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Brookes Publishing is an independent publisher based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. For more than 40 years, Brookes has been a leading provider of professional resources and assessments in early childhood, communication and language, education (particularly special education), and disability. Brookes Publishing is committed to bettering lives and outcomes for all people.
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Literature & Literary StudiesMarch 2009The silence of Barbara Synge
by Bill McCormack
'The silence of Barbara Synge' provides a fascinating companion volume to Bill McCormack's acclaimed 'Fool of the family' (2000), a biography of the playwright J.M. Synge (1871-1909). Taking the alledged death of Mrs John Hatch (née Synge) in 1767 as a focal point, this book explores the varied strands of the Synge family tree in eighteenth and nineteenth century Ireland. Key events in the family's history are carefully documented, including a suicide in 1769 which is echoed in an early Synge play, the effects of the famine which influenced 'The playboy of the western world' in 1907, and the behaviour of Francis Synge at the time of the union. 'The silence of Barbara Synge' is a unique work of cultural enquiry, combining archival research, literary criticism, and religious and medical history to pull the strands together and relate them to the family's literary descendent J.M. Synge. ;
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April 1993Karl Philipp Moritz Lesebuch
Herausgegeben von Horst Günther. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen
by Karl Philipp Moritz, Horst Günther
Karl Philipp Moritz wurde am 15. September 1756 in Hameln geboren. Er wuchs in ärmlichen, vom Pietismus geprägten Verhältnissen auf. Eine Hutmacherlehre in Braunschweig brach er wegen unerträglicher Behandlung ab. Ab 1771 besuchte er das Gymnasium in Hannover. Nach mehreren vergeblichen Versuchen, Schauspieler zu werden, wurde Moritz 1778 Lehrer und später Gymnasialprofessor am Berlinischen Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster. 1779 trat er den Freimaurern bei und pflegte Kontakte zu den führenden Berliner Aufklärern. Zudem war er mit Goethe, der ihn wie einen jüngeren Bruder ansah, Moses Mendelssohn und Asmus Jakob Carstens befreundet. 1789 erhielt Moritz eine Professur der Theorie der schönen Künste an der Königlichen Akademie der Künste in Berlin. Zu seinen Schülern zählen unter anderen Ludwig Tieck, Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder und Alexander von Humboldt. Er war ein großer Bewunderer von Jean Paul. 1791 wurde Moritz in die Preußische Akademie der Wissenschaften aufgenommen und zum preußischen Hofrat ernannt. Moritz starb am 26. Juni 1793 in Berlin an einem Lungenödem, der Folge einer Krankheit, an der er seit seiner Jugend litt.
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Humanities & Social SciencesSeptember 2005Britain in the European Union Today
Third edition
by Duncan Watts, Bill Jones, Colin Pilkington
Duncan Watts, the author of three previous books on the European Union and Britain's relationship with it, has produced a new account of this 'uneasy partnership'. This edition is based on the original by Colin Pilkington and provides a review of how European Unity has been handled by British governments and politics. The contents has been updated to include all new developments including the proposed new consititution and the euro-elections of 2004. Additional material aslo considers the role of pressure groups within the Union and the approach adopted by British Lobbyists. As an up-to-date edition of a well established text, this book will be essential reading for students and teachers interested in the relationship between Britain and Europe. ;
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Business, Economics & LawSeptember 2010The US Economy Today
by Edward Ashbee, Bill Jones
The US Economy Today provides an invaluable introduction to American economic history since 1929. Its coverage includes the New Deal, the post-war boom, "stagflation" in the 1970s, "Reaganomics", the Clinton and Bush years, the 2008 - 2009 economic crisis and President Obama's first hundred days. In addition, this volume considers core contemporary economic policy debates and draws conclusions about the strengths and weaknesses of the US economic "model". It looks at the causes and consequences of inequality, the extent to which there is economic mobility, and the impact of globalization and foreign trade. This book will be essential reading for those studying or teaching American economics, economic history or politics and all those looking for a thorough and comprehensive introduction to this area. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2017Stained glass and the Victorian Gothic revival
by Christopher Breward, Jim Cheshire, Bill Sherman
Stained glass reached the height of its popularity in the Victorian period. But how did it become so popular and who was involved in this remarkable revival? The enthusiasm for these often exquisite pieces of artwork spread from specialist groups of antiquarians and architects to a much wider section of the Victorian public. By looking at stained glass from the perspective of both glass-painter and patron, and by considering how stained glass was priced, bought and sold, this enlightening study traces the emergence of the market for stained glass in Victorian England. Thus it contains new insights into the Gothic Revival and the relationship between architecture and the decorative arts. Beautifully illustrated with colour plates and black and white illustrations, this book will be valuable to those interested in stained glass and the wider world of Victorian art.
