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German general Hermann Balck (1897--1982) was considered to be one of World War II's greatest battlefield commanders. His brilliantly fought battles were masterpieces of tactical agility, mobile counterattack, and the technique of Auftragstaktik, or "mission command." However, because he declined to participate in the U.S. Army's military history debriefing program, today he is known only to serious students of the war.Drawing heavily on his meticulously kept wartime journals, Balck discusses his childhood and his career through the First and Second World Wars. His memoir details the command decision-making process as well as operations on the ground during crucial battles, including the Battle of the Marne in World War I and his incredible victories against a larger and better-equipped Soviet army at the Chir River in World War II. Balck also offers observations on Germany's greatest generals, such as Erich Ludendorff and Heinz Guderian, and shares his thoughts on international relations, domestic politics, and Germany's place in history. Available in English for the first time in an expertly edited and annotated edition, this important book provides essential information about the German military during a critical era in modern history.

"The Greek magical papyri" is a collection of magical spells and formulas, hymns, and rituals from Greco-Roman Egypt, dating from the second century B.C. to the fifth century A.D.. A comprehensive text, this volume contains a fresh translation of the Greek papyri, as well as Coptic and Demotic texts, the new translation has also been brought up to date.

Arton ledande bibelvetare och specialister presenterar här forskningen om Nya testamentet, om texternas tillkomst, innehåll och tolkning. Boken kombinerar en övergripande presentation av det historiska materialet med åskådliga exempel på hur olika tolkningsmetoder används inom forskningen. Detta är unikt inte bara i Skandinavien, utan även i jämförelse med befintliga utländska introduktionsböcker. Boken är uppdelad i sex kapitel: Inbjudandet till studiet av Nya testamentet, Den historiska miljön, De nytestamentliga texterna, Exempel på olika läsningar av valda texter, Den historiske Jesus, Kristendomen växer fram.

 

 

Författare:

Håkan Bengtsson, teol. dr, högskolelektor i Yrkesrelaterad religionsvetenskap, Uppsala universitet. Forskningsintressen: Qumrantexterna, judendomen under andra templets tid, antisemitism och judisk-kristna relationer under 1900-talet.

Samuel Byrskog, teol. dr, professor i Nya testamentets exegetik, Lunds universitet. Forskningsintressen: Muntlighet och skriftlighet i antika grekiska och romerska miljöer samt tidig kristendom, minnet som identitetsskapande faktor i antika och moderna miljöer, den historiske Jesus, epistolografi och retorik.

Bengt Holmberg, teol. dr, professor emeritus i Nya testamentets exegetik, Lunds universitet. Forskningsintressen: Jesusforskning, särskilt dess metoder, tidig kristen identitet, tillämpning av sociologisk teori inom nytestamentlig exegetik.

Jonas Holmstrand, teol. dr, universitetslektor i Nya testamentets exegetik, Uppsala universitet. Forskningsintressen: Språk- struktur samt översättningsfrågor i Paulusbreven och Första Johannesbrevet, Väktarboken (1 Hen 1–36), den koptiska texten ”Paulus bön” i Nag Hammadi-biblioteket; dessutom trosbegreppet och metaforiken för att tolka Jesu död i den tidiga kyrkan.

Thomas Kazen, teol. dr, professor i bibelvetenskap, Enskilda högskolan Stockholm. Forskningsintressen: Andra templets judendom, den historiske Jesus och tidig kristologi; uppfattningar om kropp, renhet, moral och identitet i tidig judendom och kristendom; förhållanden mellan texters historia, tolkning och tillämpning.

Dieter Mitternacht, teol. dr, docent, Lunds universitet och professor i Nya Testamentet och tidig kristendom, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Hong Kong (nu pensionerad). Forskningsintressen: De paulinska breven, Johannestexter, nya tolkningsmetoder, hermeneutik, genus och religion.

Birger Olsson, teol. dr, professor emeritus i Nya testamentets exegetik, Lunds universitet. Forskningsintressen: Johannesevangeliet och katolska brev, nya tolkningsmetoder, hermeneutik, översättningsfrågor, och bibelns receptionshistoria.

