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The Tale of Genji

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shikibu, Murasaki / Suematsu, Kencho, PUBLISHER: Tuttle Publishing, Written centuries before the time of Shakespeare and Chaucer, "The Tale of Genji" marks the birth of the novel--and after more than a millennium, this seminal work about the life and loves of Prince Genji, master poet, dancer, musician and painter, continues to enchant readers throughout the world.

European Imperialism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Woodruff D., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, This book presents an overview of Europe's imperialist career from the end of the Napoleonic wars in to the present; in other words, from the establishment of Britain's ascendency as the major power in the world and the head of Europe's largest empire to the era of decolonization and the eclipse of Western Europe in world affairs. Examined is the nature and extent of Europe's relations with the world overseas, the economic and political factors present in Europe during the era of industrialization that determined the direction of those relations, the effects of increased European penetration upon non-European societies in the nineteenth century, and the explosion of European imperialism in the last quarter of the century. The author discusses the effects of modern European colonization in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East; the changes that occurred in Europe's economic relationship with the rest of the world in the twentieth century; and the current process of decolonization. In the final chapter, the overall importance of Euorpean imperialism in the workd history is assessed.

Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the African Diaspora

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ogundiran, Akinwumi / Falola, Toyin, PUBLISHER: Indiana University Press, This is the first book devoted to the archaeology of African life on both sides of the Atlantic and highlights the importance of historical archaeology in completing the historical records of the Atlantic world's Africans. Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the African Diaspora presents a diverse, richly textured picture of Africans' experiences during the era of the Atlantic slave trade and offers the most comprehensive explanation of how African lives became entangled with the creation of the modern world. Through interdisciplinary approaches to material culture, the dynamics of a comparative transatlantic archaeology is developed.

First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lida, David, PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books, The definitive book on Mexico City: a vibrant, seductive, and paradoxical metropolis-the second-biggest city in the world, and a vision of our urban future. "First Stop in the New World" is a street-level panorama of Mexico City, the largest metropolis in the western hemisphere and the cultural capital of the Spanish-speaking world. Journalist David Lida expertly captures the kaleidoscopic nature of life in a city defined by pleasure and danger, ecstatic joy and appalling tragedy-hanging in limbo between the developed and underdeveloped worlds. With this literary-journalist account, he establishes himself as the ultimate chronicler of this bustling megalopolis at a key moment in its-and our-history.

Book of the Kindred

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: White Wolf Games Studio / Rein-Hagen, Mark, PUBLISHER: White Wolf Games Studio, The Vampire Storytellers Companion collects new rules, abilities and bloodlines to aid Storytellers in their task of world-building. This book and screen present new information on the less numerous Kindred of the World of Darkness, as well as an expanded weapons list and Frightening Disciplines only whispered of by the Kindred of the Camarilla and Sabbat.

Cyclopedia of World Authors (REV)-Vol. 3

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: The Editors of Salem Press / Magill, Frank Northen, PUBLISHER: Salem Press, Cyclopedia of World Authors, Fourth Revised Edition provides concise introductions to the lives and works of authors from around the world and from antiquity to the present. The set profiles important novelists, short-story writers, playwrights, poets, screenwriters, lyricists, memoirists, essayists, biographers, critics, historians, and philosophers, as well as prominent figures in politics, the sciences, and the social sciences who wrote key works.

South Africa: A Visual Souvenir

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Newlands, Glynne, PUBLISHER: New Holland Australia(AU), World class photography vibrantly illustrates the different faces of South Africa, including the world-renowned Kruger National Park, Table Mountain and the V&A Waterfront, majestic Drakensberg and the allure of the Garden Route. This lovely keepsake captures the essence of the country, depicting the variety of spectacular scenery, its cosmopolitan people, its unique flora and its rich architectural heritage.

Global Futures: Shaping Globalization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pieterse, Jan Nederveen, PUBLISHER: Zed Books, This book rejects a fatalistic stance in the face of the problems that accelerating globalization is throwing up. The contributors argue that humanity must seek to shape globalization. In a sequence of tightly argued essays, they suggest a variety of innovative perspectives, changes, policies, and institutional reforms that we ought to strive for in our increasingly inter-connected world. The exciting range of topics discussed include global governance and democratization; international finance and reform of the world economy; Third World development; the environment; the position of women; poverty and social exclusion; technology and culture; and the future shape of urban growth.

