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Between 1700 and 1885 the British became the paramount power on the
Indian subcontinent, their authority extending from Sri Lankain the
south to the Himalayasin the north. It was a massive empire,
inspiring both pride and anxiety amongst the British, and forcing
change upon and disrupting the lives of its Indian subjects. Yet it
is not simply a history of conquest and subjugation, or dominance
and defeat: interaction and interdependency powerfully shaped the
histories of all involved. The end result was a hybrid empire.
India may have become by 1885 the jewel in the British crown, but
by that same year a series of changes had occurred within Indian
society that would set the foundations for the modern states of
India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. This book provides a concise
introduction to these dramatic changes.
Originally published in 1951, this volume gives a general survey of
the Golden Age of Spanish mysticism, following this with
translations of extracts from 15 leading authors in this field. The
selections from each author are preceded by details of editions and
studies, thereby making this not only an authoritative study on the
treasures of Spanish mysticism but also a valuable anthology and
starting point for further reading.
Whistleblowing, Communication and Consequences offers the first
in-depth analysis of the most publicized, and morally complex, case
of whistleblowing in recent European history: the Norwegian
national lottery, Norsk Tipping. With contributions from the
whistleblower himself, as well as from key voices in the field,
this book offers unique perspectives and insights into not only
this fascinating case, but into whistleblowing and wrongdoing in
organizations more broadly. An international team of scholars use
fourteen different theoretical lenses to show the complex and
multi-faceted nature of whistleblowing. The book begins with an
ethnographic account by the whistleblower story and proceeds into
an analysis of the literature and conceptual topics related to that
whistleblowing incident to present the lessons that can be learnt
from this extreme example of institutional failure. This
fascinating, complex, and multi-theoretical book will be of great
interest to scholars, students and industry leaders in the areas of
public relations, corporate communication, leadership, corporate
social responsibility, whistleblowing and organizational
resistance. The Open Access version of this book, available at
http://www.tandfebooks.com, has been made available under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0
license.
The New Testament has had a profound impact on Western society. But
what do we actually know about its evolution? In what context did
the texts originate? Who was Jesus, and how did he become the 'Son
of God'? Were the four evangelists reliable witnesses? Why are
there so many inconsistencies and contradictions in the New
Testament? Unbelievable: The Gospel Texts in Narrative Tradition
and Historical Context. explores the traditions and
historical reality behind the New Testament, shedding a whole new
light on the biblical stories. This book is aimed at interested
readers who want to learn how the New Testament came into being,
and how it has moulded our societies. Although it is based on sound
scholarly research, Unbelievable seeks primarily to appeal to
a broad audience. Its style and clear language enable the reader to
gain insight into the historical and literary contexts from which
these texts emerged, and how they have shaped all Western cultures.
The growth of collaboration between museums and source communities - the people from whom collections originate - is one of the most important developments in modern museum practice. This volume combines some of the most influential published research in this emerging field with newly commissioned essays on the issues, problems and lessons involved. Focusing on museums in North America, the Pacific and the United Kingdom, the book highlights three areas which demonstrate the new developments most clearly: *The museum as field site or 'contact zone' - a place which source community members enter for purposes of consultation and collaboration *Visual repatriation - the use of photography to return images of ancestors, historical moments and material heritage to source communities *Exhibition case studies - these are discussed to reveal the implications of cross-cultural and collaborative research for museums, and how such projects have challenged established attitudes and practices
As the first overview of its kind, this collection will be essential reading for museum staff working with source communities, for community members involved with museum programmes, and for students and academics in museum studies and social anthropology.
Increasingly dyslexia is becoming a whole-school issue. The
responsibility for addressing the needs of dyslexic students no
longer rests with one individual but is the responsibility of all
school staff - subject specialists and school management. This
timely book addresses this need by providing specific guidance to
secondary school staff on how to support dyslexic students within
different subject areas and within the principles and practices of
inclusion.