Samuel Rubensson, teol. dr., professor i kyrko- och missionsstudier, Lunds universitet, och seniorprofessor i Östkyrkliga studier vid Enskilda högskolan Stockholm. Forskningsintressen: Kristendomens framväxt och omdaning av det antika arvet, den östliga kristenhetens teologi och historia, klosterväsendet och dess teologi., fil. dr, docent i Nya testamentets exegetik, Lunds universitet, professor i Nya Testamentet, Oslo universitet. Forskningsintressen: Den antika synagogan, Jesus, Paulus, Matteusevangeliet och formandet av kristna identiteter. Mycket av forskningen kretsar kring relationen mellan judar och kristustroende å ena sidan och det grekisk-romerska samhället å den andra.

Anders Runesson, fil. dr, docent i Nya testamentets exegetik, Lunds universitet, professor i Nya Testamentet, Oslo universitet. Forskningsintressen: Den antika synagogan, Jesus, Paulus, Matteusevangeliet och formandet av kristna identiteter. Mycket av forskningen kretsar kring relationen mellan judar och kristustroende å ena sidan och det grekisk-romerska samhället å den andra.

Anna Runesson, teol. kand., fil. lic., doktorand i Nya testamentets exegetik, Lunds universitet, direktor och präst vid Pilgrimscentret i Oslo, Norge. Forskningsintressen: Postkolonial nytestamentlig exegetik med speciellt fokus på metodfrågor, genderfrågor, hermeneutik och kontextuell teologi, samt Markusevangeliet.

Hanna Stenström, teol. dr, högskolelektor, Enskilda högskolan Stockholm. Forskningsintressen: Principfrågor kring de etiska och politiska dimensionerna av exegetisk forskning, med särskild tonvikt på feministiska perspektiv.

Jesper Svartvik, teol. dr, docent i Nya testamentets exegetik, Lunds universitet och gästprofessor i judisk-kristna relationer, Boston College. Forskningsintressen: Den tidiga kristendomens texter (litteraturvetenskap), kontexter (judaistik) och effekter (verkningshistoria).

Kari Syreeni, teol. dr, professor emeritus i Nya testamentets exegetik, Åbo akademi. Forskningsintressen: Evangelierna, narrativ och psykologisk exeges och nytestamentlig hermeneutik.

Mikael Tellbe, teol. dr, docent i Nya testamentets exegetik, Lunds universitet och högskolelektor i Nya testamentets exegetik, Örebro teologiska högskola. Forskningsintressen: De tidiga kristnas socio-historiska kontext, tidig kristen identitet, Paulusforskning, judisk och kristen apokalyptik.

Lauri Thurén, teol. dr, professor i exegetik, Joensuu universitet Finland. Forskningsintressen: Jesu liknelser i narratologiskt och retoriskt perspektiv, Paulus teologi, argu­mentationsanalys.

Håkan Ulfgard, teol. dr, professor emeritus i religionsvetenskap, Linköpings universitet. Forskningsintressen: Tidig judisk och kristen identitetsbildning med särskilt intresse för de bibliska pseudepigraferna och apokryferna, liksom Qumrantexterna, den bibliska litteraturens och föreställningsvärldens verknings- och utläggningshistoria in i nytestamentlig och rabbinsk tid, liksom senare under europeisk medeltid.

Cecilia Wassén, fil. dr, lektor och docent i Nya testamentets exegetik, Uppsala universitet. Forskningsintressen: Dödahavsrullarna, tidig kristendom och judendom, med speciell inriktning på kvinnors historia.

Mikael Winninge, teol. dr, docent och universitetslektor i Nya Testamentets exegetik, Umeå universitet och översättningsdirektor, Svenska Bibelsällskapet. Forskningsintressen: förhållandet mellan tidig judendom och kristendom med varierande metodiska utgångspunkter, Gamla testamentets pseudepigrafer, Qumrantexterna, de paulinska breven och det lukan­ska historieverket.  