Strategies for Sustainability: Latin America

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ornat, Arturo Lopez / World Conservation Union / World Conservation Union, PUBLISHER: World Conservation Union, This is one of a series of regional reviews of multi-sectoral strategies for sustainability at the national, provincial and local levels, complementing the volume on Strategies for National Sustainable Development. They have been prepared with the assistance of the World Bank, UNDP, UNSO, IIED and WRI.Each volume summarizes the status of strategies in the region, reviews and analyzes case studies to provide an analytical history and status report on each strategy. The information has not hitherto been available, and will be very valuable for practitioners and policy makers, as well as for students of development and of the regions

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The Guinness Drinking Companion

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dunkling, Leslie / Jackson, Michael, PUBLISHER: Lyons Press, Take delicious sips from the literature of brews and spirits. Leslie Dunkling, under the imprimatur of the world's most famous brewer, gives a comprehensive introduction to the history and range of alcoholic beverages. Dunkling amasses poems, bits of biography, and dips from novels that show numerous coincidences between alcohol and litcrature. Chapters include "Liquid Magnanimity -- The Wines of the World, " "Lifting the Spirits -- The Spirits and Liqueurs of the World, " and "Something Brewing -- Beers, Ales, and Stouts. Peppered with quotations from literary figures, including Charles Dickens, John Steinbeck, Thomas Hardy, and William Shakespeare, "The Guinness Drinking Companion" is sure to please lovers of fine literature and poetry as well as imbibers. It is a fascinating and often amusing look at the literature and history of alcoholic beverages.

Film and the End of Empire

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grieveson, Lee / Maccabe, Colin, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, In these two volumes of original essays, scholars from around the world address the history of British colonial cinema stretching from the emergence of cinema at the height of imperalism, to moments of decolonization andthe ending of formal imperialism in the post-Second World War.

Coming of Age

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ross, Mandy, PUBLISHER: Heinemann Library, This series explores the origin, historical practice, and significance of rites of passage that are still celebrated today. Each book presents the differences and similarities of how the rite of passage is acknowledged within different religious and cultural groups around the world, including food, clothing, tools, rituals, and celebrations.

Muslims - Vol 2: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rippin, Andrew / Rippin Andrew, PUBLISHER: Routledge, The religion of Islam is of vital concern to the modern world. In Muslims Volume 2: The Contemporary Period Andrew Rippin examines Muslims' perception of and reaction to the challenges and changes occurring in contemporary life and questions their ability to relate the Qur'an and the figure of Muhammed to 19th and 20th century culture. The inherited world view of Islam is compared with the emerging newly-discovered world view of the late 20th century and is explored in two ways, firstly by examining modern Muslim views on religious authority and by considering their effect on the actual lived practice of Islam. Essential reading for all scholars and lecturers of Islam and comparative religion.

The World of Fashion Merchandising: Instructor's Manual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wolfe, Mary G., PUBLISHER: Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher, The World of Fashion Merchandising brings to life the business aspects of the fashion world. It presents the basics of market economics, textiles, design, and promotion. This exciting new text gives an in-depth view of the entire textile/apparel/retail soft goods chain and offers a comprehensive study of retail fundamentals and strategies for retail success. Hundreds of full-color photos make the world of fashion real for fashion merchandising students. -- Describes the latest concepts of manufacturing, mass customization, and niche specialization; trends in globalization, and the environment issues. -- Explains new computer technologies, such as robotic manufacturing, automatic replenishment of merchandise, and Internet retailing. -- Provides knowledge about the many career opportunities related to fashion that will help students enter a career in the world of fashion. -- Includes chapter learning objectives and review materials to aid learning and an extensive end-of-text glossary of fashion and apparel terms.

Soundings in Atlantic History: Latent Structures and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailyn, Bernard / Denault, Patricia L. / Behrendt, Stephen D., PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, These innovative essays probe the underlying unities that bound the early modern Atlantic world into a regional whole and trace some of the intellectual currents that flowed through the lives of the people of the four continents. Drawn together in a comprehensive Introduction by Bernard Bailyn, the essays include analyses of the climate and ecology that underlay the slave trade, pan-Atlantic networks of religion and of commerce, legal and illegal, inter-ethnic collaboration in the development of tropical medicine, science as a product of imperial relations, the Protestant international that linked Boston and pietist Germany, and the awareness and meaning of the Atlantic world in the mind of that preeminent intellectual and percipient observer, David Hume. In his Introduction Bailyn explains that the Atlantic world was never self-enclosed or isolated from the rest of the globe but suggests that experiences in the early modern Atlantic region were distinctive in ways that shaped the course of world history.

