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        August 2014

        Alexandra - die letzte Zarin

        by Gunna Wendt

        Sie war eine der mächtigsten Frauen der Welt: Alexandra Fjodorowna, die letzte Zarin. Bereits im Alter von 12 Jahren traf die gebürtige Prinzessin Alix von Hessen den russischen Thronfolger Nikolaus. Trotz großer Widerstände heiratete das Paar zehn Jahre später, und Alix wurde mit 23 Jahren Zarin von Russland. Von den kaiserlichen Verwandten ebenso wie von politischen Gegnern verachtet und verleumdet, wurde aus der schüchternen jungen Frau eine durchsetzungsfähige Herrscherin, die für ihre neue Heimat kämpfte. Doch die drohende Katastrophe konnte sie nicht verhindern … Gunna Wendt schildert das glanzvolle und dramatische Leben der Alexandra Fjdorowna. Sie erzählt von der starken Frau an der Seite des letzten Zaren, vom Kampf der liebevollen Mutter um das Leben ihres Sohnes, von der verhängnisvollen Freundschaft zu dem umstrittenen Wanderprediger und Wunderheiler Rasputin und von ihrem tragischen Ende während der Oktoberrevolution.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        February 2010

        New D.H. Lawrence

        by Howard Booth

        New D.H. Lawrence uses current and emergent approaches in literary studies to explore one of Britain's major modernist writers. The collection features new work by the present generation of Lawrence scholars, who are brought together here for the first time. Chapters include: Andrew Harrison on the marketing of Sons and Lovers; Howard J. Booth on The Rainbow, Marxist criticism and colonialism; Holly A. Laird on ethics and suicide in Women in Love; Hugh Stevens on psychoanalysis and war in Women in Love; Jeff Wallace on Lawrence, Deleuze and abstraction; Stefania Michelucci on myth and war in 'The Ladybird'; Bethan Jones on gender and comedy in the late short fiction; Fiona Becket on green cultural critique, Apocalypse and Birds, Beasts and Flowers; and Sean Matthews on class, Leavis and the trial of Lady Chatterley. New D.H. Lawrence will be of interest to all concerned with contemporary writing on Lawrence, modernism and English radical cultures. ;

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        April 2000

        Modernism and empire

        Writing and British coloniality, 1890–1940

        by Howard Booth, Nigel Rigby

        This is the first book to explore the relationship between literary modernism and the British Empire. Contributors look at works from the traditional modernist canon as well as extending the range of work addresses - particularly emphasising texts from the Empire. A key issue raised is whether modernism sprang from a crisis in the colonial system, which it sought to extend, or whether the modern movement was a more sophisticated form of cultural imperialism. The chapters in Modernism and empire show the importance of empire to modernism. Patrick Williams theorises modernism and empire; Rod Edmond discusses theories of degeneration in imperial and modernist discourse; Helen Carr examines Imagism and empire; Elleke Boehmer compares Leonard Woolf and Yeats; Janet Montefiore writes on Kipling and Orwell, C.L. Innes explores Yeats, Joyce and their implied audiences; Maire Ni Fhlathuin writes on Patrick Pearse and modernism; John Nash considers newspapers, imperialism and Ulysses; Howard J. Booth addresses D.H. Lawrence and otherness; Nigel Rigby discusses Sylvia Townsend Warner and sexuality in the Pacific; Mark Williams explores Mansfield and Maori culture; Abdulrazak Gurnah looks at Karen Blixen, Elspeth Huxley and settler writing; and Bill Ashcroft and John Salter take an inter-disciplinary approach to Australia and 'Modernism's Empire'. ;

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        Biography & True Stories
        May 2012

        Eva Gore-Booth

        by Sonja Tiernan, Rebecca Mortimer

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        Biography: literary

        Eva Gore-Booth

        by Sonja Tiernan

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        May 2015

        The political writings of Eva Gore-Booth

        by Sonja Tiernan

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        September 2024

        Manchester minds

        A university history of ideas

        by Stuart Jones

        A bicentennial celebration of brilliant thinkers from The University of Manchester's history. The year 2024 marks two centuries since the establishment of The University of Manchester in its earliest form. The first of England's civic universities, Manchester has been home and host to a huge number of influential thinkers and generated world-changing ideas. This book presents a rich account of the remarkable contribution that people associated with The University of Manchester have made to human knowledge. A who's who of Manchester greats, it presents fascinating snapshots of pioneering artists, scholars and scientists, from the poet and activist Eva Gore-Booth to the economist Arthur Lewis, the computer scientist Alan Turing and the physicist Brian Cox.

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        Mycology, fungi (non-medical)
        January 1964

        Studies on Pyrenomycetes parts I - VII

        by C Booth

        Mycological series of papers on Studies on Pyrenomycetes, parts 1 through 7

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        September 2010

        The American

        by Booth, Martin

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        March 2023

        Swoon

        by Naomi Booth

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        February 2019

        Tourism Information Technology

        by Pierre J Benckendorff, Zheng Xiang, Pauline J Sheldon

        This third edition of 'Tourism Information Technology' provides a contemporary update on the complexities of using information technology in the tourism industry. It examines IT applications in all sectors including airlines, travel intermediaries, accommodation, foodservice, destinations, attractions, events and entertainment. Fully updated throughout and organised around the stages of the visitor journey, the book reviews how tourists are using technologies to support decision making before their trip, during their travels and at the destination. It: · Provides comprehensive and up to date coverage of all key topics in tourism information technologies · Covers new areas such as (among others) augmented and virtual reality, robotics, smart destinations, disruptive innovation and the collaborative economy, crowdsourcing for sustainability, online reputation management and big data · Incorporates a wealth of pedagogic features to aid student learning, including key models and concepts, research and industry insights, case studies, key terms, discussion questions, and links to useful websites. Accompanied online by instructor PowerPoint slides, multiple choice questions and further case studies, this book provides a comprehensive and learning-focused text for students of tourism and related subjects.

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        January 2023

        Mensch ohne Welt

        Eine Soziologie spätmoderner Vergesellschaftung

        by Alexandra Schauer

        »Die Menschen können sich heute eher ein Ende der Welt als ein Ende des Kapitalismus vorstellen«, lautet ein oft zitierter Befund. Alexandra Schauer geht dieser spätmodernen Malaise in ihrem überaus materialreichen Buch auf den Grund. In drei historischen Rekonstruktionsbewegungen zeigt sie am Wandel der Zeiterfahrung, der Öffentlichkeit und der Stadt, wie es kam, dass die Welt als Ort wechselseitiger Verständigung und gemeinsamen Handelns an Bedeutung und die für die politische Moderne einst so zentrale Idee der Gestaltbarkeit von Gesellschaft an Strahlkraft eingebüßt hat. Das hat schwerwiegende Konsequenzen für das vergesellschaftete Individuum der Gegenwart, das sich in der von ihm hervorgebrachten Wirklichkeit nicht mehr aus- und wiedererkennt.

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