Black German: An Afro-German Life in the Twentieth Century by Theodor Michael (Michael Theodor)(Paperback)

Black German: An Afro-German Life in the Twentieth Century by Theodor Michael (Michael Theodor)(Paperback)

This is the first English translation of an important document in the history of the black presence in Germany and Europe: the autobiography of Theodor Michael. Theodor Michael is among the few surviving members of the first generation of 'Afro-Germans': Born in Germany in 1925 to a Cameroonian

The Byzantine Hellene: The Life of Emperor Theodore Laskaris and Byzantium in the Thirteenth Century (Angelov Dimiter)(Pevná vazba)

The extraordinary life and writings of Theodore Laskaris, an imaginative philosopher-emperor ruling over a Byzantine state in exile after the disastrous Fourth Crusade, illuminate the transformation of the politics and culture of Byzantium and unveil little-known aspects of the medieval encounters

Problems of Moral Philosophy (Adorno Theodor W.)(Paperback)

Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969), one of the leading social thinkers of the twentieth century, long concerned himself with the problems of moral philosophy, or 'whether the good life is a genuine possibility in the present.' This book consists of a course of seventeen lectures given in May-July 1963

Mobilizing Black Germany: Afro-German Women and the Making of a Transnational Movement (Florvil Tiffany N.)(Paperback)

In the 1980s and 1990s, Black German women began to play significant roles in challenging the discrimination in their own nation and abroad. Their grassroots organizing, writings, and political and cultural activities nurtured innovative traditions, ideas, and practices. These strategies

Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography (Roosevelt Theodore)(Paperback)

Theodore Roosevelt's writing has the same verve, panache, and energy as the life he lived. Perhaps no president in U.S. history--not even Jefferson--had so many opinions and intellectual interests, believed in so many causes, or worked so hard to translate his beliefs into action. A hard-headed

German Expressionist Woodcuts (Weller Shane)(Paperback)

German Expressionism was an extraordinarily vivid presence in the art of the early twentieth century, its violent colors and often distorted, stylized forms reflecting not only the rebellious spirit of its participants, but the revolutionary mood of the new century itself. One of the most popular

Berlin Rules: Europe and the German Way (Lever Paul)(Paperback)

In the second half of the twentieth century, Germany became the dominant political and economic power in Europe - and the arbiter of all important EU decisions. Yet Germany's leadership of the EU is geared principally to the defence of German national interests. Germany exercises power in order to

A History of Twentieth-Century Germany (Herbert Ulrich)(Pevná vazba)

Germany in the 20th century endured two world wars, a failed democracy, Hitler's dictatorship, the Holocaust, and a country divided for 40 years after World War II. But it has also boasted a strong welfare state, affluence, liberalization and globalization, a successful democracy, and the longest

The Art of a Successful Life: The Wisdom of the Ages from Confucius to Steve Jobs. (Zitelmann Rainer)(Pevná vazba)

The German poet Theodor Fontane once wrote: 'A good aphorism contains the wisdom of an entire book in one sentence.' The Art of a Successful Life goes a step further, collating a myriad of quotes all of which offer insights to inspire you to think about yourself, your life and your goals, and to

In Search of Wagner (Adorno Theodor)(Paperback)

Written in exile from Germany, this potent study of Europe's most controversial composer explodes the frontiers of musical and cultural analysis. Measuring key elements of Wagner's oeuvre with patent musical dexterity, Adorno sheds light on a nineteenth-century bourgeois figure whose operas betray

Einstein - A Biography (Neffe Jurgen)(Paperback / softback)

Albert Einstein is an icon of the twentieth century. Born in Ulm, Germany, in 1879, he is most famous for his theory of relativity, which is considered the founding principle of modern physics. He also made enormous contributions to quantum mechanics and cosmology, and for his work he was awarded

The Unification of Germany (Gorman Michael)(Paperback)

The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of the American Athlete (Swanson Ryan)(Paperback)

- Theodore Roosevelt's Popularity in Marketplace: From massive biographies to tiny slices of his life, Teddy Roosevelt has proven time and again to be a figure who sells books, and 2020 will mark the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library - Slice of Teddy Roosevelt's Biography as

Theodore Boone: The Accomplice (Grisham John)(Paperback)

Theodore Boone is back on the case in an all-new adventure Bestselling author John Grisham delivers a page-turning legal thriller for a new generation of readers. Theo has been worried about his good friend Woody Lambert. Woody is struggling at school and making bad choices. But when Woody is

Poets of Protest: Mythological Resignification in American Antebellum and German Vormrz Literature (Drescher Michael Rodegang)(Paperback)

Michael Rodegang Drescher analyzes national mythologies in American and German literature. He focuses on processes of mythological resignification, a literary phenomenon carrying significant implications for questions of identity, democracy, and nationalism in Europe and America. Precise

An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter (Aira Csar)(Paperback)

An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter is the story of a moment in the life of the German artist Johan Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858). Greatly admired as a master landscape painter, he was advised by Alexander von Humboldt to travel West from Europe to record the spectacular landscapes of

Transnationalism and German-Language Literature in the Twenty-First Century (Taberner Stuart)(Paperback)

1 Transnationally German?.-2 Transnationalism in Contemporary German-language Novels.-3 The Limits of Hospitality.-4 Belonging.-5 Mobile Citizens-Mobile Cultures.-6 A Rooted Cosmopolitanism?.-7 Conclusion: The World

Reactions: An Illustrated Exploration of Elements, Molecules, and Change in the Universe (Gray Theodore)(Paperback)

In Reactions, bestselling author Theodore Gray demonstrates, through stunning, never-before-seen images and illustrations, how molecules interact and change in ways that are essential to our existence. With Reactions, Theodore Gray completes the journey through the chemical world that began with

German Genius - Europe's Third Renaissance, the Second Scientific Revolution and the Twentieth Century (Watson Peter)(Paperback / softback)

A virtuoso tour through the cultural history of German ideas and influence, from 1750 to the

Parallel Text: German Short Stories - Deutsche Kurzgeschichten(Paperback / softback)

The eight stories in this volume offer a varied and representative collection of twentieth century German authors from a range of political and cultural backgrounds. Styles include the non-fictional manner of Kluge's montage technique and the contrasting classical storytelling of Penzoldt. With

Introducing Major Theologians - From The Apostolic Fathers To The Twentieth Century (Reeves Dr Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Hitler's Volksgemeinschaft and the Dynamics of Racial Exclusion: Violence Against Jews in Provincial Germany, 1919-1939 (Wildt Michael)(Paperback)

In the spring of 1933, German society was deeply divided - in the Reichstag elections on 5 March, only a small percentage voted for Hitler. Yet, once he seized power, his creation of a socially inclusive Volksgemeinschaft, promising equality, economic prosperity and the restoration of honor and

Copenhagen (Frayn Michael)(Paperback)

In 1941 the German physicist Werner Heisenberg made a strange trip to Copenhagen to see his Danish counterpart, Niels Bohr. They were old friends and close colleagues, and they had revolutionised atomic physics in the 1920s with their work together on quantum mechanics and the uncertainty

Phonographies: Grooves in Sonic Afro-Modernity (Weheliye Alexander G.)(Paperback)

Phonographies explores the numerous links and relays between twentieth-century black cultural production and sound technologies from the phonograph to the Walkman. Highlighting how black authors, filmmakers, and musicians have actively engaged with recorded sound in their work, Alexander G