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Ensemble comedy about a group of twentysomethings all approaching
the landmark age of 30 who decide to compile a list of things they
should do before they finally have to grow up. Cass (Dougray Scott)
is shocked to find that he might want to settle down, Dylan (Jimi
Mistry) is still trying to find the perfect woman, and Colin (Bruce
Mackinnon) is just desperate to have a threesome. Also starring
Billie Piper, Emilia Fox, and Shaun Parkes.
New Writing Scotland is the principal forum for poetry and short
fiction in Scotland today. Every year we publish the very best from
emerging and established writers, and list many of the leading
literary lights of Scotland among our contributors.
The Nawab Nazim was born into one of India's most powerful royal
families. Three times the size of Great Britain, his kingdom ranged
from the soaring Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. However, in 1880,
he was forced to abdicate by the British authorities, who saw him
as a threat and permanently abolished his titles. The Nawab's
change in fortune marked the end of an era in India and left his
secret English family abandoned. The Last Prince of Bengal tells
the true story of the Nawab Nazim and his family as they sought by
turns to befriend, settle in and eventually escape Britain. From
glamourous receptions with Queen Victoria to a scandalous Muslim
marriage with an English chambermaid; and from Bengal tiger hunts
to sheep farming in the harsh Australian outback, Lyn Innes
recounts her ancestors' extraordinary journey from royalty to
relative anonymity. This compelling account visits the extremes of
British rule in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, exposing
complex prejudices regarding race, class and gender. It is the
intimate story of one family and their place in defining moments of
recent Indian, British and Australian history.
Since Hedda Gabler exploded on to European and American stages in the 1890s, the play and its title character have troubled and transfixed audiences, performers and critics the world over. In this Routledge Literary Sourcebook, Christopher Innes balances essential reprinted texts with clear, incisive commentary to: *set the play within the contexts of Norwegian nationalism, the women's movement and the cultural movement of Naturalism *examine and emphasize the links between - the performance and criticism of the play, from 1890 to the present *offer the ideal guide to key passages in the play, showing how a knowledge of the play's contexts, performance history and critical fortunes can give rise to exciting new readings of the text *prepare readers for further study of the play, with suggestions for reading on specific issues of interest. No student should be without this guide as they enter the fascinating world of Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen and Naturalist theater.
The Design of Digital Learning Environments provides comprehensive
guidelines for creating and delivering high-quality online and
blended learning experiences in higher education. With increasing
numbers of students engaged in partially or fully digital
education, graduate students preparing for design, development, or
faculty roles need fresh, practical applications of cutting-edge
research and theory. This textbook uses the Community of Inquiry
framework, an influential and invaluable pedagogical model focused
on deep learning, to aid educators in forging meaningful,
collaborative connections with students engaged in digitally
supported multi-modal learning in colleges and universities, MOOCs,
and lifelong learning initiatives. Across five sections, the book
covers the basic structure, concepts, terminology, and history of
the Community of Inquiry; principles for designing and delivering
digital courses; design for specific course conditions;
applications of learning activities guided by the framework; and
current limitations and directions for further research.
Steve Biko, the founder of the Black Consciousness philosophy, was
killed in prison on 12 September 1977. Biko was only thirty years
old, but his ideas and political activities changed the course of
South African history and helped hasten the end of apartheid. The
year 2007 saw the thirtieth anniversary of Biko's death. To mark
the occasion, the then Minister of Science and Technology, Dr
Mosibudi Mangena, commissioned Chris van Wyk to compile an
anthology of essays as a tribute to the great South African son.
Among the contributors are Minister Mangena himself, ex-President
Thabo Mbeki, writer Darryl Accone, journalists Lizeka Mda and Bokwe
Mafuna, academics Jonathan Jansen, Mandla Seleoane and Saths
Cooper, a friend of Biko's and former president of Azapo. We Write
What We Like proudly echoes the title of Biko's seminal work, I
Write What I Like. It is a gift to a new generation which enjoys
freedom, from one that was there when this freedom was being fought
for. And it celebrates the man whose legacy is the freedom to think
and say and write what we like.
