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Double bill of action films telling the story of the X-Men
character Wolverine. In 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' (2009), Hugh
Jackman stars as the clawed mutant Wolverine formerly known as
James Logan. The film, set in the years leading up to the action of
2003's 'X-Men', follows the young Logan from the first awakenings
of his mutant powers in childhood up to his rebirth as Wolverine,
and recounts his tumultuous relationship with his ferocious
half-brother Victor Creed, aka Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber), and the
events that led him to sign up to the ominous Weapon X programme.
In 'The Wolverine' (2013), at a time following the events of 'X-Men
3' (2006), Logan finds himself vulnerable, alone and at his lowest
point, after losing his intimate connections with the outside
world. Drawn to modern-day Japan by the gratitude of a wealthy
industrialist from his past who secretly covets his healing powers,
Logan soon finds himself up against the deadly charms of a femme
fatale known as 'The Viper' (Svetlana Khodchenkova), whilst having
to confront samurai steel and lethal ninjas as his destiny draws
him towards a winner-takes-all battle with his ultimate foe The
Silver Samurai (Will Yun Lee).
Luxurious objects are celebrated for their exoticism, rarity and
style, but also disparaged as indulgent, extravagant and corrupt.
The ancient origins of these attitudes emerged at the boundary
between the imperial Persian and democratic Athenian Greek worlds.
Luxury was at the centre of the royal Persian court and behaviours
of ostentatious display rippled through the imperial provinces,
whose elite classes emulated luxury objects in lesser materials.
But luxury is contrastingly depicted through Athenian eyes –
within the philosophical context of early democratic codes and the
historical context of the Greco-Persian Wars, which suddenly and
spectacularly brought eastern luxuries into the imagination of the
Athenian populace for the first time. While Greek writers rejected
luxury as eastern, despotic and corrupt, the Athenian elite adopted
Persian luxuries in imaginative ways to signal status, distinction
and prestige. Under the Macedonian empire of Alexander the Great
and its subsequent kingdoms, royal Achaemenid luxury culture would
later be adopted and displayed by the Macedonian and local elite
across the Greek and Middle Eastern worlds: behaviours of
ostentatious display were a means to seek advantage in the new
Hellenistic world order. Ultimately, this publication demonstrates
how competing political spins woven around 2,500 years ago still
continue to shape modern perceptions of luxury today.
Explores four mummies and three coffins from the Chau Chak Wing
Museums Mummy Project, which has undertaken interdisciplinary
research through a combination of scientific and Egyptological
methods. - The mummies and coffins explored in the book are now on
permanent display at the Chau Chak Wing Museum in Australias only
dedicated Mummy Room. - These mummies constitute Australias most
celebrated collection of Egyptian mummies, and are visited by over
100,000 people per year - There is significant demand in Australia
and beyond for Egyptological research that is accessible to general
audiences Speak my name so that I may live again was often written
on the walls of Egyptian tombs, imploring visitors to speak the
names of the dead and make offerings on their behalf. These acts of
continued remembrance sustained the dead in the afterlife. Speak My
Name: Investigating Egyptian Mummies explores the coffins and
mummies of Meruah, Padiashaikhet, Horus and Mer-Neith-it-es, who
lived in Egypt between 1200 BCE and 100 CE and whose mummies and/or
coffins are now in the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of
Sydney. A multidisciplinary team provides new insights into
mummification and coffin manufacture in ancient Egypt through a
combination of scientific and Egyptological methods, including CT
imaging, skeletal analysis, radiocarbon dating, and digital
modelling and illustration. Their discoveries illuminate the
personhood of the individuals these mummies and coffins represent.
Advances in technology allow us to respectfully learn about their
daily lives, including nutrition, health and disease. Beautifully
illustrated, Speak My Name demonstrates how science and archaeology
work together to help us better understand the past. By studying
the life and death of Meruah, Padiashaikhet, Horus and
Mer-Neith-it-es, we speak their names again.
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Hugh Jackman reprises his role as clawed mutant Wolverine (formerly
James Logan) in this blockbuster superhero action sequel based on
the Marvel Comics strip. Set at a time following 'X-Men 3' (2006),
Logan finds himself vulnerable, alone and at his lowest point,
after losing his intimate connections with the outside world. Drawn
to modern-day Japan by the gratitude of a wealthy industrialist
from his past who secretly covets his healing powers, Logan soon
finds himself up against the deadly charms of a femme fatale known
as 'The Viper' (Svetlana Khodchenkova), whilst having to confront
samurai steel and lethal ninjas as his destiny draws him towards a
winner-takes-all battle with his ultimate foe, 'The Silver Samurai'
(Will Yun Lee).
