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  • 1
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    The Coombs : a house of memories (2014)
    Canberra ACT, Australia : ANU Press
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    ISBN: 9781921934186 , 1921934182
    Language: English
    Edition: 2nd edition.
    Keywords: Australian National University Alumni and alumnae ; Coombs Building (Canberra, A.C.T.) Anecdotes History ; Australian National University Anecdotes History ; Coombs Building (Canberra, A.C.T.) ; Australian National University ; Australian National University ; Universities and colleges Australia ; Canberra (A.C.T.) ; History. ; Universities and colleges History ; Universities and colleges ; Universities and colleges ; Alumni and alumnae ; Australian Capital Territory ; Canberra ; Australian National University ; Anecdotes ; History ; EDUCATION ; Organizations & Institutions ; Universities and colleges ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "The Coombs Building at The Australian National University is a Canberra icon. Named after one of Australia's greatest administrators and public intellectuals--'Nugget' Herbert Cole Coombs--for more than forty years the building has housed two of the University's four foundational Schools: the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies and the Research School of Social Sciences. This volume of recollections is about the former. It looks at life in the building through the prism of personal experience and happenstance. Part memoir, part biography, and part celebration, this book is about the people of Coombs, past and present. Through evocative and lucid reflections, present and former denizens of the building share their passions and predilections, quietly savour their accomplishments and recall the failings and foibles of the past with a kindly tolerance."--Amazon
    Note: Previous edition: Canberra : Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, 2006
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    Edmund Siemers. Unternehmer und Stifter (2014)
    Hamburg : Hamburg University Press
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    Language: German
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Keywords: History ; Biografie
    Abstract: As a creative entrepreneur, Edmund Siemers was one of the pioneers of petroleum trading in Germany. Later he succeeded as importer of Chilean nitre and built up his own fleet of ships. Finally he became a builder and landowner in the north of Hamburg. However, Edmund Siemers became really famous for his two large foundations: in 1896 Edmundsthal-Siemerswalde in Geesthacht, one of the first pulmonary treatment centres in Germany, and in 1907 the lecture building on the Moorweide, still a symbol of "the University" in Hamburg.Edmund Siemers' life is equally linked to the Hamburg, German and Transatlantic economic history of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He embodies a donor from Hamburg's upper middle classes in an ideal-typical manner. This is the first biography of "Hamburg's Carnegie", who also appeared as a donor and member of the board of trustees of the Hamburg Scientific Foundation
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    Heinrich Freiherr von Ohlendorff. Ein Hamburger Kaufmann im Spiegel der Tagebücher seiner Ehefrau Elisabeth (2014)
    Hamburg : Hamburg University Press
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    Language: German
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Keywords: History ; Biografie ; Quelle
    Abstract: Heinrich von Ohlendorff became one of Hamburg's richest merchants by trading with Peru-Guano. Together with his wife Elisabeth he founded a family of twelve. In 1880, Elisabeth began to write her diary. Until her death she filled 45 obese notebooks with astonishing regularity. The approximately 20,000 pages provide exciting insights into the life of an up-and-coming family that is firmly integrated into the society of Hamburg's upper middle classes. The pages make it possible to portray Heinrich von Ohlendorff in the mirror of his wife's diaries. At the same time, it is possible to draw a fascinating panoramic picture of the "fine" Hamburg society at the beginning of the 20th century. This is the first biography of this merchant from Hamburg who was one of the donors of the Hamburg Scientific Foundation.Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator
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    Johannes August Lattmann. Sozial und liberal im vordemokratischen Hamburger Senat (2013)
