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The Odyssey

A Graphic Novel

By: Gareth Hinds

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The Odyssey

A Graphic Novel

By: Gareth Hinds

Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War.

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Candlewick Press

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0763642665

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The Merchant of Venice

A Play

By: Gareth Hinds,William Shakespeare

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The Merchant of Venice

A Play

By: Gareth Hinds,William Shakespeare

To win the love of fair Portia, young Bassanio entangles his dearest friend, Antonio, in a dangerous bargain with the moneylender Shylock, in this graphic novel adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy.

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0763630241

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The Iliad

By: Gareth Hinds

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More than three thousand years ago, two armies faced each other in an epic battle that rewrote history and came to be known as the Trojan War. The Iliad, Homer’s legendary account of this nine-year ordeal, is considered the greatest war story of all time and one of the most important works of Western literature. This stunning graphic novel captures all the grim glory of Homer’s epic. Dynamic illustrations take readers directly to the plains of Troy, into the battle itself, and lay bare the complex emotions of the men, women, and gods whose struggles fueled the war and determined its outcome.

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Gareth Hinds

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1893131629

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Macbeth

By: Gareth Hinds

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Macbeth

By: Gareth Hinds

Shakespeare's classic story of dark ambitions, madness, and murder springs to life in a masterful new graphic novel by Gareth Hinds. Set against the moody backdrop of eleventh-century Scotland, Gareth Hinds’s captivating, richly illustrated interpretation takes readers into the claustrophobic mind of a man driven mad by ambition. An evil seed takes root in the mind of Macbeth, a general in the king’s army, when three witches tell him he will one day be king. At the urging of his wife, he resolves to take the throne by the most direct path: a dagger in the heart of King Duncan. But “blood will have blood,” and when others grow suspicious of his sudden rise to power, is Macbeth prepared to commit more murders to keep the crown?

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Candlewick

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0763669431

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9780763669430

King Lear

By: Gareth Hinds,William Shakespeare

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King Lear

By: Gareth Hinds,William Shakespeare

Retells in graphic novel format Shakespeare's tragedy of a royal father and his daughters.

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Candlewick Press

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0763643440

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9780763643447

Beowulf

By: Gareth Hinds

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Beowulf

By: Gareth Hinds

The epic tale of the great warrior Beowulf has thrilled readers through the ages -- and now it is reinvented for a new generation with Gareth Hinds’s masterful illustrations. Grendel’s black blood runs thick as Beowulf defeats the monster and his hideous mother, while somber hues overcast the hero’s final, fatal battle against a raging dragon. Speeches filled with courage and sadness, lightning-paced contests of muscle and will, and funeral boats burning on the fjords are all rendered in glorious and gruesome detail. Told for more than a thousand years, Beowulf’s heroic saga finds a true home in this graphic-novel edition. This edition features a prose translation. For the verse translation, see The Collected Beowulf (orange cover).

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Gareth Hinds

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1893131211

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The Iliad

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The Iliad

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The Odyssey

By: Gareth Hinds

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The Odyssey

By: Gareth Hinds

Fresh from his triumphs in the Trojan War, Odysseus, King of Ithaca, wants nothing more than to return home to his family. Instead, he offends the sea god, Poseidon, who dooms him to years of shipwreck and wandering. Battling man-eating monsters, violent storms, and the supernatural seductions of sirens and sorceresses, Odysseus will need all his strength and cunning--and a little help from Mount Olympus--to make his way home and seize his kingdom from the schemers who seek to wed his queen and usurp his throne. Award-winning graphic artist Gareth Hinds masterfully reinterprets a story of heroism, adventure, and high action that has been told and retold for more than 2,500 years--though never quite like this. With bold imagery and an ear tuned to the music of Homer’s epic poem, Gareth Hinds reinterprets the ancient classic as it’s never been told before.

