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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2017

        Colonial frontiers

        by Andrew Thompson, John M. MacKenzie, Kim Latham

        Colonial frontiers explores the formation, structure and maintenance of boundaries and frontiers in settler colonies. Drawing on the work of anthropologists, historians, archaeologists and post-colonial theorists, the authors in this fascinating collection explore the importance of cross-cultural interactions in the settler colonies of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and America. Taking key historical moments to illuminate the formation of new boundaries and the interaction between the settler societies and the indigenous groups, this book raises many important questions about how the empire worked 'on the ground'. Importantly, the collection attempts to theorise the indigenous experience. As we move towards globalisation, borders and boundaries have begun to fall away. This book reminds us that not long ago the frontiers and boundaries were the key sites for cross-cultural interaction. This collection, which includes chapters by John K. Noyes, Nigel Penn, Kay Schaffer and Ian McNiven, is broad in scope and presents an exciting new approach to the issues surrounding group interaction in colonial settings. Students and academics, from backgrounds such as imperial history, anthropology and post-colonial studies, will find this collection extremely valuable.

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        July 1987

        Das Buch des Alfred Kantor

        by Alfred Kantor, Alfred Kantor, Johannes Eidlitz, Friedrich Heer

        Theresienstadt - Auschwitz - Schwarzheide: Das sind die Leidensstationen des jungen tschechischen Künstlers Alfred Kantor in den Jahren 1941-1945. Im Juli 1945, zehn Wochen nach der Befreiung aus dreieinhalb Jahre dauernder Haft in Lagern des NS-Regimes, kam der damals zweiundzwanzigjährige Kantor nach Deggendorf in ein Lager für »Displaced Persons«. Dort schuf er in etwa zwei Monaten die in diesem Band vorgelegten 127 mit Wasserfarben kolorierten Zeichnungen, die er in einem von einem Buchbinder eigens angefertigten Buch mit leeren Blättern eintrug.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        November 2024

        Geoffrey Hill and the ends of poetry

        by Tom Docherty

        The idea of the end is an essential motivic force in the poetry of Geoffrey Hill (1932-2016). This book shows that Hill's poems are characteristically 'end-directed'. They tend towards consummations of all kinds: from the marriages of meanings in puns, or of words in repeating figures and rhymes, to syntactical and formal finalities. The recognition of failure to reach such ends provides its own impetus to Hill's poetry. This is the first book on Hill to take account of his last works. It is a significant contribution to the study of Hill's poems, offering a new thematic reading of his entire body of work. By using Hill's work as an example, the book also touches on questions of poetry's ultimate value: what are its ends and where does it wish to end up?

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        March 1905

        Dogs and All about Them

        by Robert Leighton

        The popularity of the dog as a companion, as a guardian of property, as an assistant in the pursuit of game, and as the object of a pleasurable hobby, has never been so great as it is at the present time.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2022

        Beef, Bible and bullets

        Brazil in the age of Bolsonaro

        by Richard Lapper, Leighton Pugh

        Backed by Brazil's wealthy agribusiness groups, a growing evangelical movement, and an emboldened military and police force, Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019. Driven by the former army captain's brand of controversial, aggressive rhetoric, the divisive presidential campaign saw fake news and misinformation shared with Bolsonaro's tens of millions of social media followers. Bolsonaro promised simple solutions to Brazil's rising violent crime, falling living standards and widespread corruption, but what has emerged is Latin America's most right-wing president since the military dictatorships of the 1970s. Famous for his racist, homophobic and sexist beliefs and his disregard for human rights, the so-called 'Trump of the Tropics' has established a reputation based on his polemical, sensationalist statements. Written by a journalist with decades of experience in the field, Beef, Bible and bullets is a compelling account of the origins of Brazil's unique brand of right-wing populism. Lapper offers the first major assessment of the Bolsonaro government and the growing tensions between extremist and moderate conservatives.

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        March 2010

        Alfred Hitchcock

        by Thilo Wydra

        »Die Leute glauben, ich sei ein Monster.« A. H. Alfred Hitchcock: Ein Name, der zu einer Marke wurde. Jeder scheint ihn zu kennen, sein gezeichnetes Profil, seine exzentrischen Cameo-Auftritte in den eigenen Filmen. Und dennoch bleibt der weltweit populärste Filmregisseur als Mensch ein Unbekannter. Angst und Phobien bestimmten das Leben und Arbeiten des scheuen »Master of Suspense«, der mit Vertigo, Psycho oder Die Vögel zeitlose Meisterwerke der Filmgeschichte schuf.

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        June 2019

        The Nobel Prize Eating into the Stomach

        by Ningmen Kuake

        Are there a lot of fancy ideas in your brain? In this regard, many people in the world are like you, even those intelligent and unique Nobel laureates are like you! With wisdom, knowledge and perseverance, those Laureates have put fantasy and imagination into practice again and again. Eventually, they made great discoveries and inventions in human history, from the insulin that brings the dawn to the century disease, to the nuclear fusion hidden in the sun; from the "human guardian" —our immune system, to the basic particle model; from the first Chinese Nobel Prize — the Parity violation, to the first scientific Nobel Prize in China... This book selects more than 30 subjects with high scientific and social values so that readers can experience the thrilling moments of discoveries and comprehensively learn the untold stories of Nobel laureates.