‘Gripping and moving. A literary triumph’ Nicola Sturgeon ‘A
humane and searching story’ Ian Rankin ‘Kirstin Innes is aiming
high, writing for readers in the early days of a better nation’
A.L. Kennedy A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR • A SCOTSMAN BOOK
OF THE YEAR Three days before her fifty-first birthday Clio
Campbell – one-hit wonder, political activist, lifelong love and
one-night-stand – kills herself in her friend Ruth’s spare
bedroom. And, as practical as she is, Ruth doesn’t know what to
do. As the news spreads around Clio’s collaborators and comrades,
lovers and enemies, the story of her glamorous, chaotic life
spreads with it – from the Scottish Highlands to the Genoa G8
protests, from an anarchist squat in Brixton to Top of the Pops.
Sifting through half a century of memories and unanswered
questions, everyone who thought they know her is forced to ask: who
was Clio Campbell?
An Introduction to Cyberpsychology provides a comprehensive
introduction to this rapidly growing discipline. Fully updated in
its second edition, the book encourages students to critically
evaluate the psychology of online interactions, and to develop
appropriate research methodologies to complete their own work in
this field. The book examines cyberpsychology and online research
methodologies, social psychology in an online context, practical
applications of cyberpsychology and the psychological aspects of
other technologies. This new edition has been carefully updated to
include additional coverage of: Expanded content relating to major
developments in the field and features new content on gaming and
screentime A new chapter examining the relationship between older
adults and technology Cyberpsychology in focus feature boxes in
each chapter that examine topics in depth Interviews with
professionals working in fields relating to cyberpsychology Each
chapter includes key terms and a glossary, content summaries,
discussion questions and recommended reading to guide further
study. Supported by extensive online resources for students and
instructors, this authoritative book is an essential core text for
undergraduate modules in cyberpsychology, and an ideal primer for
students of postgraduate programs in cyberpsychology. To view the
additional student and instructor resources for this book, please
visit bpscoretextbooks.routledge.com
The Nawab Nazim was born into one of India's most powerful royal
families. Three times the size of Great Britain, his kingdom ranged
from the soaring Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. However, in 1880,
he was forced to abdicate by the British authorities, who saw him
as a threat and permanently abolished his titles. The Nawab's
change in fortune marked the end of an era in India and left his
secret English family abandoned. The Last Prince of Bengal tells
the true story of the Nawab Nazim, his wife and their descendants,
as they sought by turns to befriend, settle in and eventually
escape Britain. From glamourous receptions with Queen Victoria to a
scandalous Muslim marriage with an English chambermaid; from Bengal
tiger hunts to sheep farming in the harsh Australian outback, Lyn
Innes recounts her ancestors' extraordinary journey from royalty to
relative anonymity. Exposing complex prejudices regarding race,
class and gender, this riveting account visits the extremes of
British rule in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is also
the intimate story of one family and their place in defining
moments of recent Indian, British and Australian history.
As we become familiar with the 21st century we can see that what we
are designing is changing, new technologies support the creation of
new forms of product and service, and new pressures on business and
society demand the design of solutions to increasingly complex
problems, sometimes local, often global in nature. Customers, users
and stakeholders are no longer passive recipients of design,
expectations are higher, and increased participation is often
essential. Volume 1 explores these issues through the work of 21
research teams. Over a twelve-month period each of these groups
held a series of workshops and events to examine different facets
of future design activity as part of the UK's research council
supported Designing for the 21st Century Research Initiative. Each
of these 21 contributions describes the context of enquiry, the
journey taken by the research team and key insights generated
through discourse. Editor and Initiative Director, Tom Inns,
provides an introductory chapter that suggests ways that the reader
might navigate these different viewpoints. Volume 2 from the
Designing for the 21st Century team is to capture a sense of the
many ways design thinking has been applied to a broad range of
issues. Each chapter describes the context for project work and the
main research questions, which framed each project. A great
opportunity exists to communicate the actual research methods that
have been used, many of these involve an interdisciplinary approach
and clear descriptions provide a great repository of knowledge for
future design researchers. Each chapter concludes with a review of
the new knowledge and understanding generated through project work
and a description of potential beneficiaries. Whereas the phase-one
projects focused on in the original volume covered
interdisciplinary discussion and network building, phase-two
projects have engaged in interdisciplinary research experimenting
with a variety of methods and techniques to develop new knowledge
and understanding for different stakeholders.
