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Where does the New Deal fit in the big picture of American history? What does it mean for us today? What happened to the economic equality it once engendered? In The Great Exception, Jefferson Cowie provides new answers to these important questions. In the period between the Great Depression and the 1970s, he argues, the United States government achieved a unique level of equality, using its considerable resources on behalf of working Americans in ways that it had not before and has not since. If there is to be a comparable battle for collective economic rights today, Cowie argues,...

Tauche ein in die verwunschene Welt des Muckligwaldes

Kennst du die Geschichte von dem Mädchen, das zusammen mit einem sprechenden Gartenzwerg und ein paar magischen Wasserspeiern ein verzaubertes Feenfest tief im Wald besucht? Oder hast du schon mal einen Brownie kennengelernt? Das sind Hausgeister, die, wenn sie bei Laune gehalten werden, für ein gemütliches und ordentliches Zuhause sorgen. Aber wehe, man verärgert sie!

In diesem zauberhaft illustrierten Vorlesebuch entführen Omas Geschichten in den verwunschenen Muckligwald, wo sich...

The exposure of children to violence at school is a major concern for educators everywhere and a frequent topic of discussion in the media. Written by experts in research, practice, and training in the field, this timely text proposes a whole-school approach to reduce the impact of violence on children's development. The authors take into account:

• Personal characteristics of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders
• A school's culture
• The quality of a school's learning environment
• Links between the school and the community

The whole school...

Have you ever heard songs that triggered tears or generated goose bumps on your body from head to toe?

Has a uniquely familiar scent suddenly wafted by you in the most unusual place, conjuring up memories of a loved one who has passed on? Do electronic items in your home activate without power?

Have dreams featured a departed loved one brought back to life, in which you felt like you actually went somewhere with them only to wake up shocked that you are still in your bed and they are once again gone?

If you answered "yes" to any of these, good You've experienced...

The Repugnant Conclusion is a controversial theorem about population size. It states that a sufficiently large population of lives that are barely worth living is better than a smaller population of high quality lives. This is highly counter-intuitive. It implies that we can improve the world by trading quality of life for quantity of lives. Can it be defended?

Christopher Cowie explores these questions and unpacks the controversies surrounding the Repugnant Conclusion. He focuses on whether the truth of the Repugnant Conclusion turns - as some have claimed - on the...