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Gareth Hinds

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1893131394

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Macbeth

By: Gareth Hinds

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Macbeth

By: Gareth Hinds

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Banished Voices

Readings in Ovid's Exile Poetry

By: Gareth D. Williams

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Banished Voices

Readings in Ovid's Exile Poetry

By: Gareth D. Williams

This study examines the literary complexities of the poetry which Ovid wrote in Tomis, his place of exile on the coast of the Black Sea after he was banished from Rome by the emperor Augustus in A.D. 8 because of the alleged salaciousness of the Ars Amatoria and a mysterious misdemeanour which is nowhere explained. Exile transforms Ovid into a melancholic poet of despair who claims that his creative faculties are in terminal decline. But recent research has exposed the ironic disjunction between many of the poet's claims and the latent artistry which belies them. Through a series of close readings which offer a new analytical contribution to the scholarly evaluation of the exile poetry, Dr Williams examines the nature and the extent of Ovidian irony in Tomis and demonstrates the complex literary designs which are consistently disguised under a veil of dissimulation. Gareth Williams aims to counteract traditional scholarly antipathy to the exile poetry, which could be said to represent the last frontier in modern Ovidian studies. Scholars working in the field will welcome his insights.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521451361

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Pietro Bembo on Etna: The Ascent of a Venetian Humanist

The Ascent of a Venetian Humanist

By: Gareth D. Williams

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Pietro Bembo on Etna: The Ascent of a Venetian Humanist

The Ascent of a Venetian Humanist

By: Gareth D. Williams

This book is centered on the Venetian humanist Pietro Bembo (1470-1547), on his two-year stay in Sicily in 1492-4 to study the ancient Greek language under one of its most distinguished contemporary teachers, the Byzantine émigré Constantine Lascaris, and above all on his ascent of Mount Etna in 1493. The more particular focus of this study is on the imaginative capacities that crucially shape Bembo's elegantly crafted account, in Latin, of his Etna adventure in his so-called De Aetna, published at the Aldine press in Venice in 1496. This work is cast in the form of a dialogue that takes place between the young Bembo and his father Bernardo (himself a prominent Venetian statesman with strong humanist involvements) after Pietro's return to Venice from Sicily in 1494. But De Aetna offers much more than a one-dimensional account of the facts, sights and findings of Pietro's climb. Far more important in the present study is his eye for creative elaboration, or for transforming his literal experience on the mountain into a meditation on his coming-of-age at a remove from the conventional career-path expected of one of his station within the Venetian patriciate. Three mutually informing features that are critical to the artistic originality of De Aetna receive detailed treatment in this study: (i) the stimulus that Pietro drew from the complex history of Mount Etna as treated in the Greco-Roman literary tradition from Pindar onwards; (ii) the striking novelty of De Aetna's status as the first Latin text produced at the nascent Aldine press in the prototype of what modern typography knows as Bembo typeface; and (iii) Pietro's ingenious deployment of Etna as a powerful, multivalent symbol that simultaneously reflects the diverse characterizations of, and the generational differences between, father and son in the course of their dialogical exchanges within De Aetna.

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Oxford University Press

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0190683368

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Ewles and Simnett's Promoting Health: A Practical Guide - E-Book

By: Angela Scriven,Gareth Morgan,James Woodall

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Ewles and Simnett's Promoting Health: A Practical Guide - E-Book

By: Angela Scriven,Gareth Morgan,James Woodall

The eighth edition of this seminal guide is designed to support public health practitioners in keeping up-to-date amid the rapidly changing, complex challenges and contexts facing population health in the twenty-first century. Suitable for both undergraduates and postgraduates across a range of professions, the Practical Guide provides theories, principles and competencies for effective health promotion in multiple settings. The book is organised into three parts, covering an overview of the public health landscape, the essentials of planning and management, and how to develop capabilities across a range of activities. The text has been fully updated to examine new issues facing public health, including restructuring of the UK sector post-European Union; COVID-19 and its public health impact and legacy; economic and cost of living influences on population health; and the role of the internet and social media misinformation. - Includes promotion of healthier living, working with communities and effective communication - Outlines new research on the comparative effectiveness of different approaches to health promotion and public health practice - Explores the increasing influence of the internet, both in terms of its use for health promotion and its negative influence on wellbeing and health - Describes changes to the structure and organisation of public health in the UK, including the latest policies and national strategies - Accessible writing style – makes it easy to learn and remember - Case studies bring theory to life - Practice points help readers structure study - Latest evidence on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic – a permeating theme throughout the book - All policy sections updated to reflect current policy frameworks and agendas - New health data plus recent research on the comparative effectiveness of different approaches to health promotion and public health practice - All case studies replaced with current scenarios; more global examples of public health and health promotion action - Fully updated references and practice examples

