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The concept of generation is ubiquitous in common parlance and public discourse: it is used to explain family relationships, consumer preferences, political change, and much else besides. But how can generation be used by historians? Do generations 'really' exist, or are they constructed and manipulated by social and cultural elites?

How do those living in diaspora form their own national and transnational identity? This work offers a critical paradigm from which to explore these identities. It addresses and analyses the cultural material that produced Greece's representation as both Europe's origin and 'other'.

Subalterns and Raj presents a unique introductory history of India with an account that begins before the period of British rule, and pursues the continuities within that history up to the present day. Its coverage ranges from Mughal India to post-independence Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, with a focus on the a ordinarya (TM) people of India and South Asia. Subalterns and Raj examines overlooked issues in Indian social history and highli...

Sand Lake Revisited provides a fresh perspective on the history of an eastern New York State township, located just south of Troy and east of Albany. It features an outpouring of vintage images and stories that have come to light since the first photographic history of Sand Lake was published. Pictured are the beach that was known as Upstate Coney Island, lovely tourist lodgings adjacent to the town's seven lakes, long johns manufactured at Fa...

At first glance, Mamakating appears to be an unassuming township in southeastern New York State, but upon closer examination, it is found to be the home of some landmark sites: the first recognized road in America, now Route 209, the groundbreaking spot for the first million-dollar private corporation formed in the United States, the D&H, Canal, and the oldest soaring airport in the country, the Wurtsboro Airport. Mamakating offers a historica...

This volume in the Images of America series preserves through vintage photographs the gardens that, by their very nature, are impermanent. Although Charleston's contemporary gardens are well documented in other sources, those of past generations are depicted here, reminding readers that Charleston was primarily a city of family homes where life was enjoyed in the garden. From more traditional formal designs to surprisingly informal yards, thes...

The attractions of Sycamore include its majestic 1904 county courthouse, domed Carnegie library, well-appointed Victorian homes and tree-lined streets, and flourishing central business district located on a broad main street first laid out in the mid-19th century. The 1cents parking meters are a nice touch too. This DeKalb County seat retains the charming appearance of a fictional midwestern "small-town USA." Now known far and wide for its ann...

Lone Pine's history is as dramatic and violent as the magnificent landscape in which the town is located. Long before the first white settlers arrived during the Gold Rush, small groups of Paiute-Shoshone Indians lived in the area. With the discovery of gold and silver, miners and ranchers supplying food for the mines came into violent conflict with the native inhabitants between 1860 and 1865. In the 1870s, the Cerro Gordo mines (the largest ...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Die Bedeutung von Cross-Selling spielt in einigen Branchen schon seit langer Zeit eine wichtige und entscheidende Rolle, wenn es um die Messung der Kennzahl des Vertriebserfolges geht. Allen voran sind hier die Finanz dienstleister zu nennen. In einer Befragung US-amerikanischer Bankmanager sahen rund 80% der Befragten in der Cross-Selling-Rate das aussagekräftigste Maß zur Beurteilung des Vertriebserfolges. Doch nic...

Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: The so-called Grand Coalition, formed of Social Democrats and Christian Democrats, had come to an agreement in principle regarding a fundamental modification of the Inheritance and Gift Tax. A motion for a resolution containing the achieved compromise had been released to the public the day before. Thus, neither the abolition as intended by some liberal-thinking conservatives, nor a drastic tax increase as demanded by s...

This book investigates the impact of relocation on gender and family relations among today¿s transnational professionals, filling a glaring gap in migration studies.

This intensely topical book presents the first comprehensive account of UK immigration policy over the last ten years, providing an in-depth analysis of policy and legislation since Tony Blair and New Labour were first elected. The chapters are divided into themes that include analysis of the changes made to managed (economic) migration, asylum, security, and integration policies in the UK. The book argues that migration policy has undergone a...

Einzigartige Zusammenstellung von 100 Biographien namhafter Ärzte der Handchirurgie: Professor Buck-Gramcko, selbst bedeutender Handchirurg und Wegbereiter der Handchirurgie in Deutschland, gelang mit diesem Buch ein außergewöhnliches Werk. Dank seiner zahlreichen Kontakte und freundschaftlichen Verbindungen konnte er die beeindruckenden Biographien inklusive Porträtfotos erstellen. Ein medizinhistorisch interessantes und beachtenswertes Werk.

Across a range of settings - from the dry river valleys of Yemen to tropical high-rise fabric of Singapore - the projects selected for the 10th cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture match the cutting-edge design with a deep commitment to place. Resolutely contemporary and yet firmly local, they respond to the challenges of their environments with imagination and skill. "Intervention Architecture" brings these works vividly to life throu...

Diese CD unterstützt Dich dabei, das kleine 1x1 zu erlernen.Die Alten Griechen haben schon vor mehr als tausend Jahren gewusst, das wenn einem oft genug im Schlaf was zugeflüstert wird, dann kann sich das Gehirn das merken, obwohl man ja eigentlich schläft. Die Griechen nannten das damals Tempelschlaf.Mit dieser CD kannst du im Schlafen das kleine 1x1 lernen ohne dich besonders anstrengen zu müssen. Du musst nur, damit das gut funktioniert, ei...

Love manifests itself in many ways: friend to friend, parent to child, lover to the loved. Ecologies where love matures are found in the romantic episodes of dating and marriage, or by supporting someone through a tragic event. The same is true for Love's opposite: Relationt.r.i.p.s. Human relations are naturally complicated. However, any combination of bad timing, resentment, insensitivity, abusive power, and savagery produces relationt.r.i.p...

A guide to the complex process of assessment in youth and child trauma. This book covers various methods and measures for assessing trauma, including case examples to illustrate the integration of these different facets. It is useful for those in the field of trauma assessment.

Band 10 der Akten des XI. Internationalen Germanistenkongresses Paris 2005 befasst sich mit Geschlechterdifferenzen, Development-Theatre, Dialogforschung sowie Sprach- und Literaturphänomenen nach der Wende. In der Sektion «Geschlechterdifferenzen als Kulturkonflikte» wird untersucht, wie Geschlechterdifferenzen über Formen interkultureller Begegnung spezifisch ¿dramatisiert¿ und Kulturkonflikte über Figurationen der Geschlechtlichkeit bewert...

In nature, sulfur occurs in many different oxidation states and is one of the most versatile elements in life. It is an integral part of many important cell constituents, such as the amino acids cysteine and methionine, and many sulfur compounds serve as the basis for energy-related processes in prokaryotes. In recent years, new methods have been applied to study the biochemistry and molecular biology of reactions of the global sulfur cycle, t...

Drawing on a range of sources, from White House documents and congressional hearings to comic books and feature films, this work shows how the United States continued to wage war on Vietnam "by other means" for another twenty-five years.