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Combining the classical theories of contact mechanics and lubrication with the study of friction on the nanometer range, this multi-scale book for researchers and students alike guides the reader deftly through the mechanisms governing friction processes, based on state-of-the-art models and experimental...

Behler discusses the current state of thought on modernity and postmodernity, detailing the intellectual problems to be faced and examining the positions of such central figures in the debate as Lyotard, Habermas, Rorty, and Derrida. He finds that beyond the �limits of communication,� further...

Armed with splinters of steel, two ant-sized men dare the formidable mysteries of a termitary.

This fascinating volume tackles the history of the terms 'normal' and 'abnormal'. Originally meaning 'as occurring in nature', normality has taken on significant cultural gravitas and this book recognizes and explores that fact. The essays engage with the concepts of the normal and the abnormal...

The first full-length study devoted tothe life and mystical experiences of one of the outstanding figures in Persian Sufism.

Ein bitterarmes Waisenmädchen gibt sein letztes Stück Brot und sein letztes Hemd an Menschen hin, die es für bedürftiger hält, als sich selbst. Im realen Leben würde man bei einem solchen Ausmaß von Gutherzigkeit vermutlich verhungern oder erfrieren, doch im Märchen geschehen halt Wunder. –...

BnF collection ebooks - "Hélas ! disait en pleurant l'infortunée créature, Dieu n'aura-t-il jamais pitié de moi ! Voilà trois ans que mon homme, en allant à sa vigne, trouva sur sa route un sac d'argent dont le bon emploi nous promettait quelque aisance. Il achète un coin de terre, avec...

Advances in Nanoporous Materials is a collection of comprehensive reviews of lasting value to the field. The contributions cover all aspects of nanoporous materials, including their preparation and structure, post-synthetic modification, characterization and use in catalysis, adsorption/separation,...

Dall’autore della Melodia di Vienna, un’altra splendida saga, gioiello della letteratura mitteleuropea. Bolzano, fine degli anni Trenta. Con l’avvento del fascismo la popolazione di lingua tedesca del Sudtirolo subisce continui tentativi di italianizzazione forzata. Le scuole di lingua tedesca...

"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" (German: "Nussknacker und Mausekönig") is a story written in 1816, by E. T. A. Hoffmann in which young Marie Stahlbaum's favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, whisks her away...

"The Sandman" (German: "Der Sandmann", 1816) is a short story written in German by E. T. A. Hoffmann. It was the first in an 1817 book of stories titled "Die Nachtstücke" ("The Night Pieces").

Since the 1980s there has been a continual engagement with the history and the place of western medicine in colonial settings and non-western societies. In relation to South Asia, research on the role of medicine has focussed primarily on regions under direct British administration. This book looks...

The state-centred 'Westphalian model' of international law has failed to protect human rights and other international public goods effectively. Most international trade, financial and environmental agreements do not even refer to human rights, consumer welfare, democratic citizen participation and...