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
In this eerie full-color graphic novel adaptation of one of
award-winning author Mary Downing Hahn's most popular ghost
stories, mischievous siblings pretend their grandmother's Vermont
inn is haunted and awaken the real spirits who dwell there. Travis
and his sister, Corey, can't resist a good trick. When they learn
that their grandmother's quiet Vermont inn, where they're spending
the summer, has a history of ghost sightings, they decide to do a
little "haunting" of their own. Before long, their supernatural
pranks have tourists flocking to the inn, and business booms. But
Travis and Corey soon find out that theirs aren't the only ghosts
at Fox Hill Inn. Their thoughtless games have awakened something
dangerous, something that should have stayed asleep. Can these
siblings lay to rest the restless spirits they've disturbed? For
more spooky graphic novels from Mary Downing Hahn, check out Took,
Wait Till Helen Comes, and The Old Willis Place!
Each Student Book and ActiveBook has clearly laid out pages with a
range of supportive features to aid learning and teaching: *
Getting to know your unit sections ensure learners understand the
grading criteria and unit requirements. * Getting ready for
assessment sections focus on preparation for external assessment
with guidance for learners on what to expect. Hints and tips will
help them prepare for assessment and sample answers are provided
for a range of question types including, short and long answer
questions, all with a supporting commentary. * Pause point features
provide opportunities for learners to self-evaluate their learning
at regular intervals. Each Pause Point feature give learners a Hint
or Extend option to either revisit and reinforce the topic or
encourage independent research or further study skills. * Case
study and Theory into practice features enable development of
problem-solving skills and place the theory into real-life
situations learners could encounter. * Assessment practice features
provide scaffolded assessment practice activities that help prepare
learners for assessment. Within each assessment practice activity,
a Plan, Do and Review section supports learners' formative
assessment by making sure they fully understand what they are being
asked to do, what their goals are and how to evaluate the task and
consider how they could improve. * Literacy and numeracy activities
provide opportunities for reinforcement in these key areas, placing
the skills into a sport context. * Dedicated Think future pages
provide case studies from the industry, with a focus on aspects of
skills development that can be put into practice in a real work
environment and further study.
Warfare between the clans of the Highlands in the late Middle Ages
determined the course of history in this region of Scotland, and
Chris Peers's gripping account of it - and of the rivalry between
the strongest clans - gives the reader a deep insight into this
bloody, turbulent phase in the development of the far north of the
British Isles. The battles he describes, all of them fought between
the 1430s and the 1540s, were flash points in the long struggle for
dominance between the leading clans of the region. The battles are
reconstructed in vivid detail. The first, Druim n Coub, was fought
in 1433 between the Mackays and the Sutherlands. Then came Bloody
Bay, a sea fight between rival MacDonald factions, Blar na Parc
between the MacDonalds and the Mackenzies, Creag an Airgid between
the MacDonalds and the MacIains, Glendale between the MacDonalds
and MacLeods, and Torran Dubh between alliances headed by the
Mackays and Sutherlands. The final battle, Blar na Leine, fought
between the MacDonalds and the Frasers in 1544, marked the end of
an era. The subsequent fate of the leading clans, principally the
MacDonalds and Mackays, is also covered in a narrative that gives
the reader a fascinating new perspective of clan loyalties and
conflict which still resonates today. As well as covering the
fighting Chris Peers explains the way war in the Highlands was
organized by the contending clans during the period - the
strategies and tactics, weapons and armour they employed. The
result is an absorbing all-round account of the military history of
the Highlands before the clans eventually lost their independence.
Law and economics has arguably become one of the most influential
theories in contemporary legal theory and adjudication. The essays
in this volume, authored by both legal scholars and economists,
constitute lively and critical engagements between law and
economics and new institutional economics from the perspectives of
legal and evolutionary theory. The result is a fresh look at core
concepts in law and economics - such as 'institutions',
'institutional change' and 'market failure' - that offer new
perspectives on the relationship between economic and legal
governance. The increasingly transnational dimension of regulatory
governance presents lawyers, economists and social scientists with
an unprecedented number of complex analytical and conceptual
questions. The contributions to this volume engage with legal
theory, new institutional economics, economic sociology and
evolutionary economics in an interdisciplinary assessment of the
capacities and limits of the state, markets and institutions.