Peckham Experiment was first published in 1943.
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When a lion at a breeding park mauls an old school friend of his,
Con must step in as the keeper of Sekhmet, the last remaining
black-maned lioness in the world. In a Cape Town where fences keep
people and wildlife apart, park officials and investors fret about
their flagship big-cat project. And while Con grows steadily more
bonded to his enigmatic charge, a cult of animal lovers seek to
claim her as their own.
Since Hedda Gabler exploded on to European and American stages in the 1890s, the play and its title character have troubled and transfixed audiences, performers and critics the world over. In this Routledge Literary Sourcebook, Christopher Innes balances essential reprinted texts with clear, incisive commentary to: *set the play within the contexts of Norwegian nationalism, the women's movement and the cultural movement of Naturalism *examine and emphasize the links between - the performance and criticism of the play, from 1890 to the present *offer the ideal guide to key passages in the play, showing how a knowledge of the play's contexts, performance history and critical fortunes can give rise to exciting new readings of the text *prepare readers for further study of the play, with suggestions for reading on specific issues of interest. No student should be without this guide as they enter the fascinating world of Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen and Naturalist theater.
The book when it first appeared was also well received by "House
and Garden Architecture Forum" and "Landscape Architecture." "The
handsome book will be a joy to possess for those who love beauty in
architecture and cultivated nature," so wrote Pearl S. Buck. In
1940 Henry Inn of Honolulu, art collector, designer, and
photographer, produced a collection of Chinese architectural
pictures that is extraordinary.
Although probably the only record of its kind, many of the
photographs were taken as recently as 1936. Of those locations very
few remain if any. A veteran traveller to his ancestral homeland,
Henry In had an extraordinarily wide set of acquaintances which
gave him an entrance into some of the choicest homes and gardens
throughout China. This combination of artistic shell and unusual
opportunity are unique.
Edward Gordon Craig's ideas regarding set and lighting have had an
enormous impact on the development of the theatre we know today.
In this new and updated edition of his well-known study of Edward
Gordon Craig, Professor Christopher Innes shows how Craig's stage
work and theoretical writings were crucial to the development of
modern theatre. This book contains extensive documentation and
re-evaluates his significance as an artist, actor, director and
writer. Craig is placed in historical context, and his productions
are reconstituted from unpublished prompt-books, sketches, journals
and correspondence. Most of the designs and photographs, and many
of Craig's writings cited, are not available elsewhere in print.
Readers will gain insight into a key period of theatrical history,
the life of one of its most fascinating individuals, the nature of
stage performance, and into revolutionary ideas that are still
challenging today.
For as long as historical annals have been kept, they have recorded
the frauds and fakes that have been imposed upon innocent dupes.
Perhaps the earliest Christian story of all is that which tells of
the deception that Jacob practised on his unsuspecting father
Abraham, pretending to be his brother Esau; and today the theft of
identity is reported to be the most rapidly spreading crime. And
throughout the ages works of art and literature, coinage, and
documents of all kinds have been forged for profit, personal status
- and even out of pure mischief. Fakes, Scams and Forgeries details
many of the most notorious acts of forgery, fraud and fakery that
have taken place over the centuries, describing how they were
perpetrated, their acceptance by those who considered themselves
experts, and how - often after many years - they were eventually
detected. As well as providing entertaining and in-depth profiles
of famous forgers and legendary frauds, the text deals with the
many modern scientific techniques that have been developed for the
examination of suspect materials.
