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Humanities & Social SciencesNovember 2004The management of the British economy, 1945–2001
by Nicholas Woodward, Martin Hargreaves
Since 1945 British governments have played an active role in managing the economy in the interests of securing high employment, economic growth and low inflation with their approach evolving in response to changing economic circumstances, intellectual shifts and past policy failures. This book provides an overview of economic management, particularly financial management, and addresses how it has changed and why it has not always been successful. It examines the actual policies that were introduced, the problems that various governments faced in implementing them and how the approach to policy-making changed. It also examines the main phases of economic policy-making and the conduct of policy-making, as there is a widespread consensus that until recently short-run economic management could have been more successful than it was. Clearly and authoritatively written, it will be of particular benefit to students of economics, politics and contemporary history, although it will appeal to anyone with an interest in economic affairs. ;
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March 2014Die Antigonen
Geschichte und Gegenwart eines Mythos
by George Steiner, Martin Pfeiffer
»Die Antigone des Sophokles ist nicht ›irgendein‹ Text. Sie ist eines der bleibenden und kanonischen Dokumente in der Geschichte unseres philosophischen, literarischen und politischen Bewußtseins. Was in diesem Buch begonnen wird und in seinem Mittelpunkt steht, ist der Versuch einer Antwort auf die Frage, woher es wohl kommt, daß eine Handvoll altgriechischer Mythen noch immer unser Bewußtsein von uns selbst und von der Welt beherrscht und ihm lebendige Gestalt verleiht. Warum sind die ›Antigonen‹ wahrhaft éternelles, warum berühren sie die Gegenwart unmittelbar?« George Steiners Untersuchung einer mehr als zweitausendjährigen Geschichte des offenbar unvergänglichen Antigone-Stoffes, seiner inneren Konflikte und Adaptionen, führt von seinen Ursprüngen in der Antike über Hölderlins Neuschöpfung und seine fundamentale Bedeutung für die Philosophie Hegels und Kierkegaards bis zu den dichterischen Bearbeitungen und Deutungen in der Gegenwart.
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May 2018Recht ohne Staat.
Die Emergenz transnationaler Regelungsstrukturen am Beispiel privater bewaffneter Sicherheitsdienste auf Handelsschiffen.
by Fischer, Martin R.
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May 1995Endlösung
Die Vertreibung und Vernichtung der Juden: Ein Atlas
by Gilbert, Martin / Deutsch Hansen, Nikolaus
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September 2003Liebe Tante Fori
Eine Geschichte der jüdischen Kultur, erzählt in Briefen
by Gilbert, Martin / Deutsch Badal, Yvonne
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March 1998Nelson Mandela
Ein Leben für Frieden und Freiheit
by Meredith, Martin / Englisch Messner, Michaela
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Humanities & Social SciencesSeptember 2009Queenship in Britain 1660–1837
Royal patronage, court culture and dynastic politics
by Clarissa Campbell-Orr, Martin Hargreaves
Queenship in Britain 1660-1837 looks at the lives of successive Queens, Princesses of Wales and royal daughters, and considers how they used their powers of patronage and operated within the confines of royal family politics. With contributions from an international group of scholars this book brings together new approaches in gender history and court studies to present a re-evaluation of this previously neglected area in the study of the British monarchy. An explanation of these new approaches is contained in a substantial introduction. While the essays perform detailed discussions on a variety of more specific subjects, from how the foreign and Catholic wives of the restored Stuarts coped with a libertine court and a Protestant nation, to the travails of Princesses of Wales, the marriage options of royal daughters, and the question of whether Queen Adelaide (wife of William IV) was a harmless philanthropist re-establishing royal respectability or a real political influence behind the throne. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesNovember 2012Gender, crime and empire
convicts, settlers and the state in early colonial Australia
by Kirsty Reid, Andrew Thompson, John Mackenzie, Martin Hargreaves
Between 1803 and 1853, some 80,000 convicts were transported to Van Diemen's Land. Revising established models of the colonies, which tend to depict convict women as a peculiarly oppressed group, Gender, crime and empire argues that convict men and women in fact shared much in common. Placing men and women, ideas about masculinity, femininity, sexuality and the body, in comparative perspective, this book argues that historians must take fuller account of class to understand the relationships between gender and power. The book explores the ways in which ideas about fatherhood and household order initially informed the state's model of order, and the reasons why this foundered. It considers the shifting nature of state policies towards courtship, relationships and attempts at family formation which subsequently became matters of class conflict. It goes on to explore the ways in which ideas about gender and family informed liberal and humanitarian critiques of the colonies from the 1830s and 1840s and colonial demands for abolition and self-government. ;
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January 2022The Nervous System, Third Edition
by F. Fay Evans-Martin, Ph.D.
The nervous system allows us to move, feel, and think, and it is involved in nearly all of the functions of the human body. Nerves communicate signals between the brain and muscles, allowing us to move our hands and feet. Or, they relay messages about the environment through touch, taste, sight, and smell. Nerves can also communicate information about how we are feeling at any particular time and help to maintain homeostasis, or a stable state of equilibrium. The Nervous System, Third Edition discusses the development and organization of this diverse system, its functions, and potential injuries and complications. Packed with full-color photographs and illustrations, this absorbing book provides students with sufficient background information through references, websites, and a bibliography.
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May 1987Die Canterbury-Erzählungen
by Geoffrey Chaucer, Martin Lehnert, Edward Burne-Jones, Martin Lehnert
Die 24 Geschichten, die sich die Teilnehmer einer Pilgergruppe während einer Wallfahrt vom Londoner Gasthaus »Heroldsrock« zum Heiligenschrein des Thomas á Becket erzählen, vermitteln einen anschaulichen Eindruck von der Buntheit und Vielfalt des mittelalterlichen Lebens.
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Children's & YAJuly 2010Die Abenteuerfahrten des Kip Parvati
by Larrea, Miguel / Spanisch Fischer, Martin B.
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Humanities & Social SciencesMarch 2017Gender, crime and empire
Convicts, settlers and the state in early colonial Australia
by Kirsty Reid, Andrew Thompson, John M. MacKenzie, Martin Hargreaves
Between 1803 and 1853, some 80,000 convicts were transported to Van Diemen's Land. Revising established models of the colonies, which tend to depict convict women as a peculiarly oppressed group, Gender, crime and empire argues that convict men and women in fact shared much in common. Placing men and women, ideas about masculinity, femininity, sexuality and the body, in comparative perspective, this book argues that historians must take fuller account of class to understand the relationships between gender and power. The book explores the ways in which ideas about fatherhood and household order initially informed the state's model of order, and the reasons why this foundered. It considers the shifting nature of state policies towards courtship, relationships and attempts at family formation which subsequently became matters of class conflict. It goes on to explore the ways in which ideas about gender and family informed liberal and humanitarian critiques of the colonies from the 1830s and 1840s and colonial demands for abolition and self-government.
