Author: Greg Nees
Publisher: Intercultural Press
Keywords: enigma, unraveling, germany
Number of Pages: 236
Published: 2000-01
List price: $27.50
ISBN-10: 1877864757
ISBN-13: 9781877864759

The Germans are an enigma not only to the rest of the world but also to themselves. As it turns out, Germans spend great amounts of time discussing their puzzling heritage and culture; in fact, discussing almost anything is one of their favourite pastimes. Greg Nees offers an insider’s perspective on what it means to be German. He starts with a review of modern German history, and then turns his attention to the major German cultural themes: order, insider/outsider perception, clarity of thought and expression, private versus public spheres, friendship, rationality and the sense of duty

Author: Lawrence Nees
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: art, history, oxford, medieval
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2002-07-18
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0192842439
ISBN-13: 9780192842435

In the first millennium, a rich and distinctive artistic tradition emerged in Europe. Early Medieval Art explores this tradition and tracks its development from c. 300 AD through c. 1000 AD, revealing forms of artistic expression ranging from brilliant illuminated manuscripts to decorative chairs, rich embroidery, and precious metalwork. Nees explores issues of artist patronage, craftsmanship, holy men and women, monasteries, secular courts, and the expressive and educational roles of artistic creation. Instead of treating early Christian art in the late Roman tradition and the arts of the new

Author: Committee to Develop a Long-Term Research Agenda f
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: earthquake, engineering, network, simulation, nees, agenda, research, grand, challenge, preventing, disasters
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2003-11-07
List price: $42.00
ISBN-10: 0309090644
ISBN-13: 9780309090643

The Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is scheduled to become operational in 2004. These network sites will perform a range of experiments to test and validate complex computer models being developed to simulate the behavior of structures subjected to earthquakes. To assist in this effort, the NSF requested the National Research Council (NRC) to frame the major questions to be addressed by and to develop a long-term research agenda for NEES. "Preventing Earthquake Disasters" presents an overview of the grand challenge, i