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Understanding Education

A Sociological Perspective

By: Sharon Gewirtz,Alan Cribb

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Understanding Education

A Sociological Perspective

By: Sharon Gewirtz,Alan Cribb

Who should be educated, when, by whom and how? What purposes should education serve? Why does education matter? These fundamental questions of value are not always seen as central to the sociology of education. However, this book argues that they are pivotal and provides a sophisticated and engaging introduction to the field that is designed to open up these important debates. It draws attention to the many points of disagreement that exist between major thinkers in the sociology of education, and the values on which their ideas are based. By involving readers in crucial questions about the potential contribution of sociology to education policies and practices, it aims to bridge the divide between education as it is talked about by academics, and the concerns of policymakers and educators who have to make practical decisions about what is to be done. Chapter by chapter the book introduces competing approaches in the sociology of education - structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, Marxism, feminism, critical race theory and poststructuralism. It shows how these can be applied to major themes such as social reproduction, the politics of knowledge, multicultural education, identity and teachers’ work. Throughout, the authors emphasise the importance of understanding social and educational values and the ways in which these underpin and impact upon the work of both academics and educators.

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Polity

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0745633455

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From Outlaw to Classic

Canons in American Poetry

By: Alan Golding

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From Outlaw to Classic

Canons in American Poetry

By: Alan Golding

From Outlaw to Classic presents a sweeping history of the forces that have shaped, and continue to shape, the American poetry canon. Students, scholars, critics, and poets will welcome this enlightening and impressively documented book. Recent writings by critics and theorists on literary canons have dealt almost exclusively with prose; Alan Golding shows that, like all canons, those of American poetry are characterized by conflict. Choosing a series of varied but representative instances, he analyzes battles and contentions among poets, anthologists, poetry magazine editors, and schools of thought in university English departments. The chapters: • present a history of American poetry anthologies • compare competing models of canon-formation, the aesthetic (poet-centered) and the institutional (critic-centered) • discuss the influence of the New Critics, emphasizing their status as practicing poets, their anti-nationalist reading of American poetry, and the landmark textbook, Understanding Poetry by Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren • examine the canonizing effects of an experimental “little magazine,” Origin • trace how the Language poets address, in both their theory and their method, the canonizing institutions and canonical assumptions of the age.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299146030

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Wallace Stevens and the Actual World

By: Alan Filreis

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Wallace Stevens and the Actual World

By: Alan Filreis

The work of Wallace Stevens has been read most widely as poetry concerned with poetry, and not with the world in which it was created; deemed utterly singular, it seems to resist being read as the record of a life and times. In this critical biography Alan Filreis presents a detailed challenge to this exceptionalist view as he traces two major periods of Stevens's career from 1939 to 1955, the war years and the postwar years. Portraying Stevens as someone whose alternation between cultural comprehension and ignorance was itself characteristically American, Filreis examines the poet's impulse to disguise and compress the very fact of his debt to the actual world. By actual world Stevens meant historical conditions, often in order to impugn his own interest in such externalities as the last resort of a man whose famous interiority made him feel desperately irrelevant. In light of events ranging from the U.S. entry into World War II to the Cold War, Filreis shows how Stevens was driven to make a "close approach to reality" in an effort to reconcile his poetic language with a cultural language. "Wallace Stevens and the Actual World is not only an impressive feat of historical recovery and analysis, but also a pleasure to read. It will be useful to anyone interested in the relationship between American politics and literature during World War II and the Cold War."--Milton J. Bates, Marquette University Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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1400861705

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Haunted Big Bend, Florida

By: Alan Brown

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Haunted Big Bend, Florida

By: Alan Brown

Florida's Big Bend region is sometimes known as the "Forgotten Coast," but the tales of its haunts are anything but forgotten. This small cluster of towns and cities has produced a body of ghost lore that rivals any stories produced in the state's better-known haunted cities. One of the towns in the Big Bend--Monticello--is known in paranormal circles as one of the most haunted places in the entire Southeast. Old City Cemetery in Tallahassee is the oldest public cemetery in the city and has a long list of chilling encounters. Join author Alan Brown as he recounts the history of one of Florida's most terrifying regions.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614239711

