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January 2023

Käpten Kiwi

Kleiner Held für großen Mut

by Barbara Supel, Agata Dobkowska, Joanna Manc

Mit Cape und Propeller-Helm: Käpten Kiwi, der kleine Angstbezwinger Angst vor der Dunkelheit, Monstern oder Fahrradfahren: Der kleine Kiwi weiß genau, wie es ist, wenn Sorgen die Stimmung verdüstern. Eines Tages hat er genug davon, Trübsal zu blasen, und beschließt, stattdessen ein Held zu werden! Mit Cape und Propellerhelm macht sich Kapitän Kiwi auf den Weg, anderen Tieren zu helfen: dem Strauß, der Angst im Dunkeln hat, dem Pfau, der die Schattenmonster fürchtet, dem Flamingo, der sich vor dem Gewitter versteckt. Das klappt auch ganz wunderbar – bis er wieder mit seinen eigenen Ängsten konfrontiert wird. Aber: Freundschaft ist das beste Sicherheitsnetz (nicht nur) für ängstliche Vögel. Neuer, ungewöhnlicher Protagonist: ein kleiner Piepmatz im Superhelden-Look Schöne Reime und niedliche Tiere von Kiwi über Pinguin bis Flamingo Ein Mutmach-Bilderbuch für Kinder ab 4 Jahren Wichtige Themen: Kinderangst, Anderssein und Mut finden

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Humanities & Social Sciences

February 2017

Scottishness and Irishness in New Zealand since 1840

by Angela McCarthy, Andrew Thompson, John M. MacKenzie

This book examines the distinctive aspects that insiders and outsiders perceived as characteristic of Irish and Scottish ethnic identities in New Zealand. When, how, and why did Irish and Scots identify themselves and others in ethnic terms? What characteristics did the Irish and the Scots attribute to themselves and what traits did others assign to them? Did these traits change over time and if so how? Contemporary interest surrounding issues of ethnic identities is vibrant. In countries such as New Zealand, descendants of European settlers are seeking their ethnic origins, spurred on in part by factors such as an ongoing interest in indigenous genealogies, the burgeoning appeal of family history societies, and the booming financial benefits of marketing ethnicities abroad. This fascinating book will appeal to scholars and students of the history of empire and the construction of identity in settler communities, as well as those interested in the history of New Zealand.

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November 2008

Kiwi Paradise

Reise in ein verdammt gelassenes Land

by Petz, Ingo

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Humanities & Social Sciences

April 2023

New Zealand's empire

by Katie Pickles, Catharine Coleborne

This edited collection investigates New Zealand's history as an imperial power, and its evolving place within the British Empire. It revises and expands the history of empire within, to and from New Zealand by looking at the country's spheres of internal imperialism, its relationship with Australia, its Pacific empire and its outreach to Antarctica. The book critically revises our understanding of the range of ways that New Zealand has played a role as an imperial power, including the cultural histories of New Zealand inside the British Empire, engagements with imperial practices and notions of imperialism, the special significance of New Zealand in the Pacific region, and the circulation of ideas of empire both through and inside New Zealand over time. The essays in this volume span social, cultural, political and economic history, and in testing the concept of New Zealand's empire, the contributors take new directions in both historiographical and empirical research.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

October 2010

Scottishness and Irishness in New Zealand since 1840

by Angela McCarthy, Andrew Thompson, John Mackenzie

This book examines the distinctive aspects that insiders and outsiders perceived as characteristic of Irish and Scottish ethnic identities in New Zealand. When, how, and why did Irish and Scots identify themselves and others in ethnic terms? What characteristics did the Irish and the Scots attribute to themselves and what traits did others assign to them? Did these traits change over time and if so how? Contemporary interest surrounding issues of ethnic identities is vibrant. In countries such as New Zealand, descendants of European settlers are seeking their ethnic origins, spurred on in part by factors such as an ongoing interest in indigenous genealogies, the burgeoning appeal of family history societies, and the booming financial benefits of marketing ethnicities abroad. This fascinating book will appeal to scholars and students of the history of empire and the construction of identity in settler communities, as well as those interested in the history of New Zealand. ;

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March 2026

Legacies of British slavery in Australia and New Zealand

by Zoë Laidlaw, Jane Lydon

This book investigates the legacies of British slavery beyond Britain, focusing upon the colonisation of Australia and New Zealand, and explores why this history has been overlooked. After August 1833, when the British Parliament abolished slavery in the British Caribbean, Mauritius and the Cape, the former slave-owners were paid compensation for the loss of their 'property'. New research has begun to show that many beneficiaries had ties to other parts of the British Empire, including the settler colonies of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa. Through a range of case studies, contributors to this collection trace the movement of people, goods, capital, and practices from the Caribbean to the new Australasian settler colonies. Chapters consider a range of places, people and themes to reveal the varied ways that slavery continued to shape imperial relationships, economic networks, and racial labour regimes after 1833.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

