Winner of the Milka Bliznakov Prize Winner of the 2009 DAAD Book Prize of the German Studies Association Around the beginning of the twentieth century, women began to claim Berlin as their own, expressing a vision of the German capital that embraced their feminine modernity, both culturally and architecturally. Women located their lives and made their presence felt in the streets and institutions of this dynamic metropolis.
Topics present factual topics in a modern magazine format. They offer challenging insights into the modern intercultural world from a teenager's viewpoint. Written in direct English, the texts and illustrations are closely integrated for maximum impact.
Modern Scandals: 1904 - 2008This book contains 400 of the most important and most publicized scandals throughout the world since the beginning of the twentieth century. "Great Events from History: Modern Scandals" is an entirely new reference set on a subject that has never been covered as broadly and thoroughly in any other reference publication. However, before considering the content of this set, attention must be paid to the meaning of the word 'scandal' - a concept more elusive than one might at first appreciate.
