ALTONA

älˈtōnä, part of Hamburg, N Germany, a port on the Elbe River. Its manufactures include chemicals, textiles, and tobacco products. There are fisheries, and the district is a rail center. Founded as a fishing village in the 16th cent. and later one of the first free ports in N Europe, Altona was incorporated into Hamburg in 1937.

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books on: Altona  - 716 results

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Kleinwort, Benson: A History of Two Families in Banking
Book by Jehanne Wake; Oxford University, 1997
Subjects: Bankers--Europe--Biography, Germany--Genealogy, Great Britain--Genealogy, Kleinwort Benson Lonsdale (Firm), Merchant Banks--Europe--History, Merchants--Europe--Biography
Altona was so close to Hamburg that only an avenue...town is not inappropriately named, for Altona originates from the German allzu-nah...proximity carried great advantages for trade. Altona merchants enjoyed freedom of taxes on the...
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The Life and Times of Henry Crabb Robinson
Book by Edith J. Morley; J.M. Dent, 1935
Subjects: Fiction, Robinson, Henry Crabb--1775-1867
...Treaty of Tilsit. His first letter from Altona appeared in The Times under the date of...coalition against England. When he arrived at Altona in January it was the capital of the neutral...possession of the French. But he found in Altona all the social intercourse he desired...
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Italian Cinema and Modern European Literatures, 1945-2000
Book by Carlo Testa; Praeger, 2002
Subjects: European Literature--Film And Video Adaptations, Film Adaptations, Motion Pictures--Italy--History
...whose Sartrean efforts yielded The Condemned of Altona I sequestrati di Altona , 1962 . Jean-Paul Sartres Les sequestres dAltona...as they affect a family of industrialists from Altona, a wealthy suburb of Hamburg. 10 Despite some...
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Friedrich Paulsen, an Autobiography: Translated and Edited by Theodor Lorenz, with a Foreword by Nicholas Murray Butler
Book by Theodor Lorenz, Nicholas Murray Butler; Columbia University Press, 1938
Subjects: Paulsen, Friedrich--1846-1908
At the Gymnasium in Altona 1863-1866 AT EASTER in 1863 I went to Altona to attend the gymnasium . The three gymnasien in the...several of whose former pupils had preceded me at the Altona gymnasium, had written to Dr. Lucht, the Direktor...
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Opposing Fascism: Community, Authority, and Resistance in Europe
Book by Tim Kirk, Anthony McElligott; Cambridge University Press, 1999
Subjects: Anti-Fascist Movements--Europe, Europe--Politics And Government--1918-1945, Fascism--Europe
...622, Bl. 119 20: Abteilung 1A.d. Altona, Geheim! Betr. Situationsbericht uber...ibid., Bl. 185: Der Polizei-Prasident Altona-Wandsbeck, Betr. illegales KPD-Buro in Altona, 6 July 1933; ibid., Bl. 253: Staatspolizeistelle...
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journal articles on: Altona  - 53 results

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Interpreting Codicology: Re-visions of the Divine Comedy in the Codex Altona
Journal article by Michelle R. Wright; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 28, 1995
Subjects: Dante Alighieri--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Literature and history--Evaluation, Manuscripts, Medieval--Evaluation
...visions of the Divine Comedy in the Codex Altona. by Michelle R. Wright Criticism...to suggest its meanings. The Codex Altona of Dantes Divine Comedy (currently housed at the Christianeum Library, Altona, Germany) offers a cogent example...
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Murder and Biblical Memory: the Legend of Vernon Johns
Journal article by Ralph E. Luker; The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 112, 2004
Subjects: African Americans, Branch, Taylor, Civil rights movement, Clergy, Johns, Vernon (1892-1965), Literary criticism, Writers
...some, like Vernon Johnss genteel wife Altona Trent Johns, chose not to discuss. Thus...of what they had been told, Vernon and Altona Johnss children and Vernon Johnss associates...well beyond their memories. A memoir by Altona Trent Johns about her husbands family...
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Dramatically Different: The Reception of Sartre's Theatre in London and New York
Journal article by Benedict O'Donahoe; Sartre Studies International, Vol. 7, 2001
Subjects: French drama--History, French drama--Influence, French drama--International aspects, Sartre, Jean-Paul--Influence, Theater--History, Theater--International aspects
...the Royal Court Theatre, London (as Altona) in April 1961, eighteen months after...bewilderingly between these opposing views: `Altona is a great work of propaganda ... but...Gascoigne, by contrast, was in no doubt: `Altona is Sartres best play ... for the first...
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Eduard Reményis Jugendjahre Und Seine Beziehungen Zu Johannes Brahms - eine Biographische Skizze
Journal article by Adam Gellen; Studia Musicologica, Vol. 49, 2008
...In einer Zeitung aus dem benachbarten Altona erschien wenige Tage spater eine ausfuhrlichere...osterreichisches Armeekorps in Hamburg und Altona einquartieren sollte, um sich auf Seiten...waren. Die Soldaten wurden in Hamburg und Altona einquartiert, wobei den Ungarn unter...
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Issues in Australian Foreign Policy: January to June 2008
Journal article by Richard Leaver; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 54, 2008
Subjects: Foreign ministers--Powers and duties, Foreign policy--Interpretation and construction, Smith, Steven (Australian foreign minister)--Powers and duties
...production of a hybrid Camry at Toyotas Altona plant. In Victoria, this was depicted...And since the entire power plant for the Altona hybrid would be imported in the first...of one million hybrids in five years, Altona seemed destined to play a very small part...
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magazine articles on: Altona  - 20 results

