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Ever since Kant and Hegel, the notion of autonomy--the idea that we are beholden to no law except one we impose upon ourselves--has been considered the truest philosophical expression of human freedom. But could our commitment to autonomy, as Theodor Adorno asked, be related to the extreme evils th... More

Even though it’s frequently asserted that we are living in a golden age of scripted television, television as a medium is still not taken seriously as an artistic art form, nor has the stigma of television as “chewing gum for the mind” really disappeared. Philosopher Martin Shuster argues that tel... More

What does it mean to wonder in awe or terror about the world? How do you philosophically understand Judaism? In How to Measure a World?: A Philosophy of Judaism, Martin Shuster provides answers to these questions and more. Emmanuel Levinas suggested that Judaism is best understood as an anachronism.... More

Extensively updated evaluation of current and future network technologies, applications and devices  This book follows on from its successful predecessor with an introduction to next generation network technologies, mobile devices, voice and multimedia services and the mobile web 2.0.  Giving a soun... More

This revised edition of Communication Systems from GSM to LTE: An Introduction to Mobile Networks and Mobile Broadband Second Edition (Wiley 2010) contains not only a technical description of the different wireless systems available today, but also explains the rationale behind the different mechani... More

A comparative introduction to major global wireless standards, technologies and their applications From GSM to LTE-Advanced Pro and 5G: An Introduction to Mobile Networks and Mobile Broadband, 3rd Edition provides technical descriptions of the various wireless technologies currently in use. It expla... More

When a $30 million diamond disappears, the gentleman P.I. embarks on an adventure across Europe in this &“delightfully quirky and original&” mystery (Peter James, author of Dead Simple).   A rare pink diamond recently sold at auction has gone missing, and gentleman thief turned private detective Joh... More

A revised edition of the text that offers a comparative introduction to global wireless standards, technologies, and their applications  The revised and updated fourth edition of From GSM to LTE-Advanced Pro and 5G: An Introduction to Mobile Networks and Mobile Broadband offers an authoritative guid... More

“In the honorable vein of elegant, gentleman thieves, comes Allmen, the colorful protagonist of Suter’s beautifully observed, deliciously fun novel” (Noah Charney, author of The Museum of Lost Art). Johann Friedrich von Allmen, a bon vivant of dandified refinement, has exhausted his family fortune... More

A new edition of Wiley's Communication Systems for the Mobile Information Society, from the same author Wireless systems such as GSM, UMTS, LTE, WiMAX, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth offer possibilities to keep people connected while on the move. In this flood of technology, From GSM to LTE: An Introduction to... More

Giving a sound technical introduction to 3GPP LTE and SAE, this book explains the decisions taken during standardization while also examining the likely competition for LTE such as HSPA+ and WiMAX. As well as looking at next generation network technologies, Beyond 3G - Bringing Networks, Terminals a... More

This book is concerned with the connection between the formal structure of agency and the formal structure of genocide. The contributors employ philosophical approaches to explore the idea of genocidal violence as a structural element in the world. Do mechanisms or structures in nation-states produ... More

This book presents critical engagements with the work of Hent de Vries, widely regarded as one of the most important living philosophers of religion. 　Contributions by a　distinguished group of scholars discuss the role played by religion in philosophy; the emergence and possibilities of the category... More

<P> Adrian Weynfeldt is an art expert in an international auction house, a bachelor in his mid-fifties living in a grand Zurich apartment filled with costly paintings and antiques. Always correct and well-mannered, he's given up on love until one night-entirely out of character for him-Weynfeldt dec... More

One of Hegel’s most controversial and confounding claims is that “the real is rational and the rational is real.” In this book, one of the world’s leading scholars of Hegel, Jean-François Kervégan, offers a thorough analysis and explanation of that claim, along the way delivering a compelling accoun... More

Kunsttherapie in der Psychotherapie Professor Martin Schuster hat im Feld der Kunstpsychologie, Kreativität und des bildhaften Denkens viele Arbeiten und Forschungen geliefert. Er zeigt, wie Kunsttherapie innovativ im psychologischen Tatsachenwissen zu verankern ist. Auch Nicht-Künstler können sol... More

Dieses Buch bietet praxis- und detailgerechtes Wissen zu mobilen Kommunikationssystemen. Es führt klar und verständlich in die Technik und praktische Umsetzung von GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSPA, LTE, Wireless LAN und Bluetooth ein. Anhand vieler Beispiele wird fundiertes Wissen vermittelt und aufgezeigt, we... More

Dieses Buch bietet praxis- und detailgerechtes Wissen zu mobilen Kommunikationssystemen. Es führt klar und verständlich in die Technik und praktische Umsetzung von GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSPA, LTE-Advanced, Wireless LAN und Bluetooth ein. Anhand vieler Beispiele wird fundiertes Wissen vermittelt und auf... More

Der Mobilfunk ist nach wie vor einer der sich am schnellsten entwickelnden Zweige der Telekommunikation und so erscheint nun schon die 7. Auflage des umfangreichen Nachschlagewerks. Detailliert und praxisnah aufbereitet liefert es grundlegendes Wissen zu den gängigen mobilen Kommunikationssystemen. ... More

Dieses Werk ermutigt Sie dazu, Ihre eigene Kreativität zu entdecken und zu entfalten. Basierend auf den Erkenntnissen der Kreativitätsforschung zeigt Ihnen der Autor auf, dass nicht nur geniale Erfinder und Entdecker kreativ und bedeutsam für unsere Kulturentwicklung sind. Ein jeder kann die eige... More

Ein Bild sagt oft mehr als tausend Worte, und mit dem Fotoapparat ist es leicht, sich eines, oder auch viele Bilder zu machen. Martin Schuster spürt den psychologischen Aspekten der Fotografie nach: Welche Motive werden gewählt? Was verbindet Fotografen und Fotografierte? Was erleben wir beim Betrac... More

Menschen unterschieden sich, von Kultur zu Kultur, von Gesellschaft zu Gesellschaft, von Individuum zu Individuum. Aber Menschen unterscheiden sich auch von einer Epoche zur anderen - im Verlauf der Zeit. Zu verschiedenen Zeiten lassen sich unterschiedliche Verhaltensstile identifizieren und beschre... More

Dieses Buch bietet praxis- und detailgerechtes Wissen zu mobilen Kommunikationssystemen. Es führt klar und verständlich in die Technik und praktische Umsetzung von 5G New Radio und Kernnetz, LTE-Advanced Pro, GSM, GPRS, Wireless LAN und Bluetooth ein. Anhand vieler Beispiele wird fundiertes Wissen v... More

Una novela original y estimulante que presenta la cocina como metáfora de la identidad y el mestizaje, del amor y el sexo, por uno de los autores más populares de la literatura alemana. «Hay encanto, ironía y una elegancia innegable en las novelas de Suter, probablemente uno de los mejores escrito... More

Stimulating growth through adjusting macroeconomic conditions remains the principal policy responses to pressing problems of unemployment, poverty and environmental degradation. However, are the current policy approaches capable of tackling these problems by generating win-win solutions or are they ... More