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MP-OKL Uni of Oklahoma The Greatest Show in the Arctic
Book SynopsisPresenting tales of noble intentions, novel inventions, and epic miscalculations, The Greatest Show in the Arctic brings fresh life to a unique and underappreciated story of American exploration.Trade ReviewAs this thoughtful and finely textured book makes clear, Franz Josef Land represented the spectacular final act of America's Arctic quest. A story of noble intentions, new inventions, and epic miscalculations playing out on the icy shores of an Arctic archipelago, this is a drama that once commanded the attention of the world."" - Michael F. Robinson, author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture""Superbly written and deftly researched, P. J. Capelotti's The Greatest Show in the Arctic is vastly more than a comic saga. It sheds considerable light on a previously obscure cast of explorers and on the history of Franz Josef Land, one of the least-studied regions in the Far North. Of all the Arctic books I've read in recent years, I'd rank Capelotti's very close to the top. It is astonishingly good. - Lawrence Millman, author of Last Places: A Journey in the North
£26.96
John Wiley & Sons Kearnys Dragoons Out West
Book SynopsisHaving banished eastern Native peoples to lands west of the Mississippi, President Andrew Jackson's government by 1833 needed a new type of soldier to keep displaced Indians from returning home. And so the 1st Dragoons came into being. Will and John Gorenfeld tell their story in this book-length treatment of the force that became the US Cavalry.Trade ReviewThis is a wonderful account of the early, golden years of the 1st Dragoons, the regular army's first mounted regiment, which spent its formative years as restrained diplomats, peacekeepers, intermediaries, and even protectors of the Southern Plains tribes. It is also the honest account of the unit's surprising decline after its conquest of New Mexico and the departure of such superior officers as Stephen Watts Kearny. Grounded in a wealth of primary sources and extraordinary research, it is a gracefully written story."" - William P. MacKinnon, author of At Sword's Point: A Documentary History of the Utah War, Parts 1 and 2""Kearny's Dragoons Out West is the culmination of decades of research. The Gorenfelds have woven the definitive narrative on what has far too long been an overlooked aspect of frontier military history."" - John P. Langellier, author of US Dragoons, 1833 - 55""Finally, the storied 1st U.S. Dragoons have received historical treatment worthy of the regiment's distinguished service from its inception through the U.S.-Mexican War. The Gorenfelds have done an outstanding service to the field of U.S. military history."" - Durwood Ball, coeditor of Soldiers West: Biographies from the Military Frontier, Second Edition
£30.56
John Wiley & Sons Guiguzi Chinas First Treatise on Rhetoric
Book SynopsisAt around the same time that Aristotle was active in ancient Greece, many students in China, including Sun Tzu, were learning the techniques of persuasion from Guiguzi, “the Master of the Ghost Valley”. In “Guiguzi,” China’s First Treatise on Rhetoric, Hui Wu and C. Jan Swearingen present a new critical translation of this foundational work.
£32.26
University of Oklahoma Press The Map Turtle and Sawback Atlas Ecology
Book SynopsisCovering all facets of the biology of a little-known genus, Peter Lindeman's lavishly illustrated Map Turtle and Sawback Atlas is both a scientific treatise and an engaging introduction to a striking group of turtles.
£33.95
John Wiley & Sons Eyes on Math A Visual Approach to Teaching Math
Book SynopsisThis new book is an exciting follow-up to the authors’ bestsellers on differentiated math instruction, Good Questions and More Good Questions. Eyes on Math is a unique teaching resource that provides engaging, full-colour graphics and pictures with text showing teachers how to use each image to stimulate mathematical teaching conversations around key K–8 concepts.
£26.59
Pluto Press How to Read Donald Duck Imperialist Ideology in
Book SynopsisCensored and condemned, this is a Marxist critique of how our favourite cartoons are vehicles for capitalist ideology.Trade Review'A handbook of de-colonization' -- John Berger'The book has a rambunctious humor that complements its polemical spirit . . . As Disney has evolved from an animation studio into a corporate behemoth—with theme parks, a cruise line, and content streaming around the world—How to Read Donald Duck and its charge of cultural imperialism rings all the truer' -- New YorkerTable of ContentsIntroduction To The Fourth Edition - Ariel Dorfman Preface To The English Edition - Ariel Dorfman & Armand Mattelart Introduction To The English Edition - David Kunzle Apology For Duckology Introduction: Instructions On How To Become A General In The Disneyland Club I. Uncle, Buy Me A Contraceptive … II. From The Child To The Noble Savage III. From The Noble Savage To The Third World IV. The Great Parachutist V. The Ideas Machine VI. The Age Of The Dead Statues Conclusion: Power To Donald Duck? Selected Bibliography Appendix: Donald Duck Vs. Chilean Socialism: A Fair Use Exchange John Shelton Lawrence Endnotes
£68.00
Pluto Press More Bad News From Israel
