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      • Martini Maria Cristina | MMC Edizioni

        MMC EDIZIONI is a publishing house based in Rome.Born in 2001 as a generalist, along the time it has specialized almost exclusively in non-fiction, dedicated in particular (but not only) to the city of Rome.The main series, called "A walk with history" offers an alternative vision of the city through the historical reconnaissance and analysis of some of its urban furnishings that are not taken into consideration such as small fountains, clocks, inscriptions, sacred shrines, plaques. This series stands out for a particular graphic style and for the abundance of photographs, specially made for these books.Other series on Rome are instead dedicated to in-depth studies on specific historical and customs themes, or on the mysterious aspects of the city that also reveal its dark side.In the MMC catalogue are other non-fiction books on topics such as Music, Interculture, Anthropology and a series of stories for children encouraging solidarity, non-violence and respect for the environment

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2017

        From Jack Tar to Union Jack

        Representing naval manhood in the British Empire, 1870–1918

        by Mary A. Conley

        Jack Tar to Union Jack examines the intersection between empire, navy, and manhood in British society from 1870 to 1918. Through analysis of sources that include courts-martial cases, sailors' own writings, and the HMS Pinafore, Conley charts new depictions of naval manhood during the Age of Empire, a period which witnessed the radical transformation of the navy, the intensification of imperial competition, the democratisation of British society, and the advent of mass culture. Jack Tar to Union Jack argues that popular representations of naval men increasingly reflected and informed imperial masculine ideals in Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Conley shows how the British Bluejacket as both patriotic defender and dutiful husband and father stood in sharp contrast to the stereotypic image of the brave but bawdy tar of the Georgian navy. This book will be essential reading for students of British imperial history, naval and military history, and gender studies.

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        March 2005

        Russische Bücher

        Erzählungen

        by Jagoda Marinic

        »Jeder neue Verlust wiegt schwerer als der letzte, geht eine Schicht tiefer.«Und um Verlust geht es in diesem Buch. Ob es nun eine Frau ist, die, weil ihre erste Liebe wiederkehrt, die Illusion einer glücklichen Ehe aufgeben muß, oder eine andere, die meint, dem Handeln aus dem Weg gehen zu können, indem sie sich einen Schutzschild aus Angst vor den Körper hält, oder ob es Hannah und Jonás sind, ein Zwillingspaar aus dem Hinterland Dalmatiens, deren Vater auf einer Bohrinsel verunglückt, noch bevor die beiden ihn wirklich kennengelernt haben.All diese Figuren eint die Suche nach dem wirklichen Leben. Doch erst, als sie vom Suchen ablassen, begegnen sie einander wirklich, »nicht aus Notwehr, nicht als Mittel wider die Verlassenheit, sondern trotz der Verlassenheit«.In drei Erzählungen schreibt Jagoda Marinic von Momenten, vor denen man sprachlos bleibt, von Menschen, die leben und sich begegnen möchten, und auch von dem, was sie daran hindert. Der Blick dieser Autorin liegt auf dem Unsichtbaren, auf dem, was uns in rätselhafter Weise prägt. Warum der Titel? In russischen Büchern hätte ein Mädchen, das in Kroatien groß geworden ist, seine Pflichtlektüre gefunden, es wären ihre Geschichten geworden, groß genug für die Phantasie, schmerzhaft genug für das Leben.

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        The Arts
        January 2019

        Jack Clayton

        by Neil Sinyard

        In François Truffaut's opinion The Innocents was 'the best English film after Hitchcock goes to America'. Tennessee Williams said of The Great Gatsby: 'a film whose artistry even surpassed the original novel'. The maker of both films was Jack Clayton, one of the finest English directors of the post-war era and perhaps best remembered for the trail-blazing Room at the Top which brought a new sexual frankness and social realism to the British screen. This is the first full-length critical study of Clayton's work. The author has been able to consult and quote from the director's own private papers which illuminate Clayton's creative practices and artistic intentions. In addition to fresh analyses of the individual films, the book contains new material on Clayton's many unrealised projects and valuably includes his previously unpublished short story 'The Enchantment' - as poignant and revealing as the films themselves. This is a personal and fascinating account of the career and achievement of an important, much-loved director that should appeal to students and film enthusiasts.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        April 2022

        A new naval history

        by Quintin Colville, James Davey, Katherine Parker, Elaine Chalus, Evan Wilson, Barbara Korte, Cicely Robinson, Cindy McCreery, Ellie Miles, Mary A. Conley, Jonathan Rayner, Daniel Spence, Emma Hanna, Ulrike Zimmerman, Max Jones, Jan Rüger

        A New Naval History brings together the most significant and interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary naval history. The last few decades have witnessed a transformation in how this field is researched and understood and this volume captures the state of a field that continues to develop apace. It examines - through the prism of naval affairs - issues of nationhood and imperialism; the legacy of Nelson; the socio-cultural realities of life in ships and naval bases; and the processes of commemoration, journalism and stage-managed pageantry that plotted the interrelationship of ship and shore. This bold and original publication will be essential for undergraduate and postgraduate students of naval and maritime history. Beyond that, though, it marks an important intervention into wider historiographies that will be read by scholars from across the spectrum of social history, cultural studies and the analysis of national identity.

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        March 2008

        Franz Josef und ich

        oder Liebe auf den zweiten Blick

        by Fried, Amelie; Ludin, Marine

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        April 2012

        Maritime Sicherheit im Bundesstaat.

        Kompetenzrechtliche Herausforderungen auf dem Weg zu einer Deutschen Küstenwache.

        by Wahlen, Dierk

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        September 2016

        Wir leben alle unter demselben Himmel

        Die fünf Weltreligionen für Kinder

        by Mai, Manfred / Illustriert von Ludin, Marine

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        January 1997

        Ferne Nähe

        Briefe und Erinnerungen 1939-1945

        by Braach, Mile; Forchhammer, Bergit

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        August 2000

        Walter Benjamin als Zeitgenosse Bertolt Brechts

        Eine paradoxe Beziehung zwischen Nähe und Ferne

        by Yun, Mi A

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        February 2017

        Oceania under steam

        Sea transport and the cultures of colonialism, c. 1870–1914

        by Frances Steel

        The age of steam was the age of Britain's global maritime dominance, the age of enormous ocean liners and human mastery over the seas. The world seemed to shrink as timetabled shipping mapped out faster, more efficient and more reliable transoceanic networks. But what did this transport revolution look like at the other end of the line, at the edge of empire in the South Pacific? Through the historical example of the largest and most important regional maritime enterprise - the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand - Frances Steel eloquently charts the diverse and often conflicting interests, itineraries and experiences of commercial and political elites, common seamen and stewardesses, and Islander dock workers and passengers. Drawing on a variety of sources, including shipping company archives, imperial conference proceedings, diaries, newspapers and photographs, this book will appeal to cultural historians and geographers of British imperialism, scholars of transport and mobility studies, and historians of New Zealand and the Pacific.

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