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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032388346X

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A Life Through the Lens

Memoirs of a Film Cameraman

By: Alan Hume,Gareth Owen

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A Life Through the Lens

Memoirs of a Film Cameraman

By: Alan Hume,Gareth Owen

In a career spanning six decades, director of photography Alan Hume has worked on over 100 films and television shows and progressed through the ranks from a young clapper boy to one of the best lighting cameramen in the business. From early films with David Lean, through the popular Carry On series, Amicus horror, four James Bonds, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, A Fish Called Wanda, Shirley Valentine, Stepping Out, and others, Alan Hume has worked alongside some of the most acclaimed directors and producers and biggest film stars. The memoir, from his evacuation as a child in World War II to his retirement, includes a collection of rare photographs, both in front of and behind the camera. He explains technical details and insights of the industry while divulging anecdotes about celebrities and filmmaking. It concludes with a summary of the technological changes throughout his career and to the present, and a full filmography. With great good humor, Hume offers an incomparable tour behind the camera.

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McFarland

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0786418036

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The Curse of Exile

A Study of Ovid's Ibis

By: Gareth D. Williams

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The Curse of Exile

A Study of Ovid's Ibis

By: Gareth D. Williams

A radical reassessment of Ovid's curse poem, Ibis, asserting its central place in his poetry of exile.

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Cambridge Philological Society

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1913701255

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Young and Damned and Fair

The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII

By: Gareth Russell

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Young and Damned and Fair

The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII

By: Gareth Russell

Written with an exciting combination of narrative flair and historical authority, this biography of Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Catherine Howard, is “a stunning achievement” (The Sunday Times, London), and “a masterly work of Tudor history that is engrossing, sympathetic, suspenseful, and illuminating” (Charlotte Gordon, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography). On the morning of July 28, 1540, a teenager named Catherine Howard began her reign as queen of an England simmering with rebellion and terrifying uncertainty. Sixteen months later, she would follow her cousin Anne Boleyn to the scaffold, having been convicted of adultery and high treason. The broad outlines of Catherine’s career might be familiar, but her story up until now has been incomplete. Unlike previous biographies, which portray her as a naïve victim of an ambitious family, Gareth Russell’s “excellent account puts the oft-ignored Catherine in her proper historical context” (Daily Mail, London) and sheds new light on her rise and downfall by showing her in her context, a milieu that includes the aristocrats and, most critically, the servants who surrounded her and who, in the end, conspired against her. By illuminating Catherine’s entwined upstairs/downstairs world as well as societal tensions beyond the palace walls, Russell offers a fascinating portrayal of court life in the sixteenth century and a fresh analysis of the forces beyond Catherine’s control that led to her execution. Including a forgotten text of Catherine’s confession in her own words, color illustrations, family tree, map, and extensive notes, Young and Damned and Fair is “a gripping account of a young woman’s future destroyed by forces beyond her control…an important and timely book” (Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and A World on Fire). This account changes our understanding of one of history’s most famous women while telling the compelling and very human story of complex individuals attempting to survive in a dangerous age.

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Simon and Schuster

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1501108654

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The Book of Melusine of Lusignan in History, Legend and Romance

By: Gareth Knight

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The Book of Melusine of Lusignan in History, Legend and Romance

By: Gareth Knight

Considerable interest in faery tradition has grown up in recent years and not least in the story of Melusine of Lusignan, the subject of a prose romance by Jean d'Arras at the end of the 14th century, swiftly followed by one in verse by Couldrette. This book provides a collection of material from various sources to give an all round picture of the remarkable faery, her town, her church, her immediate family, and the great Lusignan dynasty she founded. An established authority on Melusine, Gareth Knight collects together all the best source material, which he translates from the French, and presents his own researches into the Lusignan family of the 12th century, whose dynasty included kings of Cyprus and Jerusalem, examining the possibility of a familiar spirit guiding the family in its destiny.

