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The Master’s program in Money and Finance (MMF) is an innovative joint venture of the Department of Money and Macroeconomics and of the Department of Finance, both located in the new House of Finance. The program offers promising students from all over the world an intellectually stimulating and challenging setting in which to prepare for their professional careers in central banking, commercial banking, insurance and other financial services. By being located in Frankfurt, one of the world's leading financial centers and the only city in the world with two central banks (the ECB and the German Bundesbank), it offers unique opportunities for interaction with practitioners. The program is taught exclusively in English; knowledge of German is not required for admission to, or completion of the program. It has been designed with a view to establishing itself as a leading Masters program integrating studies in monetary economics, macroeconomics and finance and a major gateway to high-profile jobs in the banking and financial sector.
Heft 30 der Rilke-Blätter enthält Vorträge der Tagung der Rilke-Gesellschaft in Paris und des Rilke-Treffens in Wolfenbüttel. "'Vivre n'est qu'un écho' - Rilke à Paris 1920/1925" war das Thema der 35. Tagung der Internationalen Rilke-Gesellschaft (17.-21. September 2008), die in Zusammenarbeit mit der Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III veranstaltet wurde. [...] Das Rilke-Treffen in Wolfenbüttel (18.-25. September 2009) beschäftigte sich in Vorträgen und Arbeitsgruppen mit Rilkes "Neuen Gedichten". Einige der dort gehaltenen Referate wurden für diesen Band übernommen. Die Dokumentation enthält bislang unveröffentlichte Stücke aus dem Briefwechsel von und über Rilke.
Reproductive Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa : Frameworks of Analysis
(2010)
This volume contains framework papers prepared for a collaborative research project on Reproductive Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa, an initiative of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). Taken together, the chapters in this book make a compelling argument that improvement in reproductive health is key to raising household incomes and to reducing poverty. the books reveals that the triple phenomena of better reproductive health, economic growth, and declining poverty, are likely to be found in an environment in which labour and product markets function. Further, a macroeconomic framework that encourages domestic and foreign investments and promotes social protection for current and future generations is essential.
This books is the result of concerted teamwork among the academia staff of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Nairobi between 1986 and 1990. The Project was prompted by the necessity to produce relevant and comprehensive textbooks for the undergraduate degree programme. The book has remained in demand, confirming the relevance and quality of its content covering the whole range of major religions of the world with extensive geographical and historical acope. It includes a specific section on African Religion, thus placing the African Religious Heritage within the mainstream of the comparative study of the world's religions.
A woman yearns for self-assurance to be a woman of dreams, of song and poetry. The feel of life, buried by over socialisation and domestication processes, oppressed by the surrounding culture and dealing with a problem without a name, is lifted in the process of dreaming, singing songs and reciting poetry. That is the woman Wanjira becomes when she narrates stories. She reclaims her dreams through her stories. She reclaims her wellness, hope, independence and strength. You see the sparkle in her eyes when she talks abut dances, courtship, beauty, children, love, courage, determination, joy, and womanhood. Reclaiming My Dreams: Stories by Wanjira wa Rukenya is thus, an individual artist's work. It goes a long way in helping students appreciate the narrative genre and understand the creative role of individual artists. This understanding demystifies the idea that anybody and everybody in the African society is a storyteller; an assertion that has belittled the artistry of African Oral Literature. The book makes us appreciate our cultural heritage. Students of literature in Secondary Schools and in higher institutions of learning will find this book useful.
