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The events of the past six months play out behind her closed eyes: the funeral of Hermann, the arrest of Joachim Renz, her fear of being a mere observer in her own company where she would have nothing to say, her trip to Congo, the threats by Mrs. Gross, the scandal about Hermann’s weakness for prostitutes and yesterday’s drama in the garage. There are too many negative situations in a short time and Lucia causes none of them. But ironically, she plays the leading role in every section.
ISIS is often described as a terrorist organisation that uses social media to empower its supporters and reinforce its message. Through 12 case studies, this book examines the different ways in which Jihadi groups and their supporters use visualisation, sound production and aesthetic means to articulate their cause in online as well as offline contexts. Divided into four thematic sections, the chapters probe Jihadi appropriation of traditional and popular cultural expressions and show how, in turn, political activists appropriate extremist media to oppose and resist the propaganda. By conceptualising militant Islamist audiovisual productions as part of global media aesthetics and practices, the authors shed light on how religious actors, artists, civil society activists, global youth, political forces, security agencies and researchers engage with mediated manifestations of Jihadi ideology to deconstruct, reinforce, defy or oppose the messages.
With its “White Paper on the Future of Europe”, the European Commission initiated a debate on fundamental reforms of the Union’s structures in 2017. The paper outlined five reform scenarios, ranging from a reduction and refocusing of the EU’s competences to deeper integration in the spirit of a United States of Europe. However, the White Paper ultimately had no tangible impact, as none of the proposed scenarios were implemented. Nevertheless, current global challenges - including health crises, climate change, energy resource management, shifting global power dynamics, and related security issues - underscore the growing need for a strong and united Europe. The idea of an “ever clo...
Crises have long been a recurring feature of European integration. In many cases, further steps toward integration have only been possible under the pressure of such crises. However, in recent years, the EU has faced multiple, overlapping crises, at times calling the integration process itself into question. In 2015, the eurozone crisis escalated to the point where, for the first time, a member state faced the possibility of exiting the eurozone. At the same time, the massive influx of refugees into the EU exposed significant shortcomings in both the Schengen area and the common asylum policy. Finally, the British referendum on 23 June 2016 resulted in a majority vote in favor of Brexit, mar...
Urban riverbanks are attractive locations and highly prized recreational environments. However, they must meet the requirements of flood control, open space design and ecology at the same time, often a challenging task for the designer in very confined spaces. The book, the result of a study lasting several years, subjects more than 60 exemplary projects to a comparative analysis. The result is a systematic catalogue of strategies and innovative design tools. The designer and planner thus obtains an overview of the range of design possibilities. Eight new case studies from China, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland were selected and added for the enlarged edition of this reference work on riverbank design.
Vols. for 1956- include a separately paged section: Directory of organizations, associations and institutions.
Daniel Burford, son of William Burford, was born about 1684 in Virginia. His mother's name is unknown. He married Sarah Miles about 1710 in Gloucester County, Virginia. They had 10 children. Daniel died about 1756 in King William County, Virginia. His ancestors came from England, and his descendants have lived in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and other areas throughout the United States.