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Traditions and Transitions

Author : John L. Plews
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN 13 : 1554584671
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (545 download)

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Download or read book Traditions and Transitions written by John L. Plews and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditions and Transitions: Curricula for German Studies is a collection of essays by Canadian and international scholars on the topic of why and how the curriculum for post-secondary German studies should evolve. Its twenty chapters, written by international experts in the field of German as a foreign or second language, explore new perspectives on and orientations in the curriculum. In light of shifts in the linguistic and intercultural needs of today’s global citizens, these scholars in German studies question the foundations and motivations of common curriculum goals, traditional program content, standard syllabus design, and long-standing classroom practice. Several chapters draw on a range of contemporary theories—from critical applied linguistics, second-language acquisition, curriculum theory, and cultural studies—to propose and encourage new curriculum thinking and reflective practice related to the translingual and cross-cultural subjectivities of speakers, learners, and teachers of German. Other chapters describe and analyze specific examples of emerging trends in curriculum practice for learners as users of German. This volume will be invaluable to university and college faculty working in the discipline of German studies as well as in other modern languages and second-language education in general. Its combination of theoretical and descriptive explorations will help readers develop a critical awareness and understanding of curriculum for teaching German and to implement new approaches in the interests of their students.

German Literature In A New Century

Author : Katharina Gerstenberger
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 0857453882
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (574 download)

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Book Synopsis German Literature In A New Century by : Katharina Gerstenberger

Download or read book German Literature In A New Century written by Katharina Gerstenberger and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the first decade after the fall of the Berlin wall was marked by the challenges of unification and the often difficult process of reconciling East and West German experiences, many Germans expected that the “new century” would achieve “normalization.” The essays in this volume take a closer look at Germany’s new normalcy and argue for a more nuanced picture that considers the ruptures as well as the continuities. Germany’s new generation of writers is more diverse than ever before, and their texts often not only speak of a Germany that is multicultural but also take a more playful attitude toward notions of identity. Written with an eye toward similar and dissimilar developments and traditions on both sides of the Atlantic, this volume balances overviews of significant trends in present-day cultural life with illustrative analyses of individual writers and texts.

Germany in Transit

Author : Deniz Göktürk
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520248945
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Germany in Transit written by Deniz Göktürk and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-04-03 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

Fueling Mexico

Author : Germán Vergara
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108918077
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Fueling Mexico written by Germán Vergara and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around the 1830s, parts of Mexico began industrializing using water and wood. By the 1880s, this model faced a growing energy and ecological bottleneck. By the 1950s, fossil fuels powered most of Mexico's economy and society. Looking to the north and across the Atlantic, late nineteenth-century officials and elites concluded that fossil fuels would solve Mexico's energy problem and Mexican industry began introducing coal. But limited domestic deposits and high costs meant that coal never became king in Mexico. Oil instead became the favored fuel for manufacture, transport, and electricity generation. This shift, however, created a paradox of perennial scarcity amidst energy abundance: every new influx of fossil energy led to increased demand. Germán Vergara shows how the decision to power the country's economy with fossil fuels locked Mexico in a cycle of endless, fossil-fueled growth - with serious environmental and social consequences.

Special Effects and German Silent Film

Author : Katharina Loew
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
ISBN 13 : 9048551714
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (485 download)

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Download or read book Special Effects and German Silent Film written by Katharina Loew and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades, special effects have become a major new area of research in cinema studies. For the most part, they have been examined as spectacles or practical tools. In contrast, Special Effects and German Silent Film, foregrounds their function as an expressive device and their pivotal role in cinema's emergence as a full-fledged art. Special effects not only shaped the look of iconic films like Nosferatu (1922) or Metropolis (1927), but they are central to a comprehensive understanding of German silent film culture writ large. This book examines special effects as the embodiment of a "techno-romantic" paradigm that seeks to harness technology-the epitome of modern materialism-as a means for accessing a spiritual realm. Employed to visualize ideas and emotions in a medium-specific way, special effects thus paved the way for film art.

German Diasporic Experiences

Author : Sebastian Siebel-Achenbach
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN 13 : 1554581311
Total Pages : 539 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (545 download)

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Book Synopsis German Diasporic Experiences by : Sebastian Siebel-Achenbach

Download or read book German Diasporic Experiences written by Sebastian Siebel-Achenbach and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2008-10-02 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-published with the Waterloo Centre for German Studies For centuries, large numbers of German-speaking people have emigrated from settlements in Europe to other countries and continents. In German Diasporic Experiences: Identity, Migration, and Loss, more than forty international contributors describe and discuss aspects of the history, language, and culture of these migrant groups, individuals, and their descendants. Part I focuses on identity, with essays exploring the connections among language, politics, and the construction of histories—national, familial, and personal—in German-speaking diasporic communities around the world. Part II deals with migration, examining such issues as German migrants in postwar Britain, German refugees and forced migration, and the immigrant as a fictional character, among others. Part III examines the idea of loss in diasporic experience with essays on nationalization, language change or loss, and the reshaping of cultural identity. Essays are revised versions of papers presented at an international conference held at the University of Waterloo in August 2006, organized by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies, and reflect the multidisciplinarity and the global perspective of this field of study.

