David Feldman Bücher

Von Bestsellerautor David Feldman - dem Vater aller Wissensbücher Nachschub für Wissbegierige: David Feldman lüftet die Geheimnisse unseres Alltags: die Frage, warum Bananen krumm sind bis hin zur Frage, warum Peitschen knallen. Eine faszinierende und amüsante Reise in das Reich des scheinbar Unerklärlichen - und manchmal so verblüffend Einfachen.

The author presents an accessible, clear introduction to dynamical systems and chaos theory, important and exciting areas that have shaped many scientific fields. While the rules governing dynamical systems are well-specified and simple, the behavior of many dynamical systems is remarkably complex.

The story follows the deep bond between Scott Davis and Doug Simons, who not only share a close friendship as college roommates and baseball teammates but also become brothers-in-law by marrying sisters. Their lives seem perfect, filled with fame, fortune, and promising careers in Major League Baseball. However, a sudden event disrupts their idyllic existence, leading to unforeseen challenges that test their relationship and dreams.

This new edition of the successful and authoritative textbook has been extensively updated. It discusses developments such as the growing importance of the ECHR, the increased commitment of the EC to human rights, and the election of a Labour government in the UK which is determined to increase respect for rights and civil liberties. A new section on equality and discrimination law has been added.

Introduction. Boycotts From the American Revolution to BDS; David Feldman.- 2. Consumer Boycotts in Modern History: States, Moral Boundaries and Political Action; Frank Trentmann.- 3. In Defense of the Nation: Protectionism and Boycotts in the Habsburg Lands, 1844-1914; Michael Miller.- 4. The Enemy Within: The Anti-Jewish Boycott and Polish Right-Wing Politics in the Early Twentieth Century; Grzegorz Krzywiec- 5. The Other in Zionist 'Buy National' Campaigns in Interwar Palestine; Hizky Shoham.- 6. The Blockade of Jewish Owned Businesses in Nazi Germany - a Boycott?; Christof Kreuzmueller.- 7. Boycott Campaigns of the Radical Left in Cold-War West Germany; Alexander Seidlmeier.- 8. 'The Onward March of a People Who Desire to be Totally Free': The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott; Derek Charles Catsam, - 9. The United Farm Workers Union and the Use of the Boycott Against American Agribusiness, 1965-1970; Lori A. Flores.- 10. Sanctions Against South Africa: Myths, Debates and Consequences.- 11. Sanctioning Apartheid: Comparing the South African and Palestinian Campaigns for Boycotts, Disinvestment and Sanctions; Lee Jones.- 12. A Collision of Frames: The BDS Movement and its Opponents in the United States; Sina Arnold.- 13.The British Summer of 2014: Boycotts, Antisemitism and the Jews; Dave Rich.- 14. Palestine: Boycott, Localism and Global Activism; Philip Marfleet- 15. The BDS Movement and Radical Democracy; John Chalcraft.- 16. Moral-Historical Questions of the Anti-Israel Boycott; Jeremy Krikler.- Index

A new account of the late-fourteenth-century mystic and pilgrim Margery Kempe.