Despite being a large capital city in Africa in terms of size and its regional role, Nairobi is an unrecognised entity. For the majority of its inhabitants, the capital of Kenya is a transit point rather than a dwelling place. Since its origins, Nairobi has been a city of migrants, more predisposed to their rural roots than to their current city status. It is a non-conforming town, which conceals its urbanity more than it claims it, and whose identity remains evasive. Nairobi presents itself as a mosaic of residential areas which bring to mind the cityís history. The racial segregation that stratified the development of the colonial city has today disappeared, but it has given way to a form of social segregation. One must, therefore, not seek a unique identity in Nairobi, but rather, several identities - those of different communities that comprise the city and whose dynamics are seen at village and residential estate level. However, Nairobi is also a city that is contradictory. This East African capital city is often associated with slums and crime, and their increase and growth stigmatises the failure of urban policies. Therefore, it is at these cracks and fringes of the city that we should seek out the identities and dynamics that have shaped the city for a century. Nairobi is a fragmented city that can be understood in steps. The 13 contributory articles in Nairobi Today thus reveal the city. This multidisciplinary collective work invites us to gain entry into certain areas of the city, to visit its communities and to familiarise ourselves with its formal and informal institutions. This is a requirement in order to fully understand what makes Nairobi what it is today.
Sitting on the terrace of the royal plantation Frederiksgave, his favourite retreat, Governor Edward Carstensen came to see the inevitable: Denmark had to give up her 'possessions' in Africa. As fate would have it, he came to be the instrument by which two centuries of Danish involvement on the Gold Coast was terminated, thereby making way for the emergence of the colonial system that developed there. After the abolition of the slave trade, Denmark had struggled to find ways and means to legitimate her continued stay at the Coast. At an early stage the Danes initiated a number of attempts to establish experimental plantations to cultivate export crops such as cotton, coffee and sugar. But a transition from slave trade to 'legitimate' products required stability and peace, and a need for control, which the rather limited Danish presence was not able to maintain. Closing the Books comprises a compilation of the official reports that the last Danish Governor sent home during his term of office at the Gold Coast. The reports reflect his personal views regarding the economic and political situations there, as well as his ideas on the 'civilization of Africa'.
The importance of watercourses to human life and development cannot be overemphasised. From communication, trade, agriculture and the location of human settlements, they have played an immeasurable role. Almost 60% of Africa lies within shared rivers and lake basins. The Nile is shared by more than seven nations, the Zambezi by six, and the Congo by nine. With populations on the rise, many countries have been labeled water scarce nations, and in fifteen years it is predicted that many people on earth will be exposed to water shortage consequences such as famine and disease. Thirteen African nations already suffer water stress and soon another twelve will join the list unless something is done to thwart the problem. On March 20, 2009 in Nairobi, Hekima College collaborated with Jesuit Hakimani Centre and the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA) to host the Hekima College Water Day Academic Seminar with the theme Shared Waters, Shared Opportunities. This book is the result of critical research and presentations by internationally renowned scholars, researchers and experts, and students of the Institute of Peace Studies and International RelationsHekima College. For most of 2009 Kenya suffered severe problems caused by flooding which took many lives and destroyed homes and important infrastructures. It highlighted the issues of water management and water conflicts, not only in Kenya but in other parts of East Africa, as it was made abundantly clear that not only scarcity of water, but excess water, incorrectly managed, can be disastrous. This timely, scholarly book presents discussions of the issues which underlie the major water crises in the region. They open the debate into the water problems of Kenya and East Africa in an effort to join the global campaign to find solutions to these difficulties.
The last text on the geography of Uganda was written in 1975 by Professor Brian Langlands. Since the last publication, Uganda has undergone numerous changes. The population has more than tripled from less than 10 million to almost 30 million. The district boundaries have changed and the number of districts increases every year. New districts are created every year. Economic productivity has also shifted over the years. Furthermore, new and emerging diseases have surfaced in Uganda. This book addresses the need for an updated document on the geography of Uganda. This book was written by a joint group of Ugandan geographers. The contributors authored chapters in their areas of specialization. There are a total of twelve chapters in the book. These chapters are based on the most current data available.
