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The musical genre of taarab is played for entertainment at weddings and other festive occasions all along the Swahili Coast in East Africa. In this study Janet Topp Fargion traces the development of the genre in Zanzibar, from the late nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth. Of special interest is the role of women - as audiences and primary consumers. The book weaves together the historical, social, economic, religious and political d...

The millennials, who constitute the largest generation in America's history, may resist a simple definition, nevertheless, they do share a number of common traits and also an ever increasing presence on film and television. This collection of new essays first situates the millennials within their historical context and then proceeds to an examination of specific characteristics-as addressed in the television and film narratives created about t...

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This book presents the Complex-System Approach to Personality, which seeks to promote the development of integrative theorizing and subsumes particular insights from earlier models while permitting both within-person and between-person comparisons.

Fall in love with love again But not just love of the heart Fall in love with you, the person you were created to be. The beautiful you inside and out Fall in love with the Second chance of life that was given to you, fall in love with the Giver of life. Fall in love with the history of your ancestors that paved the way for you and those to come. Fall in Love with The spirit of true love, you know the one that had you at Hello Fall in love wit...

Your essential guide for bringing students' core thinking, listening, and speaking skills to a higher level! The Language of Learning offers a practical approach to teaching essential communication skills: Listening and understanding Thinking before speaking Speaking clearly and concisely Asking thoughtful questions Giving high-quality answers Backing up opinions with reasons and evidence Agreeing thoughtfully Disagreeing respectfully

The genetic variability that developed in plants during their evolution forms the basis of their domestication and breeding into the crops grown today for food, fuel and other industrial uses. This third edition of Plant Evolution and the Origin of Crop Species brings the subject up-to-date, with more emphasis on crop origins. Beginning with a description of the processes of evolution in native and cultivated plants, the book reviews the origi...

A practical guide for the identification and management of a range of hazardous wastes, this book integrates technical information including chemistry, microbiology, and engineering, with current regulations.

Analysis of the North African 'Arab Spring' revolt against authoritarianism tends to focus reductively on social media, youth unemployment and citizen agitation. Whilst recognizing these factors, this book explains the revolt against the backdrop of a faulty developmental paradigm which privileged growth-centered export-led development at the expense of the domestic economy on which the majority of the population subsists. The book goes on to ...

This student-friendly textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to globalization studies and the European Union within a multipolar world. It provides its readers with critical analysis of the key concepts of multilateral global and regional governance and Europe's role in the world, and this in an accessible and intelligible fashion.

Quelle: Wikipedia. Seiten: 36. Kapitel: Eisheilige, Heiligenkalender, Liste der Schutzpatrone, Liste der Heiligsprechungen, Ikonografisches Heiligenattribut, Heiliger Antonius, Heiliger Johannes, Heilige Siziliens, Militärheiliger, Heiliger Georg, Patrone Europas, Liste der Seligen und Heiligen, Heiliger Karl, Katakombenheiliger, Säulenheiliger, Turiner Sozialheilige, Pestheiliger, Heilige des christlichen Orients, Liste der Namenstage, Landes...

Hainan, zweitgrößte Insel der Volksrepublik China, wurde von Februar 1939 bis August 1945 von japanischen Truppen besetzt. Während dieser Zeit wurden auf Hainan, wie in allen von Japan besetzten Gebieten Asiens, unzählige Frauen und Mädchen als so genannte "Comfort Women/(Trostfrauen" zur "militärischen Sexsklaverei" gezwungen. Sie stehen damit beispielhaft für die Gewalttaten und Kriegsverbrechen japanischen Militärs. Der Aufbau von "Comfort ...

Jule ist krank, für ihre Begriffe sogar sehr krank. Immerhin hat selbst der Arzt sie für arbeitsunfähig erklärt. Jetzt sitzt sie daheim, allein mit ihrem grippalen Infekt, ihrer Katze und ganz viel Selbstmitleid. Während sie über ihr bisheriges Leben sinniert, stellt sie fest, dass es nicht ganz so verlaufen ist, wie sie es sich gewünscht hätte. So lässt sie ihrer Fantasie freien Lauf und überlegt sich Lebensentwürfe, die ihre jetzige Situatio...

Death before Dying: History, Medicine, and Brain Death brings fresh perspectives to the historical appearance of the idea of brain death. In doing so, raises larger questions about the place of bioethics in medicine, and the uses of history to be more curious about how medical knowledge can work as a potentially innovative source of values.