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Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > Dictionaries of biography (Who's Who)

American Women Writers, 1900-1945 - A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook (Hardcover, New): Laurie Champion American Women Writers, 1900-1945 - A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook (Hardcover, New)
Laurie Champion
R2,498 Discovery Miles 24 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Women writers have been traditionally excluded from literary canons and not until recently have scholars begun to rediscover or discover for the first time neglected women writers and their works. This reference includes alphabetically arranged entries on 58 American women authors who wrote between 1900 and 1945. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and discusses a particular author's biography, her major works and themes, and the critical response to her writings. The entries close with extensive primary and secondary bibliographies, and the volume concludes with a list of works for further reading.

The period surveyed by this reference is rich and diverse. Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance, two major artistic movements, occurred between 1900 and 1945, and the entries included here demonstrate the significant contributions women made to these movements. The volume as a whole strives to reflect the diversity of American culture and includes entries for African American, Native American, Mexican American, and Chinese American women. It includes well known writers such as Willa Cather and Eudora Welty, along with more neglected ones such as Anita Scott Coleman and Sui Sin Far.

New Hampshire - A Guide To The Granite State (Hardcover): Federal Writers' Project (Fwp), Works Project Administration... New Hampshire - A Guide To The Granite State (Hardcover)
Federal Writers' Project (Fwp), Works Project Administration (Wpa)
R2,345 R1,906 Discovery Miles 19 060 Save R439 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Nevada - A Guide To The Silver State (Hardcover): Federal Writers' Project (Fwp), Works Project Administration (Wpa) Nevada - A Guide To The Silver State (Hardcover)
Federal Writers' Project (Fwp), Works Project Administration (Wpa)
R2,260 R1,821 Discovery Miles 18 210 Save R439 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dictionary of Labour Biography (Hardcover): K. Gildart, D. Howell Dictionary of Labour Biography (Hardcover)
K. Gildart, D. Howell
R4,396 Discovery Miles 43 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The "Dictionary of Labour Biography" has an outstanding reputation as a reference work for the study of nineteenth and twentieth-century British history. Volume XII maintains this standard of original and thorough scholarship. Each entry draws on primary sources, engages with the most recent historiography and is supported by an appropriate bibliography. The coverage emphasizes the ethnic and national diversity of British labor, the contribution of women, and neglected political traditions including Trotskyism. Special notes on Keep Left and the Nenni Telegram offer new insights into the politics of the 1940s.

Who's Who in Dancing, 1932 (Hardcover): Arnold L. Haskell, P. J. S. Richardson Who's Who in Dancing, 1932 (Hardcover)
Arnold L. Haskell, P. J. S. Richardson
R627 Discovery Miles 6 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The year is 1932. Frederick Ashton is living in Earls Court and Anton Dolin ('will ere long be proclaimed the rival and successor of Nijinsky') in bohemian Chelsea. Ninette de Valois is hobnobbing with the Bloomsbury Group, while little Alicia Markova is exiled to North Kensington. Less illustrious figures are running dancing schools everywhere from Glasgow to Truro. Across the channel Serge Lifar ('who possesses an important collection of pictures by well-known artists connected with the ballet') is lording it at the Paris Opera, while Danilova and Balanchine are cohabiting in the 17th arrondissement. Harald Kreutzberg can be found in Hamburg, Rudolf Laban in Berlin, and Serge Grigorieff in Monte-Carlo. Back in Great Britain, The Casani School of Dancing will guarantee you a career as a Dancer or Hostess, earning 5 to 10 a week, after a series of 150 private lessons at a most reasonable cost, and D. Walter and Co will sell you an automatic revolving spotlight ('the most wonderful lighting effect ever produced') for a mere 5 15s 6d. You can ensure youthful natural contours when dancing with the aid of a Kestos Brassiere, and at 102 Charing Cross Road Princess Yvonne will furnish you with a set of rather risque photographs to further your career. As well as a long biographical section, the directory includes a list of dance associations round the world, details of stage dancing competitions and lists of the Dancing Times Cup winners and Ballroom Competition winners. It provides a fascinating glimpse of the dance world in days gone by.