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Crisis in the Cities: The Collapse of Weimar
Magazine article by Anthony Mcelligott; History Today, Vol. 43, May 1993
Subjects: Central-local government relations--Germany, Germany--History, Local government--History
...Heinrich Beims (Magdeburg) and Max Brauer (Altona) , both members of the SPD, or Ludwig...going to the left was even higher, as in Altona (66 per cent) and in Mannheim (72 per...exploited the crisis. In the city of Altona, where this process has been closely...
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The Count and the Spy: Magnus Stenbock, the Swedish Aristocrat and War Hero, Lived His Life in Pursuit of Honour. Yet, as Andreas Marklund Reveals, He Died in Disgrace, Broken by the Schemes of a Cunning Spy
Magazine article by Magnus Stenbock; History Today, Vol. 60, October 2010
Subjects: Military leaders--Biography, Stenbock, Magnus--Biography
...raids on the Polish countryside. Still Altona was different, especially since the atrocity...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED Everything went wrong after Altona. The Swedish forces were hounded into...Der Spiegel, recalling the burning of Altona, described Stenbock as the diabolical...
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Recently Accredited Facilities
Magazine article; Corrections Today, Vol. 71, June 2009
Subjects: Correctional institutions--Licensing, certification and accreditation
...Services Nebraska Correctional Center for Women, York New York State Department of Correctional Services Altona Correctional Facility, Altona Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, Staten Island Edgecombe Correctional Facility, New York Ogdensburg...
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Being and Nothingness
Magazine article by John Banville; The Nation, Vol. 277, November 3, 2003
Subjects: Being and Nothingness (Book)
...Stowe Award, "made biennially to a major world writer" by Altona College. It is a curious mark of both The Lives of Animals...many. At the end of Elizabeths speech, a young woman, an Altona student, tries to ask a question--a hostile one, surely...
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Der Stein der Weisen
Magazine article by David J. Buch; Musical Opinion, Vol. 129, May/Jun 2006
...September. The Albrecht company staged it at the Nationaltheater in Altona in August, 1800. There was a run of performances in 1802...public in past years. A reviewer of a production of the opera in Altona (1800) praised the music as rich in ideas, true-to-life...
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newspaper articles on: Altona  - 136 results

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Toyota Will Produce New Engine at Altona
Newspaper article; The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Australia), September 17, 2010
Subjects: Automobile industry, Hybrid vehicles, Internal combustion engine industry, Sedans, Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd.
Toyota Will Produce New Engine at Altona. TOYOTA Australia will begin manufacturing...its long established engine plant in Altona, Melbourne. More than 100,000 engines will be produced each year at Altona, commencing in the latter half of 2012...
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Next Generation Engine Here; Carmaker Investing $300M in Australia Tobuild 100,000 Powerplants at Altona Site
Newspaper article; The Daily Mercury (Mackay, Australia), September 24, 2010
Subjects: Automobile industry, Automotive industry, Internal combustion engine industry, Sedans, Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd., Transportation equipment industry
...Australia Tobuild 100,000 Powerplants at Altona Site. TOYOTA Australia will begin...long-established engine plant in Altona, Melbourne. More than 100,000 engines will be produced each year at Altona, starting in the later half of 2012...
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AUSSIE-Based Energy Company Altona; MARKET REPORT
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 27, 2009
Subjects: Energy industries, Energy industry
AUSSIE-Based Energy Company Altona; MARKET REPORT. Byline: by Geoff Foster |AUSSIE-based energy company Altona Energy firmed 0.43p to 5.13p after signing a joint venture agreement with CNOOC, one of Chinas largest state-owned oil...
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AUSSIE-Based Energy Company Altona Energy
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 27, 2009
Subjects: Energy industries, Energy industry
AUSSIE-Based Energy Company Altona Energy. AUSSIE-based energy company Altona Energy firmed 0.43p to 5.13p after signing a joint venture agreement with CNOOC, one of Chinas largest state-owned oil companies. They plan to develop a 10m...
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Coupon Tips
Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), July 27, 2010
...VICTORIA DIV TWO 1 Ballarat v Brunswick C X Banyule v Altona City 1 E Altona v Geelong R 2 Moreland v Werribee C X Sydenham v Wstown...Forrestfield, Ad Cobras. NINE HOMES: Ballarat, E Altona, Diamond V, Sunbury, Noble Park, Knights, Bayswater...
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encyclopedia articles on: Altona  - 4 results

 
 
1.
Altona
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ALTONA al tona, part of Hamburg, N Germany, a port on the Elbe River. Its manufactures...village in the 16th cent. and later one of the first free ports in N Europe, Altona was incorporated into Hamburg in 1937...
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Labadie, Jean De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...authorities found him too independent of the ecclesiastical discipline, and the community moved to Westphalia in 1670 and later to Altona. By 1732 the movement had died. Labadists settled in Maryland (1684), but the community failed before 1730...
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Sartre, Jean-Paul
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...1947, tr. 1949), Dirty Hands (1948, tr. 1949), The Devil and the Good Lord (1951, tr. 1953), The Condemned of Altona (1956, tr. 1961), and Critique of Dialectical Reason (1960, tr. 1963). He wrote several major studies of literary...
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Hamburg , City, Germany
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...socialist republic. In 1937 the city ceded Cuxhaven , its outlying port, to Prussia, but incorporated the neighboring towns of Altona , Harburg , and Wandsbek. During World War II (especially in 1943) Hamburg was severely damaged by aerial bombardment, and...


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