Dopning, dieter och drivkrafter är en självbiografi av Mats Kardell, Sveriges första bodybuildingproffs och mest meriterade kroppsbyggare genom tiderna. 1988 krönte han karriären med en silvermedalj i VM efter att tidigare ha tagit bland annat fyra SM-guld. Mats Kardell berättar om livet som elitidrottsman; om hård träning, extrema dieter och dopning. Men också om livet efter karriären då han gick ner sig i ett gravt missbruk vilket ledde till både hemlöshet, fängelsevistelser och förlorad kontakt med de två barnen. Dopning, dieter och drivkrafter är också en berättelse om samhällets oförmåga att hantera barn med adhd på sextio-och sjuttiotalet, om uppväxten i en småstad, utseendefixering, bekräftelsesjuka, övergrepp och om en kropp som utsatts för det mesta. Mats Kardell är född 1959 och bor idag i uppväxtstaden Mjölby där han arbetar på ett gym. Han är nykter sedan sommaren 2008. Första kapitlet: Leva eller dö Dopning, dieter och drivkrafter är en självbiografi av Mats Kardell, Sveriges första bodybuildingproffs och mest meriterade kroppsbyggare genom tiderna. 1988 krönte han karriären med en silvermedalj i VM efter att tidigare ha tagit bland annat fyra SM-guld. Mats Kardell berättar om livet som elitidrottsman; om hård träning, extrema dieter och dopning. Men också om livet efter karriären då han gick ner sig i ett gravt missbruk vilket ledde till både hemlöshet, fängelsevistelser och förlorad kontakt med de två barnen. Dopning, dieter och drivkrafter är också en berättelse om samhällets oförmåga att hantera barn med adhd på sextio-och sjuttiotalet, om uppväxten i en småstad, utseendefixering, bekräftelsesjuka, övergrepp och om en kropp som utsatts för det mesta. Mats Kardell är född 1959 och bor idag i uppväxtstaden Mjölby där han arbetar på ett gym. Han är nykter sedan sommaren 2008. Sommaren 2008 Jag var i ett bedrövligt skick och åkte till Höglandssjukhuset i Eksjö för att få en påse blod. Igen. Mitt blödande magbråck gjorde att mina blodvärden var konstant låga och min alkoholism stressade mig att dygnet runt jaga efter sprit. Så fort promillehalten sjönk rusade mitt blodtryck och jag fick panikkänslor i hela kroppen. Det var som ett vidrigt tryck i mellangärdet, jag vet inte riktigt hur jag ska förklara det, men det kändes som att hela kroppen sviktade. På sjukhuset fick jag lugnande tabletter, någon sorts benso-preparat typ Sobril eller Rohypnol, och somnade. Så småningom vaknade jag ensam upp på en annan avdelning än den jag brukade vara på, men strax kom en läkare in i rummet. Det var han som vanligen behandlade mig, en stor och mörk kille. Jag hade förtroende för honom eftersom det kändes som att jag inte bara var ett missbrukande vrak i hans ögon. Han såg människan i mig. Läkaren hade tagit hand om mig flera gånger under våren, men den här gången var han inte som vanligt. Han tittade på mig och jag såg stark oro i hans ögon. Kanske var han förbannad också. Det enda han sa var: ¬¬- Mats, nu går det inte längre. Och så vände han på klacken, det var som om han inte ville vara med längre. Jag blev helt träffad av allvaret. Det tog hårt, och jag förstod att han hade rätt. Jag sjöng på sista versen och det var ingen glad sång. Inte en enda jävla minut det senaste halvåret hade varit något annat än misär. Hur mycket jag än drack så mådde jag skit. Jag var på botten och där jagade jag desperat runt efter sprit för att hålla ångesten borta. De senaste månaderna hade jag undvikit speglar eftersom jag inte ville se hur jag såg ut. Inom mig bar jag ju en bild av mig som en vältränad kroppsbyggare, så som jag såg ut när jag var på topp. Men jag förstod att en spegel skulle visa mig något annat. Så jag ställde mig framför spegeln i sjukhusrummet och drog av mig tröjan. Det jag såg bekräftade läkarens ord. Nu var det illa. Jag brukade måna om hur jag såg ut och försöka vara någorlunda proper ganska långt in i missbruket. Men nu såg jag ett härjat, skäggigt ansikte med trötta ögon. En dubbelhaka dallrade. Det var som att stirra på ett uppsvullet lik. Jag vägde kanske 110 kilo och kroppen var livlös. Allt hängde samtidigt som jag var uppsvälld. Det som en gång var en mage med hårda, definierade muskler var nu en svullen jättekagge. Innanför fanns en massa organ som höll på att kollapsa av mitt missbruk. Ovanför buken hängde två bröst. Riktiga hängpattar, bitch tits som vi säger i kroppsbyggarvärlden. Jag lyfte armarna och såg gäddhänget svaja. Musklerna var utbytta mot vattnigt skvalp. Mitt vänstra ben var som en stock, jag var jämntjock från vaden ner över ankeln. Det går inte att må så taskigt som jag gjorde då. Och jag förstod att jag stod inför ett val: Leva eller dö. Och även om det funnits stunder de senaste månaderna då jag ville släppa taget och bara försvinna så var det inte ett alternativ då jag väl stod vid vägskälet. I bakhuvudet fanns barnen, alla nära och kära och en känsla av att det skulle vara fegt att släppa taget. Men det var läkarens ord och spegelbilden som fick mig att ta ett beslut. Jag ville leva och nu måste jag bli nykter.