October 2021

Religion and life cycles in early modern England

by Caroline Bowden, Emily Vine, Tessa Whitehouse

Religion and life cycles in early modern England assembles scholars working in the fields of history, English literature and art history to further our understanding of the intersection between religion and the life course in the period c. 1550-1800. Featuring chapters on Catholic, Protestant and Jewish communities, it encourages cross-confessional comparison between life stages and rites of passage that were of religious significance to all faiths in early modern England. The book considers biological processes such as birth and death, aspects of the social life cycle including schooling, coming of age and marriage and understandings of religious transition points such as spiritual awakenings and conversion. Through this inclusive and interdisciplinary approach, it seeks to show that the life cycle was not something fixed or predetermined and that early modern individuals experienced multiple, overlapping life cycles.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

March 2017

Rethinking settler colonialism

History and memory in Australia, Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand and South Africa

by Annie Coombes

Rethinking settler colonialism focuses on the long history of contact between indigenous peoples and the white colonial communities who settled in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Canada and South Africa. It interrogates how histories of colonial settlement have been mythologised, narrated and embodied in public culture in the twentieth century (through monuments, exhibitions and images) and charts some of the vociferous challenges to such histories that have emerged over recent years. Despite a shared familiarity with cultural and political institutions, practices and policies amongst the white settler communities, the distinctiveness which marked these constituencies as variously, 'Australian', 'South African', 'Canadian' or 'New Zealander', was fundamentally contingent upon their relationship to and with the various indigenous communities they encountered. In each of these countries these communities were displaced, marginalised and sometimes subjected to attempted genocide through the colonial process. Recently these groups have renewed their claims for greater political representation and autonomy. The essays and artwork in this book insist that an understanding of the political and cultural institutions and practices which shaped settler-colonial societies in the past can provide important insights into how this legacy of unequal rights can be contested in the present. It will be of interest to those studying the effects of colonial powers on indigenous populations, and the legacies of imperial rule in postcolonial societies.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

August 2025

Invoking Empire

Imperial citizenship and Indigenous rights across the British World, 1860–1900

by Darren Reid

Invoking Empire examines the histories of Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand during the transitional decades between 1860-1900, when each gained some degree of self-government yet still remained within the sovereignty of the British Empire. It applies the conceptual framework of imperial citizenship to nine case studies of settlers and Indigenous peoples who lived through these decades to make two main arguments. It argues that colonial subjects adapted imperial citizenship to both support and challenge settler sovereignty, revealing the continuing importance of imperial authority in self-governing settler spaces. It also posits that imperial citizenship was rendered inoperable by a combination of factors in both Britian and the colonies, highlighting the contingency of settler colonialism on imperial governmental structures and challenging teleological assumptions that the rise of settler nation states was an inevitable result of settler self-government.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

December 2022

Distant sisters

Australasian women and the international struggle for the vote, 1880–1914

by James Keating

In the 1890s Australian and New Zealand women became the first in the world to win the vote. Buoyed by their victories, they promised to lead a global struggle for the expansion of women's electoral rights. Charting the common trajectory of the colonial suffrage campaigns, Distant Sisters uncovers the personal and material networks that transformed feminist organising. Considering intimate and institutional connections, well-connected elites and ordinary women, this book argues developments in Auckland, Sydney, and Adelaide-long considered the peripheries of the feminist world-cannot be separated from its glamourous metropoles. Focusing on Antipodean women, simultaneously insiders and outsiders in the emerging international women's movement, and documenting the failures of their expansive vision alongside its successes, this book reveals a more contingent history of international organising and challenges celebratory accounts of fin-de-siècle global connection.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

February 2026

New Labour, new Britain

How the Blair governments reshaped the country

by Glen O’Hara

A bold and balanced re-appraisal of New Labour in power. Rewriting the story of New Labour, Glen O'Hara challenges the prevailing narrative to present a more balanced and positive assessment. New Labour, new Britain is the first book to examine both the intentions behind New Labour's domestic policies and their real-world effects, moving beyond the entrenched left-right debates that have dominated the party's legacy. The period from 1997 to 2007 marked a pivotal moment in modern British history, as New Labour sought to reshape Britain into a more cohesive and forward-thinking society. It saw the rise of socially liberal attitudes and flourishing public services under a government committed to rebuilding and investing in them. Yet New Labour's track record was far from flawless and its legacy remains complicated and contested. Through interviews with key players and rigorous archival research, O'Hara offers a new perspective on Tony Blair's years in power. Painting a fuller picture of New Labour's successes and challenges, he highlights its lasting impact on Britain and offers a thoughtful reassessment of its place in history.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

August 2018

Flight MH17, Ukraine and the new Cold War

by Kees van der Pijl, Radhika Desai, Alan Freeman

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September 1995

Key-Account-Management im Zuliefergeschäft.