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Inside the Invisible

Memorialising Slavery and Freedom in the Life and Works of Lubaina Himid

By: Celeste-Marie Bernier,Lubaina Himid,Alan Rice,Hannah Durkin

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Inside the Invisible

Memorialising Slavery and Freedom in the Life and Works of Lubaina Himid

By: Celeste-Marie Bernier,Lubaina Himid,Alan Rice,Hannah Durkin

Inside the Invisible investigates the life and works of Turner Prize-winning Black British artist and curator Lubaina Himid (CBE) to provide the first study of her lifelong determination to do justice to the hidden histories and untold stories of Black women, children, and men bought and sold into transatlantic slavery.

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Liverpool Studies in Internati

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1789620856

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The Will To Kill

Making Sense of Senseless Murder

By: James Alan Fox,Jack Levin,Kenna Quinet

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The Will To Kill

Making Sense of Senseless Murder

By: James Alan Fox,Jack Levin,Kenna Quinet

Written in an engaging manner that challenges critical thinking throughout, the text is very readable and balances providing facts grounded in research with case examples." —Minna Cirino, Shenandoah University Now with SAGE Publishing, The Will to Kill: Making Sense of Senseless Murder explores extraordinary and seemingly inexplicable cases of homicide—not to sensationalize them—but to educate students about these crimes. Authored by renowned experts, the Fifth Edition places recent crimes in context by reviewing current homicide laws, introducing the latest theories that seek to explain murder, and presenting up-to-date statistical data that identify homicide patterns and trends. Students develop a foundational understanding of a variety of topics, for example, domestic and workplace homicide, cult and hate killings, murders committed by juveniles, and serial slayings. Students also examine various criminal justice responses to homicide, including the strategies and tactics employed to apprehend, prosecute, and punish killers. New to the Fifth Edition Up-to-date research and data offers students the latest statistics on homicide patterns and trends in recent years. New illustrative cases cover various forms of homicide, focusing on crimes that drew significant interest from the public and policymakers alike and provide students with unique insights into violent behavior. Updated coverage of recent controversies, legislative changes, and Supreme Court decisions includes heightened concern over mass shootings, hate-motivated homicide and terrorism; new laws, shifting policies, and Supreme Court rulings pertaining to gun rights, juvenile offenders and the death penalty; and advances in surveillance technology, computer-aided investigation, and DNA forensic testing. Early introduction of theories helps students to understand the definition of homicide/homicide laws before developing a theoretical framework to explain violence.

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SAGE Publications

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1506365957

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The Imagined Past

Portrayals of Our History in Modern American Literature

By: Alan Holder

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The Imagined Past

Portrayals of Our History in Modern American Literature

By: Alan Holder

This work examines a significant sampling of those twentieth-century American literary works which focus on the native past. It is the first critical study that deals with a broad range of our modern historical literature -- meditative essays, novels, short stories, poems, and verse.

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Bucknell University Press

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0838723195

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Modernism from Right to Left

Wallace Stevens, the Thirties, & Literary Radicalism

By: Alan Filreis

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Modernism from Right to Left

Wallace Stevens, the Thirties, & Literary Radicalism

By: Alan Filreis

A study of relations between American radicalism and modernism in the 1930s, focusing on Wallace Stevens.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521453844

