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        Politics & government
        November 2006

        The European Union and the regulation of media markets

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        by Alison Harcourt

        National broadcasting and press regulation is undergoing a process of convergence in Europe. This book, newly available in paperback, explains how this process has been shaped by the actions of the European Union (EU) institutions. Alison Harcourt observes that whilst communications is one of the EU's most successful policy areas, European decision-making is eroding the national capacity to regulate for the public interest. European-level efforts to protect public interest goals have been constrained by the European Treaties. The author argues that increased European coordination in public interest regulation could be more conducive to growth and competitiveness than the dismantling of existing national laws. This, however, would require changes to the political composition of the European Union. This book assesses the potential EU media regulation provides for market growth and the protection of media pluralism, the citizen and ultimately democracy itself. These opportunities are presented in the coming decade with the developing European Constitution, EU enlargement, and the implementation and revision of European regulation.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        May 2009

        Illegitimate Power

        Bastards in Renaissance Drama

        by Alison Findlay

        In Renaissance Drama, the bastard is an extraordinarily powerful and disruptive figure. We have only to think of Caliban or of Edmund to realise the challenge presented by the illegitimate child. Drawing on a wide rage of play texts, Alison Findlay shows how illegitimacy encoded and threatened to deconstruct some of the basic tenets of patriarchal rule. She considers bastards as indicators and instigators of crises in early modern England, reading them in relation to witch craft, spiritual insecurities and social unrest in family and State. The characters discussed range from demi-devils, unnatural villains and clowns to outstanding heroic or virtuous types who challenge officially sanctioned ideas of illegitimacy. The final chapter of the book considers bastards in performance; their relationship with theatre spaces and audiences. Illegitimate voices, Findlay argues, can bring about the death of the author/father and open the text as a piece of theatre, challenging accepted notions of authority. ;

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        The Arts
        March 2005

        French cinema in the 1970s

        The echoes of May

        by Alison Smith

        This book re-examines French cinema of the 1970s. It focuses on the debates which shook French cinema, and the calls for film-makers to rethink their manner of filming, subject matter and ideals in the immediate aftermath of the student revolution of May 1968. Alison Smith examines the effect of this re-thinking across the spectrum of French production, the rise of new genres and re-formulation of older ones. Chapters investigate political thrillers, historical films, new naturalism and Utopian fantasies, dealing with a wide variety of films. A particular concern is the extent to which film-makers' ideas and intentions are contained in or contradicted by their finished work, and the gradual change in these ideas over the decade. The final chapter is a detailed study of two directors who were deeply involved in the debates and events of the 70s, William Klein and Alain Tanner, here taken as exemplary spokesmen for those changing debates as their echoes reached the cinema. ;

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        The Arts
        January 2019

        French cinema in the 1970s

        The echoes of May

        by Alison Smith

        This book re-examines French cinema of the 1970s. It focuses on the debates which shook French cinema, and the calls for film-makers to rethink their manner of filming, subject matter and ideals in the immediate aftermath of the student revolution of May 1968. Alison Smith examines the effect of this re-thinking across the spectrum of French production, the rise of new genres and re-formulation of older ones. Chapters investigate political thrillers, historical films, new naturalism and Utopian fantasies, dealing with a wide variety of films. A particular concern is the extent to which film-makers' ideas and intentions are contained in or contradicted by their finished work, and the gradual change in these ideas over the decade. The final chapter is a detailed study of two directors who were deeply involved in the debates and events of the 70s, William Klein and Alain Tanner, here taken as exemplary spokesmen for those changing debates as their echoes reached the cinema.

