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Der Strafkläger im Strafbefehls- und im abgekürzten Verfahren
(2019)
The present work provides an overview of the role that victims play as prosecutors, irrespective of material compensation interests in criminal proceedings. The party rights of the criminal prosecutor are treated in the ...
The Christmas drama of the household of St John’s College, Oxford
(2019)
This chapter considers early modern academic drama performed at St John’s College, Oxford. Dutton begins by describing the college household materials on which such performances drew, adopting a productively broad definition ...
Über Projektionen: Weltkarten und Weltanschauungen
(2018)
"About projections" gives insights into world maps, their ways of representation and the associated worldviews. On the one hand, the projection is presented as an ideal projection in the sense of a worldview that describes ...
Religion, Spiritualität, Medizin
(2018)
Palliative care: between religion, spirituality and medicine.
Sprache der Transzendenzerfahrungen
(2018)
The relation between language and transcendental experiences has been newly defined in a qualitative exploration of paranormal experiences.
Anarchistische Uhrmacher in der Schweiz
(2018)
Anarchic clockmakers as alternative globalizers: a book about the attempt to establish a new world order.
Leistungsklassen und Geschlechtertests
(2018)
Assumption about physical performance and gender are closely interwoven in sports – how are they reproduced and how are they legitimized?
Rhétorique et cognition - Rhetoric and Cognition. Perspectives théoriques et stratégies persuasives- Theoretical Perspectives and Persuasive Strategies
(2014)
This volume gathers contributions from two disciplines which have much to gain from one another – rhetoric and cognitive science – as they both have much to say in the broad realm of argumentation studies. This collection ...
Mégare et les établissements mégariens de Sicile, de la Propontide et du Pont-Euxin. Histoire et institutions
(2014)
This book aims to offer a new interpretation of the settlement movement initiated by the city of Megara in archaic times. It shows the role of conflict between the aristocratic families for the departure of the Megarians ...
Der Schutz der öffentlichen Ordnung und Sicherheit im Rahmen der internationalen Schutzgewährung
(2016)
Europe is currently facing one of the biggest influx of refugees and displaced people since the end of the wars in the Balkans. At the same time, there has also been an increase in terroristic attacks in recent years. ...
Educazione in gioco
(2016)
The book, divided into three parts, proposes to study sports practices in the light of a new science: motor praxeology.
Entre démocratisation et professionnalisation: le Parlement suisse et ses membres de 1910 à 2016
(2016)
This book provides a detailed historical analysis of the Swiss Parliament. It sheds light on how the profiles of parliamentarians have evolved over a century, and recounts the various legislative reforms affecting their ...
Ovide veut parler ». Les négociations de Clément Marot traducteur
(2016)
This is the first French verse version of Ovid’s Metamorphosis, translated by the sixteenth century poet Clément Marot. Marot’s translation marks not only a literary achievement, but also cleaves to deontological standards ...
Candide, La fée carabine et les autres. Vers un modèle didactique de la lecture littéraire
(2014)
How do teachers read Voltaire's Candide and The Pennac rifle fairy with 16 year-old students? Beyond the different effects related to the length and status of texts, this book shows that teachers use school activities to ...
Schulentwicklung
(2016)
This cross section study shows that school-intern further teacher training does not contribute to the achievement of objectives in the area of school development in Swiss vocational schools as it is intended by educational ...
Zwischenstadtland Schweiz
(2016-09-15)
Die Schweiz unterliegt seit zwei Jahrzehnten starken Urbanisierungstendenzen, die sich vor allem zwischen den großen Kernstädten abspielen. Um Herausforderungen des gesteigerten Flächenverbrauchs wie der Zersiedelung zu ...
La défense du paradis fiscal suisse avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale
(2016)
This book examines how Swiss leaders reached a deal with international pressures that appeared after the First World War, preventing the placement of foreign capital flight in Switzerland. A result of research on unpublished ...
«Que dorénavant chacun fuie paillardise, oisiveté, gourmandise…» Réforme et contrôle des moeurs
(2016)
Neuchâtel adopted the Reformation in 1530. What impact did this decision by the citizens of the city have on the population? This book describes the disci-pline that has since surrounded the parishioners of the canton of ...
Tourisme, mobilités et développement régional dans les Alpes Suisses: mise en scène et valeur territoriale. Montreux, Finhaut et Zermatt du XIXe siècle à nos jours
(2016)
Through the paths of three resorts, this book examines how the areas af-fected by tourism and mobility change, and questions the notion of territorial value. The development of territories is understood through their ...
Les droits de l’enfant. Genèse, institutionnalisation et diffusion (1924-1989)
(2016)
On November 20, 1989, the United Nations General Assembly ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child. How is the evolution of the socio-legal status of the child that resulted in this Convention understood as well ...
Krisen, Kritik und Sexualnot Die «Nacherziehung» männlicher Jugendlicher in der Anstalt Aarburg (1893–1981)
(2016)
Crises, Criticism, and Sexual Deprivation The «Nacherziehung» (remedial upbringing) of male youth at the Aarburg facility, 1893-1981
The juvenile detention center Aarburg, founded in 1893, adhered superficially to an ...
Reinheit als Differenz Identität und Alterität in Max Frischs frühem Erzählwerk
(2016)
Purity as Difference Identity and Alterity in Max Frisch`s early fiction
This study investigates the early fiction of Max Frisch, previously only margin-ally discussed, in particular his first novel, «Jürg Reinhart. ...
