Reference works

A book of unorthodox obituaries from David Foster Wallace to Osama bin Laden.

Indigeneity has become a prominent yet contested concept in national and international politics, as well as within the social sciences.

In Brazil, where forest meets savanna, new towns, agribusiness and hydroelectric plants form a patchwork with the indigenous territories.

This book presents current research in the political ecology of indigenous revival and its role in nature conservation in critical areas in the Americas.

Some indigenous people, while remaining attached to their traditional homelands, leave them to make a new life for themselves in white towns and cities, thus constituting an indigenous diaspora .

In an era of intensifying globalization and transnational connectivity, the dynamics of cultural production and the very notion of creativity are in transition.

Nowhere have recent environmental and social changes been more pronounced than in post-Soviet Siberia.

The Art of Tennis is a collection of creative tennis essays, musings and observations.

Available in paperback for the first time, this book assesses the strains within the 'Special Relationship' between London and Washington and offers a new perspective on the limits and successes of British influence during the Korean War.

In July 2012, aged thirty, Juliet Jacques underwent sex reassignment surgery-a process she chronicled with unflinching honesty in a serialised national newspaper column.

The world's best-selling annual wine guide.

The world's most trusted annual wine guide.

The world's best-selling annual wine guide.

A cannabis revolution is taking place.

The world's best-selling annual wine guideHugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet.

Global Popular Music: A Research and Information Guide offers an essential annotated bibliography of scholarship on popular music around the world in a two-volume set.

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet.

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet.

The 50 States plus Washington DC that make up the USA all play their own unique part in the history and character of the nation.

Words of Wisdom brings together 360 of Philosophy's most famous quotations, explaining their meaning and telling the stories behind them.

A unique collection of concise but detailed information on 10,000 animals, plants, fungi and algae of the British Isles.

A unique collection of concise but detailed information on 10,000 animals, plants, fungi and algae of the British Isles.

A concise but comprehensive collection of famous Scottish quotes.

This book provides an introduction to anthropological perspectives on art.

This book provides an introduction to anthropological perspectives on art.

This reference collection presents academic reviews of more than twelve-hundred contemporary Africa-related publications relevant for informed Christian reflection in and about Africa.

This reference collection presents academic reviews of more than twelve-hundred contemporary Africa-related publications relevant for informed Christian reflection in and about Africa.

Discover the diversity and depth of German culture and identityCultural roots and national identities are becoming increasingly important.

This volume focuses on the past, current and future success of Maori and Pasifika peoples in tertiary education within Aotearoa New Zealand.

The British Armys considerable contribution to The Korean War 1950 1953 was largely composed of conscripts or national servicemen.

As World War Two drew to a close, jet-powered aircraft were beginning to be introduced into service.

The six years of prolonged world-wide conflict spawned some 340 serving generals in the British Army.

There are thousands of websites devoted to all aspects of military history from ancient Greece to the modern Gulf.

There are thousands of websites devoted to all aspects of military history from ancient Greece to the modern Gulf.

The six years of prolonged world-wide conflict spawned some 340 serving generals in the British Army.

The British Army Pocket Guide 2008-2009 is a comprehensive guide to the organization, equipment and tactics of today's British Army.

The British Army Pocket Guide 2008-2009 is a comprehensive guide to the organization, equipment and tactics of today's British Army.

This illustrated history chronicles the ground combat of the Korean War through rare wartime photographs.

Everything you need to know about plays and playwrights in one handy guide by leading expert Maureen Hughes who has had one of her 8 musicals produced in the West End and teaches musical theater.

The new in paperback edition of the Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the UK and Republic of Ireland, 3rd edition features an additional 72 libraries not represented in former editions.

CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals represents the largest professional body of librarians and information professionals in the UK.

Negative environmental events make the headlines.

This is an ornithological bibliography for the counties of England, Wales, and Scotland and for the Isle of Man.

This book deals with polypyrazolylborates (scorpionates), a class of ligands known since 1966, but becoming rapidly popular with inorganic, organometallic and coordination chemists since 1986, because of their versatility and user-friendliness.

Best known to international audiences for its carnivalesque irreverence and recent gangster blockbusters, Brazilian cinema is gaining prominence with critics, at global film festivals and on DVD shelves.

Increasingly, academic communities transcend national boundaries.

Increasingly, academic communities transcend national boundaries.

Increasingly, academic communities transcend national boundaries.

This volume of Who's Who in Research series offers a useful guide for current researchers in Intellect's subject area of Media Studies.

This volume of Who's Who in Research series offers a useful guide for current researchers in Intellect's subject area of Media Studies.