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Hardcover, 22 cm. Condition: Sehr gut. First ed. 297 pp., Ill. A perfect copy. - This collection of articles is the outcome of extensive investigations into archival materials, concerning the involvement of various nations in the Great War. The authors analyse the wartime experiences of individuals and local communities, as well as whole nations. They offer a closer, more personal view of the impact of the Great War. The book re-constructs individual war narratives, and studies the long-term consequences of the conflict. The result is a multifaceted portrayal of the war, seen from local and international perspectives. ISBN 9783631716380 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 491.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Wie neu. 212 pp. A perfect copy. - The author analyzes the multi-layered and multidimensional theme of identity construction recurring in Tony Harrisons work from the seventies onwards looking at the way it evolved throughout the years. The book examines identity in the frame of the sociological and philosophical thoughts of such thinkers as Emmanuel Levinas and Zygmunt Bauman and in reference to the systematization proposed by Zbigniew Bokszanski: identity as a state or process, identity as a continuity or change, and identity as a consequence of conformity or revolt. - Contents: Introduction "The whole view North" -- Chapter One "Correct your maps: Newcastle is Peru!" Continuity of Exploration and Exploitation in The Loiners -- Chapter Two "Wherever did you get your talent from?" Continuity of Poetic Heritage in The School of Eloquence -- Chapter Three "The still too living dead." Continuity of Mourning in the Selected Elegies from The School of Eloquence -- Chapter Four "Half versus half, the enemies within." Changing Patterns of Revolt in v. -- Chapter Five "This frightening mask." Continuity of Poetic Gaze in Selected War Poems -- Conclusion "How have you been useful for the polis?" ISBN 9783631658819 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 356.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. The author analyzes the multi-layered and multidimensional theme of identity construction recurring in Tony Harrison's work from the seventies onwards looking at the way it evolved throughout the years. The book examines identity in the frame of the sociological and philosophical thoughts of such thinkers as Emmanuel Levinas and Zygmunt Bauman and in reference to the systematization proposed by Zbigniew Bokszanski: identity as a state or process, identity as a continuity or change, and identity as a consequence of conformity or revolt.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. When, in 1948, Tony Harrison entered Leeds Grammar School as a scholarship boy, he found himself, as Richard Hoggart saw, "at the friction point of two cultures". His schooling introduced him to the "classics"; but it also deprived him of a clear identification with the place where he grew up. His work reflects and explores this tension; and it may be seen, in some ways, as a form of "identity construction."The book examines key texts such as v. and the School of Eloquence sequence, where this "construction" takes different forms-oscillating between identity as a state, or a process; as continuity, or change; or as the outcome of conformity, or revolt.This second edition has been extensively revised and includes a new chapter on Harrison's Elegies.…

Hardcover, 21,5 cm. Condition: Wie neu. 285 pp., 16 b/w fig., 4 tables. As new. - This publication is a collection of articles which summarise results of investigations into archival materials concerning wartime stories of various nations involved in the Great War. The objective of the authors was to analyse the wartime experience of individuals and local communities as well as whole nations. They further tried to present a closer, more personal overview of wartime drama. As a result the book portrays the impact of the Great War on the lives of multicultural communities, re-constructs individual war narratives and studies consequences of the conflict. The use of various types of historical materials from state archives and from other sources enabled the authors to create a multifaceted portrayal of the war seen from local and international perspectives. - Contents: Introduction -- Piotr Zawilski: The Lodz War Losses Assessment Committees (Lodzkie komisje -- szacunkowe strat wojennych) - an undervalued source for research of the Great War in the Lodz region -- Tomasz Walkiewicz: Polish military formations of the First World War in documents preserved at the State Archive in Lodz -- Kamila Pawelczyk-Dura: The influence of World War I on the activity of the Russian military and naval clergy -- Ionela Zaharia: Christian Religious Experiences within the Austro-Hungarian Army during the Great War -- Anna Caban: Archive traces of the drama of war. Sources for investigation into the daily life of inhabitants of cities in the Opole District in the archival fond of the State Archive in Opole -- Marek Szczepaniak and Grazyna Tyrchan: World war from a local perspective. School chronicles from the border areas of the Province of Posen (Prowincja Poznariska) as a source of information -- Tomasz Matuszak: The organization and the operations of the League of Women of the War Emergency Service -- Slawomir Jan Maksymowicz: East Prussia as the only province of the German Empire occupied during the Great War. Wartime histories of East Prussia -- Magdalena Zakowska: Ivan and aria for the dying world. The image of Russia in the propaganda of the central powers during the Great War -- Frank M Schuster: Between paralysis, crisis and renewal: The effects of the war on the polyhedral industrial city of Lodz (1914-1918) -- Marcos Silber: Jews, Poles and Germans in Lodz during the Great War: Hegemony via Acknowledgment and/or Negation of Multiple Cultures -- Krzysztof Pawel Wozniak: Betrayed twice. The German community in the Kingdom of Poland during the Great War -- Andrea Brait: War museums at the former frontline between Austria-Hungary and Italy during World War 1 -- Hassan A Jamsheer: The Middle East and the Centenary of the Great War. ISBN 9783631661116 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 464.…

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Condition: New. The author analyses the multi-layered and multidimensional theme of identity construction recurring in Tony Harrison's work from the seventies onwards looking at the way it evolved throughout the years. The book examines identity as present in Harrison's verse in the frame of sociological and philosophical thought. Series: Transatlantic Studies in British and North American Culture. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 258 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374. . 2016. New edition. Hardcover. . . . .…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Paperback Edition. 8vo. pp 167. Large format paperback. Contributors include: Laura Ferri, Maria Edelson, Anna Branach-Kallas, Alana M. Vincent, Mary Conde. Fine.

