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Literature & Literary StudiesJuly 2008States of suspense
The nuclear age, postmodernism and United States fiction and prose
by Daniel Cordle
When the atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, it precipitated a nuclear age that shaped the Cold War and post-Cold War periods. States of suspense is about the representation of this nuclear age in United States literature from 1945-2005. The profound psychological and cultural impact of living in anticipation of the Bomb is apparent not only in end-of-the-world fantasies, but also in mainstream and postmodern literature. This book traces the ways in which key motifs - the fragility of reality; the fear of closure; the inadequacies of language to represent the world - move between nuclear and postmodern cultures of the Cold War era. Taking three symbolically threatened environments - the home, the city, the planet - the book explores their recasting as 'nuclear places' in literature, and shows how these nuclear concerns resonate with those of other cultures. States of suspense will be of interest to students and scholars of American literature, and postmodern and technological culture. It will also be interest to those more generally intrigued by the cultural fallout of the nuclear age. ;
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March 2010Alfred Hitchcock
by Thilo Wydra
»Die Leute glauben, ich sei ein Monster.« A. H. Alfred Hitchcock: Ein Name, der zu einer Marke wurde. Jeder scheint ihn zu kennen, sein gezeichnetes Profil, seine exzentrischen Cameo-Auftritte in den eigenen Filmen. Und dennoch bleibt der weltweit populärste Filmregisseur als Mensch ein Unbekannter. Angst und Phobien bestimmten das Leben und Arbeiten des scheuen »Master of Suspense«, der mit Vertigo, Psycho oder Die Vögel zeitlose Meisterwerke der Filmgeschichte schuf.
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August 2005Die politische Suspension des Ethischen
by Slavoj Žižek, Jens Hagestedt
In seinem neuen Buch unterzieht Slavoj Æiæek die derzeit prominenten Ethiken einer fundamentalen Kritik: Er setzt sich mit den Entwürfen u. a. von Judith Butler, Frederic Jameson, Emmanuel Lévinas, Ernesto Laclau, Chantal Mouffe, Michael Hardt/Antonio Negri und Jacques Rancière auseinander und zeigt, wie das Politische das Ethische zu eliminieren droht. Gleichzeitig unternimmt er eine Standortbestimmung linken Denkens, das sich weder von der Realpolitik noch vom ethischen Anspruch trennen lassen möchte.
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Children's & YAAugust 2020Cryptos
by Poznanski, Ursula
Where do we go when Nowhere is the only destination left? Kerrybrook is Jana‘s favourite virtual escape. An idyllic fishing village with beautiful nature and, every now and then, a breeze of fresh air from the nearby sea. Jana, is this world‘s designer and person in power, she’s satisfied with her masterpiece. Best job so far. Until one day, a dead body is found, in both, ’Virtual Reality‘ and the real world. In times of climate change, VR is the only safe place for humankind. That‘s why Jana needs to solve the crime, she’s responsible for stopping the destruction. • CliFi Thriller (Climate Fiction): Climate change & virtual reality • For fans of Black Mirror (Netflix) • All age readers • Strong, female protagonist • Highly relevant topic WHITE RAVENS recommendation (2021): "In the not too distant future, the world is an inhospitable place: droughts, storms, floods. That’s why world designers construct »alternative realities«, such as landscapes populated by dinosaurs, life at court in the Middle Ages, and surfing and chilling out on a beach. People can switch between these worlds at will and, when they die there, they are not truly dead; instead, they merely return to the »real world« – same as at night when they sleep. Then they are reunited with their body, which is lying inside a capsule. In »Cryptos«, Ursula Poznanski pulls out all the stops of storytelling: She embeds numerous references to human and intellectual history in an action-packed and extremely suspenseful thriller plot. In the process, she raises central existential and ontological questions that result from the interplay between the real and the virtual worlds. This complex dystopian novel is narrated in such an enjoyable way that readers will hardly notice their brains going into overdrive as they devour it."
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December 2017Ohne Pause
Drei Stücke: Hausputz / Begegnung / Beerdigung
by Nádas, Péter / Übersetzt von Rakusa, Ilma
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October 1999Ohne Pause
Drei Stücke: Hausputz / Begegnung / Beerdigung
by Nádas, Péter / Deutsch Rakusa, Ilma
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May 2003Break fee-Vereinbarungen.
Eine Untersuchung von Vereinbarungen für den Fall des Scheiterns einer M&A-Transaktion. Konzern, Konzernrecht und Konzernfinanzierung, Teil XII. Hrsg. von Walther Hadding / Uwe H. Schneider.
by Guinomet, Pascal / Herausgegeben von Hadding, Walther; Herausgegeben von Schneider, Uwe H.
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MusicDecember 2016Partners in suspense
Critical essays on Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock
by Edited by Steven Rawle, Kevin J. Donnelly
This volume of new, spellbinding essays explores the tense relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann, featuring new perspectives on their collaboration. Featuring essays by leading scholars of Hitchcock's work, including Richard Allen, Charles Barr, Murray Pomerance, Sidney Gottlieb and Jack Sullivan, the collection examines the working relationship between the pair and the contribution that Herrmann's work brings to Hitchcock's idiom. Examining key works, including The Man Who Knew Too Much, Psycho, Marnie and Vertigo, the essays explore approaches to sound, music, collaborative authorship and the distinctive contribution that Herrmann's work with Hitchcock brought to this body of films, examining the significance, meanings, histories and enduring legacies of one of film history's most important partnerships. By engaging with the collaborative work of Hitchcock and Herrmann, the book explores the ways in which film directors and composers collaborate, how this collaboration is experienced in the film text, and the ways in which such partnerships inspire later work.
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January 1998Die 90-Sekunden-Pause
Erholung und Energie, wann immer Sie sie brauchen
by Herkert, Rolf
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April 2003Office-Break
Wellness-Pause im Büro: Regeneration & Energie (mit 7 x 7-Minuten-Programm)
by Traczinski, Christa G.