Cheche, a radical, socialist student magazine at the University of Dares Salaam, first came out in 1969. Featuring incisive analyses of key societal issues by prominent progressives, it gained national and international recognition in a short while. Because it was independent of authority, and spoke without fear or favor, it was banned after just a year of existence. The former editors and associates of Cheche revive that salutory episode of student activism in this book with fast-flowing, humor spiced stories, and astute socio-economic analyses. Issues covered include social and technical aspects of low-budget magazine production, travails of student life and activism, contents and philosophy of higher education, socialism in Tanzania, African liberation, gender politics and global affairs. They also reflect on the relevance of past student activism to the modern era. If your interests cover higher education in Africa, political and development studies, journalism, African affairs, socialism and capitalism, or if you just seek elucidation of student activism in a nation then at the center of the African struggle for liberation, this book presents the topic in a lively but unorthodox and ethically engaging manner.
Mit Differenz und Hybridität greift die vorliegende Ausgabe der 'Aussiger Beiträge' Themen auf, die sich im Zentrum literatur- und kulturwissenschaftlicher Forschung befinden. Entsprechend dem Programm der Schriftenreihe wollen wir mit Fragen nach Grenze(n) und ihrer (De)Konstruktion, nach Phänomenen der Abgrenzung und Vermischung, nach Übergängen und hybriden Zwischenräumen einen Ort der Zusammenschau aktueller germanistischer Erkenntnisinteressen bieten. […] Die aufgenommenen Beiträge gruppieren sich um drei Themenfelder: Literarische Wertungen, Figuren des Hybriden und Identitätskonzepte als Grenzüberschreitungen.
Unter der Abkürzung SZfG verbirgt sich die Slowakische Zeitschrift für Germanistik, die vom Verband der Deutschlehrer und Germanisten der Slowakei herausgegeben wird. Die Zeitschrift entstand 2009 und bietet Germanisten aus aller Welt die Möglichkeit, ihre linguistischen und literaturwissenschaftlichen Beiträge zu veröffentlichen.
La biodiversité comprend la plénitude de la vie dans toutes ses formes. Sa protection et son usage durable doivent ainsi être une partie intégrante d’une politique orientée vers l’avenir et ancrer de plus en plus dans la conscience politique et publique. La condition préalable pour cela est une meilleure compréhension des effets des actions humaines sur la biodiversité et une connaissance plus approfondie de sa valeur. La recherche scientifique contribue de façon indispensable à la préservation des biomes, des espèces et gènes. Elle ne se limite pas à fournir les connaissances fondamentales qui sont nécessaires pour arrêter le progrès de la disparition de la biodiversité. Bien plus, ce sont les chercheurs eux-mêmes qui, ensemble avec leurs partenaires locaux, élaborent des stratégies pour un usage durable de la biodiversité. Explorer la flore et la faune du continent africain, et mesurer les changements observés dans leur milieu naturel afin de les réduire, tels sont les objectifs de BIOTA (Biodiversity Monitoring Transect Analysis in Africa / Transect d´Analyse du suivi de la Biodiversité en Afrique de l´Ouest). Ce réseau de recherche a été créé en 1999 ensemble par les chercheurs africains et allemands. Vu la grande importance de BIOTA, cette initiative est non seulement financée par le Ministère fédérale de l’Education et de la Recherche, mais entre-temps aussi par plusieurs Etats africains et institutions partenaires. «BIOTA Ouest» a été lancé au début de 2001. Parmi les résultats de cette coopération réussie figurent le centre de biodiversité à Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) et l’Atlas «BIOTA Ouest» actuel. Je me réjouis de l’apparition de cet atlas, qui constitue une vue d’ensemble compréhensive aussi bien que compréhensible des nombreux résultats de recherche et recommandations pratiques, car la biodiversité est une condition essentielle pour le fonctionnement de l’écosystème et, partant, le fondement de la vie humaine et de l’activité économique.
