Bøger om År 1920 til 1929

The horrors of World War I left a mark on all of Europe as well as on the United States of America. Within the political, intellectual and academic life the catchphrase of international good will established itself. This term, rather this vision, must not be ignored in the context of the birth hour of the Austro-American Institute of Education, when international education was still in its infancy. The institute¿s founder, Paul Leo Dengler, seized an opportunity presented to him at the end of 1925 ¿ apparently just in time amidst the pioneering spirit following World War I ¿ to propose and present his Amerika-Institut in Vienna to leaders of the Institute of International Education in New York. Eventually, in March of 1926 the Austro-American Institute of Education (AAIE) was founded in Vienna.The idea of a comprehensive history of the AAIE is to shed light on the evolvement of some of the most significant intellectual forces that have been shaping international cultural relations over the past century.Volume I of AAIE¿s history takes a close look at the activities, programs, key-players and the bilateral mission of Dengler¿s institute during the years 1926¿¿1971.

M. T. Vasudevan Nair¿s much acclaimed novel Randamoozham is a retelling of the ancient epic the Mahabharata based on the perspective of Bhima, the second Pandava. Bhima, Lone Warrior is the English translation of the work by Gita Krishnankutty. Possessed of amazing strength, fierce loyalty and great tenderness, Bhima is almost always eclipsed by his brothers Yudhishtira and Arjuna. The title wholly signifies his helplessness as a second born. This dissertation entitled Mind Mapping Bhima: A Freudian Psychoanalytic Reading of M. T. Vasudevan Nair¿s Bhima, Lone Warrior, aims to have a psychoanalytic reading of the protagonist Bhima with the help of Freudian concepts and theories. The key idea is conveyed through three core chapters. The first chapter, ¿Journey through the Retellings of the Mahabharatä examines the genre ¿epic¿ with special mention about the Indian epic, the Mahabharata. Moreover, an introduction about retellings and how they reshape the traditional outlook regarding epics are given. Some prominent retellings of the Mahabharata including M. T. Vasudevan Nair¿s Randamoozham are discussed here.

Diane Glancy once again puts Indigenous women at the center of American history in her account of a young Inupiat woman who survived a treacherous arctic expedition alone. In September 1921, a young Inupiat woman named Ada Blackjack traveled to Wrangel Island, 200 miles off the Arctic Coast of Siberia, as a cook and seamstress, along with four professional explorers. The expedition did not go as planned. When a rescue ship finally broke through the ice two years later, she was the only survivor. Diane Glancy discovered Blackjack's diary in the Dartmouth archives and created a new narrative based on the historical record and her vision of this woman's extraordinary life. She tells the story of a woman facing danger, loss, and unimaginable hardship, yet surviving against the odds where four "experts" could not. Beyond the expedition, the story examines Blackjack's childhood experiences at an Indian residential school, her struggles as a mother and wife, and the faith that enabled her to survive alone on a remote island in the Arctic Sea. Glancy's creative telling of this heroic tale is a high mark in her award-winning hybrid investigations of suffering, identity, and Native American history.

Marine energy or marine power (also sometimes referred to as ocean energy, ocean power, or marine and hydrokinetic energy) refers to the energy carried by ocean waves, tides, salinity, and ocean temperature differences. The movement of water in the world¿s oceans creates a vast store of kinetic energy, or energy in motion. This energy can be harnessed to generate electricity to power homes, transport and industries. In this concern, the term marine energy encompasses both wave power i.e. power from surface waves, and tidal power i.e. obtained from the kinetic energy of large bodies of moving water. Offshore wind power is not a form of marine energy, as wind power is derived from the wind, even if the wind turbines are placed over water The marines have a tremendous amount of energy and are close to many if not most concentrated populations. Ocean energy has the potential of providing a substantial amount of new renewable energy around the world. Energy from the ocean is also known as hydro-electricity. The ocean can produce two types of energy: thermal energy from the sun's heat, and mechanical energy from the tides and waves.

Nadja, originally published in France in 1928, is the first and perhaps best Surrealist romance ever written, a book which defined that movement's attitude toward everyday life.The principal narrative is an account of the author's relationship with a girl in the city of Paris, the story of an obsessional presence haunting his life. The first-person narrative is supplemented by forty-four photographs which form an integral part of the work--pictures of various 'surreal' people, places, and objects which the author visits or is haunted by in Nadja's presence and which inspire him to meditate on their reality or lack of it.

