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The ArtsOctober 20174 saints in 3 acts
A snapshot of the American avant-garde in the 1930s
by Patricia Allmer, John Sears
Four Saints in Three Acts by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson was a major avant-garde phenomenon of the 1930s, an experimental opera that nonetheless achieved remarkable popular success. Photography was a key element of that success, but its complex roles in the construction, representation and dissemination of the opera have hitherto received little critical attention. The photographic recording of the all-African American cast in particular affords a unique insight into the complexities of Four Saints in relation to the Harlem Renaissance and the New York avant-gardes of the time. This book, published in collaboration with The Photographers' Gallery, London, presents a wide selection of photographs of the cast, performances, and other material - many images reproduced for the first time - alongside essays by an international range of scholars exploring different aspects of the opera, including dance, fashion, music, and avant-garde writing, as well as photography.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2025The four dimensions of power
Understanding domination, empowerment and democracy
by Mark Haugaard
In this accessible and sophisticated exploration of the nature and workings of social and political power, Haugaard examines the interrelation between domination and empowerment. Building upon the perspectives of Steven Lukes, Michel Foucault, Amy Allen, Hannah Arendt, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu and others, he offers a clear theoretical framework, delineating power in four interrelated dimensions. The first and second dimensions of power entail two different types of social conflict. The third dimension concerns tacit knowledge, uses of truth and reification. Drawing upon genealogical theory and accounts of slavery as social death, the fourth dimension of power concerns the power to create social subjects. The book concludes with an original normative pragmatist power-based account of democracy. Offering lucid and entertaining illustrations of complex theoretical perspectives, this book is essential reading for scholars and activists.
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June 2018Alea Aquarius 4 Teil 2. Die Macht der Gezeiten
by Tanya Stewner, Guido Frommelt, Kay Poppe, Laura Maire, Frank Gustavus, Claudia Carls
Das große Meermädchen-Abenteuer geht weiter – Teil 2 des vierten Bandes! Die Alpha Cru segelt weiter – noch immer auf der Flucht. Sie entwickeln einen Plan um die Unterwasserwelt zu retten, doch auch der teuflische Doktor Orion gibt nicht auf. Werden Alea und ihre Freunde es schaffen ihn zu besiegen? Der zweite Teil des vierten Bandes der Meermädchen-Saga Alea Aquarius von Bestseller-Autorin Tanya Stewner, vielstimmig interpretiert von Hörbuchpreis-Trägerin Laura Maire. Alle Bände der Reihe auch als CD verfügbar: Band 1: Der Ruf des Wassers Band 2: Die Farben des Meeres Band 3: Das Geheimnis der Ozeane Band 4: Die Macht der Gezeiten (Teil 1 und 2) Band 5: Die Botschaft des Regens (Teil 1 und 2) Band 6: Der Fluss des Vergessens (Teil 1 und 2) Band 7: Im Bannkreis des Schwurs (Teil 1 und 2) Band 8: Der Gesang der Wale (Teil 1 und 2) Weitere Geschichten zur Bestseller-Reihe für jüngere Hörer*innen ab 5: Die Magie der Nixen Ein Lied für die Gilfen Weihnachten mit der Alpha Cru Die Kraft der Wasserkobolde Das erste original Song-Album mit der Alpha-Cru-Musik: Alea Aquarius. Die Songs
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Literature & Literary StudiesOctober 2009The four funerals in Beowulf
by Gale Owen-Crocker
It is well known that the old English poem Beowulf begins and ends with funerals and includes the third as a digression part way through. Now, for the first time, a fourth funeral (hitherto disguised as poetic imagery) is identified from archaeological evidence. A detailed analysis of the four funerals establishes their thematic and structural importance, revealing them as pillars around which the poem is built. The poet is revealed as a literate antiquarian of considerable structural skill; one who explores feminist issues, plays with numbers and enjoys a pun; who establishes an ideal then probes its darker side. The author's unique knowledge of Anglo-Saxon culture provides constant surprises and enlightenment. This book will be invaluable to all students of the poem for its fresh and detailed reading, its identification of a coherent structure and its establishment of the integrity of the surviving texts. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesMarch 2014Lordship in four realms
The Lacy family, 1166–1241
by Steve Rigby, Colin Veach
This book examines the rise and fall of the aristocratic Lacy family in England, Ireland, Wales and Normandy. This involves a unique analysis of medieval lordship in action, as well as a re-imagining of the role of English kingship in the western British Isles and a rewriting of seventy-five years of Anglo-Irish history. By viewing the political landscape of Britain and Ireland from the perspective of one aristocratic family, this book produces one of the first truly transnational studies of individual medieval aristocrats. This results in an in-depth investigation of aristocratic and English royal power over five reigns, including during the tumultuous period of King John and Magna Carta. By investigating how the Lacys sought to rule their lands in four distinct realms, this book also makes a major contribution to current debates on lordship and the foundations of medieval European society.
