Based on an award-winning thesis, this volume is a pioneering study of musical theatre and popular culture and its relation to the production of identity in Lebanon in the second half of the twentieth century. In the aftermath of the departure of the French from Lebanon and the civil violence of 1958, the Rahbani brothers (Asi and Mansour) staged a series of folkloric musical theatrical extravaganzas at the annual Ba'labakk festival which highlighted the talents of Asi's wife, the Lebanese diva Fairouz, arguably the most famous living Arab singer. The inclusion of these folkloric vignettes into the festival's otherwise European dominated cultural agenda created a powerful nation-building combination of what Partha Chatterjee calls the 'appropriation of the popular' and the 'classicization of tradition.' The Rahbani project coincides with the confluence of increasing internal and external migration in Lebanon, as well as with the rapid development of mass media technology, of which the Ba'labakk festival can be seen as an extension. Employing theories of nationalism, modernity, globalism and locality, this book shows that these factors combined to give the project a potent identity-forming power. Popular Culture and Nationalism in Lebanon is the first study of Fairouz and the Rahbani family in English and will appeal to students and researchers in the field of Middle East studies, Popular culture and musical theatre.

Based on an award-winning thesis, this volume is a pioneering study of musical theatre and popular culture and its relation to the production of identity in Lebanon in the second half of the twentieth century. In the aftermath of the departure of the French from Lebanon and the civil violence of 1958, the Rahbani brothers (Asi and Mansour) staged a series of folkloric musical theatrical extravaganzas at the annual Ba'labakk festival which highlighted the talents of Asi's wife, the Lebanese diva Fairouz, arguably the most famous living Arab singer. The inclusion of these folkloric vignettes into the festival's otherwise European dominated cultural agenda created a powerful nation-building combination of what Partha Chatterjee calls the 'appropriation of the popular' and the 'classicization of tradition.' The Rahbani project coincides with the confluence of increasing internal and external migration in Lebanon, as well as with the rapid development of mass media technology, of which the Ba'labakk festival can be seen as an extension. Employing theories of nationalism, modernity, globalism and locality, this book shows that these factors combined to give the project a potent identity-forming power. Popular Culture and Nationalism in Lebanon is the first study of Fairouz and the Rahbani family in English and will appeal to students and researchers in the field of Middle East studies, Popular culture and musical theatre.

Interpreting and the Politics of Recognition investigates the historical, ethical and professional dimensions of this, arguably, most widespread form of intercultural communication. Covering key topics from colonialism to representation, ethics and power, it looks at the different linguistic modalities (signed and spoken) used within communities to investigate equality of citizens. The contributors include leading authorities in their fields and use a wide spread of examples from a variety of disparate cultures - including deaf and ethnic minority groups. With eight chapters presented in three thematic sections and a foreword by Michael Cronin setting the book in its wider context, this volume will be of interest to practising interpreters, researchers and advanced students in the areas of Interpreting Studies, Translation Studies, and Linguistics and Communication Studies. Additional resources for Translation and Interpreting Studies are available on the Routledge Translation Studies Portal: http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/translationstudies.

This Handbook provides the first comprehensive overview of sign language translation and interpretation from around the globe and looks ahead to future directions of research. Divided into eight parts, the book covers foundational skills, the working context of both the sign language translator and interpreter, their education, the sociological context, work settings, diverse service users, and a regional review of developments. The chapters are authored by a range of contributors, both deaf and hearing, from the Global North and South, diverse in ethnicity, language background, and academic discipline. Topics include the history of the profession, the provision of translation and interpreting in different domains and to different populations, the politics of provision, and the state of play of sign language translation and interpreting professions across the globe. Edited and authored by established and new voices in the field, this is the essential guide for advanced students and researchers of translation and interpretation studies and sign language.

Interpreting and the Politics of Recognition investigates the historical, ethical and professional dimensions of this, arguably, most widespread form of intercultural communication. Covering key topics from colonialism to representation, ethics and power, it looks at the different linguistic modalities (signed and spoken) used within communities to investigate equality of citizens. The contributors include leading authorities in their fields and use a wide spread of examples from a variety of disparate cultures - including deaf and ethnic minority groups. With eight chapters presented in three thematic sections and a foreword by Michael Cronin setting the book in its wider context, this volume will be of interest to practising interpreters, researchers and advanced students in the areas of Interpreting Studies, Translation Studies, and Linguistics and Communication Studies. Additional resources for Translation and Interpreting Studies are available on the Routledge Translation Studies Portal: http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/translationstudies.

