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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        February 2024

        ‘Survival Capitalism’ and the Big Bang

        Culture, contingency and capital in the making of the 1980s financial revolution

        by Emma Barrett

        This book about the Thatcher government and the City of London tells the compelling human story of the people and processes that made Britain's 1980s financial revolution. Fusing insider testimony with new archival discoveries, it examines high stakes and networked solutions, and uncovers new objectives that drove reforms. In so doing it demystifies a major shift in capitalism. This has implications for our understandings of government and capitalism, from the way we think about the origins of subsequent financial crises to today's growing inequalities. Survival Capitalism offers new insights into the last major restructuring of the City, disrupts myths surrounding the logics of the market, and pays attention to people and processes at a time when the City of London again faces major change as Britain seeks to find its place outside the European Union in the wake of Brexit.

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        Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        June 2024

        Round our way

        Sam Hanna's visual legacy

        by Heather Nicholson

        Sam Hanna (1903-96), a pioneering filmmaker from Burnley, Lancashire, was dubbed the 'Lowry of filmmaking' by BBC broadcaster Brian Redhead in the 1980s. The well-meant label stuck, even though it misses the variety of Hanna's remarkable output. Hanna's intimate glimpses into the lives of strangers enable us to imagine the possible stories that lie behind the images. Away from mid-century exponents of documentary filmmaking and photography, Hanna shows us humanity and a microcosm of a world in change, where his subjects are caught up in issues far beyond their grasp that we, as onlookers years later, encounter and see afresh. Written and curated by historian Heather Norris Nicholson, Round our way combines stills, essays and archive photography to document Hanna's unique visual record on film, particularly in northern England, but also further afield, during decades of profound change.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2020

        Labour and the left in the 1980s

        by Jonathan Davis, Rohan McWilliam

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        December 2020

        The Blunt Affair

        by Jonathan Bolton

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        May 1981

        Notizbücher 1971-1980

        2 Bände

        by Peter Weiss

        Peter Weiss wurde am 8. November 1916 in Nowawes bei Berlin geboren und starb am 10. Mai 1982 in Stockholm. Zwischen 1918 und 1929 lebte er in Bremen, wo er das Gymnasium besuchte. 1929 kehrte die Familie Weiss nach Berlin zurück, musste jedoch 1934 emigrieren. Die erste Station bildete London, darauf folgte 1936 die SR. In diesen Jahren widmete sich Peter Weiss vorwiegend der Malerei – 1937/1938 studierte er Malerei an der Kunstakademie in Prag. In dieser Zeit besuchte er Hermann Hesse während zweier längerer Aufenthalte in der Schweiz. Die dritte und letzte Emigrationsstation bildete 1939 Schweden, wo Peter Weiss zunächst in Alingsås, ab 1940 in Stockholm wohnte. Hier setzte er seine Tätigkeit als Maler fort. 1947 hielt er sich als Korrespondent einer schwedischen Tagesszeitung in Berlin auf. Seine Artikel versammelte er 1948 zu seiner ersten Buchpublikation. Der Band erschien posthum 1985 unter dem Titel Die Besiegten. Ab diesem Zeitraum entstanden, in schwedischer Sprache, die ersten Prosaarbeiten, Gedichte, und Dramen. Zu den wichtigsten Erzählungen aus dieser Schaffensperiode zählen Die Situation aus dem Jahre 1956 sowie das 1980 unter dem Autorenpseudonym Sinclair veröffentlichte Buch Der Fremde. Keines seiner Manuskripte wurde jedoch von einem schwedischen Verlag zur Publikation angenommen. Mitte der fünfziger Jahre begann Peter Weiss in deutscher Sprache zu schreiben. 1960 erschien sein erstes Prosabuch Der Schatten des Körpers des Kutschers. Zu Beginn der siebziger Jahre wand sich Peter Weiss wieder der Prosa zu. Zwischen 1975 und 1981 erschien der dreibändige Roman Die Ästhetik des Widerstands, deren letzter Band begleitet wird von Notizbücher 1971 – 1980. Ihm wurde posthum der Georg-Büchner-Preis für das Jahr 1982 zuerkannt.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        2013

        Poetry: 1980-2013

        by Oksana Zabuzhko

        This volume of selected poems of the famous Ukrainian poetess is a collection of her best works composed between 1980 and 2013. In addition to the poems earlier published in the compilations named “May Hoarfrost” (1985), “The Conductor of the Last Candle” (1990), “Hitchhiking” (1994), “The New Law of Archimedes” (2000) and “Second Attempt”(2009), the present edition includes selected poetic translations of different years (with R.-M. Rilke, Sylvia Platt, C. Milosz, J. Brodsky, and other).