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June 2018Alea Aquarius 4 Teil 2. Die Macht der Gezeiten
by Tanya Stewner, Laura Maire, Guido Frommelt, Jonatan Frieden, Claudia Carls, Frank Gustavus
Das große Meermädchen-Abenteuer geht weiter – Teil 2 des vierten Bandes! Die Alpha Cru segelt weiter – noch immer auf der Flucht. Sie entwickeln einen Plan um die Unterwasserwelt zu retten, doch auch der teuflische Doktor Orion gibt nicht auf. Werden Alea und ihre Freunde es schaffen ihn zu besiegen? Der zweite Teil des vierten Bandes der Meermädchen-Saga Alea Aquarius von Bestseller-Autorin Tanya Stewner, vielstimmig interpretiert von Hörbuchpreis-Trägerin Laura Maire.
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June 2018Alea Aquarius 4 Teil 1. Die Macht der Gezeiten
by Tanya Stewner, Guido Frommelt, Jonatan Frieden, Laura Maire, Frank Gustavus, Claudia Carls
Das große Meermädchen-Abenteuer geht weiter – Teil 1 des vierten Bandes! Auf der Flucht vor Doktor Orion segelt die Alpha Cru nach Norwegen, wo eine Bohrinsel leckgeschlagen ist. Können Alea und die Magischen eine Ölkatastrophe verhindern? Wird sie die Walwanderin treffen und mit den Meerkindern einen Weg finden, die magische Unterwasserwelt vom Virus zu befreien? Der erste Teil des vierten Bandes der Meermädchen-Saga Alea Aquarius von Bestseller-Autorin Tanya Stewner, vielstimmig interpretiert von Hörbuchpreis-Trägerin Laura Maire. Alle Bände der Reihe auch als CD verfügbar: Band 1: Der Ruf des Wassers Band 2: Die Farben des Meeres Band 3: Das Geheimnis der Ozeane Band 4: Die Macht der Gezeiten (Teil 1 und 2) Band 5: Die Botschaft des Regens (Teil 1 und 2) Band 6: Der Fluss des Vergessens (Teil 1 und 2) Band 7: Im Bannkreis des Schwurs (Teil 1 und 2) Band 8: Der Gesang der Wale (Teil 1 und 2) Weitere Geschichten zur Bestseller-Reihe für jüngere Hörer*innen ab 5: Die Magie der Nixen Ein Lied für die Gilfen Weihnachten mit der Alpha Cru Die Kraft der Wasserkobolde Das erste original Song-Album mit der Alpha-Cru-Musik: Alea Aquarius. Die Songs
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Literature & Literary StudiesMay 2018David and Bathsheba
By George Peele
by Mathew R. Martin, David Bevington
David and Bathsheba presents a modernised edition of George Peele's explosive biblical drama about the tangled lives, deadly liaisons, and twisted histories of Ancient Israel's royal family. Martin's critical edition is the first modern single-volume edition of the play since 1912 and opens up this unduly neglected gem of English Renaissance drama to student and scholar alike. The introduction examines such topics as the play's treatment of its biblical and poetic sources, its engagement with Elizabethan politics, and its forceful representations of religious fanaticism, genocide, and sexual violence. Its commentary notes clarify the text's meaning and staging, guide the reader through the play's dramatisation of the turbulent Davidic period of Ancient Israel's history, and place the play in its broader cultural and artistic milieu. Martin's edition aims to encourage new contemporary critical study of Peele's powerful and disturbing drama.