Electrifying when first delivered in 1973, legendary in the years since, Dieter Henrich's lectures on German Idealism were the first contact a major German philosopher had made with an American audience since the onset of World War II. They remain one of the most eloquent explanations and interpretations of classical German philosophy and of the way it relates to the concerns of contemporary philosophy. Thanks to the editorial work of David Pacini, the lectures appear here with annotations linking them to editions of the masterworks of German philosophy as they are now available.Henrich describes the movement that led from Kant to Hegel, beginning with an interpretation of the structure and tensions of Kant's system. He locates the Kantian movement and revival of Spinoza, as sketched by F. H. Jacobi, in the intellectual conditions of the time and in the philosophical motivations of modern thought. Providing extensive analysis of the various versions of Fichte's Science of Knowledge, Henrich brings into view a constellation of problems that illuminate the accomplishments of the founders of Romanticism, Novalis and Friedrich Schlegel, and of the poet Hölderlin's original philosophy. He concludes with an interpretation of the basic design of Hegel's system.

Gerhard Richter describes himself as a "classical painter," and the exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris aims to showcase the complete evolution of his career, spanning over six decades. It will highlight both the continuities and disruptions in his work, which includes not only painting but also exquisite drawings, over-painted photographs, and sculptures. Located in Frank Gehry's iconic building in Bois de Boulogne, the exhibition will be organised chronologically, allowing visitors to appreciate the unique characteristics of each piece. Trained in Dresden, Richter is interested in historical genres of painting and seeks to reinterpret them in the context of contemporary times, revealing beauty and ethical issues through seemingly conventional subjects. He has also explored various painting techniques, creating works that range from quiet and refined to those bursting with energy, reflecting his physical engagement in the creative process.

German general Hermann Balck (1897--1982) was considered to be one of World War II's greatest battlefield commanders. His brilliantly fought battles were masterpieces of tactical agility, mobile counterattack, and the technique of Auftragstaktik, or "mission command." However, because he declined to participate in the U.S. Army's military history debriefing program, today he is known only to serious students of the war.Drawing heavily on his meticulously kept wartime journals, Balck discusses his childhood and his career through the First and Second World Wars. His memoir details the command decision-making process as well as operations on the ground during crucial battles, including the Battle of the Marne in World War I and his incredible victories against a larger and better-equipped Soviet army at the Chir River in World War II. Balck also offers observations on Germany's greatest generals, such as Erich Ludendorff and Heinz Guderian, and shares his thoughts on international relations, domestic politics, and Germany's place in history. Available in English for the first time in an expertly edited and annotated edition, this important book provides essential information about the German military during a critical era in modern history.