In the pre-reserve era, Aboriginal bands in the northern plains
were relatively small multicultural communities that actively
maintained fluid and inclusive membership through traditional
kinship practices. These practices were governed by the Law of the
People as described in the traditional stories of Wisashkecahk, or
Elder Brother, that outlined social interaction, marriage,
adoption, and kinship roles and responsibilities. In Elder Brother
and the Law of the People, Robert Innes offers a detailed analysis
of the role of Elder Brother stories in historical and contemporary
kinship practices in Cowessess First Nation, located in
southeastern Saskatchewan. He reveals how these tradition-inspired
practices act to undermine legal and scholarly definitions of
"Indian" and counter the perception that First Nations people have
internalized such classifications. He presents Cowessess's
successful negotiation of the 1996 Treaty Land Agreement and their
high inclusion rate of new "Bill-C31s" as evidence of the
persistence of historical kinship values and their continuing role
as the central unifying factor for band membership. Elder Brother
and the Law of the People presents an entirely new way of viewing
Aboriginal cultural identity on the northern plains.
Jocasta Innes shows that delicious and stylish cooking does not
have to rely on expensive ingredients and that budget food does not
mean simply opening a tin or a packet. Frugal and inventive tips on
sensible shopping, using leftovers and creating home-made versions
of store-bought favourites help to cut the costs at every stage.
This well loved kitchen classic was originally published in 1971, a
pioneering book in its use of cheaper cuts of meat, offal, pulses
and veg, supplemented by foraged ingredients. It has been totally
revised and updated to take into account the ever-increasing range
of low-cost ingredients now available in local supermarkets, and is
reissued here with a new cover design. More than 250 recipes,
including soups, puddings and vegetarian meals, ranging from quick
snacks to impressive party dishes, will suit every occasion and
guarantee the tastiest results at the cheapest cost.
Many people believe they have seen ghosts, many others are
doubtful, but despite the rationalism of the present day, there has
been no decrease in the number of sightings: old ghosts have
survived for centuries and have been joined by modern ones, haunted
houses retain their eerie reputations, apparitions are studied by
parapsychologists, poltergeists still wreak havoc in homes. Ghost
Sightings is a wide-ranging guide to ghostly phenomena from all
parts of the globe up to 2015. It covers cases throughout history:
many of them famous, others less well known. It examines malign
spirits and gentle ghosts, apparitions, wraiths, haunted houses and
spooky urban myths. Each entry gives details of the date, location
and course of events, as well as providing a historical context and
analytical assessment of the phenomenon. The book's extensive
appendices provide fascinating additional information, including
the differing roles of ghosts in the world's religions, an
exploration of out-of-body and near-death experiences, and modern
theories offered to explain ghosts by figures such as Sigmund Freud
and Carl Jung. Ghost Sightings is a thorough study of a subject
that has intrigued, amazed and terrified mankind throughout
history.
An Introduction to Cyberpsychology provides a comprehensive
introduction to this rapidly growing discipline. Fully updated in
its second edition, the book encourages students to critically
evaluate the psychology of online interactions, and to develop
appropriate research methodologies to complete their own work in
this field. The book examines cyberpsychology and online research
methodologies, social psychology in an online context, practical
applications of cyberpsychology and the psychological aspects of
other technologies. This new edition has been carefully updated to
include additional coverage of: Expanded content relating to major
developments in the field and features new content on gaming and
screentime A new chapter examining the relationship between older
adults and technology Cyberpsychology in focus feature boxes in
each chapter that examine topics in depth Interviews with
professionals working in fields relating to cyberpsychology Each
chapter includes key terms and a glossary, content summaries,
discussion questions and recommended reading to guide further
study. Supported by extensive online resources for students and
instructors, this authoritative book is an essential core text for
undergraduate modules in cyberpsychology, and an ideal primer for
students of postgraduate programs in cyberpsychology. To view the
additional student and instructor resources for this book, please
visit bpscoretextbooks.routledge.com
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