German Phonetics and Phonology

Author : Mary Grantham O'Brien
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300196504
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book German Phonetics and Phonology written by Mary Grantham O'Brien and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 8.2.1. Consonants

East Germany’s Economic Development since Unification

Author : Anja Hochberg
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349147052
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (491 download)

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Book Synopsis East Germany’s Economic Development since Unification by : Anja Hochberg

Download or read book East Germany’s Economic Development since Unification written by Anja Hochberg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in the Studies in Economic Transition series applies the theory of economic development to the economy of East Germany. Eight years after the unification of Germany, the book provides a comprehensive and much needed assessment of the transition process in the East, its impact on the German economy as a whole and the important broader lessons for European integration and enlargement. The unique economic experiment of the unification of the German economies provided an excellent opportunity for different schools of economic theory to be tested and examined. The contributors to this book take full advantage of this challenge.

OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Germany 2022 Building Agility for Successful Transitions

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264958878
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (649 download)

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Download or read book OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Germany 2022 Building Agility for Successful Transitions written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war have revealed vulnerabilities in Germany’s economic model: undiversified energy supply, an over-reliance on fossil fuels, delayed digitalisation and disruptable supply chains. Digital technologies may significantly disrupt manufacturing industries Germany has dominated for decades, threatening future competitiveness.

Imagining Germany Imagining Asia

Author : Veronika Fuechtner
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1571135480
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (711 download)

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Book Synopsis Imagining Germany Imagining Asia by : Veronika Fuechtner

Download or read book Imagining Germany Imagining Asia written by Veronika Fuechtner and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2013 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of new essays explores how Germany's imagined Asia informed its national fantasies at crucial historical junctures. It will influence future scholarly explorations of Asian-German cultural transfer. The first collection of essays in the new field of Asian-German Studies, Imagining Germany Imagining Asia demonstrates that Germany and Asia have always shared cultural spaces. Indeed, since the time of the German Enlightenment, Asia served as the foil for fantasies of sexuality, escape, danger, competition, and racial and spiritual purity that were central to foundational ideas of a cohesive German national culture during crucial historical junctures such as fascism or reunification. By exploring the complex and varied phenomenon of German "Orientalism," these essays argue that the relation between an imagined Germany and an imagined Asia defies the idea of a one-way influence, instead conceiving of their cultural transfers and synergies as multidirectional and mutually perpetuating. Examining literary and non-literary texts from the eighteenth century to the present, these essays cover a wide rangeof topics and genres in disciplines including philosophy, film and visual culture, theater, literary studies, and the history of science. Ideally positioned to shape further contributions, Imagining Germany Imagining Asiawill attract a wide range of readers interested in German, Asian, colonial, postcolonial, and transnational studies. Contributors: Sai Bhatawadekar, Petra Fachinger, Veronika Fuechtner, Randall Halle, David D. Kim, Hoi-eun Kim, Kamakshi Murti, Perry Myers, Mary Rhiel, Qinna Shen, Quinn Slobodian, Chunjie Zhang Veronika Fuechtner is Associate Professor of German at Dartmouth College. Mary Rhiel is Associate Professor of German at the University of New Hampshire.

The Political Economy of Transitions to Peace

Author : Galia Press-Barnathan
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN 13 : 0822973588
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)

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Book Synopsis The Political Economy of Transitions to Peace by : Galia Press-Barnathan

Download or read book The Political Economy of Transitions to Peace written by Galia Press-Barnathan and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2009-07-05 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much attention has focused on the ongoing role of economics in the prevention of armed conflict and the deterioration of relations. In The Political Economy of Transitions to Peace, Galia Press-Barnathan focuses on the importance of economics in initiating and sustaining peaceful relations after conflict.Press-Barnathan provides in-depth case studies of several key relationships in the post-World War II era: Israel and Egypt; Israel and Jordan; Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia; Japan and South Korea; Germany and France; and Germany and Poland. She creates an analytical framework through which to view each of these cases based on three factors: the domestic balance between winners and losers from transition to peace; the economic disparity between former enemies; and the impact of third parties on stimulating new cooperative economic initiatives. Her approach provides both a regional and cross-regional comparative analysis of the degree of success in maintaining and advancing peace, of the challenges faced by many nations in negotiating peace after conflict, and of the unique role of economic factors in this highly political process. Press-Barnathan employs both liberal and realist theory to examine the motivations of these states and the societies they represent. She also weighs their power relations to see how these factor into economic interdependence and the peace process. She reveals the predominant role of the state and big business in the initial transition phase ("cold" peace), but also identifies an equally vital need for a subsequent broader societal coalition in the second, normalizing phase ("warm" peace). Both levels of engagement, Press-Barnathan argues, are essential to a durable peace. Finally, she points to the complex role that third parties can play in these transitions, and the limited long-term impact of direct economic side-payments to the parties.