Book SynopsisExamination of media coverage of the current conflict in the Middle EastTrade Review'This superb study ... is extensive in scope, and scrupulously fair. It will be a landmark' -- Edward S. Herman, co-author (with Noam Chomsky) of Manufacturing Consent'Coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is often dangerously superficial. Bad News from Israel is a strong contribution to scholarship and public debate' -- John D.H. Downing, Director, Global Media Research Center, Southern Illinois University'Just about everything that we know about Israel/Palestine comes to us from our television screens. Bad News from Israel reveals remarkable levels of ignorance about what and why things are as they are' -- Professor Frank Webster, City University, London'A remarkable book' -- Professor Lucrecia Escudero Chauvel, Université de Lille III and Paris VIIITable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Final Status map 1. Histories of the Conflict 2. Content Studies 2000-2002 3. Audience Studies 2001-2002 4. Why Does it Happen? 5. Conclusions on the 2000-2002 Content and Audience Samples 6. News Content and Explanations of the 2008-9 Gaza Attack 7. Audience Understanding of the Israeli Palestinian Conflict and the Gaza Attack 2008-9 8. The Attack on the Gaza Flotilla, 2010 9. Conclusions Appendices Notes References Index Conclusions Appendices Notes References Index
£25.64
Pluto Press Plane Truth Aviations Real Impact on People and
Book SynopsisAn engaging critical account of the aviation industry, which debunks a number of misconceptions and self-justifying myths.Trade Review'The air industry is a huge lobby but Rose Bridger has produced a book that punctures their dangerous lies' -- Derek Wall, International coordinator of the Green Party of England and Wales'Truly comprehensive in its global perspective and illustrates the stark reality of the impact of the rapid growth in aviation' -- Liz Mason, Teaching Fellow in International Business, Leeds University'At the cutting edge of understanding new perspectives on Green economics. A massively helpful contribution to the literature on aviation, and industry in general, giving valuable insight into how we all end up paying for the follies of large industrial concerns and networks' -- Miriam Kennet, Director of the Green Economics Institute'There is a lot more at stake in arguments about aviation than appears at first sight. This book is a guide to the wider issues: how airports shape food supply, international trade flows, government bailouts, and the future of the climate' -- Prof. Victor Anderson, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University'A treasure trove that will shock and surprise with much jaw dropping material about the rapidly expanding and much subsidised world of airports, air travel and freight and their impact on climate change, biofuel demand, and much more' -- Geoff Tansey, writer, Joseph Rowntree Visionary for a Just and Peaceful World, Trustee of Food Ethics Council'A veritable 'vade mecum' of the sins of the aviation industry, with the references all lined up standing at attention. Indeed if the aviation bosses were in court with you as the prosecuting counsel, they would all receive long terms in prison' -- Brendon Sewill, author of 'Tangled Wings: Gatwick seen through green-tinted glasses', and chair of the Gatwick Area Conservation CampaignTable of ContentsAcronyms/ Glossary Introduction 1. The Future of Flight 2. Feeding the Fuel Tanks 3. Local Environmental Impacts 4. Threats to Wildlife & Farmland 5. Green Garnish 6. Air Cargo 7. Industrial Cargo 8. Arms, Aid & Accidents 9. Concrete & Overcapacity 10. Counting the Costs 11. Real Estate & Revenue Streams 12. How Aviation Keeps Growing Appendix Notes Index
£22.49
Pluto Press Racism and AntiRacism in Europe
Book SynopsisA comparative political sociology of anti-racism in Europe, showing the various discourses within this movementTrade Review'A remarkable book. It is a major contribution to our understanding and handling of one of the crucial contemporary issues that acquires more import and gravity by the day' -- Zygmunt Bauman'An excellent book, which enriches the tradition of political sociology conceptually, methodologically and substantively' -- Peter Wagner, Professor of Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute - FlorenceTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Interviews Introduction. Anti-Racism, Sociology and the Political 1. ‘Race’ & State: European modernity and the political idea of ‘race’ 2. Explaining Racism: Anti-racist discourse between culture and the state 3. Anti-Racist Orientations: France, Britain, Ireland, Italy 4. Anti-Racism as Public Political Culture 5. Who Says What For Whom and From Where? Anti-racism and political representation Conclusion. Anti-Racist Futures: A sense of déjà vu or a journey into the unknown? Bibliography Index
£26.99
Pluto Press On the ArabJew Palestine and Other Displacements
Book SynopsisA vivid, intellectual journey through the works of the renowned writerTrade Review'A scholar of unique range, learning, and originality' -- Jacqueline Rose, author of The Last Resistance (Verso, 2007)'Authoritative, knowledgeable, and fascinating ... an essential addition to understanding the nature of Israel and the conflict its establishment has created, not just for Palestinians but also for the Mizrahi or 'Arab Jews'. Poignant and thought-provoking' -- Ghada Karmi, author of Return: A Palestinian Memoir (Verso, 2015)'In this rich and wide-ranging collection, Ella Shohat demonstrates subtlety, imagination, and the potential of engaged writing. Although it probes many aspects of loss and dislocation, this work is sustained, in the end, by a profound sense of hope' -- Ahdaf Soueif, author of Cairo: Memoir of a City Transformed (Bloomsbury, 2014)'Ella Shohat is a gifted cultural critic who writes about complex issues with great clarity, wisdom, and insight. In this collection of essays she tackles a wide range of Middle Eastern topics from a refreshingly original and radical perspective. She is a wrecking-ball of Zionist orthodoxies' -- Avi Shlaim, author of The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World'The volume is so rich in content and perspective on the changing patterns of ethnicity and its interaction with historical circumstance that I hardly know where to begin ... A genuine and enduring achievement.' -- Peace News'[A] profoundly important collection ... of enormous importance in understanding not