Drawing as well upon legal sociology and the philosophy of law, the
authors expand and transform the known terrain of 'law and
economics' by applying evolutionary theory to both law and
economics from a domestic and transnational perspective. Legal
scholars, evolutionary and regulatory theorists, economists,
economic sociologists, economic historians and political scientists
will find this cutting-edge volume both challenging and engaging.
Contributors: M. Amstutz, A. Aviram, B.L. Benson, G.-P. Calliess,
F. Carvalho, P.A. David, S. Deakin, B. Du Laing, M. Eckardt, T.
Eggertsson, J. Freiling, W. Kerber, R.H. McAdams, J. Mokyr, E.A.
Posner, M. Renner, E. Schanze, J.M. Smits, M. Zamboni, P. Zumbansen
Originally published in 1951, this volume gives a general survey of
the Golden Age of Spanish mysticism, following this with
translations of extracts from 15 leading authors in this field. The
selections from each author are preceded by details of editions and
studies, thereby making this not only an authoritative study on the
treasures of Spanish mysticism but also a valuable anthology and
starting point for further reading.
The globalization of capital markets since the 1980s has been
accompanied by a vigorous debate over the convergence of corporate
governance standards around the world towards the shareholder
model. But even before the financial and economic crisis of
2008/2009, the dominance of the shareholder model was challenged
with regard to persisting divergences and national differences in
corporate law, labor law and industrial relations. The present
collection explores this debate at an important crossroads, echoing
Karl Polanyi's famous observation in 1944 of the disembeddedness of
the market from society. Drawing on pertinent insights from
scholars, practitioners and regulators in corporate and labor law,
securities regulation as well as economic sociology and management
theory, the contributions shed important light on the empirical
effects on the economy of the shift to shareholder primacy, in
light of a comprehensive reconsideration of the global context,
policy goals and regulatory forms which characterize market
governance today.
Nanomedicine has emerged as a novel field in medicine integrating
nano-scale technologies with materials sciences, chemistry and
biology. The medical application of nanotechnology has the
potential to revolutionize diagnosis and therapy and bring this new
field from a notion into reality while impacting the lives of
millions around the world. This second edition compiles and details
the latest cutting-edge research in science and medicine from the
interdisciplinary standpoint who are currently revolutionizing drug
delivery techniques through the development of nanomedicines.
Edited by Dan Peer, a prominent bio-nanotechnologiest, this book
will attract anyone involved materials sciences, chemistry, biology
and medicine that would like to design applications in the medical
field of nanotechnology towards cancer therapy, inflammation, viral
infection, imaging and toxicity.
Between 1875 and 1900, the assets of trust companies in New York
City grew at a compound annual rate of 9.6%, compared with 4.1% for
national banks. The purpose of this book, first published in 1986,
is to bring to light the entrepreneurial, economic and political
forces which prompted the growth of the trust companies and
resolved the movement into a well-defined financial intermediary
and eventually led to the merging of the trust movement with
commercial banks.
Ireland is awash with would-be kings, power-hungry pretenders, and
self-professed rulers. The provinces are in disarray, and the
common folk are paying the price. The land needs a leader. In Brian
Boru, players will strive to unite Ireland under their domain,
securing control through might, cunning, and matrimony. Join forces
to fend off Viking invaders, build monasteries to extend your
influence, and gather support in towns and villages throughout the
land. To become High King of all Ireland, you will need to navigate
a web of shifting alliances, outmanoeuvre your enemies, and grab
history by the reins. Includes rules in English and German. Number
of players: 3-5 Ages: 14+ Play time: 60-90 minutes Components:
Board, 46 cards, 139 tokens, 125 wooden discs
The contributors of this text, first published in 1988, provide a
dynamic view of the social functioning of texts, taking account of
linguistic, literary and cultural elements. They bring together
innovative perspectives on literary analysis and theory, on
pragmatics and discourse analysis, as well as on text linguistics
and reception theory. Various text types are examined, and the
editor introduces each chapter in order to draw them all together
to make a fascinating and cohesive whole.