Nebraska - A Guide To The Cornhusker State (Hardcover): Federal Writers' Project (Fwp), Works Project Administration (Wpa) Nebraska - A Guide To The Cornhusker State (Hardcover)
Federal Writers' Project (Fwp), Works Project Administration (Wpa)
R2,273 R1,833 Discovery Miles 18 330 Save R440 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Shapers of the Great Debate on Native Americans--Land, Spirit, and Power - A Biographical Dictionary (Hardcover, New): Bruce E.... Shapers of the Great Debate on Native Americans--Land, Spirit, and Power - A Biographical Dictionary (Hardcover, New)
Bruce E. Johansen
R2,464 Discovery Miles 24 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Contrasting the views of Native Americans and European Americans, this book provides a fresh look at the rhetoric behind the westward movement of the American frontier. From George Armstrong Custer and Andrew Jackson to Helen Hunt Jackson, the volume gives the views of well-known Anglo-Americans and contrasts them with views of such well-known Native Americans as Metacom, Sitting Bull, Tecumseh, and Black Hawk. Organized around major subthemes regarding the land, who should own it, and what ownership means, the book traces the rhetoric of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, then covers current issues in the words of Oren Lyons, Vine Deloria Jr., and Senator Slade Gorton. The core of the debate in this volume is the taking of the continental United States from native peoples by European immigrants. In chapters revolving around major subthemes, the book develops biographies of significant figures in the history of a continent changing hands. What was George Armstrong Custer's view of Native American culture? How did this view contrast with that of his contemporary and antagonist at the Little Big Horn, Sitting Bull? This book is the first to present and contract the views on both sides of the debate.

Montana - A State Guide Book (Hardcover): Federal Writers' Project, Federal Writers' Project. - Montana. Montana - A State Guide Book (Hardcover)
Federal Writers' Project, Federal Writers' Project. - Montana.
R2,321 R1,882 Discovery Miles 18 820 Save R439 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dictionary of Labour Biography - Volume XIII (Hardcover): K. Gildart, D. Howell Dictionary of Labour Biography - Volume XIII (Hardcover)
K. Gildart, D. Howell
R4,416 Discovery Miles 44 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Volume XIII of the Dictionary of Labour Biography maintains the standard of original and thorough scholarship for which the series has earned its outstanding reputation. A unique study of nineteenth and twentieth century British history, each entry is written by a specialist and engages with recent developments in the field of labour history.

Missouri : A Guide to the 'Show ME' State (Hardcover): Federal Writers' Project Missouri : A Guide to the 'Show ME' State (Hardcover)
Federal Writers' Project
R2,377 R1,938 Discovery Miles 19 380 Save R439 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dictionary of Labour Biography - Volume XI (Hardcover): K. Gildart, D. Howell, N. Kirk Dictionary of Labour Biography - Volume XI (Hardcover)
K. Gildart, D. Howell, N. Kirk
R4,393 Discovery Miles 43 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Volume XI of the Dictionary of Labour Biography maintains the strengths of earlier contributions to this well established and authoritative series. It incorporates many scholarly and original studies of Labor movement figures from a variety of periods and backgrounds together with special notes on related and neglected topics. Volume XI pays particular attention to the role and contributions of women and the multi-nationality of the British Labor movement. Each entry is accompanied by a thorough bibliography and incorporates the most recent historical scholarship in the field.

Hi, My Name Is John - My Story of Survival with Autism and Learning Disabilities (Hardcover): John Malatesta Hi, My Name Is John - My Story of Survival with Autism and Learning Disabilities (Hardcover)
John Malatesta
R911 Discovery Miles 9 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Minnesota : A State Guide (Hardcover): Federal Writers' Project Minnesota : A State Guide (Hardcover)
Federal Writers' Project
R2,326 R1,887 Discovery Miles 18 870 Save R439 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
American Geographers, 1784-1812 - A Bio-Bibliographical Guide (Hardcover, New): Ben A. Smith, James W Vining American Geographers, 1784-1812 - A Bio-Bibliographical Guide (Hardcover, New)
Ben A. Smith, James W Vining
R2,801 Discovery Miles 28 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The first major work to identify the original generation of American geographers--teachers, writers, surveyors, cartographers, engravers, and others--who made significant contributions to the field of geography during the early years of the republic. As such, it represents a powerful research tool for scholars interested in learning about this group and the products of their labors. A comprehensive and inclusive reference work, this book depicts the individuals who engaged in the establishment and description of the United States. It includes information on people who were involved in activities that led to a remarkable body of information, maps, and literature of a geographic nature about the country.

