Winfried Schmitz
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
In this volume, we approach the phenomenon of slavery and other types of strong asymmetrical dependencies from two methodologically and theoretically distinct perspectives: semantics and lexical fields. Detailed analyses of key terms that are associated with the conceptualization of strong asymmetrical dependencies promise to provide new insights into the self-concept and knowledge of pre-modern societies. The majority of these key terms have not...
Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Das Mehrheitsprinzip ist die einzige Regel, die allen Bürgern ein gleiches politisches Gewicht gibt; und die politische Gleichheit ist die Grundlage aller Demokratie. Wo die Mehrheitsregel waltet, muss zwar keine Demokratie sein; aber wo Demokratie ist, kann nur die Mehrheitsregel gelten. Indes, die Mehrheitsentscheidung geht den Repräsentativsystemen zunehmend verloren. In den nationalen und supranationalen Institutionen wird immer mehr das ,Aushandeln'...
Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Reprint 2019
Description
To celebrate the 270th anniversary of the De Gruyter publishing house, the company is providing permanent open access to 270 selected treasures from the De Gruyter Book Archive. Titles will be made available to anyone, anywhere at any time that might be interested. The DGBA project seeks to digitize the entire backlist of titles published since 1749 to ensure that future generations have digital access to the high-quality primary sources that De Gruyter...