    Hamburg : Hamburg University Press
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    Language: German
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Keywords: History
    Abstract: Johannes August Lattmann played a special role in Hamburg's political culture. As a merchant, he went overseas for two decades and became a partner in the New York trading company Gustav Amsinck & Co. Back in Hamburg he became known by his generous foundations. In 1907 he was one of the donors of the Hamburgische Wissenschaftliche Stiftung (Hamburg Scientific Society) of which he was a member in later years. His election as senator in 1912 was a novelty and was only possible through an alliance of liberal bourgeoisie and social democracy. Lattmann advocated a pluralist coexistence of political positions and confessions, advocated equal suffrage and worked with women protagonists of the women's movement. When he retired from the Senate in 1919, he became manager of the newly established goods trust in order to restore credit lost to the German economy
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    Adolph Lewisohn. Kupfermagnat im "Goldenen Zeitalter" (2013)
    Hamburg : Hamburg University Press
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    Language: German
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
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    Abstract: "New York's most valuable vitizen" - this honorary title was given to Adolph Lewisohn. When he was born in Hamburg in 1849 as the son of Orthodox Jews and successful merchants, a career as a merchant was put in his cradle. In search of personal freedom he persuaded his strict father in 1867 to let him go to New York. The fact that Lewisohn, as an industrialist in the USA, will generate millions of euros in only twenty years' time would have seemed like a fairy tale to the young migrant. With dedication, foresight and flexibility he builds a copper empire. For four decades he then supports countless charitable projects with millions of euros. The Hamburgische Wissenschaftliche Stiftung (Hamburg Scientific Society) also owes him one of the biggest donations it received when it was founded. This is the first biography of this exceptionally successful businessman, art collector and international philanthropist
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    Chalo Jahaji (2012)
    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : ANU Press | The Hague : OAPEN FOUNDATION
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    ISBN: 9781922144614 , 9781922144607
    Language: English
    DDC: 306.363092
    Keywords: Geschichte ; Indischer Einwanderer ; Zwangsarbeit ; Australasian & Pacific history ; Social discrimination & inequality ; Fidschi ; History ; Sociology
    Abstract: “It is a milestone in subaltern studies, a biographical journey penned by a living relic of the indentured experience and a scholar whose thoroughly interdisciplinary approach is a good example for the anthropologist, the sociologist or the economist who wish to see the proper integration of their disciplines in a major historical work.” Brinsley Samaroo, University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad “Professor Lal has made a most distinguished contribution to scholarship on Indian indentured labour in Fiji. His research is characterised by the use of new methodological approaches to the study of history, and by a comprehensive consideration of both quantitative and literary sources. In beautifully written articles, he has arrived at fresh and novel findings.” Ralph Shlomowitz, Flinders University of South Australia “Professor Lal has produced a body of work which makes him the premier scholar of the Indian diaspora. His meticulous research, the depth of scholarship, the empathy, and the elegance have earned him great respect among Indian diaspora scholars. The themes covered in this book are relevant to other overseas Indian communities; and they are handled with such mastery that his reputation is secured.” Clem Seecharan, University of North London “Brij Lal's Chalo Jahaji is an intensely personal journey through his life and that of the 60,000 Indians who became girmitiyas in Fiji. The intricate history is measured, but Lal reveals himself and his family in a way historians seldom do. This proud grandson of a girmitiya is equally a proud son of Fiji. Chalo Jahaji is Pacific history at its best: rigorous and critical, informative and involved.” Clive Moore, University of Queensland...