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Literature & Literary StudiesAugust 2022David and Bathsheba
George Peele
by Mathew R. Martin
David and Bathsheba presents a modernised edition of George Peele's explosive biblical drama about the tangled lives, deadly liaisons, and twisted histories of Ancient Israel's royal family. Martin's critical edition is the first modern single-volume edition of the play since 1912 and opens up this unduly neglected gem of English Renaissance drama to student and scholar alike. The introduction examines such topics as the play's treatment of its biblical and poetic sources, its engagement with Elizabethan politics, and its forceful representations of religious fanaticism, genocide, and sexual violence. Its commentary notes clarify the text's meaning and staging, guide the reader through the play's dramatisation of the turbulent Davidic period of Ancient Israel's history, and place the play in its broader cultural and artistic milieu. Martin's edition aims to encourage new contemporary critical study of Peele's powerful and disturbing drama.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJuly 2024Inner empire
Architecture and Imperialism in the British Isles, 1550-1950
by Daniel Maudlin, Alex Bremner
Inner Empire explores the impact of imperial cultures on the landscapes and urban environments of the British Isles from the sixteenth century through to the twentieth century. It asserts that Britain's four-hundred year entanglement with global empire left its mark upon the British Isles as much as it did the wider world. Buildings stood as one of the most conspicuous manifestations of the myriad relationships that Britain maintained with the theory and practice of colonialism in its modern history. Divided into two main sections, the volume's content considers 'internal' colonisation and its infrastructures of control, order, and suppression, alongside wider relationships between architecture, the imperial economy, and cultural identity. Taken together, the essays in this volume present for the first time a coherent analysis of the British Isles as an imperial setting understood through its buildings, spaces, and infrastructure.
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January 2014Olchi-Detektive 4. Im Einsatz der Königin
by Barbara Iland-Olschewski, Erhard Dietl, Wolf Frass, Peter Weis, Patrick Bach, Pia Werfel, Lennardt Krüger, Eva Michaelis, Gerlinde Dillge, Volker Hanisch, Frank Gustavus, Stephanie Kirchberger, Markus Langer, CSC Studio, Erhard Dietl, Erhard Dietl, Frank Gustavus, Frank Gustavus
Hundealarm für die Olchi-Detektive! Um herauszufinden, wer den Hund "Spoon" vergiftet hat, heuert Dumpy als Gärtner bei der Queen an. Denn Spoon ist der Hund der Königin! Als Spoon im Garten einen Silberschatz ausgräbt, macht Paddock sich auf die Suche nach dem Dieb. Band 4 von Erhard Dietls "Die Olchi-Detektive". Hörspiel mit den beliebten Olchi-Sprechern.
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October 2020Emmi & Einschwein 4. Kein Weihnachten ohne Puddingschuhe!
by Anna Böhm, Anna Schudt, Emmi und Einschwein, Susanne Göhlich
Einschweins erstes Weihnachten soll besonders toll werden! Doch kaum haben Emmi und Einschwein ihren Wunschzettel abgeschickt, kriegen sie ihn korrigiert zurück. Was ist bloß mit Wunschzettel-Wichtel Wuschel los? Er ist spurlos verschwunden, und die anderen Wichtel sind ganz aufgeregt deswegen. Auch Einschwein sorgt sich um Wuschel und zaubert im ungünstigsten Moment Puddingschuhe. Mutig setzt Emmi alles daran, damit Einschwein trotz allem sein fabelhaftes erstes Weihnachten bekommt!
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Children's & YATerra (4). Afterglow
by Jennifer Alice Jager
Humankind’s battle against Nature is entering its decisive stage. Once more the explosive showdown of the apocalyptic TERRA series keeps the reader in breathless suspense. Humanity appears to be on the brink of destruction. Vast areas of land have been wiped off the face of the Earth, vegetation has reconquered its living space, but Terra Mater has by no means finished with the human bacillus. The hate-filled spirit of Nature that is claiming Younes’ body for itself, and wants to see all humans destroyed, gives him undreamt-of powers, but it also threatens to set him, his little sister and Chloe against one another. But there is even more at stake: if Younes and the other children from his visions (he had dreams about the other kids) do not stop Terra Mater soon from fulfilling her plans, every single human being will disappear from the planet. In order to prevent that from happening, they must come face to face with raging Mother Earth, and must not only conquer their fear but must also look Death in the eye.
