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Prior to the outbreak of World War II, the British presided over
the largest Empire in world history, a vast transoceanic and
transcontinental realm of dominions, colonies, protectorates and
mandates that covered over one-quarter of the world's land mass and
comprised a population of over 450-million subjects. Spanning
Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania, over fifty modern
nations-currently recognized by the International Olympic
Committee-were governed and controlled by the British crown at some
stage prior to the gradual dissolution of the Empire. The British
World and the Five Rings seeks to explore the relationship between
the former British Empire and the Olympic Movement. It pays due
regard to the settler dominions, but it also addresses those
territories who were less willing partners in the British imperial
project. In doing so, the tendency of so-called 'British World'
histories to promote an apologia for Empire is rejected in favour
of a critical approach to imperialism. Combining thorough research
with engaging and accessible writing, The British World and the
Five Rings is applicable to many fields of Olympic scholarship
making it a central work in the growing field of sports studies.
This book was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.
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Charlie's Country (DVD)
Bojana Novakovic, Bobby Bunungurr, Peter Minygululu, David Gulpilil, Jennifer Budukpuduk Gaykamangu, …
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Rolf de Heer directs this Australian drama starring David Gulpilil
as Charlie, an Aboriginal man who goes on a journey into the bush.
With the police interfering with his community's traditional way of
life, Charlie decides to go and live in the bush. However, he
becomes ill and has to be treated in hospital and later runs into
trouble with the law. Will he find the peace he is looking for?
Prior to the outbreak of World War II, the British presided over
the largest Empire in world history, a vast transoceanic and
transcontinental realm of dominions, colonies, protectorates and
mandates that covered over one-quarter of the world's land mass and
comprised a population of over 450-million subjects. Spanning
Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania, over fifty modern
nations-currently recognized by the International Olympic
Committee-were governed and controlled by the British crown at some
stage prior to the gradual dissolution of the Empire. The British
World and the Five Rings seeks to explore the relationship between
the former British Empire and the Olympic Movement. It pays due
regard to the settler dominions, but it also addresses those
territories who were less willing partners in the British imperial
project. In doing so, the tendency of so-called 'British World'
histories to promote an apologia for Empire is rejected in favour
of a critical approach to imperialism. Combining thorough research
with engaging and accessible writing, The British World and the
Five Rings is applicable to many fields of Olympic scholarship
making it a central work in the growing field of sports studies.
This book was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.
Words that Teem With Meaning - Copenhagen Views on Lexicography
One of the greatest chess legends of all time, Aron Nimzowitsch
(1886-1935), is best known for founding the Hypermodernism school
of chess, which emerged after World War I to challenge the chess
ideologies of traditional central European masters. This first
full-scale biography of Nimzowitsch chronicles his early life in
Denmark, his family and education, and his fascination with the
game that would become the focus of his life. Also included are
explorations of his tournament games and records, his dispute with
influential chess teacher Siegbert Tarrasch, and his role in the
development of Hypermodern Chess. With detailed accounts of nearly
450 games and the only narrative of Nimzowitsch from 1914 to 1924,
a period formerly cloaked in mystery, this volume offers the most
thorough profile available of one of chess's greatest innovators.
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