‘Chances are if you've shaved with an electric razor, blow-dried your hair, or sparked up a cigarette in the past 60 years, you owe a debt of gratitude to Dieter Rams.’ – New York TimesMade in close collaboration with Rams himself, this catalogue raisonné is the ultimate reference on one of the most influential product designers of all timeDieter Rams is one of the most influential product designers of the twentieth century, who, for more than sixty years, has been defining the look, feel, and function of some of the world's best-loved consumer items. Using his 'ten principles for good design' as a philosophy and practice for improving the industry in a more holistic, responsible way, Rams has a stellar reputation with global resonance.This extraordinary book forms a catalogue raisonné of every product that Rams has designed in his lifetime – a true celebration of his seminal contribution to the field of industrial and product design. Including 300 color illustrations, the book is organized chronologically, each product is accompanied by a detailed description and specification breakdown, making this the ultimate reference guide for Rams fans and an ideal complement to Phaidon's global bestseller – Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible.

Enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), customer relationship management (CRM), business intelligence (BI), and big data analytics are business tasks and processes that are implemented using standardized software solutions. Artificial intelligence methods such as machine learning and generative AI influence and support these processes. This textbook allows students to learn, from a business perspective, how these methods are interconnected, how they influence one another, and what their limitations are. It teaches management-oriented thinking and acting, which are essential for computer scientists who work with business-process-oriented IT solutions.The third edition of this textbook introduces artificial intelligence methods for the ERP, SCM, CRM, BI, and Big Data process chain. These business tasks and processes, implemented with standardized software systems, are increasingly linked to artificial intelligence methods with varying degrees of success. Human cognitive abilities are identified as suitability criteria for evaluating and selecting AI methods for operational business areas such as procurement, production, sales, asset management, finance and accounting, human resources, etc. The fundamentals of machine learning and neural networks are supplemented by general topics related to AI. The chapters on ERP, SCM, CRM, BI, and Big Data have been largely taken from the second edition. Errors have been corrected, and additions or updates have been made to single chapters. Extensive and confusing derivations and theoretical sections have been moved to the Appendix, and a case study for a virtual company has been included to be used throughout the book. Each chapter finishes with an online true/false quiz. With at least 80% passed, it grants access to supplementary online exercises, including cognitive skill assessments, inventory management optimization, backpropagation, and supplemental online materials (videos, documents) on the author’s Web page. This book is aimed at business informatics students and industry professionals, who deal with business-oriented standardized software solutions.

Just over a thousand years ago, the Song dynasty emerged as the most advanced civilization on earth. Within two centuries, China was home to nearly half of all humankind. In this concise history, we learn why the inventiveness of this era has been favorably compared with the European Renaissance, which in many ways the Song transformation surpassed.With the chaotic dissolution of the Tang dynasty, the old aristocratic families vanished. A new class of scholar-officials—products of a meritocratic examination system—took up the task of reshaping Chinese tradition by adapting the precepts of Confucianism to a rapidly changing world. Through fiscal reforms, these elites liberalized the economy, eased the tax burden, and put paper money into circulation. Their redesigned capitals buzzed with traders, while the education system offered advancement to talented men of modest means. Their rationalist approach led to inventions in printing, shipbuilding, weaving, ceramics manufacture, mining, and agriculture. With a realist’s eye, they studied the natural world and applied their observations in art and science. And with the souls of diplomats, they chose peace over war with the aggressors on their borders. Yet persistent military threats from these nomadic tribes—which the Chinese scorned as their cultural inferiors—redefined China’s understanding of its place in the world and solidified a sense of what it meant to be Chinese.The Age of Confucian Rule is an essential introduction to this transformative era. “A scholar should congratulate himself that he has been born in such a time” (Zhao Ruyu, 1194).