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Humanities & Social SciencesAugust 2002Sodomy in early modern Europe
by Joseph Bergin, Tom Betteridge, Penny Roberts, Bill Naphy
This fascinating collection of essays reflects closely the main areas of debate within gay historiography. For the last twenty years scholars have argued over the nature of early modern sodomy, responding in a number of different and contradictory ways. Questions addressed in the book include: was early modern sodomy the same as modern homosexuality? Were there homosexuals in early modern Europe? Did men who had sex with each other in this period regard their behaviour as determining their identity? What was the relationship between the grave sin of sodomy and the homoerotic images that fill Renaissance culture?. The volume includes essays on sodomy in English Protestant history writing, in Calvin's Geneva, in early modern Venice and the trial of sodomy in Germany. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2010Orangism in the Dutch Republic in word and image, 1650–75
by Jill Stern, Joseph Bergin, Penny Roberts, Bill Naphy
This remarkable study represents a completely original presentation of the language and imagery used by the Orangists in the critical period in the mid-seventeenth century Netherlands as they sought the restoration of the stadholderate in the person of the young prince William III. Stern argues that the Orangists had no desire for the prince to become a monarch, rather that they viewed the stadholderate as an essential component of the Dutch constitution, the Union of Utrecht, and fulfilling a key role as defender of the rights and privileges of the citizenry against an overwheening urban oligarchy. Source material is drawn not only from books and political pamphlets but also from contemporary drama, poetry, portraits, prints, and medals. This enables the author to examine the imagery used by the supporters of the House of Orange, in particular the symbols of rebirth and regeneration which were deployed to propagate the restoration of the stadholderate in the person of William III. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesDecember 2010Representing the King's Splendour
Communication and reception of symbolic forms of power in Viceregal Naples
by Gabriel Guarino, Joseph Bergin, Penny Roberts, Bill Naphy
Compensating for a general neglect of Iberian civilization in Southern Italy, this book seeks to shed light on the viceregal court of Spanish Naples in the seventeenth century, a time when this European metropolis reached the zenith of its splendour. It looks at the cultural projection of Spain and its values, either via the direct visual representations of power of the viceregal court, or the public policies and actions that fostered Spanish attitudes. It explores cultural and social manifestations as court ceremonial, state festivities, and fashion. Each of these issues also takes into account the social and political structure of the city, and the various pressure groups that interacted with the Spanish government. Aimed at students and scholars of early modern Europe, the Spanish Empire, and the princely courts of Europe, this study will also be of interest to scholars of communication and cultural studies, and to readers interested in cultural history during the Baroque era. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2009Design and popular entertainment
by Christopher Breward, Christopher Frayling, Emily King, Bill Sherman
Design and Popular Entertainment offers a selection of nine essays that examine the range of design for popular entertainment, from theatre and film, to television and radio. Investigating entertainment design from the late nineteenth century to the 1960s, the book is divided into two sections. The first addresses the 'hardware' of popular entertainment, in other words the objects through which images, sound and performance are transmitted. The second explores the construction of cinematic and televisual imagery and the design of objects for the screen, the 'software' of entertainment. In so doing it offers important insights into this little explored aspect of design. Topics covered by the collection include the design of theatrical lighting and stage sets, cinema and radio design, the representation of designers within film, and the relationship between design and television. The book's concentration on the 1950s and 1960s reflects the profound changes in modes of entertainment that took place during that period, in particular the spread of television, which not only attracted a huge popular audience but also stimulated experimental designing approaches and thinking. With particular focus on the way that both the objects and the construction of entertainment have altered audience's experience, the essays present a novel approach to the subject. This book will be of particular interest to students and teachers working in design and cultural history as well as film and theatre studies. ;
