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Gerstenberg Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
The Publishing House and its History Established in St. Petersburg in 1792, today Gerstenberg is one of Germany’s oldest publishing houses. A family business, the publishing house moved to new headquarters in Hildesheim in 1796 and to this day occupies the same address in the old city marketplace as it did then. The most important branch of the publishing business, however, was the Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung, which, incidentally, is the oldest daily newspaper still in existence in Germany. Today, the name of Gerstenberg is synonymous with delightful, innovative books of aesthetic design and high-quality content for children and young adults that compete very successfully also on the international market. An adult range comprising illustrated books, non-fiction and cookery books also forms part of the Gerstenberg portfolio. Program Gerstenberg publishes board picture books, picture books, children’s and young adult narrative literature and non-fiction. With Eric Carle’s »The Very Hungry Caterpillar« (»Die kleine Raupe Nimmersatt«) and Rotraut Susanne Berner’s ›discovery picture books‹ (›Wimmelbücher‹), Gerstenberg became one of the best-known children’s book publishers. In 1999, the anthology of poetry »Dunkel war’s, der Mond schien helle«, came out as the first in Gerstenberg’s series of household compendiums, a segment that has since developed into a main pillar of the program. The publishing house has brought out some highly respected developments of its own in the children’s knowledge-book series ›Abenteuer! Maja Nielsen erzählt‹.
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2020History of the German Language
A textbook for German studies; Part 1: Introduction, prehistory and history; Part 2: Old High German, Middle High German and Early New High German
by Wilhelm Schmidt, Edited by Dr. Elisabeth Berner and Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Norbert Richard Wolf
The 12th revised and updated version of the History of the German language – long regarded as an indispensable standard work for German Studies, has just been published. From now on, this comprehensive textbook on the history of the language is divided into two volumes. In addition to introducing questions about historical linguistics, the first volume provides a detailed account of the prehistory and history of German right up to the present day. Based on extensive source analyses, the focus is on aspects of culture and social history; only the chapters on the Indo-Germanic and Germanic language include key information about structural history. The second part contains concise, but readily understandable accounts of Old, Middle and Early New High German in terms of phonology, graphemics, morphology and syntax. Not only are synchronous descriptions given of the particular language period, but also the development of German language construction at all structural levels is explained. The association of grammatical synchrony and structural diachrony is a particular characteristic of this second part of Schmidt’s work on the history of language.
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March 2020Erste und letzte Gedichte
Gedichte
by Fabjan Hafner, Peter Handke, Peter Handke, Dominik Srienc, Peter Handke
»Schreiben von Gedichten / ist Übersetzen / aus einer Sprache / die es nicht gibt«, so heißt es einmal bei Fabjan Hafner, der sich in der Reibung zwischen zwei Sprachen bewegte. Hafner, kärntnerslowenischer Dichter, Übersetzer und Literaturwissenschaftler, schrieb in beiden Kärntner Landessprachen und war »eine der wichtigsten Schnittstellen zwischen der slowenischen und der deutschsprachigen Kultur«, wie die NZZ befand. Erste und letzte Gedichte (1982-2016) versammelt eine repräsentative Auswahl aus Hafners lyrischem Werk, lakonisch verdichtete Zeilen eines stockenden Ichs. Es sind »Anrufungen des Dunkels, der Stummheit, der Sprachlosigkeit, der Verlassenheit, des Ekels und des Grausens«, darin »herzlich-herzöffnend ernst« und von »menschensuchender, weltoffener Angst«, meisterhaft übertragen und mit einleitenden Worten versehen von Peter Handke.
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Society & culture: generalA TIME OF WOLVES: GERMANY AND THE GERMANS 1945 - 1955
by Harald Jähner
A dance among the ruins: Harald Jähner’s major new portrait of Germany’s post-war societyCountless former soldiers drift through the towns and cities; countless children grow up without a father. The old order has been destroyed and although the streets seem eerily empty, the traditional annual street carnivals are soon back in full swing, jazz can be heard among the ruins, intellectuals rekindle a culture of discussion and debate.Harald Jähner’s book is the first history of Germany’s national mentality in the immediate post-war period. It focusses on the German people in all their diversity: the “re-educators” Alfred Döblin and Rudolf Herrnstadt, who tried in two different zones of occupation to win the trust of their fellow Germans; Beate Uhse, owner of a mail order company for “marital hygiene”, who questioned the old moral code governing what was deemed proper; the many nameless black market traders, pockets stuffed with Lucky Strike cigarettes; stylish housewives sitting at kidney-shaped coffee tables that were to become emblematic for a freer and affordable world. Using major political developments as a backdrop, this book weaves a series of life stories into a nuanced panorama that makes the monumental changes affecting the nation tangible for its readers. 1945 to 1955 was a raw, wild decade poised between two eras, portrayed here as a period that proved decisive for Germany’s future development – and one starkly different to how most Germans imagine it today.
