David Jordan

Camilla Jordan

Groups - Modular Mathematics Series

With the aid of over 300 photographs, complemented by full-colour maps, The Balkans, Italy & Africa provides a detailed guide to the background and conduct of the war in the Balkan, Italian and African theatres from the assassination in Sarajevo to the surrender of the Central Powers.

From Sarajevo to the Piave and Lake Tanganyika

The Balkans, Italy & Africa 1914–1918

Stephen Huggett

This book takes a new look at the subject, choosing a geometric approach rather than the usual algebraic or combinatorial approach. It starts with a wealth of examples of how to be mathematically certain whether two objects are the same from the point of view of topology. After introducing surfaces, the book explores the properties of polyhedra drawn on these surfaces. More refined tools are developed in a chapter on winding number.

A Topological Aperitif

State and Sufism in Iraq is the first comprehensive study of the Iraqi Baʿth regime’s (r. 1968–2003) entanglement with Sufis and of Sunnī Sufi Islam in Iraq from the late Ottoman period until 2003 and beyond. For far too long, the secular and authoritarian Baʿth regime has been reduced to the dictator Saddam Husayn and portrayed as antireligious. It’s growing political employment of Islam during the 1990s, in turn, has been interpreted either as an abstract Baʿthist-nationalist Islam or as an ideological U-turn from secularism to a form of Islamism that ultimately contributed to the spread of Islamist terrorism after 2003. Broadening the narrow focus on Saddam Husayn, this book analyses other leading regime figures, their close entanglement with Sufis, and Baʿth religious politics of a state-sponsored revival of Sufi Islam and Iraq’s broad and distinct Sufi culture. It is the story of a secular regime’s search for "moderate" Islam in order to overcome the challenges of radical Islamism and sectarianism in Iraq. The book’s two-pronged interdisciplinary approach that deals equally with politics and Sufi Islam in Iraq makes it a valuable contribution to scholars and students in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Religious Anthropology and Sociology, Political Science, and International Relations.

Building a “Moderate Islam” Under Saddam Husayn

State and Sufism in Iraq

die Offensive - Dezember 1944

Schlacht in den Ardennen

Ein Mann in einem Zug, an einem Fenster, kurz vor der Abfahrt von einem Bahnhof. Verloren. Da sieht er auf dem Bahnsteig eine Frau. Und sie sieht ihn. Und sie erkennen sich. Doch schon setzt der Zug sich in Bewegung. Was tun? Kurzentschlossen nimmt der Mann sein Smartphone und wirft es der Frau zu. Sie fängt es auf. Und dann? Ja, und was dann? Ein Mann, arbeitslos im Ruhrgebiet. Gefangen in einem Gestrüpp aus Bewerbungen, Vorstellungsgesprächen, Arbeitsagentur-Terminen und wachsender Selbstentfremdung. Im Teufelskreis sich leerlaufender Hoffnungen. Was tun? Sich im Hamsterrad totlaufen lassen oder... oder... oder WAS? Was ist die Alternative? Gibt es überhaupt eine? Eine junge Frau aus Berlin auf Lesetour in der Metropole Ruhr. Ein Mann weckt ihr Interesse. Doch er weist sie ab. Ein Buch später ist sie wieder auf Tour an der Ruhr. Und wieder ist da dieser Mann. Und wieder kann sie nicht widerstehen. Doch wieder die Abweisung. Wird sie sich diese dieses Mal aber gefallen lassen? All diesen Fragen geht David Jordan in seinen drei zwischen September 2014 und Februar 2015 zu Papier gebrachten Erzählungen nach, die der vorliegende Band unter dem Titel „andernorts anderswo. CafeHaus-Geschichten“ in sich vereinigt. Ein zentraler Schauplatz aller Geschichten ist dabei, wie schon im Untertitel deutlich wird, das CafeHaus in Herne. Das CafeHaus in Herne – eine Institution, die leider nicht mehr existiert. Ein unwiederbringlicher Verlust wie so Vieles, das nie hätte verloren gehen dürfen, aber plötzlich, von heute auf morgen, nicht mehr da ist – sei es in Herne, andernorts oder anderswo.

CafeHaus-Geschichten

andernorts anderswo

Features all the major battles and campaigns of World War II, from the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the defeat of Japan in 1945. Specially commissioned maps are accompanied by action photographs and detailed annotation.

Over 160 Detailed Battle & Campaign Maps

Atlas of World War II

Andrew A. Wiest

This comprehensive visual guide to World War II covers every major battle, from the invasion of Poland to the defeat of Japan. It plots the exact course of the land, sea, and air campaigns across the globe in fine detail, culminating in the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This edition includes 25 additional maps that provide a new perspective on the war and includes descriptions and photographs.

Campaigns, Battles & Weapons from 1939 to 1945

World War II Illustrated Atlas

Douglas K. Barry

Roderic Geoffrey Galton Cattell

R. G. Cattell

Douglas K Barry

Mark Berler

Jeff Eastman

Conn Russell

Olaf Schadow

Torsten Stanienda

Fernando Velez

ODMG is a widely accepted standard for object database modelling; every year more companies implement it. ODMG 3.0 integrates programming languages with databases and ensures the portability of applications across platforms and DBMS products

ODMG 3.0

The Object Data Standard

Peter Davenport

Cynthia Poole

Prior to the building of the new Bath Spa, excavations were carried out to record the archaeological remains threatened by its construction. An important part of the dig was a programme of geoarchaeological research to study the microstructure of the soils excavated with a view to understanding the activities that led to their formation.

