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Guidebook to 45 graded circular walks in the Brecon Beacons
National Park, perfect for those wishing to discover the diversity
of the region, away from the crowds. The routes range from 4 to
24km and cover the north-eastern, eastern and south-western valleys
and ridges, Fforest Fawr, Waterfall Country, the Black Mountain
(Mynydd Du) and the Black Mountains (y Mynyddoedd Duon). Designed
to include all the interesting facts an expert park ranger would
provide, the guide contains a wealth of information about local
geology, botany, archaeology, history, mythology, industrial
heritage and environmental issues. Clear route description is
illustrated with 1:50,000 OS Landranger mapping, summary statistics
are provided for each walk and handy tables make it easy to compare
routes or choose according to points of interest. A useful
Welsh-English glossary is also included to help you make sense of
local place-names. A remarkably varied landscape, the Brecon
Beacons National Park showcases some of the best scenery in Wales.
The walks take in mountain peaks and ridges, waterfalls, wooded
river gorges and remote upland valleys, with highlights including
Pen y Fan, the highest peak in south Wales, and the spectacular
Sgwd Gwladus (White Lady Falls), Sgwd yr Eira and Sgwd Clun-gwyn
waterfalls. Picturesque market towns on the edges of the park, such
as Llandovery, Brecon, Crickhowell and Abergavenny, are also great
places to explore and ideal bases for a walking holiday.
Offering an insight into African culture that had not been
portrayed before, Things Fall Apart is both a tragic and moving
story of an individual set in the wider context of the coming of
colonialism, as well as a powerful and complex political statement
of cross-cultural encounters. This guide to Chinua Achebe's
compelling novel offers: an accessible introduction to the text and
contexts of Things Fall Apart a critical history, surveying the
many interpretations of the text from publication to the present a
selection of critical writing on Things Fall Apart, by Abiola
Irele, Abdul JanMohamed, Biodun Jeyifo, Florence Stratton and Ato
Quayson, providing a variety of perspectives on the novel and
extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the
survey section cross-references between sections of the guide, in
order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism
suggestions for further reading. Part of the Routledge Guides to
Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those
beginning detailed study of Things Fall Apart and seeking not only
a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual
and critical material that surrounds Achebe's text.
Offering an insight into African culture that had not been
portrayed before, Things Fall Apart is both a tragic and moving
story of an individual set in the wider context of the coming of
colonialism, as well as a powerful and complex political statement
of cross-cultural encounters.
This guide to Chinua Achebe s compelling novel offers:
- an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of Things
Fall Apart
- a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the
text from publication to the present
- a selection of critical writing on Things Fall Apart, by Abiola
Irele, Abdul JanMohamed, Biodun Jeyifo, Florence Stratton and Ato
Quayson, providing a variety of perspectives on the novel and
extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the
survey section
- cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to
suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism
- suggestions for further reading.
Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume
is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of
Things Fall Apart and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a
way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that
surrounds Achebe s text."
What is terrorism and where does it come from? Who are the people
who perpetrate terror? What are their motives? Terrorism is now
everybody's major and constant fear. This easy-to-read, concise
account of terrorism provides the essential global guide to
understanding what the threat is and exactly where it comes from.
Without this knowledge, argues David Whittaker, there can be no way
forward in prevention and control. The book looks in particular at
how terrorism has shaped and been shaped by the past half century,
the driving forces behind it, the methods, the psychology and the
money. Originally written in the aftermath of September 11, the
book has now been updated to reflect how our understanding of and
reaction to terrorism has moved on in the past few years. The Where
to Find Out More section at the end will also be thoroughly updated
to include recent websites and publications on the subject.
Praise for the first edition: a clear and accessible survey of
terrorists' motives and methods, strengthened by tables, and
helpful chronologies from 1968 to the present - The Economist.
There is a need for a clear, concise introduction to terrorism...
David Whittaker has provided us with just that. - Peter Hylarides,
Contemporary Review Today. Terrorism is everyone's concern.
Although it is not a new phenomenon - there have been more than
8,000 attacks over the past thirty years - the scale and seemingly
indiscriminate nature of terrorist incidents have escalated in
recent years. 9/11 and 7/7 are dates now engraved in the minds of
millions, dates that have become a short-hand pointing to the
consequences of political instability of the modern world. In this
new edition of Terrorism: Understanding the Global Threat, David J.
Whittaker explores terrorist scenarios across the globe, from
Northern Ireland to the United States. He considers terrorism's
causes and characteristics, taking on topics as diverse as
religious fanaticism, global diffusion, terrorist financing and the
possibility of biological attack. counter-terrorism. By untangling
difficulties of definition and dispelling simplistic notions of
what terrorism means, he shows that both word and action have
changed over time, and that its meaning is different for every
user, whether onlooker, victim, goverment authority or the
terrorists themselves. David J. Whittaker is a retired university
lecturer and prolific author. His recent titles include Asylum
Seekers and Refugees in the Contemporary World (2005), The
Terrorism Reader (2002), and Conflict and Reconciliation in the
Contemporary World (1999).
With a population of just 329,000 (barely more than Nottingham),
Iceland is the most thinly-populated country in Europe, and 80% of
it is uninhabited. Despite this, in the 1100 years since humans
first settled there, the Icelanders have built a remarkably
resourceful, diverse and robust community - and they have never had
to go to war. In fact, in 2013 the United Nations ranked Iceland
the 13th most developed country in the world. Professor Gisli
Thorsteinsson is a Professor of Education in Reykjavik, while Dr
David Whittaker is a retired academic specializing in geopolitics.
The two authors have written this book to record and explain
Iceland's history and its many achievements and to introduce
readers who may not be familiar with the country to the range and
vitality of Icelandic thinking and achievement.
Spectroscopic data undoubtedly provides a great deal of useful
information about organic molecules. Competently deriving
structural information from such data therefore, is a requisite
skill for many undergraduates studying chemistry. Interpreting
Organic Spectra covers the basic principles of spectroscopy in as
non-mathematical a way as possible. It assumes no previous
knowledge of spectroscopy and avoids excessive theory, approaching
the topic as an exercise in pattern recognition. Hence the main
focus of the book is in the provision of a variety of spectra for
the student to interpret. Students are able to pace their progress
by gaining confidence on the simpler spectra, and applying
techniques learned to tackle more complex examples. As an
introduction to the subject, it is ideal for A-level students as
well as chemistry undergraduates and will prove to be a very useful
reference tool for teachers and lecturers.
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