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Implication

An Ecocritical Dictionary for Art History

By: Alan C. Braddock

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Implication

An Ecocritical Dictionary for Art History

By: Alan C. Braddock

Readers of Implication will come away convinced that all art—regardless of historical period, context, genre, or medium—has an ecological connection to the world in which it was created Ecocriticism is an interdisciplinary mode of inquiry that examines the environmental significance of art, literature, and other creative endeavors. In Implication: An Ecocritical Dictionary for Art History, Alan C. Braddock, a pioneer in art historical ecocriticism, presents a fascinating group of key terms and case studies to demonstrate that all art is ecological in its interconnectedness with the world. The book adopts a dictionary-style format, although not in a conventional sense. Drawing inspiration from French surrealist writer Georges Bataille, this dictionary presents carefully selected words that link art history to the environmental humanities—not only ecocriticism, but also environmental history, science, politics, and critical animal studies. A wide array of creative works from different cultures and time periods reveal the import of these terms and the inescapable entanglement of art with ecology. Ancient Roman mosaics, Song dynasty Taihu rocks, a Tlaxcalan lienzo, early modern European engravings and altarpieces, a Kongo dibondo, nineteenth-century landscape paintings by African American artist Edward Mitchell Bannister, French Impressionist urban scenes, and contemporary activist art, among other works, here disclose the intrinsic ecological conditions of art.

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Yale University Press

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0300275323

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9780300275322

A Scrapbook For Summer

By: Alan Flitcroft

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A Scrapbook For Summer

By: Alan Flitcroft

Sixteen thousand people gather in the shadows of Battersea Power Station for the Shine Walk, a marathon trek around London in aid of Cancer Research. Among them is Ben, taking the place of his free-spirited girlfriend, Summer, who has recently lost her battle with cancer. Haunted by guilt, the Shine Walk is one last thing he must do for her. But what starts out as a wretched evening for Ben develops into a journey of redemption after he meets the seemingly unremarkable Annie. When Ben first met Summer, she inspired him to start his scrapbook of tales from London’s past. Now, as he walks, Ben recounts extracts from his scrapbook and, encouraged by Annie, slowly finds the courage to tell the story of his relationship with Summer – a relationship inextricably linked to locations they pass, including Battersea Park and its little, brown dog statue, and the Natural History Museum, home of the cursed Deadly Purple Sapphire. But it is only when they reach Tower Bridge that Ben finally reveals Summer’s deepest secrets – secrets that drove Ben and Summer apart. A Scrapbook for Summer is a beautifully told tale of love and loss interwoven with wonderful stories from London’s rich history – a truly original book that will capture both your head and your heart in equal measure. Inspired by novels such as One Day by David Nichols and The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, A Scrapbook for Summer will appeal to fans of romance and historical fiction alike.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1784624136

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The Bedsers

Twinning Truimphs

By: Alan Hill

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The Bedsers

Twinning Truimphs

By: Alan Hill

Sporting twins Alec and Eric Bedser are a remarkable duo. From humble origins at Woking to their reign as key members of the Surrey team during the magnificent succession of seven championships in the 1950s, they share a rare and precious relationship. The Bedsers is Alan Hill's engrossing study which explores the puzzles of their identical twinship. Alec Bedser was England's bowling standard bearer in the years following the Second World War. His exceptional strength and prowess yielding almost 1,924 wickets, including 236 in 51 Tests. He was at the peak of his powers in the 1953 series against Australia, when his aggregate of 39 wickets beat the previous record held by Maurice Tate. It included match figures of 14 wickets for 99 runs at Nottingham - a feat only surpassed against Australia by Wilfred Rhodes, Hedley Verity and Jim Laker. High among his other distinctions was his record against Don Bradman whom he dismissed on eight occasions. After retirement, Alex maintained his connection with cricket in fulfilling administrative duties, which included a record term as Chairman of the Test selectors. Knighted in 1997 for his services to cricket, he is the only English bowler to receive the honour.

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Random House

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1780574142

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In Work, At Home

Towards an Understanding of Homeworking

By: Alan Felstead,Nick Jewson

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In Work, At Home

Towards an Understanding of Homeworking

By: Alan Felstead,Nick Jewson

More and more people are choosing to earn a living at home. In Work, At Home explores the meaning and experience of this type of employment by covering a wide range of issues including: * social relationships * current research methodologies * statistical analyses of global labour markets * the emotional and psychological processes of self-management * home relations. Presenting statistical analyses of labour markets in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, In Work, At Home provides a valuable introduction to the issues and debates surrounding homeworking and will appeal to students across a range of disciplines, including sociology, business studies and women's studies.