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Humanities & Social SciencesAugust 2023The bad German and the good Italian
by Paul Barnaby, Filippo Focardi
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March 2020The German Channel
A Mythology from the FRG
by Frank Uekötter
A historic big infrastructure project in the nexus of federal government policy planning From Berlin Airport to Stuttgart 21 – public building projects seem to get out of hand with growing frequency. Frank Uekötter follows the example of the Elbe Lateral Canal, which was opened in 1976, to show that institutional failure is not a new phenomenon. The virtually forgotten story of the Elbe Lateral Canal represents an inglorious episode of German federal policy planning. The benefit of the 115 km long waterway, which connects the Mittelland Canal with the River Elbe, was completely out of proportion to the level of investment. Despite this, the project was soon unstoppable in the nexus of corporate interests, political aims and the policy for growth. A dam ruptured at Lüneburg only weeks after its opening. Uekötter argues for a social rethink based on the clear chronology of these “organized irresponsibilities”.
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2023German for Pharmaceutical Practice
Communicate, research, present
by Nadine Yvonne Sprecher, Annette Thomas, Annegret Lehmann and Anke Schichte. In collaboration with Christiane Schneider
In the pharmacy, the staff communicate with customers, colleagues, the medical profession, sales representatives and nursing home staff. Pharmacy employees produce written information based on well-chosen sources and represent the pharmacy to the outside world through presentations, on social media, or with the help of flyers, posters and other promotional materials. All this presupposes the confident use of language, and is best trained in advance. Part A of this work provides assistance for the most diverse communicative requirements in the pharmacy. A short theoretical explanation is always followed by several tasks so that you can immediately put what you have learned into practice and try it out. The „Brief overview of grammar and language knowledge“ boxes point out linguistic stumbling blocks. Those who are not yet sure of the technical terms can make themselves fit in Part B. Here one learns how to conduct a good counselling interview according to the BAC guideline. Extensive lists of technical terms and their explanations suitable for everyday use – all arranged according to organ systems – contain the most important vocabulary for everyday pharmacy work. A totally practical German lesson!
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Literature & Literary StudiesJuly 2022Nordic Gothic
by Maria Holmgren Troy, Johan Hõglund, Yvonne Leffler, Sofia Wijkmark
Nordic Gothic traces Gothic fiction in the Nordic region from its beginnings in the nineteenth century, with a main focus on the development of Gothic from the 1990s onwards in literature, film, TV and new media. The volume gives an overview of Nordic Gothic fiction in relation to transnational developments and provides a number of case studies and in-depth analyses of individual narratives. It creates an understanding of this under-researched cultural phenomenon by showing how the narratives make visible cultural anxieties haunting the Nordic countries, their welfare systems, identities and ideologies. Nordic Gothic examines how figures from Nordic folklore function as metaphorical expressions of Gothic themes and Nordic settings are explored from perspectives such as ecocriticism and postcolonialism. The book will be of interest to researchers and post- and- undergraduate students in various fields within the Humanities.
