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Salen Metal Complexes as Catalysts for the Synthesis of
Polycarbonates from Cyclic Ethers and Carbon Dioxide, by Donald J.
Darensbourg.- Material Properties of Poly(Propylene Carbonates), by
Gerrit. A. Luinstra and Endres Borchardt.- Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate)
from Carbon Monoxide, by Robert Reichardt and Bernhard Rieger. -
Ecoflex(r) and Ecovio(r): Biodegradable, Performance-Enabling
Plastics, by K. O. Siegenthaler, A. Kunkel, G. Skupin and M.
Yamamoto.- Biodegradability of Poly(Vinyl Acetate) and Related
Polymers, by Manfred Amann and Oliver Minge.- Recent Developments
in Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactones, by P. Lecomte and C.
Jerome.- Recent Developments in Metal-Catalyzed Ring-Opening
Polymerization of Lactides and Glycolides: Preparation of
Polylactides, Polyglycolide, and Poly(lactide-co-glycolide), by
Saikat Dutta, Wen-Chou Hung, Bor-Hunn Huang and Chu-Chieh Lin.-
Bionolle (Polybutylenesuccinate), by Yasushi Ichikawa, Tatsuya
Mizukoshi.- Polyurethanes from Renewable Resources, by David A.
Babb.-"
Salen Metal Complexes as Catalysts for the Synthesis of
Polycarbonates from Cyclic Ethers and Carbon Dioxide, by Donald J.
Darensbourg.- Material Properties of Poly(Propylene Carbonates), by
Gerrit. A. Luinstra and Endres Borchardt.- Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate)
from Carbon Monoxide, by Robert Reichardt and Bernhard Rieger. -
Ecoflex(r) and Ecovio(r): Biodegradable, Performance-Enabling
Plastics, by K. O. Siegenthaler, A. Kunkel, G. Skupin and M.
Yamamoto.- Biodegradability of Poly(Vinyl Acetate) and Related
Polymers, by Manfred Amann and Oliver Minge.- Recent Developments
in Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactones, by P. Lecomte and C.
Jerome.- Recent Developments in Metal-Catalyzed Ring-Opening
Polymerization of Lactides and Glycolides: Preparation of
Polylactides, Polyglycolide, and Poly(lactide-co-glycolide), by
Saikat Dutta, Wen-Chou Hung, Bor-Hunn Huang and Chu-Chieh Lin.-
Bionolle (Polybutylenesuccinate), by Yasushi Ichikawa, Tatsuya
Mizukoshi.- Polyurethanes from Renewable Resources, by David A.
Babb.-"
While conceptions of the 'modern' have been intensively and
fruitfully studied from a variety of perspectives in the context of
continental European history, scholars of Britain have hardly
addressed the history of the first industrial nation and the
world's leading colonial power in this register, despite its
enormous cultural influence.
In examining British conceptions and expressions of modernity
--from Victorian debates about 'national character' to breathtaking
exhibitions of artefacts such as the 'moving pavement' that would
revolutionize the future appearance of cities, to debates about the
impact of new forms of production and consumption, mass
communication and travel -- this book fills the gap.
Is it true, as Virginia Woolf observed upon seeing the first London
exhibition of work by Manet and the Post-Impressionists that 'On or
about December 1910 human character changed'? Do men and women
experience modernity in the same way? How did contemporaries make
sense of the changing social worlds they inhabited? How were
conflicting visions of modernity, technology and social change
expressed in: advertisements and branding; art, architecture and
design; business and commerce; mysticism and mountaineering; new
approaches to psychology and the self; and colonial discourse?
These wide-ranging issues are addressed by internationally
acclaimed experts in the history of science, intellectual history,
gender studies, consumption and empire studies. The result is a
multifaceted and innovative foray into British cultural
history.
At the Berlin Auto Show in 1938, Adolf Hitler presented the
prototype for a small, oddly shaped, inexpensive family car that
all good Aryans could enjoy. Decades later, that automobile-the
Volkswagen Beetle-was one of the most beloved in the world.
Bernhard Rieger examines culture and technology, politics and
economics, and industrial design and advertising genius to reveal
how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche
became an exceptional global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola.
Beyond its quality and low cost, the Beetle's success hinged on its
uncanny ability to capture the imaginations of people across
nations and cultures. In West Germany, it came to stand for the
postwar "economic miracle" and helped propel Europe into the age of
mass motorization. In the United States, it was embraced in the
suburbs, and then prized by the hippie counterculture as an
antidote to suburban conformity. As its popularity waned in the
First World, the Beetle crawled across Mexico and Latin America,
where it symbolized a sturdy toughness necessary to thrive amid
economic instability. Drawing from a wealth of sources in multiple
languages, The People's Car presents an international cast of
characters-executives and engineers, journalists and advertisers,
assembly line workers and car collectors, and everyday drivers-who
made the Beetle into a global icon. The Beetle's improbable story
as a failed prestige project of the Third Reich which became a
world-renowned brand illuminates the multiple origins, creative
adaptations, and persisting inequalities that characterized
twentieth-century globalization.
This book examines the obsession for new technology that swept
through Britain and Germany between 1890 and 1945. Drawing on a
wide range of popular contemporary writings and pictorial material,
it explains how, despite frequently feeling overwhelmed by
innovations, Germans and Britons nurtured a long-lasting
fascination for aviation, glamorous passenger liners and film as
they lived through profound social transformations and two vicious
wars. Public discussions about these 'modern wonders' were torn
between fears of novel risks and cultural decay on the one hand,
and passionate support generated by nationalism and social
fantasies on the other. While the investigation focuses on tensions
between technophobia and euphoria, the book also examines the
relationship between responses to technology and the differing
political cultures in Britain and Germany before and after 1933.
This innovative study will prove invaluable reading to anyone
interested in comparative cultural history as well as the history
of technology.
This book examines the obsession for new technology that swept
through Britain and Germany between 1890 and 1945. Drawing on a
wide range of popular contemporary writings and pictorial material,
it explains how, despite frequently feeling overwhelmed by
innovations, Germans and Britons nurtured a long-lasting
fascination for aviation, glamorous passenger liners and film as
they lived through profound social transformations and two vicious
wars. Public discussions about these 'modern wonders' were torn
between fears of novel risks and cultural decay on the one hand,
and passionate support generated by nationalism and social
fantasies on the other. While the investigation focuses on tensions
between technophobia and euphoria, the book also examines the
relationship between responses to technology and the differing
political cultures in Britain and Germany before and after 1933.
This innovative study will prove invaluable reading to anyone
interested in comparative cultural history as well as the history
of technology.
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