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Animal stories (Children's/YA)2022The Case of Percecuted Pangolins
by Muthoni wa Gichuru
Book 3 in SUDEF Wildlife Detective series - In this book, Vaati wants to help her father show the pangolins near her village to the young researcher. But someone is digging up pangolin burrows and her father disappears. She together with the researchers have to find out if the two occurances are connected and what happened to the pangolin in the dug up barrows.
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August 1982Verborgene Schicksale
Erzählungen. Aus dem Englischen von Dagmar Heusler und Ruth Krenn
by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Dagmar Heusler, Dagmar Heusler
Kaum ein Schriftsteller hat in den letzten Jahren die intellektuelle Auseinandersetzung in Afrika so beeinflußt wie dier Kenianer Ngũgĩ wa Thiang’o. Von den Machthabern seines Landes gefürchtet und von breiten Schichten seines Volkes verehrt und geachtet, wird alles, was er schreibt, in ganz Afrika mit großer Spannung erwartet, jedes seiner Werke erlebt ohne Ausnahme höchste Auflagen. Die vorliegenden Kurzgeschichten wurden in der Zeit von 1963 bis 1975 geschrieben und behandeln Themen wie den erfolgreichen Freiheitskampf Kenias (Mau-Mau-Aufstand), den Konflikt zwischen Gĩkũyũ-Tradition und Christentum sowie den Zusammenprall ländlicher und städtischer Wertsysteme. Die Erzählweise ist direkt und ohne stilistische Umwege. Diese Geschichten können »als autobiographische Seite meiner schöpferischen Tätigkeit angesehen werden. Sie alle berühren Probleme, die mich im Laufe dieser Jahre beschäftigt haben, und geben meine Stimmungen in dieser Zeit wieder.«
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2024Matatu from Watamu Drove Into the Sea
by Muthoni Muchemi
A Rasta driver drives his matatu into the deep blue Indian Ocean. Hoping to make lots of money from shy passengers, he hires an octopus as his tout. When the matatu drives as badly in the sea as it does on land, sea creatures are shocked and outraged. Read along, cheering for or against the 'Matatu From Watamu
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August 2012Träume in Zeiten des Krieges
Eine Kindheit
by Thiong'o, Ngugi wa / Englisch Brückner, Thomas
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October 2013Der gekreuzigte Teufel
Roman. Aus dem Englischen von Susanne Koehler
by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Susanne Koehler
Der gekreuzigte Teufel wurde von Ngũgĩ heimlich im Gefängnis - er wurde wegen eines Theaterstücks in Gĩkũyũ verhaftet, aber nie vor Gericht gestellt - auf Toilettenpapier niedergeschrieben. Erst kurz vor seiner Entlassung wurde das Manuskript entdeckt und beschlagnahmt, ihm jedoch wieder zurückgegeben. Die Publikation dieses Romans auf Gĩkũyũ war ein (nicht nur literarisches) Ereignis. Wariinga verläßt aufgrund einer verzweifelten Situation Nairobi und will in ihrem Heimatdorf Ilmorog Zuflucht suchen. Sie fährt mit einem Matatu-Taxi zu einer Einladung - einer Einladung zu einem Fest der Diebe, das vom Teufel organisiert wird. Diese Diebe (lokale und ausländische Geschäftsleute) veranstalten einen Wettkampf in der Prahlerei damit, wie sie reich wurden. Durch dieses Feiern von Korruption in all ihren Formen wird Wariinga zu der Einsicht gebracht, daß ihr Leben nichts anderes war als die Duldung von Korruption. Ngũgĩ kehrt in Der gekreuzigte Teufel den westlichen Symbolismus um. Er konfrontiert Illusion und Wirklichkeit, Träume und harte Tatsachen. Die Erzählung verwendet die alten Rhythmen des traditionellen Geschichtenerzählens als Gegengewicht zum Schreibstil. Aus dieser Verbindung des Alten mit dem Neuen ergibt sich ein leidenschaftliches Plädoyer für die politische, wirtschaftliche und kulturelle Unabhängigkeit des kenianischen Volkes.
