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This book examines the paradox of collective identity in eastern
Germany in the wake of German reunification. Following the fall of
the Berlin Wall, citizens of the former German Democratic Republic
were confronted with a dilemma: Were they already Germans without
qualification, like their compatriots in the West? Or did they
remain "East Germans" for the time being, with an identity tied to
their distinct past, as if they were foreigners who had migrated
without leaving home? How Memory Divides shows that these questions
remain unresolved even today, less because of any "incomplete
unity" between Germans in West and East, than because of the
contradictory ways in which "easterners" themselves have remembered
their past. Drawing on a unique study spanning two decades, the
author reveals how divergent biographical memories have given rise
to life stories with a diverse array of genres and storylines at
odds with official accounts of the GDR and its demise. Over time,
efforts to effect unity between West and East have reproduced
divisions within the East. This book will appeal to scholars and
students of sociology and politics with interests in memory,
heritage, and identity.
This book examines the paradox of collective identity in eastern
Germany in the wake of German reunification. Following the fall of
the Berlin Wall, citizens of the former German Democratic Republic
were confronted with a dilemma: Were they already Germans without
qualification, like their compatriots in the West? Or did they
remain "East Germans" for the time being, with an identity tied to
their distinct past, as if they were foreigners who had migrated
without leaving home? How Memory Divides shows that these questions
remain unresolved even today, less because of any "incomplete
unity" between Germans in West and East, than because of the
contradictory ways in which "easterners" themselves have remembered
their past. Drawing on a unique study spanning two decades, the
author reveals how divergent biographical memories have given rise
to life stories with a diverse array of genres and storylines at
odds with official accounts of the GDR and its demise. Over time,
efforts to effect unity between West and East have reproduced
divisions within the East. This book will appeal to scholars and
students of sociology and politics with interests in memory,
heritage, and identity.
"Jampot Smith" is story of a group of friends as they edge towards
adulthood in the sunshine and shadow of Llandudno during the years
of the Second World War. It is a time which will shape their lives
against a war which will define it. For Bernard, the eponoymous
Jampot Smith, Kathy, Epsom and Dewi, it is all held in an exquisite
balance of emotion and restraint that promises both love and
danger. It is a time which will shape their lives against a war
which will define it.
Modern accurate and stageable translations of five of Gorky's plays
This volume includes Gorky's major works for the theatre. The Lower
Depths, first staged by the Moscow Art theatre in 1902, portrays a
cast of down and outs living in the underbelly of Russian society;
Summerfolk depicts a society after the disintegration of feudalism
with a new class of businessmen, intellectuals and professionals.
Children of the Sun was completed in prison in 1905 and premiered
in St Petersburg in the same year, St Petersburg critic Alexander
Kugel wrote: "If Summerfolk boxed the ears of the intelligentsia,
the Children of the Sun spits in their face"; Barbarians looks at
the tragedy of an individual caught between opposing forces in a
society on the brink of revolution - Lenin's future Minister of
Culture, Alexander Kugel wrote: "Gorky helps us to understand and
assess the mighty phenomenon of this war between two forms of
barbarism through the direct experience of real people"; Enemies
looks at the struggle between workers and industrialists and has
been described as "the missing link between Chekhov and the Russian
revolution" (Observer)
"THE SPINECHECKER'S MANIFESTO: Drug-free Secrets to Pain-Free
Living, More Energy, Anti-Aging, & Better Sleep" has brought
all of the answers into one simple, easy to read guide that will
take you out of pain and suffering and into optimal health at any
age. It is an integrative approach to healing and healthier living
based on chiropractic, yoga, and ancient concepts of life force.
Discover never before discussed essential health requirements you
may not even know about that will bring you more energy, better
sleep, an enhanced sex drive, clear thinking, and a life free of
pain in this hectic fast-paced world. It incorporates philosophy,
metaphysics, science, and simple step-by-step yogic sequences that
will teach you how to align, move, stretch, strengthen, energize,
and access the sacred geometry of your body and mind. Before the
next crisis brings you down, you're going to want to read "THE
SPINECHECKER'S MANIFESTO"!
The best-known and most important manufacturer of plastic model
kits in the UK, Airfix has been at the forefront of the industry
since 1955 when the first Airfix aircraft kit appeared in UK
branches of Woolworth's. The kits were made to a constant scale and
covered a wide variety of subjects, from aircraft to birds and from
tanks to dinosaurs. In 1981 the famous London-based company closed
down and only the kits survived intact. For the next twenty-five
years Airfix was run by Palitoy and later Humbrol, but suffered
from a lack of investment. In 2006, Hornby Hobbies Ltd, the train
and Scalextric manufacturer, bought the ailing company and
transformed it. Money and resources were ploughed into the range,
and today Airfix releases around twenty new kits per year, designed
to an incredibly high standard. The old kits of the 1950s and 1960s
are gradually being replaced by new state-of-the-art tooling, all
bearing that most prestigious name - Airfix. Published to coincide
with the sixtieth anniversary of the first Airfix aircraft kit,
Sixty Years of Airfix Models, tells the full story, year by year,
of the company and its products.
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