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        September 2013

        The French Revolution

        by Zhang Wushen

        The French Revolution was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a lasting impact on French history and more broadly throughout Europe.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2017

        The French empire at War, 1940–1945

        by Martin Thomas

        The French empire at war draws on original research in France and Britain to investigate the history of the divided French empire - the Vichy and the Free French empires - during the Second World War. What emerges is a fascinating story. While it is clear that both the Vichy and Free French colonial authorities were only rarely masters of their own destiny during the war, preservation of limited imperial control served them both in different ways. The Vichy government exploited the empire in an effort to withstand German-Italian pressure for concessions in metropolitan France and it was key to its claim to be more than the mouthpiece of a defeated nation. For Free France too, the empire acquired a political and symbolic importance which far outweighed its material significance to the Gaullist war effort. As the war progressed, the Vichy empire lost ground to that of the Free French, something which has often been attributed to the attraction of the Gaullist mystique and the spirit of resistance in the colonies. In this radical new interpretation, Thomas argues that it was neither of these. The course of the war itself, and the initiatives of the major combatant powers, played the greatest part in the rise of the Gaullist empire and the demise of Vichy colonial control.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2017

        The French empire between the wars

        Imperialism, politics and society

        by Martin Thomas

        By considering the distinctiveness of the inter-war years as a discrete period of colonial change, this book addresses several larger issues, such as tracing the origins of decolonization in the rise of colonial nationalism, and a re-assessment of the impact of inter-war colonial rebellions in Africa, Syria and Indochina. The book also connects French theories of colonial governance to the lived experience of colonial rule in a period scarred by war and economic dislocation.

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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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        November 2024

        Feeling Safe

        Wie sicher bist du wirklich? Thriller

        by Rose, Jeneva

        Aus dem Englischen von Danielle Styron

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        June 2024

        Der Zufall eines Sommers

        Roman

        by Sarginson, Saskia

        Aus dem Englischen von Danielle Styron und Doris Styron

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        The Arts
        April 2019

        Daniel Calparsoro

        by Nuria Triana-Toribio, Ann Davies, Andy Willis

        Daniel Calparsoro, a director who has made a crucial contribution to contemporary Spanish and Basque cinema, has provoked strong reactions from the critics. Reductively dismissed as a works of crude violence by those lamenting a 'lost golden age' of Spanish filmmaking, Calparsoro's films in fact reveal a more complex interaction with trends and traditions in both Spanish and Hollywood cinema. This book is the first full-length study of the director's work, from his early social-realist films set in the Basque Country to his later forays into the genres of the war and horror. It offers an in-depth film-by-film analysis while simultaneously exploring the director's position in the contemporary Spanish context, the tension between directors and critics and the question of national cinema in an area - the Basque Country - of heightened national and regional sensitivities.

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        The Arts
        February 2009

        Daniel Calparsoro

        by Ann Davies, Nuria Triana-Toribio, Andy Willis

        Daniel Calparsoro, a director who has provided a crucial contribution to the contemporary scene in Spanish and Basque cinema, has provoked strong reactions from the critics. Reductively dismissed as a purveyor of crude violence by those critics lamenting a 'lost golden age' of Spanish filmmaking, Calparsoro's films reveal in fact a more complex interaction with trends and traditions in both Spanish and Hollywood cinema. This book is the first full-length study of the director's work, from his early social realist films set in the Basque Country to his later forays into the genres of the war and horror film. It offers an in-depth film-by-film analysis, while simultaneously exploring the function of the director in the contemporary Spanish context, the tension between directors and critics, and the question of national cinema in an area - the Basque Country - of heightened national and regional sensitivities. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        January 2019

        Hermits and anchorites in England, 1200–1550

        by E. A. Jones

        This source book offers a comprehensive treatment of solitary religious lives in England in the late Middle Ages. It covers both enclosed recluses (anchorites) and free-wandering hermits, and explores the relationship between them. Although there has been a recent surge of interest in the solitary vocations, especially anchorites, this has focused almost exclusively on a small number of examples. The field is in need of reinvigoration, and this book provides it. Featuring translated extracts from a wide range of Latin, Middle English and Old French sources, as well as a scholarly introduction and commentary from one of the foremost experts in the field, Hermits and anchorites in England is an invaluable resource for students and lecturers alike.

