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"It is better one man dies than the whole nation perishes" (Jn 11: 50). Caiaphas' sentence goes beyond ethical principles and religious expectations. It appears as the saying of a cynic politician. Besides, it is seen as the perfidious advice of a corrupted high priest to the members of the Sanhedrin. Who is this man on whose saying a school is formed? Who is this man who played the most important role in the death of Jesus? Indeed Caiaphas' sentence gives rise to the following relevant question...

Taking Syria and Iran as case studies, this book explores how expatriate groups have used tools such as technology and new media to influence political discourse and to irrevocably alter the political dynamics both in their home countries and in the Middle East at large. Based on over 60 in-depth interviews with dissidents, expat leaders, journalists and researchers from Syria and Iran that were conducted both before and after the Arab Spring, the author examines the tripartite relationship betw...

This volume presents the legal and administrative texts in the Iraq Museum at Baghdad that date to the Fara, Pre-Sargonic, and Sargonic periods, and that stem from illicit excavations. Sixty-eight of the seventy-four texts presented are published for the first time. Steinkeller's introduction precedes the transliteration and translation of the texts, and the volume concludes with Postgate's copies of all the texts.

The book was awarded the Alf Andrew Heggoy Book Prize in French Colonial History, 2009. This groundbreaking comparative study examines how church-state conflicts shaped the evolution of German and French language policy in Cameroon from the dawn of the colonial era to the onset of WWII. Despite lingering anti-Catholic sentiments generated by Germany’s Kulturkampf and early twentieth-century French anti-clerical legislation, in Cameroon these conflicts created a curious inversion in which Protes...

The volume From Modern Theory to a Poetics of Experience contains a wide selection of essays, which were published during past decades in academic journal Teksty Drugie and were widely appreciated as significant contributions to the ongoing debate on principles and methods of literary studies. Articles gathered in this collection represent the main schools, tendencies and perspectives applied in contemporary criticism, including the most recent developments and the older traditions, which previo...

This word list provides the Glosa 1000 Central Glosa vocabulary translated into English. On the facing pages phrases in Glosa and English are given which contain the specified Glosa word. At the conclusion of the volume a number of parallel text translations are included to give further examples of style and use of the Glosa language. The book is designed for the beginner as well as advanced students and teachers of Glosa.

You will never be lost for words with Berlitz - from arriving at the airport, to ordering food and drinks, sightseeing or booking accommodation; this portable European phrase book covers everything you need to know to enjoy your trip. Featuring 300 of the most useful phrases in 11 different languages you will be able to converse with confidence in any situation that you may come across; whether you are travelling with children, on business, or you have a disability. You can forget spending hou...

Diese Arbeit widmet sich den zu Unrecht bisher kaum beachteten psychologischen Erzahlungen des Shanghaier Modernisten Shi Zhecun aus den zwanziger und dreissiger Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts. Das hauptsachliche Anliegen der Untersuchung ist komparatistischer Natur. Als Ausgangspunkt dient die in den wenigen Texten der Sekundarliteratur vorgeschlagene Etikettierung der Erzahlungen Shi Zhecuns als "Psychoanalyse-Literatur". Nach einer kritischen Hinterfragung dieses Etiketts und anhand einer Gegenu...

Die Beitrage der Anthologie Sprachlernberatung - Sprachlerncoaching aus der Reihe Fremdsprachen lebenslang lernen richten sich sowohl an Praktiker als auch Theoretiker aller Fremdsprachendidaktiken. Es werden theoretische, definitorische, konzeptionelle und forschungsmethodologische Aspekte behandelt und kritisch diskutiert. Die thematische Bandbreite reicht von der klassischen Sprachlernberatung uber Formen der Beratung fur spezielle Lernergruppen bis hin zum systemisch-konstruktivistischen Spr...

This Finnish vocabulary of 5000 words will help you understand simple texts. It will make you more confident in conversation. Combined with a grammar course, it will help you compose many phrases correctly. When watching Finnish films, you will hear more and more familiar words. You will attain the "I can speak Finnish" level. Helps you learn and memorize Finnish words. Perfect for self-study and reviewing. Contains over 5000 commonly used words. Divided into 155 topics. Simple transcriptions of...

Knowing about 9000 words will give you the ability to read with minimal use of dictionaries. You will be able not only to express your thoughts while conversing, but also to choose exactly the right expressions. With a little practice, and by viewing Korean films, you will be proud of yourself because your level of Korean will improve to the point where you can say, "Korean? Of course, I know it." Helps you learn and memorize Korean words. Perfect for self-study and reviewing. Divided into 256 t...