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Letters from India The Correspondence of Lady Susan Ramsay 1854–1856

Letters from India The Correspondence of Lady Susan Ramsay 1854–1856

This fascinating volume reproduces the letters and journal of Lady Susan Ramsay (1837-1898) the elder daughter of the Marquess of Dalhousie Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856. The correspondence was written over a two-year period: commencing with Susan’s positive response to her father’s request that she join him in Calcutta following the death of her mother; and concluding with Susan’s arrival with her father at Southampton. Lady Susan was still only 17 when she arrived in India and was therefore the youngest person to take up the role of vicereine of India. Her letters and journal represent the unique viewpoint of a highly intelligent witty articulate and unprejudiced young woman expressed from locations that range from Osborne on the Isle of Wight to Seringapatam in Mysore. The detail maturity and inventive quality of her writing invites comparison with that of Emily Eden Emily Metcalfe Charlotte Canning and other prominent early Victorian women. Accompanied by extensive introductions and annotations by Ross Nelson this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of Imperial History. | Letters from India The Correspondence of Lady Susan Ramsay 1854–1856

GBP 110.00
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The Nationalities Factor In Soviet Politics And Society

The Nationalities Factor In Soviet Politics And Society

The editors express their gratitude to the John M. Olin Foundation for its financial assistance and to the Harvard University Russian Research Center for the facilities and staff support that made this project possible. We wish to thank those who contributed their invaluable scholarly advice including Vernon Aspaturian Abram Bergson Steven Blank Walker Connor Robert Conquest Murray Feshbach Erich Goldhagen Richard Pipes and Marc Raeff. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Barbara A. Anderson and Brian D. Silver with Soviet demographic data used throughout the volume. Susan Zayer and Karen Taylor-Brovkin provided able administrative help. For skillful technical assistance with the manuscript we are indebted to Jane Prokop Elizabeth Taylor and Alison Koff. Catherine Reed Susan Gardos-Bleich Christine Porto and Alex Sich helped generously in diverse ways. Finally the editors profited at every stage from the congenial working atmosphere and the encouragement of colleagues at the Russian Research Center too numerous to mention. To all of them goes our deep appreciation. | The Nationalities Factor In Soviet Politics And Society

GBP 130.00
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Agency And Responsiblity Essays On The Metaphysics Of Freedom

Agency And Responsiblity Essays On The Metaphysics Of Freedom

A companion volume to Free Will: A Philosophical Study this new anthology collects influential essays on free will including both well-known contemporary classics and exciting recent work. Agency and Responsibility: Essays on the Metaphysics of Freedom is divided into three parts. The essays in the first section address metaphysical issues concerning free will and causal determinism. The second section groups papers presenting a positive account of the nature of free action including competing compatibilist and incompatibilist analyses. The third section concerns free will and moral responsibility including theories of moral responsibility and the challenge to an alternative possibilities condition posed by Frankurt-type scenarios. Distinguished by its balance and consistently high quality the volume presents papers selected for their significance innovation and clarity of expression. Contributors include Harry Frankfurt Peter van Inwagen David Lewis Elizabeth Anscombe John Martin Fischer Michael Bratman Roderick Chisholm Robert Kane Peter Strawson and Susan Wolf. The anthology serves as an up-to-date resource for scholars as well as a useful text for courses in ethics philosophy of religion or metaphysics. In addition paired with Free Will: A Philosophical Study it would form an excellent upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level course in free will responsibility motivation or action theory. | Agency And Responsiblity Essays On The Metaphysics Of Freedom

GBP 130.00
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Gender Mediation and Popular Education in Venice 1760–1830

Gender Mediation and Popular Education in Venice 1760–1830

Gender Mediation and Popular Education in Venice 1760–1830 examines how women with enough cultural capital could turn their identity as representatives of the public – those on the receiving end of education – to their advantage producing knowledge under the guise of relaying it. Author Susan Dalton demonstrates how elite women turned their reputation for ignorance into an opportunity to establish themselves as published authors at the dawn of the nineteenth century in Venice. Many literary figures saw women as a group in need of education. By deploying essentialist understandings of femininity whereby women possessed superior moral virtue but deficient rationality these women entered the world of print as cultural mediators identified by contemporaries as key players in the social projects of public education and moral edification central to the European Enlightenment. Focussing on Isabella Teotochi Albrizzi and Giustina Renier Michiel both renowned Venetian authors Dalton introduces two well-known Italian women of letters to English-speaking scholars re-evaluates the impact of their writing in Italy and raises questions about female authorship across Europe broadens our conceptions of gender norms and enriches our knowledge of a little-known period of women’s writing in Italy. This volume is an essential resource for students and scholars alike interested in women’s and gender history early modern history and social and cultural history.