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        August 2007

        Tagebuch 1977–1980

        Wien Frankfurt Berlin

        by Einar Schleef, Winfried Menninghaus, Sandra Janßen, Johannes Windrich

        »Daß Aufrichtigkeit in der Kunst und Authentizität im Leben sehr wohl möglich sind … das zeigen Einar Schleefs Tagebücher der Ostberliner Jahre. Der Preis dafür lautet Ausgrenzung, Einsamkeit und permanentes Anecken. Und um das auszuhalten, muß man wahrscheinlich brennen können ... muß man wahrscheinlich so ein Klumpen ungewaschenen Goldes in einem Meer von Plastikexistenzen sein, wie Einar Schleef es gewesen ist«, hieß es im WDR über Einar Schleef und Band 2 seines Tagebuchs (1964–1976). 1977 zieht Schleef von Wien – der ersten Station im Westen – nach Frankfurt am Main, am Ende des Jahres nach Westberlin. Er schreibt u.a. zahllose Briefe an seine Freundin, die beim Versuch der Republikflucht geschnappt wurde. 1978 entwickelt er Siegfried Unseld den Plan eines monumentalen Romans aus der Perspektive seiner Mutter Gertrud. Die Arbeit beginnt – unterstützt von der Freundin, die vorzeitig aus der Haft entlassen worden ist. 1980 erscheint Gertrud, Band 1. Wilde Jahre sind auch diese ersten im Westen verbrachten, in denen Einar Schleef dem Tagebuch Beobachtungen, Verwirrungen und Orientierungsversuche – politisch, gesellschaftlich und ganz persönlich – dringend mitzuteilen hat.

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        The Arts
        2019

        ZNAK. Ukrainian Trademarks 1960—1980

        by U, N, A collective

        Znak. Ukrainian Trademarks 1960—1980 is research by U, N, A collective (Uliana Bychenkova, Nika Kudinova, Aliona Solomadina) on the history of Ukrainian graphic design, in particular, on the area of corporate identity during the period of Thaw, Stagnation, and Perestroyka. Visual and textual narratives coexist in the book, as this type of material needs not only visual but also textual support. They address the given subject in the wider chronological order: from the 20th century avant-garde to the present. Most importantly, the publication focuses on the Kharkiv school of industrial graphics and the accomplishments of Volodymyr Pobiedin. The publication displays archive materials, identifies the names, describes the processes and highlights the influences in Ukrainian graphic design in the local and global contexts.

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        June 2020

        Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen

        by Verne, Jules; Knape, Wolfgang

        Klassiker für starke Kids In 80 Tagen um die Welt - ist das zu schaffen? Kein Problem findet Mister Fogg und verwettet kurzerhand sein halbes Vermögen. So beginnt die Reise durch fremde Kontinente und Ozeane. Zusammen mit seinem Diener begibt sich Mister Fogg in unbekannte Gefahren und in einen spannenden Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Abenteurer und Entdecker - Klassiker einfach lesen Der berühmte Roman von Jules Verne, kindgerecht geschrieben und leicht zu lesen für Kinder ab 7/8 Jahren. Der Titel ist auf Antolin.de gelistet. Im Arena Verlag sind von Jules Verne bereits erschienen: 978-3-401-71681-7 - Die Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde 978-3-401-71714-2 - 20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer

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        The Arts
        January 2019

        Jean-Jacques Beineix

        by Philip Powrie

        This volume is the first to examine, in either French or English, the films of Jean-Jacques Beineix, often seen as the best example of the 1980s cinéma du look, with cult films, such as Diva and Betty Blue (37º 2 le matin) .. After an introduction which places Beineix in the context of the 1980s and the arguments centering on a postmodern cinema, the volume devotes a chapter to each of Beineix's feature films, including the film which marked his return to feature film making after a break of a decade, Mortel Transfert (2001). Prefaced by an excellent foreword by the director himself, which includes a broad condemnation of French critics. Includes many illustrations direct from the director's own collection, complementing the interviews Powrie made with him and his collaborators.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2023

