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A concise but comprehensive collection of famous Scottish quotes.

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.

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.

Increasingly, academic communities transcend national boundaries.

Since its premiere in November 1963, the classic British television programme Doctor Who has been a cornerstone of popular culture for half a century.

Indian cinema teems with a multitude of different voices.

Hollywood continues to reign supreme; from award-winning dramas to multimillion-dollar, special-effects-laden blockbusters, Tinseltown produces the films that audiences around the world go to the cinema to see.

Working at the intersection of religion and ever-shifting political, economic and social environments, Iranian cinema has produced some of the most critically lauded films in the world today.

Like its predecessors, Directory of World Cinema: Japan 3 endeavours to move scholarly criticism of Japanese film out of the academy and into the hands of cinephiles the world over.

Since the publication of the first volume of Directory of World Cinema: China, the Chinese film industry has intensified its efforts to make inroads into the American market.

The first volume of the Directory of World Cinema: Britain provided an overview of British cinema from its earliest days to the present.

Scotland, its people and its history have long been a source of considerable fascination and inspiration for filmmakers, film scholars and film audiences worldwide.

Eschewing the postcolonial hubris that suggests Africa could only define itself in relation to its colonizers, a problem plaguing many studies published in the West on African cinema, this entry in the Directory of World Cinema series instead looks at African film as representing Africa for its own sake, values, and artistic choices.

Increasingly, academic communities transcend national boundaries.

Steven McRae - Dancer in the Fast Lane gives a close up look at the ballet and dance world's newest, flame-haired star.

In the wake of Ireland s recent economic rise, fall, and associated social crises, theatre and performance have played vital roles in reflecting on the past, engaging the present, and imagining possible futures.

Natalia Osipova: Becoming a Swan is an intimate portrait of the work of a ballet superstar, and the story told in pictures of how she prepares for the most iconic role in all of ballet.

Jenny March’s acclaimed Dictionary of Classical Mythology, first published in 1998 but long out of print, has been extensively revised and expanded including a completely new set of beautiful line-drawing illustrations for this Oxbow edition.

Jenny March’s acclaimed Dictionary of Classical Mythology, first published in 1998 but long out of print, has been extensively revised and expanded including a completely new set of beautiful line-drawing illustrations for this Oxbow edition.

'If you stay alive long enough, people eventually catch up'Born in rural Georgia in 1947, Jayne moved to New York and became part of the 60s art scene surrounding Andy Warhol's Factory.

Discover the answers behind the mysteries of the countryside in all their fascination and beauty.

The 2022 edition of this annual bestseller has been completely revised and updated, with new features including the origins and destinations of migrants, the prevalence of paramilitary forces, levels of slum populations and a range of indicators tracking the effects of covid-19, among many others.

The world can be an amazing place if you know the right questions to ask:How did carrots become orange?

Which James Bond drinks the most martinis?

Some questions you never think to ask.

A lean guide to getting in and making attending affordable.

An honest, in-depth guide to becoming a member of Pagan Clergy.

The Great Patriotic War (GPW) of the Soviet people against Nazi Germany, known in the West as the Eastern Front of WWII, continues to attract a number of military historians from different countries around the world.

A richly illustrated atlas of the world's deserts and drylands, their ecosystems, and their environmentsDeserts and drylands account for more than 40 percent of land on our planet.

This glossary addresses the need for harmonised toxicology terminology.

The 1970s saw the Aboriginal people of Australia struggle for recognition of their postcolonial rights.

The most comprehensive and authoritative collection of Kierkegaard quotations ever publishedWhy I so much prefer autumn to spring is that in the autumn one looks at heavenin the spring at the earth.

The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies provides a forum for the scrutiny of significant issues in EU Law, the law of the European Convention on Human Rights, and Comparative Law with a 'European' dimension, and particularly those issues which have come to the fore during the year preceding publication.

This volume contains papers presented at the 17th Annual EU Competition Law and Policy Workshop, organized by Philip Lowe and Mel Marquis and held at the European University Institute on 13-14 July 2012.

Every year, top-level market regulators, academics and legal and economic practitioners contribute to the Annual Competition Workshop organised at the European University Institute in Florence.

Philosophy can be one of the most intimidating and difficult of disciplines, as any of its students can attest.