AN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF 2019'Spectacular... What a treasure trove of a book' Hilary McKay, author of The Skylarks' WarEvery evening Lampie the lighthouse keeper's daughter must light a lantern to war
Lampie the lighthouse-keeper's daughter must climb sixty-one steps to light the lantern every evening and warn ships away from the rocks. One night, in the midst of a terrible storm, she discovers tha
Public trust in the police is a matter of great importance for police organizations and governments all over Europe. The police, the public, and the pursuit of trust offers a unique perspective on bot
Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865) was one of the most successful Japanese woodblock print designers of his age. With an estimated output of some twenty-five thousand prints during a career spanning almost
"A vivid, funny, and poignant memoir that celebrates the distinct lure of the camaraderie and community one finds drinking in bars. Rosie Schaap has always loved bars: the wood and brass and jukeboxe
A vivid, funny, and poignant memoir that celebrates the distinct lure of the camaraderie and community one finds drinking in bars. Rosie Schaap has always loved bars: the wood and brass and jukeboxes
At the 1936 Olympics, against a backdrop of swastikas and goose-stepping storm troopers, an African-American son of sharecroppers won a staggering four gold medals and single-handedly demonstrated tha
Produced to accompany an exhibition at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, The Netherlands in 2007-2008, this attractive, oversized catalogue (10x12") contains scholarly essays on Japanese stories and beliefs
A riveting tale of perseverance in the face of hardship, Cinderella Man is the chronicle of the boxer James J. Braddock, whose exceptional story of achievement against all odds was the subject of a ma
Since the end of the Cold War, the concept of reconciliation has emerged as a central term of political discourse within societies divided by a history of political violence. Reconciliation has been p
Series: Collected Writings of Modern Western Scholars on JapanLaw and Agonistic Politics examines the relation between law and politics in terms of a range of agonistic theories, influenced by authors
The Ancient Greek notion of agonism, meaning struggle, has been revived in radical legal and political theory to rethematize class conflict and to conceptualize the conditions of possibility of freedo
Das Buch ist als Arbeitsmittel fur alle gedacht, die in der empirischen Sozialforschung tatig sind und bereits Grundkenntnisse in der Anwendung von SPSS besitzen. Ziel ist es, typische Fragestellungen
For over four decades, scholars have been investigating male dominance - both symbolically and numerically -within popular music. The heavier genres of popular music, metal music in particular, have
A true story of love stronger than Nazi persecution. Things We Couldn’t Say is the true story of Diet Eman, a young Dutch woman, who, with her fiancé, Hein Sietsma, risked everything to rescue
An anthology of baseball humor includes essays, articles, short stories, and cartoons contributed by Ring Lardner, George Plimpton, Garrison Keillor, Mike Lupica, Yogi Berra, Charles Schulz, Garry Tru
