Spain's development from a premodern society into a modern unified nation-state with an integrated economy was painfully slow and varied widely by region. Economic historians have long argued that hig
This collection of research explores the interaction of religious awareness and literary expression in English poetry in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Many different types of poetics m
It’s been said that money makes the world go around. We complain about too much money in politics. People bemoan having too much month at the end of the money. Magazines make lists of people with more
Viruses are pathogens of many diseases of men, animals, andplants, but theyare also of interest as molecular geneticmodels for the solution of biological problems."A History of Experimental Vir
A lyrical bedtime tale of a little boy and his bear is an ode to the magic of dreams — and the transformative power of the imagination.As a little boy falls peacefully into sleep and starts to dream,
Hardy (1840-1928) is best known for his novels, but here scholars of English literature both within and beyond anglophone countries look at his poetry, exploring the size, quality and achievement that
"This collection of 15 essays explores how poetry and resistance interact, set against philosophical, historical and cultural background. From this perspective, the resistance of poetry is connected w
Conversion, adaptation, reuse - these techniques are as old as construction itself. However, since the industrialisation of the building industry and the emergence of modernism in architecture, newly
The stories in this anthology emerged from interviews with women and young people about their experience of intervention when they were escaping a situation of abuse, neglect, and/or sexual exploitati
The ever-shifting boundaries of the public and private spheres have exerted strong, though often subtle, pressures on modern life. This collection of 14 critical essays analyzes how British poetry ha
A dejected soldier makes a pact with the devil in this haunting, ultimatelyhopeful fairy tale, masterfully retold and vividly illustrated.Man or bear? When a person gives up hope, is he still human? S
The remarkable photographs in Peoples of the Plateau capture the lives of Pacific Northwest Indians at the turn of the twentieth century—and at a turning point in their own history.The Columbia River
The design of bars and cafes has played an important role in the development of architecture in the twentieth century. This influence has been felt particularly strongly over the past thirty year
"Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality in Industry" collects the proceedings of the 2nd Sino-German Workshop on the same topic held in Shanghai on April 16-17, 2009. The papers focus on the latest V
According to urban academic myth, the first restaurants emerged in the wake of the French Revolution. From the very beginning in the elegant salons of the latter days of the Ancien Regime, the design
