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I, Omega

[product] ist ein Harsh-Electro-Projekt aus dem amerikanischen Portland, Oregon. Angetrieben und inspiriert von der knallharten Realität, offeriert uns [product] aka Michael Kurt direkte Worte, die Trugsc…

Nicholas Lemann

Higher Admissions

How to make American higher education fairerIn the 1930s, American colleges and universities began to screen applications using the SAT, a mass-administered, IQ-descended standardized test. The widespread…

Virgin Prunes

...If I Die, I Die (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

»...If I Die, I Die« wurde nur wenige Wochen vor dem Heresie-Boxset veröffentlicht. Die beiden Alben zeigen sehr unterschiedliche Gesichter der Virgin Prunes - eines, das mythische Welten erkundet, und ei…

Darrell Bricker, John Ibbitson

Empty Planet

'A fascinating study' David Goodhart, Sunday Times 'A bold thesis, but the authors are convincing . . . this briskly readable book demands urgent attention' Sarah Ditum, Mail on Sunday For half a centur…

Doug Stokes

Against Decolonisation

Following the killing of George Floyd in 2020, a moral panic gripped the US and UK. To atone for an alleged history of racism, statues were torn down and symbols of national identity attacked. Across Univ…

Doug Stokes

Against Decolonisation

Following the killing of George Floyd in 2020, a moral panic gripped the US and UK. To atone for an alleged history of racism, statues were torn down and symbols of national identity attacked. Across Univ…

Peter Hess

Resisting Pluralization and Globalization in German Culture, 1490¿1540

A critical reading of both literary and non-literary German texts published between 1490 and 1540 exposes a populist backlash against perceived social and political disruptions, the dramatic expansion of …

Boris Kagarlitsky,

The Long Retreat

'Boris Kagarlitsky is a man of enormous intellect and bravery ... I've always been stimulated by discussions with Boris and his relationship with thoughtful figures all around the world'- Jeremy Corbyn MP…

Jianyong Yue

Crony Comprador Capitalism

This book offers a multidisciplinary redefinition of China's model of crony comprador capitalism. The author argues that this model emerged through the fusion of market Leninism and global capitalism in t…

Sparks

Angst In My Pants

Heaven 17

Penthouse And Pavement

Die ursprünglichen Mitglieder der Human League aus Sheffield, Martyn Ware und Ian Craig Marsh, verließen die Band nach den ersten beiden Alben und gründeten 1980 Heaven 17. Benannt nach einer fiktiven Ban…

Sparks

Annette (Unlimited Edition)

Der mit Spannung erwartete ANNETTE Soundtrack wurde am 6. Juli bei der Eröffnung der 74. Filmfestspiele von Cannes präsentiert und gleichzeitig in französischen Kinos veröffentlicht. Er ist der neue Film …

Sarah Staszak

Privatizing Justice

While the use of arbitration in the private sector has grown dramatically in recent decades, arbitration itself is not new. Yet the practice today looks very different than it did at its origins. How did …

Richard Lachmann

First-Class Passengers on a Sinking Ship

How all great powers decline—including the US

Matthieu Grandpierron

Nostalgic Virility as a Cause of War

Nostalgic Virility as a Cause of War argues that world leaders react to status decline by going to war, guided by a nostalgic, virile understanding of what it means to be powerful. Consulting newly declas…

Dorothy Chansky

Losing It

This monograph is a study of American (U.S.) stage representations of dementia mounted between 1913 and 2019. Its imbricated strands are playtexts; audiences as both the targets of the productions (artifa…

Perfume Genius

Too Bright

Kühn und mutig: Der Singer-Songwriter erfindet sich auf seinem dritten Album neu. Als faszinierender und ein wenig entrückter Singer-Songwriter hat sich Perfume Genius aka Mike Hadreas einen Namen gem…

William Mathias (1934-1992)

Chormusik

Geraint Evans, Janet Price, Kenneth Bowen, Michael Rippon, Welsh National Opera Chorus, The Bach Choir, Choristers of St. George's Chapel, London Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, David Athe…

Marcus A. Foster

Nero's Reign and the Fall of an Empire

In "Nero's Reign and the Fall of an Empire: The Story of Nero and Rome's Decline," Marcus A. Foster embarks on a gripping journey through one of history's most tumultuous eras. With meticulous research an…