British Literature in Transition, 1920-1940: Futility and Anarchy (Ferrall Charles)(Pevná vazba)

American Literature in Transition, 1930-1940 (Takayoshi Ichiro)(Pevná vazba)

American Literature in Transition, 1930-1940 situates the major themes and aspects of the Depression era's key literary activities in the long arc of literary history. This is an excellent resource for undergraduate, graduate students, and scholars interested in American literary culture of the

Irish Literature in Transition: 1980-2020: Volume 6 (Falci Eric)(Pevná vazba)

Irish Literature in Transition, 1980-2020 elucidates the central features of Irish literature during the twentieth century's long turn, covering its significant trends and formations, reassessing its major writers and texts, and providing path-making accounts of its emergent figures. Over the past

British Romanticism and the Literature of Human Interest (Cheng Mai-Lin)(Pevná vazba)

British Romanticism and the Literature of Human Interest investigates the generic structures of Romantic literature and the negotiation of the status of literature in the period in relation to a new media landscape. This book explores the self-theorization of Romantic literature and argues for its

Studio Lives (Campbell Louise)(Pevná vazba)

By examining the studios and studio-houses used by British artists between 1900 and 1940, this book reveals the ways in which artists used architecture - occupying and adapting Victorian studios and commissioning new ones - and, in doing so, shows them coming to terms with the past, and in the

Noncooperation in India - Nonviolent Strategy and Protest, 1920-22 (Hardiman David)(Pevná vazba)

Battle of Britain 1940: The Finest Hour's Human Cost (Sarkar Mbe Dilip)(Pevná vazba)

The summer of 1940 remains a pivotal moment in modern British history - still inspiring immense national pride and a global fascination.The Fall of France was catastrophic. Britain stood alone and within range of German air attack. America, with its vast resources was neutral, Hitler's forces

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Royal Britain (Phillips Charles)(Pevná vazba)

Explore the history of the British Isles in this celebration of its monarchs, and the development of its fine architectural legacy. The first half is a magnificent illustrated history of Britain's kings and queens, including such internationally recognized characters as Henry VIII and Elizabeth II

Supernova (Meyer Marissa)(Pevná vazba)

All's fair in love and anarchy in Supernova, the epic conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer's thrilling Renegades Trilogy This volume sees Nova and Adrian struggling to keep their secret identities concealed while the battle rages on between their alter egos, their allies,

Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall, 1880-1940 - A Dictionary and Source Book (Hardie Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

Anarchy in the Year Zero - The Sex Pistols, the Clash and the Class of '76 (Heylin Clinton)(Pevná vazba)

The Battle of Britain Pocket Manual 1940 (McNab Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Pocket manual detailing the training and operations of the British pilots, ground crew and anti-aircraft gunners.In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone. For three long months, brave young RAF pilots took off every day, ready to defend British skies against large-scale Luftwaffe raids. 'The Few'

Literature and Medicine (Lawlor Clark)(Pevná vazba)

Offering an authoritative and timely account of the relationship between literature and medicine in the eighteenth century and Romantic period, a time when most diseases had no cure, this collection provides a valuable overview of how two dynamic fields influenced and shaped one another. Covering a

Photography and Literature in the Twentieth Century (Cunningham David)(Pevná vazba)

Photography and Literature in the Twentieth-Century offers an accessible and fresh approach to an object of interdisciplinary research that is currently receiving increased international attention. Providing a broad historical schema, and examining pivotal moments within it, the collection brings

Doing a Literature Review in Nursing, Health and Social Care (Coughlan Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A clear and practical guide to completing a literature review in nursing and healthcare studies. Providing students with straightforward guidance on how to successfully carry out a literature review as part of a research project or dissertation, this book uses examples and activities to demonstrate

Emotion: Fashion in Transition (Debo Kaat)(Pevná vazba)

Notable fashion historians examine the irreversible and global transformations in the fashion industry today, and identify the challenges of the

Johnston and Gill: Very British Types (Ovenden Mark)(Pevná vazba)

Edward Johnston (1872-1944) and Eric Gill (1882-1940) were originators of two of the world's most enduring typefaces. Johnston still stands as London's primary 'wayfinding' lettering, while Gill Sans is the type of choice within many public and private organisations across the UK today. This book

The Commando Pocket Manual: 1940-1945 (Westhorp Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

The Commandos were created by Winston Churchill in 1940 as a 'butcher and bolt' raiding unit to destroy vital targets in German occupied Europe. Recruits for this 'special service' were all volunteers, drawn from the British Army, and later from the Royal Marines and other Allied armies. Commando

German Invasion Plans for the British Isles 1940 (Bodleian Library)(Pevná vazba)

'I have decided to prepare for, and if necessary to carry out, an invasion against England.'--Adolph Hitler, July 16, 1940 Operation Sealion was the codename for the Nazi invasion of Britain that Hitler ordered his generals to plan after France fell in June 1940. Although the plan ultimately never

Who Defines Me: Negotiating Identity in Language and Literature (Mohamed Eid)(Pevná vazba)

Who Defines Me: Negotiating Identity in Language and Literature is a collection of insightful articles that represent an interdisciplinary study of identity. The articles start from the premise that identity is, and always has been, unstable and mutable; which is to say that identity is constructed

The Silviculture of Trees Used in British Forestry (Savill Peter S.)(Pevná vazba)

British woodlands and forests are often located on sites and in regions that are marginal for agriculture; many are at high elevations and exposed, with short growing seasons. Wherever forests are located, site and climatic conditions must dictate species choice in forest management. This book

Writing and Righting: Literature in the Age of Human Rights (Stonebridge Lyndsey)(Pevná vazba)

A bold and accessible argument for the moral and political value of literature in rightless times. The obvious humanity of books would seem to make literature and human rights natural allies. But what is the real connection between literature and human rights? In this short polemical book, Lyndsey

Androgyny in Late Ming and Early Qing Literature (Zhou Zuyan)(Pevná vazba)

The frequent appearance of androgyny in Ming and Qing literature has long interested scholars of late imperial Chinese culture. A flourishing economy, widespread education, rising individualism, a prevailing hedonism--all of these had contributed to the gradual disintegration of traditional gender

Queer Muslim diasporas in contemporary literature and film (Carbajal Alberto Fernndez)(Pevná vazba)

This book interrogates the depiction of same-sex desire in contemporary literature and film by artists of Muslim heritage

Dispossession, Deprivation, and Development: Essays for Utsa Patnaik (Banerjee Arindam)(Pevná vazba)

Agrarian transition, exploitative production relations, bondage in the agriculture and informal sectors, food insecurity, and poverty are among the central concerns that have marked the work of the eminent economist and author Utsa Patnaik. She has sought to seek and define alternative economic