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The State, Politics and Health
These essays celebrate the achievements of Rudolf Klein, an exemplary colleague in the study of politics and policy, especially of health and health services. Rudolf Klein's work continues to defeat conventional labels after more than four decades of prolific publication. He is a historian, a journalist, a political scientist, a policy analyst, a social scientist, an academic, and an advisor to public bodies. But none of these labels, or even all of them together, accurately describes this intensely detached and warmly impersonal practical intellectual purist whose sixty-fifth birthday offered this occasion for flattery and emulation.
Only Dissect
This unique collection of the writings of Rudolf Klein - historian, journalist, political scientist and policy analyst - represents the products of his career as an observer of politics and society over the last four decades.
Designing Transformation
Jewish designers and architects played a key role in shaping the interwar architecture of Central Europe, and in the respective countries where they settled following the Nazi's rise to power. This book explores how Jewish architects and patrons influenced and reformed the design of towns and cities through commercial buildings, urban landscaping and other material culture. It also examines how modern identities evolved in the context of migration, commercial and professional networks, and in relation to the conflict between nationalist ideologies and international aspirations in Central Europe and beyond. Pointing to the production within cultural platforms shared by Jews and Christians, th...
Opening Doors
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Opening Doors: Life and Work of Joseph Schumpeter
"The author puts this book in the best possible context by referring to the ""magisterial and paradoxical Dr. Schumpeter"". A figure in a rare class with John Maynard Keynes, Friedrich von Hayek, and Alfred Marshall, the work of Joseph Schumpeter is equalled only in monumental significance by his personal trials and tribulations. The work is divided into two volumes - the first covering his career in Europe and the second his life and achievements in America.Walt Rostow, in his Foreword, sums up Robert Loring Allen's achievement in biography and intellectual history thus: ""In dealing with Schumpeter's life, Allen exhibits a rare consciousness of the extraordinary complexity and only limited...
BAD BOYS: The Great Villains of Cinema - From the Beginnings to the 1940s
In accordance with the Hitchcockian maxim, "the more successful the villain, the more successful the film", BAD BOYS: The Great Villains of Cinema - From the Beginning to the 1940s, delves into the history of early cinema by exploring the lives and works of a cohort of pioneering actors. These individuals intricately wove their professional trajectories around a distinctive cinematic role: that of the antagonist, the villain, the bad boy. How can one not connect the ethereal Max Schreck to the inaugural Nosferatu in cinema history, or Rudolf Klein-Rogge to the portrayal of the mad scientist? Equally, the hypnotic Bela Lugosi becomes inseparable from Count Dracula, and Boris Karloff forever embodies the monstrous Creature of Frankenstein. These characters etched these actors into the annals of history, propelling them to cinematic stardom and casting them as legendary villains.
The End of an Illusion
The End of an Illusion: The Future of Health Policy in Western Industrialized Nations critically examines the evolving challenges in health policy, focusing on the unsustainable nature of current systems in the face of rising medical costs and limited resources. The book argues that while health has long been regarded as a fundamental right, the growing burden of healthcare expenditures in Western countries challenges the idea that the welfare state can continue to provide unlimited access to services for all. As healthcare costs outpace economic growth, the illusion of abundant resources fades, forcing difficult decisions about the allocation of medical services. Central themes include the ...
The Concise Cinegraph
This comprehensive guide is an ideal reference work for film specialists and enthusiasts. First published in 1984 but continuously updated ever since, CineGraph is the most authoritative and comprehensive encyclopedia on German-speaking cinema in the German language. This condensed and substantially revised English-language edition makes this important resource available to students and researchers for the first time outside its German context. It offers a representative historical overview through bio-filmographical entries on the main protagonists, from the beginnings to the present day. Included are directors and actors, writers and cameramen, composers and production designers, film theorists and critics, producers and distributors, inventors and manufacturers. An appendix includes short introductory essays on specific periods and movements, such as Early Film, Weimar, Nazi Cinema, DEFA, New German Cinema, and German film since unification, as well as on cinematic developments in Austria and Switzerland. Sections that crossreference names around specific professional groups and themes will prove equally invaluable to researchers.
