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These fourteen essays by leading Austrian historians and political
scientists serve as a basic introduction to a small but sometimes
trend-setting European country. They provide a basic up-to-date
outline of Austria's political history, shedding light on economic
and social trends as well. No European country has experienced more
dramatic turning points in its twentieth-century history than
Austria. This volume divides the century into three periods.
The five essays of Section I deal with the years 1900-1938.
Under the relative tranquility of the late Habsburg monarchy
seethed a witch's brew of social and political trends, signaling
the advent of modernity and leading to the outbreak of World War I
and eventually to the collapse of the Habsburg Empire. The First
Austrian Republic was one of the succession states that tried to
build a nation against the backdrop of political and economic
crisis and simmering civil war between the various political camps.
Democracy collapsed in 1933 and an authoritarian regime attempted
to prevail against pressures from Nazi Germany and Nazis at
home.
The two essays in Section II cover World War II (1938-1945). In
1938, Hitler's "Third Reich" annexed Austria and the population was
pulled into the cauldron of World War II, fighting and
collaborating with the Nazis, and also resisting and fleeing
them.
The seven essays of Section III concentrate on the Second
Republic (1945 to the present). After ten years of four-power
Allied occupation, Austria regained her sovereignty with the
Austrian State Treaty of 1955. The price paid was neutrality.
Unlike the turmoil of the prewar years, Austria became a "normal"
nation with a functioning democracy, onebuilding toward economic
prosperity. After the collapse of the "iron curtain" in 1989,
Austria turned westward, joining the European Union in 1995. Most
recently, with the advent of populist politics, Austria's political
system has experienced a sea of change departing from its political
economy of a huge state-owned sector and social partnership as well
as Proporz.
This informed and insightful volume will serve as a textbook in
courses on Austrian, German and European history, as well as in
comparative European politics.
This special issue of the Climate Policy journal outlines the
fundamentals of the new European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS),
assesses the strategies for and impact of implementation and
highlights the scheme's potential, including positive aspects and
remaining hurdles. The EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is the
first international trading scheme for CO2 in the world. Its aim is
to reduce the cost of compliance to existing targets under the
Kyoto Protocol. From 1st January 2005, companies in high-energy
sectors covered by the scheme must limit their CO2 emissions to
allocated levels, arranged in two periods: from 2005-2007 and
2008-2012 (to match the first Kyoto commitment period). In
practice, the scheme is likely to cover over 12,000 installations
across the European Union, corresponding to approximately 46% of
the total EU CO2 emissions. The EU ETS represents a significant
development in working at an international level to combat
dangerous climate change. The EU Emissions Trading Scheme presents
a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the EU ETS, written by
international experts in the field. The publication includes the
latest research on emissions credits, the interaction of the
trading scheme with national energy policies and the debate on
future expansion.
These fourteen essays by leading Austrian historians and political
scientists serve as a basic introduction to a small but sometimes
trend-setting European country. They provide a basic up-to-date
outline of Austria's political history, shedding light on economic
and social trends as well. No European country has experienced more
dramatic turning points in its twentieth-century history than
Austria. This volume divides the century into three periods. The
five essays of Section I deal with the years 1900-1938. Under the
relative tranquility of the late Habsburg monarchy seethed a
witch's brew of social and political trends, signaling the advent
of modernity and leading to the outbreak of World War I and
eventually to the collapse of the Habsburg Empire. The First
Austrian Republic was one of the succession states that tried to
build a nation against the backdrop of political and economic
crisis and simmering civil war between the various political camps.
Democracy collapsed in 1933 and an authoritarian regime attempted
to prevail against pressures from Nazi Germany and Nazis at home.
The two essays in Section II cover World War II (1938-1945). In
1938, Hitler's "Third Reich" annexed Austria and the population was
pulled into the cauldron of World War II, fighting and
collaborating with the Nazis, and also resisting and fleeing them.
The seven essays of Section III concentrate on the Second Republic
(1945 to the present). After ten years of four-power Allied
occupation, Austria regained her sovereignty with the Austrian
State Treaty of 1955. The price paid was neutrality. Unlike the
turmoil of the prewar years, Austria became a "normal" nation with
a functioning democracy, one building toward economic prosperity.
