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Food and Drink Idioms in English
“A Little Bit More Sugar and Lots of Spice”
Idioms carry an aura of mystery for all speakers, due to the discrepancy between their literal and non-literal meanings. This monograph clears up some of these ambiguities by examining expressions that have derived from the most instinctive human behaviour: eating and drinking.
Idioms carry an aura of mystery for all speakers, due to the discrepancy between their literal and non-literal meanings. This monograph clears up some of these ambiguities by examining expressions that have derived from the most instinctive human behaviour: eating and drinking.
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Balkan and South Slavic Enclaves in Italy
Languages, Dialects and Identities
This volume deals with several Balkan linguistic varieties spoken in north-eastern, central and southern Italy. It presents new empirical findings and reflects the diversity of current research in the fields of areal linguistics, language variation, and Balkan dialectology.
This volume deals with several Balkan linguistic varieties spoken in north-eastern, central and southern Italy. It presents new empirical findings and reflects the diversity of current research in the fields of areal linguistics, language variation, and Balkan dialectology.
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For exhibition designers, managing visitor circulation is often guesswork, and modifying designs is costly. This book discusses a simulation application to guide the process, presenting the challenges of integrating a complex mathematical process into an artistic one.
For exhibition designers, managing visitor circulation is often guesswork, and modifying designs is costly. This book discusses a simulation application to guide the process, presenting the challenges of integrating a complex mathematical process into an artistic one.
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Culture survives by constant recycling. This "stimulating, relevant and exciting" volume explores this strategy across an impressive assortment of contexts, from comic-book heroes and James Bond to African-Caribbean women and mobile phones.
Culture survives by constant recycling. This “stimulating, relevant and exciting” volume explores this strategy across an impressive assortment of contexts, from comic-book heroes and James Bond to African-Caribbean women and mobile phones.
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A Divided Hungary in Europe
Exchanges, Networks and Representations, 1541-1699; Volumes 1-3
Despite fragmentation and Ottoman pressure, early modern Hungary flourished through intense cultural exchange. This series draws an alternative map of Hungary, replacing centre-periphery conceptions with new narratives that balance Western-Hungarian relationships.
Despite fragmentation and Ottoman pressure, early modern Hungary flourished through intense cultural exchange. This series draws an alternative map of Hungary, replacing centre-periphery conceptions with new narratives that balance Western-Hungarian relationships.
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Women Rewriting Boundaries
Victorian Women Travel Writers
Inspired by a panel at the 2013 Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention, this compilation offers fresh insights on how to read travel writing by women. It analyzes the connections between class, gender, physicality, and sexuality as found in 19th-century literature.
Inspired by a panel at the 2013 Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention, this compilation offers fresh insights on how to read travel writing by women. It analyzes the connections between class, gender, physicality, and sexuality as found in 19th-century literature.
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Verbs, Clauses and Constructions
Functional and Typological Approaches
This volume offers contributions on the role of verbs, clauses, and constructions in a rich variety of languages. Using empirical data, the book contributes to current literature on functional-oriented linguistics, incorporating linguistic typology and corpus-based perspectives.
This volume offers contributions on the role of verbs, clauses, and constructions in a rich variety of languages. Using empirical data, the book contributes to current literature on functional-oriented linguistics, incorporating linguistic typology and corpus-based perspectives.
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Stirring Age
Scott, Byron and the Historical Romance
This original study explores two giants of 19th century literature, Scott and Byron, and their experimental genre-splicing. They sought to return history and romance to their native complementarity, using the historical to revive romance models.
This original study explores two giants of 19th century literature, Scott and Byron, and their experimental genre-splicing. They sought to return history and romance to their native complementarity, using the historical to revive romance models.
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With God on Our Side
British Christian Responses to the Spanish Civil War
This book uses Christian reactions to the Spanish Civil War to analyse the importance of Christianity in interwar Britain. Framed as a Holy War, the conflict exposed and increased pre-existing tensions between British Protestants and Catholics.
This book uses Christian reactions to the Spanish Civil War to analyse the importance of Christianity in interwar Britain. Framed as a Holy War, the conflict exposed and increased pre-existing tensions between British Protestants and Catholics.
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Studying Language through Literature
An Old Perspective Revisited and Something More
This book invites readers to reconsider literary texts for language study. Arguing that literary language is language in its utmost form, it offers insights and suggestions on using fiction, poetry, drama, and translation for your greatest benefit.
This book invites readers to reconsider literary texts for language study. Arguing that literary language is language in its utmost form, it offers insights and suggestions on using fiction, poetry, drama, and translation for your greatest benefit.
