Germany, 1914-1933: Politics, Society and Culture takes a fresh and critical look at a crucial period in German history. Rather than starting with the traditional date of 1918, the book begins with the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, and argues that this was a pivotal turning point in shaping the future successes and failures of the Weimar Republic. Combining traditional political narrative with new insights provided by social and cultural history, the book reconsiders such key quest...

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Not just another psychology textbook, this book combines practical social work alongside sound academic analysis.

Marc Schoonderbeek (redactie), Tom Avermaete, Jennifer Bloomer, Wim Cuyvers, Lieven De Cauter, Raviv Ganchrow, S. Umberto Barbieri, Sandro Bisa, Raoul Bunschoten, Francesco Careri, Teddy Cruz, Michel Dehaene, Gil Doron, Klaske Havik, Oscar Rommens en Sebastiaan Veldhuisen Border Conditions presenteert de eerste resultaten van de onderzoeks- en ontwerpstudio van de faculteit Bouwkunde aan de TU Delft. Het boek biedt een collectie van essays en experimentele architectuurprojecten voortkomend ui...

Maarten Meijs, Ulrich Knaack (Red.) (e.a.)

Bouwdelen en verbindingen

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Dit rijk geïllustreerde en educatieve boek behandelt de constructie van gebouwen en bouwdelen. Bouwdelen en verbindingen maakt inzichtelijk hoe verschillende constructies ontworpen worden, welke verbindingen mogelijk zijn en welke krachten een rol spelen.

In coproductie met uitgeverij Birkhäuser verschijnen ook een Engelse en een Duitse editie.

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