After the collapse of the "iron curtain" in 1989, Austria turned
westward, joining the European Union in 1995. Most recently, with
the advent of populist politics, Austria's political system has
experienced a sea of change departing from its political economy of
a huge state-owned sector and social partnership as well as
Proporz.This informed and insightful volume will serve as a
textbook in courses on Austrian, German and European history, as
well as in comparative European politics.
Eurocode 2 is the key document for future structural design in
concrete throughout Europe. To use the code effectively, structural
engineers need a range of aids in the form of flow charts, design
charts and simplified procedures. This book provides all these.
This book should be of interest to structural engineers throughout
Europe, working for consulting engineering firms, contractors,
local and government authorities, researchers and teachers of
concrete structures civil engineering and concrete structures.
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Markets and Myths - Forces For Change In the European Media (Paperback)
Tony Weymouth, Bernard (Departement Communication, Universite D'Avignon, France) Lamizet, Knut (University Of Hamburg, Germany) Hickethier, Carlo (University Of Urbino, Italy) Sartori, Lorenzo (Universidad Autonoma Of Barcelona, Spain) Vilches
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Market and Myths: Forces for Change in the European Media is the
first introductory text to provide a detailed analysis of the
European Media in five major Western European countries within the
context of a theoretical framework. All forms of the mass media are
covered and the impact of media policy on the political, social and
cultural life of the countries concerned - Britain, France,
Germany, Italy and Spain. Issues such as the continuing role of
public service broadcasting and the extent to which a process of
Europeanisation has occurred within the Media are examined in a
clear accessible style which will make this book essential reading
for all those with an interest in the European Media.
In this fascinating account of the master social scientist and
policy innovator, Gino Germani, written by his daughter, the reader
will find a rich social and intellectual history. Germani's life
traversed Italy under Mussolini's fascism, Argentina under
Peronism, and North America during the glorious days of the social
sciences' postwar expansion. With high irony, the biography
concludes with Germani's return to Naples, Italy, as what Ana
Germani correctly calls "an outsider in the homeland." This is a
volume that should be uniquely appealing to area specialists,
social psychologists, and those concerned with the cross-currents
of politics and society.
From his youth in Italy, which he left as a result of
persecution by the Fascist authorities, through his long and
distinguished career in international social science, and a career
carved out in a series of exiles, Germani maintained a unity of
purpose based on a liberal world outlook in political terms and a
struggle against totalitarianism. Social science was the cement
that bound Germani's affirmations of democracy and his opposition
to dictatorship. In Argentina, Germani is recognized as the founder
of modern scientific sociology. There as elsewhere, his work was
grounded on the presumption that a biometric society was the ground
on which all science develops.
Living and working during one of the most fertile periods in
the development of social research in Argentina, Germani was the
central protagonist of its most fertile period. Argentina served as
a central focal point for discussion and debate on the practices of
modern societies and the cultural forms. Whether in Italy,
Argentina, or the United States, German's work took seriously the
individual and transpersonal events that helped form social
structures of modernization. The book is rich in details, providing
a full bibliography of the works of Germani, his relationships with
foundations, universities and personnel, and brief profiles of
individuals who worked with and knew him.
* Focusing on the new EU emissions trading scheme designed to limit
the production of greenhouse gases, this special issue of the
journal Climate Policy presents an authoritative review of the
scheme and its likely impact* Presents the latest research on
emissions credits, the interaction of the trading scheme with
national energy policies, and the debate on future expansion * The
authors are international experts in the field, bringing together a
level of detailed analysis that will be invaluable for years to
come This special issue of the journal Climate Policy outlines the
fundamentals of the new European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS),
assesses the strategies for and impact of implementation and
highlights the scheme's potential, including positive aspects and
remaining hurdles.The EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is the
first international trading scheme for CO2 in the world. Its aim is
to reduce the cost of compliance to existing targets under the
Kyoto Protocol. Since January 1, 2005, companies in high-energy
sectors covered by the scheme must limit their CO2 emissions to
allocated levels, arranged in two periods: from 2005-2007 and
2008-2012 (to match the first Kyoto commitment period). In
practice, the scheme is likely to cover over 10,000 installations
across the European Union, corresponding to approximately forty-six
percent of the total EU CO2 emissions. The EU ETS represents a
significant development in working at an international level to
combat dangerous climate change. This publication presents a
comprehensive and insightful analysis of the EU ETS.
