The creation of the European Union arguably ranks among the most extraordinary achievements in modern world politics. Observers disagree, however, about the reasons why European governments have chosen to co- ordinate core economic policies and surrender sovereign perogatives. This text analyzes the history of the region's movement toward economic and political union.

Do these unifying steps demonstrate the pre-eminence of national security concerns, the power of federalist ideals, the skill ...

This book offers the first complete analysis of the emergence of simultaneous interpretation a the Nuremburg Trail and the individuals who made the process possible. Francesca Gaiba offers new insight into this monumental event based on extensive archival research and interviews with interpreters, who worked at the trial. This work provides an overview of the specific linguistic needs of the trial, and examines the recruiting of interpreters and the technical support available to them.

Minna no Nihongo has been a long-selling classic textbook of Japanese. Now the series has been reborn in this 2nd edition, with the vocabulary and conversational settings being revised, and a CD of the dialogues and exercises included with the book.

In de vele Jezus- en Paulusstudies die in de afgelopen jaren zijn verschenen, duikt van tijd tot tijd de gedachte op dat niet Jezus van Nazaret, maar Paulus van Tarsus de stichter was van het christendom. Het is echter de vraag of deze stelling houdbaar is in het licht van het modern bijbels-historisch onderzoek. Is er inderdaad voldoende grond om te stellen dat 'Jezus geen christen was'?

In dit boek zet Tom Wright, een autoriteit op het gebied van Paulusstudies, de argumenten nog eens op een ...