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The Indigenous Paradox
An investigation into how indigenous rights are conceived in legal language and doctrine In the twenty-first century, it is politically and legally commonplace that indigenous communities go to court to assert their rights against the postcolonial nation-state in which they reside. But upon closer examination, this constellation is far from straightforward. Indigenous communities make their claims as independent entities, governed by their own laws. And yet, they bring a case before the court of another sovereign, subjecting themselves to its foreign rule of law. According to Jonas Bens, when native communities enter into legal relationships with postcolonial nation-states, they "become indi...
Aufbruch
Wie schreiben interkulturelle Gegenwartsautor*innen über Heimat? Die Studie gibt erstmalig Antwort darauf, indem sie das Aufspüren einer hybriden Heimatästhetik in das Blickfeld stellt. Nicht selten ist im gesellschaftlichen Heimatdiskurs die Rede von der Unübersetzbarkeit des Wortes ›Heimat‹. So avanciert der Begriff zu einem hermetischen Konzept, dessen Verwendung auf den deutschsprachigen Kulturraum begrenzt scheint. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersucht die Studie, wie Gegenwartsautor*innen anderer kultureller Herkunft, die aber in deutscher Sprache literarische Texte veröffentlichen, Heimat narrativ entwerfen. Im Zentrum steht die These, dass das literarische Schreiben von Lena Gor...
The Politics of Affective Societies
Many claim that political deliberation has become exceedingly affective, and hence, destabilizing. The authors of this book revisit that assumption. While recognizing that significant changes are occurring, these authors also point out the limitations of turning to contemporary democratic theory to understand and unpack these shifts. They propose, instead, to reframe this debate by deploying the analytic framework of affective societies, which highlights how affect and emotion are present in all aspects of the social. What changes over time and place are the modes and calibrations of affective and emotional registers. With this line of thinking, the authors are able to gesture towards a new outline of the political.
Europunk
Gathering together a vast array of visual material, this title features fanzines, posters, clothing, paintings, objects, record covers and films which stress the incredible quality and vitality of these alternative artistic productions.
In the Beginning was the Apeiron
The book is a historical investigation of the problem of infinity in Greek ontology and physics - more specifically, the problem of the infinite size of the world and of its eternal existence, the problem of the infinity of worlds, of infinite divisibility of matter, of infinity of attributes or attribute modes (e.g., infinity of atom shapes), and the problem of infinity of nonphysical entities such as mathematical constructs. The view espoused here is that infinity was of paramount importance for Greek philosophers even if it was not explicitly discussed by them. It served as an unspoken assumption without which Greek philosophy could hardly be possible.
Die Reise in die Vergangenheit
Zwei Kinder reisen in die Vergangenheit und treffen zunächst die Urahnen der Familie Oberkalkofen und einen Teil deren Ahnenzweige. Die Überraschung ist groß, als sie eine Verzweigung zum europäischen Hochadel finden und keinen geringeren, als Karl den Großen treffen. Auf der Reise in die Vergangenheit lernen sie Geschichte kennen, die ihnen in der Schule so nicht vermittelt wurde und sie erfahren einiges über ihre Herkunft. Im Anhang findet jedes Familienmitglied in diversen Listen den eigenen Namen wieder.
Germans to America
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A History of the Lute from Antiquity to the Renaissance
By the year 1500, the lute's almost universal appeal throughout Europe had made it a unifying element of Western music and culture. Renaissance composers, singers and dancers all found in the lute a perfect tool for the musical development and maturation of their art. In fact, the lute's unique musical and physical characteristics inspired artists and poets alike to elevate it to a place of such high honor that the lute's image has come to symbolize music itself. This traces the lute's development from the early instruments of Classical Greece to its glorious flowering in Renaissance Europe's golden age of polyphony. This illustrated and comprehensive book explores the historical and cultural reasons behind the lute's importance as the preeminent musical instrument of the Renaissance. With its lengthy bibliography, index, 74 illustrations and 55 musical examples, the author has told the lute's story with a scholarly and visual depth.
National Union Catalog
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