Anatomy of the Horse has been accepted as a highly successful text-atlas of equine anatomy.Fully illustrated with colour line diagrams, including unique three-dimensional cross-sectional anatomy, together with radiographs and ultrasound scans.Includes topographic and surface anatomy.Tabular appendices of relational and functional anatomy.Already acknowledged by students and teachers as an essential resource for learning and revision, this book will also be a valuable reference for veterinary practitioners and for those who own and value horses.

The ultimate and authoritative introduction to Songye culture, sculpture, masks, and iron forgingThis lavishly illustrated book brings a new approach to the masterpieces of Songye, a Bantu ethnic group from the central Democratic Republic of the Congo, exploring the styles of the different regions, the identification of Songye master artists, and the specificity of Kifwebe masks.  The World of Songye displays a large number of unpublished and specially commissioned photographs of Songye works of art from private and public collections, and of historic field photographs. Edited by the unchallenged specialists of the subject with contributions from ten distinguished writers, World of Songye analyses Songye aesthetics and symbols, the Songye representation of animals and weapons and the history of collecting Songye artefacts in the field. It also explores the religious and magical functions and powers of Songye objects and their influence on modern art, focusing in particular on Jean-Michel Basquiat. Distributed for Mercatorfonds

This textbook gives a basic introduction to theoretical physics. It deals with mechanics, electrodynamics, theory of relativity, quantum mechanics and statistical physics, thus covering all the standard disciplines of theoretical physics in a single volume. The material is presented in a concise style, enabling the reader to follow the central themes. Various excursions rarely found in other textbooks are designed to give deeper insight into interesting and current topics. A chapter on the mathematical background gives easy access to the other chapters and many exercises are included to support learning. The book is an ideal resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students seeking to consolidate their knowledge.

Although modern neoliberalism was born at the “Colloque Walter Lippmann” in 1938, it only came into its own with the founding of the Mont Pèlerin Society, a partisan “thought collective,” in Vevey, Switzerland, in 1947. Its original membership was made up of transnational economists and intellectuals, including Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, George Stigler, Karl Popper, Michael Polanyi, and Luigi Einaudi. From this small beginning, their ideas spread throughout the world, fostering, among other things, the political platforms of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan and the Washington Consensus.The Road from Mont Pèlerin presents the key debates and conflicts that occurred among neoliberal scholars and their political and corporate allies regarding trade unions, development economics, antitrust policies, and the influence of philanthropy. The book captures the depth and complexity of the neoliberal “thought collective” while examining the numerous ways that neoliberal discourse has come to shape the global economy.“The Road from Mont Pèlerin is indispensable for anyone wishing to gain an understanding of neoliberalism, whether as an end in itself or as a means for constructing alternative, non-neoliberal futures.”—Daniel Kinderman, Critical Policy Studies“If you work on post-war history of economics, there is almost no reason not to read this book.”—Ross B. Emmett, Journal of the History of Economic Thought

Dieter Hall portrays man thrown back on himself. Ecce Homo, behold the man—without his social attributes, often nude, in splendid isolation. Hall seeks the common denominator—metonymically called the Naked Chair—of mere existence in the images of others’ (mostly male) bodies. He regards things, objects, gardens and landscapes with the same searching gaze. His minutely arranged still lifes—a glass, a flower, a chair – call to mind Bonnard and Matisse. Hall’s bare chairs are recurrent silent echoes of isolation and transience, intensified by the dark shadow the AIDS epidemic cast on his life and work while living in New York. Although his works are not referential in the traditional sense, Hall reacts to the works of other artists, including painter Alice Neel’s psychological realism and the work of photographers like David Armstrong and Peter Hujar. Hall was friends with Hujar and moved in the same scene—until the latter’s early death from AIDS. Photography plays a key part in Hall’s work — though never as an end in itself: it helps him compose his pictures. He selects details—a foot or a hand, for example—and transposes them into painterly renditions, wholly reinventing the subject portrayed in the process. The resulting works, characterized above all by their radical intimacy, tell of isolation and a deep-seated need for connection.

