englischAfter the expulsion of East Prussian refugees to Denmark in 1945, the country had to adjust to taking in thousands of refugees within a very short time. Elisa Herzig sheds light on the fate of these people and paints a comprehensive picture of their challenges, everyday life, nutrition and [...]

englischHow certain can we be of the accuracy of a doctor’s diagnosis? Which inference rules are used? Why do diagnostic errors happen? The author illuminates the convoluted thought process from symptom presentation to diagnosis using epistemology and theory of science with a special reference to [...]

englischIf we look around us, we see necessities that require care everywhere. How is care anchored in being human? What are the sources that feed our ability to care? Instead of assuming that care is an ethical question of should or must, this book shows why we care, why we can care and why we want [...]

englischKarl Kaufmann: Supreme National Socialist in the north of the Rhineland, the Ruhr area and Hamburg. He helped to build up National Socialism, shaped it, was a main figure of the "left" wing, tried to reassert the ideology after 1945. Who was he and where did he stand in National Socialism?

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englischThe question of the role of carnival in German-language literature has not been discussed in detail until now. Against the background that carnival customs are a cultural phenomenon of a universal nature, however, an investigation of this subject was long overdue. The work spans a time span [...]

englischSince ancient Egypt, the kiosk has undergone many cultural and historical transformations. Architectural terminology still refers to a free-standing pavilion open on several sides, originally located in palace gardens, as a kiosk. From the 18th century onwards, it began to evolve from an [...]