GBP 130.00
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The Cultural Turn in Translation Studies

The Cultural Turn in Translation Studies

Applying the latest Western translation theories to the situation in China this book redefines translation from an interdisciplinary and intercultural perspective bringing intercultural semiotic translation into the sight of translation researchers. This book systematically expounds on the cultural turn in translation studies and contributes to the escape of translation studies from the cage of language. It focuses on discussing the deconstructive postmodernist and cultural translation theories that have motivated and promoted the cultural turn especially Benjamin’s translation theory Derrida’s deconstructive view of translation and postcolonial translation theory. It also discusses in detail the theories of major international translation theorists including Hillis Miller Wolfgang Iser Edward Said Gayatri Spivak Homi Bhabha André Lefevere Susan Bassnett and Lawrence Venuti. These theories are mostly based on examples from Western or English-language texts leaving a wide gap in the discourse of the field. This book seeks to fill that gap. For example intercultural semiotic translation is defined and explained through the successful experiences of the Chinese translator Fu Lei. The role of translation during the Chinese revolution and the relocation of Chinese culture in the global cultural landscape through translation are also discussed. This book will be an essential read to students and scholars of translation studies and Chinese studies. It will also be a useful resource for translators and researchers of comparative literature and cultural studies.

GBP 130.00
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Literacy Learning in the Early Years

Literacy Learning in the Early Years

Children's early experiences of literacy have a major influence on how they continue to learn as they grow older. Children enter early childhood programs and school with a wealth of knowledge and understandings of literacy. It is critical that early childhood professionals and teachers recognise and build on this learning. Literacy Learning in the Early Years offers a practical introduction to literacy issues for early childhood professionals and teachers working with children aged 0-8 in childcare preschool and school contexts. The authors take a socio-cultural approach to literacy learning emphasising the importance of understanding the various contexts in which young children are involved in literacy practices. They explore a range of literacy issues that early childhood professionals and teachers are facing in the 21st century. These issues include the role of play in literacy learning how to use information communication technologies with young children and ways of introducing critical literacy. Literacy is understood broadly and readers are encouraged to explore a range of print and other media with children. With chapters from both Australian and UK authors Literacy Learning in the Early Years is an ideal professional reference and student text. a very useful introductory text to literacy development in early childhood. It is clearly written and accessible to the wide range of professionals working with young children as well as to teachers and parents. It will be a valuable text in training at initial and in-service levels on a wide range of courses. Lesley Abbott Professor of Early Childhood Education Manchester Metropolitan Universitythis well written comprehensive book combines many practical examples of learning to do literacy and suggestions for action and all the while engages the reader with questions and starting points for reflection. Susan Hill Associate professor The Centre for Studies in Literacy University of South Australia

GBP 130.00
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Lensbaby Bending your perspective

Lensbaby Bending your perspective

If you've ever wished you could learn about all of the creative possibilities the Lensbaby offers this is the book for you! Seeing subjects with a new perspective is at the heart of the Lensbaby experience and with the essential information found in this book you'll be able to take your creative exploration to the next level. Written by Lensbaby Guru Corey Hilz Lensbaby: Bending Your Perspective starts off with an overview of each lens in the Lensbaby suite. Then comes the fun stuff! Packed with tips on composition and techniques for capturing your best images you'll be immersed in the wonderful world of Lensbaby in no time. On nearly every page you'll find a full color image created by a Lensbaby expert to inspire your own shooting. You'll also find complete coverage of all of the Lensbaby accessories from the Optic Swap System to a macro kit creative aperture discs and a super wide angle lens. With this gorgeous and practical book by your side you'll never see the world in the same way again. | Lensbaby Bending your perspective

GBP 175.00
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Managing Upland Resources New Approaches for Rural Environments

