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Booze, dope, smokes, and weed. Mind-altering, mood-changing substances have been part of human society for millennia. And the history of drugs and alcohol is infused with what we understand as their proper and improper use. Pleasure and Panic reveals how cultural fears and social, political, and economic disparities have always been deeply embedded in attitudes about drugs and alcohol. Long before John Lennon testified at Canada’s Le Dain Commission in favour of marijuana decriminalization, social movements existed to challenge the view that consumption of mind-altering substances, especially by young people, posed a danger to society. The contributors to this collection explore how drugs and alcohol intersect with diverse histories, including gender, medicine, popular culture, and business. Pleasure and Panic brings a dispassionate voice to current debates about liberalizing drug and alcohol laws and challenges existing ideas about how to deal with the so-called problems of drug and alcohol use.
Das Bayerische Jahrbuch verzeichnet Behörden, Ministerien, Körperschaften und mit ihnen verbundene Einrichtungen des öffentlichen Lebens im Freistaat Bayern: Behörden und Dienststellen der staatlichen und kommunalen Verwaltung die Gerichtsbarkeit Interessenverbände und andere Organisationen aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Kunst usw. Notare, Kirchenbehörden, Schulen, Hochschulen, Museen, Bibliotheken, Krankenhäuser, Kreditinstitute über 12.000 Bürgermeister, Landräte, Vorsitzende, Geschäftsführer, Präsidenten, Direktoren und andere Personen in leitender Funktion
Located in the geographical center of Berlin, the neighboring boroughs of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg shared a history and identity until their fortunes diverged dramatically following the construction of the Berlin Wall, which placed them within opposing political systems. This revealing account of the two municipal districts before, during and after the Cold War takes a microhistorical approach to investigate the broader historical trajectories of East and West Berlin, with particular attention to housing, religion, and leisure. Merged in 2001, they now comprise a single neighborhood that bears the traces of these complex histories and serves as an illuminating case study of urban renewal, gentrification, and other social processes that continue to reshape Berlin.
Das Bayerische Jahrbuch verzeichnet Behörden, Ministerien, Körperschaften und mit ihnen verbundene Einrichtungen des öffentlichen Lebens im Freistaat Bayern und liefert aktuelle Informationen zu Institutionen und Personen des öffentlichen Lebens in Bayern: Behörden und Dienststellen der staatlichen und kommunalen Verwaltung, die Gerichtsbarkeit, Interessenverbände und andere Organisationen aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Kunst usw., Notare, Kirchenbehörden, Schulen, Hochschulen, Museen, Bibliotheken, Krankenhäuser, Kreditinstitute sowie über 12.000 Bürgermeister, Landräte, Vorsitzende, Geschäftsführer, Präsidenten, Direktoren und andere Personen in leitender Funktion.Der Hauptteil des Jahrbuches wird durch einen Statistischen Überblick zu ausgewählten Themen abgerundet.Ein umfangreiches Personenregister sowie ein Sach- und Institutionenregister ermöglichen die gezielte Suche im Bayerischen Jahrbuch.
This book, dedicated to Konjev Desender and Jean-Pierre Maelfait, is made up of a collection of 30 papers presented at the XIV European Carabidologists? Meeting in Westerbork, the Netherlands (September, 2009). Seventy-five specialists from 20 countries of Europe and Asia attended the meeting. Traditionally, the proceedings volumes of the European Carabidologists Meeting have become important milestones outlining the latest trends and achievements in carabidology.ÿThe aim of the organisers was to invite specialists from different countries and scientific schools to present both traditional and innovative approaches and methods in studying ground beetles. This volume includes a wide range of topics, from the description of new species, taxonomy, a summary of the activities of carabidologists during the last 40 years, biogeographical issues, methodology, behaviour, indicators, environmental issues and conservation. The book will be of use to carabidologists, specialists in traditional and molecular systematics, general and applied ecology, conservation biology, bioindication, urban ecology and biogeography.
Aimed at advanced students and upwards, this tightly organised international collection from theological experts forms a coherent and creative introduction to the most widely influential English-speaking Roman Catholic theologian of the past fifty years. It fills a gap in up-to-date commentary on the breadth and ambition of Tracy's ongoing thought.