Violence and Legitimacy

Violence and Legitimacy
Author: Volker Sellin
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2017-12-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 3110559005

Benjamin Constant distinguished two kinds of government: unlawful government based on violence, and legitimate government based on the general will. In Europe monarchy was for over a thousand years considered the natural form of legitimate government. The sources of its legitimacy were the dynastic principle, religion, and the ability to protect against foreign aggression. At the end of the eighteenth century the revolutions in America and France called into question the traditional legitimacy of monarchy, but Volker Sellin shows that in response to this challenge monarchy opened up new sources of legitimacy by concluding alliances with constitutionalism, nationalism, and social reform. In some cases the age of revolution brought on a new type of leader, basing his claim to power on charisma.

Translating Writings of Early Scholars in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome

Translating Writings of Early Scholars in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome
Author: Annette Imhausen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2016-11-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 3110448173

Ancient cultures have left written evidence of a variety of scientific texts. But how can/should they be translated? Is it possible to use modern concepts (and terminology) in their translation and which consequences result from this practice? Scholars of various disciplines discuss the practice of translating ancient scientific texts and present examples of these texts and their translations.

Cultural Heritage and Slavery

Cultural Heritage and Slavery
Author: Stephan Conermann, Claudia Rauhut, Ulrike Schmieder, Michael Zeuske
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2023-07-12
Genre:
ISBN: 3111331628

Image – Action – Space

Image – Action – Space
Author: Luisa Feiersinger
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2018-10-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 3110464977

Screen-based media, such as touch-screens, navigation systems and virtual reality applications merge images and operations. They turn viewing first and foremost into using and reflect the turn towards an active role of the image in guiding a user’s action and perception. From professional environments to everyday life multiple configurations of screens organise working routines, structure interaction, and situate users in space both within and beyond the boundaries of the screen. This volume examines the linking of screen, space, and operation in fields such as remote navigation, architecture, medicine, interface design, and film production asking how the interaction with and through screens structures their users’ action and perception.

Groups and Manifolds

Groups and Manifolds
Author: Pietro Giuseppe Fré
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 579
Release: 2017-12-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3110551330

Groups and Manifolds is an introductory, yet a complete self-contained course on mathematics of symmetry: group theory and differential geometry of symmetric spaces, with a variety of examples for physicists, touching briefly also on super-symmetric field theories. The core of the course is focused on the construction of simple Lie algebras, emphasizing the double interpretation of the ADE classification as applied to finite rotation groups and to simply laced simple Lie algebras. Unique features of this book are the full-fledged treatment of the exceptional Lie algebras and a rich collection of MATHEMATICA Notebooks implementing various group theoretical constructions.

Biomedical Membranes And (Bio)artificial Organs

Biomedical Membranes And (Bio)artificial Organs
Author: Dimitrios Stamatialis
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2017-11-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9813223987

This book focusses on the development of biomedical membranes and their applications for (bio)artificial organs. It covers the state of art and main challenges for applying synthetic membranes in these organs. It also highlights the importance of accomplishing an integration of engineering with biology and medicine to understand and manage the scientific, industrial, clinical and ethical aspects of these organs.The compendium consists of 11 chapters, written by world renowned experts in the fields of membrane technology, biomaterials science and technology, cell biology, medicine and engineering. Every chapter describes the clinical needs and the materials, membranes, and concepts required for the successful development of the (bio)artificial organs.This text is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students in biomedical engineering, materials science and membrane science and technology, as well as, for professionals and researchers working in these fields.

Dostoevskij and Schiller

Dostoevskij and Schiller
Author: Alexandra H. Lyngstad
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2019-02-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110878593

To celebrate the 270th anniversary of the De Gruyter publishing house, the company is providing permanent open access to 270 selected treasures from the De Gruyter Book Archive. Titles will be made available to anyone, anywhere at any time that might be interested. The DGBA project seeks to digitize the entire backlist of titles published since 1749 to ensure that future generations have digital access to the high-quality primary sources that De Gruyter has published over the centuries.

Gaze, Vision, and Visuality in Ancient Greek Literature

Gaze, Vision, and Visuality in Ancient Greek Literature
Author: Alexandros Kampakoglou
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2018-03-05
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 311056906X

Visual culture, performance and spectacle lay at the heart of all aspects of ancient Greek daily routine, such as court and assembly, cult and ritual, and art and culture. Seeing was considered the most secure means of obtaining knowledge, with many citing the etymological connection between ‘seeing’ and ‘knowing’ in ancient Greek as evidence for this. Seeing was also however often associated with mere appearances, false perception and deception. Gazing and visuality in the ancient Greek world have had a central place in the scholarship for some time now, enjoying an abundance of pertinent discussions and bibliography. If this book differs from the previous publications, it is in its emphasis on diverse genres: the concepts ‘gaze’, ‘vision’ and ‘visuality’ are considered across different Greek genres and media. The recipients of ancient Greek literature (both oral and written) were encouraged to perceive the narrated scenes as spectacles and to ‘follow the gaze’ of the characters in the narrative. By setting a broad time span, the evolution of visual culture in Greece is tracked, while also addressing broader topics such as theories of vision, the prominence of visuality in specific time periods, and the position of visuality in a hierarchisation of the senses.