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Humanities & Social SciencesMarch 2017Britain in China
by Robert Bickers
This is a study of Britain's presence in China both at its peak, and during its inter-war dissolution in the face of assertive Chinese nationalism and declining British diplomatic support. Using archival materials from China and records in Britain and the United States, the author paints a portrait of the traders, missionaries, businessmen, diplomats and settlers who constituted "Britain-in-China", challenging our understanding of British imperialism there. Bickers argues that the British presence in China was dominated by urban settlers whose primary allegiance lay not with any grand imperial design, but with their own communities and precarious livelihoods. This brought them into conflict not only with the Chinese population, but with the British imperial government. The book also analyzes the formation and maintenance of settler identities, and then investigates how the British state and its allies brought an end to the reign of freelance, settler imperialism on the China coast. At the same time, other British sectors, missionary and business, renegotiated their own relationship with their Chinese markets and the Chinese state and distanced themselves from the settler British.
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June 2002Das große Roald-Dahl-Lesebuch
Das Wundermittel / Die Zwicks stehen kopf / Die Giraffe, der Peli und ich
by Dahl, Roald / Illustriert von Blake, Quentin
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Humanities & Social SciencesNovember 2023Understanding baby loss
by Kate Reed, Julie Ellis, Elspeth Whitby
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January 2010Der geheime Garten. Mit einem Vorwort von Sophie Dahl
Arena Kinderbuch-Klassiker
by Hodgson Burnett, Frances / Einleitung von Dahl, Sophie
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June 1985Ich, Kaiser von China
Ein Selbstporträt des Kangxi-Kaisers. Aus dem Englischen von Stefan B. Polter
by Jonathan D. Spence, Stefan B. Polter
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The ArtsOctober 2024Mexican muralist, international Marxist
David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1941–74
by Curtis Swope
David Alfaro Siqueiros was perhaps the most important communist painter of the twentieth century. This book, the first sustained engagement with Siqueiros's work in the English language, focuses on the artist's late murals, which are both aesthetically innovative and politically provocative. It places Siqueiros in an international context, revealing that the dogmatism he has been charged with was in reality a complex phenomenon. It provided a foundation for - rather than an obstacle to - his efforts to create an art embedded in the day-to-day concerns and theoretical debates of the world-wide mass movement he saw himself as a part of.
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Teaching, Language & ReferenceOctober 2023Conceptualising China through translation
by James St André
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Humanities & Social SciencesAugust 2021The Red and the Black
The Russian Revolution and the Black Atlantic
by David Featherstone, Christian Høgsbjerg
The Russian Revolution of 1917 was not just a world-historical event in its own right, but also struck powerful blows against racism and imperialism, and so inspired many black radicals internationally. This edited collection explores the implications of the creation of the Soviet Union and the Communist International for black and colonial liberation struggles across the African diaspora. It examines the critical intellectual influence of Marxism and Bolshevism on the current of revolutionary 'black internationalism' and analyses how 'Red October' was viewed within the contested articulations of different struggles against racism and colonialism. Challenging European-centred understandings of the Russian Revolution and the global left, The Red and the Black offers new insights on the relations between Communism, various lefts and anti-colonialisms across the Black Atlantic - including Garveyism and various other strands of Pan-Africanism. The volume makes a major and original intellectual contribution by making the relations between the Russian Revolution and the Black Atlantic central to debates on questions relating to racism, resistance and social change.