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Routledge

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1134714602

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The Primacy of Your Eye

Your guide to becoming more intimate with the art you love

By: Alan W Beckett

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The Primacy of Your Eye

Your guide to becoming more intimate with the art you love

By: Alan W Beckett

A unique and beautifully illustrated handbook for all art lovers who wish to commune at a deeper level with paintings. Narrated by the author, each topic is covered in broad depth to open the viewer’s eye to understanding the history of art, artists’ intentions, approaches and techniques, and style and influences – from early Renaissance to Modernism and contemporary art. It takes the reader on a journey exploring many of the most important aspects of enjoying art and appreciating the depth of its complexities, in a leisurely and non-intellectual, elitist way. Without the need to wade through masses of text, The Primacy of Your Eye provides readers with accessible points so that they can become more involved with art. This book includes a wealth of information on specific artists and paintings from the last 600 years. The Primacy of Your Eye can be read sporadically or as a whole and will appeal to readers with a passion for art. Readers require no previous knowledge of techniques, simply an enquiring mind will suffice. This book presents expert information in a quick and easy to understand format.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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178589112X

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Cinema of Basil Dearden and Michael Relph

By: Alan Burton

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Cinema of Basil Dearden and Michael Relph

By: Alan Burton

A historical and critical assessment of the cinema of Basil Dearden and Michael Relph, one of the most significant filmmaking teams that characterised British cinema in the postwar decades.

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Edinburgh University Press

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0748632522

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Gently Heartbroken

By: Alan Hunter

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Gently Heartbroken

By: Alan Hunter

The burning of a light aircraft in a lonely field in Scotland and the daring kidnap of French industrialist Hugo Barentin are, on the face of it, two unconnected incidents. But there is a tenuous link: the mysterious Gabrielle Orbec has suddenly checked out of her home and disappeared. Chief Superintendent Gently, shortly back from France himself, is called on again as events from the 'Hornfleur Affair' are thrown into a new, and painful, relief. Is Gabrielle still involved? And, if she is, will Gently be quick enough to beat her to the showdown and to deflect his colleague, Empton, from precipitating a bloodbath? With no time to spare Gently pits himself against the hooligans on both sides of the law, and against a woman determined to sacrifice herself to save a man who was kind to her and to salvage her conscience.

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Constable

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1472117026

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Extreme Killing

Understanding Serial and Mass Murder

By: James Alan Fox,Jack Levin,Emma E. Fridel

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Extreme Killing

Understanding Serial and Mass Murder

By: James Alan Fox,Jack Levin,Emma E. Fridel

Extreme Killing offers a comprehensive overview of multiple homicide, including both serial and mass murder. Filled with classic and contemporary case studies, this fully updated Fourth Edition reflects a growing concern for specific types of multiple homicides—indiscriminate public massacres, terrorist attacks, hate crimes, and school shootings—as well as largely debated issues such as gun control and mental illness. Renowned experts and authors in the field, James Alan Fox, Jack Levin, and Emma Fridel bring their years of research and experience to create distinctions between serial and mass murders, address characteristics of both killers and their victims, and recognize the special concerns around multiple murder victims and their survivors. Students will examine the latest theories of criminal behavior and apply them to mass and serial murderers from around the world, such as the mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas, the Grim Sleeper in Los Angeles, the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, the shooting of nine African Americans by a white supremacist in a Charleston church, and more.

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SAGE Publications

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1506349129

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9781506349121

Kanban

Traditional Shop Signs of Japan

By: Alan Scott Pate

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Kanban

Traditional Shop Signs of Japan

By: Alan Scott Pate

Kanban, a fusion of art and commerce, refers to the traditional signs Japanese merchants displayed on the streets to advertise their presence, denote the products and services to be found inside, as well as to give individual identity and expression to the shop itself. This book will trace the history of the shop sign in Japan, explore some of the businesses and trades represented, and help the reader travel back to the world of traditional Japan, made emblematic in the fascinating world of kanban"--

