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Landon Carter's Uneasy Kingdom

Revolution and Rebellion on a Virginia Plantation

By: Rhys Isaac

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Landon Carter's Uneasy Kingdom

Revolution and Rebellion on a Virginia Plantation

By: Rhys Isaac

Landon Carter, a Virginia planter, left behind one of the most revealing of all American diaries. In this astonishingly rich biography, Isaac mines this remarkable document--and many other sources--to reconstruct Carter's interior world as it plunged into revolution. The aging patriarch, though a fierce supporter of American liberty, was deeply troubled by the rebellion and its threat to established order. His diary, originally a record of plantation business, began to fill with angry stories of revolt in his own little kingdom. Carter writes at white heat, his words sputtering from his pen as he documents the terrible rupture that the Revolution meant to him. Indeed, Carter felt in his heart that he was chronicling a world in decline, the passing of the order that his revered father had bequeathed to him. Not only had Landon's king betrayed his subjects, but Landon's own household betrayed him: his son showed insolent defiance, his daughter Judith eloped with a forbidden suitor, all of his slaves conspired constantly, and eight of them made an armed exodus to freedom. The seismic upheaval he helped to start had crumbled the foundations of Carter's own home. In Landon Carter's Uneasy Kingdom Rhys Isaac unfolds not only the life, but also the mental world of our countrymen in a long-distant time. Moreover, in this presentation of Landon Carter's passionate narratives, the diarist becomes an arresting new character in the world's literature, a figure of Shakespearean proportions, the Lear of his own tragic kingdom. This long-awaited work will be seen both as a major contribution to Revolution history and a triumph of the art of biography.

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Oxford University Press

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0199884986

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9780199884988

Pirates Lair

By: Rhys Wright

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Pirates Lair

By: Rhys Wright

Claire is considered an old maid, and her father is arranging her marriage. She comes up with a plan to masquerade as a cabin boy on a ship to avoid it and ends up having adventure after adventure. Claire's plan goes anything but as planned especially after she meets Captain James Morgan. Her life may be changing forever, but she is set on deciding her future even if it means leaving the only place she knows and loves.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1644244160

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9781644244166

Evan Help Us

By: Rhys Bowen

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Evan Help Us

By: Rhys Bowen

A village in north Wales is split over a project to turn the ruins of a castle into a tourist attraction. The argument between economists and environmentalists leads to murders and Constable Evan Evans has work to do.

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Macmillan

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0312194110

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9780312194116

National Theatre Connections 2024

10 Plays for Young Performers

By: Abi Zakarian,Alexis Zegerman,Charlie Josephine,Elgan Rhys,Josh Azouz,Sian Owen,Titas Halder,Luke Barnes,Mojisola Adebayo,Yasmeen Khan

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National Theatre Connections 2024

10 Plays for Young Performers

By: Abi Zakarian,Alexis Zegerman,Charlie Josephine,Elgan Rhys,Josh Azouz,Sian Owen,Titas Halder,Luke Barnes,Mojisola Adebayo,Yasmeen Khan

National Theatre Connections 2024 draws together ten new plays for young people to perform, from some of the UK's most exciting and popular playwrights. These are plays for a generation of theatre-makers who want to ask questions, challenge assertions and test the boundaries, and for those who love to invent and imagine a world of possibilities. The plays offer young performers an engaging and diverse range of material to perform, read or study. Touching on themes like trans-rights, the mental health crisis, colonial history, disability activism, and climate change, the collection provides topical, pressing subject matter for students to explore in their performance. This 2024 anthology represents the full set of ten plays offered by the National Theatre 2024 Festival (eight brand-new plays, and two returning favourites), as well as comprehensive workshop notes that give insights and inspiration for building characters, running rehearsals and staging a production.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350450065

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9781350450066

Churchill and the Norway Campaign, 1940

By: Graham Rhys-Jones

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Churchill and the Norway Campaign, 1940