Forty years ago, armed with tape, scissors and a hefty dose of wit, Yello—aka Boris Blank, Dieter Meier and, initially, Carlos Perón—, set out to write their very own chapter of music history. In no time at all they found themselves playing The Roxy club in New York, marveling at the seething sea of bodies dancing themselves into ecstasy to the beat of Yello’s seminal single Bostich. Today, thanks to albums like Solid Pleasure, You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess and Flag, and singles like Oh, Yeah and The Race, Yello are enshrined amongst the pantheon of electropop pioneers. Blank and Meier recently released their 14th studio album, Point, proving once again that age is no obstacle to musical daring and adventure. Yello owe their enduring success to a steadfast refusal to follow the rules of the music industry. This book celebrates the days when “sound painter” Blank and word wizard Meier first set out to create their Yello world. So, naturally, it doesn’t stick to the beaten track of glossy pop music biographies either. Meier had already displayed a keen eye for pointedly nonsensical aesthetics as an experimental filmmaker and conceptual artist before delving into music. And Blank, tinkering away in the music studio, was also hip to the power of visual representation. For Oh Yeah / Yello 40, the two artists dug deep into their souvenir boxes to come up with an intriguing haul of Polaroids, posters, letters, fanzine reviews, sketches, pictures of their trip to Cuba—and even the handwritten sheet music to Bostich. Oh Yeah / Yello 40 is more than a scrapbook from the days when we were all young. The book harks back to the gleefully playful zeitgeist of the post-punk era in a city which, as only fools may have forgotten, was the cradle of Dada. — Hanspeter “Du?si” Kuenzler

The artist’s most inspired works in one volume.Jean-Michel Basquiat—artist and art world provocateur—took New York City by storm with his powerful and complex works that relentlessly engaged with charged sociopolitical issues, including race, police brutality, and structural inequity. In this important volume, devoted to an exhibition at the Brant Foundation in their newly opened Manhattan outpost featuring the artist’s key works, Basquiat’s art returns to its East Village roots, contextualized for the first time in decades in the very neighborhood that served as one of his greatest inspirations.Dieter Buchhart, noted Basquiat scholar and curator, brings together one hundred of the artist’s most important works, focusing on the best examples of the many subjects that informed Basquiat’s work, from jazz, anatomy, sports figures, comics, classical literature, the African diaspora, and art history. The exhibition partially restages three of the artist’s critical early shows, including an exhibition of the artist’s paintings and drawings of heads at Robert Miller Gallery; his most important canvases from Gagosian Gallery’s 1982 show in Los Angeles; and Basquiat’s solo show at Fun Gallery in the East Village. Buchhart also considers in-depth the artist’s so-called stretcher bar paintings, in which the normally hidden wooden supports for stretched canvases are exposed, works that have yet to be explored at length by scholars. In so doing, Buchhart offers a critical assessment of the enduring importance and legacy of the artist’s work.© Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

An in-depth investigation of traditional European folk medicine and the healing arts of witches• Explores the outlawed “alternative” medicine of witches suppressed by the state and the Church and how these plants can be used today• Reveals that female shamanic medicine can be found in cultures all over the world• Illustrated with color and black-and-white art reproductions dating back to the 16th centuryWitch medicine is wild medicine. It does more than make one healthy, it creates lust and knowledge, ecstasy and mythological insight. In Witchcraft Medicine the authors take the reader on a journey that examines the women who mix the potions and become the healers; the legacy of Hecate; the demonization of nature’s healing powers and sensuousness; the sorceress as shaman; and the plants associated with witches and devils. They explore important seasonal festivals and the plants associated with them, such as wolf’s claw and calendula as herbs of the solstice and alder as an herb of the time of the dead--Samhain or Halloween. They also look at the history of forbidden medicine from the Inquisition to current drug laws, with an eye toward how the sacred plants of our forebears can be used once again.

