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Literature & Literary StudiesJanuary 2013Eleventh-century Germany
The Swabian chronicles
by I. Robinson
Three of the most important chronicles of eleventh-century Germany were composed in the south-western duchy of Swabia. The chronicles reveal how between 1049 and 1100 the centripetal attraction of the reform papacy became the dominant fact of intellectual life in German reformed monastic circles. In the abbey of Reichenau Herman 'the Lame' composed a chronicle of the reign of Emperor Henry III (1039-56). His pupil, Berthold of Reichenau, continued his master's work, composing a detailed account of 1076-1079 in Germany. Bernold, a clergyman of Constance, continued the work of Herman and Berthold in a text containing the fullest extant account of 1080-1100. Herman's waning enthusiasm for the monarchy and growing interest in the newly reformed papacy were intensified in Berthold's chronicle, and writing in the new context of the reformed monasteries of south-western Germany, Bernold preached total obedience to the Gregorian papacy. The Swabian chronicles are an indispensable resource to the student of the changing loyalties and conflicts of eleventh-century Germany.
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September 2010Jahre am Bodensee
Erinnerungen, Betrachtungen, Briefe und Gedichte
by Hermann Hesse, Volker Michels
Hermann Hesse war ein Weltreisender und zugleich an eine Heimat gebunden. Diese Doppelrolle erlaubte es ihm, seine jeweilige Umgebung und deren Bewohner in ihren Besonderheiten, ihre Landschaft im Laufe der Geschichte und im Wechsel der Jahreszeiten präzise zu erfassen. Besonders intensiv und in überwältigenden literarischen Zeugnissen erwies sich Hermann Hesses Sinn für Orte und Stimmungen am Bodensee. Von 1904 bis 1912 lebte er in Gaienhofen, nachdem ihm sein erster Roman "Peter Camenzind" den literarischen Durchbruch gebracht hatte. In dieser Zeit kamen seine drei Söhne zur Welt, hier baute er sich 1907 sein einziges eigenes Haus, nachdem Jahr für Jahr jene Romane, Erzählungen und Gedichtsammlungen erschienen waren, die seinen frühen Ruhm als einen der eigenwilligsten und einflußreichsten Autoren des 20.Jahrhunderts begründet hatten. Dieser reich bebilderte Band versammelt alle poetischen und prosaischen Beschäftigungen Hesses mit dieser alten Kulturlandschaft. Eindringlich kommt in Hesses Berichten das Unverwechselbare dieser Region zum Ausdruck: in der ganzen Vielfalt ihrer landschaftlichen und klimatischen Erscheinungsformen vom tiegfelegenen Seeufer bis zu den Spitzen der Alpen. Doch nicht nur das Leben am See im Wechsel der Jahreszeiten, die Menschen und ihren Alltag vergegenwärtigen diese Aufzeichnungen, sondern auch Hesses Erfahrungen beim Gartenbau oder beim Flug in einem der ersten Zeppelin-Luftschiffe. Das von Volker Michels zusammengestellte Lese- und Bilderbuch zeigt also den Dichter und seine Landschaft – es ist somit ein Buch von und über Hermann Hesse sowie ein Buch zum Reisen mit Hermann Hesse am Bodensee.
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Children's & YANovember 2019Claire Malone Changes the World
by Nadia L. King / Alisa Knatko
Swedish schoolgirl, Greta Thunberg has captured the world’s attention as she campaigns to raise awareness of climate change and calls world leaders to account. All children can follow Greta’s lead. Claire Malone is the hero of Claire Malone Changes the World, a feisty character with boundless energy to change her world for the better. Armed with her typewriter and the determination to make a difference, Claire is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary desire to change things for the better. Writing letter after letter, Claire advocates for change. One day she notices that her local park needs upgrading and she commits wholeheartedly to the cause. This an empowering and inspiring picture book for young children but especially for girls. You will love the journey of Claire, a strong and ambitious girl, so much that you will want to read this book over and over again.
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May 2012Geschichten vom Bodensee
by Johannes Winter
Der Bodensee – von hier ist der Süden zum Greifen nah: blühende Obstgärten, sonnendurchflutete Rebhänge, die Blütenpracht auf der Mainau, die glitzernde Wasserfläche des Sees … Martin Walser, Arnold Stadler, Hermann Hesse, Robert Gernhardt und viele andere mehr erzählen vom See, seiner Umgebung und seinen Menschen, entführen in eine der schönsten und vielfältigsten Landschaften Deutschlands. Die schönsten Bodenseegeschichten für Urlauber und Ausflügler, Sehnsüchtige und Träumer!