By: Graham Rhys-Jones

On 9 April 1940, the German Armed Forces seized Norway and Denmark in an operation remarkable for its precision and boldness. The Chamberlain War Cabinet was caught on the hop and responded with ineptitude.While this book examines the making of grand strategy it is first and foremost the story of this ill-fated campaign. It describes the attempts of naval and military commanders to respond to daily shifts in government policy and to grasp the methods of a new kind of enemy one which seemed willing to take extraordinary risks and which had regained a level of tactical mobility not seen since Napoleonic times. Norway has been eclipsed by the larger disasters which followed shortly after notably the evacuation from Dunkirk and the fall of France. Although there is a substantial body of printed material touching on the subject, few accounts provide a clear view of the campaign as a whole and fewer still are easy to read. While the book concentrates on the higher levels of decision-making (War Cabinets, Chiefs of Staff, and Theater Commanders), it gives equal emphasis to land, sea and air operations and the men who under took them and provides, as far as possible, an even balance between British and German perspectives.

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Casemate Publishers

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1844689298

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9781844689293

Celtic Folklore Welsh and Manx

By: John Rhys

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Celtic Folklore Welsh and Manx

By: John Rhys

TOWARDS the close of the seventies I began to collect Welsh folklore. I did so partly because others had set the example elsewhere, and partly in order to see whether Wales could boast of any story-tellers of the kind that delight the readers of Campbell'sPopular Tales of the West Highlands. I soon found what I was not wholly unprepared for, that as a rule I could not get a single story of any length from the mouths of any of my fellow countrymen, but a considerable number of bits of stories. In some instances these were so scrappy that it took me years to discover how to fit them into their proper context; but, speaking generally, I may say, that, as the materials, such as they were, accumulated, my initial difficulties disappeared. I was, however, always a little afraid of refreshing my memory with the legends of other lands lest I should read into those of my own, ideas possibly foreign to them. While one is busy collecting, it is safest probably not to be too much engaged in comparison: when the work of collecting is done that of comparing may begin. But. after all I have not attempted to proceed very far in that direction, only just far enough to find elucidation here and there for the meaning of items of folklore brought under my notice. To have gone further would have involved me in excursions hopelessly beyond the limits of my undertaking, for comparative folklore has lately assumed such dimensions, that it seems best to leave it to those who make it their special study.

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Library of Alexandria

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1613102186

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9781613102183

Making Modern Science

A Historical Survey

By: Peter J. Bowler,Iwan Rhys Morus

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Making Modern Science

A Historical Survey

By: Peter J. Bowler,Iwan Rhys Morus

The development of science, according to respected scholars Peter J. Bowler and Iwan Rhys Morus, expands our knowledge and control of the world in ways that affect-but are also affected by-society and culture. In Making Modern Science, a text designed for introductory college courses in the history of science and as a single-volume introduction for the general reader, Bowler and Morus explore both the history of science itself and its influence on modern thought. Opening with an introduction that explains developments in the history of science over the last three decades and the controversies these initiatives have engendered, the book then proceeds in two parts. The first section considers key episodes in the development of modern science, including the Scientific Revolution and individual accomplishments in geology, physics, and biology. The second section is an analysis of the most important themes stemming from the social relations of science-the discoveries that force society to rethink its religious, moral, or philosophical values. Making Modern Science thus chronicles all major developments in scientific thinking, from the revolutionary ideas of the seventeenth century to the contemporary issues of evolutionism, genetics, nuclear physics, and modern cosmology. Written by seasoned historians, this book will encourage students to see the history of science not as a series of names and dates but as an interconnected and complex web of relationships between science and modern society. The first survey of its kind, Making Modern Science is a much-needed and accessible introduction to the history of science, engagingly written for undergraduates and curious readers alike.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226068625

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9780226068626

Making Modern Science, Second Edition

By: Peter J. Bowler,Iwan Rhys Morus

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Making Modern Science, Second Edition