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        September 2020

        Cartoon Nobel Scientist: Physics Prize

        by Pang Le

        The Nobel Prize is generally regarded as the most important award in all award fields worldwide. The Nobel Prize has led mankind to science and the future. The content of this book relates to how the Nobel Prize in Science was selected? How did the Nobel Prize and a group of brilliant geniuses affect the world? Are there competitions, contradictions and conflicts among scientists who have won the Nobel Prize? The author combined original two-dimensional cartoons and relaxed language to show the nature of the research work of world-class scientists such as Einstein and Fermi from the perspective of popular science. He has made significant contributions in changing our world. His and personal experience, the main problems encountered, and his exploration and critical spirit. This book combines legends, stories, theoretical analysis, scientific history, etc., and takes you to the most coveted and persuasive awards of this era-those little-known winners of Nobel Prizes and outstanding geniuses thing.

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        June 2019

        The Nobel Prize Hidden in the Sun

        by Ningmen Kuake

        Are there a lot of fancy ideas in your brain? In this regard, many people in the world are like you, even those intelligent and unique Nobel laureates are like you! With wisdom, knowledge and perseverance, those Laureates have put fantasy and imagination into practice again and again. Eventually, they made great discoveries and inventions in human history, from the insulin that brings the dawn to the century disease, to the nuclear fusion hidden in the sun; from the "human guardian" —our immune system, to the basic particle model; from the first Chinese Nobel Prize — the Parity violation, to the first scientific Nobel Prize in China... This book selects more than 30 subjects with high scientific and social values so that readers can experience the thrilling moments of discoveries and comprehensively learn the untold stories of Nobel laureates.

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        June 2019

        The Nobel Prize Jumping out of the Black Hole

        by Ningmen Kuake

        Are there a lot of fancy ideas in your brain? In this regard, many people in the world are like you, even those intelligent and unique Nobel laureates are like you! With wisdom, knowledge and perseverance, those Laureates have put fantasy and imagination into practice again and again. Eventually, they made great discoveries and inventions in human history, from the insulin that brings the dawn to the century disease, to the nuclear fusion hidden in the sun; from the "human guardian" —our immune system, to the basic particle model; from the first Chinese Nobel Prize — the Parity violation, to the first scientific Nobel Prize in China... This book selects more than 30 subjects with high scientific and social values so that readers can experience the thrilling moments of discoveries and comprehensively learn the untold stories of Nobel laureates.

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        June 2002

        Was Sie immer schon über Lacan wissen wollten und Hitchcock nie zu fragen wagten

        by Slavoj Žižek, Mladen Dolar, Stojan Pelko, Renata Salecl, Alenka Zupancic, Miran Bozovic, Isolde Charim, Thomas Hübel, Robert Pfaller, Michael Wiesmüller

        »Lacan mit Hitchcock. Und nicht umgekehrt, denn es handelt sich hier keineswegs um eine psychoanalytische Interpretation Hitchcocks. Viel eher um das Vorhaben, in bestimmte Lacansche Konzepte etwas Licht hineinzubringen, und das mit Hilfe einiger Filmbeispiele zur Illustration. Das Buch ist deshalb in erster Linie didaktisch. Es ist eine Art Lehrbuch (zusammengestellt von der Schule Sigmund Freuds, der Gesellschaft für theoretische Psychoanalyse Jugoslawiens).«Slavoj Žižek einleitende Worte kündigen nicht nur ein höchst originelles didaktisches Projekt an, sondern haben vielmehr einen programmatischen Charakter für das philosophische Projekt Žižeks insgesamt: die Verbindung und wechselseitige Verflechtung von Philosophie, Psychoanalyse und moderner Populärkultur in der Perspektive einer kritischen Gesellschaftstheorie.

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        May 1977

        Sprachspiel und Interaktionsformen

        Vorträge und Aufsätze zur Psychoanalyse, Sprache und Praxis

        by Alfred Lorenzer

        Quer zum Gang seiner bisherigen Publikationen hat Lorenzer Aufsätze und Vortragsmanuskripte verfaßt, die in doppelter Hinsicht als Einführung in sein Konzept gelten können. Sie verdeutlichen in knappen Skizzen die Grundlinien und sie schneiden die Thematik in verschiedenen Perspektiven an, sie versuchen damit, die Zusammenhänge herzustellen, die in den großen Arbeiten aus analytischen Gründen getrennt worden waren: Die Zusammenhänge zwischen individuell-subjektiver Struktur und objektiv-gesellschaftlicher Struktur, zwischen Sprache und Unbewußtem, Sprache und sinnlich-unmittelbaren Praxiselementen.

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