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Skylight Press

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190801167X

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Improving Education Policy Together

How It’s Made, Implemented, and Can Be Done Better

By: Nansi Ellis,Gareth Conyard

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Improving Education Policy Together

How It’s Made, Implemented, and Can Be Done Better

By: Nansi Ellis,Gareth Conyard

By focusing on the relationships involved, Improving Education Policy Together will change how policy-making in education is approached and showcase alternative models that will lead to more sustainable and effective practices. The authors analyse the state of educational policy-making in England. They particularly reflect on the relationships of the different people and organisations involved – policy-makers such as politicians, civil servants, and unions – and explain how these interact with the wider world. Building on the experiences of the authors on different sides of the process, the book explores the reasons why education policies fail the very sector they are intended to serve. By considering aspects of policy-making in different countries, the authors highlight more effective ways of building relationships between decision-makers and those affected by educational policy. This book explores, as an alternative, long term, systems-led, and relational policy-making, and maps out a range of unique models for change. Of interest to those involved in developing and influencing policy in government, this book will be essential reading for political parties, unions, civil servants, and charities, as well as teachers and leaders who believe they should be much more influential in the policies that affect their working lives and seek to adopt a better approach to making education policy.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040045480

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The Great Waterloo Controversy

The Story of the 52nd Foot at History's Greatest Battle

By: Gareth Glover

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The Great Waterloo Controversy

The Story of the 52nd Foot at History's Greatest Battle

By: Gareth Glover

As the Battle of Waterloo reached its momentous climax, Napoleons Imperial Guard marched towards the Duke of Wellingtons thinning red line. The Imperial Guard had never tasted defeat and nothing, it seemed, could stop it smashing through the British ranks. But it was the Imperial Guard that was sent reeling back in disorder, its columns ravaged by the steady volleys of the British infantry. The credit for defeating the Imperial Guard went to the 1st Foot Guards, which was consequently honored for its actions by being renamed the Grenadier Guards. The story did not stop there, however, as the 52nd Foot also contributed to the defeat of the Imperial Guard yet received no comparable recognition. The controversy of which corps deserved the credit for defeating the Imperial Guard has continued down the decades and has rightly become a highly contentious subject over which much ink has been spilled. But now, thanks to the uncovering of the previously unpublished journal of Charles Holman of the 52nd Foot, Gareth Glover is able to piece together the exact sequence of events in those final, fatal moments of the great battle. Along with numerous other firsthand accounts, Gareth Glover has been able to understand the most likely sequence of events, the reaction to these events immediately after the battle and how it was seen within the army in the days after the victory. Who did Wellington honor at the time? How did the Foot Guards gain much of the credit in London? Was there an establishment cover-up? Were the 52nd robbed of their glory? Do the recent much-publicized arguments stand up to impartial scrutiny? The Great Waterloo Controversy is the definitive answer to these questions and will finally end this centuries-old conundrum.

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Frontline Books

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1526788888

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My Life in Loyalism

By: Billy Hutchinson,Gareth Mulvenna

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My Life in Loyalism

By: Billy Hutchinson,Gareth Mulvenna

Growing up in the Shankill area of Belfast and living through the sectarian turmoil of the late 1960s, Billy Hutchinson joined the UVF in the early 1970s. In 1974, at the age of just 19, he was sentenced to life in prison, and it was in the cages of Long Kesh that he first came under the influence of loyalist icon Gusty Spence. Hutchinson spent much of the 1980s as overall Commanding Officer of UVF/Red Hand Commando prisoners, and upon his release, became involved with the recently established Progressive Unionist Party. As an authentic link between the UVF and the PUP, he was at the forefront of negotiations that led to the Belfast Agreement and was the UVF’s point of contact during the weapons decommissioning programme. Written with candour and honesty, this is a lively first-hand account of an extraordinary life and reveals previously hidden episodes of both the Northern Ireland Troubles and the high-profile negotiations that led to the Belfast Agreement of 1998. rom Tartan gang member to leading loyalist paramilitary, and from progressive unionist politician to respected Belfast City Councillor, My Life in Loyalism is Billy Hutchinson’s remarkable story.