only the tragedy of the post-1947 “population exchange” but the ethnic conflicts tearing apart the Middle East and North Africa today' -- CounterpunchTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: The Question of the Arab-Jew 1. Sephardim in Israel: Zionism from the Standpoint of its Jewish Victims 2. Dislocated Identities: Reflections of an Arab-Jew 3. Breaking the Silence 4. Mizrahi Feminism: The Politics of Gender, Race and Multiculturalism 5. The Invention of the Mizrahim 6. Remembering a Baghdad Elsewhere: An Emotional Cartography Part II: Between Palestine and Israel 7. The Trouble with Hanna (with Richard Porton) 8. In Defence of Mordechai Vanunu: Nuclear Threat in the Middle East (with Yerach Gover) 9. Anomalies of the National: Representing Israel/Palestine 10. Territories of the National Imagination: Intifada Observed 11. Exile, Diaspora and Return: The Inscription of Palestine in Zionist Discourse 12. The Alphabet of Dispossession 13. On Israeli Cinema: East/West and the Politics of Representation (Interview Conducted by Jadaliyya) 14. In Memory of Edward Said, the Bulletproof Intellectual 15. A Voyage to Toledo: Twenty-Five Years After the “Jews of the Orient and Palestinians” Meeting Part III : Cultural Politics of the Middle East 16. Egypt: Cinema and Revolution 17. Gender in Hollywood’s Orient 18. The Media’s War 19. The Carthage Film Festival (with Robert Stam) 20. The Cinema of Displacement: Gender, Nation and Diaspora 21. Reflections on September 11 22. Anti-Americanism: The Middle East (A Conversation with Rashid Khalidi) 23. Postscript to Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth 24. On the Margins of Middle Eastern Studies: Situating Said’s Orientalism Part IV: Muslims, Jews and Diasporic Readings 25. Rethinking Jews and Muslims: Quincentennial Reflections 26. 'Coming to America': Reflections on Hair and Memory Loss 27. Diasporic Thinking: Between Babel and Babylon (A Conversation Conducted by Christian Höller) 28. Arab-Jews, Diasporas and Multicultural Feminism (A Conversation Conducted by Evelyn Alsultany) 29. Forget Baghdad: Arabs and Jews – the Iraqi Connection (A Conversation Conducted by Rasha Salti and Layla Al-Zubaidi) 30. Bodies and Borders (An Interview Conducted by Manuela Boatc and Sérgio Costa) 31. Don’t Choke on History: Reflections on Dar al Sulh, Dubai, 2013 (A Joint Conversation with Michael Rakowitz and Regine Basha) Notes Index About the Book and the Author
£29.75
Pluto Press Catching History on the Wing Race Culture and
Book SynopsisThe definitive collection of A. Sivanandan's writing.Table of ContentsForeword by Colin Prescod Introduction: Unity of struggle I The personal and the political 1. The liberation of the black intellectual 2. The hokum of New Times 3. La trahison des clercs II State racism and resistance 4. Race, class and the state: the political economy of immigration 5. From resistance to rebellion: Asian and Afro-Caribbean struggles in Britain 6. RAT and the degradation of black struggle 7. Race, terror and civil society+ addendum III Globalisation and displacement 8. Imperialism and disorganic development in the silicon age 9. New circuits of imperialism 10. A Black perspective on the Gulf war 11. Poverty is the new black Bibliography of writings by A. Sivanandan Index
£24.29
Pluto Press Gaza Beneath the Bombs
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£17.99
Pluto Press brownskinwhitemasks
Book SynopsisPicking up where Fanon left off, examining the negative influence of intellectual immigrants as facilitators of American imperialism.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Brown Skin, White Masks 2. On Comprador Intellectuals 3. Literature and Empire 4. The House Muslim Conclusion: Confusing the Colour Line Notes Index
£22.49
Pluto Press The Second Palestinian Intifada
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£20.69
Gibbs M. Smith Inc Read Between the Wines Tote
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£12.23
Pluto Press The End of Jewish Modernity
Book SynopsisA provocative take on Jewish history, explaining the metamorphoses of mainstream Jewish culture and politicsTrade Review'Enzo Traverso is without doubt the most gifted historian of his generation. His book on Jewish modernity is, as all his writings, a unique combination of radical commitment and brilliant scholarship' -- Michael Löwy, Emeritus Research Director in Social Sciences at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (Paris), and author of On Changing the World: Essays in Political Philosophy from Karl Marx to Walter Benjamin'Imaginative and provocative ... a nuanced and intelligent treatise' -- Benjamin Ramm, Jewish Quarterly'Stimulating' -- Times Literary Supplement'Exciting and delightful ... this slim volume manages to deliver a comprehensive statement which makes a significant contribution to the discourses of politics, postmodern theory and intellectual history' -- The Muslim World Book ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. What Was Jewish Modernity? 2. Cosmopolitanism, Mobility and Diaspora 3. Intellectuals between Critique and Power 4. Between Two Epochs: Jewishness and Politics in Hannah Arendt 5. Metamorphoses: From Judeophobia to Islamophobia 6. Zionism: Return to the Ethnos 7. Memory: The Civil Religion of the Holocaust Conclusion Notes Index
£16.19
Moleskine Cahier Journals Subject XXL Black Kraft Brown
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Workman Publishing List More, Forget Less Notepad
Book SynopsisHere’s a notepad that makes jotting down lists and errands a breeze—the more you list, the more you free your mind to tackle creative things. This notepad from Flow features: ·A magnetic backer ·80 easy tear-off pages ·4 different colors repeated throughoutFlow is an international brand that celebrates creativity, mindfulness, and the pleasures of paper through magazines, books, and stationery.