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    Chalo Jahaji : on a journey through indenture in Fiji (2012)
    Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press
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    ISBN: 9781922144614 , 1922144614
    Language: English
    Keywords: Lal, Brij V ; Lal, Brij V. ; Lal, Brij V ; Indentured servants Fiji ; Biography. ; Indentured servants Biography ; Indentured servants ; Lal, Brij V ; HISTORY ; Oceania ; Indentured servants ; Business & Economics ; Labor & Workers' Economics ; Fiji ; Biography ; History ; Fiji History. ; Fiji History ; Fiji ; Electronic books
    Abstract: 15. 'A Want of Care': Death and Disease on Fiji Plantations, 1800-1900 -- Glenn Fowler16. Death On Fiji Plantations, 1900-1909 -- Nicole Duncan; 17. Accidental Deaths on Fiji Plantations, 1879-1916 -- Anthony Cole; 18. Naraini's Story -- Jane Harvey; 19. The Labasa Strike, 1907 -- Matthew Ryan; 20. Mr Tulsi's Store; 21. Ben's Funeral; 22. Sunrise on the Ganga; Map of India; Map of Fiji; Appendix; Tables and Figures; Sources; Books authored or edited by Brij V. Lal; Index
    Abstract: Girmit Connections / Brinsley Samaroo -- Beginnings and Endings -- Of Journeys and Transformations / Doug Munro -- Return to Bahraich -- The Odyssey of Indenture -- A Journey Begins -- Origins of the Girmitiyas -- A Time to Move -- Bound for the Colonies in 1905 -- The Voyage of the Leonidas -- The Wreck of the Syria 1884 -- Murmurs of Dissent -- Kunti's Cry -- Veil of Dishonour -- Hinduism Under Indenture -- The Story of the Haunted Line -- 'A Want of Care' / Glen Fowler -- Death on Fiji Plantations / Nicole Duncan -- Accidental Deaths / Anthony Cole -- Naraini's Story / Jane Harvey -- The Labasa Strike, 1907 / Matthew Ryan --Mr Tulsi's Store -- Ben's Funeral -- Sunrise on the Ganga
    Abstract: Preliminary; Table of Contents; Girmit Connections -- Brinsley Samaroo; Preface -- Beginnings and Endings; 1. Of Journeys and Transformations: Brij V. Lal and the Study of Girmit -- Doug Munro; 2. Return to Bahraich; 3. The Odyssey of Indenture; 4. A Journey Begins; 5. Origins of the Girmitiyas; 6. A Time to Move; 7. Bound for the Colonies in 1905; 8. The Voyage of the Leonidas; 9. The Wreck of the Syria, 1884; 10. Murmurs of Dissent; 11. Kunti's Cry; 12. Veil of Dishonour; 13. Hinduism Under Indenture; 14. The Story of the Haunted Line
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    Chalo Jahaji : on a journey through indenture in Fiji (2012)
    Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press | New York : JSTOR
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    ISBN: 9781922144614 , 1922144614
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    DDC: 306.363092
    Keywords: Indentured servants Biography ; HISTORY ; Indentured servants ; Labor & Workers' Economics ; Business & Economics ; Fiji History ; Biography ; History
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    Henry P. Newman. Hamburger Großkaufmann und Mäzen (2012)
    Hamburg : Hamburg University Press
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    Language: German
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Keywords: History ; Biografie
    Abstract: Henry P. Newman loved fine arts: In the house of the Hamburg grain wholesaler who introduced revolutionary unloading techniques on his company quay, painters and poets were frequent guests. For many years the merchant banker assembled an extraordinary collection of exquisite paintings. Among them were works by French and German impressionists. When World War I broke out, Henry P. Newman donated the hospital train C1 and accompanied it to Bulgaria in the winter of 1915/16. Although being an educated art lover, Newman was also committed to science. He was a member of the first board of trustees of the Hamburg Scientific Foundation. This biography traces the life of this man, who - contrary to the prevailing self-conception of the Hanseatic merchant team - devoted himself to his profession with dedication and expert knowledge of art
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    Alfred Beit. The Hamburg Diamond King (2012)
    Hamburg : Hamburg University Press
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    Language: German
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Keywords: History ; Biografie
    Abstract: Alfred Beit (1853-1906) has been called a financial genius. When he went to South Africa in 1875, no one could imagine that the son of converted Hamburg Jews would soon become one of the richest men of his time - thanks to the diamonds of Kimberley and the gold of the Witwatersrand.As a co-founder of De Beers Ltd. and close friend of Cecil Rhodes, the charismatic promoter of British imperialism in southern Africa, Alfred Beit became one of the colonial fathers of Rhodesia. A British subject from 1898, he tried to mediate politically in the conflicts that developed between Germany and Britain with their respective empires, but failed to achieve a reconciliation between the two powers.Alfred Beit was himself a very prominent art collector and throughout his career he generously supported countless nonprofit-making institutions. TheHamburg Scientific Foundation itself owes its founding to one of his major donations. Beit's will passed on his wealth to a trust, which has financed development aid projects since 1906.This is the first comprehensive biography of this outstanding businessman, art collector and internationally active philanthropist
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    A vision for change : A.D. Patel and the politics of Fiji (2011)
    Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press
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    ISBN: 9781921666599 , 1921666595 , 9781921666582
    Language: English
    Keywords: Patel, A. D ; Patel, A. D. ; Patel, A. D ; Fiji ; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY ; Political ; Politics and government ; History ; Patel, A. D ; Fiji Politics and government, 20th century. ; Fiji History. ; Fiji History ; Fiji Politics and government 20th century ; Fiji ; Fiji ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Retrospect --Child of Gujarat --Into the fray --Company and Kisan --Flesh on the skeleton --Interregnum --Fire in the cane fields --Towards freedom --Shaking the foundations --Independence now --The End in harness.