Provinces

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Milosz, Czeslaw / Hass, Robert / Miosz, Czesaw, PUBLISHER: Ecco Press, Begun in the winter of and completed in the spring of , Treatise on Poetry is a brilliant meditative poem fully expressive of the powers that have made Milosz one of our greatest writers. Expertly translated, the poem is divided into four parts -- Europe at the turn of the century, the condition of Polish culture between the two world wars, the harsh reality of World War II, and the role of the poet in the postwar world. Here Milosz addresses the failure of early-20th-century Polish poetry. With vast historical sweep and in language that enables readers to see "as if in a flash of summer lighting", Milosz offers a fascinating account of the mysterious art of poetry.

Researching the People's Health

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, G. / Popay, Jennie / Williams, Gareth, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Researching the People's Health" examines two related issues: the role of social research in the rapidly changing world of health services, and the relationship between lay and expert knowledge in public health and health care. The book examines these issues against the background of long-term transformations in patterns of health and illness and rapid changes in the strategic management and commissioning of health services. In doing so the book makes a contribution to the continuing and urgent debates on the assessment of health needs, the organization and delivery of health care, and the politics of health service organization and funding.

Blood of the Fold

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goodkind, Terry, PUBLISHER: Tor Books, An Epic of Two Worlds In a world as rich and real as our own, Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell stand against the ancient forces which besiege the New World-- forces so terrible that when last they threatened, they could only be withstood by sealing off the Old World from whence they came. Now the barrier has been breached, and the New World is again beset by their evil power. War and treachery plague the world, and only Richard and Kahlan can save it from an armageddon of unimaginable savagery and destruction. Terry Goodkind, author of the brilliant bestsellers "Wizard's First Rule "and "Stone of Tears," has created his most masterful epic yet, a sumptuous feast of magic and excitement replete with the wonders of his unique fantasy vision.

Technical and Military Imperatives: A Radar History of World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Louis / Brown, L., PUBLISHER: Taylor & Francis Group, Technical and Military Imperatives: A Radar History of World War II is a coherent account of the history of radar in the second World War. Although many books have been written on the early days of radar and its role in the war, this book is by far the most comprehensive, covering ground, air, and sea operations in all theatres of World War II. The author manages to synthesize a vast amount of material in a highly readable, informative, and enjoyable way. Of special interest is extensive new material about the development and use of radar by Germany, Japan, Russia, and Great British. The story is told without undue technical complexity, so that the book is accessible to specialists and nonspecialists alike.

The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stokes, Eric / Stokes, E. T., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, These twelve essays explore the nature of south Asian agrarian society and examine the extent to which it changed during the period of British rule. The central focus of the book is directed to peasant agitation and violence and four of the studies look at the agrarian explosion that formed the background to the Mutiny. The essays give a coherent historical treatment of the Indian peasant world, and the paperback edition of this successful book will be of interest to the student of peasant studies and to the sociologist as well as to development economists and agronomists generally.

177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Siebold, Steve, PUBLISHER: London House Press, Is it possible for a person of average intelligence and modest means to ascend to the throne of the world class? The answer is YES Not only is it possible - it's being done everyday. This book shows you how. 177 takes youinside the thought processes, habits and philosophies of the world's greatest performers.

The Atlantic in Global History:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge / Seeman, Erik R., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, This reader, composed of original essays by leading authors, expands the category of the Atlantic chronologically, spatially, and methodologically. It firmly places the Atlantic within global history and the coverage expands into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The essays present events that formed the nations and cultures of the Atlantic region and show their global roots and how they intertwine with non-Atlantic communities of the world.

Strategies for Sustainability: Asia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: World Conservation Union / World Conservation Union / Carew-Reid, Jeremy, PUBLISHER: Earthscan Publications, This is one of a series of regional reviews of multi-sectoral strategies for sustainability at the national, provincial and local levels, complementing the volume on Strategies for National Sustainable Development. They have been prepared with the assistance of the World Bank, UNDP, UNSO, IIED and WRI.Each volume summarizes the status of strategies in the region, reviews and analyzes case studies to provide an analytical history and status report on each strategy. The information has not hitherto been available, and will be very valuable for practitioners and policy makers, as well as for students of development and of the regions

The World Almanac and Book of Facts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Janssen, Sarah, PUBLISHER: World Almanac Books, "The World Almanac(r) and Book of Facts" is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 80 million copies sold. Published annually since , this compendium of information is the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. Praised as a "treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information" by The Wall Street Journal, "The World Almanac(r)" contains thousands of facts that are unavailable publicly elsewhere in fact, it has been featured as a category on Jeopardy and is routinely used as a go-to, all-encompassing guide for aspiring game show contestants. The edition of "The World Almanac(r) and Book of Facts" will answer all of your trivia questions(r) from history and sports to geography, pop culture, and much more.

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