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The Spanish Fantastic

Contemporary Filmmaking in Horror, Fantasy and Sci-fi

By: Shelagh Rowan-Legg

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The Spanish Fantastic

Contemporary Filmmaking in Horror, Fantasy and Sci-fi

By: Shelagh Rowan-Legg

In recent decades, the Spanish 'fantastic' has been at the forefront of genre filmmaking. Films such as The Day of the Beast, the Rec trilogy, The Orphanage and Timecrimes have received widespread attention and popularity, arguably rescuing Spanish cinema from its semi-invisibility during the creativity-crushing Franco years. By turns daring, evocative, outrageous, and intense, this new cinema has given voice to a generation, both beholden to and yet breaking away from their historical and cultural roots. Beginning in the 1990s, films from directors such as Alex de la Iglesia, Alejandro Amenabar, and Jaume Balaguero reinvigorated Spanish cinema in the horror, science fiction and fantasy veins as their work proliferated and took centre stage at international festivals such as Sitges, Fantasia International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest. Through an examination of key films and filmmakers, Shelagh Rowan-Legg here investigates the rise of this unique new wave of genre films from Spain, and how they have recycled, reshaped and renewed the stunning visual tropes, wild narratives and imaginative other worlds inherent to an increasingly influential cinematic field.Its emergence is part of a new trend of postnational cinema, led by the fantastic, which approaches the national boundaries of cinema with an exciting sense of fluidity.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1786720787

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New River Gorge

By: J. Scott Legg

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New River Gorge

By: J. Scott Legg

Today visitors to the New River Gorge see a steep gorge filled with a lush hardwood forest. Before the railroad, the New River, with its whitewater rapids, was a barrier to trade, but with the 1873 completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, the gorge came alive. By the 1890s, more than 30,000 people lived and worked in the gorge. Towns like Kaymoor, Nuttallburg, and Thurmond were hives of activity and melting pots of American immigrants who dug the coal that helped build the American dream. Times changed. By 1960, the easiest coal was gone, and miners moved to Midwest factories. Nature began to reclaim the gorge. The 1970s brought a rebirth. Whitewater rafters took on the rapids, and bridge builders built the New River Gorge Bridge. The forest has returned, and if you look under the canopy, you will see that the railroads, coal camps, and mine tipples have given way to rafters, rock climbers, and mountain bikers.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738586099

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9780738586090

CapWar EXPERIENCE

By: Brandt Legg

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CapWar EXPERIENCE

By: Brandt Legg

Power corrupts . . . And absolute power corrupts absolutely. Can he use that power to end the corruption? Click now to rejoin the campaign! The candidate is no longer running for office, but he is still running, this time from unimaginable danger. What if the President of the United States was powerless? What if he could trust no one? What if the only escape was death? Hudson Pound thought he could change the world. Then he discovered the world didn’t operate like anything he believed. Now, with no time and no allies, he must unlock the truth, save the economy, and stop the conspirators before they destroy him. Money, power, truth . . . you can’t have them all. Praise for the CapStone Conspiracy "Exciting blend of non-stop action, fiction, history, and ripped from the headlines political drama!" "I couldn't stop reading . . . it's too close to real." "It kept me up late reading, and even later thinking about it." Find out why a million copies of Brandt Legg's books have been sold/downloaded around the world. The entire series is available now! CapWar ELECTION (CapStone Conspiracy #1) CapWar EXPERIENCE (CapStone Conspiracy #2) CapWar EMPIRE (CapStone Conspiracy #3)

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Laughing Rain

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1935070312

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New Limits on European Agriculture

Politics and the Common Agricultural Policy

By: François Duchêne,Edward Szczepanik,Wilfrid Legg

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New Limits on European Agriculture

Politics and the Common Agricultural Policy

By: François Duchêne,Edward Szczepanik,Wilfrid Legg

Until about 1970, Western Europe was regarded as the great food-importing region of the world. Over the next 15 years it also became a major food exporter. This study, originally published in 1985, analyses the expansionary policies of individual nations, as well as those of the Community itself, which have helped produce this momentous reversal of Western Europe’s traditional role. The phenomenon in the international food market is reviewed within the context of the economic and political forces responsible for changes in Western European agriculture during the late 20th Century.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000871266