By: Peter J. Bowler,Iwan Rhys Morus

In this new edition of the top-selling coursebook, seasoned historians Peter J. Bowler and Iwan Rhys Morus expand on their authoritative survey of how the development of science has shaped our world. Exploring both the history of science and its influence on modern thought, the authors chronicle the major developments in scientific thinking, from the revolutionary ideas of the seventeenth century to contemporary issues in genetics, physics, and more. Thoroughly revised and expanded, the second edition draws on the latest research and scholarship. It also contains two entirely new chapters: one that explores the impact of computing on the development of science, and another that shows how the West used science and technology as tools for geopolitical expansion. Designed for entry-level college courses and as a single-volume introduction for the general reader, Making Modern Science presents the history of science not as a series of names and dates, but as an interconnected and complex web of relationships joining science and society.

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University of Chicago Press

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022636593X

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9780226365930

THE RUBY SLIPPERS OF OZ: Thirty Years Later

By: Rhys Thomas

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THE RUBY SLIPPERS OF OZ: Thirty Years Later

By: Rhys Thomas

30th Anniversary edition. The Ruby Slippers of Oz exposes the clandestine and often treacherous underground of movie memorabilia, this Hollywood mystery may be the film industry's most bizarre account of ambition, greed, obsession, and deception. Something's afoot here as a colorful group of characters are spellbound by the charm and curse of the screen's most indelible and iconic image: The Ruby Slippers of Oz. Updated for the first time in 30 years, with many new revelations, this is a fascinating read for any Oz movie buff and those who love a good mystery.

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Lulu.com

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0359223508

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9780359223503

Solid–State Devices and Applications

By: Rhys Lewis

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Solid–State Devices and Applications

By: Rhys Lewis

Solid-State Devices and Applications is an introduction to the solid-state theory and its devices and applications. The book also presents a summary of all major solid-state devices available, their theory, manufacture, and main applications. The text is divided into three sections. The first part deals with the semiconductor theory and discusses the fundamentals of semiconductors; the kinds of diodes and techniques in their manufacture; the types and modes of operation of bipolar transistors; and the basic principles of unipolar transistors and their difference with bipolar transistors. The second part talks about the kinds of integrated circuits and their future developments; amplifiers, including their fundamentals and different types; and the principles and categories of oscillators. The third part discusses the applications of solid-state devices; transistor parameters and equivalent circuits; and the fundamentals and applications of Boolean-algebra. The book is a good read for technicians and students who are about to enter or are currently in their final stages of their course, as well as those who have recently finished and would like to have their knowledge refreshed.

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Elsevier

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1483144666

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9781483144665

Evans Above

A Mystery

By: Rhys Bowen

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Evans Above

A Mystery

By: Rhys Bowen

Evans Above is the first novel in Rhys Bowen's popular Constable Evans Mystery Series, featuring "appealing characters and intriguing plots" (Booklist). Evan Evans is a young police constable who has traded in the violence of city life for idyllic Llanfair, a Welsh village tucked far away from trouble. Nestled among the Snowdonia mountain range, Llanfair looks to Constable Evans like a town forgotten by time, but he quickly learns that even the bucolic countryside has its share of eccentric--and deadly--characters. Evans' new neighbors include two competitive ministers vying for the souls of their flock, one lascivious barmaid, and three other Evanses: Evan-the-Meat, Evans-the-Milk, and Evans-the-Post (whose favorite hobby is to read the mail before he delivers it). Before Evans has time to sort through the complicated relationships and rivalries of his new home, he's called to the scene of a crime as brutal and fearsome as any he encountered in the big city. Two hikers have been murdered on the trails of the local mountain, and Evans must hunt down a vicious killer--who may or may not be linked to the mysterious destruction of Mrs. Powell-Jones' prize-winning tomatoes.

