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Trade paperback. Outspoken and opinionated Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor takes America as his subject in this book, looking with sadness and humour at how various aspects of the nation idealise themselves, how they are in actuality based on his decades of touring, and everything the United States could be, while reflecting on the corruption of America's earliest origins.

This book discusses the increasing use of contract labour in India that has accompanied attempts to liberalise the economy. After briefly examining Indian labour laws and public policy, it juxtaposes the country’s labour market practices with international labour standards. The questions that are raised are then explored through a series of empirical studies investigating the use of contract labour in a variety of industries and locations, man...

The Byzantine Culture of War offers a critical approach to the study of military organisation and warfare as fundamental aspects of the East Roman society and culture in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

Political Representation: Communities, Ideas and Institutions in Europe (c. 1200 - c. 1690) offers a wide consideration of the nature of representation in the political assemblies of pre-modern European, evaluating their creation, evolution, membership and ideological context.

Ian Taylor explores contemporary African politics in all its diversity, revealing how state and society actually functions beyond the formal institutional facade. He examines why questions of underdevelopment, outside exploitation, misrule, and weak state structures are characteristic of so many Sub-Saharan states in particular.

Aimed at students who are below expected standards at age 11, Catapult Workbook 1 provides opportunities for students to consolidate what they have learned in the corresponding Student Book. Each chapter is packed with accessible sources plus well-structured activities so that students build their confidence and make the progress they need to.

Lilian Calles Barger offers the first complete history of the liberation theology movement. Liberationists built a trans-American intellectual movement to represent those marginalized by modern politics and religion by virtue of race, class, or sex. Combining theology with strands of radical politics, social theory, and the history and experience of subordinated groups, these thinkers challenged the religious and political status quo. The Worl...

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Your journey starts here. We've reimagined and updated our iconic DK Eyewitness travel guides. This brand new Rome guide, now in a lightweight format, has been expertly curated with all new photography plus DK's much-loved illustrations and maps. - Gorgeous, all-new colour photography so you can imagine yourself there- Reasons to love Rome: beautiful piazzas, spectacular art, ancient monuments, lively local markets, heavenly gelato - what will...

In this gorgeous picture book that shines as bright as the stars in the sky, Newbery Honoree and bestselling author-illustrator Lin shares a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon. Full color.

Social Progress in Britain investigates how much progress Britain has made in tackling the challenges of material deprivation, ill-health, educational standards, lack of housing, and unemployment in the decades since the Beverage Report was published.

Rome's annual elections were central to civic and political life, and Quintus Cicero's Brief Handbook is our fullest account of campaigning for office in the republican era. This new translation with introduction and commentary offers a detailed examination of this important text, treating both its historical and literary dimensions.

How and why do we quote? And how do quotations develop and morph over time? Elizabeth Knowles draws on over twenty years' experience editing the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations to illuminate this essential part of the fabric of our language.

This book presents state of the art knowledge on the psychopathology, clinical symptomatology, biology, and treatment of hallucinations in patients with psychoses and affective disorders. The opening section describes and examines the origins of the hallucinatory symptoms associated with schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, and drug- or substance-induced psychoses. In addition, progress in understanding of hallucinations in children and adolescen...

This book primarily focuses on constraints and solutions for energy and electric power development. On the basis of analyses, proposes a planning index system including 26 binding indicators and the breaking constraints measures. Offering significant insights and proposals concerning the current status of energy development and the key limiting factors to sustainable energy development in China, it is a valuable resource for policy-makers, man...

Originally published by Focal Press 1984

Originally published by Focal Press 1984.

Originally published by Focal Press 1984.

In this unique study of the process of filmmaking, director Edward Dmytryk blends abstract film theory and the practical realities of feature film production to provide an artful and elegant analysis of the conceptual foundations of filmmaking and film studies. Dmytryk explores the technical principles underlying the craft of filmmaking and how their use is effective in developing the viewer¿s involvement in the cinematic narrative. Originally...