    Description / Table of Contents: Retrospect -- Child of Gujarat -- Into the fray -- Company and Kisan -- Flesh on the skeleton -- Interregnum -- Fire in the cane fields -- Towards freedom -- Shaking the foundations -- Independence now -- The End in harness.
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    A vision for change : speeches and writings of AD Patel, 1929-1969 (2011)
    Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press
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    ISBN: 9781921862335 , 1921862335 , 9781921862328
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 373 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Lal, Brij V.; Vision for change.
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    Keywords: Patel, A. D ; Patel, A. D. ; Patel, A. D ; Politics and government ; Humanities ; Fiji ; Politics and government ; Society and social sciences Society and social sciences ; History ; History ; Patel, A. D ; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY ; Political ; Fiji Politics and government, 20th century. ; Fiji History. ; Fiji Politics and government 20th century ; Fiji History ; Fiji ; Fiji ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "This collection of the writings and speeches of one of Fiji's greatest statesmen, the late Mr AD Patel, points to a different future which, if allowed to come to fruition, would have spared Fiji the fate it later encountered in its postcolonial journey. As a leader, Mr Patel was unmatchable in intellect and oratorical brilliance, glimpses of which we see in this volume. Dr Lal deserves to be congratulated for his patience and perseverance in completing this project. This book will find an honoured place among others on Fiji's complex and contested modern history."
    Abstract: pt. I.Quest for equality : the political struggle --pt. II.Bitter sweet : the politics of the Fiji sugar industry, 1943-1969 --pt. III.Land and livelihood --pt. IV.Society and culture.
    Description / Table of Contents: pt. I. Quest for equality : the political struggle -- pt. II. Bitter sweet : the politics of the Fiji sugar industry, 1943-1969 -- pt. III. Land and livelihood -- pt. IV. Society and culture.
