Für wen Redewendungen wie "den Teufel an die Wand malen", "allerhöchste Eisenbahn", "von der Rolle sein" oder "da knurrt der Blindenhund" noch "böhmische Dörfer" sind, dem hilft dieser Dudenband weiter.
The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo provides a comprehensive set of references on the country's history, politics, economics, and culture.
This is the most up-to-date Indonesian Dictionary on the market Tuttle Concise Indonesian Dictionary has both Indonesian to English and English to Indonesian sections.
The Hittites created one of the great civilizations of the ancient world, although it remained almost unknown until excavations in the early 20th century revealed the extent and importance of its culture.
Korean Grammar: The Complete Guide to Speaking Korean Naturally covers all the basic sentence structures, verbal forms and idiomatic expressions taught in the first two years of a college level Korean language course.
British Intelligence is the oldest, most experienced organization of its kind in the world, the unseen hand behind so many world events, and glamorized by James Bond.
Stories of vampires, werewolves, zombies, witches, goblins, mummies, and other supernatural creatures have existed for time immemorial, and scary stories are among the earliest types of fiction ever recorded.
The Cold War was a sophisticated conflict fought by the west, principally the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with support from NATO, CENTO and SEATO, to confront the Kremlin and its Warsaw Pact satellites.
The English-Ciyawo dictionary has been designed to help Yawo learners improve their English language skills for undertaking secondary school and university in the following ways: It helps a Yawo learner identify and learn the 3,000 most important and frequently used words in the English language.
In 2011, massive protest movements that appeared to come out of nowhere caught the Arab world's autocrats by surprise and brought down powerful leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen.
The French-English volume of this highly acclaimed set consists of some 100,000 keywords in both French and English, drawn from the whole range of modern applied science and technical terminology.
The Central African Republic (CAR) joined the international community when it attained autonomy within the Communaute (French Community) on 1 December 1958.
Burkina Faso, known as Upper Volta until its independence from France in 1960, and locally called the "e;land of the upright people,"e; is a medium-sized land-locked country with no less than six neighbors, some of which periodically get into trouble.
This book focuses on 50 of the most important entertainers in the history of country music, from its beginnings in the folk music of early America through the 1970s.
Lesotho's history has long been defined by its enclave status within South Africa, but it is a hard-fought and hard-won status that helps unite Basotho through the shared history of struggle against colonial rule in the region.
First published in 1982, this dictionary offers a practical aid to students of social work and of social policy in their conversation about social welfare.
The Historical Dictionary of Descartes and Cartesian Philosophy, Third Edition, centers on Descartes' philosophy (considered broadly to include his science and mathematics) in the context of 17th-century thought, with attention being paid to its reception.
When we speak of "e;classical music"e; it often refers rather loosely to serious "e;art"e; music but at the core is really the music of the classical period running from about 1730 to 1800, give or take.
As the most influential and powerful country on the entire continent of Africa, an understanding of South Africa's past and its present trends is crucial in appreciating where South Africans are going to, and from where they have come.
The Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English is a revised and expanded edition of the Weatherford Awardwinning Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English, published in 2005 and known in Appalachian studies circles as the most comprehensive reference work dedicated to Appalachian vernacular and linguistic practice.
