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This four-volume set of thematically focused and curated primary sources examines meteorology in nineteenth-century society.

This volume introduces key artists such as the Scottish Pre-Raphaelites and the Glasgow Boys and engages with the critical debates and artistic theories that were circulating in the second half of the nineteenth century.

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This four-volume set of thematically focused and curated primary sources examines meteorology in nineteenth-century society.

From Celtic druids and Viking Yule to the outright banning of Christmas for 400 years, The Broons, first footing and the Loony Dook, this is a joyous miscellany that showcases the creative, elaborate and sometimes downright bizarre aspects of Scottish Christmas and New Year, from the ancient past to the more recent present.

Prologo de JOSE SOTO CHICAEn este libro, Fernando Diaz Villanueva analiza la influencia y el impacto de la civilizacion occidental en la politica, la cultura y la sociedad para demostrar como sus ideales han transformado el mundo que conocemos.

In this poignant and darkly humorous memoir, Sonya Vesterholt recounts her experiences growing up in Leningrad during the Stalin era and the post-Stalin thaw.

The essential resource for United Methodist church leaders.

The hotly anticipated literary debut by SELF ESTEEM

'An oracle'
DOLLY ALDERTON

'Articulate[s] a universal, feminine wisdom with such ferocity it feels like she's slapping the reader around the face'
OBSERVER

'Equal parts self-lacerating, tender and witty'
GLAMOUR

'Furious, sharp, funny, honest'
iPAPER

Sometimes when I drink wine out of a globulous glass with the thinnest of rims, blocking out the fact it's billed at £14 a pop, I think of baby Becky.

Hair so blonde it's neon white, cheeks so chubby you can't see her eyes. What must she think right now? She must think she made it.

We're a great big adult person.

That was always the plan, right?

In her extraordinary debut, with her trademark lyricism and razor-sharp wit, Ivor Novello Award-winning musician and artist Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka SELF ESTEEM) takes us on a journey through womanhood - whatever the hell that means.

Through the notes, lyrics and biting observational prose for which Taylor has become renowned, A Complicated Woman offers itself up as a subversive anti-Bible for any woman who has ever cracked under the weight of impossible expectation; who has done unto others the damage that has been wrought upon her; and who has discovered deep within herself a resilience that surprised her.

A Complicated Woman is a cathartic scream of a book that gets to the heart of being a woman in the world today, and cements Taylor as one of the most exciting voices of her generation.

First published in Yiddish in 1946 and translated into Spanish in 2001, this is the first time that Malka Owsianys story is available in English.

The Battle of George Square, a riot during the Forty Hours Strike in Glasgow, on 31 January 1919, is routinely claimed to be one of the most iconic events in Scottish working-class history.

The first Black woman graduate of the University of South Carolina recounts a life of activism and service Come Along with Me is a compelling memoir of resilience, activism, and breaking barriers in the causes of health equity and social justice.

The first Black woman graduate of the University of South Carolina recounts a life of activism and service Come Along with Me is a compelling memoir of resilience, activism, and breaking barriers in the causes of health equity and social justice.

This book demonstrates the epistemic challenges in the South African education system and asks readers to think critically about the university's role in a decolonial future.

New interpretations of the Revolutionary War era in a wide-ranging collection of cutting-edge archaeology and interdisciplinary insightsAlthough the American Revolutionary War has been extensively studied by archaeologists, this volume is the first to take a holistic approach to this storied conflict, incorporating perspectives of the field and related disciplines.

New interpretations of the Revolutionary War era in a wide-ranging collection of cutting-edge archaeology and interdisciplinary insightsAlthough the American Revolutionary War has been extensively studied by archaeologists, this volume is the first to take a holistic approach to this storied conflict, incorporating perspectives of the field and related disciplines.

Edited and self-published by Bernadette Mayer and Vito Acconci from 1967 to 1969, 0 to 9 not only documented some of the most compelling examples of intermedia performance, contemporary poetry, and post-formalist art of the period, but also pioneered new ways of conceiving (and using) the magazine as medium and instrument.

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From children's visions of angels to the cancerous belly of a king, this book shows how the body was at the centre of religious experience in seventeenth-century Lutheran culture.

Focusing on the street as a socio-spatial catalyst, this book fosters a comprehensive conversation on the past, present, and future of streets and public space.

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This edited collection of new research highlights the way in which the cartoon - long regarded as a staple of journalism and freedom of expression - faces new challenges in the twenty-first century that can be far better understood and appreciated if one takes an historical perspective.

This edited collection of new research highlights the way in which the cartoon - long regarded as a staple of journalism and freedom of expression - faces new challenges in the twenty-first century that can be far better understood and appreciated if one takes an historical perspective.

Scotland's largest city has always been one of the most vibrant, varied and fascinating places in the country.

This book sheds light on the achievements of the Old European civilization, also known as the Danube civilization, which flourished between 6000 and 3000 BCE.

By the end of the Second World War, Germany was in ruins and its Jewish population so gravely diminished that a rich cultural life seemed unthinkable.

This book sheds light on the achievements of the Old European civilization, also known as the Danube civilization, which flourished between 6000 and 3000 BCE.

Examining a range of sex trade accounts from state documents, activist groups, folk narratives, and key figures in Polish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish literature, this book applies new materialist perspectives to cultural history, coloniality, and imperiality in the study of Europe's eastern borderlands.

This book brings new scholarship to students on the origins and development of planning thoughts, theories, policies, institutions and practices, outlining how these have shaped planning as a state and professional activity.

This book brings new scholarship to students on the origins and development of planning thoughts, theories, policies, institutions and practices, outlining how these have shaped planning as a state and professional activity.