Drivers of Energy Transition

Author : Wolfgang Gründinger
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3658176911
Total Pages : 662 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (581 download)

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Download or read book Drivers of Energy Transition written by Wolfgang Gründinger and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wolfgang Gründinger explores how interest groups, veto opportunities, and electoral pressure formed the German energy transition: nuclear exit, renewables, coal (CCS), and emissions trading. His findings provide evidence that logics of political competition in new German politics have fundamentally changed over the last two decades with respect to five distinct mechanisms: the end of ’fossil-nuclear’ corporatism, the new importance of trust in lobbying, ’green ’ path dependence, the emergence of a ’Green Grand Coalition’, and intra-party fights over energy politics.

Starting Strong V Transitions from Early Childhood Education and Care to Primary Education

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264276254
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (642 download)

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Book Synopsis Starting Strong V Transitions from Early Childhood Education and Care to Primary Education by : OECD

Download or read book Starting Strong V Transitions from Early Childhood Education and Care to Primary Education written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transition from early childhood education to primary school is a big step for all children, and a step which more and more children are having to take. Quality transitions Should be well-prepared and child-centred, managed by trained staff collaborating with one another, and guided by ...

Early Childhood Education in Germany

Author : Bianca Bloch
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000440850
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Early Childhood Education in Germany written by Bianca Bloch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws on the perspectives of leading German scholars to provide a systematic overview of early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Germany, furthering international understanding of the complexities involved in ECEC topics in Germany. The book provides a unique insight into parts of German ECEC rarely seen outside of the country. Offering in-depth insights into historical developments, theoretical approaches and empirical research, the volume discusses Germany’s long tradition in ECEC against the backdrop of Froebel and other pedagogues and traditions. Chapters consider ECEC in Germany from the perspectives of theory, institutions and professionalization. The book draws on international literature and current debates to highlight the features and peculiarities of ECEC in Germany, contributing to dialogue on research into early childhood education and care. Providing a much-needed, internationally relevant insight into ECEC in Germany, this text will be essential reading for academics, researchers and post-graduate students involved in the field of early childhood education, international education, educational theory, and those researching educational policy and politics more widely.

A Life-Course Perspective on Migration and Integration

Author : Matthias Wingens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400715455
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book A Life-Course Perspective on Migration and Integration written by Matthias Wingens and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-07-14 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last four decades the sociological life course approach with its focus on the interplay of structure and agency over time life course perspective has become an important research perspective in the social sciences. Yet, while it has successfully been applied to almost all fields of social inquiry it is much less used in research studying migrant populations and their integration patterns. This is puzzling since understanding immigrants’ integration requires just the kind of dynamic research approach this approach puts forward: any integration theory actually refers to life course processes. This volume shows fruitful cross-linkages between the two research traditions. A range of studies are presented that all apply sociological life course concepts to research on migrants and migrant groups in Europe. The book is organized thematically, indicating different important domains in the life course. Using a wide variety of methodological approaches, it covers both quantitative studies based on population census data and survey material as well as qualitative studies based on interviews. Attention is paid to the life courses of those who migrated themselves as well as their offspring. The studies cover different European countries, relating to one national context or a particular local setting in a city as well as cross-country comparisons. Overall the book shows that applying the sociological life course approach to migration and integration research may advance our understanding of immigrant settlement patterns as well as further develop the life course perspective

24th Annual Conference of the German Crystallographic Society, March 14–17, 2016, Stuttgart, Germany

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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110476622
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book 24th Annual Conference of the German Crystallographic Society, March 14–17, 2016, Stuttgart, Germany written by and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-03-07 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zeitschrift für Kristallographie. Supplement Volume 36 presents the complete Abstracts of all contributions to the 24th Annual Conference of the German Crystallographic Society in Stuttgart (Germany) 2016: - Plenary Talks - Microsymposia - Poster Session Supplement Series of Zeitschrift für Kristallographie publishes Abstracts of international conferences on the interdisciplinary field of crystallography.

Handbook on Sustainability Transition and Sustainable Peace

Author : Hans Günter Brauch
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319438840
Total Pages : 1013 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Handbook on Sustainability Transition and Sustainable Peace written by Hans Günter Brauch and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 1013 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book 60 authors from many disciplines and from 18 countries on five continents examine in ten parts: Moving towards Sustainability Transition; Aiming at Sustainable Peace; Meeting Challenges of the 21st Century: Demographic Imbalances, Temperature Rise and the Climate–Conflict Nexus; Initiating Research on Global Environmental Change, Limits to Growth, Decoupling of Growth and Resource Needs; Developing Theoretical Approaches on Sustainability and Transitions; Analysing National Debates on Sustainability in North America; Preparing Transitions towards a Sustainable Economy and Society, Production and Consumption and Urbanization; Examining Sustainability Transitions in the Water, Food and Health Sectors from Latin American and European Perspectives; Preparing Sustainability Transitions in the Energy Sector; and Relying on Transnational, International, Regional and National Governance for Strategies and Policies Towards Sustainability Transition. This book is based on workshops held in Mexico (2012) and in the US (2013), on a winter school at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (2013), and on commissioned chapters. The workshop in Mexico and the publication were supported by two grants by the German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF). All texts in this book were peer-reviewed by scholars from all parts of the world.