This study establishes that the political, economic and military-technological changes that transform the international system also alter the way in which a state views its and others' responsibilities and burdens for responding to international crises. It assesses the distribution of the costs of raising and supporting arms of service, the risks of deploying them overseas and using them in combat or peace operations, and the extent to which members have a responsibility for maintaining international order in the context of three instances of multinational military intervention: the Multinational Force deployment in Lebanon in 1982-83; the first Persian Gulf War in 1990-91; and the UN and NATO intervention in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

This study establishes that the political, economic and military-technological changes that transform the international system also alter the way in which a state views its and others' responsibilities and burdens for responding to international crises. It assesses the distribution of the costs of raising and supporting arms of service, the risks of deploying them overseas and using them in combat or peace operations, and the extent to which members have a responsibility for maintaining international order in the context of three instances of multinational military intervention: the Multinational Force deployment in Lebanon in 1982-83; the first Persian Gulf War in 1990-91; and the UN and NATO intervention in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Aus der britischen Arts-and-Crafts-Bewegung erwuchs Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts eine neue naturbezogene Stilrichtung, die bis heute durch ihre Schönheit fasziniert: der Jugendstil. Das erklärte Ziel einer Verschränkung von Leben und Kunst offenbart auch die hochkarätige Jugendstil-Sammlung von Ferdinand Wolfgang Neess, die in diesem Band vollständig dokumentiert ist. Sie vereint Möbel, Gemälde, Pastelle, Aquarelle, Skulpturen, Objekte aus Glas, Porzellan wie Keramik und bietet damit einen höchst repräsentativen Querschnitt sämtlicher Gattungen und meisterhafter Künstler-/innen zwischen Jugendstil und Symbolismus. Die Publikation zeigt über 700 Werke von Peter Behrens, Émile Gallé, Gustav Klimt, Alfons Mucha oder Richard Riemerschmid in hervorragenden Neuaufnahmen und begleitet die dauerhafte Präsentation der Sammlung im Museum Wiesbaden.

Bipolar In Order is based on a very simple premise: we can learn and grow to the point that we see our condition as an advantage in our lives. Wootton takes on the goals of treatment, basic misunderstandings, and assumptions that are in the way of achieving Bipolar In Order. Living with bipolar and depressive conditions is never underestimated in Tom Wootton's books. By examining all states of depression, mixed states, and mania unflinchingly and deeply he arrives at conclusions that challenge the current paradigm. The author insists on a higher level of Insight, Freedom, Stability, Self-mastery, and Equanimity as end goals that are achievable. Asked time and again why someone would resist treatment, Wootton states that the most important thing to offer is a life worth living Expecting someone to park their brain in the garage like an unused Ferrari is not an appealing treatment model. Rather than receiving the training, therapy, mind skills and behavioral control that is the foundation of real stability, current models of "avoidance therapy" try to mask and remove symptoms that will never go away. Living in fear of the wide ranging states of consciousness and mood that those with mental conditions experience is not a life worth living. Confronting these conditions head on, identifying one's strengths and learning self mastery is a more viable solution proposed by Bipolar In Order.

A superb example of the bookmaker's and translator's art, this new edition of Plato's Symposium exhibits aesthetic, literary, and intellectual excellences rarely found together in a single volume. Tom Griffith's translation of this foundation work of Western culture is unsurpassed for the balance it achieves between readability and fidelity to Plato's Greek. For felicity of phrasing, freshness, care to match the sense of the Greek rather than its wording, and for its idiomatic rendering of the spoken word, it has no peer. Originally published in a limited edition with facing Greek and color wood engravings, Griffith's translation is here presented in reduced format that retains the aesthetic quality of the original version at an affordable price.

Founded in the 19th century Museum Wiesbaden is especially committed to the art of this period. In the gallery of the 19th century the manifold artistic developments of this time and up to Art Nouveau are lined up like beads in a necklace: Portraits, genre painting, landscape depictions, animal motifs, historical painting by great names such as Max Klinger, Ludwig Knaus, Hans von Marees, Hans Markart, Moritz von Schwind, Carl Spitzweg, Hans Thoma or Heinrich Vogeler and more besides. These artists but also many others that can be discovered in this book demonstrate to us the unique creative skills of artists of this epoch.