«في مَدْرَسَتي، ثَعْلَبٌ. لَكِنَّني لَمْ أَجْرُؤْ عَلى قَوْلِ ذَلِكَ لِأَيِّ أَحَد.» إِلى كُلِّ طِفْلٍ يُلاحِقُهُ ثَعْلَبٌ مِنَ الصَّفِّ، إِلى المَلْعَبِ، حَتَّى إِلى الحَيِّ! قِصَّةٌ بِقَلَمِ أَبٍ وَابْنَتِهِ، تُسَلِّطُ الضَّوْءَ عَلى رِسالَةٍ واضِحَة: الطَّريقَةُ الوَحيدَةُ لِلتَّخَلُّصِ مِنَ النِّمْرِ... كَسْرُ حاجِزِ الصَّمْت! • تَنَمُّر • كَسْرُ حاجِزِ الخَوْف • الثِّقَةُ بِالأَهْل

Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative as Guy Debord's The Society of the Spectacle. From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960s up to the present, the volatile theses of this book have decisively transformed debates on the shape of modernity, capitalism and everyday life in the late twentieth century. Now finally available in a superb English translation approved by the author, Debord's text remains as crucial as ever for understanding the contemporary effects of power, which are increasingly inseparable from the new virtual worlds of our rapidly changing image/information culture.

Mythen, Macht und die Angst vor der schwarzen die Geschichte der Hexenverfolgung in Europa Der Beginn der Frühen Neuzeit war auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Deutschlands und in ganz Europa eine Zeit des Umbruchs und der Verunsicherung, in der althergebrachte Wahrheiten infrage gestellt wurden. Zugleich wuchs die Furcht der Menschen vor dem nahenden Ende der Welt und mit ihr die Angst vor Hexerei und schwarzer Magie, die viele für das wahrgenommene Unheil verantwortlich machten. In diesem Buch nehmen renommierte Historikerinnen und SPIEGEL-Autoren das gewaltsame Kapitel der Hexenprozesse und die Schicksale der Opfer neu in den Blick. Sie untersuchen, warum zahlreiche Frauen und Männer als vermeintliche Hexen oder Hexenmeister verfolgt, brutal gefoltert und grausam hingerichtet wurden. Dabei entlarven sie verbreitete Mythen über jene dunkle Epoche und zeigen, dass hinter der Verfolgung oftmals Machtinteressen, soziale Konflikte und politische Rivalitäten steckten. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen.

Mythen, Macht und die Angst vor der schwarzen die Geschichte der Hexenverfolgung in Europa Der Beginn der Frühen Neuzeit war auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Deutschlands und in ganz Europa eine Zeit des Umbruchs und der Verunsicherung, in der althergebrachte Wahrheiten infrage gestellt wurden. Zugleich wuchs die Furcht der Menschen vor dem nahenden Ende der Welt und mit ihr die Angst vor Hexerei und schwarzer Magie, die viele für das wahrgenommene Unheil verantwortlich machten. In diesem Buch nehmen renommierte Historikerinnen und SPIEGEL-Autoren das gewaltsame Kapitel der Hexenprozesse und die Schicksale der Opfer neu in den Blick. Sie untersuchen, warum zahlreiche Frauen und Männer als vermeintliche Hexen oder Hexenmeister verfolgt, brutal gefoltert und grausam hingerichtet wurden. Dabei entlarven sie verbreitete Mythen über jene dunkle Epoche und zeigen, dass hinter der Verfolgung oftmals Machtinteressen, soziale Konflikte und politische Rivalitäten steckten. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen.

