If all the world's a stage, playwrights can theoretically be seen as in control of the world they create; this book asks to what extent women dramatists manage to use the space of the drama to reflect the world that they experience."--BOOK JACKET.
This book takes a fresh look at theatre - including the important new genre of opera - in early modern Germany. Taking as a starting-point the importance of rhetoric in early modern boys' education, this study considers the relationship between theatre, persuasion, and social stability, and looks at how the stage helps to develop ideas about women and non-Christian peoples which have not lost their relevance today.
Shadowland tells the sometimes inspiring, often painful stories of German prisoners after WWII, and thereby shines new light onto Germany itself.
In 1970 Ulrike Meinhof abandoned a career as a political journalist to join the Red Army Faction. In an effort to understand how terrorism takes root, the author seeks a dispassionate view of Meinhof and a period when West Germany was declaring its own 'war on terror'. Ulrike Meinhof always remained a writer, and this book focuses on the role of language in her development and that of the RAF.
The Routledge Handbook of German Politics & Culture provides a comprehensive account of Germany in the 21st Century. Featuring contributions from many of the leading scholars of German politics & society, the Handbook features over 30 chapters which are organized to provide unparalleled analysis of this complex and fascinating subject. The main subjects covered in each of the main sections include: Pathways to the New Germany The Berlin Republic Society and diversity Germany and Europe Germany and the World This is an essential reference work for all those with an interest in German politics and society.