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October 2019Alea Aquarius 5 Teil 2. Die Botschaft des Regens
by Tanya Stewner, Guido Frommelt, Tanya Stewner, Jonatan Frieden, Laura Maire, Frank Gustavus, Claudia Carls
Bleib du selbst und schütze, was du liebst! Nachdem sie den Fängen von Doktor Orion knapp entkommen sind, setzt die Alpha Cru auf der Suche nach Aleas Mutter die Segel in Richtung Frankreich. Bei einem Tauchgang rettet Alea den bewusstlosen Nixenprinz Cassaras aus dem Ärmelkanal. Durch giftigen Dünger hat sich dort eine Todeszone ohne Sauerstoff ausgebreitet. Alea ist fassungslos! Ob sie mithilfe ihrer Mutter und ihrer Freunde der Rettung der Meerwelt einen Schritt näher kommen kann? Der erste Teil des fünften Bandes der Meermädchen-Saga. Alle Bände der Reihe auch als CD verfügbar: Band 1: Der Ruf des Wassers Band 2: Die Farben des Meeres Band 3: Das Geheimnis der Ozeane Band 4: Die Macht der Gezeiten (Teil 1 und 2) Band 5: Die Botschaft des Regens (Teil 1 und 2) Band 6: Der Fluss des Vergessens (Teil 1 und 2) Band 7: Im Bannkreis des Schwurs (Teil 1 und 2) Band 8: Der Gesang der Wale (Teil 1 und 2) Weitere Geschichten zur Bestseller-Reihe für jüngere Hörer*innen ab 5: Die Magie der Nixen Ein Lied für die Gilfen Weihnachten mit der Alpha Cru Die Kraft der Wasserkobolde Das erste original Song-Album mit der Alpha-Cru-Musik: Alea Aquarius. Die Songs
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Children's & YAThe Little Moody Monster (2). A Four-Legged Visitor
by Julia Boehme/ Franziska Harvey
Hurray! Moritz can look after Grandma’s dog Charly because she’s going on holiday. So at last Moritz has a pet of his own, even if it’s only for a few days. Milo, Moritz’s new friend, is also wild about Charly. There’s only one creature who is not at all pleased, and that’s the Moody Monster. Until Charly suddenly disappears…
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Humanities & Social SciencesNovember 2007EU security governance
by Emil Kirchner, James Sperling
EU security governance assesses the effectiveness of the EU as a security actor. The book has two distinct features. Firstly, it is the first systematic study of the different economic, political and military instruments employed by the EU in the performance of four different security functions. The book demonstrates that the EU has emerged as an important security actor, not only in the non-traditional areas of security, but increasingly as an entity with force projection capabilities. Secondly, the book represents an important step towards redressing conceptual gaps in the study of security governance, particularly as it pertains to the European Union. The book links the challenges of governing Europe's security to the changing nature of the state, the evolutionary expansion of the security agenda, and the growing obsolescence of the traditional forms and concepts of security cooperation. ;
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The ArtsJune 2017Popular television drama
Critical perspectives
by Jonathan Bignell, Stephen Lacey
Popular television drama: critical perspectives' is a collection of essays examining landmark programmes of the last forty years, from 'Doctor Who' to 'The Office', and from 'The Demon Headmaster' to 'Queer As Folk'. Contributions from prominent academics focus on the full range of popular genres, from sitcoms to science fiction, gothic horror and children's drama, and challenge received wisdom by reconsidering how British television drama can be analysed. Each section is preceded by an introduction in which the editors discuss how the essays address existing problems in the field and also suggest new directions for study. The book is split into three sections, addressing the enduring appeal of popular genres, the notion of 'quality' in television drama, and analysing a range of programmes past and present. Popular television drama: critical perspectives will be of interest to students and researchers in many academic disciplines that study television drama. Its breadth and focus on popular programmes will also appeal to those interested in the shows themselves.
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April 2017Animox 2. Das Auge der Schlange
by Aimée Carter, Peter Kaempfe, Maren Illinger, Animox, Frank Gustavus, Frauke Schneider
Packend und actionreich: Die Tierwandler sind unter uns! Eben noch ein normaler Junge, jetzt an der Animox-Akademie: Der 12-jährige Simon kann sich in mächtige Tiere verwandeln und steckt mitten im Kampf zwischen den fünf Tierreichen. Mit seinen Freunden begibt er sich auf die gefährliche Suche nach den verschollenen Stücken der Waffe des Beast Kings, dem legendären Anführer aller Tierreiche. In einer Schlangengrube wird Simon fündig. Doch das Abenteuer geht weiter! Neue Abenteuer aus der geheimnisvollen Akademie und vom Kampf um Gut und Böse! Mitreißend gelesen von Peter Kaempfe. Alle fünf Bände sind als autorisierte Lesefassungen verfügbar: Band 1: Das Heulen der Wölfe Band 2: Das Auge der Schlange Band 3: Die Stadt der Haie Band 4: Der Biss der Schwarzen Witwe Band 5: Der Flug des Adlers Der Kampf um die Welt der Animox geht weiter, mit der Nachfolge-Reihe »Die Erben der Animox«: Band 1: Die Beute des Fuchses Band 2: Das Gift des Oktopus Band 3: Der Kampf des Elefanten Band 4: Die Täuschung des Kaimanen (Februar 2023) Band 5: Die Rache des Tigers (Dezember 2023)