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Journey in Trumplandia: The Rise of Populism in America
by Tiberiu Dianu
The book is a collection of essays about the transformation of America, which has turned from a united nation to one more divided than ever. Some pundits predict that, if things don’t change, another civil war could occur. Have we reached a point of no return? Hopefully, America is mature enough to learn from its mistakes and avoid further scars along its evolving history. "Trumplandia is a welcome addition toward understanding current events, Washington’s international policy, and the present American society; a society polarized and divided as it has not been since the Civil War.” NICHOLAS DIMA, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor and Research Associate, Nelson Institute, James Madison University, Virginia. "The book is fascinating. It provides background to, and insights into [the] current and past political history as well as offering a personal view... of the country and society. Presented in thematic form in chapters and sections, the insights offered provide a suggestive radiography...” Dr. DENNIS DELETANT, OBE, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington DC. "There has been this backsliding in... what a truly functioning rule-of-law state is, that has proper separation of co-equal powers, which, if you don’t keep working on that, you backslide. And I am even worried about that here, in the United States right now, about backsliding.” OBIE MOORE, Esq., OLM Advisors LLC, Washington DC “Indeed, Trumplandia should be a welcome addition to any scholar, student or layman’s library, especially in its international edition. If anyone loses sleep over its challenging assertions, then it will have been well worth it.” ERNESTO MORALES HIZON, Ph.D. Candidate in American and Comparative Politics at Claremont Graduate University, Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines ABOUT THE AUTHOR: TIBERIU DIANU has practiced law in Romania (as a corporate lawyer, judge, senior counselor at the Ministry of Justice, university professor and senior legal researcher), and in the United States (as a legal expert for the judiciary). He published several books and a host of articles in law, politics, and post-communist societies. Tiberiu currently lives and works in Washington, DC.
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Batik and Sky Umbrella
by Wa Mao, Shao Hui
In a beautiful village of Miao people, Grandma Long makes a new Batik dress for her granddaughter. In the ancient Miao legend, Goddess Wa Shuang made a big Batik umbrella to hold up the sky. Grandma's story and the ancient legend are interwoven by the Batik, and the white flowers on the batik cloth dance on the dark blue cloth. Miao people's faith is embodied in the Batik technique and has been passed down from one generation to another.
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Business, Economics & LawJuly 2024False profits of ethical capital
Finance, labour and the politics of risk
by Claire Parfitt
False profits of ethical capital is a thought-provoking approach to understanding stakeholder capitalism. Rather than focusing on the inadequacies of corporate responsibility, sustainable investment and consumer politics, this book grapples with the technical and rhetorical functions of ethical capital for profit and accumulation. It provides a unique and eclectic analysis of the political dynamics between finance, capital and labour, offering a refreshing perspective on struggles interlocking social, ecological and economic crises, and suggesting new ways of thinking about sustainability politics.
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February 2018Geburt eines Traumwebers
Zeit des Aufbruchs
by Thiong'o, Ngugi wa / Englisch Brückner, Thomas
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May 2025Building Human Capital in Tourism and Hospitality
Perspectives from theory and practice
by Jorge Marques, Joana A Quintela, Marília Durão, Medéia Veríssimo
Career development in the tourism and hospitality industry has attracted greater attention, leading to a higher recognition of the relevance of formal and industry-specific education and training. New career opportunities emerge as new challenges arise, urging for ongoing and renewed debates surrounding higher-level skills and the development and optimization of human capital. Building bridges between higher education institutions, the industry, and other relevant stakeholders - primarily via needs assessment, curriculum design, and monitoring of on-the-job training practices and processes - is critical to promoting the employability of a graduate-level skilled workforce. This book takes steps towards contributing to higher valuation of tourism and hospitality jobs by: combining theoretical and practical viewpoints from scholars, researchers, and practitioners, showcasing challenges and opportunities associated with managing human capital in tourism and hospitality, offering critical and reflective perspectives on competencies development, graduate employability, and improvement of human resource management practices. It will be of interest to researchers, students, teachers, and professionals who want to further explore the area of human capital in tourism and hospitality.