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9781000871265

The New White Race

Settler Colonialism and the Press in French Algeria, 1860-1914

By: Charlotte Ann Legg

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The New White Race

Settler Colonialism and the Press in French Algeria, 1860-1914

By: Charlotte Ann Legg

The New White Race traces the development of the press in Algeria between 1860 and 1914, examining the particular role of journalists in shaping the power dynamics of settler colonialism. Constrained in different ways by the limitations imposed on free expression in a colonial context, diverse groups of European settlers, Algerian Muslims, and Algerian Jews nevertheless turned to the press to articulate their hopes and fears for the future of the land they inhabited and to imagine forms of community which would continue to influence political debates until the Algerian War. The frontiers of these imagined communities did not necessarily correlate with those of the nation—either French or Algerian—but framed processes of identification that were at once local, national, and transnational. The New White Race explores these processes of cultural and political identification, highlighting the production practices, professional networks, and strategic-linguistic choices mobilized by journalists as they sought to influence the sentiments of their readers and the decisions of the French state. Announcing the creation of a “new white race” among the mixed European population of Algeria, settler journalists hoped to increase the autonomy of the settler colony without forgoing the protections afforded by their French rulers. Their ambivalent expressions of “French” belonging, however, reflected tensions among the colonizers; these tensions were ably exploited by those who sought to transform or contest French imperial rule.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496225236

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A Life Lived

A Diary: August 1991–January 1995

By: Roger Legg

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A Life Lived

A Diary: August 1991–January 1995

By: Roger Legg

Roger has kept a diary for most of his adult life and they make interesting and often poignant reading. He has more than forty hand-written notebooks, two of which have been used for this book. There are entries about day-to-day domestic activities, work, politics, sport and his relationship with his family, in particular of his wife Iris as she was dying from cancer and the care and support she received from the staff at the Royal Marsden Hospital, St Christophers Hospice and Macmillan nurses.

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AuthorHouse

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1546285571

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A Family Archive

Memories and Letters

By: Roger Legg

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A Family Archive

Memories and Letters

By: Roger Legg

Before she died, Iris Legg wrote about her family and in particular about her life in Pembrokeshire as an evacuee during and after WWII. However, she was unable to complete the task which she had set herself and her husband, Roger, provides an outline of her life from the time she returned to London, together with a pen portrait of a very gifted person. The letters published in this volume are mostly from and about our family, friends and colleagues, letters which reflect our careers, interests and concerns, holidays, happy times and sad times, misfortunes as well as successes. These letters generated many of Rogers memories and some of these are recorded as footnotes. The book concludes with tributes to Rogers parents who played such a central role in their familys life and fortunes.

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1467886076

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Northern Ireland and the politics of boredom

Conflict, capital and culture

By: George Legg

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Northern Ireland and the politics of boredom

Conflict, capital and culture

By: George Legg

This book provides a new interpretation of the Northern Irish Troubles. From internment to urban planning, the hunger strikes to post-conflict tourism, it asserts that concepts of capitalism have been consistently deployed to alleviate and exacerbate violence in the North. Through a detailed analysis of the diverse cultural texts, Legg traces the affective energies produced by capitalism’s persistent attempt to resolve Northern Ireland’s ethnic-national divisions: a process he calls the politics of boredom. Such an approach warrants a reconceptualization of boredom as much as cultural production. In close readings of Derek Mahon’s poetry, the photography of Willie Doherty and the female experience of incarceration, Legg argues that cultural texts can delineate a more democratic – less philosophical – conception of ennui. Critics of the Northern Irish Peace Process have begun to apprehend some of these tensions. But an analysis of the post-conflict condition cannot account for capitalism’s protracted and enervating impact in Northern Ireland. Consequently, Legg returns to the origins of the Troubles and uses influential theories of capital accumulation to examine how a politicised sense of boredom persists throughout, and after, the years of conflict. Like Left critique, Legg’s attention to the politics of boredom interrogates the depleted sense of humanity capitalism can create. What Legg’s approach proposes is as unsettling as it is radically new. By attending to Northern Ireland’s long-standing experience of ennui, this book ultimately isolates boredom as a source of optimism as well as a means of oppression.