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Terrorism, armed struggleFebruary 2009German politics today
Second edition
by Geoffrey K. Roberts
This revised and updated edition provides the reader with a comprehensive description and analysis of the institutions of the German political system. The historical development of German politics is surveyed, and special attention is given to the causes, course and consequences of German reunification. Where more detailed explanations of special topics are required, such as surplus seats in the electoral system, or the political career of Chancellor Merkel, these are provided in boxes set within the relevant chapters. Some information is provided in tabular form, such as the list of federal chancellors and federal presidents, the membership of trade unions, or election results. Appendices contain examples of important constitutional court cases, plus a survey of the political features of the sixteen Länder which make up the federal structure of the state. Each chapter offers suggestions for further reading. Accessibly written, with suggestions for further reading, this book offers a sound basis for all undergraduate courses focused on, or including, study of the German political system. The author's familiarity with all aspects of the German political system is evident from the authority with which he explains the structures and processes which form the basis of German politics.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2020German politics today
Third edition
by Geoffrey Roberts
This revised and updated third edition provides readers with a comprehensive description and analysis of the German political system, and of the political behaviour within the context of that system. It surveys the historical development of German politics, including the background, processes and political consequences of reunification, and recent changes to the electoral system, party system and recent Bundestag and Land elections. This authoritative yet accessible textbook presents certain specialised topics, such as the career of Angela Merkel and the Eurozone crisis, in separate sections within the relevant chapters, and provides tables for key information including election results, the membership of trade unions and lists of presidents and chancellors. The appendices include a review of significant constitutional court cases, a survey of the more important political features of each of the sixteen Länder, and the Bundestag election campaigns since 1949. Each chapter also offers suggestions for further reading. This new edition of German politics today offers a sound foundation for undergraduate courses focused on, or involving, study of the German political system.
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March 2016The Awful German Language
by Mark Twain
Auf seinen Reisen durch Europa, die er in A Tramp Abroad höchst amüsant schildert, macht Mark Twain auch Bekanntschaft mit der deutschen Sprache. Bemüht sich, sie zu erlernen, verzweifelt aber schier an Kasus, Parenthese, Satzstellung und Geschlecht: Die Steckrübe ist weiblich, das hübsche Mädchen aber nicht. Und ist es der Regen, die Regen oder das Regen? The Awful German Language bietet Trost für all jene, die sich mit den Schrecken der deutschen Sprache beschäftigen.
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Humanities & Social SciencesDecember 2014East German intelligence and Ireland, 1949–90
Espionage, terrorism and diplomacy
by Jerome de Wiel
This book is an in-depth examination of the relations between Ireland and the former East Germany between the end of the Second World War and the fall of the Berlin Wall. It explores political, diplomatic, economic, media and cultural issues. The long and tortuous process of establishing diplomatic relations is unique in the annals of diplomatic history. Central in this study are the activities of the Stasi. They show how and where East German intelligence obtained information on Ireland and Northern Ireland and also what kind of information was gathered. A particularly interesting aspect of the book is the monitoring of the activities of the Irish Republican Army and the Irish National Liberation Army and their campaigns against the British army in West Germany. The Stasi had infiltrated West German security services and knew about Irish suspects and their contacts with West German terrorist groups. East German Intelligence and Ireland, 1949-90 makes an original contribution to diplomatic, intelligence, terrorist and Cold War studies. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesFebruary 2017East German intelligence and Ireland, 1949–90
Espionage, terrorism and diplomacy
by Jérôme de Wiel
This book is an in-depth examination of the relations between Ireland and the former East Germany between the end of the Second World War and the fall of the Berlin Wall. It explores political, diplomatic, economic, media and cultural issues. The long and tortuous process of establishing diplomatic relations is unique in the annals of diplomatic history. Central in this study are the activities of the Stasi. They show how and where East German intelligence obtained information on Ireland and Northern Ireland and also what kind of information was gathered. A particularly interesting aspect of the book is the monitoring of the activities of the Irish Republican Army and the Irish National Liberation Army and their campaigns against the British army in West Germany. The Stasi had infiltrated West German security services and knew about Irish suspects and their contacts with West German terrorist groups. East German Intelligence and Ireland, 1949-90 makes an original contribution to diplomatic, intelligence, terrorist and Cold War studies.
