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Napoleon. Emperor of France

By: Elke Bader

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He was one of the greatest generals in history, who subjected all of Europe to his political will. Born into an impoverished Corsican noble family, Napoleon Bonaparte experienced a meteoric rise to fame in a post-revolutionary France besieged with crisis. At the age of 35, he single-handedly crowned himself emperor. Luck abandoned him at the zenith of his power. The Battle of Leipzig of 1813 sealed his fate. Napoleon was banished to Elba, but he returned. At Waterloo he fought his last battle and lost. St. Helena, an isolated island in the South Atlantic, was where he spent his final exile.

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227

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Satzweiss.com

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3941234544

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9783941234543

Us, Them, and Others

Pluralism and National Identity in Diverse Societies

By: Elke Winter

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Us, Them, and Others

Pluralism and National Identity in Diverse Societies

By: Elke Winter

How do countries come to view themselves as being ‘multicultural’? Us, Them, and Others presents a dynamic new model for understanding pluralism based on the triangular relationship between three groups — the national majority, historically recognized minorities, and diverse immigrant bodies. Elke Winter's research illustrates how compromise between unequal groups is rendered meaningful through confrontation with real or imagined outsiders. Us, Them, and Others sheds new light on the astonishing resilience of Canadian multiculturalism in the late 1990s, when multicultural policies in other countries had already come under heavy attack. Winter draws on analyses of English-language newspaper discourses and a sociological framework to connect discourses of pan-Canadian multicultural identity to representations of Quebecois nationalism, immigrant groups, First Nations, and the United States. Taking inspiration from the Canadian experience, Us, Them, and Others is an enticing examination of national identity and pluralist group formation in diverse societies.

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305

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University of Toronto Press

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1442661186

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9781442661189

Resilient City

Landscape Architecture for Climate Change

By: Elke Mertens

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Resilient City

Landscape Architecture for Climate Change

By: Elke Mertens

Climate change is one of the major challenges facing cities in the future. Landscape architecture is particularly in demand here because it offers solutions that are characterized by complexity and interdisciplinarity and contribute to the quality of everyday life. These range from green roofs and facades to urban gardening and the landscaping of large-scale protection works. This volume presents measures and plans of eleven major cities in North and South America, from Vancouver to Rio de Janeiro, to protect their inhabitants and their habitats against future storms, floods, landslides or long periods of heat and drought. Outstanding projects in the featured cities are analyzed in their geographic and climatic context. The author also addresses the social and cultural dimensions of resilience.

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240

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Birkhäuser

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3035622655

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9783035622652

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