Berlin in den 1920er Jahren: In einer Vielzahl von Bars, Kneipen, Kabaretts, Cafés und Theatern erklingt Musik. Sie ist eingebettet in bestimmte Handlungskontexte und steht in Bezug zu den Räumen, in denen sie erklingt. Menschen treten hier als Gestalter hervor, an Orten, die sich in einem sich anbahnenden Institutionalisierungsprozess befinden. Hier, im Kabarett oder in der Bar, können musikalische und musiktheatrale Handlungsräume prototypisch erprobt und experimentell entwickelt werden, bevor sie in institutionalisierte Routinen übergehen. Diese Orte, Brennpunkte sozial-kulturbildender Aktivität, werden in dieser Arbeit als "Hot Spots" bezeichnet. Soziale und akustische Räume, (An-)Ordnungen und das Repertoire werden zum Ausgangspunkt einer Studie, die der Arbeitsbiographie des Pianisten und Komponisten Mischa Spoliansky durch das Berlin der Weimarer Republik folgt.

Irene lever et trygt overklasseliv i 1920’ernes Harlem, men da hun en dag render ind i sin barndomsveninde Clare under et besøg i Chicago, bliver der vendt op og ned på hendes tilværelse.Smukke, charmerende Clare er – ligesom Irene selv – af afroamerikansk afstamning. Begge er de så lyse i huden, at de kan gå for at være hvide, men mens Irene kun gør det, når situationen byder sig, har Clare vendt sit ophav ryggen og giftet sig med en hvid mand.Dobbeltliv er en indlevende historie om to kvinder, der har valgt hver sin vej i tilværelsen, og som i gensynet med hinanden aner en flig af en anden verden.

Tag med på en spændende tidsrejse til Londons vilde 1920'ere!Historisk romanserie om mode, 20'er-glamour og klasseforskelle - med et pift af Downton Abbey og Bridgerton. To handlekraftige heltinder fra hver deres samfundslag finder sammen om deres store interesse for mode - og skaber tøj, som trodser konventioner og kønsroller.MYRTLE starter som tjenestepige hos den velhavende Cartwright-familie, hertugen og hertuginden af Avalon, i deres palæ Serendipity House. MYRTLE er vokset op i en skrædderfamilie og elsker at sy. Familien Cartwrights yngste datter, SYLVIA, tegner de mest fantastiske kjoler, og da SYLVIAs søster går i panik over den grimme kjole, hun skal have på til sit debutantbal, lægger MYRTLE og SYLVIA hemmelige planer.De skaber en enestående kjole til Sylvias søster, og rygtet om deres talent breder sig blandt den engelske overklasse."Sød, krativ og sjov roman, som giver et godt indblik i den samfundsomvæltning, verden så småt tager hul på i 1920'erne. Især pigers muligheder for selv at bestemme deres vej i livet er et centralt tema i bogen sammen med venskabet på tværs af klasseskel. Skøn start på en ny serie. Bredt indkøb anbefales".Lektørudtalelsen"Skøn rejse til 1920'ernes London med skandaløse hemmeligheder, oprør og fester - og med en ung modeduo i hovedrollen."The Guardian"Det er en sand fornøjelse at følge pigerne gennem 1920ernes London og suge til sig af sprudlende dialoger, levende beskrivelser af smukke kjoler og vilde intriger." Booklist"Denne bog er en enestående perle ... hylesjov, positiv og varm. Den er som et modemix af Chocolat og Bridgerton for børn." Holly Bourne, britisk YA-forfatterLix 25,3 – ml=10,5 lo=14,8

​Da stakkels lille Milly Bott efter sin mands pludselige død efterlades arveløs, står familien målløs tilbage. Hvad i alverden kan den kære, lille, dueblide Milly dog have gjort, siden Ernest har valgt at testamentere hele sin formue til et Redningshjem for Faldne Kvinder? Milly selv kender svaret og rødmer bag sit enkeslør. Hvad skal der nu blive af hende?Med Bodsgang kaster Elizabeth von Arnim sit berømte satiriske blik på en snerpet og snæversynet middelklasses indgroede hykleri.Elizabeth von Arnim (1866-1941) var en af sin samtids litterære superstjerner. Hun skriver om kvinder og kvinders syn på verden, bramfrit og uden at vende blikket bort. Med lige dele skarp satire og varm medmenneskelighed viser hun os tingene, som de er. Bodsgang udkom i 1929 og foreligger nu for første gang på dansk, oversat af Jens Pedersen.