£11.87
HarperCollins Publishers Complete Book of RulesChinese Edition
Book SynopsisEverything you need to know to capture Prince Charming's heart.The very best advice from The Rules and The Rules 2 is brought together to provide the ultimate guide to successful dating.The notorious dating handbook which, comprises many tips such as Never call a man first' etc (designied to make Mr Right hungry for more) whcih although old-fashioned have been found effective by millions of women worldwide.Other essential advice offered: Always end the first date it will leave him desperate for more Don't call him it will make him desire you more Never accept a Saturday night date after Wednesday it will encourage him to phone sooner Always end the telephone conversation first -it will leave him wanting more Don't rush into sex let his passion build On the first date, don't stare romantically into his eyes he'll know you are planning the honeymoon
£10.44
Galison Warhol Philosophy Pencil Set
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Emerald Publishing Limited Principles of Estimating
Book SynopsisCurrent practice on most contracts dictates that the engineer deals with engineering matters and the quantity surveyor covers the commercial aspects. As a result, engineers have become increasingly uneasy at setting rates, evaluating claims and of pricing work generally. This book provides engineers with a sound all round ability and commercial adeptness in price estimating. Author Trevor Holroyd draws on his experience of consulting and professional training in his latest book which will appeal to civil and structural engineers, surveyors, contractors, consulting practices and more.Table of ContentsEstimating from first principles Building up the net price The site set-up - preliminaries Sources of prices Getting the final price - the tender and other totals Examples of estimates Cost, value and budgets Worked examples
£54.62
Emerald Publishing Limited Risk Analysis and Management for Projects Ramp
Book SynopsisRAMP is a structured process for evaluating and controlling risk in major projects and this practical, working handbook is for everyone involved in the financial, commercial, legal or engineering aspects of a project.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction 3. The management of uncertainty 4. Developing risk responses 5. Other aspects of RAMP 6. Social and environmental risks in major infrastructure projects 7. Go and no-go decisions, and later control of the risks 8. Step-by-step method of applying RAMP 9. Case study: a simple RAMP appraisal process 10. Case study: Applying RAMP to a large project 11. Risk assessment tables 12. Example of mitigation and control of risks 13. Description and flow-chart of the RAMP process 14. Glossary 15. References and selective bibliography 16. Members of RAMP working party 17. Detailed worked example of using RAMP effectively with NEC
£54.62
Indiana University Press Socialist Heritage
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe volume presents a nuanced analysis of material heritage and its strategic use during the socialist period in Romania's capital city Bucharest and its continued legacy today. What is refreshing in this book, apart from the careful documentation and wealth of archival sources consulted, is the fact that the author brought together sources from fields that are not seemingly directly connected to heritage studies. Grama gracefully moves across different areas through with her use of secondary sources, bringing together urban planning, political studies, economic and social analyses. Grama also brings together key anthropological research studies on Romania, both national and international. -- Cristina Clopot * International Journal of Heritage Studies *The strengths of this book are the breadth of the data sources, which have enabled the author to uncover in detail how change in a particular historic urban landscape is shaped by broader issues of power and identity (in both socialist and post-socialist contexts). Socialist Heritage will be of interest to postgraduate students and academic researchers in disciplines such as history, anthropology, human geography, urban studies and sociology. For anybody wanting to understand Bucharest's Old Town there is no better source available. Indeed, over the course of 25 years I have frequently wandered around the Old Town and found myself asking "why is it like this?". Now, after reading Socialist Heritage, I know. -- Duncan Light * Eurasian Geography and Economics *Grama does a brilliant job bringing this story to our attention and explaining why we should care about it. Her book deserves to be widely read. * Survival *An outstanding contribution in the field of anthropology of heritage. -- Dana Domsodi * Sociologia *Grama takes us through a journey of how the heritage discourse was first constructed and operationalized through archaeological, historiographic, and urban planning activities under state socialism, and then repurposed as well as contested after 1989, with results that show profound fissures in the ability to deploy "heritage" as a successful legitimating tool. . . . Overall, the book offers a vivid and provocative analysis of the politics of urban planning in Bucharest after World War II. The arc of the narrative highlights the huge gaps between policy makers and citizens who bear the brunt of these heritage entrepreneurs' ambitions for power and money. -- Maria Bucur * ANTHROPOLOGICAL QUARTERLY *The book is beautifully written, and readers from different disciplinary backgrounds interested in topics as diverse as socialism and postsocialism, the materiality of the state and city, architecture and its political power, including the making of urban heritage, will find enough to enrich their own reflections. -- Antonela Capelle Pogacean * H-Urban *Emanuela Grama's Socialist Heritage: The Politics of Past and Place in Romania is a compelling exploration of heritage making as state-making through the lens of the postwar and postcommunist transformations of Bucharest's Old Town. . . . A theoretically dense but engagingly written book, Socialist Heritage is a must-read not only for specialists of (post)socialist Romania and eastern Europe, but also for students and researchers of nationalism, urbanization and heritage making, history (re)writing, the role of experts under socialism, postcommunist efforts of Europeanization, and privatization as gentrification, or ruination as commodification. -- Diana Georgescu * Slavic Review *This book is well-grounded in empirical data, especially archival (for the socialist period) and ethnographic (for both socialist and especially postsocialist circumstances)—the interpretation of the sources and the extracts from the documents and interlocutors' statements vividly reveal discourses of politics, experts and residents related to the Old Town's (re)making, and not just regarding the area's heritage. -- Srdjan Radovic * Comparative Southeast European Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Tensed Urban Visions: Making Bucharest into a Socialist Capital2. Matters of State: Archaeology, Materiality, and State-Making 3. Time-Travelling Houses and Histories Made Invisible 4. Lipstick and Lined Pockets: Strategic Devaluation and Postsocialist Wealth 5. Displacements: Property, Privatization, and Precarity in a Europeanizing CityConclusionBibliographyIndex
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Insight Editions Supernatural Deluxe Note Card Set (With Keepsake
Book SynopsisThe CW’s hit show Supernatural tells the story of Sam and Dean Winchester, two brothers who, along with help of their powerful ally, the fallen angel Castiel, embark on a lifelong quest to rid the world of demons, ghosts, monsters, and other supernatural threats. Now, fans can celebrate their love of Supernatural with this finely crafted deluxe note card set. Designed to look like an artifact from the show, this set includes: 20 blank note cards featuring classic quotes from the show 20 envelopes 20 embossed sticker seals A ruled pocket journal A keepsake box for storage Featuring iconic imagery, art, and quotes from the series, this collectible set gives Supernatural fans a unique way to celebrate the legacy of their favorite show.
