The author fought tirelessly for Albanian independence and her practical help and support for tribes of northern Albania earned her the title of the 'Queen of the Mountains'. This book contains over 800 previously unpublished letters from her to friends and family back in England, as well as her correspondence with those in positions of authority.
Hackett explores the contexts of English Renaissance drama by situating it in the wider history of ideas. She traces its origins, assesses the contributions of Shakespeare, Marlowe and Jonson to the creation of English drama, and touches on revenge tragedy, city comedy, domestic tragedy and tragicomedy, gender and drama.
To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days. When Plutarch, a Greek historian and biographer writing under the auspices of the Roman empire, wrote these words, he left an enduring legacy that is still felt today. His masterwork, the Lives, is arguably one of the most important bodies of historical writing to survive from antiquity. Unique in its parallel format and fre...
This book explores the impact of globalisation upon migration from an international political economy perspective, paying particular attention to the dynamics of migration from the Middle East and North Africa area, especially Egypt, to the EU member countries.
Covers IEEE, IEC, EN and BS standards. This title provides theory and applications for various aspects of transformer design, operation and maintenance, according to the standards. It includes: coverage of US and International reference standards, and, treatment of various topics, from fundamental upwards.
Includes observations and accounts of various aspects of Albanian life, both ancient and modern, examining Homeric parallels with Albanian marriage and kingship traditions, the treatment of minorities within the region and the language requirements of the military during the World War II.
In der Reihe Klassiker Auslegen werden die bedeutendsten Werke der Philosophiegeschichte in Form kooperativer Kommentare von international renommierten Philosophen entschlüsselt und kommentiert. Dabei folgen sämtliche Bände der Reihe dem inneren Aufbau der betreffenden Klassikerwerke. In 12 bis 15 Beiträgen erschließen sie die großen Themen der Philosophie ohne den zeitraubenden Gang durch die Sekundärliteratur und bilden so eine Pflichtlektür...
This is an original and stimulating study of cultural nationalism for those involved in research into nationalism, post-colonial theory, decolonisation and the modern history of Cyprus.
This reader brings together core materials from a range of primary and secondary sources: key official documents, reports of parliamentary debates and public speeches, journal articles, works of history and original contributions - and provides overviews and summaries and a historiography. The reader covers the period from the American Revolution to the beginning of decolonization and the end of empire, and sets the study in the broader compar...
Why does the discourse of immorality and corruption form such a ubiquitous presence in the written sources of the fourth century Roman Empire? Most modern scholars have viewed such language either as a direct description of the workings of a central government rapidly expanding in size and scope, or else as a reflection of the anxieties of traditional elites over their loss of influence in an increasingly bureaucratic society. Tim W Watson arg...
Eden Naby is the foremost scholar in English of the venerable Assyrian heritage. This is the first time that the story of the resilient Assyrians has been told in its entirety.
Bill Osgerby explores the history, context, nature and significance of the 'biker' movie phenomenon. From the genre's origins in the 'teenpic' industry of the early 1950s, he traces the 'biker' movie through its belligerent double decade heyday to its decline and subsequent re-birth during the 1980s, '90s and first decade of the 21st century.
The Emerging Information Professional explores trends and demystifies emerging technologies that affect and shape the practice of the Librarian/information professional in the higher education context. The starting point is the evolving attitudes and trends in the higher education ecosystem and the technologies pertaining to these attitudes. The book is divided into three sections, following the introduction, it explores the turbulent changes ...