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J'aime Berlin
by Meir Sussman
J'aime Berlin - Une touchante histoire d'après-guerre par Meir Sussman La roman "J'aime Berlin" (Ich habe mein Berlin Lieb publié en hébreu sous le titre "Ahavti et Berlin"), se concentre sur l'année 1985, et associe trois différentes histoires: la première est le retour des Juifs à Berlin après la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale. Certains de ces Juifs, les protagonistes de l'histoire, ont vécu à Berlin avant d'avoir été déportés au ghetto de Lodz en Pologne, et par la suite à Auschwitz. Ils retournent à Berlin après la guerre et y reconstruisent le Centre de la Communauté Juive, et content les querelles entre les officiels et le centre. La seconde histoire se concentre sur les flash-back de ces personnes habitant dans le ghetto de Lodz, alors que la troisième traite des privations des Allemands dans la ville divisée de Berlin après la guerre. Le roman expose deux histoires d'amour. L'une est celle d'un écrivain prétendant être juif, écrivant une pièce de théâtre en polonais sur les malheurs des juifs de Pologne au XVIIIème siècle. Il débarque à Berlin afin de faire traduire ses pièces en allemand et les mettre en scène devant un public allemand. L'écrivain tombe amoureux d'une jeune musicienne juive américaine venue à Berlin afin de tenter de participer au célèbre orchestre de Berlin; ses parents ont fuit Berlin pour les Etats-Unis avant la guerre. La seconde repose sur une histoire d'amour entre un "chasseur" de visage coloré identifiable par son chapeau de "chasse", et une femme locale issue de la classe ouvrière. L'apogée du roman se déroule lors du premier soir de la Pâques Juive (Seder Pessah), la cérémonie du repas traditionnel à la veille des vacances de Pâques. Lors de ce repas, les participants discutent de la foi des juifs ayant survécu à la guerre. L'invité, l'un des principaux personnages de l'histoire, évoque la Pâques 1941, célébrée en captivité dans le ghetto de Lodz. La question de savoir pourquoi les juifs ont décidé de retourner à Berlin et de reconstruire leur "vie", qui ressemble plus à une "mort vivante", est évoquée, mais reste sans réponse. L'histoire retrace le portrait vivant de la vie dans Berlin divisée et des changements dans la ville comme métropole d'avant-guerre et par la suite comme ville divisée. L'auteur décrit Berlin comme une "île" se délectant de sa beauté, où règnent côte à côte dans la privation, la faim, la soif, les veuves de guerre et les marchants de seconde main d'objets d'occasion, des générations d'agonisants. Meir Sussman est né à Jérusalem. Il a fait des études cinématographiques à New York et par la suite déménagea en Allemagne, ville dans laquelle il vit quatre ans et étudie la théologie à l'Université Libre de Berlin. Sussman a édité le film grandement critiqué Zacharias, écrit et réalisé par Irène Dische, racontant les malheurs d'un scientifique juif forcé de quitter l'Autriche et qui débarqua aux Etats-Unis en tant que réfugié. L'une des histoires courtes de Sussman, Die Bau-Maus, a été sélectionnée pour publication dans le Der Alltag, Zurich, en 1989 sous le nom de plume Max Katzenfuss. L'auteur a aussi publié (en hébreu) deux livres pour enfants : Le Cuisinier Sophistiqué et Benjamin le Bon et Benjamin l
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August 2021Berlin
Psychogramme of a City
by Karl Scheffler, Florian Illies, Michael Hofmann, Florian Illies
“Berlin is damned forever to become, and never to be.” Scheffler could not have anticipated that his dictum would prove prophetic. No other author has captured the city’s fascinating and unique character as perfectly. From the golden twenties to the anarchic nineties and its status of world capital of hipsterdom at the beginning of the new millennium – the formerly divided city has become the symbol of a new urbanity, blessed with the privilege of never having to be, but forever to become. Unlike London or Paris, the metropolis on the Spree lacked an organic principle of development. Berlin was nothing more than a colonial city, its sole purpose to conquer the East, its inhabitants a hodgepodge of materialistic individualists. No art or culture with which it might compete with the great cities of the world. Nothing but provincialism and culinary aberrations far and wide. Berlin: “City of preserves, tinned vegetables and all-purpose dipping sauce.”
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October 2009Berlin 1989 / 2009
by Cees Nooteboom, Simone Sassen, Helga Beuningen, Rosemarie Still
Als Außenstehender und anteilnehmender Augenzeuge zugleich erlebt Cees Nooteboom das Jahr 1989 in Berlin. Ende der Neunziger besucht der Autor erneut die nun nicht mehr geteilte Stadt. Und zehn Jahre später inspiziert er die Berliner Verhältnisse ein weiteres Mal. Der Mauerfall, die neunziger Jahre, das heutige Berlin: Der große niederländische Erzähler und Essayist Cees Nooteboom stellt seinen zum Klassiker gewordenen Berliner Notizen und der Rückkehr nach Berlin neue, bisher unveröffentlichte Texte zur Seite. Zwanzig Jahre bewegter Geschichte spiegeln sich in dieser Zusammenstellung von Essays, die von den Deutschen und ihrer Hauptstadt erzählen, klug, unprätentiös und sinnlich.
