main parts. The first part focuses on the use or prohibition of alcohol in various religious traditions, with chapters exploring the Christian New Testament, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and tribal religions. The second half of the book considers alcohol in its historical context, with chapters examining drinking in medieval monasticism, Victorian England, the American South, and films, as well as the influence of movements such as Alcoholics Anonymous.Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 270 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This volume comprises selected papers of SEM IV & V (Studientag Englisches Mittelalter), held at Potsdam in 2002 & 2003, and provides a representative cross-section of topics in the field of English medieval studies in Germany and Switzerland. The spectrum ranges from cultural studies centring around the history of ideas, questions of gender and the reception of the Middle Ages, to philological and linguistic approaches focussing on manuscript studies, semantics and (textual) communication. 224 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Internet Research Annual offers a selection of the best work presented at the first three conferences of the Association of Internet Researchers, and provides a useful overview of the cutting-edge in Internet studies. Established scholars and new researchers address issues such as communities on/off line, the Internet as a methodological tool and space for research, and the places, politics, and policies of the Internet, creating a volume that comprehensively covers the field of Internet research. Also included are a brief history of the organization, a list of previously published papers from the conferences, and works by several of the keynote speakers including Phil Agre, Barbara Warnick, Bill Dutton, Sheizaf Rafaeli, Susan Herring, Robin Mansell, and much more.Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 294 pp. Englisch.