Globalisierung beginnt nicht erst in der Gegenwart. Sie hat sich über mehrere Jahrhunderte hinweg entfaltet. Das Buch beschreibt die Vielfalt der wirtschaftlichen, politischen und kulturellen Prozesse, die heute unter dem Begriff der Globalisierung zusammengefaßt werden. Es befaßt sich mit deren Ursachen und Auswirkungen, Rhythmen und Reichweiten.

Metternich – sein Name steht für das Zeitalter der Restauration, das monarchische Prinzip und den Versuch, den liberalen und nationalen Kräften des 19. Jahrhunderts Einhalt zu gebieten. Doch der Fürst, der rund vier Jahrzehnte lang zu den beherrschenden Gestalten Europas gehörte, war mehr als nur ein Reaktionär. Wolfram Siemann zeigt, dass der Gegenspieler Napoleons und Architekt der europäischen Friedensordnung nach dem Wiener Kongreß von 1815 mehr als bislang aus seiner Zeit heraus verstanden werden muss und in vielem moderner war als das bis heute gängige Bild von ihm vermuten lässt.

The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organisation of ideas and notes. This book helps students, academics and nonfiction writers to get more done, write intelligent texts and learn for the long run. It teaches you how to take smart notes and ensure they bring you and your projects forward. The Take Smart Notes principle is based on established psychological insight and draws from a tried and tested note-taking-technique. This is the first comprehensive guide and description of this system in English, and not only does it explain how it works, but also why. It suits students and academics in the social sciences and humanities, nonfiction writers and others who are in the business of reading, thinking and writing. Instead of wasting your time searching for notes, quotes or references, you can focus on what really counts: thinking, understanding and developing new ideas in writing. It does not matter if you prefer taking notes with pen and paper or on a computer, be it Windows, Mac or Linux. And you can start right away.

Bildung und Kompetenz ihrer Einwohner bilden die Grundlage für die wirtschaftliche und technische Entwicklung jeder Nation und ihres Wohlstands. Kompetenzforscher vergleichen mitleidslos die gesamte Menschheit und finden dabei bestürzende Leistungsunterschiede. Die besten Schüler finden sich in Ostasien. Das Mittelmaßβ stellt die europäische Welt mit Ländern in Nordamerika, Europa und Ozeanien. Die Mehrheit der Länder, stellen die schlechtesten Schüler. Das heißt zwei Drittel der Menschheit haben kaum Chancen, weil in ihren Ländern die Expertise für den Aufbau von High-Tech-Branchen fehlt, ohne die es – jenseits von Rohstoffen – keinen Zugang zu den Weltmärkten gibt.
Die Förderung von Qualifikation und Kompetenz, wie auch eine geschickte Einwanderungspolitik gehört deshalb zu den dringlichsten Aufgaben der Politik, wenn sie das Wohlstandsniveau ihrer Nationen nicht gefährden wollen.
Gunnar Heinsohn beschreibt diese brisante These mit Lösungsansätzen eindrücklich in seinem neuen Buch.

Summary
Games that show how mathematics can solve the apparently unsolvable.
This book presents a series of engaging games that seem unsolvable—but can be solved when they are translated into mathematical terms. How can players find their ID cards when the cards are distributed randomly among twenty boxes? By applying the theory of permutations. How can a player guess the color of her own hat when she can only see other players' hats? Hamming codes, which are used in communication technologies. Like magic, mathematics solves the apparently unsolvable. The games allow readers, including university students or anyone with high school–level math, to experience the joy of mathematical discovery.
The authors set up each game, specifying the number of players and props needed, and show readers how mathematical language reveals the problem's underlying structure. They explain the mathematical concepts with many examples, describe the history of the problem, and offer practical advice. Colorful and clever illustrations, featuring a flock of mathematically inclined ravens, help clarify things. All of the games can be presented to an audience; each one runs from sixty to ninety minutes, suitable for seminar presentations or lectures. The authors aim at maintaining mathematical precision while avoiding overly complex notation. Appendixes go into more detail, reviewing frequently used mathematical symbols, providing further information on a range of mathematical concepts, and offering chapter-specific mathematical explanations.
Endorsements
“A book of intriguing problems that are simple to state and yet seem impossible to solve. Each problem has been carefully chosen to illustrate an important mathematical concept. The lucid explanations provide aha moments that connect the problems to key ideas in a wide variety of undergraduate courses. A wonderful book for someone who likes mathematics and likes to be challenged!”
Chris Bernhardt, author of Quantum Computing for Everyone
“This is a fantastic book! It's full of clever and carefully constructed puzzles that will entertain any mathematically curious reader, from novice to expert.”
Richard J. Samworth, Professor of Statistical Science, University of Cambridge

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues need to be figured out, such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability. In addition, we have an overwhelming variety of tools, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, stream or batch processors, and message brokers. What are the right choices for your application? How do you make sense of all these buzzwords?
In this practical and comprehensive guide, author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate this diverse landscape by examining the pros and cons of various technologies for processing and storing data. Software keeps changing, but the fundamental principles remain the same. With this book, software engineers and architects will learn how to apply those ideas in practice, and how to make full use of data in modern applications.
Peer under the hood of the systems you already use, and learn how to use and operate them more effectively
Make informed decisions by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different tools
Navigate the trade-offs around consistency, scalability, fault tolerance, and complexity
Understand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are built
Peek behind the scenes of major online services, and learn from their architectures

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An intriguing look at how past market wisdom can help you survive and thrive during uncertain times
In Wealth, War & Wisdom, legendary Wall Street investor Barton Biggs reveals how the turning points of World War II intersected with market performance, and shows how these lessons can help the twenty-first-century investor comprehend our own perilous times as well as choose the best strategies for the modern market economy.
Through these pages, Biggs skillfully discusses the performance of equities in both victorious and defeated countries, examines how individuals preserved their wealth despite the ongoing battles, and explores whether or not public equities were able to increase in value and serve as a wealth preserver. Biggs also looks at how other assets, including real estate and gold, fared during this dynamic and devastating period, and offers valuable insights on preserving one's wealth for future generations. With clear, concise prose, Biggs
Reveals how the investment insights of truly trying times can be profitably applied to modern day investment endeavors Follows the performance of global markets against the backdrop of World War II Offers many relevant lessons-about life, politics, financial markets, wealth, and survival-that can help you thrive in the face of adversity
Wealth, War & Wisdom contains essential insights that will help you navigate modern financial markets during the uncertain times that will increasingly define this new century.

"Am Golde hängt, zum Golde drängt doch alles" - als Grabbeigabe findet es sich in frühen Kulturen, in Form von Kronjuwelen symbolisiert es Herrschermacht, während des Goldrausches zog es tausende Abenteurer in seinen Bann, in den Goldminen der Welt floriert bis heute das Geschäft der Ausbeuter auf Kosten der Arbeiter und noch bis weit ins 20. Jahrhundert diente es als Garant für Währungsstabilität.
Bernd-Stefan Grewe erläutert in seiner ebenso spannenden wie informativen Globalgeschichte dieses ganz besonderen Elements die politische, wirtschaftliche und kulturelle Bedeutung des Goldes für die Menschheit.