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Gaelic Scotland in the Colonial Imagination

Anglophone Writing from 1600 to 1900

By: Silke Stroh

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Gaelic Scotland in the Colonial Imagination

Anglophone Writing from 1600 to 1900

By: Silke Stroh

Can Scotland be considered an English colony? Is its experience and literature comparable to that of overseas postcolonial countries? Or are such comparisons no more than patriotic victimology to mask Scottish complicity in the British Empire and justify nationalism? These questions have been heatedly debated in recent years, especially in the run-up to the 2014 referendum on independence, and remain topical amid continuing campaigns for more autonomy and calls for a post-Brexit “indyref2.” Gaelic Scotland in the Colonial Imagination offers a general introduction to the emerging field of postcolonial Scottish studies, assessing both its potential and limitations in order to promote further interdisciplinary dialogue. Accessible to readers from various backgrounds, the book combines overviews of theoretical, social, and cultural contexts with detailed case studies of literary and nonliterary texts. The main focus is on internal divisions between the anglophone Lowlands and traditionally Gaelic Highlands, which also play a crucial role in Scottish–English relations. Silke Stroh shows how the image of Scotland’s Gaelic margins changed under the influence of two simultaneous developments: the emergence of the modern nation-state and the rise of overseas colonialism.

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Northwestern University Press

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0810134047

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Postcolonialism and Scottish Gaelic Poetry

By: Silke Stroh

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Postcolonialism and Scottish Gaelic Poetry

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Scottish and “Celtic fringe” postcolonialism has caused much controversy and unease in literary studies. Can the non-English territories and peoples of the British Isles, faced with centuries of English hegemony, be meaningfully compared to former overseas colonies? This book is the first comprehensive study of this topic which offers an in-depth study of Gaelic literature. It investigates the complex interplay between Celticity, Gaeldom, Scottish and British national identity, and international colonial and postcolonial discourse. It situates post/colonial elements in Gaelic poetry within a wider context, showing how they intersect with socio-historical and political issues, anglophone literature and the media. Highlighting the centrality of Celticity as an archetypal construct in colonial discourses ancient and modern, this volume traces post/colonial themes and strategies in Gaelic poetry from the Middle Ages to the present. Central themes include the uneasy position of Gaels as subjects of the Scottish or British state, and as both intra-British colonised and overseas colonisers. Aiming to promote interdisciplinary dialogue, it is of interest for scholars and students of Scottish Studies, Gaelic and English literature, and international Postcolonial Studies.

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Gaelic Scotland in the Colonial Imagination

Anglophone Writing from 1600 to 1900

By: Silke Stroh

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Anglophone Writing from 1600 to 1900

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City of Champions

A History of Triumph and Defeat in Detroit

By: Stefan Szymanski,Silke-Maria Weineck

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City of Champions

A History of Triumph and Defeat in Detroit

By: Stefan Szymanski,Silke-Maria Weineck

The changing fortunes of Detroit, told through the lens of the city's major sporting events, by the bestselling author of Soccernomics, and a prizewinning cultural critic From Ty Cobb and Hank Greenberg to the Bad Boys, from Joe Louis and Gordie Howe to the Malice at the Palace, City of Champions explores the history of Detroit through the stories of its most gifted athletes and most celebrated teams, linking iconic events in the history of Motown sports to the city's shifting fortunes. In an era when many teams have left rustbelt cities to relocate elsewhere, Detroit has held on to its franchises, and there is currently great hope in the revival of the city focused on its downtown sports complexes—but to whose benefit? Szymanski and Weineck show how the fate of the teams in Detroit's stadiums, gyms, and fields is echoed in the rise and fall of the car industry, political upheavals ushered in by the depression, World War II, the 1967 uprising, and its recent bankruptcy and renewal. Driven by the conviction that sports not only mirror society but also have a special power to create both community and enduring narratives that help define a city's sense of self, City of Champions is a unique history of the most American of cities.

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The New Press

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1620974436

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Deutsche Modepuppen der 50er + 60er

German Fashion Dolls of the 50 ́s + 60 ́s

By: Silke Knaak

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Deutsche Modepuppen der 50er + 60er

German Fashion Dolls of the 50 ́s + 60 ́s

By: Silke Knaak

Das Buch beginnt mit den Anfaengen der Modepuppen in Deutschland, vor allem der Geschichte der BILD-Lilli, die von einer Comic zur Kultfigur wurde. Sie verkoerperte den Zeitgeist der Fuenfziger und Sechziger Jahre wie keine andere Puppe zuvor und wurde zum Vorbild fuer Ankleidepuppen in aller Welt. Dazu werden ausfuehrlich hundert verschiedene Bekleidungen und Ausstattungen der BILD-Lilli Puppe gezeigt und beschrieben. Ausserdem enthaelt das Buch wertvolle Sammlerinformationen und Beispiele der Bekleidung von Schwabinchen von Drei M, Petra, Fred, und Peggy von Plasty, Gaby, Kessy und Babsy von Schildkroet die deutschen Tressys und der DDR Steffi Puppe. The book starts with the beginning of the fashion doll era in Germany, especially the history of BILD Lilli, that transformed from a comic character into a cult figure. She showed the Zeitgeist of the Fifties and Sixties like no other doll before and inspired fashion dolls all over the world. Over hundred of BILD Lillis outfits are shown and described also. Valuable informations for collectors and samples for clothing will be shown about: Schwabinchen made by Drei M, Petra, Fred and Peggy by Plasty, Gaby, Kessy and Babsy by Schildkroet the German Tressys and the GDR Steffi doll.

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3734758351

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Postcolonialism and Scottish Gaelic Poetry

By: Silke Stroh

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Gaelic Scotland in the Colonial Imagination

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