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Manchester University Press

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1526128888

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Another Shore

By: Roger Legg

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Another Shore

By: Roger Legg

Ever since Boy Scout days Roger Legg has obtained great pleasure from long-distance walking. On the whole he does not like following footpath routes designated by Acts of Parliament, nor following books of instructions on how to get from A to B ... proceed for one mile; turn left at the farm gate; be careful of the marsh at the bottom of hill ..... It all sounds a bit like joining the army and often fails to get the walker off the beaten track. Rather he prefers to plan his own route, to use map and compass. This book is a record of six journeys which he made in the British Isles during the years 1980 to 1991. He hopes the reader will enjoy his adventures; as that great walker George Borrow said many years ago: ..... these British Islands ... where more strange things are every day occurring, whether in road or street, house or dingle

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Xlibris Corporation

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1479769649

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Public and Private Enforcement of Securities Laws

The Regulator and the Class Action in Australia’s Continuous Disclosure Regime

By: Michael Legg

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Public and Private Enforcement of Securities Laws

The Regulator and the Class Action in Australia’s Continuous Disclosure Regime

By: Michael Legg

This book undertakes unique case studies, including interviews with participants, as well as empirical analysis, of public and private enforcement of Australian securities laws addressing continuous disclosure. Enforcement of laws is crucial to effective regulation. Historically, enforcement was the province of a government regulator with significant discretion (public enforcement). However, more and more citizens are being expected to take action themselves (private enforcement). Consistent with regulatory pluralism, public and private enforcement exist in parallel, with the capacity to both help and hinder each other, and the achievement of the goals of enforcement in a range of areas of regulation. The rise of the shareholder class action in Australia, backed by litigation funding or lawyers, has given rise to enforcement overlapping with that of the government regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. The ramifications of overlapping enforcement are explained based on detailed analysis. The analysis is further bolstered by the regulator's approach to enforcement changing from a compliance orientation to a “Why not litigate?” approach. The analysis and ramifications of the Australian case studies involve matters of regulatory theory and practice that apply across jurisdictions. The book will appeal to practitioners, regulators and academics interested in regulatory policy and enforcement, and the operation of regulators and class actions, including their interaction.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1509941533

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9781509941537

Under the Queen's Colours

Voices from the Forces, 1952-2012

By: Penny Legg

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Under the Queen's Colours

Voices from the Forces, 1952-2012

By: Penny Legg

In 1952, Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne and became the Sovereign Head of the Armed Forces. In the sixty years of her reign so far, there have been thousands of conscripts and regular service personnel who have served under her Colours all over the globe. This book is not just about war, but the everyday lives of those who serve on land, sea and in the air. Service men and women recall their experiences from the years after the Second World War to the Falklands War in 1982, through to modern military service at the end of a millennium and into the first years of the twenty-first century. From life in barracks at home and overseas, in a variety of hot and not-so-hot spots, to being on the frontline in major conflicts worldwide, from Kenya to Afghanistan. Male and female service personnel talk candidly about their experiences, offering a unique glimpse into a world in which they often risk their lives at a moment's notice. Their stories are often laugh-out-loud funny, sometimes deeply moving and always inspiring. Under the Queen's Colours is both a celebration of Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and a salute to the men and women who have served and continue to serve her.

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The History Press

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0752486551

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9780752486550

Military Wives

From the First World War to Afghanistan

By: Penny Legg

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Military Wives

From the First World War to Afghanistan

By: Penny Legg

For as long as there have been armed forces there have been camp followers – the families who move with the military to stay with their men. This book looks at the experiences of just a few of these families, through the eyes of the military wives and their relatives. From the First World War, when many women were fiancées but never wives, through the Second World War and postwar Britain to the present day and twenty-first-century service life, military wives talk about their experiences as never before. What is it really like to be married to a member of Britain's Armed Forces? Can you ever be prepared for the reality that awaits you when you say 'I do' and walk down the aisle? From Big Bertha's booms, rationing and bomb shelters, to military wives choirs, Afghanistan and marathons, this book celebrates that great British heroine, the military wife.

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The History Press

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0750957212

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God Stories and Poems

True Accounts of God's Intervention in My Life

By: Linda Legg

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God Stories and Poems

True Accounts of God's Intervention in My Life

By: Linda Legg

The short stories included in this book are all true accounts of incidents in the life of the author when God supernaturally intervened in her life or responded to her prayer. While some people may believe that it is not possible to have a personal relationship with God, the true-life incidents recorded in this book prove otherwise. These incidents and situations described could not have been coincidence, nor could they have occurred in the natural order of things. These are true stories about the supernatural intervention of God in the life of the author.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1098006429

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9781098006426

A 1950s Southampton Childhood

By: Penny Legg,James Marsh

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A 1950s Southampton Childhood

By: Penny Legg,James Marsh

The 1950s was a time of regeneration and change for Southampton. For children growing up during this decade, life was changing fast. They still made their own toys and earned their own pocket money, but, on new television sets, Andy Pandy (1950) and Bill and Ben (1952) delighted them. With rationing discontinued, confectionary was on the menu again and, for children, Southampton life in the 1950s was sweet. If you saw a Laurel and Hardy performance at The Gaumont Theatre, or made dens out of bombed-out buildings, then you'll thoroughly enjoy this charming and nostalgic account of the era.

