915 Ergebnisse für: considers
-
The Scramble for Art in Central Africa - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=7I5UXjC0Zs4C&pg=PA112
The contributors to this volume trace the life history of artifacts that were brought to Europe and America from Congo towards the end of the nineteenth century, and became the subjects of museum displays. They also present fascinating case-studies of the…
-
A Companion to the Early Middle Ages: Britain and Ireland c.500-1100 - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=gx7fCSjicRsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Companion&hl=de&ei=9RbFTpD9NonIsgbg--TEAg&sa=X&oi=book_resul
Drawing on 28 original essays, A Companion to the Early Middle Ages takes an inclusive approach to the history of Britain and Ireland from c.500 to c.1100 to overcome artificial distinctions of modern national boundaries. A collaborative history from…
-
British Low Culture: From Safari Suits to Sexploitation - Leon Hunt Unpr Chq, Leon Hunt - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=eYGMAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA172&lpg=PA172&dq=killers+moon+pete+forrest&source=bl&ots=uG1zO5tbV8&sig=b5siO
Identifying 'permissive populism', the trickle down of permissiveness into mass consumption, as a key feature of the 1970s, Leon Hunt considers the values of an ostensibly 'bad' decade and analyses the implications of the 1970s for issues of taste and…
-
Ecological Sustainability: Understanding Complex Issues - Robert B. Northrop, Anne N. Connor - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=3zLYZrmvll0C&pg=PA96#v=onepage
Complex systems is a new field of science studying how parts of a system give rise to the collective behaviors of the system, and how the system interacts with its environment. This book examines the complex systems involved in environmental…
-
Užupis adds Hindi and Sanskrit plaques to its Constitution Wall - EN.DELFI
http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/society/uzupis-adds-hindi-and-sanskrit-plaques-to-its-constitution-wall.d?id=74770622
site.title - In a most colourful ceremony with song and dance and some animated speeches, two additional plaques were Thursday unveiled on the famous Constitution Wall of Užupis Republic in Vilnius. The 41-point constitution of the self-proclaimed artists'…
-
Women and the Political Process in Twentieth-Century Iran - Parvin Paidar - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=2CP61Ke2cTQC&pg=PA190
In a comprehensive and original analysis, Parvin Paidar considers the role of women in the political process of twentieth-century Iran and demonstrates how political reorganisation has redefined their position. Challenging the view expressed by…
-
Absorbing Perfections: Kabbalah and Interpretation - Moshe Idel - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=2_OrsAn8BM8C&pg=PA313&dq=%22jewish+theosophy%22&hl=de&sa=X&ei=3Qt2U8W-BZKw7AbEjoG4DA&ved=0CFoQ6A
In this wide-ranging discussion of Kabbalah—from the mystical trends of medieval Judaism to modern Hasidism—one of the world’s foremost scholars considers different visions of the nature of the sacred text and of the methods to interpret it. Moshe Idel…
-
China's Ethnic Minorities and Globalisation - Colin Mackerras - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=3EWAAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA118&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
China's fifty-five officially recognised ethnic minorities form about 8% of the Chinese population, with over 100 million people, and occupy over 60% of China's territory. They are very diverse, and the degree of modernisation among them varies greatly.…
-
Women and the Political Process in Twentieth-Century Iran - Parvin Paidar - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=2CP61Ke2cTQC&pg=PA190&lpg=PA190&dq=fazaye+baz+siasi&source=bl&ots=31n-CwsXeC&sig=ceAhJ9UfM5omELb
In a comprehensive and original analysis, Parvin Paidar considers the role of women in the political process of twentieth-century Iran and demonstrates how political reorganisation has redefined their position. Challenging the view expressed by…
-
Racine: Phèdre - Edward D. James, Gillian Jondorf - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=otNMwUOl5SsC&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&dq=racine+phedre+interpretation&source=bl&ots=_UZY9lNN7n&sig=rGYFr
This introductory study presents Racine's Phèdre as the culmination of French classical tragedy. It situates the play in its historical, literary and theatrical context, shows its relationship with other tragedies of Racine, and sketches its influence on…