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Contains nine critical essays that analyze various aspects of Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front," and includes a chronology of Remarque's life and works.
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Published in 1998. This collection of papers, written by leading lawyers and sociologists in the UK, focuses on the relationships between gender and the law in the context of three areas of law: family law, criminal law and equal rights. The papers argue that gender roles within society affect the legal rights of individuals and impact on procedures they go through to enforce their rights or to gain redress for wrongs done to them. By failing to recognize the social and economic situations in which men and women are placed, the law perpetuates inequalities in their positions. Where attempts are made to ensure equality between the sexes, the result is often the exact opposite, because the leg...
In this book, Wagener presents the life and work of the German writer Erich Maria Remarque, whose antiwar and exile novels have sold millions of copies worldwide. The author tells of Remarque's fascinating life as a child in the Westphalian city of Osnabruck, as a soldier in World War 1 as a newspaper editor in Hannover and Berlin, as the famed author of All Quiet on the Western Front, and as a German living in exile in Switzerland and the United States. Wagener then provides an in-depth analysis of Remarque's novels, placing them in the context of 20th century history. A discusssion of their aesthetic merits as well as their reception in the United States and in Germany is also included.
Most national taxation regimes afford certain privileges to non-governmental non-profit organisations of public benefit. However, cross-border extension of such privileges has failed to materialise in any significant way, despite various efforts and the existence of model treaty provisions and even draft NGO multilateral tax treaties. Although experts tend to oppose harmonisation?on the grounds that international privilege would sink to the lowest national level?there does seem to be general agreement that tax incentives to encourage the cross-border activity of public benefit organisations should be clarified and augmented. The expert authors whose work is assembled in this book offer rich ...
This curriculum puts some of the world's literary treasures into historical, religious, and cultural context as students explore literature from ancient times to the modern period. Students will encounter translated works from across the globe, including Chinese, Russian, Indian, French, German, Persian, and Arabic literature, and discover fascinating literary movements like romanticism and realism. This curriculum uses a strong biblical worldview to teach students about literary masterpieces from around the world. Through their studies of world literature in this comprehensive curriculum, students will amply develop their critical thinking abilities, communication skills, and knowledge of literary classics. This course also stresses biblical application and equips students to think critically about philosophy and trends in culture. Through studying and writing about literature, students will greatly enhance their own personal communication skills.
Legislation implemented in 1992 introduced important provision for the regulation of charities in Scotland. The legislation includes the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 1992. This book provides a description of the law pertaining to Scottish charities, aiming to offer guidelines to Scotland's charity administrators.