Mobbing bullying or harassment, a severe form of social stressor at
work, has become a topic of widespread public interest in several
European countries. Mobbing includes minor social conflicts such as
socially isolating a person, rumours, or giving somebody a bad
name, but also major conflicts like giving somebody no work, or
work below or above his or her qualification, threats to kick
somebody out of the firm, or threats of physical violence. Although
mobbing is a very old phenomenon, it has not been described and
systematically investigated until the early 1980s when Heinz
Leymann started the first research projects in Sweden.; This
special issue brings together scientists and practitioners from
various European countries who have done research and possess
practical experience in this area. The book begins with an article
that introduces the theoretical concept of mobbing. Several
articles follow which report empirical findings on mobbing in
Austria, Finland, Germany, Norway and Sweden. These articles deal
with questions such as: How oftenn does mobbing occur? Can anybody
be affected? Who are the mobbers? Are there organizational causes
of mobbing? The articles emphasize the severe health consequences
which can be observed in nearly every mobbing victim. One article
reports two case studies and describes the medical treatment of
mobbing victims. Finally, prevention and intervention measures are
summarized which were already successfully used in practice.
This definitive contribution to social science literature
describes German's general theory of authoritarianism in modem
society, and applies it to authoritarian movements and regimes
likely to merge out of the social mobilization of the middle and
lower classes. Germani analyzes the nature, conditions, and
determinants of authoritarianism in the context of Latin American
political and social developments and compares it to European
fascist movements.
Eurocode 2 is the key document for future structural design in
concrete throughout Europe. To use the Code effectively, structural
engineers need a range of aids in the form of flow charts, design
charts and simplified procedures. This book provides all of these,
and is written with the authority of collaborative work by members
of the Concrete Societies of the UK, the Netherlands and Germany.
The preparation of the book has been funded under the SPRINT
European Community programme for innovation and technology
transfer.
Focusing on the social, political, economic, and psychological
roots of terrorism, this examination explores the dynamics of
contemporary terrorism as well as the possibilities and limitations
of peace processes undertaken by governments that try to end
terrorist violence. The contributions are theoretical as well as
focused on specific case studies that include Israel and Palestine,
Northern Ireland, Colombia, the Basque Country, and Sri Lanka.
Tracing the rise and growth of various terrorist groups, this
analysis looks at the difficult task policy makers and security
officials face in deciding on the appropriate response to terrorist
violence, and contends that the complexity of contemporary conflict
in the post-Cold War environment requires subtle and
multidimensional strategies and the judicious use of conflict
management tools.
In the past century Western attitudes toward the soldier’s death
have undergone a remarkable transformation. Widely accepted at the
time of the First World War – when nearly ten million soldiers
died in uniform – as a redemptive sacrifice on behalf of the
nation, the soldier’s death is increasingly regarded as an
unacceptable tragedy. In Dying for France Ian Germani considers
this transformation in the context of the history of France over
the expanse of five centuries, from the Renaissance to the present.
Blending military history with the history of culture and
mentalities, Germani explores key episodes in the history of
France’s wars to show how patriotic models of the soldier’s
death eclipsed those inspired by the aristocratic code of honour,
before themselves giving way to disillusioned representations.
First-hand testimony of soldiers, surgeons, and others provides the
basis for vivid descriptions of how a soldier encountered death, on
and away from the battlefield. Works of art and print culture are
used to analyze how soldiers’ deaths were represented to the
public and to discern how popular attitudes evolved over time.
Encompassing France’s major external conflicts and its civil
wars, this study also considers the experiences of soldiers
recruited from the French colonial empire. Relating changes in the
perception of military mortality to broader changes in society’s
relationship with death, Dying for France highlights essential
turning points in the rise and fall of the patriotic ideal of the
soldier’s death.
A thorough and detailed report on the excavation of a low-status
Roman site in advance of gravel extraction in Boreham, 8 km to the
north-east of Chelmsford. Whilst briefly discussing prehistoric
evidence at the site relating to Neolithic deposits, early to
middle Bronze Age ring-ditches, a late Bronze Age settlement and an
early Iron Age building, the main focus is on the 2nd- to
4th-century Roman villa and associated settlements and deposits.
The Roman aisled villa and house was found to be set within a
ditched compound with a network of fields and enclosures and also
encompassing a bath-house and ancillary buildings including a
granary and workshop or store. The methodology and results of the
excavation are rpesented in detail and analysis of finds,
zoological and botanical remains attest to the economy and means of
production in the site as well as its wider significance for the
area. Summaries in English, French and German.
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