£28.52
Gill The Pocket Book of Great Irish Speeches Inspiring
Book SynopsisSome of the finest speeches ever made have been spoken in Ireland. This book highlights 45 eminent and influential speeches, from Robert Emmet''s defiant speech from the dock on the eve of his execution, to Panti Bliss''s passionate 21st century oratory in support of gay marriage in Ireland. With a short biography of each speaker and highlights of their selected speech, this book features some of Ireland''s most inspiring and evocative speakers, from politics to the arts.
£6.99
John Wiley & Sons StrengthsBased Approaches to Educating All Lear
Book SynopsisProvides a cogent but accessible account of the evolution of special education. Offering a compelling vision of where the field should be headed in the next decade, Michael Wehmeyer examines the big ideas that can improve outcomes for learners with disabilities including the importance of creating personalizable education.
£26.59
Octopus Publishing Group Self-Care: How to Live Mindfully and Look After
Book SynopsisSelf-care is the essential action of looking after your mind, body and soul. Dip into this book whenever your energy is flagging and choose one of its many quick and easy self-care tips, from gaining strength with invigorating walks and delicious, healthy food to treating yourself to a slow evenings of face masks and hot soaks. This soothing collection of self-care ideas and inspiring words contains the pick-me-up you need.
£7.59
New York University Press Essential Legal English in Context Understanding
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Indiana University Press The Kindertransport
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHighly recommended. * Choice *This review cannot do justice to the depth of material that Craig-Norton offers and the way she balances the experiences of all involved, especially those whose actions and feelings have been ignored in the past. Anyone interested in learning the real history of what occurred in England – the good and the bad – should read The Kindertransport. * The Reporter Group *It is an unflinching portrayal–enhanced by the judicious use of photographs and other illustrations–of the immediate and the lasting impacts of the transport on those involved and on subsequent generations. As such, this book deserves to be widely read. -- John Privilege - Ulster University * HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE STUDIES *Jennifer Craig-Norton's The Kindertransport is the latest of such books that attempt to provide a counternarrative to self-congratulatory understandings of the Kindertransport. Powerfully, Craig-Norton concludes that the celebratory and the critical should not be mutually exclusive, and that both the positives and negatives of this history should be acknowledged. -- Stephanie Homer * H-Judaic *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations Manuscript NotesPrologueIntroduction 1. The Organizations 2. The Carers 3. The Children 4. The Parents Conclusion: Contesting Memory Bibliography Index
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Galison Frank Lloyd Wright Colored Pencils with Sharpener
Book SynopsisThis Frank Lloyd Wright Colored Pencil Set from Galison includes 24 artist-quality, pre-sharpened pencils in shades inspired by Wright''s own favoured pallete. The sturdy box features a photo of the pencils left on the famous architect''s desk the day he passed away. Pencil sharpener included.- Size: 3.75 x 8.75- Includes: 24 Colored pencils and a sharpener
£12.59
Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago Robert Grosvenor
Book SynopsisMonograph of the Grosvenor’s work since 2005
£41.51
Princeton University Press Weimar Thought
Book SynopsisDuring its short lifespan, the Weimar Republic (1918-33) witnessed an unprecedented flowering of achievements in many areas, including psychology, political theory, physics, philosophy, literary and cultural criticism, and the arts. Leading intellectuals, scholars, and critics--such as Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, Bertolt Brecht, anTrade Review"By seeking understanding and refraining from evaluative synthesis, every contribution in this volume prompts the reader to reflect on lessons of Weimar in light of the present social, political, and cultural situation. Its innovative methodological outlook and its numerous field-specific interventions make Weimar Thought an indispensible resource for any future studies of the epoch."--Dennis Johanssen, German Quarterly "This sophisticated compendium of 19 essays by leading scholars in history, cultural studies, political science, and philosophy attempts to address the complexity, importance, and legacy of one of the 20th century's most important eras of intellectual activity... [T]hese intellectual histories are not very connected to context, providing instead effective overviews and suggesting some new ways to consider intellectual giants of the 20th century. That feat is impressive and valuable."--ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction: Weimar Thought: Continuity and Crisis 1 Peter E. Gordon and John P. McCormick Part I: Law, Politics, Society 1 Weimar Sociology 15 David Kettler and Colin Loader 2 Weimar Psychology: Holistic Visions and Trained Intuition 35 Mitchell G. Ash 3 Legal Theory and the Weimar Crisis of Law and Social Change 55 John P. McCormick 4 The Legacy of Max Weber in Weimar Political and Social Theory 73 Dana Villa Part II: Philosophy, Theology, Science 5 Kulturphilosophie in Weimar Modernism 101 John Michael Krois 6 Weimar Philosophy and the Fate of Neo-Kantianism 115 Frederick Beiser 7 Weimar Philosophy and the Crisis of Historical Thinking 133 Charles Bambach 8 Weimar Theology: From Historicism to Crisis 150 Peter E. Gordon 9 Method, Moment, and Crisis in Weimar Science 179 Cathryn Carson Part III: Aesthetics, Literature, Film 10 Walter Benjamin, Siegfried Kracauer, and Weimar Criticism 203 Michael Jennings 11 Writers and Politics in the Weimar Republic 220 Karin Gunnemann 12 Aesthetic Fundamentalism in Weimar Poetry: Stefan George and his Circle, 1918-1933 240 Martin A. Ruehl 13 Weimar Film Theory 273 Sabine Hake 14 The Politics of Art and Architecture at the Bauhaus, 1919-1933 291 John V. Maciuika 15 Aby Warburg and the Secularization of the Image 316 Michael P. Steinberg Part IV: Themes of an Epoch 16 Eastern Wisdom in an Era of Western Despair: Orientalism in 1920s Central Europe 341 Susanne Marchand 17 Weimar Femininity: Within and Beyond the Law 361 Tracie Matysik 18 The Weimar Left: Theory and Practice 377 Martin Jay 19 The Aftermath: Reflections on the Culture and Ideology of National Socialism 394 Anson Rabinbach Weimar Thought: A Chronology 407 Contributors 417 Index 423
