In a world in which migration and the mixing of peoples are increasing while at the same time multicultural ideology has given rise to the reassertion of putative primordial differences between peoples, interesting questions are raised about the relationships between political rhetoric and social action, groupness and individuality, and the public and the private. The rate of intermarriage is considered by sociologists the most important statistical test of the strength or weakness of structural divisions within societies. What do social anthropologists have to say about heterogamy and homogamy in situations of movement and flux, and what does this tell us about processes of boundary-definition?

"Barbara Waldis" is assistant professor at the Institut d'ethnologie at the University of Neuchtel (Switzerland). "Reginald Byron" is professor of sociology and anthropology at the University of Wales, Swansea (UK).

The renowned artist Ed Ruscha was born in Nebraska, grew up in Oklahoma, and has lived and worked in Southern California since the late 1950s. Beginning in 1956, road trips across the American Southwest furnished a conceptual trove of themes and motifs that he mined throughout his career. The everyday landscapes of the West, especially as experienced from the automobile - gas stations, billboards, building facades, parking lots, and long stretches of roadway - are the primary motifs of his often deadpan and instantly recognizable paintings and works on paper, as well as his influential artist books such as Twentysix Gasoline Stations and All the Buildings on the Sunset Strip. His iconic word images - declaring Adios, Rodeo, Wheels over Indian Trails, and Honey...Twisted through More Damn Traffic to Get Here - further underscore a contemporary Western sensibility. Ruscha's interest in what the real West has become - and Hollywood's version of it - plays out across his oeuvre. The cinematic sources of his subject matter can be seen in his silhouette pictures, which often appear to be grainy stills from old Hollywood movies. They feature images of the contemporary West, such as parking lots and swimming pools, but also of its historical past: covered wagons, buffalo, teepees, and howling coyotes. Featuring essays by Karin Breuer and D. J. Waldie, and a fascinating interview with the artist conducted by Kerry Brougher, this stunning catalogue, produced in close collaboration with the Ruscha studio, offers the first full exploration of the painter's lifelong fascination with the romantic concept and modern reality of the evolving American West. Published in association with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Exhibition dates: de Young, San Francisco: July 16-October 9, 2016.

Welcome to the creative kingdom of artist Michelle Waldie, where beloved animals become magnificent geometric wonders to colour. This fresh new colouring book renders foxes, birds, hedgehogs and more with a prismatic look that makes them as cool to display as they are pleasing to colour. With just the right level of detail, these unique designs can easily be completed in one sitting if so desired, but those who want a more involved colouring session can opt for a 3-dimensional look-and make these animals leap off the page. Plus, designs print single-sided, and the pages are easily removable for sharing and display. Whimsical and fun, Crystal Menagerie sets the imagination running wild and will bring colouring fans hours of immersive creative relaxation.

Das vorliegende Buch beschaftigt sich mit statistischer Datenanalyse fur Studierende der Physik: Fehlerrechnung, Gauss-Verteilung, Zahlstatistik mit Binomial- und Poisson-Verteilung. Es wird einerseits Grundwissen behandelt, welches zum Verstandnis statistischer Aussagen notwendig ist, andererseits aber fur die praktische Arbeit bei der Datenanalyse Rezepte und Methoden bereitgestellt. Leser finden schnell zu erfassende Antworten auf Probleme der statistischen Datenanalyse des Experimentalphysikers und eine knappe, mathematische Formulierung. Die Methoden werden durch zahlreiche Beispiele aus der Praxis illustriert. Neben zahlreichen UEbungsaufgaben gibt es auch Programmieraufgaben, die mit einem leistungsfahigen Programm zur statistischen Datenanalyse geloest werden koennen und sich an der taglichen Arbeit von Physikerinnen und Physiker orientieren. Dieses Buch entstand aus einer Statistikvorlesung fur Studierende der Physik, die der Autor viele Jahre an verschiedenen Universitaten gehalten hat. Es richtet sich an Studierende der Physik - egal ob im Grundstudium, bei dem sie ab dem ersten Physikpraktikum mit statistischer Datenanalyse konfrontiert werden, oder im fortgeschrittenem Studium im Rahmen von Studien-, Abschluss- oder Forschungsarbeiten, bei denen statistische Verfahren benutzt werden. In der Neuauflage wurde das Buch um Kapitel u.a. zu Gauss-Markow-Theorem, Minimum-Chiquadrat-Fit und gewichteten Daten erganzt.