Fremde Richter Die Rechtsprechung im Fürstentum Liechtenstein unter dem Einfluss schweizerischer und deutsch-österreichischer Richter 1938–1945
(2015)
Foreign judges The Influence of Swiss and German-Austrian judges upon jurisprudence in the principality of Liechtenstein, 1939-45
The principality of Liechtenstein has been a small country possessing limited resources. ...
Die amerikanische Verheissung Schweizer Aussenpolitik im Wirtschaftskrieg 1917/18
(2016)
Abstract in English* The promise of America
Swiss foreign policy amidst the economic warfare of 1917-18
The book tells the dramatic history of the final two years of World War I, during which Switzerland was in between ...
Lichtduschen Geschichte einer Gesundheitstechnik, 1890–1975
(2015)
Light showers History of a Health Technology, 1890-1960
In the interwar period, western health experts considered ultraviolet light a powerful means for stimulating the population. In Germany, the electrical industry ...
Staatlichkeit in der Schweiz Regieren und verwalten vor der neoliberalen Wende
(2016)
Governance and Public Administration in Switzerland Transformations before the Neoliberal Turn
How did the state, its administration and its tasks change within the second half of the 20th century? To answer this ...
La ville compacte remise en cause ? Formes urbaines et mobilités de loisirs
(2016)
Finally the weekend! The time to escape the dense city to enjoy quieter en-vironments? While leisure occupies a central place in our lifestyles, what is the relationship between urban styles and mobility? Are the inhabitants ...
Teilnehmerkreis der Basler Lesegesellschaft 1825-1915. Eine Kollektivbiographie im sozialen und politischen Kontext der Basler Geschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts
(2016)
The members of the 19th century Basel Reading Society belonged to the socio-cultural bourgeoisie. This study is a biography of this group of members of civil society: its transformation is observed and interpreted against ...
Intime Beziehungen. Ästhetik und Theorien der Sexualität um 1968
(2016)
The author compares theories of sexality and theories of aesthetics around 1968 and find out that there is a strong relation between them. So she states that there is not only a tendency of a politization of aesthetics at ...
Un mouvement contre le jeu d’argent. D’un loisir controversé à un problème public (Vancouver 1994-2004)
(2016)
Gambling is now a legitimate sector of the entertainment industry. In the 1990s, opposition emerged in North America but failed to build a social movement on a large scale. This book specifically examines one of these ...
Diplomatie als Familiengeschäft. Die Casati als spanisch-mailändische Gesandte in Luzern und Chur (1660–1700)
(2015)
Diplomacy as a family business. The Casatis as Spanish-Milanese envoys in Lucerne and Chur (1660-1700)
The astonishing family career of the Casatis contradicts widespread impressions of early modern diplomacy. This ...
Die Erschliessung der dritten Dimension. Entstehung und Entwicklung der zivilen Luftfahrtinfrastruktur in der Schweiz, 1919–1990
(2015)
Developing the third dimension. The origins and evolution of civilian aviation infrastructure in Switzer-land, 1909-1990
Why is Switzerland’s biggest airport today located at Zurich-Kloten? What role has airplane noise ...
Schule der Gesellschaft: Wissensordnungen von Zürcher Unterrichtspraktiken zwischen 1771 und 1834
(2015)
“Schule der Gesellschaft” Knowledge systems in Zurich educational practices between 1771 and 1834
The great social and political revolutions of 1798 and 1831 fueled efforts at radical restructuring of education policy. ...
L’expérience de la différence religieuse dans l'Europe moderne (XVIe – XVIIIe siè-cles)
(2013)
This collective work explores the themes of religious coexistence and the broaching of religious frontiers in Europe during the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries. It intends to open new areas for discussion on a European level ...
S’adapter au changement climatique. Analyse critique des nouvelles politiques de gestion de l’environnement. Cas spécifiques de l’agriculture en Inde et du tourisme hivernal en Suisse
(2015)
Climate change has become a real problem in our time. This book examines the issue of how public policies can adapt to climate change. The study of two very specific cases, situated at opposing points of the world – India ...
Intimités amoureuses à l’ère du numérique
(2015)
The Internet and online social world have become the intermediaries of contemporary intimacy. Second Life offers exactly that, a ‘second life’, but in the virtual universe. This book delves into the use of this platform ...
Exposer pour exporter. Culture visuelle et expansion commerciale en Suisse (1908-1939)
(2015)
In the early 20th Century, exhibitions and international fairs were a favoured field for Swiss businesses that wished to conquer new territories in foreign markets. The way in which Switzerland was represented abroad ...
Question jurassienne et idéologies langagières. Langue et construction identitaire dans les revendications autonomistes des minorités francophones (1959-1978)
(2015)
This sociolinguistic study analyses the discourse on the language of the Jura autonomist movement. It explores the hypothesis that the language ideologies present in this discourse have participated in the identity ...
Acoustics of the Vowel - Preliminaries
(2016)
It seems as if the fundamentals of how we produce vowels and how they are acoustically represented have been clarified: we phonate and articulate. Using our vocal chords, we produce a vocal sound or noise which is then ...
Dietro al microfono. Intellettuali italiani alla Radio svizzera (1930-1980)
(2015)
A gripping essay on the role that Italian intellectuals played in the organization and scheduling of Swiss public radio between the Fascist period and the so-called Anni di Piombo (Years of Lead). The book
What was the ...