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July 2017Hei Wa
by Mu Ling
A fine collection of science fiction by children’s literature writer Mu Ling. Mu Ling’s science fictions pursue a scientific basis of “organic imagination”, has a positive outlook and good spirit of seeking truth. This series collects Mu Ling’s three masterpieces full of fantasy and humanistic concern: Dream Machine, Hei Wa, Yu Wang Bei Mi, which are rare sci-fi theme in children’s literature works of China. This series will lead children step by step to “hard science fiction” which is full of intellectual challenges through “light science fiction” and “soft science fiction”.
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Children's & YAMarch 2020Amelie Trott and the Earth Watchers
by Moyra Irving
This is the extraordinary story of how one small girl stopped a planetary catastrophe. It’s a very timely book, written for the child in us all, with a forceful message about the power of young people to transform the world - a theme currently demonstrated by brave young heroes like Greta Thunberg. And with magical synchronicity, the very week Greta began her lone vigil outside the Swedish government last year, over 1,000 miles (1,897 km) away in the fictional world of books, Amelie Trott took to Parliament Square, London - on a mission to avert the End of the World. It’s a family drama with an international feel - set mainly in England but with episodes in Washington DC and around the world.
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Business, Economics & LawJanuary 2024Capitalism in contemporary Iran
Capital accumulation, state formation and geopolitics
by Kayhan Valadbaygi
By situating Iran within the neoliberal global capitalism and resulting geopolitics, this book traces the patterns of capital accumulation and transformations in class and state formation emanating from it. It shows that Iranian neoliberalisation has brought about two capital fractions, namely the internationally-oriented capital fraction and the military-bonyad complex. It substantiates that the co-existence of these competing class fractions with different accumulation strategies has generated hybrid neoliberalism. The book further demonstrates how this new class formation has reorganised the function and operation of state institutions and transformed state ideology. By documenting the ways in which Iranian neoliberalisation has reshaped the subaltern classes and formed Iran's volatile foreign policy, it also provides a novel account of major events and processes in contemporary Iran, such as the post-2017 wave of uprisings, the nuclear programme and international sanctions.
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December 2001La Bohème
Szenen aus Henri Murgers La Vie de Bohème in vier Bildern von Guiseppe Giacosa und Luigi Illica. Ein Opernführer
by Giacomo Puccini, Archiv des Insel Verlags, Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, Carol Beckwith, Brassaï, Getty Images, Barbara Klemm, Arnaldo Marchetti, André Kertész, Museo Teatrale alla Scala, National Archives, Washington, Popperfoto, Orthampton, Privatarchiv Lindy Hume, Michael Bollig, Roger-Viollet, Paris, Archiv der Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Staatsoper unter den Linden, Guiseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
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Goddness Nvwa Patches up the sky
One Story a Week
by Chen Jiafei
Nv wa, a character from Chinese mythology, is said to have created humans with mud and to have used a multi-colored stone to fix a hole in the sky.
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Literature & Literary StudiesApril 2025Speculative endeavors
Cultures of knowledge and capital in the long nineteenth century
by Selina Foltinek, Karin Hoepker, Katrin Horn
Speculative endeavours contributes to an emerging field of scholarship that focuses on alternative forms of knowledge production and speculation in nineteenth century US-American society. It sheds light on unofficial knowledges such as insider information, rumour, gossip, slander, emphasising how knowledges excluded by institutional discourses and authorities form a core part of the developing market economy. Ranging from the Early Republic to the Gilded Age, contributions analyse entanglements of financial, cultural, and social capital. They focus on social actors who differ from the newly minted ideal of the (free, white, male) entrepreneurial individual. The speculative endeavours discussed include illicit communications located in slave quarters and domestic spaces, communal interventions into a commercialised print market, debates on immigrant fiduciary and legal competency, and disciplinary techniques of pecuniary pedagogy. Taken together they offer unprecedented interdisciplinary insights into an emerging age of capital.