Excavations at the New Royal Baths (the Spa) and Bellott's Hospital 1998-1999

Archaeology in Bath

Janice Marshall

The Studies in Physiology series provides a concise introduction to developments in complex areas of physiology for a wide audience. Published on behalf of the Physiology Society, Cardiovascular Regulation provides an up-to-date account of our current understanding of the control of the cardiovascular system that is not covered by existing textbooks. Both students and lecturers of cardiovascular and exercise physiology, medicine, dentistry and biomedical sciences will find this book informative and easy to read. Each chapter has numerous summary boxes. 'Essential reading' suggestions provide additional reading for undergraduates and the suggestions for 'Further reading' cover the subject to postgraduate level.

Cardiovascular Regulation

Ian Speller

C. Dale Walton

David J. Lonsdale

James D. Kiras

Christopher Tuck

A major study of the theory and practice of warfare in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Using relevant examples from recent history, this book provides a complete introduction to the issues, ideas, concepts, context and vocabulary of modern warfare. The expert team of authors explore the conduct of war across land, sea, air and space in addition to addressing key issues relating to contemporary strategy, weapons of mass destruction and irregular warfare, including insurgency, terrorism and civil war. They provide an incisive and structured grounding in military theory and argue for the importance of understanding warfare within the joint (inter-service) context and as an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary phenomenon. By providing the tools required to truly understand contemporary military doctrine this accessible survey will be an invaluable resource for any student of military history or international relations as well as for military professionals.

Understanding Modern Warfare

Craig Russell

Introduces Java Data Objects and its capabilities, explains how to make classes persistent, how to configure JDO, how to make queries, how to perform transactions, and its use in Web applications and J2EE environments.

Java Data Objects

Description The human population has increased sixfold in little over 150 years and may already be well past its safe and sustainable level. Forests are rapidly disappearing and deserts are expanding. Much if the world's agricultural land is degraded, water crisis and peak oil are looming and the planet is dangerously heating up. 70% of biologists believe that the sixth mass extinction is underway. Meanwhile the world adds 78 million extra people every year - a population the size of Germany. 2.5 billion will be added by 2050. Every day 24,000 people die of hunger and its related diseases and 100,000 people are added to the world's slum population. The author draws on publications such as the Millennium Ecosystem Report, various UN reports and those of the IPCC, together with news articles from around the world to examine the health of the planet and what the future may hold. About the Author David Jordan is an honours graduate and public servant. He is an enthusiastic researcher of genetics, evolutionary biology and environmental issues with a particular interest in population and its impacts and consequences. He has had one other book published to date: Clinical Depression: Unleashing the Terminator. Book Extracts " INTRODUCTION In the last 150 years the human race has undergone a massive population explosion due to improvements in life expectancy, in medicine and in agriculture supported by cheap and abundant fossil fuels. However it has become a population overshoot with numbers exceeding the earth's safe carrying capacity. The world population in 1804 was 1 billion. By 1900 it had reached 1.6 billion. By 2000 it was 6.1 billion. By 2007, 6.7 billion. The world's population now grows by some 78 million every year. That's like adding a country the size of Germany every year. The consequences are diminishing resources, the destruction of the natural environment, the sixth mass extinction in the planets history and global warming. Over the last 20 years the world population has increased by 34%. To sustain present consumption levels we would need a planet 25% larger. With the population soaring to a projected 9.2 billion by 2050 there is bound to be a crunch, most likely several crunches. By 2050 it is estimated that we will be consuming the resources of two planets and the implications for future generations are ominous. This essay explains when how and why this population explosion took place and examines some of the present and possible future consequences for people and the planet.

Population and the Looming Disasters of the 21st Century

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Vier Geschichten - und viermal Abschied! Abschied I: Eine Frau steht in der Tür. Ein Mann verabschiedet sich von ihr und geht. Wohin geht er? Wohin nur? Abschied II: Ein Model und ihr treuester Fan. Wer verabschiedet sich von wem? Abschied III: Eine Ehefrau und ihre größte Rivalin. Wer bleibt am Ende? Abschied IV: Nach dem Tod der Mutter entdeckt die Tochter im Schreibtisch der Mutter einen Schlüssel, mit dem sie zunächst nichts anfangen kann - bis sie das zum Schlüssel passende Schloss findet und dadurch auf ein Familiengeheimnis stößt, welches zu lösen sie sich aufmacht. Nach "Fortsetzung folgt. Liebesgeschichten" aus dem Jahr 2017 gibt es mit "Abschied. Ein sinfonisches Requiem" wieder einen neuen Band mit Erzählungen von David Jordan.

Ein sinfonisches Requiem

Abschied

A novel drawing on the personal experiences of the author in Vienna, Austria, just prior to and shortly after the German Army came into the country on March 12, 1938.

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