The development of the Prussian language in the 16th century

Eduard Hermann writes (1916:147): "Daruber, das Wills Ubersetzung des Enchiridions ein ganz schauderhaftes Preusisch ist, herrscht eine Stimme. Nur daruber sind die Meinungen geteilt, ob Will ein Stumper war und nichts vom Preusischen verstand oder ob das Preusische seiner Zeit dermasen entartet war, das Kasus und Formen fast beliebig miteinander wechseln konnten." This is a splendid formulation of the Problem. Hermann's article should be compulsory reading for students of historical syntax.

Assassination, Abduction And Normalisation: Historical Mythologies And Misrepresentation In Post-War South Korea-Japan Relations

The International Legal Framework for Stability Operations: When May International Forces Attack or Detain Someone in Afghanistan?

W hether we call the involvement ofinternational forces in Afghanistan assistance to the Afghan government or a peace operation, a stability operation, part afthe "war on terror," an armed conflict, a fo reign occupation or a love affair, and whatever the legal basis of such involvement may be, two of the most important tactical and humanitarian issues confronting international forces are when they may attack or detain an "enemy." Concerning detention, the key issues are on what legal basis and according to what procedure the decision to arrest and detain may be taken. Two branches of international law govern attack and detention: international humanitarian law (IH L) (or the law of anned conflict) and international human rights law (tHRL). For both branches, first, a question of applicability arises: IHRL applies in every circwnstance and to everyone, but are the armed forces of States boun d by l HRL when acting outside their national territories? As for IHL, it certainly applies to armed forces acting extraterritorially, but

Private Yokoi's War and Life on Guam, 1944–1972

When discovered by local hunters on Guam, Yokoi was widely reported as a ‘no surrender man’ who survived, living up to the old Japanese military code of honour. This book sheds light on the reality of the war in the Pacific while addressing some key issues concerning the nature of Japanese culture in modern times.; Readership: General/trade

War, Piracy And Religion: Godfried Udemans’ Spiritual Helm (1638)

<p><strong>Obituary Nathan Wendell Riser (1920–2006)</strong></p>

Professor Nathan Wendell Riser died at his home in Swampscott, Massachusetts on Wednesday July 26, 2006 at the age of 86. He was known to his colleagues as “Pete” and to his graduate students as “Doc.” He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1920 where he completed secondary school in 1937. After attending the University of Utah for three years he transferred to the University of Illinois, Champagne, where he earned his B.S. degree in zoology in 1941. He enlisted in the military in 1942 and served as a Navy Corpsman in the Navy Medical Corp where he saw action in the Pacific Theater of WWII. He was discharged in 1945 and entered graduate school at Stanford University where he conducted research at the Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove, California. He earned an M.S. degree in 1948 and a Ph.D. in 1949 on the biology of tetraphyllidean cestodes associated with sharks and rays (“The morphology and systematic position of some little known Tetraphyllideans”) under the direction of Prof. Tage Skogsberg.

Brownshirt Princess: A Study of the "Nazi Conscience"

Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe-Biesterfeld was a rebellious young writer who became a fervent Nazi. Heinrich Vogeler was a well-regarded artist who was to join the German Communist Party. Ludwig Roselius was a successful businessman who had made a fortune from his invention of decaffeinated coffee. What was it about the revolutionary climate following World War I that induced three such different personalities to collaborate in the production of a slim volume of poetry—entitled Gott in Mir—about the indwelling of the divine within the human? Gossman's study situates the poem in the ideological context that made the collaboration possible: pantheism, Darwinism, disillusionment with traditional liberal values, theosophy and völkisch religions, and Lebensreform. The study outlines the subsequent life of the Princess who, until her death in 1993, continued to support and celebrate the ideals and heroes of National Socialism. Brownshirt Princess provides deep insight into the sources and character of the Nazi Conscience, and is invaluable reading for anybody interested in understanding German society during the inter-war and Nazi periods. The University Committee on Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Princeton University, has generously contributed towards the publication of this volume.

Telling Tales: The Impact of Germany on English Children's Books 1780-1918

Germany has had a profound influence on English stories for children. The Brothers Grimm, The Swiss Family Robinson and Johanna Spyri’s Heidi quickly became classics but, as David Blamires clearly articulates in this volume, many other works have been fundamental in the development of English children’s stories during the 19th century and beyond. Telling Tales is the first comprehensive study of the impact of Germany on English children’s books, covering the period from 1780 to the First World War. Beginning with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, moving through the classics and including many other collections of fairytales and legends, it covers a wealth of translated and adapted material.

Children's Books and the First World War

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