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Cornell University Press Winning Hearts and Votes
Book SynopsisIn non-democratic regimes around the world, non-state organizations provide millions of citizens with medical care, schooling, childrearing, and other critical social services. Why would any authoritarian countenance this type of activism? Under what conditions does the private provision of social services generate political mobilization? And in those cases, what linkage does the provision of social services forge between the provider and recipient?In Winning Hearts and Votes, Steven Brooke argues that authoritarians often seek to manage moments of economic crisis by offloading social welfare responsibilities to non-state providers. But providers who serve poorer citizens, motivated by either charity of clientelism, will be constrained in their ability to mobilize voters because the poor depend on the state for many different goods. Organizations that serve paying customers, in contrast, may produce high quality, consistent, and effective services. This type of provisiTrade Review"Steven Brooke’s book will sit comfortably on the shelf next to several recent classics in the political science literature by Egyptian specialists, and will be discussed alongside those by many." -- Daniel Corstange, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Columbia University"Winning Hearts and Votes is a tour de force. Steven T. Brooke’s historical research is sublime, and he makes important and concrete interventions on a number of topics to students and researchers within political science and the field of Egypt studies. This book will be the definitive account on this topic for years to come." -- Joshua Stacher, Associate Professor of Political Science, Kent State University"In his study of the Egyptian Islamic Medical Association, Steven Brooke asks why authoritarian regimes allow non-state actors to provide services and how service delivery builds support for the Islamist opposition. This highly engaging book breaks new ground on a critically important topic." -- Melani Cammett, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University"In this dazzling study of healthcare provision by a religiously conservative party in Egypt, Steven Brooke convinces us that service provision does not buy votes so much as it buys esteem. This is a model of empirical sophistication and precision and brings the Egyptian case into dialogue with broader literature on political parties and clientelism. This is comparative politics of the first rank." -- Tarek Masoud, Harvard University, and author of Counting IslamTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on Transliteration 1. Social Services and Political Mobilization in Nondemocratic Regimes 2. Middle-Class Provision, Reputation, and Electoral Success 3. Rebuilding the Brotherhood Brand 4. Inside the Islamist Advantage 5. The Political Geography of Islamist Social Service Provision 6. Electing to Serve 7. Mohammed Morsi's Machine 8. The Politics of Social Service Provision Appendix Notes Works Cited Index
£33.25
Princeton University Press Collected Works of Paul Valery Volume 14
Book SynopsisGrouped together in this book are several smaller volumes and plaquettes in which Valery had published selections of his shorter prose writings: aphorisms, moral reflections, poetic observations, flashes of wit or fancy, even jokes--a variety of remarks and impressions, many of them first recorded in his Notebooks. Originally published in 1970. TTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Introduction, pg. vii*Odds and Ends, pg. 1*Rhumbs, pg. 157*Analecta, pg. 263*Suite, pg. 327*Bad Thoughts and Not So Bad, pg. 367*Mixture, pg. 527*Petites Etudes, pg. 543*At Moments, pg. 559*Miscellanea, pg. 589*Notes, pg. 611
£74.80
University Press of Kansas Vietnamese Women at War Fighting for Ho Chi Minh
Book SynopsisIt was common knowledge among American soldiers in Vietnam that women were sometimes brave and even ferocious fighters for the North. This text provides vivid accounts of training, deployment, strategy and tactics, propaganda, support services and torture involving women.Trade ReviewFrom the 'long-haired army' that carried provisions through the jungles at Dien Bien Phu to the female 'tunnel rats' at Cu Chi in the South, women were the unsung heroes of Vietnam's war of national liberation. Here, in this sympathetic and sometimes gripping account, is their untold story. - William J. Duiker, author of Ho Chi Minh: A Life ""It was common knowledge among American soldiers in Vietnam that women were sometimes brave and even ferocious fighters for the North. Now at last this fascinating story has been told in depth."" - Robert Olen Butler, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain ""As Taylor reveals, we don't see ourselves as victims but rather as victors and survivors, following in the footsteps of our ancestors."" - Le Ly Hayslip, author of When Heaven and Earth Changed Places ""A very valuable book for courses on the Vietnam War and in women's studies."" - Marilyn B. Young, author of The Vietnam War, 1945-1990 ""Taylor greatly enhances our understanding of the contributions of Vietnam's women, providing vivid accounts of training, deployment, strategy and tactics, propaganda activities, support services, imprisonment and torture, and other aspects of their involvement in the war. Recommended for all levels."" - Choice
£25.60
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Companion to Colossus Reborn Key Documents and
Book SynopsisA documentary and statistical foundation for Colossus Reborn. Its includes a roster of the senior command cadre during wartime, a description of the army's weaponry and equipment, and a listing of the Red Army's and NKVD's order of battle at six crucial points from June 22, 1941, through December 31, 1943.