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Minotaur Books

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1466813237

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9781466813236

Salsa Dancing with Pterodactyls

By: Leigh Verrill-Rhys

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Salsa Dancing with Pterodactyls

By: Leigh Verrill-Rhys

He's a lawyer. He's her boss. He’s the pterodactyl man she wants. She’s broken and can never give him the family he wants. She’s too good for him. She’s the answer to his prayers. He’s a monster to consider involving her in the mess he’s made of his life. David Gitano’s family believes she is using him. Emily Burdis’s family believes he is using her. Members of the Board force him to take the blame for a conspiracy that will destroy his career and he’s the kind of pterodactyl man who will do what it takes to protect his family. The conspirators pressure her to abandon him to his fate but she’s just as much a raptor as her lover when it comes to the family they have created together. A custody battle for his two-year son is the ultimate weapon but even that fails when Emily employs her public relations training to stack the family court against David’s in-laws.

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Eres

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1630413410

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9781630413415

Evan Can Wait

A Constable Evans Mystery

By: Rhys Bowen

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Evan Can Wait

A Constable Evans Mystery

By: Rhys Bowen

With Evan Can Wait, the fifth addition to her critically acclaimed series, Rhys Bowen creates a colorful, page-turning mystery set in two eras against the backdrop of a uniquely appealing small town filled with unforgettable characters. Constable Evan Evans, sole police officer in the charming Welsh village of Llanfair, is assigned to assist an expedition to raise a World War II German bomber plane from a lake. The whole venture is being filmed for a documentary on World War II and Evans tries to assist the film crew by finding them local people with stories to tell. Little does he realize that resurrecting the past can sometimes mean opening old wounds. After some unhappy confrontations, it is not just the villagers who are upset by the filmmakers. Evans' own life is thrown into turmoil as he discovers his girlfriend Bronwen's past relationship with someone from the film crew. Tensions build until one of the filmmakers disappears and is eventually found dead in a nearby slate mine. The case grows more complex as Evans slowly uncovers evidence that the victim had many enemies. In the process Evans also exposes an elaborate World War II scheme to hide paintings from the National Gallery. Do these paintings have something to do with the filmmaker's disappearance? How could he be connected to events that took place over half a century ago?

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Minotaur Books

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1429967994

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9781429967990

Celtic Folklore

By: John Rhys

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Celtic Folklore

By: John Rhys

Published in 1901, this two-volume work sheds light on folklore fieldwork and its difficulties, providing English translations for each text.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108079091

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9781108079099

Ieuan Rhys

Allet Ti Beswch

By: Ieuan Rhys

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Allet Ti Beswch

By: Ieuan Rhys

I ddathlu 30 mlynedd o fod yn actor proffesiynol, dyma hunangofiant Ieuan Rhys, yr actor a'r diddanwr adnabyddus a fu'n chwarae rhan Sgt Glyn James, y bobi pentre, ar opera sebon boblogaidd Pobol y Cwm am dair blynedd ar ddeg.

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Y Lolfa

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1847718620

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9781847718624

Nikola Tesla and the Electrical Future

By: Iwan Rhys Morus

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Nikola Tesla and the Electrical Future

By: Iwan Rhys Morus

[This] crisply succinct, beautifully synthesized study brings to life Tesla, his achievements and failures...and the hopeful thrum of an era before world wars.' - Nature Nikola Tesla is one of the most enigmatic, curious and controversial figures in the history of science. An electrical pioneer as influential in his own way as Thomas Edison, he embodied the aspirations and paradoxes of an age of innovation that seemed to have the future firmly in its grasp. In an era that saw the spread of power networks and wireless telegraphy, the discovery of X-rays, and the birth of powered flight, Tesla made himself synonymous with the electrical future under construction but opinion was often divided as to whether he was a visionary, a charlatan, or a fool. Iwan Rhys Morus examines Tesla's life in the context of the extraordinary times in which he lived and worked, colourfully evoking an age in which anything seemed possible, from capturing the full energy of Niagara to communicating with Mars. Shattering the myth of the 'man out of time', Morus demonstrates that Tesla was in all ways a product of his era, and shows how the popular image of the inventor-as-maverick-outsider was deliberately crafted by Tesla - establishing an archetype that still resonates today.