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Hardback. Condition: New. This publication is a collection of articles which summarise results of investigations into archival materials concerning wartime stories of various nations involved in the Great War. The objective of the authors was to analyse the wartime experience of individuals and local communities as well as whole nations. They further tried to present a closer, more personal overview of wartime drama. As a result the book portrays the impact of the Great War on the lives of multicultural communities, re-constructs individual war narratives and studies consequences of the conflict. The use of various types of historical materials from state archives and from other sources enabled the authors to create a multifaceted portrayal of the war seen from local and international perspectives.…

Condition: New. The author analyses the multi-layered and multidimensional theme of identity construction recurring in Tony Harrison's work from the seventies onwards looking at the way it evolved throughout the years. The book examines identity as present in Harrison's verse in the frame of sociological and philosophical thought. Series: Transatlantic Studies in British and North American Culture. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 258 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374. . 2016. New edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Condition: New. This publication is a collection of articles which summarise results of investigations into archival materials concerning wartime stories of various nations involved in the Great War. The objective of the authors was to analyse the wartime experience of individuals and local communities as well as whole nations. Editor(s): Dzikowska, Elzbieta Katarzyna; Handley, Agata; Zawilski, Piotr. Series: Geschichte - Erinnerung - Politik Posener Studien zur Geschichts-, Kultur- und Politikwissenschaft. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; JF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476. . 2016. New edition. Hardcover. . . . .…

Condition: New. This publication is a collection of articles which summarise results of investigations into archival materials concerning wartime stories of various nations involved in the Great War. The objective of the authors was to analyse the wartime experience of individuals and local communities as well as whole nations. Editor(s): Dzikowska, Elzbieta Katarzyna; Handley, Agata; Zawilski, Piotr. Series: Geschichte - Erinnerung - Politik Posener Studien zur Geschichts-, Kultur- und Politikwissenschaft. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; JF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476. . 2016. New edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The author analyzes the multi-layered and multidimensional theme of identity construction recurring in Tony Harrison's work from the seventies onwards looking at the way it evolved throughout the years. The book examines identity in the frame of the sociological and philosophical thoughts of such thinkers as Emmanuel Levinas and Zygmunt Bauman and in reference to the systematization proposed by Zbigniew Bokszanski: identity as a state or process, identity as a continuity or change, and identity as a consequence of conformity or revolt.…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - When, in 1948, Tony Harrison entered Leeds Grammar School as a scholarship boy, he found himself, as Richard Hoggart saw, 'at the friction point of two cultures'. His schooling introduced him to the 'classics'; but it also deprived him of a clear identification with the place where he grew up. His work reflects and explores this tension; and it may be seen, in some ways, as a form of 'identity construction.'The book examines key texts such as v. and the School of Eloquence sequence, where this 'construction' takes different forms-oscillating between identity as a state, or a process; as continuity, or change; or as the outcome of conformity, or revolt.This second edition has been extensively revised and includes a new chapter on Harrison's Elegies.…

Hardback. Condition: New. The author analyzes the multi-layered and multidimensional theme of identity construction recurring in Tony Harrison's work from the seventies onwards looking at the way it evolved throughout the years. The book examines identity in the frame of the sociological and philosophical thoughts of such thinkers as Emmanuel Levinas and Zygmunt Bauman and in reference to the systematization proposed by Zbigniew Bokszanski: identity as a state or process, identity as a continuity or change, and identity as a consequence of conformity or revolt.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. When, in 1948, Tony Harrison entered Leeds Grammar School as a scholarship boy, he found himself, as Richard Hoggart saw, "at the friction point of two cultures". His schooling introduced him to the "classics"; but it also deprived him of a clear identification with the place where he grew up. His work reflects and explores this tension; and it may be seen, in some ways, as a form of "identity construction."The book examines key texts such as v. and the School of Eloquence sequence, where this "construction" takes different forms-oscillating between identity as a state, or a process; as continuity, or change; or as the outcome of conformity, or revolt.This second edition has been extensively revised and includes a new chapter on Harrison's Elegies.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This publication is a collection of articles which summarise results of investigations into archival materials concerning wartime stories of various nations involved in the Great War. The objective of the authors was to analyse the wartime experience of individuals and local communities as well as whole nations. They further tried to present a closer, more personal overview of wartime drama. As a result the book portrays the impact of the Great War on the lives of multicultural communities, re-constructs individual war narratives and studies consequences of the conflict. The use of various types of historical materials from state archives and from other sources enabled the authors to create a multifaceted portrayal of the war seen from local and international perspectives.…