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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2024

        Sexual politics in revolutionary England

        by Sam Fullerton

        Sexual politics in revolutionary England recounts a dramatic transformation in English sexual polemic that unfolded during the kingdom's mid-seventeenth-century civil wars. In early Stuart England, explicit sexual language was largely confined to manuscript and oral forms by the combined regulatory pressures of ecclesiastical press licensing and powerful cultural notions of civility and decorum. During the early 1640s, however, graphic sex-talk exploded into polemical print for the first time in English history. Over the next two decades, sexual politics evolved into a vital component of public discourse, as contemporaries utilized sexual satire to reframe the English Revolution as a battle between licentious Stuart tyrants and their lecherous puritan enemies. By the time that Charles II regained the throne in 1660, this book argues, sex was already a routine element of English political culture.

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        The Arts
        June 2017

        Terry Gilliam

        by Peter Marks

        Terry Gilliam presents a sustained examination of one of cinema's most challenging and lauded auteurs, proposing fresh ways of seeing Gilliam that go beyond reductive readings of him as a gifted but manic fantasist. Analysing Gilliam's work over nearly four decades, from the brilliant anarchy of his Monty Python animations through the nightmarish masterpiece Brazil to the provocative Gothic horror of Tideland, it critically examines the variety and richness of Gilliam's sometimes troubled but always provocative output. The book situates Gilliam within the competing cultural contexts of the British, European and American film industries, examining his regular struggles against aesthetic and commercial pressures. He emerges as a passionate, immensely creative director, whose work encompasses a dizzying array of material: anarchic satire, childhood and adult fantasy, dystopia, romantic comedy, surrealism, road movie, fairy tale and the Gothic. The book charts how Gilliam interweaves these genres and forms to create magical interfaces between reality and the illuminating, frightening but liberating worlds of the imagination. Scrutinising the neglected importance of literature and adaptation in Gilliam's career, this study also observes him through the lenses of auteurism, genre, performance, design and national culture, explaining how someone born in Minnesota and raised in California came to be one of British television and film's most compelling figures.

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        2022

        Micronutrient Depleters: Acid Blockers

        Things to know about medicines and micronutrients

        by Uwe Gröber and Prof. Dr. Klaus Kisters

        This guide provides patients with important medical information about interactions of their drug products with vitamins and minerals. These interactions are not always listed in the accompanying package inserts. Those who take acid blockers such as omeprazole or pantoprazole may not only develop disorders relating to calcium, magnesium, vitamin D and bone metabolism in the long term, but above all become deficient in vitamin B12. This way, patients can improve their treatment, reduce the side effects of their medication and increase their quality of life!

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        1986

        Scherz, Satire, Ironie

        Lustspiel in drei Akten

        by Christian D Grabbe

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        November 2016

        "Le sel antique": Epigramme, satire, théâtre et polémique / Das "Salz" der Antike: Epigramm, Satire, Theater, Polemik

        Leur Réception chez les humanistes dans les sources imprimées et manuscrites du Rhin Supérieur / Ihre Rezeption bei den Humanisten: Drucke und Handschriften am Oberrhein

        by Herausgegeben von Freyburger-Galland, Marie-Laure; Herausgegeben von Harich-Schwarzbauer, Henriette

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        August 2010

        Nationalsozialistische Satire und "Deutscher Humor"

        Politische Bedeutung und Öffentlichkeit populärer Unterhaltung 1931-1945

        by Merziger, Patrick

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        February 2015

        Die Performativität der Satire bei Karl Kraus.

        Zu seiner »geschriebenen Schauspielkunst«.

        by Kouno, Eiji

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        June 1998

        Strafrecht und Satire im Werk von Karl Kraus

        by Reinhard Merkel

        »Das Lebenswerk von Karl Kraus in den 37 Jahrgängen der Zeitschrift »Die Fackel« gilt heute als das klassische Beispiel einer kritisch-literarischen Begleitung der Zeitläufe, jener Zeitläufe, in denen sich das Unheil des 20. Jahrhunderts, Weltkriege und Faschismus, anbahnte. Bisher kaum berührt ist dabei, daß sich durch dieses Werk eine Auseinandersetzung mit rechtspolitischen, rechtsdogmatischen und prozessualen Strafrechtsproblemen als ununterbrochene Linie hindurchzieht. Merkel hat als rechtsphilosophisch und -theoretisch gebildeter Jurist, als Essayist und Journalist die doppelte Vorbildung, um diesen ›weißen Fleck‹ zwischen Literatur und Recht zu bearbeiten; er hat auch das zu diesem Thema und dem Gegenstand angemessene Engagement, um ein den Leser durch Klarheit der Linienführung, kritische Durchblicke und, natürlich, eine reflektierte und elegante Sprache fesselndes Werk zu schreiben. Den in mehreren Richtungen entfalteten Grundlegungen folgt ein Durchgang durch die von Karl Klaus behandelten strafrechtlichen Probleme und Deliktbereiche. Das geht vom Sittlichkeitsstrafrecht (in vielen Varianten) zum Wirtschafts- und Pressestrafrecht, zur Kindesmißhandlung und zum Strafverfahren. Hier entfaltet sich fast eine Chronik der Zeitgeschichte; viele Wertvorstellungen haben sich gewandelt, die menschlichen Grundkonstellationen (Gesellschaft, Polizei und Justiz) weit weniger.« (Gerhard Dilcher, »Neue Juristische Wochenschrift«)

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        November 1991

        Kontingenz, Ironie und Solidarität

        by Richard Rorty, Christa Krüger

        Dieses Buch versucht zu zeigen, wie es aussieht, wenn wir die Forderung nach einer Theorie, die das Öffentliche und das Private vereint, aufgeben und uns damit abfinden, die Forderung nach Selbsterschaffung und nach Solidarität als gleichwertig, aber inkommensurabel zu betrachten.

