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Heavily represented sections of contemporary philosophy subscribe to the notion of "embodiment". The book subdivides this sphere into three parts: imitation, substitution, and the pure effect of the form. All three parts are contemplated with examples from antiquity through to the present and the iconoclastic controversies of our times.

South Tyrol is a memorable place: climatically, culturally, and from a culinary standpoint, the region epitomises well-being in a stunning, mountainous setting like no other. Alpine Architecture in South Tyrol captures and highlights the region's profile in its all its multi-layered complexity. From cable car stops to mountain huts, monastery conversions to hotel suites, virtually every conceivable building typology comes under the spotlight. The publication delivers a case study in how local building tradition and contemporary architecture can mutually revitalise one another, and their potential to help turn a transit spot into popular holiday destination. Essays by selected South Tyrolean experts offer unique insight into key aspects of the region.

The first ever guide to oligarchs as a global and historical phenomenon. Today, more than twenty oligarchs serve as heads of state or government in countries such as Russia, South Africa, Lebanon, and El Salvador. Many have a net worth in excess of $1 billion, and they all - whether directly or indirectly - impact our daily lives. Who are they and how have they dominated our world? What lessons can we learn from them, and what might the future hold? In The Oligarchs' Grip: Fusing Wealth and Power, entrepreneurship professor David Lingelbach and oligarch researcher Valentina Rodríguez Guerra draw upon more than 25 years of research (including conversations with Vladimir Putin and other oligarchs), 16 case studies, and dozens of historical examples to develop the first-ever model revealing the strategies oligarchs employ to fuse wealth and power, and transition between the two. This model gives insight into how oligarchs use multiple control mechanisms to exploit an increasingly uncertain world. The Oligarchs' Grip is a fascinating read for economists, political scientists, business academics, policymakers, businesspeople and anyone interested in oligarchs and the wealth and power they wield on the politico-economic scene today.

Wie schreiben Französinnen und Franzosen, die über eine geringe Routine und wenig Erfahrung im Schreiben verfügen? Wie gestaltet sich ihr schriftlicher Sprachgebrauch in privater Kommunikation auf den unterschiedlichen sprachlichen Ebenen? Die Arbeit behandelt den Schriftsprachgebrauch weniger geübter Schreiber zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts in der deutsch-französischen Grenzregion auf der Grundlage authentischer, bisher unveröffentlichter französischer Textzeugnisse. Neben orthographischen Kompetenzen umfasst der Prozess des Schreibens lexikalisches, morphosyntaktisches und diskurstraditionelles Wissen, das in den Briefen, Postkarten und Tagebüchern mit unterschiedlichen Funktionen individuell aktualisiert wird. Dabei bilden die im Wesentlichen aus der deutsch-französischen Grenzregion stammenden Schreiber die ihren Alltag prägende Mehrsprachigkeit, zum Teil verbunden mit Biliteralismus, auch im Geschriebenen ab. Der Gebrauch epistolärer Formeln verdeutlicht zugleich individuelle Routinen und ökonomische Versprachlichungsmuster. Vor dem biographischen Hintergrund der Schreiber leistet die Analyse einen Beitrag zur Untersuchung verschiedener Schriftsprachgebrauchsnormen in privater nähesprachlicher Kommunikation. Diese Arbeit wurde ausgezeichnet mit dem Manfred Lautenschläger-Preis zur Förderung der Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften (2022) der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften.

This edited volume examines the wellbeing of civil society in the Europe and its riparian states. Presented by experts from 12 European countries the book presents insights in the latest developments of civil society and aspect like the shifting interaction between the state, market and civil society or the influence of populist movements on civil society and tackles the question weather there is a shrinking civic space in Europe.

This book is to explore and explain the strategically sound capabilities at the synchronization between quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI). The reader will be presented with an introduction and a deeper review of the technological trends and transitions being unearthed in the quantum computing and AI domains.

Quantum computers have demonstrated that they have the inherent potential to outperform classical computers in many areas. One of the major impacts is that the currently available cryptography algorithms are bound to no longer hold once quantum computers are able to compute at full speed. This book presents an overview of all the cross-disciplinary developments in cybersecurity that are being generated by the advancements in quantum computing.