Most of the Nag Hammadi texts originated in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. They form one of the most important manuscript rediscoveries of the 20th century, and their importance for Biblical…

Religionsphilosophie als wissenschaftliche Disziplin ist ein Ergebnis philosophischer Theologiekritik in der europäischen Aufklärungsepoche (um 1800). Seither sind ganz unterschiedlich orientierte…

In diesem einzigartigen Lehrbuch werden anhand von Anwendungsbeispielen die Grundkonzepte der Mechanik vorgestellt. Es setzt nur wenige mathematische Vorkenntnisse voraus. Insbesondere für…

The new softcover edition of thisunique textbook introduces the basic concepts of mechanics using practical examples. It only assumes a small amount of prior mathematical knowledge. Rainer…

This textbook introduces both to the theory and numerics of partial differential equations (PDEs) which is rather unique for German textbooks.For all basic types of PDEs and boundary conditions,…

The fourth German edition of this textbook presents the fundamental ideas and results of both probability theory and statistics. It comprises the material of a one-year course, and is addressed to…

A comprehensive and rigorous introduction to optimization and approximation, including many exercises and examples. Peter Kosmol , Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel

The 17th edition of this standard textbook includes the theoretical and instrumentational foundations as well as numerous practical applications of volumetric analysis. A new layout highlights…

This introductory textbook offers chemistry students (BA, Chemistry minor) a compact overview of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. Peter Paetzold, Technische Hochschule Aachen

This tutorial highlights the fundamentals of general and inorganic chemistry with hundreds of challenging and diverse problems and solutions. It is an ideal companion to the textbooks Riedel/…

'Riedel' - a student favorite - is now available in the revised 8th edition. The textbook addresses students with a major in chemistry and all who require a solid basic knowledge of inorganic…

The 2nd edition of this tutorial highlights the fundamentals of general and inorganic chemistry with hundreds of challenging and diverse problems and solutions. It is an ideal companion to…

This textbook represents an extensive and easily understood introduction to tensor analysis, which is to be construed here as the generic term for classical tensor analysis and tensor algebra, and…

This book contains an introduction to the exam process and 18 model exams with detailed answers to test the student at Bar Exam level. The student can make himself/herself familiar with the exam…

The 5th edition of this textbook offers a comprehensive and highly topical representation of the law of nations in its entirety in one volume. Michael Bothe, Universität Frankfurt am…

This third edition is aimed to serve as a reference work not only for law students (from the start of law school up to final exams) but also legal trainees as well as legal practitioners. It…

The textbook on copyright law offers a didactic three-step-model to aid the acquisition and deepening of copyright law knowledge. Significant German Federal Court of Justice decisions are drawn…

The new textbook on copyright law offers a didactic three-step-model to aid the acquisition and deepening of copyright law knowledge. Significant German Federal Court of Justice decisions are…

Four years after the last edition, a revision of this well-established textbook is set for release. The 14th edition covers the current trends in legislation, case-law and academic discussion in…

This edited volume, which has its origins in a Collaborative Research Centre (Sonderforschungsbereich) in Dresden, 'Institutionality and Historicity', deals with the relationship between Roman…

This definitive work on juvenile court law (JGG: Jugendgerichtsgesetz) is fully brought up to date in the 12th edition. The commentary's guiding principles remain focused on the basic ideas of…

This concise reference work for pathologists and orthopedists contains many illustrations and also, for the first time, an ICD scoring system in book form for joint disorders. Veit Krenn,…

The archeological and source-critical research of ancient history in the 19th century confronted its aesthetic realization with a general problem: literary and visual art imaginations cannot…

Herodotus is often criticised for his mythical representation of historical events. However, this offers an important key to the understanding of the text. Starting with the reconstruction of a…

This volume, occasioned by the centenary of the Fritz Haber Institute, formerly the Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, covers the institute's scientific and institutional…

Murder and manslaughter, eye gouging, suicide, human sacrifice - Greek tragedy is full of horrible acts which disturb and fascinate, but are never directly presented on stage. But how are they…

In the 16th century philological competence and theological dynamics led to a new appreciation of the Bible as the foundation of the Christian Church. As a result the question of hermeneutics…

This study documents for the first time the scientific and cultural-historical significance of the Gesellschaft für deutsche Literatur (1888–1938) in Berlin, with which the educated…

Dante's Divine Comedy is one of the most important works in the history of world literature. Although the theme of justice is of central importance in this work, studies of its content from a…

The University of Basel was founded in 1460 on the basis of a privilege from Pope Pius II. As a young man, this pope had spent several years in the town and felt a strong affinity with it…

Although W.G. Sebald established a link between the life and work of Alfred Andersch, which became the subject of a scandal, his approach was strongly rejected by many, especially in Germany, as…

The challenges of Late Modernism form the shared horizon of Christian and Buddhist religious-hermeneutic efforts to demonstrate the relevance to everyday life of their respective transmitted…

The dictionary is the only comprehensive and up-to-date record of German idiomatic expressions. The idioms are arranged alphabetically according to specific principles reflecting language…

In many aspects, James Cook's voyages of discovery in the South Pacific are part of the revolution of knowledge of the Age of Enlightenment. However, they not only laid the geographical…

The German language is not uniform, but rather has prominent national and regional differences. This book focuses on how much this so-called pluricentricism is reflected in the lexicography, how…

The author reconstructs the adventurous life of the Kabbalist Abraham Cohen de Herrera (d. 1635) in the context of his mystic works. Herrera wrote a synthesis between Christian-oriented…

This study explores the various aspects of cultural exchange between three find areas (Southern Germany, England and Scandinavia) during the transition from the Migration Period to the Early…

Die zweite Auflage berücksichtigt die zum 30. Dezember 2009 in Kraft getretene Anhebung der Haftungshöchstbeträge und kommentiert die aktuelle Rechtsprechung des Europäischen…

The single-tier administrative system with non-managing directors has been an option in Germany since the introduction of the Societas Europaea (SE). The particular relevance of the examination…

The new German fee system for psychiatry and psychosomatics was introduced in 2010 in a law on hospital finance. In-patient treatments are now coded using surgical and procedural codes. Driven…

Only recently have researchers gradually begun to consider the categories of freedom developed by Kant in his Critique of Practical Reason. This treatise is the first to examine the topic…

The articles in this anthology examine cultures of competition in visual-art and literary depictions and in socio-cultural practices in the period from 1450 to 1620. The main focus is on aspects…

In commemoration of Husserl’s many years of teaching and research in Göttingen, the Göttingen Academy of Science staged an international symposium in Husserl’s jubilee year…

Like-minded criminal policy practitioners of the time are coming to rely more often on the principle “in dubio Prognose” in the context of criminal law legislative hyperactivity.…

Volume 3 contains works on historical consciousness (e.g. chronicles, biographical writings and historical songs) and spatial experience (e.g. narratives of pilgrims, fictional descriptions of…

Based on a detailed literary critical analysis of the books of the prophets Nahum, Zephaniah, Obadiah and Joel, this study investigates the relations of Israel to the peoples. The classical…

For the new edition of the Gynaecologist's Pocket Book, numerous new case examples of contraception in problem situations have been added and the 111 examples from the previous edition have been…

Researchers have long debated which role the aristocracy played in society, politics and the economy during the 19th century. Did the aristocracy succeed in staying “at the top”, or…

The contributions to volume 8 of the Internationales Jahrbuch des Deutschen Idealismus/International Yearbook of German Idealism pursue from various perspectives the multifarious relations of…