Eine theoretische und empirische Untersuchung.

by Götz, Peter

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March 2023

Einfach erklärt - Künstliche Intelligenz - Fake News - Unsere digitale Zukunft

Leicht verständliches Sachbuch über Algorithmen und Probleme digitaler Kommunikation - Für Kinder ab 10 Jahren

by Manfred Theisen, Mo Büdinger

Die Reihe Einfach erklärt hält, was sie verspricht: Hier werden komplexe Themen leicht verständlich aufbereitet und anschaulich illustriert. Kurze Kapitel, eine klare Struktur und der coole Mix aus Fotos und modernen Infografiken helfen Leser*innen ab zehn Jahren, schnell und unkompliziert neues Wissen zu erlangen. So klappt es mit dem Durchblick – garantiert! Was ist ein Algorithmus? Können Maschinen denken? Welche technischen Entwicklungen wird es in der Zukunft geben? Wie entstehen Fake News? Und wie können Staaten und Regierungen all das nutzen, um ihre Bevölkerung zu beeinflussen? Der Autor spannt den Bogen von Algorithmen über den Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz in verschiedenen Bereichen bis hin zum hochaktuellen Thema Propaganda. Durch leicht verständliche Erklärungen und zahlreiche detaillierte Infografiken wird so das Interesse an unserer technischen Zukunft geweckt.

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August 2023

Room for Love 2. Three with a Key

by Laura Labas, Moon Notes

Mit schönem Farbschnitt in der Erstauflage – Lieferung je nach Verfügbarkeit Bronwyn und Nick – Es ist kompliziert. Was denkst du über Friends with Benefits, über Freundschaft plus? Kann klappen, ja, aber nur, wenn die Liebe nicht dazwischen funkt. Das genau scheint bei Bronwyn und Nick das (ziemlich knisternde) Problem zu sein. Die beiden sind seit ihren Kindertagen in Louisiana befreundet, nun sind sie mit ihrer gemeinsamen Freundin Claire nach New York gezogen, raus aus den beengten Verhältnissen in den Südstaaten. Heimlich schlägt Bronwyns Herz schon lange für ihren Freund, den attraktiven Stuntman Nick. Doch ein vor Jahren geschlossener Pakt macht ihre Liebe unmöglich: als Vierzehnjährige schwören sich Bronwyn, Nick und Claire für immer Freunde zu bleiben, ohne andere Gefühle. Nachdem Claire New York wieder verlassen hat und nach Louisiana zurückgegangen ist, bekommen Bronwyn und Nick überraschend eine Einladung zu ihrer Hochzeit. Zurück in der Kleinstadt, in der alles begann, müssen die beiden sich endlich ihren Gefühlen und der Frage stellen: Wagen sie den gefährlichen Sprung von der Freundschaft in die Liebe? Room for Love 2. Three with a Key: Kann aus Freundschaft Liebe werden? Für Fans der New Adult Romane Room for Love von Laura Labas Three with a Key (Band 2) als Fortsetzung von Two in a Room (Band 1) Neue Gefühle zwischen alten Freunden – eine Lovestory, in die du dich verlieben wirst. Deine Lieblings-Tropes Slow Burn, Liebe gegen alle Widerstände und Forbidden Love. Andere Leser*innen liebten die authentischen Figuren der Young Adult Bücher und die intensive Spannung zwischen den Protagonist*innen. Traum-Setting zwischen dem coolen New York und Amerikas schwülen Südstaaten.

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January 2021

Seeland. Per Anhalter zum Strudelschlund

by Anna Ruhe, Max Meinzold

Max will raus aus dem öden Kaff Bittie Cross und seinen Vater finden, der seit Jahren verschwunden ist. Zusammen mit der seltsamen Emma gerät er auf der Suche in eine unglaubliche Welt: Seeland! Hier gibt es Städte auf Stegen und Häuser wie Eisberge, kauzige Pilzsammler, Unterwasserpiraten, freundliche Riesenquallen und echte Meerjungfrauen. Und ausgerechnet in Seeland entdeckt Max eine Spur seines Vaters. Wie kann das sein? Zusammen mit Emma taucht Max ab in das größte Abenteuer seines Lebens.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

January 2026

Protestant missionary children's lives, c.1870-1950

by Hugh Morrison

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May 2021

Distant sisters

by James Keating, Lynn Abrams

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Literature & Literary Studies

July 2021

Worlding the south

by Sarah Comyn, Porscha Fermanis

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September 2016

Elma van Vliet Deine Kindersprüche

Ein Festhaltebuch

by Vliet, Elma van

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Kleiner Held für großen Mut

by Barbara Supel, Agata Dobkowska, Joanna Manc

by Angela McCarthy, Andrew Thompson, John M. MacKenzie

Reise in ein verdammt gelassenes Land

by Petz, Ingo

by Katie Pickles, Catharine Coleborne

by Angela McCarthy, Andrew Thompson, John Mackenzie

by Zoë Laidlaw, Jane Lydon

by Caroline Bowden, Emily Vine, Tessa Whitehouse

History and memory in Australia, Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand and South Africa

by Annie Coombes

Imperial citizenship and Indigenous rights across the British World, 1860–1900

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Australasian women and the international struggle for the vote, 1880–1914

by James Keating

How the Blair governments reshaped the country

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by Kees van der Pijl, Radhika Desai, Alan Freeman

Eine theoretische und empirische Untersuchung.

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Leicht verständliches Sachbuch über Algorithmen und Probleme digitaler Kommunikation - Für Kinder ab 10 Jahren

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