The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law sets out a black letter text of international humanitarian law accompanied by case analysis and extensive explanatory commentary by a team of distinguished and internationally renowned experts. This is the fourth edition of this influential and comprehensive handbook. It has been extensively updated and revised, taking into account recent legal developments, such as the 2017 Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty, as well as the ongoing debate on many old and new issues. Areas covered by the book include the notion of direct participation in hostilities; air and missile warfare; military operations in outer space; military cyber operations; belligerent occupation; operational detention; and the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict. The continuing need to consider borderline issues of the law of armed conflict as well as the interplay of international humanitarian law, human rights law, and other branches of international law is highlighted. This Handbook provides an in-depth understanding of the development and current problems of the law of armed conflicts. It considers legal and policy issues both from the views of academics and military and diplomatic practitioners. Finally - and most importantly - it offers a complete account of activities that should be taken to improve the implementation and enforcement of international humanitarian law.

Den reviderade upplagan av Förhållningssätt och möten bygger likväl som den första utgåvan på en viktig samhällsdiskussion, nämligen om yrkesmässigt bemötande inom äldre- och funktionshinderomsorg. Boken har tillkommit med ambitionen att täcka den kunskapsbrist som råder rörande arbetsmetoder inom social omsorg och har uppdaterats gällande terminologi och lagstiftning samt ett kapitel om välfärdsteknik och ett om samverkan. Boken syftar till att introducera aktuella arbetsmetoder inom äldre- och funktionshinderomsorg. I varje kapitel presenteras en metod och dess teoretiska grunder vilket levandegörs genom fallbeskrivningar. Boken spänner över flertalet områden, såsom biståndsbedömning och dokumentation, aktivitet och välfärdsteknik, anhörigstöd och existentiella samtal. Vidare behandlas samverkan, case management och supported employment, kommunikation och vardagsliv med personlig assistans. Här diskuteras teorier och begrepp samt den internationella klassifikationen av funktions­tillstånd, funktionshinder och hälsa (ICF). Boken riktar sig såväl till studerande vid universitets- och högskole­utbildningar inom socialt arbete, vård och omsorg som till yrkeshögskola och vuxenutbildning. Den kan även användas som handbok för yrkesverksamma inom social omsorg.

Quantum physics allows entirely new forms of computation and cryptography, which could perform tasks currently impossible on classical devices, leading to an explosion of new algorithms, communications protocols and suggestions for physical implementations of all these ideas. As a result, quantum information has made the transition from an exotic research topic to part of mainstream undergraduate courses in physics. Based on years of teaching experience, this textbook builds from simple fundamental concepts to cover the essentials of the field. Aimed at physics undergraduate students with a basic background in quantum mechanics, it guides readers through theory and experiment, introducing all the central concepts without getting caught up in details. Worked examples and exercises make this useful as a self-study text for those who want a brief introduction before starting on more advanced books. Solutions are available online at www.cambridge.org/9781107014466.

Since the end of World War II, Germans have struggled with the legacy of the Wehrmacht -- the unified armed forces mobilized by Adolf Hitler in 1935 to ensure the domination of the Third Reich in perpetuity. Historians have vigorously debated whether the Wehrmacht's atrocities represented a break with the past or a continuation of Germany's military traditions. Now available for the first time in English, this meticulously researched yet accessible overview by eminent historian Rolf-Dieter Müller provides the most comprehensive analysis of the organization to date, illuminating its role in a complex, horrific era.Müller examines the Wehrmacht's leadership principles, organization, equipment, and training, as well as the front-line experiences of soldiers, airmen, Waffen SS, foreign legionnaires, and volunteers. He skillfully demonstrates how state-directed propaganda and terror influenced the extent to which the militarized Volksgemeinschaft (national community) was transformed under the pressure of total mobilization. Finally, he evaluates the army's conduct of the war, from blitzkrieg to the final surrender and charges of war crimes. Brief acts of resistance, such as an officers' "rebellion of conscience" in July 1944, embody the repressed, principled humanity of Germany's soldiers, but ultimately, Müller concludes, the Wehrmacht became the "steel guarantor" of the criminal Nazi regime.