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        August 2020

        Winkst du mir mal?

        by Eoin McLaughlin, Polly Dunbar, Katharina Dittes

        Der Igel und die Schildkröte sind beste Freunde und wollen sich so gerne umarmen – doch sie dürfen nicht! Die beiden sind ganz geknickt: Wie sollen sie dem anderen zeigen, wie lieb sie ihn haben, wenn sie sich nicht nahekommen dürfen? Und was können sie dann überhaupt noch gemeinsam machen? Doch Igel und Schildkröte müssen nicht lange überlegen, und bald sprudeln die Ideen … Der Igel und die Schildkröte aus Umarmst du mich mal? sind zurück – und zeigen kleinen und großen Leserinnen und Lesern, wie man einander auch – aber nicht nur! – in Zeiten des social distancing zeigen kann, wie gerne man sich hat.

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        October 2019

        Umarmst du mich mal?

        Das perfekte Geschenk für alle, die man lieb hat | Ein Wendebuch für Groß und Klein

        by Eoin McLaughlin, Polly Dunbar, Stefanie Jacobs

        Der Igel ist traurig. Er möchte so gerne umarmt werden, doch die anderen Tiere haben scheinbar entsetzlich Wichtiges zu tun: Der Fuchs muss dringend eine Mülltonne durchwühlen, das Eichhörnchen zählt emsig seine Nüsse, die Elster muss unbedingt gerade jetzt ein Lied singen. Ein seeehr langes Lied. Der Igel ist wohl einfach zu stachelig zum Knuddeln. Die Schildkröte ist traurig. Sie möchte so gerne umarmt werden, doch die anderen Tiere können irgendwie grade nicht: der Dachs hat klebrige Pfoten, der Hase gräbt ein sehr wichtiges Loch, und der Frosch … muss mal kurz weg. Die Schildkröte ist wohl einfach zu hart gepanzert zum Knuddeln. Doch da trifft sie den Igel … Umarmst du mich mal? erzählt vom Zauber der Berührung und davon, dass irgendwo da draußen für jeden das perfekte Gegenstück wartet – ein wunderbar warmes und liebevoll illustriertes Büchlein über kleine Tiere und sehr große Gefühle.

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        March 2022

        Lass dich drücken!

        by Eoin McLaughlin, Polly Dunbar, Stefanie Jacobs

        Der Winter war lang. Als der Igel aus dem Winterschlaf aufwacht, freut er sich vor allem auf eins: seine Freundin, die Schildkröte. Er sucht überall nach ihr, doch sie ist nirgends zu finden. Er spielt Verstecken mit dem Eichhörnchen und buddelt am Strand mit der Elster – doch mit den anderen Tieren macht alles keinen rechten Spaß. Traurig hängt der Igel den gemeinsamen Erinnerungen mit der Schildkröte nach. Bis die Schildkröte dann doch endlich auftaucht – sie hatte nur verschlafen! Endlich sind die beiden Freunde wieder vereint, und natürlich müssen sie sich erst einmal laaaange umarmen! Je länger das Warten, desto schöner ist das Wiedersehen – die neue Geschichte von Igel und Schildkröte bezaubert mit ihrem liebevollen Charme und wunderbar warmen Illustrationen.

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        The Arts
        December 2008

        Contemporary French cinema

        An introduction (revised edition)

        by Guy Austin

        Contemporary French cinema is an essential introduction to popular French film of the last 35 years. It charts recent developments in all genres of French cinema with analyses of over 120 movies, from Les Valseuses to Caché. Reflecting the diversity of French film production since the New Wave, this clear and perceptive study includes chapters on the heritage film, the thriller and the war movie, alongside the 'cinéma du look', representations of sexuality, comedies, the work of women film makers and le jeune cinéma. Each chapter introduces the public reception and critical debates surrounding a given genre, interwoven with detailed accounts of relevant films. Confirmed as a major contribution to both Film Studies and French Studies, this book is a fascinating volume for students and fans of French film alike. ;

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        The Arts
        January 2019

        Coline Serreau

        by Brigitte Rollet

        Coline Serreau became famous in 1985 when her third film, Trois hommes et un couffin (Three Men and a Baby), the most successful French film of the 1980s. She was already known in France for her major contribution to feminist documentaries with the acclaimed Mais qu'est-ce qu'elles veulent?, a series of interviews with French women made between 1975 and 1977. She is now a key figure in French cinema and drama, with international hits including Romuald et Juliette (1989) and La Crise (1992). This appraisal of her work situates her films within the social, cultural and political context of France since May 1968, and assesses th emajor impact of the women's movement on French society and culture. Politics and sexual politics, two key aspects of Serreau's films and plays, are thoroughly examined. This book also considers the cultural influences of her work, and provides an overview of her films and filmic skills. Special attention is given to comedy, the cinematographic genre favoured by Serreau and the French audience, which is apprehended from a historical and gendered perspective. The clarity of the style and the wide-ranging analysis of Serreau's films and filming techniques make this book relevant both to students of film and film enthusiasts.

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