This guide to inclusive practice covers contemporary policy issues,
perspectives from practice and specialist guidance from across a
wide range of common syndromes. Bringing together the important
combination of theory, knowledge and practice, each chapter is
written by experts from fields within Special and Additional
Educational Needs. This third edition includes new chapters on: -
The current context of SEN current context: in research and
practice - Speech, language and communication - The role and use of
technology in supporting learners with SEND - Pathological/Extreme
Demand Avoidance (PDA/EDA) - Working together - Children and Young
People's Perspectives Providing a solid foundation for
understanding and supporting learners with additional needs, this
comprehensive text is ideal whether you are a student, teacher or
education practitioner.
The contributors of this text, first published in 1988, provide a
dynamic view of the social functioning of texts, taking account of
linguistic, literary and cultural elements. They bring together
innovative perspectives on literary analysis and theory, on
pragmatics and discourse analysis, as well as on text linguistics
and reception theory. Various text types are examined, and the
editor introduces each chapter in order to draw them all together
to make a fascinating and cohesive whole.
First published in 1986, Stylistics and Psychology is an empirical
investigation into foregrounding. The theory of foregrounding has
received little in the way of empirical testing within the field of
stylistics and literary criticism. The book engages extensively
with the author's own research involving psychological testing and
provides a rigorous, scientific approach to stylistics. It presents
evidence of a general link between foregrounding and evaluation,
apparent in correlations between foregrounding and evaluation,
between foregrounding and reader preference, and between
foregrounding and readers' evaluative associations. Stylistics and
Psychology will appeal to those with an interest in literary
criticism and linguistics.
In his Commentarii de Bello Civili Julius Caesar sought to
re-invent his image and appear before his present and future
readers in a way which he could control and at times manipulate.
Offering a new interpretation of the Bellum Civile this book
reveals the intricate literary world that Caesar creates using
sophisticated techniques such as a studied choice of vocabulary,
rearrangement of events, use of indirect speech, and more. Each of
the three books of the work is examined independently to set out
the gradual transformation of Caesar's literary persona, in step
with his ascent in the 'real' world. By analysing the work from
Caesar's viewpoint the author argues that by adroit presentation
and manipulation of historical circumstances Caesar creates in his
narrative a different reality, one in which his conduct is
justified. The question of the res publica is also a key point of
the volume, as it is in the Bellum Civile, and the author argues
that Caesar purposely does not present himself as a Republican,
contrary to commonly held views. Employing detailed philological
analyses of Caesar's three books on the Civil War, this work
significantly advances our understanding of Caesar as author and
politician.
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SLAM!: The Next Jam (Paperback)
Pamela Ribon; Illustrated by Marina Julia; As told to Brittany Peer, Veronica Fish
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In the fast-paced, hard-hitting, super cheeky, all-female world of
banked track roller derby, two young women will need to balance the
pull of budding relationships and family obligations with the
demands and excitement of roller derby. After breaking one of the
biggest rules in derby (not to mention an actual collarbone),
Knockout and Can-Can are back on the track! But they have a lot of
rehab to do, both on their battered bodies and their reputations in
the league... Will their friendship survive the dreaded derby
drama? From bestselling novelist, screenwriter, and Los Angeles
Derby Doll Pamela Ribon (Disney's Moana, Why Girls Are Weird) and
artist Marina Julia (Lumberjanes: Faire and Square) comes the round
of SLAM!.
Number of players: 1-5 Ages: 14+ Playing Time: 30-50 minutes
Components: 6 Character cards, 9 Jungle cards, 56 Adventure cards,
2 Reference cards, 2 Playing pieces, 24 Health tokens, 24 Food
tokens, 12 Ammo tokens, 2 Expedition leader tokens Legendary
explorer Percy Fawcett marched deep into the Amazon in search of El
Dorado. He was never seen again. Your team is following in his
footsteps, but in searching for riches you must be careful not to
lose the greatest treasure of all - your life. Make the best of
your food, your ammunition and your health, as you plunge deep into
the jungle. Choose your path carefully to ensure you're ready for
the pitfalls which may occur. Play solo or co-operatively to
survive the expedition, or play head-to-head to see which group can
reach the lost city first. From award-winning designer Peer
Sylvester and acclaimed comic artist Garen Ewing, The Lost
Expedition is a game of hard choices on the road to El Dorado.
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