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In Leben und Werk Wolfgang Hildesheimers kommt England der Status eines Kulturtopos zu, der in bestimmten Lebensphasen prominent, in anderen verschleiert in Erscheinung trat. Der Einfluss englischsprachiger Autoren prägte Hildesheimers Schaffen – von Shakespeare, Shaw,...
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In a globalized world, discussions about migration and (inter)cultural identity call for a thorough analysis of the way in which people shape their cultural self-understanding. A comprehensive insight into these themes requires a study of the long-term development of...
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Europa hat zwei dominante Flüsse: den Rhein und die Donau. Über den Rhein hinweg konnte sich die deutsch-französische Verständigung nach 1945 entwickeln, während die Donau vom Eisernen Vorhang lange Zeit betroffen war. Das hat sich nun verändert: begann die europäische...
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Dieser Sammelband präsentiert eine Auswahl der Vorträge, die im Rahmen des 2. Studierendenkongresses der Komparatistik an der Universität Bonn gehalten wurden. Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaften sind ohne das Spannungsfeld Literatur und Mythos nicht denkbar. Mythische...
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Der Sammelband ist das Ergebnis eines bilateralen, polnisch-österreichischen Projekts und setzt sich zum Ziel, die Ästhetisierung und Diskursivierung von Generationskonzepten und -erfahrungen im Rahmen der österreichischen Literatur zu orten. Das zeitliche und...
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Siho and Naga are the most powerful mythological figures in Lao tradition manifested in their textiles. This book focuses on the history and culture of the creators of exquisitely hand woven fabrics that have attracted textile connoisseurs all over the world. The study...
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Mit diesem Buch legt der Autor die erste umfassende Untersuchung über Geschichte und aktuelle Formationen der Pashtunen beiderseits der Durand-Line vor. Die Arbeit zeigt auf, wie sich weite Teile der segmentären pashtunischen Gesellschaften im Verlauf einer...
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Julia Franck, winner of the 2007 German Book Prize for Die Mittagsfrau (The Blind Side of the Heart), puts the experience of women – and mothers – at the core of her novels and short stories. This study, the first book exclusively about Franck, addresses the various...
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Das Thema Unternehmensgründung durch Zugewanderte fand in der Schweiz bisher wenig Beachtung. Migrantinnen und Migranten wurden vor allem im Rahmen der Gastarbeiterwanderung der Nachkriegszeit und der Asylzuwanderung untersucht, wobei in diesen Gruppen wenig potenzielle...
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How should we approach cultural diversity in the workplace? Multinational corporations, transnational project teams and glocalised production and distribution processes raise challenging issues for communication and PR professionals. The complex nature of these...
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This book examines the great variety of experiences of the German people at the end of World War II, beginning with the frightening bombings, the passage of armies, the imprisonment of soldiers and civilians, the troop occupation of each of five separate zones, plus...
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From 1929 to 1952 Mexico underwent a period of intense nationalism as the state, newly emerging from the Mexican Revolution, sought to legitimize itself, consolidate its institutions, and promote economic growth. As a consequence, these years also witnessed a fervent...
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Long before the political mass-murders witnessed in the present century, western Europe experienced another kind of holocaust – the witch-hunts of the early modern period. Condemned of flying through the air, changing into animals, and worshipping the Devil, over a...
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Throughout the world, development policies have made great strides in addressing the structural inequalities that have traditionally characterized and divided world regions. Nonetheless, many development challenges remain, in part because effective governance strategies...
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This book examines the salience and role of ethno-national identities of young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina fifteen years after the end of the Bosnian War. The underlying argument is that ethno-national identities and boundaries in Bosnia are not constituted and...
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This book provides not only an understanding and appreciation of Georg von Albrecht’s musical art, but also links his compositional approach to a broader historical and theoretical context. The significance of the study lies in the discovery of a «missing historical...
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The underdevelopment of agriculture was an important subject during the negotiations for Romania’s accession to the European Union.The problem of backwardness in rural areas is, however, far from new and during the twentieth century several agrarian reforms attempted to...
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Ausgangspunkt der Abhandlung ist die Außen- und Binnenmigration in der Europäischen Union. Der Verfasser untersucht Grundlagen, Determinanten und Entwicklung des unionseuropäischen Migrationsrechts. Anhand eines interdisziplinären Ansatzes behandelt er die Grundbegriffe...
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This study entails a qualitative cultural film analysis of single women characters in six contemporary US-American movies released between 1999 and 2008. On the one hand, the focal point is the assessment of character portrayals and their embedding into their everyday...
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This book looks at the changing context of children and young people's services heralded by the structural, organisational and funding changes put forward in Eileen Munro's Review of Child Protection. It is strongly grounded in research and theory, and gives specific...
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