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A more comprehensive version of evolutionary theory that focuses as much on the origin of biological form as on its diversification. The field of evolutionary biology arose from the desire to understand the origin and diversity of biological forms. In recent years, however, evolutionary genetics, with its focus on the modification and inheritance of presumed genetic programs, has all but overwhelmed other aspects of evolutionary biology. This has led to the neglect of the study of the generative origins of biological form. Drawing on work from developmental biology, paleontology, developmental and population genetics, cancer research, physics, and theoretical biology, this book explores the ...
Der Spezialtiefbau hat besonders in den letzten Jahren bei den Verfahren und in der Gerätetechnik einen rasanten Aufschwung genommen. Der Erfindungsreichtum der Tiefbauingenieure, die Ergebnisse neuer wissenschaftlicher Forschungen und die fortschreitende maschinentechnische Weiter- und Neuentwicklung der Geräte haben diesen Vorgang beschleunigt. Die Anwendung der inzwischen sehr komplex gewordenen Techniken und die Wahl der dazu erforderlichen passenden Geräte verlangt immer speziellere Kenntnisse und praktische Erfahrung. So ist es heute sowohl für den Anwender als auch für den Hersteller von Spezialtiefbaugeräten sehr schwierig geworden, den generellen Überblick über den Stand der...
With the publication of this 2nd edition of the World guide to foundations an indispensable guide to 41,000 foundations in 115 countries is available once again. This reference work offers a reliable overview of an impressive number of foundations and their aims.In the main section, foundations are grouped according to country and, within countries, the entries are arranged alphabetically. There is a subject index divided into 220 different areas which can be used to search for foundations active in a particular area, such as education, peace studies, building technology or consumer protection.
This book analyzes how a sizable group of Gennan workers came to support Communism and how they in turn influenced the emergence and development of the German Communist Party (KPD) in its fonnative period as a mass party. It reconstructs the interaction between a party and the constituency to which it appealed within the constraints and opportunities set by social structures, econo mic conditions, and political competitors. This interaction revolved around the elaboration and implementation of a specific concept of revolutionary politics, and this study investigates both the rise of the KPD as a mass party and its failure to set off a socialist revolution in the early 1920s in light of the c...
Modern and professional communication is required to realise the goal of sustainability in society. This book develops a theoretical and empirical framework, integrating interdisciplinary perspectives from communications theory, psychology, sociology, educational sciences, systems theory and constructivism. Its aim is to inform the establishment of sustainability communication. Complementing this theoretical framework, the book provides methods and concepts in a range of fields such as corporate practice, education and media. The book addresses the scientific community and students as well as communicators in all categories of sustainability communication.
The Netherlands has been one of the world's most distinctive and sophisticated football cultures. From the birth of Total Football in the sixties, through two decades of World Cup near misses to the exiles who remade clubs like AC Milan, Barcelona, Arsenal and Chelsea in their own image, the Dutch have often been dazzlingly original and influential. The elements of their style (exquisite skills, adventurous attacking tactics, a unique blend of individual creativity and teamwork, weird patterns of self-destruction) reflect and embody the country's culture and history. This book lays bare the elegant, fractured soul of the Dutch Masters and the culture that spawned them by exploring and analysing its key ideas, institutions, personalities and history in the context of wider Dutch society.