Maryland (Hardcover): Federal Writers' Project Maryland (Hardcover)
Federal Writers' Project
R2,286 R1,847 Discovery Miles 18 470 Save R439 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How I Got Off That Tree Limb (Hardcover): Gregory Harris How I Got Off That Tree Limb (Hardcover)
Gregory Harris
R422 R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Louisiana : A Guide to the State (Hardcover): Federal Writers' Project Louisiana : A Guide to the State (Hardcover)
Federal Writers' Project
R2,409 R1,970 Discovery Miles 19 700 Save R439 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Vitae Parallelae, Vol. I, Fas CB (Book, 5th Revised ed.): Plutarch Vitae Parallelae, Vol. I, Fas CB (Book, 5th Revised ed.)
Plutarch
R4,698 Discovery Miles 46 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Die Bibliotheca Teubneriana, gegrundet 1849, ist die weltweit alteste, traditionsreichste und umfangreichste Editionsreihe griechischer und lateinischer Literatur von der Antike bis zur Neuzeit. Pro Jahr erscheinen 4-5 neue Editionen. Samtliche Ausgaben werden durch eine lateinische oder englische Praefatio erganzt. Die wissenschaftliche Betreuung der Reihe obliegt einem Team anerkannter Philologen: Gian Biagio Conte (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) Marcus Deufert (Universitat Leipzig) James Diggle (University of Cambridge) Donald J. Mastronarde (University of California, Berkeley) Franco Montanari (Universita di Genova) Heinz-Gunther Nesselrath (Georg-August-Universitat Goettingen) Dirk Obbink (University of Oxford) Oliver Primavesi (Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat Munchen) Michael D. Reeve (University of Cambridge) Richard J. Tarrant (Harvard University) Vergriffene Titel werden als Print-on-Demand-Nachdrucke wieder verfugbar gemacht. Zudem werden alle Neuerscheinungen der Bibliotheca Teubneriana parallel zur gedruckten Ausgabe auch als eBook angeboten. Die alteren Bande werden sukzessive ebenfalls als eBook bereitgestellt. Falls Sie einen vergriffenen Titel bestellen moechten, der noch nicht als Print-on-Demand angeboten wird, schreiben Sie uns an: [email protected] Samtliche in der Bibliotheca Teubneriana erschienenen Editionen lateinischer Texte sind in der Datenbank BTL Online elektronisch verfugbar.

Maine : A Guide down East (Hardcover): Federal Writers' Project Maine : A Guide down East (Hardcover)
Federal Writers' Project
R2,316 R1,877 Discovery Miles 18 770 Save R439 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Remembering Our Black Trailblazers and their Legacies II (Hardcover): Barbara A. Pierce Remembering Our Black Trailblazers and their Legacies II (Hardcover)
Barbara A. Pierce
R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Kansas - A Guide To The Sunflower State (Hardcover): Federal Writers' Project (Fwp), Works Project Administration (Wpa) Kansas - A Guide To The Sunflower State (Hardcover)
Federal Writers' Project (Fwp), Works Project Administration (Wpa)
R2,315 R1,876 Discovery Miles 18 760 Save R439 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Geographers - Biobibliographical Studies, Volume 31 (Hardcover, New): Hayden Lorimer, Charles W. J Withers Geographers - Biobibliographical Studies, Volume 31 (Hardcover, New)
Hayden Lorimer, Charles W. J Withers
R6,805 Discovery Miles 68 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Volume thirty-one of Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies brings together nine essays on leading geographers and their work. With its publication, the cumulative record of geographers' lives and works in GBS exceeds 460 essays. Here, the editors bring forward critical appraisals of six French geographers, and so illustrate the rich traditions of geographical scholarship in that country; of a leading Portuguese figure; a Briton who played a major role in establishing geography in modern New Zealand; and a British woman who pioneered connections between the history of geography in practice and the histories of science and technology. Geographers' lives and geography's making is wonderfully illuminated in international, national and cross-disciplinary context.

Iowa (Hardcover): Federal Writers' Project Iowa (Hardcover)
Federal Writers' Project
R2,389 R1,950 Discovery Miles 19 500 Save R439 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Compulsory Retirement - An authoritative guide on pre-mature retirement in Government, Public Sector Undertakings and... Compulsory Retirement - An authoritative guide on pre-mature retirement in Government, Public Sector Undertakings and Autonomous Bodies (Hardcover)
Mukesh Chaturvedi
R735 Discovery Miles 7 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Who's Who of Colchester United - The Layer Road Years (Hardcover): Jeff Whitehead, Kevin Drury The Who's Who of Colchester United - The Layer Road Years (Hardcover)
Jeff Whitehead, Kevin Drury
R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

After 71 years at their dilapidated Layer Road Ground, Colchester United are set to move to a brand new 10,000-seater, expandable to 18,000, stadium for the 2008 season. "The Who's Who of Colchester United" celebrates the players who played first-team football during the Layer Road years. Every player has their appearance and goal statistics listed, along with a career history and many previously unseen photographs. From the 1930s goalkeeper Ronnie Dunn, who 'bugled' his teammates onto the pitch with 'The Post-Horn Gallop', to surprise wartime guest internationals and products of the present day youth scheme who have progressed to the Premiership, they are all included."The Who's Who of Colchester United" is a must for all U's fans and is a valuable resource for football followers and statisticians alike.It details every player to appear for the team during the Layer Road years. It is officially backed by Colchester United Football Club. It includes features and reviews in the local press; as well as strong support from Colchester United FC.

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