£41.36
Random House USA Inc Child of God Vintage International
Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road • In this taut, chilling story, Lester Ballard—a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape—haunts the hill country of East Tennessee when he is released from jail. While telling his story, Cormac McCarthy depicts the most sordid aspects of life with dignity, humor, and characteristic lyrical brilliance.Like the novelists he admires-Melville, Dostoyevsky, Faulkner-Cormac McCarthy has created an imaginative oeuvre greater and deeper than any single book. Such writers wrestle with the gods themselves. —Washington PostLook for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.
£12.59
MP-AMM American Mathematical New Horizons in Geometry
Book SynopsisRepresents the fruits of 15 years of work in geometry by prize-winning authors Tom Apostol and Mamikon Mnatsakanian. Using new and intuitively rich methods, they give beautifully illustrated proofs of results, the majority of which are new, and frequently develop extensions of familiar theorems.Trade ReviewIn a remarkable display of mathematical versatility and imagination, the authors present us with a wealth of geometrical gems. These beautiful and often surprising results deal with a multitude of geometric forms, their interrelationships, and in many cases, their connection with patterns underlying the laws of nature."" - Don Chakerian""New Horizons in Geometry is a compendium of joint work produced by the authors during the period 1998-2012, most of it published in the American Mathematical Monthly, Math Horizons, Mathematics Magazine, and The Mathematical Gazette. The published papers have been edited, augmented and rearranged into 15 chapters dealing with several parts of classical geometry. The authors provide fresh and powerful insights into geometry that requires only a modest background in mathematics. Using new and intuitively rich methods, they give beautifully illustrated proofs of results and extensions of familiar theorems. Lengths, areas and volumes of curves, surfaces and solids are explored from a visually captivating perspective. Powerful geometric methods are used to solve standard calculus problems. Constructions and mechanical interpretations in the spirit of Archimedes involving centroids and moments are carried to new heights and to higher dimensional spaces. The hundreds of full color illustrations are visually enticing and provide great motivation to read further and savor the wonderful results. This book is a must have for any geometer."" - Dirk Keppen, Zentrallblatt MATH""Readers of New Horizons in Geometry are in for a great ride in the spirit of Archimedes through a beautiful geometrical landscape that will give you considerable pleasure and a heightened appreciation for a wonderful subject."" - Don Albers, former Director of MAA Publications
£67.50
Haynes A1 - Pract Lifestyle HB Napoleons Military Machine Operations Manual
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£9.15
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy
Book SynopsisThe Romans developed sophisticated methods for managing hygiene. Through the archeological record, graffiti, sanitation-related paintings, and literature, Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow explores this little-known world of bathrooms and sewers, offering unique insights into Roman sanitation, engineering, urban planning and development, hygiene, and public health.Trade ReviewLike all the best ancient history, [this book] provides rigorous engagement with our own assumptions about then and about now."" - The Spectator""If shelf space allows only one book on Roman toilets, this is it."" - CHOICE""[Professor Koloski-Ostrow's] book is a dense scholarly examination of sanitation in Ancient Rome, but is also chalked full of thought-provoking insights and insightful research about everyday life's most private behavior."" - United Nations of Roma Victrix""[A]. . . passionate account of the toilets and sewers of Roman Italy."" - Times Literary Supplement""Invaluable. . . . A thoughtful investigation of an essential aspect of Roman civilization. Highly recommended."" - Library Journal""Extremely helpful for anyone wanting to approach the study of ancient sanitation and is essential for any serious student of the Ancient Roman World."" - Canadian Journal of History""A spirited, insightful, and eagerly-awaited monograph. . . . Effectively makes the case for an interdisciplinary approach to toilets and sanitation in any time period."" - Classical Journal
£30.36
British Library Publishing The Philosophy of Beards
Book SynopsisThis eccentric Victorian book argues a strong case for the universal wearing of a beard - that essential symbol of manly distinction since ancient times.
£9.50
University Press of Kansas Flak German Antiaircraft Defenses 19141945
Book SynopsisLong the neglected stepchild in studies of World War II air campaigns, German anti-aircraft units have been frequently dismissed by historians as ineffective weapons that wasted valuable resources. Edward Westermann disagrees with that view and makes a convincing case for the contributions made by the range of German anti-aircraft defenses.Trade ReviewMakes a persuasive case that flak played a more important role than is reflected in the standard studies of the combined bomber offensive and the Luftwaffe....The book reads well, tackles interpretations that have become generally accepted, and contains a wealth of information that will interest a broader audience." —German Studies Review"A major and convincing contribution to our knowledge of the German military and aerial warfare." —International History Review"A remarkable study." —Richard R. Muller, author of The German Air War in Russia
£39.80
University Press of Kansas Singin in the Rain
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£32.13
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Lizzie Borden on Trial Murder Ethnicity and
Book SynopsisMost people could probably tell you that Lizzie Borden “took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks”, but few could say that, when tried, Lizzie Borden was acquitted, and fewer still, why. In Joseph A. Conforti’s engrossing retelling, the case of Lizzie Borden, sensational in itself, also opens a window on a time and place in American history and culture.
£48.74
University Press of Kansas The Wehrmacht Retreats Fighting a Lost War 1943
Book SynopsisThroughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the realities of its own overreach and the demands of twentieth-century industrialized warfare. In his new study, Robert Citino chronicles this weakening Wehrmacht, now fighting desperately on the defensive but still remarkably dangerous and lethal.
