Erwin Leibfried 
Kritische Wissenschaft vom Text [PDF ebook] 
Manipulation, Reflexion, Transparente Poetologie

Sheds new light on the hitherto neglected years of the Emergency (1955-58) demonstrating how it was British propaganda which decisively ended the shooting war in December 1958. The study argues for a …

Based on the work of the WASHCost project run by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC),  this book provides an evaluation of the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) secto …

For centuries, new technologies and expanding networks of production and consumption have been changing the face of rural economies in significant ways. Millions of rural dwellers have found survival …

This book deals with the relationship between the competitiveness of countries in Europe and the analysis of macroeconomic imbalances. It focuses mainly on a European analysis, along with special stu …

Food and the global agricultural system has become one of the defining public concerns of the twenty-first century. Ecological disorder and inequity is at the heart of our food system. This thoughtfu …

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, youth emerged as a new and important social force in many parts of the world. In China the image of this new youth imprinted itself on Chinese co …

Although over eighty percent of the country is Muslim, Indonesia is marked by an extraordinary diversity in language, ancestry, culture, religion and ways of life. This book focuses on the Christian …

This book examines the relationship between the Czech Republic and the European Union (EU). The authors examine the Czech Republic’s road to EU membership in 2004 and assess how EU accession has affe …

Annaliese knew there was more lurking behind pet owners than just owning a dog or cat…a life purpose crisis, a longing to travel, a quest for Mr. Right – generally a quest for something more in our l …

One prevalent socio-cultural structure that is peculiar to South Asia is caste, which is broadly understood in socio-anthropological terms as an institution of ranked, hereditary and occupational gro …