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Princeton University Press

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0691176477

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Culture, Class, Distinction

By: Tony Bennett,Mike Savage,Elizabeth Bortolaia Silva,Alan Warde,Modesto Gayo-Cal,David Wright

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Culture, Class, Distinction

By: Tony Bennett,Mike Savage,Elizabeth Bortolaia Silva,Alan Warde,Modesto Gayo-Cal,David Wright

Choice Recommended Title, February 2010 Culture, Class, Distinction is major contribution to international debates regarding the role of cultural capital in relation to modern forms of inequality. Drawing on a national study of the organisation of cultural practices in contemporary Britain, the authors review Bourdieu’s classic study of the relationships between culture and class in the light of subsequent debates. In doing so they re-appraise the relationships between class, gender and ethnicity, music, film, television, literary, and arts consumption, the organisation of sporting and culinary practices, and practices of bodily and self maintenance. As the most comprehensive account to date of the varied interpretations of cultural capital that have been developed in the wake of Bourdieu’s work, Culture, Class, Distinction offers the first systematic assessment of the relationships between cultural practice and the social divisions of class, gender and ethnicity in contemporary Britain. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the relationships between culture and society.

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Routledge

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113410104X

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Burma 1942

The Road from Rangoon to Mandalay

By: Alan Warren

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Burma 1942

The Road from Rangoon to Mandalay

By: Alan Warren

In December 1941 Japan set out to seize South-East Asia and the western Pacific to complete the building of a self-sufficient empire. The rapid loss of all of Britain's possessions in the Far East was the culmination of a failed attempt to deal with the rise of Japanese imperialism. Britain's bluff was called and millions of Britain's 'protected' subjects in Asia fell into the hands of a brutal occupying power. The British fought the Second World War in Burma and India against the backdrop of nationalist unrest and revolt. The appalling Bengal famine of 1943, brought about by the loss of Burma's rice crop and the dislocation of government, would cause the deaths of many. Alan Warren provides a new study of the series of battles that made up the Burma campaign, including first-hand accounts of the conflict and a fresh examination of the armies and commanders of the major combatants. Burma 1942 powerfully demonstrates how victory or defeat in particular battles altered the trajectory of the conflict, affecting the lives of millions.

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A&C Black

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1441106731

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9781441106735

Curiosities of London

Historical Walks Around the Capital

By: David Brandon,Alan Brooke

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Curiosities of London

Historical Walks Around the Capital

By: David Brandon,Alan Brooke

An informative and entertaining walking guide, encountering the oddities, curiosities and unknown history of some of London's most well-known and less-visited areas.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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144564844X

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Tipsy Texan

Spirits and Cocktails from the Lone Star State

By: David Alan

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Spirits and Cocktails from the Lone Star State

By: David Alan

“Don’t let the Tipsy Texan’s clever nickname fool you: Here’s a man who seriously understands the art and the lore of the cocktail.” —Rebecca Rather, author of The Pastry Queen From the man at the forefront of Texas mixology, get recipes for Big & Boozy drinks for when hearty, spirit-forward cocktails are the order; Light, Bright, and Refreshing cocktails that will get you through those long, hot summers; and Sweet, Creamy, and Desserty cocktails that will satisfy the sweet tooth. A section on techniques reveals tricks of the trade, with each recipe accompanied by ingredient notes for anything that’s out of the ordinary or must be house-made. Recipes include the author's own creations as well as classics with local and regional twists, such as the Old Austin, a Texas update on the Old Fashioned sweetened with toasted pecan syrup. The Peach Tom Collins is a simple variation on the classic that tastes like Hill Country in a glass. The Harvest Punch showcases local rum, seasonal spices, and fresh pressed apple cider. A bowl of Absinthe Eggnog or a Golden Sleigh, an eggnog variation on the old Golden Cadillac, bring extra cheer to the holidays. Succulent red grapefruits—the crown jewels of Texas’s indigenous cocktail ingredients from the Rio Grande valley—figure prominently here. You’ll also meet the bartenders who ushered in the Texas cocktail revival; see the places where they ply their trade; and read about the distillers who’ve put Texas on the national craft distilling map—and all the wonderful cocktails that Texas bartenders (and bar patrons!) have devised in which to use these homegrown spirits. You’ll even join a tour of the gardens and farmers’ markets that give Texans an incredible year-round assortment of fruits and vegetables, ripe for the picking—and ripe for the drinking. “Thanks to his truly delicious book, we can all mix up our own tastes of David’s Texas—from Austin loquats to Hill Country peaches, blended with the state’s finest artisan liquors. Cheers!” —Jim Hightower, New York Times-bestselling author of Swim Against the Current Includes color photos

