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Aby Warburg 150
Aby Warburg is regarded as one of the great pioneers of modern cultural studies. This book brings together texts by many of the most renowned researchers in the field who have been …
Body, Gender, Senses
The body, touch and its sensations are present, sometimes viewed in contradictory ways, both expressed, visualized, and rejected, in early modern art and literature. In seven …
Exiting Violence
What have the world’s major religions to say against violence and in the promotion of peace? Whatresources and initiatives for overcoming conflict and violence have emerged thanks …
Tea Cultures of Europe: Heritage and Hospitality
"No matter where you are in the world, you are at home when tea is served." -- Earlene Grey Tea has its very own significance in every consumer’s life. However, above all, tea …
Yahwism Under the Achaemenid Empire: Professor Shaul Shaked in Memoriam
The Achaemenid period (550-330 BCE) is rightly seen as one of the most formative periods in Judaism. It is the period in which large portions of the Bible were edited and redacted …
3D Ultrasound in Prenatal Diagnosis
Initially known for its beautiful images of the faces of babies, 3D ultrasound has, however, become an important tool in prenatal diagnosis for its ability to image fetal organs …
de Gruyter Handbook of Drone Warfare
In 2010, 60 states had a military drone program. Today at least 113 countries and 65 non-state actors now have access to weaponized drone technologies. This is an increase of 88 …
Animal industries
This book examines an extremely topical phenomenon, the massive industrial exploitation of animals, from a previously neglected perspective. It explores the history and development …
Mame-loshn – velt-literatur / Kleine Sprache – Weltliteratur / Minority Language – World Literature
One of the essential pillars of Yiddish literature since its beginnings in the 13th century has been translation. In the 20th century, the desire to belong to world literature …
Foster & Partners
Foster + Partners is one of the world’s best-known and most influential design firms. Founded in London in 1967 by Norman Foster, the firm has been synonymous with high-tech …
A Mirror of the Jewish Religion: A Critical Edition and Translation of Christian Petter Löwe’s “Speculum Religionis Judaicæ” (1732)
In 1732, Christian Petter Löwe, a Jewish convert to Lutheranism, published his Speculum Religionis Judaicæ (Mirror of the Jewish Religion), a description of the Jewish religion and …
The ›magister equitum‹ in the Roman Republic
The magister equitum, a subordinate to the Roman dictator during the Roman Republic, has been little studied to-date, in part due to the scattered and antiquarian nature of the …