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Business, Economics & LawOctober 2008Terrorism and democratic stability revisited
by Jennifer S. Holmes
Can terrorism and state violence cause democratic breakdown? Although the origins of violence have been studied, only rarely are its consequences examined. In this detailed comparative study of Uruguay, Spain, and Peru, Holmes claims that to understand the consequences of violence on democratic stability, terrorism and state responses to terrorism must be studied together. This extensively revised and expanded second edition takes advantage of new historical sources, an extended time span, and new theories that have emerged since the original publication. In addition to adding new data sources in the Peruvian and Spanish cases, the time period covered has been expanded from the late 1990s to early 2007, allowing a more comprehensive treatment of the consequences of state and non-state violence on democratic stability and the prospects for stability. The literature reviews have been significantly revised and updated and an entirely new chapter covers the special case of Spain, which faces both a domestic and an international threat. ;
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January 1971Der Ritt über den Bodensee
by Peter Handke
Der Ritt über den Bodensee, obwohl ein Stück gegen das Theater, zumindest gegen seine herkömmlichen Formen, trägt dennoch höchst theatralische Züge. Es enthält eine Vielzahl minuziöser Beschreibungen, Beschreibungen von Vorgängen auch aus der Theaterwelt.
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Humanities & Social SciencesNovember 2001Aspects of English Protestantism C.1530–1700
by Nicholas Tyacke, Peter Lake, Anthony Milton, Jason Peacey, Alexandra Gajda
During the sixteenth century, England underwent a religious revolution. This book examines the reverberations of this Protestant Reformation, which continued to be felt until at least the end of the seventeenth century. Brings together twelve essays by Nicholas Tyacke about English Protestantism, which range from the Reformation itself, and the new market-place of ideas opened up, to the establishment of freedom of worship for Protestant nonconformists in 1689. For this collection the author has written a substantial introduction, and updated the essays by incorporating new research. ;
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Reclaiming The Gods
Magic, Sex, Death and Football
by Nicholas Mann
In the same way as the Goddess has been reclaimed in recent years this book reclaims the archetypal God. Nicholas Mann, in this vibrant new work shows how the figure of the God has become monopolised, marginalised and corrupted to our great loss. In this important and original new work Nicholas Mann establishes himself as one of our most provocative commentators on contemporary spirituality.
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The ArtsJune 2021Claire Denis
by Martine Beugnet
Claire Denis is one of France's most acclaimed and original filmmakers. Since her remarkable debut success with 'Chocolat' (1986), she has produced an impressive series of features which have been intriguing, visually striking, and often highly controversial (including 'Beau Travail' (2000) and 'Trouble Every Day' (2001)). Beugnet provides a thematic and stylistic framework within which to consider Denis' work, as well as a comprehensive analysis of individual films. She highlights the resonance of Denis' films in relation to ongoing debates about French national identity and culture, and issues of postcolonial identity, alienation and transgression, as well as examining their exploration of the interface between sexuality, desire and sensuality. This is an essential introduction to Denis, and a sophisticated and illuminating study of her work to date.
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2020Representation, recognition and respect in world politics
by Constance Duncombe
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April 2022Corona Chaos. Confessions from a pharmacist
by Simon Krivec
More than two years of pandemic is more than two years of corona clutter. Only a staggering level of helpfulness, improvisation and flexibility prevented the healthcare system from collapsing completely. In this highly topical book, pharmacist Simon Krivec tells of his incredible experiences and the stormy ups and downs of pandemic madness, missing masks and disinfectants, and the feeling of having been totally abandoned by a helpless state. We learn, for instance, of the short-term procurement of large quantities of ethanol and the transportation of the highly flammable substance, and just what lured the author – and 71,400 euros in cash – to visit the port of Neuss at night.
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Teaching, Language & ReferenceNovember 2023David Bowie, Enid Blyton and the sun machine
by Nicholas Royle
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Picture books2015How to Understand a Goat
by Taras Prokhasko, Mariana Prokhasko
The third book in the mole series, How to Understand a Goat by Taras and Mariana Prokhasko, will please both children and adults who still remember what it is like to be a child. Only children can write letters to St. Nicholas, sincerely believing that they can ask for anything and get everything they want — from some tangerines to a flying ship. This ship, poetically named Metaphor, will take you together with Purry, Crawly and their friends on a sea journey. You can settle on an island and learn how to understand even... a goat.
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Children's & young adult fiction & true stories2019The Skeleton without a Closet
by Oksana Lushchevska
In life of every teenager there are moments of loneliness... Anya has practically no friends. Her classmates are constantly bullying her because of her body type. Anya's best friend Kira has moved to another town… The only joy for the girl is Science, Anatomy in particular. She dreams to become a Medical Expert, so she writes her blog on Anatomy. Anya also has a secret friend, who will always support, understand and console her. And he’ll probably help her to become more confident and popular among her classmates. The story by Oksana Lushchevska The Skeleton without a Closet describes the problems of bullying, soul searching and asserting opinion.
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Literature & Literary StudiesJanuary 2023The gift of narrative in medieval England
by Nicholas Perkins
This invigorating study places medieval romance narrative in dialogue with theories and practices of gift and exchange, opening new approaches to questions of storytelling, agency, gender and materiality in some of the most engaging literature from the Middle Ages. It argues that the dynamics of the gift are powerfully at work in romances: through exchanges of objects and people; repeated patterns of love, loyalty and revenge; promises made or broken; and the complex effects that time works on such objects, exchanges and promises. Ranging from the twelfth century to the fifteenth, and including close discussions of poetry by Chaucer, the Gawain-Poet and romances in the Auchinleck Manuscript, this book will prompt new ideas and debate amongst students and scholars of medieval literature, as well as anyone curious about the pleasures that romance narratives bring.
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