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Austrian Foreign Policy in Historical Context - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=MNppUW0oVF8C&pg=PA130&dq=Moskau+%22Karl+Braunias%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dINbT9HmB8_TsgamuYiODA&redir_e
In 2005, Austria celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of its liberation from the Nazi regime and the fiftieth anniversary of the State Treaty that ended the occupation and returned full sovereignty to the country. This volume of Contemporary Austrian…
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Mel Gibson's Bible: Religion, Popular Culture, and "The Passion of the Christ" - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=jSltMSnU6zUC&pg=PA13#v=onepage
The Passion of the Christ was an extraordinary media event. But the film has also, and more importantly, been a religious phenomenon. Mel Gibson's professed intent was to create not just a cinematic experience but a spiritual one. And he has succeeded for…
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Mel Gibson's Bible: Religion, Popular Culture, and "The Passion of the Christ" - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=jSltMSnU6zUC&pg=PA18#v=onepage
The Passion of the Christ was an extraordinary media event. But the film has also, and more importantly, been a religious phenomenon. Mel Gibson's professed intent was to create not just a cinematic experience but a spiritual one. And he has succeeded for…
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Giving Offense: Essays on Censorship - J. M. Coetzee - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=fg9eDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA242#v=onepage
Winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. J. M. Coetzee presents a coherent, unorthodox analysis of censorship from the perspective of one who has lived and worked under its shadow. The essays collected here attempt to understand the passion that…
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Die Rezeption US-amerikanischen Gesellschaftsrechts in Deutschland - Jan von Hein - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=BQleVvbtvMcC&pg=PA376&dq=streubesitz#v=onepage
English summary: This volume is the first comprehensive study of the Americanization of German corporate law from the 19th century to the present day. Drawing on interdisciplinary approaches, Jan von Hein analyzes the reasons for widespread legal…
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Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin - Pierre Assouline - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=YsyEMjvdYJgC&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139&dq=%22Pierre+Ickx%22&source=bl&ots=XP_Qq2vKcP&sig=RVXWITQ2_XBK1
One of the most beloved characters in all of comics, Tintin won an enormous international following. Translated into dozens of languages, Tintin's adventures have sold millions of copies, and Steven Spielberg is presently adapting the stories for the big…
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The Persian Night: Iran Under the Khomeinist Revolution - Amir Taheri - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=pUfyhqVM22MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Persian+Night:+Iran+Under+the+Khomeinist+Revolution&hl=
Who really rules Iran today? Are the men in official positions merely puppets activated by hidden hands? How are decisions made in a system that appears so chaotic at first glance? Is the current political structure doomed to conflict? These are some of…
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Power in Colonial Africa: Conflict and Discourse in Lesotho, 1870–1960 - Elizabeth Eldredge - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=_MzfGPf6bwIC&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139&dq=Masupha's+War&source=bl&ots=WO-T7Jk6v1&sig=ACfU3U25fLPOu__TD
Even in its heyday European rule of Africa had limits. Whether through complacency or denial, many colonial officials ignored the signs of African dissent. Displays of opposition by Africans, too indirect to counter or quash, percolated throughout the…
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Culture Shock and Japanese-American Relations: Historical Essays - Sadao Asada - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=BNXiMhnxjo8C&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=Admiral+William+V.+Pratt&source=bl&ots=IPSgzhOJL-&sig=Hywn6W
Ever since Commodore Perry sailed into Uraga Channel, relations between the United States and Japan have been characterized by culture shock. Now a distinguished Japanese historian critically analyzes contemporary thought, public opinion, and behavior in…
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The Rise and Fall of the US Mortgage and Credit Markets: A Comprehensive ... - James Barth - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=MRAh4Kbr7qgC&pg=PA199&dq=Promontory+Financial+Group#v=onepage
The mortgage meltdown: what went wrong and how do we fix it? Owning a home can bestow a sense of security and independence. But today, in a cruel twist, many Americans now regard their homes as a source of worry and dashed expectations. How did everything…