Teaching Recent Global History explores innovative ways to teach
world history, beginning with the early 20th century. The authors
unique approach unites historians, social studies teachers, and
educational curriculum specialists to offer historically rich,
pedagogically innovative, and academically rigorous lessons that
help students connect with and deeply understand key events and
trends in recent global history.
Highlighting the best scholarship for each major continent, the
text explores the ways that this scholarship can be adapted by
teachers in the classroom in order to engage and inspire students.
Each of the eight main chapters highlights a particularly important
event or theme, which is then complemented by a detailed discussion
of a particular methodological approach.
Key features include:
An overarching narrative that helps readers address historical
arguments;
Relevant primary documents or artifacts, plus a discussion of a
particular historical method well-suited to teaching about
them;
Lesson plans suitable for both middle and secondary level
classrooms;
Document-based questions and short bibliographies for further
research on the topic.
This invaluable book is ideal for any aspiring or current
teacher who wants to think critically about how to teach world
history and make historical discussions come alive for
students.
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Teaching Recent Global History explores innovative ways to teach
world history, beginning with the early 20th century. The authors
unique approach unites historians, social studies teachers, and
educational curriculum specialists to offer historically rich,
pedagogically innovative, and academically rigorous lessons that
help students connect with and deeply understand key events and
trends in recent global history.
Highlighting the best scholarship for each major continent, the
text explores the ways that this scholarship can be adapted by
teachers in the classroom in order to engage and inspire students.
Each of the eight main chapters highlights a particularly important
event or theme, which is then complemented by a detailed discussion
of a particular methodological approach.
Key features include:
An overarching narrative that helps readers address historical
arguments;
Relevant primary documents or artifacts, plus a discussion of a
particular historical method well-suited to teaching about
them;
Lesson plans suitable for both middle and secondary level
classrooms;
Document-based questions and short bibliographies for further
research on the topic.
This invaluable book is ideal for any aspiring or current
teacher who wants to think critically about how to teach world
history and make historical discussions come alive for
students.
"
'Jim Fraser has been at the forefront of forensic science in the UK
for decades... A superb story of real-life CSI.' Dr Richard
Shepherd, bestselling author of Unnatural Causes 'Powerful...
Fascinating' Independent Most murders are not difficult to solve.
People are usually killed by someone they know, there is usually
abundant evidence and the police methods used to investigate this
type of crime are highly effective. But what about the more
difficult cases, where the investigation involves an unusual death,
an unusual killer, or is complex or politically charged? In these
cases, bringing the accused before the courts can take many years,
even then, the outcome may be contentious or unresolved. In this
compelling and chilling memoir, Jim Fraser draws on his personal
experience as a forensic scientist and cold case reviewer to give a
unique insight into some of the most notable cases that he has
investigated during his forty-year career, including the deaths of
Rachel Nickell, Damilola Taylor and Gareth Williams, the GCHQ code
breaker. Inviting the reader into the forensic scientist's
micro-world, Murder Under the Microscope reveals not only how each
of these cases unfolded as a human, investigative and scientific
puzzle, but also why some were solved and why others remain
unsolved or controversial even to this day.
'Jim Fraser has been at the forefront of forensic science in the UK
for decades... A superb story of real-life CSI.' Dr Richard
Shepherd, bestselling author of Unnatural Causes 'Powerful...
Fascinating' Independent Most murders are not difficult to solve.
People are usually killed by someone they know, there is usually
abundant evidence and the police methods used to investigate this
type of crime are highly effective. But what about the more
difficult cases, where the investigation involves an unusual death,
an unusual killer, or is complex or politically charged? In these
cases, bringing the accused before the courts can take many years,
even then, the outcome may be contentious or unresolved. In this
compelling and chilling memoir, Jim Fraser draws on his personal
experience as a forensic scientist and cold case reviewer to give a
unique insight into some of the most notable cases that he has
investigated during his forty-year career, including the deaths of
Rachel Nickell, Damilola Taylor and Gareth Williams, the GCHQ code
breaker. Inviting the reader into the forensic scientist's
micro-world, Murder Under the Microscope reveals not only how each
of these cases unfolded as a human, investigative and scientific
puzzle, but also why some were solved and why others remain
unsolved or controversial even to this day.
A monumental study of magic, folklore, and religion, The Golden Bough draws on the myths, rites and rituals, totems and taboos, and customs of ancient European civilizations and primitive cultures throughout the world. Frazer’s ideas had a far-reaching impact on the course of modern anthropology, philosophy, and psychology, and on the writing of literary figures such as D. H. Lawrence, Ezra Pound, and T. S. Eliot.
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