Product Description: Since its foundation in 1964 by the late Cardinal Franz König, PRO ORIENTE (Austria) has focused on the relationships between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Christian Churches. In order to help the various churches of the Syriac tradition and to preserve their unique heritage which is of importance for the whole of Christianity, the Foundation edits the 'PRO ORIENTE Studies in the Syriac Tradition'...read more

Product Description: The present volume includes the papers of the first PRO ORIENTE Colloquium Syriacum, which took place in Salzburg, Austria and concentrated on the Syriac Churches' experiences with Islam. The papers in this volume survey the whole history of these two communities from the times of the Four Caliphs through the Umayyad, Abbasid, and Ottoman periods...read more

Product Description: High-quality software products, customer satisfaction, and project completion within time and cost constraints are success-critical factors in software development practice. Defects can have a major impact on project success. Thus, a major goal is the reduction of defects as early as possible to reduce rework effort and cost...read more

Product Description: Der 1960 entstandene Staatszirkus der DDR wurde besonders durch seine Tierdressuren weltbekannt, die drei Zirkusbetriebe und die zahlreichen Darbietungen gastierten in vielen Ländern sowohl Ost- als auch Westeuropas. Mit der Wiedervereinigung setzte die Abwicklung des Unternehmens ein, die - trotz vieler Versuche zur Privatisierung und damit zum Erhalt dieses Kulturgutes - 1999 ihr unrühmliches Ende fand...read more

Product Description: This text presents the important contribution that visual communication design can make to society, beyond its usual commercial applications. It identifies successful socially orientated projects, demonstrating the human and economic benefits that can be achieved through good communication design...read more