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Literature & Literary StudiesAugust 2015Mark Z. Danielewski
by Joe Bray, Sharon Monteith, Alison Gibbons, Nahem Yousaf
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Literature & Literary StudiesAugust 2014Making home
Orphanhood, kinship and cultural memory in contemporary American novels
by Maria Holmgren Troy, Sharon Monteith, Elizabeth Kella, Nahem Yousaf, Helena Wahlstrom
Making home explores the figure of the orphan child in a broad selection of contemporary US novels by popular and critically acclaimed authors Barbara Kingsolver, Linda Hogan, Leslie Marmon Silko, Marilynne Robinson, Michael Cunningham, Jonathan Safran Foer, John Irving, Kaye Gibbons, Octavia Butler, Jewelle Gomez and Toni Morrison. The orphan child is a continuous presence in US literature, not only in children's books and nineteenth-century texts, but also in a variety of genres of contemporary fiction for adults. Making home examines the meanings of this figure in the contexts of American literary history, social history and ideologies of family, race and nation. It argues that contemporary orphan characters function as links to literary history and national mythologies, even as they may also serve to critique the limits of literary history, as well as the limits of familial and national belonging.
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Literature & Literary StudiesAugust 2015Mark Z. Danielewski
by Edited by Joe Bray and Alison Gibbons
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Literature & Literary StudiesMarch 2012Jonathan Lethem
by James Peacock, Sharon Monteith, Nahem Yousaf
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Literature & Literary StudiesJune 2015Sara Paretsky
by Cynthia Hamilton, Sharon Monteith, Nahem Yousaf
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Literature & Literary StudiesDecember 2007Paul Auster
by Mark Brown, Sharon Monteith, Nahem Yousaf
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Literature & Literary StudiesNovember 2007Douglas Coupland
by Andrew Tate, Sharon Monteith, Nahem Yousaf
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Literature & Literary StudiesJuly 2021The politics of male friendship in contemporary American fiction
by Michael Kalisch, Sharon Monteith, Nahem Yousaf
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Literature & Literary StudiesJune 2021Cormac McCarthy
by Lydia R. Cooper, Sharon Monteith, Nahem Yousaf
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Literature & Literary StudiesJune 2015
Sara Paretsky
by Cynthia Hamilton, Sharon Monteith, Nahem Yousaf, Rebecca Mortimer
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Literature & Literary StudiesDecember 2007Paul Auster
by Mark Brown, Sharon Monteith, Nahem Yousaf, Rebecca Mortimer
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Literature & Literary StudiesNovember 2007
Douglas Coupland
by Andrew Tate, Sharon Monteith, Nahem Yousaf, Rebecca Mortimer
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Literature & Literary StudiesMay 2016Making home
by Sharon Monteith, Maria Holmgren Troy, Nahem Yousaf, Elizabeth Kella, Helena Wahlstrom, Maria Holmgren Troy
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Joe wird's schon schaffen
by Aviva Lipstein
Joe wird's schon schaffen – eine faszinierende Geschichte für Kinder von Aviva Lipstein Die Geschichte handelt von dem manchmal schwierigen Wechsel vom Kindergarten in die Grundschule. Ein kleiner Junge aus London verläßt die behagliche Atmosphäre des Kindergartens und wird mit den Herausforderungen der „großen“ Schule konfrontiert. Die Handlung spielt in England, kann aber auch sehr leicht dem kulturellen Hintergrund eines anderen Landes angepaßt werden. Das illustrierte Buch ist gebunden und hat 40 Seiten. Die Autorin wuchs in Frankreich auf, wurde von Dominikanischen Nonnen während des zweiten Weltkriegs versteckt und ausgebildet und kam nach dem Krieg nach Israel. Sie studierte Sozialwissenschaften in Jerusalem und arbeitete in Tel Aviv mit Kindern bis zu ihrer Pensionierung. 1994 ist Aviva Lipstein in Tel Aviv gestorben. Rechte in deutscher und anderen Sprachen noch erhältlich!
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Biography & True StoriesJune 2010Alison Uttley: Spinner of Tales
The authorised biography of the creator of Little Grey Rabbit
by Denis Judd
Little Grey Rabbit and Sam Pig are just two of the inspired characters created by Alison Uttley, loved by millions and still very popular today. But who was the real woman spinning enchanting tales of country life and lore, magic and friendship? Alison Uttley gathered much of the inspiration for her stories from the fond memories of her Derbyshire childhood and her love of the countryside. A talented and prolific writer, she was still producing stories in her late eighties. Yet she was often plagued by self-doubt, and extremely possessive over her close friends, family and work. Tragically, Alison's husband committed suicide before her writing successes. She soon developed a smothering relationship with her only child John, even convincing him to jilt his first fiancée and escape to Scotland - the honeymoon destination. With exclusive and unrestricted access to her personal diaries and private letters, Denis Judd paints an intriguing portrait of one of the most successful, creative and troubled children's authors of modern times. ;
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November 2021Joe Biden's America
Introduction to a divided country
by Roland Benedikter
— "A precise, analytical insight into the phenomenon Trump." (Anton Pelinka, Central European University Budapest) — "An introduction to the contemporary US." (Heinrich Neisser, Jean Monnet Chair of European Integration, University of Innsbruck) — "Refreshingly different." (Herbert Dorfmann, Member of the European Parliament) Joe Biden's America is deeply divided. Donald Trump's term in office made many problems of modern US society visible, which Biden now has to solve. What do American politics look like under Joe Biden? What legacy did Donald Trump leave behind, and what kind of impact does it have? How can the deeper causes, factors and drivers of current US developments be put in a historical context? Roland Benedikter provides a thorough insight into a complex country. In a compact and comprehensible way, he explains the background, challenges and perspectives of the Biden era, while also providing an overview of the current state of US society and culture in general. His analysis is suitable for teaching, decision-makers and civil society as an introduction to today's USA.
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Joe lo puede arreglar
by Aviva Lipstein
Joe lo puede arreglar por Aviva Lipstein Un fascinante relato infantil que tiene como escenario a Londres y que tiene como objetivo facilitar la transición de la guardería infantil a la escuela primaria, que a que a veces está acompañada de miedos y preocupaciones por parte de los padres y de los niños. Fue traducido al inglés por Ora Cummings, que es natural del reino Unido. El libro está adaptado a la vida contemporánea de Inglaterra (pero puede también referirse a otros países) dentro del marco universal que supone el paso del niño del ambiente protector de la guardería infantil a la atmósfera mas exigente de la “gran” escuela. El libro cuenta con 40 páginas en su forma final, con portada de tapa dura en color y con ilustraciones a dos colores en su interior. La autora, Aviva Lipstein , que falleció en 1994, creció en Francia, en Paris y Niza en la riviera francesa. Durante la segunda guerra mundial, fue protegida y educada por monjas dominicanas, y después de la guerra se asentó en el nuevo estado de Israel. La señora Lipstein se graduó en trabajo social en la universidad Hebrea de Jerusalén y hasta su jubilación trabajó con niños pequeños. Vivió en Tel Aviv, se casó y tuvo dos hijos y una hija, como también un nieto – todos ellos fueron evocados en sus cuentos.
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2019Crossing borders and queering citizenship
by Zalfa Feghali, Sharon Monteith
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Literature & Literary StudiesMarch 2022The quiet contemporary American novel
by Rachel Sykes, Sharon Monteith
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Politics & governmentNovember 2006The 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.