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Andrews Mcmeel+ORM

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1449446930

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Curious Walks Around London

By: David Brandon,Alan Brooke

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Curious Walks Around London

By: David Brandon,Alan Brooke

A comprehensive, informative and highly entertaining walking guide to the well-known and less well-known, areas of London.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445627736

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Alan Ayckbourn Plays 5

Snake in the Grass; If I Were You; Life and Beth; My Wonderful Day; Life of Riley

By: Alan Ayckbourn

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Snake in the Grass; If I Were You; Life and Beth; My Wonderful Day; Life of Riley

By: Alan Ayckbourn

Snake in the Grass A terrific piece - brilliant, bizarre and yet totally believable . . . In fact, it's more than classic; it's close to the top of its class. Yorkshire Post If I Were You A blissfully funny comedy that's also filled with sadness, a devilishly simple theatrical idea that spins out all kinds of complex truths about human nature. Daily Telegraph Life and Beth A wise, humane, funny play about the inevitability of death and the continuity of life. Guardian My Wonderful Day A transformation happens as magical as the most magnificent pantomime transformation anyone could ever imagine . . . the playwright dissolves the paraphernalia of our adult selves and uncovers that space inside each of us that is still the child we once were. Observer Life of Riley As perceptive as ever . . . Ayckbourn has once again achieved a satisfyingly rich, tragi-comic complexity. Daily Telegraph

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Faber & Faber

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0571274633

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9780571274635

Bankside

London's Original District of Sin

By: David Brandon,Alan Brooke

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Bankside

London's Original District of Sin

By: David Brandon,Alan Brooke

The story of historic district on the south bank of the Thames and beyond - the original playground of Londoners, complete with inns, bear pits, brothels and theatres.

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1445609622

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Professional Hockey in Philadelphia

A History

By: Alan Bass

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Professional Hockey in Philadelphia

A History

By: Alan Bass

Philadelphia has been a hockey town since 1897. Before and even during the Philadelphia Flyers' tenure, other teams--the Ramblers, the Quakers and the Firebirds, among others--called the city home, for better or for worse. The first of its kind, this comprehensive history covers the teams and players that graced the ice from the turn of the 20th century through the 2009 demise of the Philadelphia Phantoms. Offering something for every Philly hockey fan, the author tells the stories of the 10 pro teams that played the world's fastest game in the City of Brotherly Love.

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McFarland

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1476682690

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The Dark Theatre

A Book About Loss

By: Alan Read

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The Dark Theatre

A Book About Loss

By: Alan Read

The Dark Theatre is an indispensable text for activist communities wondering what theatre might have to do with their futures, students and scholars across Theatre and Performance Studies, Urban Studies, Cultural Studies, Political Economy and Social Ecology. The Dark Theatre returns to the bankrupted warehouse in Hope (Sufferance) Wharf in London’s Docklands where Alan Read worked through the 1980s to identify a four-decade interregnum of ‘cultural cruelty’ wreaked by financialisation, austerity and communicative capitalism. Between the OPEC Oil Embargo and the first screening of The Family in 1974, to the United Nations report on UK poverty and the fire at Grenfell Tower in 2017, this volume becomes a book about loss. In the harsh light of such loss is there an alternative to the market that profits from peddling ‘well-being’ and pushes prescriptions for ‘self-help’, any role for the arts that is not an apologia for injustice? What if culture were not the solution but the problem when it comes to the mitigation of grief? Creativity not the remedy but the symptom of a structural malaise called inequality? Read suggests performance is no longer a political panacea for the precarious subject but a loss adjustor measuring damages suffered, compensations due, wrongs that demand to be put right. These field notes from a fire sale are a call for angry arts of advocacy representing those abandoned as the detritus of cultural authority, second-order victims whose crime is to have appealed for help from those looking on, audiences of sorts.

