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Extensive use has been made of Ngugi's Detained: A Writer's Prison Diary

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In this interdisciplinary study, Tim Murray examines the artistic struggle over traumatic fantasies of race, gender, sexuality and power.

David Dowland presents one of the few major studies of Anglican theological training during its formative period - the nineteenth century. It describes the innovation of training large numbers of middle-class and lower-middle-class men for the ministry, and considers the conflict between this development and the traditional ideals of the Church of England.

Eight of the nine pieces in The Sense of Reality are published here for the first time. The range is characteristically wide: realism in history, judgement in politics, the special right of philosophers to self-expression, the history of socialism, the nature and impact of Marxism, the radical cultural revolution instigated by romanticism, the Russian notion of artistic commitment, the origins and practice of nationalism. The title essay, star...

Lim examines scriptural interpretations found in the scrolls excavated from the caves of Qumran, arguably the greatest manuscript discovery in Palestine of the twentieth century. What was the ancient interpreters' attitude to the biblical texts? Did they consider them `sacred' in the sense that the words were the inviolable utterances of God? Or did they when necessary modify and adapt holy writ for their own purposes? After fifty years of int...

Over 750 stunning color photos illustrate Bakelite collectors' stories, experiences, and lovingly assembled collections in a book to delight every collector of this colorful jewelry. Fantastic jewelry arrays are showcased in luscious detail, in a design that intensifies their beauty. A price guide makes it a truly valuable book.

This practical and accessible book is a basic approach to the Bible, looking at ways we can read it as part of our Christian life. It places Biblical interpretation in the context of the church as something which cannot be done in isolation from the tradition and community of believers. The book does not assume any background knowledge of the Bible and deals with it in the context of faith.

This is a comprehensive but readable history of contemporary France that sets the changing fortunes of both people and government in a broad, international context. Larkin looks at the country's economic performance and social and political records, comparing them with those of France's European neighbors. He also assesses foreign policy in light of the opportunities afforded by the international circumstances of the time.

This path-breaking study looks at the nature of contemporary environmental politics, analyzing the emergence and sustenance of institutional perceptions of environmental problems. The book argues that a new perspective-- "ecological modernization, " which stresses the opportunities of environmental policy for modernizing the economy and stimulating technological innovation--has come to replace the antagonistic debates of the 1970s.

As pressures to preserve natural forest resources have increased, plantation forestry and its study have gained in importance. Plantation Silviculture in Europe is an up-to-date, timely, and comprehensive exploration of the principles that underlie the planting and maintaining of forestresources. Based on the excellent reception of Savill and Evans' Plantation Silviculture in Temperate Regions (OUP, 1986), which was largely UK-based, the inclu...

There is an old English saying: "Manners maketh man." One can also claim that "accessories maketh clothes." This new book sets out to demonstrate the variety and beauty of fashion accessories during the hundred-year period beginning in 1840. Fashion has always reflected the social, sexual, and economic spirit of its age. Clothing and accessories also express the status, aspirations, and wealth of the wearer. Most books on fashion tend to divid...

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Die Theaterperiodika bieten hervorragendes Quellenmaterial zur Kulturgeschichte des 18. Jahrhunderts sowie für die Sozial- und Mentalitätsgeschichte der beginnenden bürgerlichen Gesellschaft. Das in drei Verzeichniszeiträume unterteilte Werk stellt die in seiner Art erstmalige bibliographische und inhaltliche Erfassung der deutschsprachigen Theaterperiodika des 18. Jahrhunderts dar. Berücksichtigt werden Theaterzeitschriften, -kalender und -ta...

A sophisticated comparative analysis of the doctrine of unjust enrichment.

Die Bedrohung des Menschen durch sich selbst hat wohl niemand so eindringlich zur Sprache gebracht wie Günther Anders. Hiervon zeugen sein berühmtes Werk "Die Antiquiertheit des Menschen", seine grundlegenden Analysen der atomaren Situation in "Die atomare Drohung" und "Hiroshima ist überall", aber auch seine Tagebücher 1941 - 1966, die 1967 unter dem Titel "Die Schrift an der Wand" erschienen sind. Aus diesem Werk liegt hiermit der zweite Tei...

Depression profoundly affects friends and family. This practical guide is addressed to these "secondary victims". With advice on dealing with one's own feelings and effective techniques for working with a depressed person, it will help millions of people cope with one of life's most devastating and debilitating experiences.

The Sistahs' Rules gives black women no-nonsense guidelines for landing in a healthy relationship with a Brother Mr. Right - from a sistah who has one. A sistah needs her own special set of rules for finding a guy, because the fact is: Black men don't want to waste energy strategizing about how to play those coy Barbie doll games. They want to be in it - with you. The Sistah's Rules keeps it real. Follow them and you will find an eligible blac...

lfimplementing systematic reuse is risky, not doing it is even more risky. Trying systematic reuse unsuccessfully can cost precious time and resources and may make management sceptical of trying it again. But if your competitors do it successfully and you do not, you may lose market share and possibly an entire market. W. B. Frakes and S. Isoda, 1994 Software companies today are faced with new and more challenging market pressures. In response...