The British Empire in 1900 covered around a fifth of the world%BFs land mass. The most far-flung empire in history, it seemed to Britons that theirs was the 'Empire on which the sun never sets'. Yet within a hundred years this empire was reduced to a few small islands around the world and the
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Brand Management
More and more firms of all types have come to the realization that one of the most valuable assets they have is the brand names and other related brand elements associated with their products or services. Despite this recognition of the crucial importance of Brand Management, very little attention
Borders & Crossings: German Literature and Culture from Romanticism to Present
This course highlights the chief aesthetic and intellectual accomplishments of eventful periods in German cultural history from the 19th-21st centuries. Our focus will be on all sorts of borders - physical, ideological, intellectual, political, metaphorical, textual, generational, gendered, and
Biogas from agricultural resources
With a course in Biogas from Agricultural Resources you can help solve one of the largest global challenges of the 21st century: The population is increasing more and more, and this means food production must be increased. The extra demand for food and bioenergy has an impact on nature and the
Bilingualism
Ask someone their opinion on bilingualism and you're likely to hear statements such as: "Learning two languages from birth confuses children and impairs their cognitive development", "Bilingual children can't speak either of their two languages properly" or "You can only
Behavioral and Experimental Finance
The course covers a broad range of issues in behavioral finance. Its central theme will be the "efficient market hypothesis" (EMH), one of the cornerstones of modern finance. To deepen the knowledge and understanding of the functioning of financial markets, market experiments are run
Avant-garde French Literature
Artists, poets, film makers and cultural critics all struggled to understand the place of the arts amidst the radical change of the twentieth century. As a course in literary and cultural history the course will concentrate on the art works, films and novels and films created in Paris in the last
Automated Vehicles in Plant Production
With a course Automated vehicles in plant production you can help solve one of the largest global challenges of the 21st century: The population is increasing more and more, and this means food production must be increased. The extra demand for food and bioenergy has an impact on nature and the
Art in Germany From the Middle Ages to the 20th Century
The course will introduce Berlin's outstanding art collections, with their wide range of masterpieces from late medieval times to the present day. We shall focus throughout on the particular circumstances that shaped the production and reception of German art, especially during the nineteenth and
Art History
The Art History Summer School is the only programme at the University of Cambridge in the history of art open to those who are not full-time students of the University. It is devised particularly for those who already have some knowledge or experience in art history, although many participants from
