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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Bombs & the Blitz (Paperback)
Anita Ganeri; Edited by Gem Cooper; Illustrated by Emma McCann
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R85
Discovery Miles 850
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Dedicated to the 70th anniversary of World War II's D-Day this
commemorative edition of Heroic Histories series is packed with
information and activities to explore the past in a fun way
Includes colourful and humorous illustrations that are age
appropriate and quirky.
This book contains six chapters on central topics in materials
science. Each is written by specialists and gives a state-of-art
presentation of the subject for graduate students and scientists
not necessarily working in that field. Computer simulations of new
materials, theory and experimental work are all extensively
discussed. Most of the topics discussed have a bearing on
nanomaterials and nanodevices.
Since the nineteenth century the USA has served as an
international model for business, lifestyle and sporting success.
Yet whilst the language of sport seems to be universal, American
sports culture remains highly distinctive. Why is this so? How
should we understand American sport? What can we learn about
America by analyzing its sports culture?
Understanding American Sports offers discussion and critical
analysis of the everyday sporting and leisure activities of
?ordinary? Americans as well as the ?big three? (football,
baseball, basketball), and elite sports heroes. Throughout the
book, the development of American sport is linked to political,
social, gender and economic issues, as well as the orientations and
cultures of the multilayered American society with its manifold
regional, ethnic, social, and gendered diversities.
Topics covered include:
- American college sports
- the influence of immigrant populations
- the unique status of American football
- the emergence of women's sport in the USA
With co-authors from either side of the Atlantic, Understanding
American Sports uses both the outsider's perspective and that of
the insider to explain American sports culture. With its extensive
use of examples and illustrations, this is an engrossing and
informative resource for all students of sports studies and
American culture.
Nineteenth-century Iran was an ocularcentered society predicated on
visuality and what was seen and unseen, and photographs became
liminal sites of desire that maneuvered "betwixt and between"
various social spaces-public, private, seen, unseen, accessible,
and forbidden-thus mapping, graphing, and even transgressing those
spaces, especially in light of increasing modernization and global
contact during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Of
primary interest is how photographs negotiated and coded gender,
sexuality, and desire, becoming strategies of empowerment, of
domination, of expression, and of being seen. Hence, the photograph
became a vehicle to traverse multiple locations that various
gendered physical bodies could not, and it was also the social and
political relations that had preceded the photograph that
determined those ideological spaces of (im)mobility. In identifying
these notions in photographs, one may glean information about how
modern Iran metamorphosed throughout its own long duree or resisted
those societal transformations as a result of modernization.
Is it your dream to make it as a creative? Imagine for one moment
that there are no employers, no firms to send your CV to, no
interviews to be had. How would you forge your own path? The most
ingenious and driven designers have found ways of making
opportunities for themselves across the creative disciplines - ways
you can learn from too. Don't Get a Job?... Make a Job celebrates
the various strategies that the next generation of creatives are
taking to gain exposure and define their own success. This revised
edition includes inspirational advice and a new chapter on making a
difference, features new stories from 13 innovative
designer-entrepreneurs, and checks in with many of the original
creatives from the first edition.
This new series of self-help cards begins with advice on how to
improve your working life. Feeling unfulfilled in your present job?
Want to make the most out of your creativity but don't know how?
Not sure where to go next? The cards offer 50 pieces of bite-sized
but practical advice by an expert in the field. Get the cards and
get your career back on track!
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Emmett and Gem County (Hardcover)
Julianne Rekow Peterson, The Gem County Historical Society
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R781
R653
Discovery Miles 6 530
Save R128 (16%)
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This work is based on experiences acquired by the authors regarding
often asked questions and problems during manifold education of
beginners in analytical transmission electron microscopy. These
experiences are summarised illustratively in this textbook.
Explanations based on simple models and hints for the practical
work are the focal points. This practically- oriented textbook
represents a clear and comprehensible introduction for all persons
who want to use a transmission electron microscope in practice but
who are not specially qualified electron microscopists up to now.
This book discusses what it means to "perform the State," what this
action means in relation to the country of Iran and how these
various performances are represented. The concept of the "State" as
a modern phenomenon has had a powerful impact on the formation of
the individual and collective, as well as on determining how
political entities are perceived in their interactions with one
another in the current global arena.
This is a fundamental text for the study of sport history. It
answers the 'why,' 'how,' and 'what' questions, introducing the key
principles and practices of sport history and walking the reader
through the fascinating stories, debates, issues, and national and
international narratives that constitute the history of sport. The
book provides an overview of the field and the various professional
roles assumed by practitioners, such as researchers, academics, and
public historians. It is brief, crisp, and to the point. The main
general topics of interest within the field - gender, race,
nationalism, religion, sport and leisure, and megaevents - are
covered with introductory vignettes, stories of interest, a wide
variety of theoretical frameworks, and relevant historiography in
the most current and timely text of its kind. Each chapter provides
a list of further readings for more in-depth study. Students are
taught how to conduct research and present their findings in a
variety of mediums, and teaching and publication tips are offered
for educators. Sport History: The Basics is essential reading for
any student on a sport-related degree course or with an interest in
social and cultural history. It is also fascinating reading for
anybody with a general interest in sport.
The Routledge History of American Sport provides the first
comprehensive overview of historical research in American sport
from the early Colonial period to the present day. Considering
sport through innovative themes and topics such as the business of
sport, material culture and sport, the political uses of sport, and
gender and sport, this text offers an interdisciplinary analysis of
American leisure. Rather than moving chronologically through
American history or considering the historical origins of each
sport, these topics are dealt with organically within thematic
chapters, emphasizing the influence of sport on American society.
The volume is divided into eight thematic sections that include
detailed original essays on particular facets of each theme.
Focusing on how sport has influenced the history of women,
minorities, politics, the media, and culture, these thematic
chapters survey the major areas of debate and discussion. The
volume offers a comprehensive view of the history of sport in
America, pushing the field to consider new themes and approaches as
well. Including a roster of contributors renowned in their fields
of expertise, this ground-breaking collection is essential reading
for all those interested in the history of American sport.
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