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English Modernism, National Identity and the Germans, 1890-1950 - Petra Rau - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=qIWFb1oXOvYC&pg=PA136#v=onepage
"This is the first systematic study to trace the way representations of 'Germanness' in modernist British literature from 1890 to 1950 contributed to the development of English identity. Petra Rau examines the shift in attitudes towards Germany and…
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The Philosophy of Gemistos Plethon: Platonism in Late Byzantium, Between ... - Vojtech Hladky - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=1sNzBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false
Compared to other Byzantine or Renaissance authors, George Gemistos Plethon has definitely attracted the attention of scholars for quite some time. This book provides a study of Gemistos' philosophy.
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Social Relations in the Estate Villages of Mecklenburg C.1880-1924 - Simon Constantine - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=BCYCYfHdBFQC&pg=PA15&dq=Hugo+Seemann#v=onepage
This work concentrates on social relations in the 1500 estate villages (Gutsdorfer) of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. 'Social relations' include the chains of command and obedience, the relative legal positions of owner and workers…
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Reading Popular Physics: Disciplinary Skirmishes and Textual Strategies - Elizabeth Leane - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=uvnYaN8VnesC&lpg=PP1&hl=de&pg=PA28#v=onepage&f=false
Elizabeth Leane's Reading Popular Physics is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the nature and implications of physics popularizations. A literary critic trained in science, Leane treats popular science writing as a distinct and…
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Reading Popular Physics: Disciplinary Skirmishes and Textual Strategies - Elizabeth Leane - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=uvnYaN8VnesC&lpg=PP1&hl=de&pg=PA31#v=onepage&f=false
Elizabeth Leane's Reading Popular Physics is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the nature and implications of physics popularizations. A literary critic trained in science, Leane treats popular science writing as a distinct and…
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The Narrative Arts of Tianjin: Between Music and Language - Francesca R. Sborgi Lawson - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=9UVqzgmV1jEC&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false
The author explores the relationships between language and music in the performance of four narrative genres in the city of Tianjin, China, based upon original field research conducted in the People's Republic of China in the mid 1980s and in 1991.
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Materializing Religion: Expression, Performance and Ritual - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=BXt2s8XhoBcC&lpg=PA94&vq=kloke-eibl&hl=de&pg=PA94#v=snippet&q=kloke-eibl&f=false
The material symbol has become central to understanding religion in late modernity. Overtly theological approaches use words to express the values and faith of a religion, but leave out the 'incarnation' of religion in the behavioural,…
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Sir James Dewar, 1842–1923: A Ruthless Chemist - Sir J S Rowlinson - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=ys0jKHGUH_gC&pg=PA1#v=onepage
Sir James Dewar was a major figure in British chemistry for around 40 years. He held the posts of Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at Cambridge (1875–1923) and Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution (1877–1923) and is…
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Gabriel Faure - Graham Johnson - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=pCtURqmcybMC&pg=PA111#v=onepage
The career of Gabriel Fauré as a composer of songs for voice and piano traverses six decades (1862-1921); almost the whole history of French mélodie is contained within these parameters. In this book, the distinguished accompanist and song scholar Graham…