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October 1987Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit und Gesetzgebung.
Zur Methode der Verfassungsinterpretation bei der Normenkontrolle.
by Chryssogonos, Kostas
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September 1992Mythos und Bedeutung
Fünf Radiovorträge. Gespräche mit Claude Lévi-Strauss
by Claude Lévi-Strauss, Adelbert Reif, Peter Aschner
Mythos und Bedeutung. Das wilde Denken. Eine Diskussion mit Paul Ricoeur, Mark Gaboriau, Michel Dufrenne, Jean Pierre Faye, Kostas Axelos, Jean Lautmann, Jean Cuisinier, Pierre Adot und Jean Conilh. Wie arbeitet der menschliche Geist?. Ein Gespräch mit Raymond Bellour. Der Mensch, bekleidet durch den Mythos. Ein Gespräch mit Jean Pouillon. Mythos und Bedeutung I. Ein Gespräch mit Pierre Daix. Mythos und Bedeutung II. Ein Gespräch mit Raymond Bellour. »Der Humanismus bedroht den Menschen«. Ein SPIEGEL-Gespräch mit Dieter Brumm, Karla Fohrbeck, Gustave Stern und Wolfgang Gust. Von der Irrationalität der Geschichte. Ein Gespräch mit Jean-Marie Benoist. Die strukturalistische Tätigkeit. Ein Gespräch mit Marco d'Eramo. Die religiöse Dimension der Gesellschaften. Ein Gespräch mit Jean-Claude-Escaffit.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJuly 2018Theory and reform in the EU
by Dimitris N. Chryssochoou, Emil Kirchner, Michael J. Tsinisizelis, Thomas Christiansen, Stelios Stavridis, Kostas Ifantis, Marion Potter
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Politics & governmentJuly 2015The Global Minotaur
America, Europe and the Future of the Global Economy
by Yanis Varoufakis
In this remarkable and provocative book, Yanis Varoufakis, former finance minister of Greece, explodes the myth that financialisation, ineffectual regulation of banks, greed and globalisation were the root causes of both the Eurozone crisis and the global economic crisis. Rather, they are symptoms of a much deeper malaise which can be traced all the way back to the Great Crash of 1929, then on through to the 1970s: the time when a Global Minotaur was born. Today's deepening crisis in Europe is just one of the inevitable symptoms of the weakening Minotaur; of a global system which is now as unsustainable as it is imbalanced. Going beyond this, Varoufakis reveals how we might reintroduce a modicum of reason into what has become a perniciously irrational economic order. An essential account of the socio-economic events and hidden histories that have shaped the world as we now know it
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FictionFrom the Fence until Lunchtime
by Jay Ramella
From the Fence until Lunchtime can be read as a stand-alone story but it is also the sequel to DIPSORA (ISBN 9781871506747). All the central family characters are reintroduced as Kostas returns from St Petersburg to live again at Lakelands with Valeriya, the Russian agent and love of his life who is also one of the narrators of this story. A luxurious holiday cruise embroils the Nashes in a violent death leading to the Italian Mafia’s involvement in the subsequent cover-up of the crime and concomitant exposure of British political sleaze. The other narrator, Maxine, is pursuing a new career in the City with the Nash family business where she begins a passionate affair with her boss, who is also her first cousin. Constricted by the need for secrecy and almost completely unsupported, Maxine endures sacrifice and heartbreak as the yoke of dynastic duty is laid on rich, handsome George who continues to have it all, up to and beyond the bittersweet ending.
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This is how books are made
and what this means for the environment
by Rodoula Pappa/Kostas Markopoulos
HOW is a book made? How are paper and ink made? What is a publishing house and what does it do? What goes on at the printer’s and the bookbinder’s? And what impact does producing a book have on the environment? Did you know that for every book produced a tree has to be cut? That making paper can be a heavily polluting procedure? How have we come to make and buy books that you can scratch and sniff, that float in the bathtub or glow in the dark? What does this all mean for our environment and what can we do to protect it? This book contains not one but two texts! — A very short one, for little readers but also for busy grownups; — and a longer one, for those of us who want to learn more about how a book is really made!
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Children's & young adult fiction & true storiesRecord School
The Journey
by Anna Winberg
You have been admitted to…. THE RECORD SCHOOL! Silje, Rurik and Kostas are nine years old, and none of them really fit in. Silje lives in the posh suburb Tigerholm, but she is the only one with a mohawk and a rocker style. Rurik’s family only wants to train, compete and win in athletics, but he is just not into traditional sports. And Kostas is super smart, he has already jumped ahead three classes in school, but he has no real friends, and mainly hangs around the library, playing chess with 80-year old Allan. They all apply to the Record School, a boarding school on a remote island, where all the students train for some kind of world record, and anything can happen. In the beginning, everything seems exciting, but there are also clouds on the horizon. Take the twins, Sanja and Manji, for example, and the strict rules – will you really be suspended from the school if you aren’t punctual?