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Staging Ben
A Collection of Essays on the Theatricality of Jonson's Plays
This edited volume offers a rebuttal of the mischaracterization of Ben Jonson’s plays as anti-theatrical. Featuring contributions from both Renaissance literature scholars and theatre practitioners, it demonstrates the playwright’s prodigious theatrical imagination.
This edited volume offers a rebuttal of the mischaracterization of Ben Jonson’s plays as anti-theatrical. Featuring contributions from both Renaissance literature scholars and theatre practitioners, it demonstrates the playwright’s prodigious theatrical imagination.
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In this collection, Nigeria’s most notable scholars offer insights into the pitfalls of governance and institutional dysfunctions that threaten the vitality of the Fourth Republic—the nation's longest stretch of democratic rule since the end of military regimes.
In this collection, Nigeria’s most notable scholars offer insights into the pitfalls of governance and institutional dysfunctions that threaten the vitality of the Fourth Republic—the nation’s longest stretch of democratic rule since the end of military regimes.
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The United States and China
Competing Discourses of Regionalism in East Asia
As the US and China vie to shape East Asia's future, this book dissects their clashing worldviews, the balance of power, and the grave consequences for the region's security.
As the US and China vie to shape East Asia’s future, this book dissects their clashing worldviews, the balance of power, and the grave consequences for the region’s security.
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Peacemaking, Peacemakers and Diplomacy, 1880-1939
Essays in Honour of Professor Alan Sharp
Leading scholars explore the ‘new diplomacy’ conducted before, during, and after the First World War. These essays examine its origins, the changing view of war as a diplomatic tool, and how the Paris Peace Conference was viewed inside and outside Europe.
Leading scholars explore the ‘new diplomacy’ conducted before, during, and after the First World War. These essays examine its origins, the changing view of war as a diplomatic tool, and how the Paris Peace Conference was viewed inside and outside Europe.
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Elhusseini analyses Turkey’s role in the Arab world and investigates the effects of the Arab Spring on Turkish foreign policy, decision-making and its role. Particular attention is focused on widespread terms such as strategic depth, neo-Ottomans and the Turkish Model.
Elhusseini analyses Turkey’s role in the Arab world and investigates the effects of the Arab Spring on Turkish foreign policy, decision-making and its role. Particular attention is focused on widespread terms such as strategic depth, neo-Ottomans and the Turkish Model.
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Jung on Synchronicity and Yijing
A Critical Approach
Jung’s archetypal theory illuminates the Yijing, defining the experience of the divine as an unconscious process. Yet this Western view, rooted in Plato and Kant, clashes with Yijing cosmology, creating a tension between timeless archetypes and subjective experience.
Jung’s archetypal theory illuminates the Yijing, defining the experience of the divine as an unconscious process. Yet this Western view, rooted in Plato and Kant, clashes with Yijing cosmology, creating a tension between timeless archetypes and subjective experience.
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Translation, History and Arts
New Horizons in Asian Interdisciplinary Humanities Research
This collection of papers on translation, history, and art stands at the frontier of interdisciplinary humanities research. A central theme is developing a new narrative of local histories against the backdrop of world history to advance our understanding of them.
This collection of papers on translation, history, and art stands at the frontier of interdisciplinary humanities research. A central theme is developing a new narrative of local histories against the backdrop of world history to advance our understanding of them.
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Meeting the Information Challenge
The Experience of Africa
Africa faces the serious challenge of information and communication technologies. Meeting this is vital for its social, economic and political goals. This volume provides both overview and detail on how this challenge can be and is being met.
Africa faces the serious challenge of information and communication technologies. Meeting this is vital for its social, economic and political goals. This volume provides both overview and detail on how this challenge can be and is being met.
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“We Learned that We are Indivisible”
Sesquicentennial Reflections on the Civil War Era in the Shenandoah Valley
A first-rate team of scholars examines the Shenandoah Valley’s Civil War story. This collection of essays explores leadership, key battles, the war's impact on the diverse population, and postwar reconciliation efforts in the "Breadbasket of the Confederacy."
A first-rate team of scholars examines the Shenandoah Valley’s Civil War story. This collection of essays explores leadership, key battles, the war’s impact on the diverse population, and postwar reconciliation efforts in the “Breadbasket of the Confederacy.”
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The Right to Roam
Travellers and Human Rights in the Modern Nation-State
Nomadic groups and sedentary society have been in conflict for ages. ‘The Right to Roam’ examines the right of nomadic groups to maintain their way of life against the drive toward sedentarisation, exploring the case of Travellers in modern Ireland.
Nomadic groups and sedentary society have been in conflict for ages. ‘The Right to Roam’ examines the right of nomadic groups to maintain their way of life against the drive toward sedentarisation, exploring the case of Travellers in modern Ireland.
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