Als Elisabeth (Sisi) durch Heirat zur Kaiserin von Österreich wird, betritt sie eine streng geordnete Welt voll steifer Konventionen und langweiliger Empfänge. Ausbrechen kann sie nur auf ausgedehnten Reisen und bei Aufenthalten auf ihrem ungarischen Schloss Gödöllö. Dort kann sie ungezwungen leben und ihrer größten Leidenschaft nachgehen: wilden Reitjagden. Kein Wassergraben ist der Kaiserin zu breit, kein Hindernis zu gefährlich – Sisi gehört zu den besten und tollkühnsten Reiterinnen ihrer Zeit. Der legendäre Jagd- und Rennreiter Bay Middleton bewundert die Kaiserin nicht nur für ihr reiterliches Können. Bei einem Aufenthalt auf Gödöllö lädt Sisi ihre reit- und fechtkundige Nichte Marie Wallersee zu sich ein. Als Tochter einer Schauspielerin ist Marie eigentlich nicht standesgemäß, aber Sisi sieht in ihr ein freieres zweites Selbst und macht sie zur engen Vertrauten. Die 18-jährige Marie erliegt schnell dem Charme der kaiserlichen Tante und assistiert ihr nur allzu gerne, wenn diese die leidenschaftliche Reiterin und Femme fatale gibt. Doch bald wirkt auch Marie anziehend auf andere, besonders auf die männlichen Adligen. Sisi, daran gewöhnt im Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit zu stehen, sieht sich nach einem Ehemann für die lästige Konkurrenz um und beginnt ein intrigantes Spiel aus Verführung und Verrat.

From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell in this unforgettable work of dark academia that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. The unique magic system of silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, a secret society dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide… Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?

A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The million-copy selling start to the Roots of Chaos series. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel. Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.

The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever, in this standalone dark fantasy from the author of The Sword of Kaigen. For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry at the University of Magics and Industry. When Sciona finally passes the qualifying exam and becomes a highmage, she finds her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues are determined to make her feel unwelcome—and, instead of a qualified lab assistant, they give her a janitor. What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was not always a janitor. Ten years ago, he was a nomadic hunter who lost his family on their perilous journey from the wild plains to the city. But now he sees the opportunity to understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and keep the privileged in power. At first, mage and outsider have a fractious relationship. But working together, they uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first.

THE GREATEST SAGAS ARE WRITTEN IN BLOOD. A century has passed since the gods fought and drove themselves to extinction. Now only their bones remain, promising great power to those brave enough to seek them out. As whispers of war echo across the land of Vigrið, fate follows in the footsteps of three warriors: a huntress on a dangerous quest, a noblewoman pursuing battle fame, and a thrall seeking vengeance among the mercenaries known as the Bloodsworn. All three will shape the fate of the world as it once more falls under the shadow of the gods. Set in a brand-new, Norse-inspired world, and packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance, The Shadow of the Gods begins an epic new fantasy saga from bestselling author John Gwynne.

When Rin aced the Keju — the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies — it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard — the most elite military school in Nikan — was even more surprising. But surprises aren’t always good. Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power — an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive — and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school. For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away. Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity ... and that it may already be too late.

In November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That story—and the story of what happened afterwards—has been told many times, but always following the narrative offered by the Spaniards. After all, we have been taught, it was the Europeans who held the pens. But the Native Americans were intrigued by the Roman alphabet and, unbeknownst to the newcomers, they used it to write detailed histories in their own language of Nahuatl. Until recently, these sources remained obscure, only partially translated, and rarely consulted by scholars. For the first time, in Fifth Sun, the history of the Aztecs is offered in all its complexity based solely on the texts written by the indigenous people themselves. Camilla Townsend presents an accessible and humanized depiction of these native Mexicans, rather than seeing them as the exotic, bloody figures of European stereotypes. The conquest, in this work, is neither an apocalyptic moment, nor an origin story launching Mexicans into existence. The Mexica people had a history of their own long before the Europeans arrived and did not simply capitulate to Spanish culture and colonization. Instead, they realigned their political allegiances, accommodated new obligations, adopted new technologies, and endured. This engaging revisionist history of the Aztecs, told through their own words, explores the experience of a once-powerful people facing the trauma of conquest and finding ways to survive, offering an empathetic interpretation for experts and non-specialists alike.