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    Hermann Blohm. Gründer der Werft Blohm & Voss (2011)
    Hamburg : Hamburg University Press
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
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    Abstract: As founders of the Blohm & Voss-Werft, Hermann Blohm and his partner Ernst Voss have gained importance far beyond Hamburg. By giving the company international recognition, he made a major contribution to the city's enormous upswing as a port and industrial location after 1877. In Hanseatic restraint, the patriarchal shipyard manager who managed his company with determination and rigour as a family-owned company, stepped back completely behind his work. After considerable initial difficulties, the shipyard expanded into a large enterprise. The ups and downs of the shipyard's history reflect the development of Germany in the Weimar Republic between the Wilhelminian era, the quest for power, the First World War, revolution and a new beginning. At the same time and primarily, this history comes alive in the biography of Hermann Blohm, who was also one of the donors of the Hamburgische Wissenschaftliche Stiftung (Hamburg Scientific Society)
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    Gustav Amsinck. Ein Hamburger Großkaufmann in New York (2011)
    Hamburg : Hamburg University Press
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    Language: German
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
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    Abstract: In 1857, the young Hamburg merchant Gustav Amsinck set off for the United States. In the booming metropolis of New York, he expanded his brother's "goods commission and banking business" with skill, diligence and a wealth of ideas. Under his aegis, G. Amsinck & Co. survived revolts in South America, attempts to defraud, and shipwrecks. In addition to its core business which consisted especially of sugar and coffee trading the merchant banker also invested in new barrel tyre patents, prefabricated houses and was involved in the construction of the Panama Canal. Privately, Gustav Amsinck appreciates the beautiful arts and traveling. When the Hamburgische Wissenschaftliche Stiftung came into being in 1907, he was one of its most important donors. This biography traces the rise of this man, who achieved prestige and wealth with Hanseatic merchants' virtues in the land of unlimited possibilities
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    In the eye of the storm : Jai Ram Reddy and the politics of postcolonial Fiji (2010)
    Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press
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    ISBN: 9781921666537 , 1921666536 , 9781921666520
    Language: English
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Lal, Brij V.; In the eye of the storm.
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    Keywords: Reddy, Jai Ram ; Reddy, Jai Ram ; Politics and government ; Reddy, Jai Ram ; Fiji ; Politics and government ; Society and social sciences Society and social sciences ; History ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; World ; Australian & Oceanian ; Fiji Politics and government, 20th century. ; Fiji History. ; Fiji Politics and government 20th century ; Fiji History ; Fiji ; Fiji ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "To read this evocative book is to be thrust into a Fiji that has, for the moment, been snuffed out by military might: a Fiji of political parties, parliamentary politics, elections, manifestoes, campaigns, democractic defence of interests, party manoeuvres, and constitutional protection of rights and freedoms. It is a comprehensive and eloquent re-telling of the story of Fiji politics from independence in 1970 to 1999 through the perspective of Fiji's greatest living statesman, Jai Ram Reddy, by one of the world's most distinguished scholars of its history and politics."--Publisher's description.
    Description / Table of Contents: Inheritance -- Baptism by fire -- Rupture and recuperation -- Before the storm -- Sunset at noon -- Transition -- Back from the brink -- New foundations -- The denouement -- The road to Arusha.
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    Franz Bach. Architekt und Unternehmer (2010)
    Hamburg : Hamburg University Press
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
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    Abstract: With the 100th anniversary of Mönckebergstraße in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the public was reminded in 2009 of who built the large office buildings in this remarkable shopping street. Franz Bach had a decisive influence on their architecture. Bach also worked as a master builder in various other places in the city. This biography, is the first one about Franz Bach. It traces the extraordinary life of this man: his talent, his architecture and his entrepreneurial spirit are highlighted as well as his social and cultural commitment as a citizen of Hamburg, who built a memorial to Heinrich Heine and Gottfried Semper and was one of the donors of the Hamburgische Wissenschaftliche Stiftung in 1907. Franz Bach's life story is at the same time an exciting journey through Hamburg's architectural history in the Wilhelmine Empire
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    Albert Ballin (English edition) (2010)
    Hamburg : Hamburg University Press
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
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    Abstract: His was an unprecedented rise to the top: from the thirteenth child of a poor Jewish emigrant agent to the "sovereign of shipping" and "friend" of the Kaiser. It is hardly surprising that Alfred Ballin was one of the foremost figures of Wilhelmine Empire. From the beginning, he attracted attention at Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Aktien-Gesellschaft, known as Hapag for short. Under its manager Ballin, Hapag became the largest shipping line in the world.From 1907 until his tragic death on November 9th 1918, Ballin belonged to the board of trustees of the Hamburg Scientific Fondation, to which he also contributed in a special way.Ballin's biography sketches the unusual life of this man, who personified perhaps more than any of his comtemporaries the prominence and power of the second German Empire but at the same time also experienced its limits and weaknesses
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