All 22 episodes from the second season of the popular 1980s adventure series featuring the armoured attack helicopter and its pilots Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) and Dominic Santini (Ernest Borgnine). Episodes are: 'Sweet Britches', 'Firestorm', 'Moffet's Ghost', 'The Truth About Holly', 'The Hunted', 'Sins of the Past', 'Fallen Angel', 'HX-1', 'Flight #093 is Missing', 'Once a Hero', 'Random Target', 'Condemned', 'The American Dream', 'Inn at the End of the Road', 'Santini's Millions', 'Prisoner of Yesterday', 'Natural Born', 'Out of the Sky', 'Dambreakers', 'Severance Day', 'Eruption' and 'Short Walk to Freedom'.

Every episode from series 1-3 of the popular 1980s fantasy adventure series featuring an armoured attack helicopter and its pilots, Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) and Dominic Santini (Ernest Borgnine). Season 1 episodes are: 'Airwolf', 'Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n', 'Bite of the Jackal', 'Proof Through the Night', 'One Way Express', 'Echoes from the Past', 'Fight Like a Dove', 'Mad Over Miami', 'And They Are Us', 'Mind of the Machine' and 'To Snare a Wolf'. Season 2 episodes are: 'Sweet Britches', 'Firestorm', 'Moffet's Ghost', 'The Truth About Holly', 'The Hunted', 'Sins of the Past', 'Fallen Angel', 'HX-1', 'Flight 093 Is Missing', 'Once a Hero', 'Random Target', 'Condemned', 'The American Dream', 'Inn at the End of the Road', 'Santini's Millions', 'Prisoner of Yesterday', 'Natural Born', 'Out of the Sky', 'Dambreakers', 'Severance Day', 'Eruption' and 'Short Walk to Freedom'. Series 3 episodes are: 'The Horn of Plenty', 'Airwolf II', 'And a Child Shall Lead', 'Fortune Teller', 'Crossover', 'Kingdom Come', 'Eagles', 'Annie Oakley', 'Jennie', 'The Deadly Circle', 'Where Have All the Children Gone?', 'Half-Pint', 'Wildfire', 'Discovery', 'Day of Jeopardy', 'Little Wolf', 'Desperate Monday', 'Hawke's Run', 'Break-in at Santa Paula', 'The Girl Who Fell from the Sky', 'Tracks' and 'Birds of Paradise'.

Evidence-based medicine is now firmly established in the lexicon of modern health care. In "The Evidence for Plastic Surgery" the diverse spectrum of plastic surgical practice is called to account by a cross-examination of the available evidence in support of many of the common treatment protocols and surgical procedures in everyday use. The result is a text that makes an important contribution to some of the contentious debates within the speciality and details the critical appraisal of new or developing techniques. This is a unique and invaluable reference source for senior doctors and for those in training, not only in plastic surgery but also in a variety of other closely aligned specialities including general and orthopaedic surgery.

The complete three series of the 1970s spin-off from 'The Six Million Dollar Man' starring Lindsay Wagner as a woman who is fitted with bionic parts after a serious accident. Jaime Sommers (Wagner), a tennis professional, is holidaying with her childhood sweetheart, Steve Austin (Lee Majors), when she is involved in a near-fatal sky-diving accident. Steve, the 'Six-Million Dollar Man', begs his bosses to perform bionic surgery on Jaime and they oblige, leaving her with much the same abilities and responsibilities as her lover. The episodes are: 'Welcome Home Jaime (Parts 1 and 2)', 'Angel of Mercy', 'A Thing of the Past', 'Claws', 'The Deadly Missiles', 'Bionic Beauty', 'Jaime's Mother', 'Winning Is Everything', 'Canyon of Death', 'Fly Jaime', 'The Jailing of Jaime', 'Mirror Image', 'The Ghost Hunter', 'In This Corner, Jaime Sommers', 'Assault On the Princess', 'Road to Nashville', 'Kill Oscar: Part 1', 'Kill Oscar: Part 2', 'Kill Oscar: Part 3', 'Black Magic', 'Sister Jaime', 'The Vega Influence', 'Jaime's Shield: Part 1', 'Jaime's Shield: Part 2', 'Biofeedback', 'Doomsday Is Tomorrow: Part 1', 'Doomsday Is Tomorrow: Part 2', 'Deadly Ringer: Part 1', 'Deadly Ringer: Part 2', 'Jaime and the King', 'Beyond the Call', 'The DeJon Caper', 'The Night Demon', 'Iron Ships and Dead Men', 'Once a Thief', 'The Bionic Dog: Part 1', 'The Bionic Dog: Part 2', 'Fembots in Las Vegas: Part 1', 'Fembots in Las Vegas: Part 2', 'Rodeo', 'African Connection', 'Motorcycle Boogie', 'Brain Wash', 'Escape to Love', 'Max', 'Over the Hill Spy', 'All for One', 'The Pyramid', 'The Antidote', 'The Martians Are Coming', 'Sanctuary Earth', 'Deadly Music', 'Which One Is Jaime?', 'Out of Body', 'Long Live the King', 'Rancho Outcast' and 'On the Run'.