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        March 2024

        FamilyFlow. Raus ins Glück

        25 Natur-Abenteuer für die ganze Familie

        by Alison Greenwood, Anneli Bray, Birte Spreng

        Glücklich und entspannt in der Natur Ein Aufenthalt im Grünen und an der frischen Luft steigert das Wohlbefinden und hilft Groß und Klein dabei, Stress abzubauen. Dieses Naturbuch nimmt Familien mit Kindern ab 5 Jahren mit auf eine Reise durch die Natur. Es gibt viel zu entdecken: Von Mustern in Wurzeln und Blättern über besondere Naturgeräusche bis hin zur Kraft von Sonne und Regen. Das Buch enthält 25 Ideen für Aktivitäten in der Natur, die glücklich machen. Mit seinen altersgerechten Texten von der Psychologin Dr. Alison Greenwood und wunderschönen Illustrationen von Anneli Bray ist es ein inspirierender und achtsamer Begleiter durch die Natur. Nichts wie los: Raus ins Grüne und die Natur mit allen Sinnen erleben! Raus ins Glück - rein in die Natur! Stressabbau in der Natur: Ein Buch voller Inspirationen zum achtsamen Draußensein für Familien mit Kindern ab 5 Jahren Wichtiges Thema im hektischen Alltag: 25 Aktivitäten in der Natur, die Kinder spielerisch zur Ruhe bringen. Die fünf Glückszutaten der Natur für Kinder: Verästelungen von Wurzeln und Blättern beobachten, Naturgeräusche mit allen Sinnen wahrnehmen, die Kraft von Sonne und Regen spüren. Einfühlsam: Mit kindgerechten Texten von der Psychologin Dr. Alison Greenwood und inspirierenden Illustrationen von Anneli Bray. Achtsamkeit verschenken: Ein wunderbares Geschenk für Kinder ab 5 Jahren, das zeigt, dass die Natur ein wunderbarer Ort ist, um Frieden und Harmonie zu finden. Die Wunder der Natur entdecken! Dieses inspirierendes Buch für Familien mit Kindern ab 5 Jahren enthält 25 Ideen für achtsame Aktivitäten in der Natur. Ein achtsamer Begleiter für glückliche Momente im Grünen. Empfohlen von der Stiftung Lesen.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        March 2021

        Love's Victory

        Lady Mary Wroth

        by Alison Findlay, Philip Sidney, Michael Brennan

        Love's Victory by Lady Mary Wroth (1587-1651) is the first romantic comedy written in English by a woman. The Revels Plays publishes for the first time a fully-authorised, modern spelling edition of the Penshurst manuscript, the only copy of the play containing all five acts, handwritten by Wroth and privately owned by the Viscount De L'Isle. Edited by Alison Findlay, Philip Sidney and Michael G. Brennan, their critical introduction provides details of Wroth's remarkable life and work as a member of the Sidney family, tracing connections between Love's Victory, her prose and poetry and her family's extensive writings. The editors introduce readers to the influence of court drama on Love's Victory and offer a new account of the play's stage history in productions from 1999-2018. Extensive commentary notes guiding the modern reader include explanatory glosses, literary references and staging information.

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        January 2013

        Am Sonntag stirbt Alison

        Thriller:

        by Klimm, Katja

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        European history
        July 2013

        Fathers, Pastors and Kings

        by Alison Forrestal

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        December 2007

        Die Gabe

        Die Pellinor-Saga Band 1

        by Croggon, Alison

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        October 2014

        Mädchenmorde

        Roman

        by Littlewood, Alison

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        April 2021

        Me, not you

        by Alison Phipps

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        February 2021

        A brief history of thrift

        by Alison Hulme

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        January 2008

        Fun Home

        Eine Familie von Gezeichneten

        by Bechdel, Alison

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        August 1996

        Jadeschwert und Pflaumenblüte

        Erotische Paraventgeschichten für die Hofdame Onogoro. Roman

        by Fell, Alison

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        January 2015

        The reign of Richard II

        From minority to tyranny 1377–97

        by Alison McHardy

        The long-awaited prequel to Chronicles of the revolution covers the first twenty years (1377-97) of Richard II's reign. This richly-documented period offers exceptional opportunities and challenges to students, and the editor has selected material from a wide range of sources: well-known English chronicles, foreign chronicles and legal, administrative and financial records. These are arranged chronologically to form a coherent narrative of the reign. Clear and lively commentary and notes enable readers to make the fullest use of each document. The introduction describes the complex domestic and international situation which confronted the young king and offers guidance on the strengths and weaknesses of the reign's leading chronicles. The dramatic and diverse politics of the reign of Richard II make this the ideal special subject and an accessible, affordable, student-friendly documentary history of Richard II's reign has long been needed. This book is designed to fill that gap.

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