Humanism offers students a clear and lucid introductory guide to the complexities of Humanism, one of the most contentious and divisive of artistic or literary concepts. Showing how the concept has evolved since the Renaissance period, Davies discusses humanism in the context of the rise of Fascism, the onset of World War II, the Holocaust, and their aftermath. Humanism provides basic definitions and concepts, a critique of the religion of humanity, and necessary background on religious, sexual and political themes of modern life and thought, while enlightening the debate between humanism, modernism and antihumanism through the writings and works of such key figures as Pico Erasmus, Milton, Nietzsche, and Foucault.
In the face of the advancing Allied forces, Italy capitulated in September 1943, leaving thousands of Allied prisoners of war held in camps around the country to fend for themselves. Amongst those prisoners was Tony Davis who had been captured in North Africa. Determined to make the most of the opportunity, with two fellow companions in arms Tony set off on a 700-mile walk through German-occupied Italy with nothing to sustain them other than an almost schoolboy-like enthusiasm.The story of their adventures was received with great acclaim when this account was first published in 1973, and When the Moon Rises takes the reader on a roller-coaster journey through Italy from the River Po to Calabria, meeting a cast of exciting and voluble characters en route. Regardless of the ever present risk of re-capture, Tony Davis and his comrades enjoyed street parties and drinking binges with the cheerful Italians who were happy to be no longer fighting the British. Repeatedly chased by the Germans, the tension mounts as the story reaches its dramatic climax, the little band never failing to maintain their wit and humour. When the Moon Rises is one of the classic escape stories of the Second World War.
First Published in 2002. It is easy to see that we are living in a time of rapid and radical social change. It is much less easy to grasp the fact that such change will inevitably affect the nature of those disciplines that both reflect our society and help to shape it. Yet this is nowhere more apparent than in the central field of what may, in general terms, be called literary studies. ‘New Accents’ is intended as a positive response to the initiative offered by such a situation. Each volume in the series will seek to encourage rather than resist the process of change. To stretch rather than reinforce the boundaries that currently define literature and its academic study.
A series of short stories for young children, written by father and grandfather Tony Davies, after years of bedtime story-telling. Easy reading and light hearted traditional stories.
This fascinating selection of never-before-seen photographs, including many originals from the film Under Milk Wood, traces some of the many ways in which the great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas was influenced by his country.
This is the story of over 260 young lads from the Knutsford, Cheshire area who never returned from the Great War. The story of each man has been researched including the use of regimental war diaries telling the story of how they met their end.
First published in 1993, Specialisation and Choice in Urban Education explores how city technology colleges (CTC) have managed the task of selecting intakes representatives of their catchment areas and explore their impact on local schools. From their announcements in 1986, CTC have been presented both as a new choice of school for the inner city and as pointing the way to a more diversified education system. This account of their development uses interviews with key architects of the initiative to identify more clearly the objectives CTCs were designed to serve. It then draws on interviews and observation in CTCs themselves to discover how far these schools are becoming centres of innovation in school management, curriculum and approaches to teaching and learning. Throughout, the CTC policy is considered in the context of Government’s broader political project to challenge ‘welfarism’ and to encourage entrepreneurship, competition, and choice. This book is an essential read for scholars and researchers of education policy, sociology of education, and education in general.
This book celebrates the landscape and people of Wales through poems and photographs. It shows us how water transforms the land, feeds our eyes and illuminates our lives. 'Water us so ubiquitous in our landscape and our legends, in our weather and our words, that there is a danger that we fail to appreciate something which is so essential, so inevitable, so vital' (Grahame Davies).
This successful British book has been comprehensively adapted for the New Zealand market and presents accounting and finance from the user perspective. Business Accounting and Finance is aimed at the introductory, non-accounting and finance major degree, MBA, and diploma students. The authors introduce the core principles by using a toolkit of concepts and techniques that allow students to immediately relate the importance of the theory to successful management practices.Murray Clark and William Maguire bring a wealth of teaching experience and ensure that this book will meet the requirements of students in the widest possible range of courses.
Comedy classic from the television adaptor of BLEAK HOUSE.Billy Webb was just an ordinary boy. But in one way Billy was exceptional- he had a passion for swapping things. He would swap anything,from tropical fish to false moustaches. Privately, he thoughthe might be the best swapper in the world...Until he met Alfonso Bonzo, the Italian Exchange Student. Alfonso'sidea of swapping went far beyond anything Billy had ever dreamedof.Because there was always something a bit extra, a bit dangerous aboutAlfonso Bonzo...
This book is designed to help you give the best advice and support to your teenager who wants to go to a British university. All the key elements of a university education are covered, from choosing the right course, understanding university league tables and getting a place, right through to maximising opportunities after graduation. We consider all the critical events where your support and informed advice can be vital and help you to spot when things are going right and when they are not. It’s not about holding your child’s hand. It’s about giving sound advice - an arm around the shoulder - to allow your child to mature at university, to stay on course for a good degree, and to forge the way to a successful career. The authors are experienced university staff who have drawn on the knowledge they have gained as tutors, as teachers, and as parents themselves. Clearly laid out and fully illustrated by case studies, this book is your guide to your kids’ success at university.
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