englischHow does literature think about lived time? One of the central patterns of making sense of lived (and narrated) time is the category of fate, which has an ambiguous connection to the concept of chance. In contemporary literature, fate only seems to have become obsolete. Instead, the emphasis [...]

englischThe "Islamic Revolution" (1979) was a turning point for the political situation in the Middle East. Shiite Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia became adversaries whose enmity continues to shape the region today. Many conflicts in the Middle East are influenced by Tehran-Riyadh relations.

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englischFor decades, the Maoist New People's Army in the Philippines has been fighting exploitation and poverty. In the 1980s, several Catholic priests joined and shaped it. One faction pursued national revolution, while another emphasized the preservation of indigenous culture. Conrado Balweg [...]

englischThis volume presents major lines of analysis in Law and Literature/Law and Humanities research for both legal and literary scholars. The special emphasis in the volume is on narrative and narration in the law and the law in narrative, a focus due to the context of the series based in the [...]

englischIs it possible to know whether a historic structure was built to be let or for use by the owners? Which sources offer information about the residents of a house? Was there such a thing as tenancy law in the past? When did the idea of a rented flat as we know it today come about?

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Im zeitkritischen Diskurs der Zwischenkriegsjahre wird eine Bindungssemantik entwickelt, die allen voran mit der Negation von Bindung, also einem Zustand der Bindungslosigkeit, einen begrifflichen Rahmen zur Beschreibung der eigenen Gegenwart schafft. Neusachliche Schriftsteller:innen nehmen den [...]