Author: John Andrew ReavesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
The Development of an Ecologically Critical Sorbian Literature as a Consequence of the German Democratic Republic's Dependence on Soft Coal as an Energy Source
Author: John Andrew ReavesSaving Nature Under Socialism
Author: Julia E. AultPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009020307
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
When East Germany collapsed in 1989–1990, outside observers were shocked to learn the extent of environmental devastation that existed there. The communist dictatorship, however, had sought to confront environmental issues since at least the 1960s. Through an analysis of official and oppositional sources, Saving Nature Under Socialism complicates attitudes toward the environment in East Germany by tracing both domestic and transnational engagement with nature and pollution. The communist dictatorship limited opportunities for protest, so officials and activists looked abroad to countries such as Poland and West Germany for inspiration and support. Julia Ault outlines the evolution of environmental policy and protest in East Germany and shows how East Germans responded to local degradation as well as to an international moment of environmental reckoning in the 1970s and 1980s. The example of East Germany thus challenges and broadens our understanding of the 'greening' of post-war Europe, and illuminates a larger, central European understanding of connection across the Iron Curtain.
Concepts of Culture
Author: Hans AdlerPublisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Nine papers presented at the 29th Wisconsin Workshop (Madison, 1998) represent the current debate in German studies between a preoccupation with Germanistik classics and the postmodern focus on a broader, non-elitist concept of culture. A representative title is: "How to make an American German studies quilt: choosing patterns, redefining borders." No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Bibliography of Slavic Literature
Author: Dasha C̆ulić NisulaPublisher: Scarecrow Area Bibliographies
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Nisula covers materials published in the United States and abroad since 1989 covering Slavic literature from the medieval period to the end of the twentieth century. The three main sections are meticulously structured to cover all the dimensions of geographical space, literary genres, topics, authors and time. The first section examines general works on Slavic literature--namely Slavic bibliographies, journals, and library holdings. The second one frames the bibliographic sources within the Slavic geographic perimeter: East, Central and South Europe, while the final section considers regional and national literature. One of the richest European cultures reveals itself in the pages of this book and all those who want to understand the multiple aspects of Slavic literature can find in this an essential guide.
American Doctoral Dissertations
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
Dissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
English as a Global Language
Author: David CrystalPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107611806
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.
The Baltic Sea Region
Author: Witold MaciejewskiPublisher: Baltic University Press
ISBN: 9197357987
Category : Baltic Sea Region
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
The Routledge Handbook of Language Revitalization
Author: Leanne HintonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317200853
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 681
Book Description
The Routledge Handbook of Language Revitalization is the first comprehensive overview of the language revitalization movement, from the Arctic to the Amazon and across continents. Featuring 47 contributions from a global range of top scholars in the field, the handbook is divided into two parts, the first of which expands on language revitalization issues of theory and practice while the second covers regional perspectives in an effort to globalize and decolonize the field. The collection examines critical issues in language revitalization, including: language rights, language and well-being, and language policy; language in educational institutions and in the home; new methodologies and venues for language learning; and the roles of documentation, literacies, and the internet. The volume also contains chapters on the kinds of language that are less often researched such as the revitalization of music, of whistled languages and sign languages, and how languages change when they are being revitalized. The Routledge Handbook of Language Revitalization is the ideal resource for graduate students and researchers working in linguistic anthropology and language revitalization and endangerment.
The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World
Author: J. P. MalloryPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199287910
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
The authors introduce Proto-Indo-European describing its construction and revealing the people who spoke it between 5,500 and 8,000 years ago. Using archaeological evidence and natural history they reconstruct the lives, passions, culture, society and mythology of the Proto-Indo-Europeans.