| Description |
1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations. |
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data file rda |
| Series |
Histoire ; Band 64 |
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Histoire (Transcript (Firm)) ; Bd. 64.
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| Note |
5 English, 3 German contributions. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Editorial -- "A full Account of the rise, progress and declension of our Journal" / Bös, Birte -- Projektemacher / Brakensiek, Stefan -- The Darién Scheme / Claridge, Claudia -- Fragments as Failed Texts / Gurr, Jens Martin -- A Miserable Sight / Heyl, Christoph -- Warum Religionsgespräche scheitern / Nieden, Marcel -- Substituting Fantasy for Achievement / Pointner, Frank Erik -- Glücksschmied und Schiffbruch / Wesche, Jörg. |
| Summary |
This volume elaborates the mostly unwritten history of failure for the Early Modern period with case studies from English Studies, History, German Studies, and Theology. |
| Biography |
Stefan Brakensiek (Prof. Dr. phil.) teaches early modern history at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Claudia Claridge (Prof. Dr. phil.) teaches English Linguistics and Language History at the University of Duisburg-Essen. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed October 05 2015). |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
Five English and three German contributions. |
| Subject |
Civilization, Modern -- 16th century.
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Civilization, Modern -- 17th century.
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Failure (Psychology) -- Social aspects -- History.
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HISTORY / Social History.
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Civilization, Modern. (OCoLC)fst00863073
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| Chronological Term |
1500-1699
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Brakensiek, Stefan, editor.
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Claridge, Claudia, editor.
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| Standard No. |
10.14361/9783839427828 doi |
| ISBN |
9783839427828 (electronic bk.) |
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3839427827 (electronic bk.) |
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9783837627824 (paperback) |
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