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The History Press

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075249287X

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9780752492872

Spaces of Colonialism

Delhi's Urban Governmentalities

By: Stephen Legg

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Spaces of Colonialism

Delhi's Urban Governmentalities

By: Stephen Legg

Examines the residential, policed, and infrastructural landscapes of New and Old Delhi under British Rule. The first book of its kind to present a comparative history of New and Old Delhi Draws on the governmentality theories and methodologies presented in Michel Foucault’s lecture courses Looks at problems of social and racial segregation, the policing of the cities, and biopolitical needs in urban settings Undertakes a critique of colonial governmentality on the basis of the lived spaces of everyday life

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444399519

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9781444399516

The Seven Judgments of God

By: Linda T. Legg

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The Seven Judgments of God

By: Linda T. Legg

The God of the Bible is a God of Love. But He is also a God of judgment. If this were not true, there would be no difference between right and wrong, good and bad. He is also a God of sevens: seven days in a week, seven seals, seven vials, seven bowls, seven sevens in prophecy, and so on. Many Christians believe that there is only one judgment, but Scripture speaks of seven judgments and each of these involves a distinct group and occurs at a different time. This book explores each of those judgments, establishing as closely as possible a timeline for their occurrences, as well as a description of who is being judged and the criteria and consequences of that judgment. Scriptural references are provided throughout to support the author's description of each judgment.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1642584622

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9781642584622

Prostitution and the Ends of Empire

Scale, Governmentalities, and Interwar India

By: Stephen Legg

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Prostitution and the Ends of Empire

Scale, Governmentalities, and Interwar India

By: Stephen Legg

Officially confined to red-light districts, brothels in British India were tolerated until the 1920s. Yet, by this time, prostitution reform campaigns led by Indian, imperial, and international bodies were combining the social scientific insights of sexology and hygiene with the moral condemnations of sexual slavery and human trafficking. These reformers identified the brothel as exacerbating rather than containing "corrupting prostitutes" and the threat of venereal diseases, and therefore encouraged the suppression of brothels rather than their urban segregation. In this book, Stephen Legg tracks the complex spatial politics surrounding brothels in the interwar period at multiple scales, including the local, regional, national, imperial, and global. Campaigns and state policies against brothels did not just operate at different scales but made scales themselves, forging new urban, provincial, colonial, and international formations. In so doing, they also remade the boundary between the state and the social, through which the prostitute was, Legg concludes, "civilly abandoned.

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Duke University Press

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0822376172

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9780822376170

Round Table Conference Geographies

Constituting Colonial India in Interwar London

By: Stephen Legg

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Round Table Conference Geographies

Constituting Colonial India in Interwar London

By: Stephen Legg

Round Table Conference Geographies explores a major international conference in 1930s London which determined India's constitutional future in the British Empire. Pre-dating the decolonising conferences of the 1950s–60s, the Round Table Conference laid the blueprint for India's future federal constitution. Despite this the conference is unanimously read as a failure, for not having comprehensively reconciled the competing demands of liberal and Indian National Congress politicians, of Hindus and Muslims, and of British versus Princely India. This book argues that the conference's three sessions were vital sites of Indian and imperial politics that demand serious attention. It explores the spatial politics of the conference in terms of its imaginary geographies, infrastructures, host city, and how the conference was contested and represented. The book concludes by asking who gained through representing the conference as a failure and explores it, instead, as a teeming political, social and material space.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009276719

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9781009276719

The Margin of Appreciation in International Human Rights Law

Deference and Proportionality

By: Andrew Legg

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The Margin of Appreciation in International Human Rights Law

Deference and Proportionality

By: Andrew Legg

International human rights courts accord their member states a margin of appreciation in relation to the implementation and interpretation of human rights law. This book argues that a degree of deference is justified because although human rights standards are universal, in practice they inevitably look different from place to place.

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