In the post-war 1920s, new ideas were blossoming and a creative experimental appetite was awakening. A new avant-garde took form. At its epicentre was an unconventional dance troupe with a politically charged repertoire that did not hesitate to provoke its audience: they went by the name Ballets Suédois. The eccentric couple Rolf de Maré and Jean Börlin were its leaders, but the co-creators were many. Ballets Suédois was not an ordinary dance company, their creations were more than plain choreography, they were total artworks. Aside from the young dancers in the company, they had collaborations with artists such as Nils Dardel, Francis Picabia and Fernand Léger, and composers like Erik Satie, Hugo Alvén and Darius Milhaud, to name but a few. With multi-media works such as Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel (The Wedding on the Eiffel Tower), Iberia, and L Homme et son désir (Man and his Desire), where the music, stage décor, choreography, costumes, performance, and at times even the audience, were part of the creation, they took over stages around Europe and the USA between 1920 and 1925. In ten chapters written by art history professors, dance historians, music historians, theatre scholars and choreographers, the story about Ballets Suédois is told: Through the feuds with the Stockholm Opera, the scandals and the vicious gossip in the press. Through the art collections and painters that inspired and were inspired. Through historical views on the male body. Through the adventures of the female dancers. Through love, friendship, conflict and tragedy. Through financial troubles and the fierce competition with Ballets Russes. Through Paris, Stockholm and Copenhagen. Through experimental musical compositions and their influence on composers such as John Cage. Through the innovative and extravagant haute-couture costumes. Through the legacy they left behind for new generations of dancers and through a re-enactment of their Dadaistic piece Relâche.

To allegoriske noveller af den verdenberømte forfatter Franz Kafka.I den første novelle bliver "den fordømte" i en unavngivet fangekoloni udsat for en grusom torturmetode, hvor hans dom fatalt indgraveres i hans hud af en forfærdelig maskine. Selv er den fordømte ikke klar over, at han langsomt skal henrettes. Der udvikler sig et socialt og psykologisk drama henover de 12 timer, straffen varer, og typisk for Kafka virker karaktererne i novellen nærmest løsrevet fra de frygtlige begivenheder, der hos læseren skaber rædsel.I den anden novelle nægter en trapezkunstner at forlade sin trapez. Han forvolder store problemer, da det cirkus, han optræder i, begynder at rejse rundt, hvilket tvinger ham ned på jorden. Den stædige trapezkunstners besværlige behov imødekommes uden undtagelse af cirkusdirektøren, der kører ham fra by til by i en racerbil for at forkorte hans lidelser. Men da trapezkunstneren en dag kræver endnu en trapez, bliver cirkusdirektøren ramt af tvivl.Franz Kafka (1883-1924) var en tysktalende, jødisk forfatter, der i dag anses som en af det 20. århundredes vigtigste. Hans værker fusionerer ofte fantasi og realisme til absurde virkeligheder, gennemsyret af ensomhed, desperation og undertrykkelse af individet. Hans tanker har i eftertiden haft stor indflydelse på vigtige forfattere, filosoffer og kunstnere – herunder George Orwell og Jean-Paul Sartre.

Mands himmerig er nobelprismodtageren Henrik Pontoppidans sidste roman. Lille i omfang men med stor fortællekunst skildrer romanen det politiske København i årene op til og begyndelsen af Første Verdenskrig.Den idealistiske og nådesløse skribent, Niels Thorsen står til at overtage chefredaktørposten i partiavisen, Friheden, men må i sidste øjeblik se sig forbigået af den folkekære folketingsmand, Dr. Rømer. Opfyldt af harme fortsætter Niels Thorsen sin kompromisløse kamp mod den udbredte overfladiskhed og materialisme, der hersker i det politiske liv, og forsøger med sin skarpe pen at opildne folket til kampgejst og til at gå ind i krigen for Danmarks frihed.Pontoppidan viser atter engang med et af sine ”tidsbilleder”, hvordan idealisme, der ikke er fulgt af selvindsigt og lydhørhed, fører til undergang. Niels Thorsens kamp for mands himmerig og forsagelsen af alt kvindeligt: ”Ingen kvinder i lejren!” må da blive hans endeligt.Romanen blev udgivet første gang i 1927, og her knap 100 år efter kan læseren stadig med lige så stor begejstring lade sig underholde af Pontoppidans svirpende samfundskritiske pisk.Mands himmerig udkommer for første gang i moderne retskrivning i en lærredsindbundet udgave med nyt forord.

Anden del af fantasytrilogien Morganas Kilder; som tidligere er blevet udgivet på Borgens Forlag. Nu i pb genoptryk fra Nyt Nordisk Forlag. Den onde Scarpia er kommet på sporet af Elycia; og hun må flygte over hals og hoved fra sit trygge hjem på Svaneborg sammen med athora-drengen Virtus. Men deres flugt bliver alt andet end nem; og undervejs får Elycia hårdt brug for at lære sine særlige athora-kræfter at kende.Forfatteren er også kendt for udgivelsen fra 2011 SERPINA; som blev tildelt BMF’s børnebogspris.Serien Morganas Kilder består af 3 bøger: Bind 1 Den Sorte Ravns forbandelse Bind 2 De fire vinde Bind 3 Regnbuestøv