First published in 1989, An Illustrated Dictionary of British Steel Engravers contains more than 600 entries and an extensive plate section, providing examples of work referenced in the text and adding a clear chronological dimension to the subject.
In the years since Georges Melies's Le voyage dans la lune (A Trip to the Moon) was released in 1902, more than 1000 science fiction films have been made by filmmakers around the world.
The words come from different countries where English is spoken, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, South Africa, and othersThe author's website has received more than 1.
The Chinese Communist Party, as the political leader of the world's largest country and second largest economy, plays an undeniably important role in global politics.
Throughout its history Siam and then later Thailand has shown remarkable resiliency, adaptability, and creativity in responding to serious threats and crises.
If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary.
For foodies, wordsmiths, and anyone who loves to eat, an illustrated guide to authentic American fare, from the beloved Roadfood teamIn linguistics, the lexicon of a language is its vocabulary, including its words and expressions.
The School of Life's dictionary of emotional intelligence brings us the vocabulary we need in order to understand ourselves, others, and the world around us.
Historical Dictionary of Tibet, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource for Tibetan history, politics, religion, major figures, prehistory and paleontology, with a primary emphasis on the modern period.
Featuring 256 drawings, this history of military trains and railways from 1853 through 1953 describes how the railroad transformed the nature of warfare.
On the stroke of midnight on 1 January 2013, the inhabitants of Slovakia celebrated a major milestone in their history: two decades of democratic government and personal freedom.
Taking an innovative approach to the life and legend of Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), this biographical dictionary concentrates on her circle of friends, acquaintances and coworkers--1618 in all.
The largest emitter of green-house gases since 2007 and top polluter of the increasingly stressed Pacific Ocean, the People's Republic of China is both a major contributor to environmental degradation and a leading contender to mitigate and stabilize global environmental conditions.
The new edition of Historical Dictionary of Mozambique covers the Bantu expansion; the arrival of the Portuguese navigators and their str competition with local African power centers and coastal Arab-Swahili trading towns; the trade cycles of gold, ivory, and slaves; the establishment of the semi-Africanized prazos along the Zambezi Valley; "e;pacification"e; campaigns; and the period of Portuguese weakness in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when vast tracts of land were rented to concessionary companies.
Number one in the worldNumero uno en el mundoVox Compact Spanish and English Dictionary has helped speakers of Spanish and of English around the world find the right word quickly and easily.
For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain was the dominant world power, its strength based in large part on its command of an Empire that, in the years immediately after World War I, encompassed almost one-quarter of the earth's land surface and one-fifth of its population.
Asia is one of the most rapidly developing regions in the world, and knowledge of the individual countries is crucial for our understanding of the area.
For Southeast Asia, the Vietnam War altered forever the history, topography, people, economy, and politics of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), Cambodia, and Laos.