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        Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
        April 2017

        The Lime

        Botany, Production and Uses

        by M. Mumtaz Khan,, Rashid Al-Yahyai, Fahad Al-Said

        This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource covering the botany, production and uses of limes. The lime is an important fruit crop throughout citrus producing regions of the world, with its own specific benefits, culture and marketplace, but producers face issues affecting successful cultivation and production. The Lime: Botany, Production and Uses contains detailed information on: · Breeding, genetics and biodiversity of limes · Orchard establishment, management and precision agriculture · Pests and diseases, including the latest knowledge regarding current threats such as Witches' Broom Disease and Citrus Greening · Harvesting and postharvest management · Traditional and commercial uses of limes Authored by an international team of experts and presented in full colour throughout, this book is an essential resource for academic researchers and specialist extension workers, in addition to growers and producers involved in the citrus industry. ; This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource covering the botany, production and uses of limes. The lime is an important fruit crop throughout citrus producing regions of the world, with its own specific benefits, culture and marketplace, in addition to issues affecting successful cultivation and production ; Chapter 1: Introduction and overview of lime productionChapter 2: Systematic classification distribution and botanyChapter 3: Advances in lime breeding and geneticsChapter 4: Plant growth, development and reproductive PhysiologyChapter 5: Propagation and nursery certificationChapter 6: Planning and orchard establishmentChapter 7: Irrigation managementChapter 8: Cultural practicesChapter 9: Precision agriculture in limeChapter 10: Plant protectionChapter 11: Innovative production technologiesChapter 12: Harvesting and post-harvest managementChapter 13: Traditional/commercial uses and future dynamics

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        March 1992

        Zabawa

        Satire in lustloser Zeit

        by Sławomir Mrożek, Karl Dedecius, Ludwig Zimmerer, Henryk Bereska, Karl Dedecius, Friedrich Griese, M. C. A. Molnar, Klaus Staemmler, Mechthild Stoer, Andrzej Wirth, Sławomir Mrożek, Andrzej Wirth

        Karl Dedecius, 1921 in Lodz geboren, galt als bedeutendster Mittler polnischer Literatur und Kultur in Deutschland. Als Übersetzer hunderter Bücher, Autor zahlloser Reden und Aufsätze, Herausgeber der Polnischen Bibliothek, Gründer des Deutschen Polen-Instituts in Darmstadt wurde er vielfach gewürdigt und ausgezeichnet, u.a. mit dem Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels (1990), dem Orden des Weißen Adlers (1999) in Polen und dem Deutschen Nationalpreis (2010). Karl Dedecius starb am 26. Februar 2016 im Alter von 94 Jahren in Frankfurt am Main. Karl Dedecius, 1921 in Lodz geboren, galt als bedeutendster Mittler polnischer Literatur und Kultur in Deutschland. Als Übersetzer hunderter Bücher, Autor zahlloser Reden und Aufsätze, Herausgeber der Polnischen Bibliothek, Gründer des Deutschen Polen-Instituts in Darmstadt wurde er vielfach gewürdigt und ausgezeichnet, u.a. mit dem Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels (1990), dem Orden des Weißen Adlers (1999) in Polen und dem Deutschen Nationalpreis (2010). Karl Dedecius starb am 26. Februar 2016 im Alter von 94 Jahren in Frankfurt am Main. Friedrich Griese studierte Philosophie und Soziologie. Später übersetzte er Sachbücher aus dem Englischen, Französischen, Polnischen und Italienischen ins Deutsche. Friedrich Griese verstarb am 20. Juni 2012.

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        Among the Sheep

        by Oleksandr Koreshkov

        Something has clicked in the world order, and you have a chance to look at things around us from a different angle. What is: "fear of being human"? What is it like to "see wrongdoing and remain silent"? When do we turn into our executioners? You avoid such difficult questions to the last. Maybe it would be better to use the example of one dog that lives in a world of total fear, lies and greed? Lives like a sheep among sheep...

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        Children's & YA
        June 2021

        Batalha das Velas

        A Rota dos Espiões

        by Manu & Deepak

        This book is the first volume in a series of comic books about the spice trade and the spirit of navigation with all its vivid humor. The dominance of the Arabs in the spice trade and the envy of the Portuguese and Spaniards define the script and plot of the story, covering the maritime trade from 1440 to 1500. The story is inspired by the adventures and navigation techniques of Ahmed bin Majid, the great Arab navigator. Medieval history, mythology and archetypes are adapted to the modern world to facilitate the narration of the story and generate interest. He uses anachronisms and discourses of contemporary media to create comedy. In this volume, Prince Henry hires Chung Chung, the Chinese traveler to steal Majid's map, but Majid's cunning prevails. Majid also gives a lesson to the 41 pirates and their captain, Black Fin.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        August 2017

        Literature of the Stuart successions

        by Andrew McRae, John West

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