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PsychologyPaul and the Red Balloon
A Book for Children Who Want to Become Courageous and Find New Friends
by Franziska Meister, Felix Hamacher, Stephan Weingarten
The story is about Paul, who feels very lonely and has no real friends. He spends his time playing with beetles and other insects and is not comfortable asking other children if they want to play with him. He thinks of himself as boring and believes that the other children find him rather peculiar. A red balloon changes his attitude and makes him dare to do things he had never thought possible. The aim of this book is to make it easier for affected children to understand their current situation. They are taught that they are not alone and how to overcome their fears. The book provides parents, siblings and therapists of children who have social anxiety with important information about the emotional disorder along with practical tasks and exercises. For: • children (ages 6–12) who suffer from the fear of isolation• parents, relatives• therapists
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April 2019Crimson Lake
Thriller | Vorlage zur Mini-Serie »Troppo«
by Candice Fox, Thomas Wörtche, Andrea O’Brien
12.46 Uhr: Die dreizehnjährige Claire Bingley steht alleine an einer Bushaltestelle. 12.47 Uhr: Ted Conkaffey hält mit seinem Wagen neben ihr. 12.52 Uhr: Das Mädchen ist verschwunden … Sechs Minuten – mehr braucht es nicht, um das Leben von Detective Ted Conkaffey vollständig zu ruinieren. Die Anklage gegen ihn wird zwar aus Mangel an Beweisen fallengelassen, doch alle Welt glaubt zu wissen, dass einzig und allein er es gewesen ist, der Claire entführt hat. Um der gesellschaftlichen Ächtung zu entgehen, zieht sich der Ex-Cop nach Crimson Lake, einer Kleinstadt im Norden Australiens, zurück. Dort trifft er Amanda Pharrell, die ganz genau weiß, was es heißt, Staatsfeind Nr. 1 zu sein. Vor Jahren musste sie wegen angeblichen Mordes ins Gefängnis. Nun tun sich die beiden Außenseiter zusammen und arbeiten als Privatdetektive. Ihr Fall: Ein berühmter Schriftsteller mit Doppelleben und kaputter Familie ist verschwunden, die örtliche Polizei behindert die Arbeit der beiden mit harschen Methoden. Dann platzt das Inkognito von Conkaffey, die Medien erzeugen Hysterie. Lynchstimmung macht sich breit. Während er den Fall seiner neuen Partnerin wieder aufrollt und sie versucht, ihn zu entlasten, nimmt der Fall des Schriftstellers überraschende Wendungen …
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Biography & True StoriesFebruary 2024Revolutionary lives of the Red and Black Atlantic since 1917
by David Featherstone, Christian Høgsbjerg, Alan Rice
Revolutionary lives of the Red and Black Atlantic brings to light the life histories of a wide range of radical figures whose political activity in relation to the black liberation struggle was profoundly shaped by the global impact and legacy of the Russian Revolution of October 1917. The volume introduces new perspectives on the intellectual trajectories of well-known figures and critical activists including C. L. R. James, Paul Robeson, Walter Rodney and Grace P. Campbell. This biographical approach brings a vivid and distinctive lens to bear on how racialised social and political worlds were negotiated and experienced by these revolutionary figures, and on historic black radical engagements with left political movements, in the wake of the Russian Revolution.