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Trouble in Paradise

Twenty-Four Essays on the Social History of American Art

By: Alan Wallach

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Trouble in Paradise

Twenty-Four Essays on the Social History of American Art

By: Alan Wallach

A collection of highly readable critical essays (1977-2023) by a leader in the field of American social art history. Among the subjects Alan Wallach explores are the art of Thomas Cole, patronage of the Hudson River School, so-called “Luminism,” the rise of the American art museum, the historiography of American art, scholarship and the art market, as well as the work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Rockwell Kent, Grant Wood, Philip Evergood, and Norman Rockwell. Throughout, Wallach employs a materialist approach to argue against traditional scholarship that considered American art and art institutions in isolation from their social, historical, and ideological contexts.

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Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations

Policies and Practices

By: John Zietlow,Jo Ann Hankin,Alan Seidner,Tim O'Brien

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Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations

Policies and Practices

By: John Zietlow,Jo Ann Hankin,Alan Seidner,Tim O'Brien

Essential tools and guidance for effective nonprofit financial management Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations provides students, professionals, and board members with a comprehensive reference for the field. Identifying key objectives and exploring current practices, this book offers practical guidance on all major aspects of nonprofit financial management. As nonprofit organizations fall under ever-increasing scrutiny and accountability, this book provides the essential knowledge and tools professional need to maintain a strong financial management system while serving the organization’s stated mission. Financial management, cash flow, and financial sustainability are perennial issues, and this book highlights the concepts, skills, and tools that help organizations address those issues. Clear guidance on analytics, reporting, investing, risk management, and more comprise a singular reference that nonprofit finance and accounting professionals and board members should keep within arm’s reach. Updated to reflect the post-recession reality and outlook for nonprofits, this new edition includes new examples, expanded tax-exempt financing material, and recession analysis that informs strategy going forward. Articulate the proper primary financial objective, target liquidity, and how it ensures financial health and sustainability Understand nonprofit financial practices, processes, and objectives Manage your organization’s resources in the context of its mission Delve into smart investing and risk management best practices Manage liquidity, reporting, cash and operating budgets, debt and other liabilities, IP, legal risk, internal controls and more Craft appropriate financial policies Although the U.S. economy has recovered, recovery has not addressed the systemic and perpetual funding challenges nonprofits face year after year. Despite positive indicators, many organizations remain hampered by pursuit of the wrong primary financial objective, insufficient funding and a lack of investment in long-term sustainability; in this climate, financial managers must stay up-to-date with the latest tools, practices, and regulations in order to serve their organization’s interests. Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations provides clear, in-depth reference and strategy for navigating the expanding financial management function.

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Foundations of Art and Design

By: Alan Pipes

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Foundations of Art and Design

By: Alan Pipes

Alan Pipes here provides an engaging introduction to the fundamentals of art and design for students embarking on graphic design, fine art and illustration - and also allied courses in interior, fashion, textile, industrial and product design, as well as printmaking.

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Roll Up Your Sleeves

Leading and Living in a World of Constant Change

By: Michael Alan Tate

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Roll Up Your Sleeves

Leading and Living in a World of Constant Change

By: Michael Alan Tate

The executive consultant and author of The White Shirt shares a faith based parable with lessons for navigating our ever-changing world. In his popular book The White Shirt, Michael Alan Tate introduced readers to a young man named Cyrus who needed to find his place in the world. The story of his journey coincided with a step-by-step guide for readers to create their own career strategy. Now Tate returns to Cyrus at a new stage of life, where he mut learn to adapt to a changing world—and to his own changing role within it. In Roll Up Your Sleeves, Tate presents a new parable that teaches leaders how they can successfully navigate change in their personal and professional lives. Along with the engaging story, readers will find: • A simple toolset for any leader facing a complex world of constant change • A clear understanding of what change does to employees, friends, and family •Easy to apply actions to keep change from disrupting an entire organization, family, or community

