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This book presents Ulrich Beck, one of the world?s leading sociologists and social thinkers, as a Pioneer in Cosmopolitan Sociology and Risk Society. His world risk society theory has been confirmed by recent disasters ? events that have shaken modern society to the core, signaling the end of an era in which comprehensive insurance could keep us...

Erweitert um den Baustoff Glas, werden die Kriterien für die Formgebung und die bauliche Durchbildung sowie die Bemessung von Bauteilen anhand einfacher und anschaulicher Regeln vermittelt. Solche werden aus einfachen Gleichgewichtsbetrachtungen und aus dem Verhalten der Bauteile bei Belastung hergeleitet. Das Buch hilft dem im Entwerfen noch we...

This textbook illuminates the field of discrete mathematics with examples, theory, and applications of the discrete volume of a polytope. The authors have weaved a unifying thread through basic yet deep ideas in discrete geometry, combinatorics, and number theory. We encounter here a friendly invitation to the field of "counting integer points i...

Explores the theory and practice of astrology from Babylon to Ancient Greece and Rome. Recognizing the modern dichotomy between science and superstition, this book acknowledges the historical symbiosis between astrology and astronomy in the ancient world. It demonstrates how to construct and interpret a horoscope in the ancient manner.