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June 2022Ruby Fairygale - Der verbotene Zauber (Band 5)
by Kira Gembri
Ruby Fairygale – The Forbidden Spell (Vol. 5) An exciting feel-good fantasy – come and enter Ruby's world! Ruby Fairygale lives with her grandma on a small stormy island near the coast of Ireland, where they look after animals. But they have a big secret: they know about the magical mythical creatures on the island and they help them whenever they are ill.What happens in Volume 5:Since Noah has been away at boarding school in California, Ruby misses him a lot. Patch Island just isn't the same without him. When Noah doesn't check in for a long time, Ruby is concerned that something has happened to him. The fairy Felicity helps her to use a secret spell to create portals to places outside Ireland. But the forbidden spell goes wrong and when they finally get to California, Noah no longer remembers who Ruby is. The night elf Nocturno put a spell on Noah to make him forget everything magical, because he wants to strictly separate the fairy and human worlds.Ruby tries to free Noah from the spell, but Nocturno attacks her. They are saved by the High Council, and it is decided that the portals will be sealed and Noah, who regains his memories, is allowed to return to Patch Island.• Trend location Ireland & fairies• Feel-good fantasy for kids• Strong female protagonist• Bestselling series, selected for "Shoot the Book" at Cannes Film Festival 2021
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Humanities & Social SciencesNo Saturday without Red Jelly
by Elizaveta Tusheva, Chiara Battisti, Luisa Mohme, Franziska Roth
Wim the Raccoon is a happy guy; he lives in the forest with Hector the Hare, and they have a great time together. But then Wim changes. He becomes sad and gloomy, and Hector doesn’t know what’s wrong with him. The hare goes to look for help and meets Dr Owl, an expert in invisible illnesses. With Dr Owl’s help, Wim the Raccoon starts to enjoy life again. This book explains to children and their parents different mental illnesses, how to recognize them, and how and where to get help. As well as important information, the children’s book also provides practical tasks and exercises. For:• children of primary school age(between 6 and 12) who come intocontact with a mental disorder andtheir parents• relatives and therapists
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Children's & YAMarch 2022Ruby Fairygale und die Insel der Magie (Erstlese-Reihe, Band 1)
Fantasy-Abenteuer mit Ruby Fairygale ab 7 Jahren
by Marlene Jablonski, Kira Gembri / illustrated by Verena Körting
Ruby Fairygale and the Island of Magic Ruby Fairygale's first adventure - lovingly and excitingly told, with many atmospheric illustrations• Feel-good fantasy for Story Time, Early Readers and Fans of "Ruby Fairygale"!• Written by Marlene Jablonski (“Liliane Susewind” Chapter book series), based on a synopsis by Kira Gembri• Strong female protagonist and lovingly developed characters, with a high sympathy factor8-year-old Ruby Fairygale lives on a small island near the west coast of Ireland. After school, she always helps her grandmother, who works as a veterinarian. But the two of them have a big secret: they know that there are not only animals on the island, but also magical mythical creatures that need their help.Summer vacation at last! Now Ruby can spend the whole day helping her grandma. The two of them not only take care of animals, but also fairies, goblins and other mythical creatures! It's not easy to keep this secret - especially from Briana, the most unfriendly girl in Ruby's class. When Bri's father's fishing nets are destroyed, Briana suspects a pack of seals and is determined to drive them away. But Ruby suspects that something else is behind this. Something completely magical ... And indeed: a little mermaid had become entangled in the fishing net! Can Ruby still stop Bri without revealing her secret?
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Children's & YAJuly 2022Ruby Fairygale und das Geheimnis aus der Feenwelt (Erstlese-Reihe, Band 2)
Fantasy-Abenteuer mit Ruby Fairygale ab 7 Jahren
by Kira Gembri / Marlene Jablonski
Ruby Fairygale and the Secret from Fairy World
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August 2022Flower Notes
Ein Blumenjournal | Mit den besten Tipps und Tricks für den eigenen Blumengarten von der gefeierten Blumenexpertin und -influencerin Jora Dahl
by Jora Dahl, Marion Rekersdrees
Wer träumt nicht davon: Durch den eigenen Garten zu streifen, wo es überall blüht und duftet, dabei einen ganzen Arm voll Blumen zu schneiden, die Wohnung mit üppigen Bouquets zu füllen – und damit nicht nur die eigene Umgebung schöner, sondern auch die Welt ein bisschen besser zu machen. Denn Blumen aus dem eigenen Garten oder Balkonkasten sind nicht nur die schönsten, sondern auch besonders nachhaltig. Blumenexpertin Jora Dahl zeigt, wie es geht: in ihrem Blumenjournal verrät sie – nach Monaten gegliedert – die besten Tipps und Tricks für den eigenen Blumengarten, von der Anzucht über die Pflege und das Arrangement von Schnittblumen. In wenigen Monaten zum eigenen Schnittblumengarten – von der gefeierten Blumenexpertin und -influencerin Jora Dahl, mit den hinreißenden Illustrationen von Marion Rekersdrees.
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