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Merrion Press

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1785373471

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Children's Atlas of the United States

By: Gareth Editorial Staff Staff,MapQuest.com, Inc

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Children's Atlas of the United States

By: Gareth Editorial Staff Staff,MapQuest.com, Inc

Young navigators will explore the unique character of every state in the union with the political, physical, and economic maps featured in the Children's Atlas of the United States. Add interesting, fun facts and a special almanac of vital statistics on each state (plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other outlying areas), and you've got an up-to-date, easy-to-use reference covering each state's geography, people, industries, and tourist attractions. Special features include more than a dozen thematic maps on topics such as population, Native American settlement, territorial growth and immigration, climate, vegetation, weather, land use, exploration and colonization, and more. Vibrant color maps and clear graphics convey information in an easy and enticing way. These features and more make the Children's Atlas of the United States an unparalleled reference tool for young students. Book jacket.

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Gareth Stevens

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0836837789

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The Other Side of the Popular

Neoliberalism and Subalternity in Latin America

By: Gareth Williams

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The Other Side of the Popular

Neoliberalism and Subalternity in Latin America

By: Gareth Williams

Drawing on deconstruction, postcolonial theory, cultural studies, and subaltern studies, The Other Side of the Popular is as much a reflection on the limitations and possibilities for thinking about the politics of Latin American culture as it is a study of the culture itself. Gareth Williams pays particular attention to the close relationship between complex cultural shifts and the development of the neoliberal nation-state. The modern Latin American nation, he argues, was built upon the idea of "the people," a citizenry with common interests transcending demographic and cultural differences. As nations have weakened in relation to the global economy, this moment—of the popular as the basis of nation-building—has passed, causing seismic shifts in the relationships between governments and cultural formations. Williams asserts that these changed relationships necessitate the rethinking of fundamental concepts such as "the popular" and "the nation." He maintains that the perspective of subalternity is vital to this theoretical project because it demands the reimagining of the connections between critical reason and its objects of analysis. Williams develops his argument through studies of events highlighting Latin America’s uneasy, and often violent, transition to late capitalism over the past thirty years. He looks at the Chiapas rebellion in Mexico, genocide in El Salvador, the Sendero in Peru, Chile’s and Argentina’s transitions to democratic governments, and Latin Americans’ migration northward. Williams also reads film, photography, and literary works, including Ricardo Piglia’s The Absent City and the statements of a young Salvadoran woman, the daughter of ex-guerrilleros, living in South Central Los Angeles. The Other Side of the Popular is an incisive interpretation of Latin American culture and politics over the last few decades as well as a thoughtful meditation on the state of Latin American cultural studies.

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Duke University Press

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0822384329

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Albert J. Luxford, the Gimmick Man

Memoir of a Special Effects Maestro

By: Albert J. Luxford,Gareth Owen

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Albert J. Luxford, the Gimmick Man

Memoir of a Special Effects Maestro

By: Albert J. Luxford,Gareth Owen

Albert J. Luxford has long been known as "The Gimmick Man" in the film and television industry, but he has remained one of its unsung and unknown geniuses despite his well-known work. He equipped James Bond with some of his most memorable gadgets; made possible many of the effects and sequences in the Carry On series. He worked on such shows and movies as Are You Being Served?, The Muppets, Highlander, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, among many others. In this memoir, Luxford reminisces with great good humor about his life and work and shares some tricks of the trade. He left school at 16 to attend the Institute of Automobile Engineers in West London and began in the film industry as an engineer at Pinewood Studios. The bulk of this work is made up of Luxford's recollections about his experiences in special effects. This is a genuine tour behind the scenes by an incomparable master of movie magic.

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McFarland

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1476635447

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Education for All

The Future of Education and Training for 14-19 Year-Olds

By: Richard Pring,Geoffrey Hayward,Ann Hodgson,Jill Johnson,Ewart Keep,Alis Oancea,Gareth Rees,Ken Spours,Stephanie Wilde

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Education for All

The Future of Education and Training for 14-19 Year-Olds

By: Richard Pring,Geoffrey Hayward,Ann Hodgson,Jill Johnson,Ewart Keep,Alis Oancea,Gareth Rees,Ken Spours,Stephanie Wilde