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1642799777

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From Game to War and Other Psychoanalytic Essays on Folklore

By: Alan Dundes

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From Game to War and Other Psychoanalytic Essays on Folklore

By: Alan Dundes

Although folklore has been collected for centuries, its possible unconscious content and significance have been explored only since the advent of psychoanalytic theory. Freud and some of his early disciplines recognized the potential of such folklorist genres as myth, folktale, and legend to illuminate the intricate workings of the human psyche. In this volume, Alan Dundes, a renowned folklorist who has successfully devoted the better part of his career to applying psychoanalytic theory to the materials of folklore, offers five of his most recent and best essays on this topic.

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University Press of Kentucky

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Ed Snider

The Last Sports Mogul

By: Alan Bass

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Ed Snider

The Last Sports Mogul

By: Alan Bass

A multidimensional biography of one of Philadelphia's ultimate power brokers Most sports team owners make their money elsewhere and purchase a team as an extravagant hobby—but that is not the story of Ed Snider. One of the few owners in history to get control of a franchise by mortgaging nearly everything to his name, the longtime Philadelphia Flyers chairman would go on to form the billion-dollar empire of Comcast-Spectacor and cement his standing as one of the most influential businessmen in the city's history. Snider was ambitious and entrepreneurial, though extraordinarily demanding of those who worked for him. He was affectionate with his loved ones, yet often showed a surprising lack of emotional intelligence. His staunch capitalist beliefs contrasted his progressive-minded views on the business of hockey and in sharing his wealth with those in need. The Last Sports Mogul embraces all sides of Snider to form a complex portrait of the unparalleled figure once named Philadelphia's greatest mover and shaker of the millennium. Thoroughly researched and reported, this is a fascinating business story encompassing humble beginnings, unprecedented success, and the values one chooses at the end of the day.

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New Zealand Adopts Proportional Representation

Accident? Design? Evolution?

By: Keith Jackson,Alan McRobie

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New Zealand Adopts Proportional Representation

Accident? Design? Evolution?

By: Keith Jackson,Alan McRobie

First published in 1998, this volume is based upon the files of the Royal Commission on the Electoral System plus extensive interviews with the Commissioners, cabinet ministers, MPs and officials, as well as leaders of the principal pressure groups. It seeks to place this highly important change in context, reviewing both the long-term trends and shorter term considerations which led to the adoption of MMP, as well as the immediate consequences It is an axiom of political science that whatever promises political parties may make about electoral reform, as governments they do not kick away the ladder that brought them to power. This book seeks to discover how and why that axiom was disregarded in New Zealand, and, above all, how a reputedly conservative party was ultimately responsible for the change. It provides an object lesson in both how, and how not to change an electoral system and should be of particular interest in countries with simple plurality electoral systems.

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0429680309

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The Face in the Window and Other Alabama Ghostlore

By: Alan Brown

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The Face in the Window and Other Alabama Ghostlore

By: Alan Brown

Alan Brown has done an excellent job of collecting ghostlore from throughout Alabama ... his book is the most important volume published to date on alabama ghost traditions". -- W.K. McNeil The Ozark Folk Center

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Studies of Field Systems in the British Isles

By: Alan R. H. Baker

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Studies of Field Systems in the British Isles

By: Alan R. H. Baker

An enormous amount of research into British field systems has been undertaken by historical geographers, economic historians and others since H. L. Gray's classic work on English Field Systems was published. This book both synthesizes and advances our knowledge of field systems in the British Isles.

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0521201217

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Spur of the Moment

By: Theresa Alan

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Spur of the Moment

By: Theresa Alan

Reminiscent of "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood," Alan's is a novel to be savored like a good box of chocolates."--"Booklist.

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