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Far Far Away...
by Rodoula Pappa/Kostas Markopoulos
ONCE upon a time in a little village there lived Yellow, Red, Green, and Blue. They lived in peace until one day… A great storm blew in from far away. When the sun was high in the sky again, they noticed something shiny at the edge of Yellow’s roof. That’s when their troubles began…
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Global warmingI want to live.
by James Kilcullen
Global warming has reached its peak; the area between the tropics of Cancer and Capriciorn is so hot it can no longer support human or animal life. People are dying or moving north and south to cooler climates, which have closed their borders as they cannot cope with increased populations. Violence is widespread. James Laffoy,earth scientist, has failed to persuade the powers to take drastic action before it's too late. He retreats to his late father's uninhabited island off the west coast of ireland and, over a number of years, with a small number of like minded people, prepares for the worst. Can they survive in a world that's closing down rapidly?
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FictionProcess 3K 1988
by Arbër Ahmetaj
"What happened that day, Kosta?" This question ensnares the reader from the outset of the book. "The 3K Process 1988" delves into the significance of freedom, addressing the drama individuals face when confronting totalitarian regimes. At the heart of the novel are two parallel narratives and two friends—students—one, in the role of the author, who revisits the past years later through memories, and Kosta, who carries a significant trauma from childhood that haunts him throughout his life and grows daily, forming an avalanche in his personal calvary of suffering, imprisonment, and... Their friendship manages to survive the pressure and fear, illuminating human values amidst the murky political and social haze. Their stories reflect the deep imprint of dictatorship and its effects on people's lives. Despite the bleakness of those times, the author, honest with himself and the world, offers an interesting perspective, with a vein of subtle humor, beautiful, dreamlike events, and the redeeming colors of youth. "The 3K Process 1988" is a thrilling novel with chilling events that captivate the reader until the last page. It reminds us that freedom and dignity are precious values and that resisting injustice is a difficult but always inspiring battle.
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August 2019A defence of armed Art/Struggle
by Óscar Guardiola-Rivera
Esta actitud obsesiva y antinomiana, que se denomina provocativamente la lucha "armada" en el camino hacia la paz (más que como lo opuesto a ella), presente como espíritu, efervescencia colectiva, combate o fantasma en los rituales institucionalizados o constitutivos (ejemplificado por el (episodio del juramento a cetro en la literatura clásica, ya menudo imaginado como un "contrato" original autorizado por una "voluntad" genérica que legitima el derecho en la literatura moderna), está representado bajo la economía política del régimen industrial-colonial en un estado de suspensión o "emergencia". En este sentido, como se sugirió anteriormente, el "estado de emergencia" que según Benjamin se ha convertido en la regla no es consecuencia de la violencia. Al contrario,es el intento de suspender el combate,
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DENIS KNOTTY
by Hilal Gürsu / Müjde Baskale
Close your eyes and imagine a kid who can dream even when putting his socks on, a kid who can turn those dreams into games instantly. On top of that, he is a kid who can solve practical daily life problems withing these games. That kid is Denis Knotty. In their first children’s storybook, Hilal Gürsu ve Müjde Başkale introduce us to the hilarious character who discovered how to deal with his fears using his imagination. The story, which enriches with Müjde Başkale’s illustrations, carries away its readers to the depth of space from the depth of Denis Knotty’s imagination. This journey leads to many discoveries, from the world’s most silent ball to the most original fictional characters.
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Biography & True StoriesMiñan, Little Brother
by Ibrahima Balde and Amets Arzallus
Miñan, by Ibrahima Balde and Amets Arzallus (Full English text available) Ibrahima is a teenager from a village in Guinea without much expectations. He left the village to go with his father to the capital city, where they sell shoes in a street corner. At the sudden death of his father, he becomes the head of the family and learns various professions, always alone and away from home, although his dream is to be a truck driver in his country. When his little brother Alhassane leaves school to flee to Europe, Ibrahima is shocked and leaves everything behind to try to find Alhassane and convince him to go back to their village and continue his education. Ibrahima risks his life many times to reach Algeria and find Alhassane to convince him to return home. After many penalties, he learns that Alhassane has died in a shipwreck. Ibrahima feels guilty for not having managed to find him and convince him to continue studying. In the end, Ibrahima raises money for the trip to Spain in a zodiac that is about to capsize, but they are rescued. Miñan was originally published in Basque . It is now on its fourth reprint in Basque language. The book (152 pages in the original Basque edition) is written in four hands between its protagonist Ibrahima, a migrant from the Republic of Guinea who crossed the desert and the borders of the EU to look for his brother, and Amets Arzallus. In fact, Ibrahima is illiterate and that is why at the beginning of the book it says that "This book has been written by Ibrahima with the voice and by Amets with the hand." [The two brothers don't call each other by names; they use a common name: Alhassane calls him koto, ‘older brother’ in their language, and Ibrahima calls him miñan, ‘little brother’; hence the title]. Miñán has the thrill of a road-movie: each stage that the protagonist covers takes us to another world, with different customs, other people, other languages, another landscape, other currencies, and above all, a new challenge to overcome. Also with a new aberration, because Ibrahima’s epic journey is a succession of tragedies, but friendship, generosity of strangers and the courage to move forward against all odds are never lacking. His story never falls into the melodrama, sometimes humor even sneaks in. Ibrahima's goal (to rescue his brother from a dream that might go wrong) is as universal as the feeling of guilt and tears he shares with the reader. But he tells it without bragging, relying on the roundness of the facts, and with a look of an overwhelming humanity.
