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 A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures - Continental Europe and its Empires By Prem Poddar, Rajeev S. Patke, Lars Jensen 2009 | 688 Pages | ISBN: 0748623949 | PDF | 5 MB Regional Editors: John Beverley, Charles Forsdick, Pierre-Philippe Fraiture, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Theo D'haen, Lars Jensen, Birthe Kundrus, Elizabeth Monasterios, Phillip Rothwell ''Radical, intrepid, compendious, A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures, goes far toward restoring 'postcolonialism' to its historical premises by resituating that imperial project in its much changed and still controversial cartographies. It is Marlow's map of the 'heart of darkness' drastically redrawn: what was once the 'vast amount of red,' a 'deuce of a lot of blue,' a 'little green,' those 'smears of orange,' and the 'purple patch,' is here become a dense kaleidoscope that will of necessity rechart the itinerary of students and critical travellers across and around 'continental Europe and its empires.''' --Barbara Harlow, University of Texas at Austin ''The Companion is unique in that it provides a wealth of analysis and information about all European continental powers and their colonies and presents the entire assembly in a wonderful mis-en-scene. It is a 'true' companion that invites trans-cultural readings of trans-cultural literatures.'' - Walter Mignolo, Duke University This volume complements A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures in English (Edinburgh University Press, 2005). It is the first reference work to provide an integrated and authoritative body of information about the political, cultural and economic contexts of postcolonial literatures that have their provenance in the major European Empires of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain as well as places like Latin America and the Philippines. The Companion is comprehensive in its geographical scope, extending from South America and the Caribbean to Africa, the Middle East and Asia. It also accommodates the literatures and histories of regions where Europe merges into Asia, as in the cases of Turkey and Russia, and includes essays on the Jewish Diaspora and the 'clash of civilisations'. Written by recognised scholars in the fields of postcolonial studies, the entries cover major events, ideas, movements, and figures in postcolonial histories. They range across the entire period from European overseas exploration, settlement and colonisation to decolonisation, and highlight the relevance of colonial histories to the cultural, social, political and literary formations of contemporary postcolonial societies and nations. Each entry provides a succinct account of an event or topic, as well as suggestions for further reading in literary works and histories. By outlining the historical contexts of postcolonial literatures, the Companion provides an important key to understanding complex contemporary debates about race, colonialism and neo-colonialism, politics, economics, culture and language. Key Features *Covers all the European empires in a new and integrated way *Relates the colonial past to the postcolonial present *Brings literary and historical texts and contexts together for the first time *Includes maps, a detailed Chronology, lists of further reading and author/subject indexes  A Coward if I Return, a Hero if I Fall: Stories of Irishmen in World War I by Neil Richardson English | April 6th, 2020 | ISBN: 1788491734 | 368 pages | EPUB | 0.59 MB IRELAND'S FORGOTTEN LEGACY In 1914-1918, two hundred thousand Irishmen from all religions and backgrounds went to war. At least thirty-five thousand never came home. Those that did were scarred for the rest of their lives. Many of these survivors found themselves abandoned and ostracised by their countrymen, their voices seldom heard.
 A Comprehensive Guide to Music Therapy: Theory, Clinical Practice, Research and Training By Tony Wigram, Inge Nygaard Pedersen, Lars Ole Bonde 2002 | 386 Pages | ISBN: 1843100835 | PDF | 3 MB Music therapists, as in medical and paramedical professions, have a rich diversity of approaches and methods, often developed with specific relevance to meet the needs of a certain client population. This book reflects the many components of such diversity, and is a thoroughly comprehensive guide to accessing and understanding the ideas, theory, research results and clinical outcomes that are the foundations of this field. Providing a detailed insight into the field of music therapy from an international perspective, this book enables the reader to see the complete picture of the multifaceted and fascinating world that is music therapy. This unique overview of the field of music therapy is accessible to professionals and the general public alike. The book comes with a CD and CD-ROM, which provide musical examples and a guide to further resources.  A Companion to American Cultural History By Karen Halttunen 2008 | 471 Pages | ISBN: 0631235663 | PDF | 3 MB A Companion to American Cultural History offers a historiographic overview of the scholarship, with special attention to the major studies and debates that have shaped the field, and an assessment of where it is currently headed. 30 essays explore the history of American culture at all analytic levels Written by scholarly experts well-versed in the questions and controversies that have activated interest in this burgeoning field Part of the authoritative Blackwell Companions to American History series Provides both a chronological and thematic approach: topics range from British America in the Eighteenth Century to the modern day globalization of American Culture; thematic approaches include gender and sexuality and popular culture  500 Things People Believe That Aren't True by James Egan English | January 3, 2019 | ISBN: 1326340077 | 170 pages | PDF | 0.61 Mb Genetically modified food existed since the Stone Age. We have no idea what Ancient Egyptians looked like. Thomas Edison didn't invent the lightbulb. Women could vote since 1867. The writer, Homer, probably didn't exist. Giants aren't always tall. Ancient Greece wasn't a country. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon never existed. Gandhi was a horrible human being.  101 Creepy, Weird, Scary, Interesting, and Outright Cool Facts: A collection of 101 facts that are sure to leave you creeped out and entertained at the same time. by Tyler Backhause English | January 31, 2016 | ISBN: 1523751959 | 84 pages | PDF | 0.42 Mb Who doesn't love facts and random bits of information? "I did not know that" or "Teach me something I don't know!" are a commonly heard phrases among people today. Along with this, the most powerful driving force behind our random browsing of the Internet or Social Media is the pursuit of new information. This brings me to the reason why I wrote 101 Creepy, Weird, Scary, Interesting, and Outright Cool Facts. Here are some categories you will receive facts from in this book: Plants and NatureComputers and TechnologyHistoryScience, math and spaceUrban legends Did you know that sea cucumbers are a class of invertebrate marine animals which inhabit almost every sea in the world? Their bodies can regenerate at an exceptionally fast rate, which allows them to regrow organs that were completely lost. As such, they have developed a defensive mechanism where they throw out their intestines - and sometimes even more internal organs - when they are attacked by predators. This is just one of the facts listed in this book so if you're ready for me, start reading now. In addition to 101 Creepy, Weird, Scary, Interesting, and Outright Cool Facts, you will receive 5 books included for free as a sign of my appreciation.  1000 Out-of-this-World Facts About Space by James Egan English | July 2, 2019 | ISBN: 1326467239 | 198 pages | PDF | 0.53 Mb A planet can turn into a star. Mercury has ice. On Venus, it rains metal. Earth isn't round. Mars is the only planet that is solely populated by robots. The volcanoes on Jupiter's moon, Io, erupt its lava into space. Saturn has a hurricane in the shape of a hexagon. Uranus' moons are named after Shakespeare characters. Neptune has a ring like Saturn that we can't see in photographs. The Moon's real name is Luna. The oldest planet, Methuselah, is 12.7 billion years old. The word "planet" is Greek for "wanderer." Asteroids can have moons. A comet's tail is about ten million kilometres long. When a Black Hole tears something apart, it's called spaghettification. The Big Bang Theory's original name was The Primeval Atom. The universe is beige. No, really. |
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