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May 2011Hegel und Haiti
Für eine neue Universalgeschichte
by Susan Buck-Morss, Laurent Faasch-Ibrahim
1791 revoltierten die Sklaven von Saint Domingue, dem heutigen Haiti, unter Absingen der Marseillaise gegen die französischen Kolonialherren. Die »schwarzen Jakobiner« bewiesen so die Unteilbarkeit der Aufklärung. Diese im Okzident verdrängte Geschichte Haitis wird derzeit angesichts zunehmender weltweiter Ungleichheit wiederentdeckt. Anknüpfungspunkte dafür finden sich ausgerechnet bei Hegel, der die Ereignisse in der Karibik verfolgte. Seine Überlegungen zum Verhältnis von Herrschaft und Knechtschaft lesen sich wie ein Kommentar zum Geschehen – ohne daß Haiti mit einem Wort erwähnt würde. Susan Buck-Morss konfrontiert Hegels Interesse mit seiner Philosophie und skizziert die Grundlinien einer neuen Universalgeschichte.
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June 2004Anthrax
Bioterror als Phantasma
by Philipp Sarasin, Philipp Sarasin
Unmittelbar nachdem am 11. September 2001 die beiden Flugzeuge in das World Trade Center geflogen waren, schluckten Präsident Bush und das Personal des Weißen Hauses das Anthrax-Antibiotikum Cipro. Eine Woche nach den Anschlägen tauchten fünf anonyme Briefe mit getrockneten Anthrax-Sporen auf, die fünf Todesopfer forderten. Anthrax und die Anschläge schienen in einem Zusammenhang zu stehen. Den fünf echten Briefen folgten mehrere tausend falsche und der Anschlag erwies sich nicht als 'Bioterror'. Philipp Sarasin entfaltet in seinem brillanten und spannenden Essay die verwickelte Geschichte dieser Briefe und zeigt, wie aus den wenigen echten Anthrax-Briefen die Metapher 'Anthrax' wird, die auf ähnliche Weise gefährlich und infektiös wirkt – bis hin zum Einmarschbefehl in den Irak.
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Humanities & Social SciencesAugust 2010Dictionary of British Politics
Second edition
by Bill Jones, Bill Jones
From Diane Abbott to Hugo Young via Keynesianism and Thatcherism, from Major to Millbank and from New Labour to Norman Tebbitt, this book is the ultimate student reference guide to British politics. The 2nd edition has been fully updated to take account of all the changes that have taken place in British politics since 2004. With over one thousand entries, the book covers the personalities, policies and institutions that have shaped British politics, with special emphasis on developments since the beginning of the twentieth century. This is the ideal instant reference book on British politics. It provides the reader with short, authoritative explanations and definitions of key terms, institutions, offices of state, political events, processes and policies as well as biographies of well known politicians, political thinkers, movements and theorists. Any student unsure of a term, an event, the details of the life of a prominent politician, or the inner workings of an institution can turn to this book for immediate assistance. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2010British politics today: Essentials
6th Edition
by Bill Jones, Bill Jones, Dennis Kavanagh
Short, yet comprehensive. Completely up to date. Great value for money textbook by two established scholars . ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesDecember 2003British politics today
7th edition
by Bill Jones, Bill Jones, Dennis Kavanagh, Caroline Wilding
A short but comprehensive textbook for students of British politics which interprets changes over the last thirty years and analyses institutions within the context of British society and economics. ;
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October 2020Dreck
Lehrjahre eines Kochs auf der Suche nach den Geheimnissen der französischen Küche
by Bill Buford
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