Mit Heft 10 von WLN (Waldökologie, Landschaftsforschung und Naturschutz) setzen wir die erfolgreiche Tradition von thematisch fokussierten Sonderheften fort, die sich mit ihren Beiträgen einem aktuellen Forschungskomplex der Landschaftsforschung widmen. Im vorliegenden Heft finden Sie ausgewählte Fachbeiträge zum Thema Ökosystemrenaturierung und nachhaltiges Management von Flüssen und Feuchtgebieten, die einer Tagung an der Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal im Juni 2009 entstammen. Der geographische Fokus der vorgestellten Arbeiten reicht von Mitteleuropa bis Südamerika und Zentralasien und die inhaltliche Breite bewegt sich von Feuchtgebieten zu Fließgewässern und von der Erfassung natürlicher Prozesse bis zum intensiven Management von Ökosystemen. Da Naturschutz in unserer anthropogen überprägten Welt neben der Bewahrung der „Restnatur“ auch in starkem Maße die Wiederherstellung der Funktionsfähigkeit der Ökosysteme beinhaltet, freuen wir uns, dass sich Heft 10 diesem Thema in besonderer Weise widmet.
Jennyfer Großauer-Zöbinger: Das Leopoldstädter Theater (1781–1806) : sozialgeschichtliche und soziologische Verortungen eines Erfolgsmodells - Andrea Brandner-Kapfer: Kasperls komisches Habit : zur komischen Gestalt und zur Gestaltung der Komik in Erfolgsstücken des Leopoldstädter Theaters um 1800 - Beatrix Müller-Kampel: Kasperl unter Kontrolle : zivilisations- und politikgeschichtliche Aspekte der Lustigen Figur um 1800
E-Learning ist das Thema zahlreicher Debatten. Die Beiträge in diesem Buch zielen darauf ab, die Diskussion zu intensivieren und zu vertiefen. Dabei fokussieren die Autoren die Bereiche Hochschule und Weiterbildung als wichtige Einsatzgebiete von E-Learning, mit dem Ziel einer Verbindung beider Bereiche. Dies geschieht aus Sicht der Wirtschaftsinformatik, der Erziehungswissenschaft und der Wirtschaftspädagogik.
Die Autoren zeigen in ihren Beiträgen, wie pädagogische Gesichtspunkte mit Fragen der Organisation und der Informationstechnik verknüpft werden können und leiten daraus Einsatzchancen für E-Learning-Konzepte ab.
Weimarer Beiträge 56/2010
(2010)
Die Weimarer Beiträge - seit ihrer Einstellung durch den Aufbauverlag 1991 vom Passagen Verlag herausgegeben - ist eine der renommiertesten Literatur- und Kulturzeitschriften der ehemaligen DDR. Durch ihren interdisziplinären Ansatz, der auch allgemeine kulturelle, ästhetische und politische Überlegungen einbezieht, trägt sie zu einer Einbindung der deutschsprachigen Kulturwissenschaften in die internationale Diskussion bei.
This edited volume is the first scholarly tome exclusively dedicated to Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of the literary chronotope. This concept, initially developed in the 1930s and used as a frame of reference throughout Bakhtin’s own writings, has been highly influential in literary studies. After an extensive introduction that serves as a ‘state of the art’, the volume is divided into four main parts: Philosophical Reflections, Relevance of the Chronotope for Literary History, Chronotopical Readings and Some Perspectives for Literary Theory. These thematic categories contain contributions by well-established Bakhtin specialists such as Gary Saul Morson and Michael Holquist, as well as a number of essays by scholars who have published on this subject before. Together the papers in this volume explore the implications of Bakhtin’s concept of the chronotope for a variety of theoretical topics such as literary imagination, polysystem theory and literary adaptation; for modern views on literary history ranging from the hellenistic romance to nineteenth-century realism; and for analyses of well-known novelists and poets as diverse as Milton, Fielding, Dickinson, Dostoevsky, Papadiamandis and DeLillo
All of the papers in the volume except one (Kaji) take up some aspect of relative clause construction in some Bantu language. Kaji’s paper aims to account for how Tooro (J12; western Uganda) lost phonological tone through a comparative study of the tone systems of other western Uganda Bantu languages. The other papers examine a range of ways of forming relative clauses, often including non-restrictive relatives and clefts, in a wide range of languages representing a variety of prosodic systems.