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Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: „Eine Welt in einem Land“. Dies ist der Slogan, mit dem die südafrikanische Tourismusindustrie für sich wirbt und Gäste aus aller Welt für das Land am Kap begeistern möchte. Doch nicht nur die vielfältige Tier- und Pflanzenwelt, die unterschiedlichen Landschaftsformen und eine Vielzahl an kulturellen Strömungen kennzeichnen dieses Land, sondern auch eine duale Wirtschaftsstruktur bzw. eine große Schere zwischen armen und reichen Bevölkerungsschichten gehören zu der südafrikanischen Realität. Die Altlasten der Apartheidära sind noch immer deutlich spürbar. Der Großteil der Bevölkerung – vorrangig schwarze Südafrikaner – lebt in großer Armut....
Tilly Marie Dutchess. A sorceress living in the elusive country of Mercy a couple thousand years after the third World War, Tilly serves the titular League of Sorcerers alongside her four best friends and her brothers. With an upcoming election for the Captain of the League of Sorcerers, and a family secret that leaves Tilly and her loved ones in grave danger, she finds herself in a whirlwind. She fights against the odds that attempt to suppress her, has her heart stolen, and experiences the beauty and pain life has dealt to her. A promise to keep those she loves safe. To be herself. And to rise against the odds.
Joshua Render I immigrated (probably from England) to Charles County, Maryland during or before 1720, married Sara Lewis, and probably moved to Orange County, Virginia before 1740. Descendants and rela- tives lived in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and elsewhere.
How do technological and cultural developments interact to affect consumption? What do ways of using household goods in specific historical contexts tell us about individual and collective identities? Do changes in consumption patterns emancipate social groups or reinforce existing structures of power?The 'economic miracle' experienced by West Germany in the 1950s and 1960s had profound effects on everyday life and gender relations. This book reflects the growing need for historical research on leisure and consumption in the modern period and provides a very entertaining and carefully researched study of ideas about women, men, housework, consumption, and modernity. It contrasts the virtual ...