Dictionaries

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Thanks to its emerging markets, nuclearization and the internet revolution, South Asia is increasingly at the forefront of current affairs.

The field of humanitarianism is characterised by profound uncertainty, by a constant need to respond to the unpredictable, and by concepts and practices that often defy simple or straightforward explanation.

The Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction is a detailed overview of the rich history and achievements of the British espionage story in literature, cinema and television.

An extensive dictionary (almost 1800 pages) of the Upriver dialects of Halkomelem, an Amerindian language of B.

Land-locked Paraguay is one of the smaller nations of Latin America, whose global image is now changing very rapidly.

Historical Dictionary of German Literature to 1945 covers a wide swath of literary analysis and achievement, from Old High German lays and ecclesiastical encomia to Middle High German epics, sagas, and love lyrics.

Money's Fiscal Dictionary details information about fiscal terms in encyclopaedic format in relation to British industry in 1910 when originally published.

Literary fashions come and go, but some hang around longer than others, like Gothic literature which has existed ever since The Castle of Otranto in 1764.

While there are costume and fashion dictionaries tied to specific countries or periods, none have been comprehensive.

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Throughout the twentieth century women have made significant contributions to the creation of American musical theatre.

The must-have desk reference to terminology in geographic information systems (GIS).

The only dictionary of its kind, this greatly expanded second edition lists objects, concepts, traits and situations ancient and modern and gives their appropriate symbols.

This book traces the evolution of theory of structures and strength of materials - the development of the geometrical thinking of the Renaissance to become the fundamental engineering science discipline rooted in classical mechanics.

This work presents biographical and career sketches of each of the 637 participants in the 1884 Major League Baseball season.

With more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today.

Wiley s English-Spanish, Spanish-English CHEMISTRY DICTIONARY Translates more than 75,000 terms in chemistry and its related disciplines With more than 35,000 new entries added, the Second Edition of Wiley s English-Spanish, Spanish-English Chemistry Dictionary has been completely updated and revised, now translating more than 75,000 terms.

The Raupo Pocket Dictionary of Modern Maori is a portable reference source for speakers of English and Maori at all levels.

Just as colloquial German terms like "Barras" (army), "Schlapphüte" (spies), "Hardthöhe" (German Department of Defense) as well as abbreviations like AOK (Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse: General local health insurance), TÜV (Technische Überwachungsverein: Technical Inspection Association) or DGB (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund: German Confederation of Trade Unions) have become common and well-recognized terms for every German newspaper reader, Italian readers require no explanation for terms such as "Fiamme Gialle", "Botteghe Obscure", "Inps" or "Tac".

Asian American literature is one of the most recent forms of ethnic literature and is already becoming one of the most prominent, given the large number of writers, the growing ethnic population from the region, the general receptivity of this body of work, and the quality of the authors.

The specialized language of seafarers is a complex mixture of the strange and the familiar, incorporating words from a variety of English dialects and foreign languages, and peppered with coined phrases and slang words.

Originally published in 1990, Medieval English Drama is an exhaustive bibliography of scholarship on medieval English drama.

The Chinese Communist Party, as the political leader of the worlds largest country and second largest economy, plays an undeniably important role in global politics.

This dictionary consists of some 25,000 entries in both German and English, drawn from all the major, as well as newly-developed areas in the fields of Construction including: Architecture & Building Design * Building Hardware & Interior Equipment * Building Machinery * Concrete Works * Construction Law & Building Contracts * Electronics * Environm

Talk Behavior to Me provides a unique and comprehensive resource for those seeking to understand the science of behavior analysis.

The Freudian Dictionary provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to essential Freudian terms and concepts.

This authoritative dictionary is designed to help readers expand vocabulary and language skills to reach appreciative levels and then exceed that!

This book is the result of over 50 years of research, and it represents an intellectual journey.

With more than 7,000 up-to-date phrases, this dictionary covers situations from talking to a doctor to ordering a meal, and helps learners communicate personal feelings, and make small talk.

Un instrumento idóneo para sumergirse en el mundo de los estudios de la Sagrada Escritura y conocer a fondo el lenguaje que utilizaron en la antigüedad muchos de los personajes que han formado -y siguen formando- parte de la tradición de las grandes religiones y de las civilizaciones.

As long as there have been wars, there have been peace processes to settle them.

William Jefferson Clinton's legacy remains a matter of significant contention among historians, political scientists, and pundits even after a decade of time to reflect.

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The must-have resource for your next trip to a Spanish-speaking destination Spanish is a fun, useful, and exciting language to learn and speak.

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