£24.71
Princeton University Press The Fascinating World of Graph Theory
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 "The Fascinating World of Graph Theory shows its pedagogic value. Traditional courseware develops subject matter from the bottom on up, going from basic definitions to the more complex. [This book] is different, not starting with the simplest structures or algorithms but with interesting problems to be solved, puzzles that use graphs and networks... [It is] readable and 'student-friendly'--more so than the typical math textbook."--New York Journal of Books "[The authors] have set out to make graph theory not only accessible to people with a limited mathematics background, but also to make it interesting. They have--by virtue of very clear writing, combined with a greater-than-usual emphasis on the historical and personal side of the subject--succeeded admirably."--MAA Reviews "The book is written masterfully; the narrative in each chapter flows naturally, engagingly... [I]t's a popular but also comprehensive introduction into graph theory."--Alexander Bogomolny, Cut the Knot blog "A fun and interesting tour of graph theory, leaving each visitor with a feeling of accomplishment and a satisfying understanding of this unusual mathematical world... This is an entertaining book for those who enjoy solving problems, plus readers will learn about some powerful mathematical ideas along the way!"--Choice "Here is a book with an enjoyable mix of mathematics and its applications, spiced with liberal amounts of history and anecdote... The value of books like this is that they make mathematics come alive to a broad range of readers who might not look twice at a textbook or monograph."--Norman Biggs, London Mathematical Society Newsletter "Deftly written and dynamic...The Fascinating World of Graph Theoryis an aptly named book, able to present a wide variety of central topics in graph theory, including the history behind them... in a lively and entertaining manner... A superb example of approachable mathematical writing."--SIAM Review "The authors manage to motivate all topics with interesting applications, historical problems and discussion of concepts from an intuitive point of view."--Radu Trimbitas, Studia Mathematica "I am not going to try to list the topics that are covered, since there is a great variety. This breadth, along with the superb writing, make the book a must-have for anyone with serious interest in graph theory."--James M. Cargal, UMAP JournalTable of ContentsPreface vii Prologue xiii 1 Introducing Graphs 1 2 Classifying Graphs 22 3 Analyzing Distance 45 4 Constructing Trees 67 5 Traversing Graphs 91 6 Encircling Graphs 108 7 Factoring Graphs 125 8 Decomposing Graphs 143 9 Orienting Graphs 164 10 Drawing Graphs 183 11 Coloring Graphs 206 12 Synchronizing Graphs 226 Epilogue Graph Theory: A Look Back-The Road Ahead 251 Exercises 255 Selected References 309 Index of Names 317 Index of Mathematical Terms 319
£16.19
University Press of Kansas Armageddon in Stalingrad Volume 2 The Stalingrad
Book SynopsisThe German offensive on Stalingrad was originally intended to secure the Wehrmacht's flanks, but it stalled dramatically in the face of Stalin's order: 'Not a Step Back!' This title looks at this most iconic military campaign of the Eastern Front and Hitler's first great strategic defeat.Trade ReviewFifteen years ago the late John Erickson wrote that the research of Glantz and House reflected an ‘encyclopaedic knowledge’ of the Nazi-Soviet war and constituted a benchmark for excellence in the field. The Stalingrad trilogy reflects the fact that they maintain that standard, while bringing to light a new understanding of many old questions.""- War in History;""This work will stand the test of time.""- Parameters;""This volume will stand as the definitive study of the fighting in one of the critical battles of World War II. It will be of interest to anyone desiring to understand the conduct of the campaign.""- New York Military Affairs Symposium Review;""A critical addition to the growing literature on the German-Soviet War. . . . A unique account of perhaps the most important battle of the Second World War.""- The Russian Review;""Trawling through the endnotes and noting the research that has gone into this and the previous volume, it is increasingly apparent that it is unlikely in the short-medium term that this work or its predecessor will be challenged as operational histories of the fighting for Stalingrad, and it is in this regard that this work will stand the test of time and represent a significant contribution to the literature.""- Historian;""Glantz and House have produced seminal studies of major events: the Battle of Kursk and the campaign on the Eastern Front. In terms of research, insight, and revision, Armageddon is their best yet.""- Slavic Review;""This book not only gives a vivid and fascinating narrative of the Verdun-like struggle for Stalingrad. . . . Highly recommended. Of value to both the specialist and armchair historian. When all three volumes can be collected, it will be a comprehensive source of information for any question on the battle.""- RUSI Journal;""What sets this book apart from other books on Stalingrad is the wealth of detail. The authors were granted unparalleled access to records from both Russian and Wehrmacht sources.""- Military Review;""Glantz and House are writing the definitive history of the Stalingrad campaign. Their trilogy, backed by meticulous scholarship and refreshingly fair minded, significantly alters long-accepted views of several important aspects of the campaign. . . . A monumental work that is unlikely to be surpassed as an account of the most important single campaign of the Second World War.""- Evan Mawdsley, author of Thunder in the East: The Nazi-Soviet War, 1941–1945;""A magisterial study that draws on a wealth of previously inaccessible Red Army records and will be indispensable reading for all serious students of the battle.""- Michael K. Jones, author of Stalingrad: How the Red Army Triumphed
£47.45
The Crowood Press Ltd 4001 Babies Names and Their Meanings
Book SynopsisThis is essential reading for parents-to-be. It reveals the meanings of over four thousand names, both well known and less well known, and explains their origins from many languages, ancient and modern. With this book you can satisfy your curiosity about the names of other people, discover the real meaning of your own name, and find the perfect name for your baby.
£4.63