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Icon Books

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1785785753

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9781785785757

How the Victorians Took Us to the Moon

The Story of the Nineteenth-Century Innovators Who Forged the Future

By: Iwan Rhys Morus

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How the Victorians Took Us to the Moon

The Story of the Nineteenth-Century Innovators Who Forged the Future

By: Iwan Rhys Morus

[An] insightful analysis of 19th-century futurism ... Morus's account is as much a cautionary tale as a flag-waving celebration.' - DUNCAN BELL, NEW STATESMAN '[ How the Victorians Took Us to the Moon] rattles thrillingly through such developments as the Transatlantic telegraph cable, the steam locomotive and electric power and recalls the excitable predictions of the fiction of the time.' KATY GUEST, THE GUARDIAN 'Excellent ... A terrific insight into why the Victorian era was a golden age of engineering.' - NICK SMITH, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE By the end of the Victorian era, the world had changed irrevocably. The speed of the technological development brought about between 1800 and 1900 was completely unprecedented in human history. And as the Victorians looked to the skies and beyond as the next frontier to be explored and conquered, they were inventing, shaping and moulding the very idea of the future. To get us to this future, the Victorians created a new way of ordering and transforming nature, built on grand designs and the mass-mobilisation of the resources of Empire - and they revolutionised science in the process. In this rich and absorbing book, distinguished historian of science Iwan Rhys Morus tells the story of how this future was made. From Charles Babbage's dream of mechanising mathematics to Isambard Kingdom Brunel's tunnel beneath the Thames, from George Cayley's fantasies of powered flight to Nikola Tesla's visions of an electrical world, this is a story of towering personalities, clashing ambitions, furious rivalries and conflicting cultures - a vibrant tapestry of remarkable lives that transformed the world and ultimately took us to the Moon.

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Icon Books

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1785789295

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9781785789298

Voyage in the Dark

By: Jean Rhys

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Voyage in the Dark

By: Jean Rhys

Anna Morgan, a teenage girl performing in the chorus at theaters in small English towns, tries to find happiness with Walter Jeffries, who eventually abandons her.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393311465

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9780393311464

The Nature of the State

Excavating the Political Ecologies of the Modern State

By: Mark Whitehead,Rhys Jones,Martin Jones

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The Nature of the State

Excavating the Political Ecologies of the Modern State

By: Mark Whitehead,Rhys Jones,Martin Jones

The twin categories of the state and nature collectively embody some of the most fundamental reference points around which our lives and thinking are organized. Despite their combined significance, however, the complex relationships that exist between modern states and nature remain under-theorized and are relatively unexplored. Through a detailed study of different sites, moments, and framing strategies The Nature of the State challenges the ways in which geographers and social scientists approach the study of state-nature relations. The authors analyse different instances of state-nature interaction from all over the world, considering the geo-politics of resource conflicts, the operation of natural history museums, the organizational practices of environmental departments and ministries, the regulation of genetic science, and contemporary forms of state intervention within issues of climate change. Introducing original research into the different institutional, spatial, and temporal strategies used by states to frame the natural world this book provides a critical overview of the latest political and ecological theories and addresses a wide range of pressing socio-environmental debates.

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248

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OUP Oxford

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0191515132

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9780191515132

The Collected Short Stories

By: Jean Rhys

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The Collected Short Stories

By: Jean Rhys

Jean Rhys was one of the twentieth century's foremost writers, a literary artist who made exqusite use of the raw material of her own often turbulent life to create fiction of memorable resonance and poignancy. Here for the first time in one volume are her complete stories.

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0393306259

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9780393306255

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