        Socialist republic

        Remaking the British left in 1980s Sheffield

        by Daisy Payling

        Socialist republic is a timely account of 1980s left-wing politics in South Yorkshire. It explores how Sheffield City Council set out to renew the British Left. Through careful analysis of the Council's agenda and how it interacted with trade unions, women's groups, lesbian and gay rights groups and acted on issues such as peace, environmentalism, anti-apartheid and anti-racism, the book draws out the complexities involved in building a broad-based politics which aimed unite class and identity politics. Running counter to 1980s narratives dominated by Thatcherism, the book examines the persistence of social democracy locally, demonstrating how grassroots local histories can enrich our understanding of political developments on a national and international level. The book is essential reading for students, scholars, and activists with an interest in left-wing politics and history.

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        The Arts
        January 2019

        Contemporary Spanish cinema

        by Barry Jordan, Rikki Morgan-Tamosunas

        Contemporary focus, right up to date with material from 1980s and 90s. Wide-ranging analyses of major directors, themes, genres and issues, including historical film, genre cinema, women in film and autonomies.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        July 2010

        Shaping a global women's agenda: women's NGOs and global governance, 1925–85

        by Karen Garner

        Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, Karen Garner documents international women's history through the lens of the long-established Western-led international organisations that defined and dominated women's involvement in global politics from the 1925 founding of the Joint Standing Committee of Women's International Organisations up through the UN Decade for Women (1976-85). Documenting specific global campaigns in episodes that span the twentieth century, Garner includes biographical information about lesser known international leaders as she discusses important historic debates regarding feminist goals and strategies among women from the East and West, North and South. This interdisciplinary study addresses questions of interest to historians, political scientists, international relations scholars, sociologists, and feminist scholars and activists whose work promotes women's and human rights. ;

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        January 2019

        Der Bücherbär. Erstlesebücher für das Lesealter 2. Klasse / Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen

        Der Bücherbär: Klassiker für Erstleser

        by Verne, Jules; Knape, Wolfgang

        In 80 Tagen um die Welt? Kein Problem, findet Mister Fogg! Ohne zu zögern schließt er eine Wette um sein halbes Vermögen ab. So beginnt die Reise und eines der bekanntesten Werke der Weltliteratur. Durch Kontinente und über Ozeane reisen Mister Fogg und sein Diener. Unbekannte Gefahren, unvorhergesehene Ereignisse und ein seltsamer Detektiv der Londoner Polizei sind ihre ständigen Begleiter. Werden sie es rechtzeitig zurück nach London schaffen? Jules Vernes zeitloses Abenteuer altersgerecht neuerzählt von Wolfgang Knape.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        July 2016

        Records of Citizens in Nanjing Alleys

        by Gu Yicheng

        This book humorously depicts the bittersweet lives of Nanjing’s underclass who are busy and delighted with making a living in the 1970s and 1980s, which mirrors the toils of daily lives and sincerity of working people. Andemen Labour Market, Liuhe Noodle House, Huiming Bridge Market, etc. mentioned by the book make readers in Nanjing who are familiar with the surroundings feel particularly close.

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        November 2021

        The Forest of the Future – A New Reality

        Understanding the ecosystem

        by Hans Jürgen Böhmer

        What happened with forest dieback? The predictions of the 1980s that forests would be in decline across Europe have not come true. Currently, attention again focuses on the doom scenarios of the loss of entire forests and cultural landscapes in an emotional and sometimes hysterical debate. Biogeographer Hans Jürgen Böhmer refers to updated case studies and his 30 years of research experience on global ecosystems to demonstrate extremely complex interrelations of the natural world that various actors monitor in contrasting ways and characterized by different times and ideologies. Böhmer advocates to embed the sustainability debate more strongly in the living environment, rather than relying exclusively on model calculations.

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        Poetry
        2013

        Selected for 33 years

        by Oleksandr Irvanets

        This book is part of the poetry series "Numbers", which includes collections of Ukrainian and foreign poets. The oldest works of Oleksandr Irvanets in this collection date back to the 1980s. While immersing into the book, you will discover how the poet's life and work, thoughts and beliefs have changed over many years. "Selected for 33 years" is the twenty-fifth published book of Oleksandr Irvants, a true classic of the Ukrainian literature.

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