Managing Upland Resources New Approaches for Rural Environments

The overarching approach of the book is to provide a tool kit for those individuals groups or organisations looking to manage the upland resource for the benefit of all. Readers are provided with a range of practical options to develop their own solutions. The book is written in such a way that readers can dip in and out of sections to plug knowledge gaps or read in its entirety for those experiencing a first foray into the complexities of upland resource management. Increasingly rural areas are becoming recognised as a wider resource beyond traditional food fibre and water leading to inevitable management tensions. Goal setting vision and strategy development management planning aims objectives and prescription (actions) are considered and some of the new agendas for resource use in uplands which may be worth consideration for individual projects are explored. This comprehensive book deals with the implementation advantages and disadvantages of a range of traditional and contemporary resource management approaches which are then expanded upon by a range of resource management professionals based on their own experiences. | Managing Upland Resources New Approaches for Rural Environments

GBP 99.99
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Speedlights & Speedlites Creative Flash Photography at Lightspeed Second Edition

Speedlights & Speedlites Creative Flash Photography at Lightspeed Second Edition

Canon Speedlites and Nikon Speedlights are small off-camera flashguns that can provide big results - if you know how to use them properly. Acclaimed Boston photographers Lou Jones Bob Keenan and Steve Ostrowski guide you through the technical and creative aspects of how to get the most out of these powerful tools in this indispensable guide packed full of inspirational images and comprehensive diagrams of the lighting set ups used to capture them. They are significantly more advanced lighter and considerably cheaper than a standard flashgun and have many advantages. They are small (and cheap) enough that a number can be carried in your kit and they can be used in combination triggered wirelessly. They use through-the-lens (TTL) metering which allows you to use the in-camera LCD and histograms to calculate the required power/direction rather than havng to use a light meter or trial and error. They use proprietary dedicated technology (from Canon and Nikon) that means there are no compatability issues. Getting the most out of them however remains a mystery - most photographers still just use their speedlights in the same way as a standard flash gun. This is where this book comes in. | Speedlights & Speedlites Creative Flash Photography at Lightspeed Second Edition

GBP 175.00
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Indie Rock 101 Running Recording Promoting your Band

Indie Rock 101 Running Recording Promoting your Band

Indie Rock 101 is a clear concise all-in-one primer for beginning to mid-level musicians looking for the essential fundamentals behind running recording and promoting their band. It's all the basics that can take years to collate from more specialized or technical books magazines and websites-and it's written by a real independent musician. Part I Running Your Band covers the topics most relevant to forming and running the band: the people practice and songwriting Part II Recording covers pre-production considerations gear and how-to basics and timeless fundamentals and techniques around recording mixing and mastering Part III Promoting covers what you need to know to establish and grow your fan base including graphic design your press kit and website sharing and selling your music playing out and making a videoWhether you're just starting out or looking for a 360-degree primer to help take your music to the next level Indie Rock 101 is the one book that covers it all. Featuring photos and QandAs from:Birdmonster CDBaby founder Derek Sivers Juliana Hatfield John Vanderslice Karate Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon Spanish for 100 World Air Guitar Champion Hot Lixx Hulahan and more | Indie Rock 101 Running Recording Promoting your Band

GBP 175.00
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Death Scene Investigation Procedural Guide Second Edition

Death Scene Investigation Procedural Guide Second Edition

Those tasked with investigating death scenes come from a variety of backgrounds and varying levels of experience. Whether a homicide detective crime scene investigator medico-legal death investigator coroner or medical examiner Death Scene Investigation: Procedural Guide Second Edition provides the investigator best-practice techniques and procedures for almost any death scene imaginable including for deaths occurring even under the most unusual of circumstances. This Second Edition is fully updated to include new coverage on shallow graves human remains at crime scenes poisonings expanded coverage of projectile weapons videography touch DNA death notifications and a newly added chapter dedicated to sexual deaths. In addition the book serves as an on-scene ready reference which includes instructions on procedure including the initial notification of a death processing the scene and body the investigator's role at autopsy and analyzing the scene indicators to place evidence into context. Topics discussed include: Initial response and scene evaluation Death scene management including documentation sketching photography videography observations and search procedures A special death investigation matrix that walks the investigator though a decision tree to help in ambiguous deaths Contains discussion of all manners of death including accident suicide natural and homicide Coverage of recovery of human remains from open field aquatic and buried sites including estimating the time of death. Wound dynamics and mechanisms of injury that covers asphyxiation sharp and blunt force trauma chopping injuries; handgun rifle and shotgun wounds electrical injuries and more The bulleted format and spiral binding allows for easy use and reference in the field with sections that are self-contained and cross-referenced for quick searches. With its thorough and detailed approach Death Scene Investigation Second Edition will be a must-have addition to any crime scene and death investigator’s tool kit. | Death Scene Investigation Procedural Guide Second Edition

GBP 130.00
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