There are two key questions at the heart of the ongoing debate about education and training for all young people, irrespective of background, ability or attainment: What counts as an educated 19 year old today? Are the models of education we have inherited from the past sufficient to meet the needs of all young people, as well as the social and economic needs of the wider community? Education for All addresses these questions in the light of evidence collected over five years by the Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training: the most rigorous investigation of every aspect of this key educational phase for decades. Written by the co-directors of the Nuffield Review, Education for All provides a critical, comprehensive and thoroughly readable overview of 14-19 education and training and makes suggestions for the kind of education and training that should be provided over the coming decade and beyond. The authors acknowledge that much has been achieved by the respective governments – massive investment in resources; closer collaboration between schools, colleges, training providers, voluntary agencies and employers; recognition and promotion of a wider range of qualifications. They are also optimistic about the good things that are going on in many secondary classrooms – enormous amounts of creativity; courageous efforts to meet problems; a deep concern and caring for many young people otherwise deprived of hope and opportunity. But they argue for a radical reshaping of the future in the light of a broader vision of education – a greater respect for more practical and active learning; a system of assessment which supports rather than impoverishes learning; respect for the professional expertise of the teacher; a more unified system of qualifications ensuring progression into higher education and employment; the creation of strongly collaborative and local learning systems; and a more reflective and participative approach to policy. Education for All should be read by everyone working in – or with an interest in – secondary-level education in England and Wales and beyond.

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Routledge

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1135257892

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9781135257897

On Ovid's Metamorphoses

By: Gareth Williams

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On Ovid's Metamorphoses

By: Gareth Williams

Ovid’s Metamorphoses has entranced audiences for two thousand years, from Rome under Augustus to humanities classrooms today. Borrowing liberally from Greek and Roman mythology, the poem tells hundreds of stories that share one essential theme: each tale depicts a transformation from one physical form into another. Drawing on many years of teaching the Metamorphoses, Gareth Williams offers a brisk and lively reading of the poem that emphasizes why it speaks in compelling ways to a twenty-first-century audience. He shows how the Metamorphoses is not just a colorful collection of stories about change but an exploration of change itself. Ovid challenges us to recognize flux as fundamental to human experience: circumstances shift, fortunes ebb and flow, and our very identities ceaselessly evolve across from one life stage to another. Capturing the energy and excitement that Ovid’s poem generates among readers, Williams also sheds new light on its modern provocations. His fresh interpretations of the Metamorphoses reveal its power to enrich and inform our daily existence amid the uncertainties of life today.

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Columbia University Press

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0231553757

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9780231553759

The Country Houses of Shropshire

By: Gareth Williams

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The Country Houses of Shropshire

By: Gareth Williams

A gazetteer of the many fine Shropshire country houses, which covers the architecture, the owners' family history, and the social and economic circumstances that affected them.

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Boydell & Brewer

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1783275391

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9781783275397

Bearskin

A Grimm Tale

By: Gareth Hinds

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Bearskin

A Grimm Tale

By: Gareth Hinds

The Devil's Bargain: "To earn this reward, you must spend seven years without bathing, cutting your hair or nails, combing, shaving, brushing your teeth, changing your clothes, or sleeping in a bed. If you die before the seven years is up, you are mine. If you survive, limitless wealth is yours.

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1893131092

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Beowulf

By: Gareth Hinds

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Beowulf

By: Gareth Hinds

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124

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Gareth Hinds

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1893131211

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Gareth Stevens Atlas of the World

By: Gareth Editorial Staff

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Gareth Stevens Atlas of the World

By: Gareth Editorial Staff

Provides statistics and political and physiographic maps for the world, each continent, and the United States, with political maps, flags, and statistics for each country, Canadian province, and state of the United States.

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Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

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0836840917

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9780836840919

Romeo & Juliet

By: Gareth Hinds

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Romeo & Juliet

By: Gareth Hinds

She’s a Capulet. He’s a Montague. But when Romeo and Juliet first meet, they don’t know they’re from rival families -- and when they find out, they don’t care. Their love is honest and raw and all-consuming. But it’s also dangerous. How much will they have to sacrifice before they can be together? In a masterful adaptation faithful to Shakespeare’s original text, Gareth Hinds transports readers to the sun-washed streets and market squares of Shakespeare’s Verona, vividly bringing the classic play to life on the printed page.

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140

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Gareth Hinds

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1893131459

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9781893131453

Romeo and Juliet

By: William Shakespeare,Gareth Hinds

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Romeo and Juliet

By: William Shakespeare,Gareth Hinds

Retells in graphic novel format Shakespeare's tragedy of two star-crossed youths who fall in love despite the tensions between their warring families.

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Candlewick Press

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0763659487

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