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Examines the social, cultural, economic, and historical issues explored by African filmmakers from the early post-colonial years into the new millennium. Offering an overview of the development of postcolonial African cinema since the 1960s, Valerie K. Orlando highlights the variations in content and themes that reflect the socio-cultural and political environments of filmmakers and the cultures they depict.

Examines the ways that music videos interact with and change older media like movies and gallery art, the use of technologies like compositing, motion control, morphing software, and other digital special effects in order to create a new organisation of time and space, how artists use music videos to project their personas, and how less well known musicians use music videos to extend their range and attract attention.

All eyes are on swing state Ohio in the midst of a presidential election, and protecting a controversial reporter seems simple enough to Andy. But then a body shows up in the Statehouse.

As a serial killer stalks prostitutes in Columbus, Ohio, a distraught brother asks private investigator Andy Hayes to find his sister before it¿s too late. In a deadly race against time, Andy soon learns he¿s not the only person hunting Jessica Byrnes, but he may be the only one who wants her alive.

Almost two years have passed since Aaron Custer supposedly set a fire at a house in Columbus that killed three college students, when it starts to seem likely that the wrong man is in prison.

Including trail-proven advice from one of North America's leading authorities on long-distance hiking, Liz "Snorkel" Thomas--the women's speed record holder for the Appalachian Trail--, Backpacker's Long Trails walks you through everything you need to know to conduct an efficient, fun, and safe thru-hike. Whether you're planning to attempt the Pacific Crest Trail, or just your first multi-day long weekend hike, this book will help you plan and...

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New edition of a classic work published to coincide with the 450th anniversary of the Dutch attack on the Medway.

The Japanese invaded the Solomon Islands in May 1942 and in July began construction of a large airfield on Guadalcanal. In February 1943, after an epic six-month struggle, they were expelled from the island and it became a staging base for U.S. Admiral William F. Halsey and his South Pacific force. As explained in this fascinating book, the campaign was eventually successful but only after some of the bitterest fighting of World War II.

Using the concept of boundaries, physical and cultural, to understand the development of China's maritime southeast in late Imperial times, and its interactions across maritime East Asia and the broader Asian Seas, these linked essays by a senior scholar in the field challenge the usual readings of Chinese history from the centre.

The fifth title in this award-winning "Oslo Detective" series. When the body of a woman turns up in a dumpster, Inspector Frank Frolich is shocked to discover that he knows the victim...

A systematic guide to successfully producing written work for business and management degrees. The authors address the all too common pitfalls of essay assignments, as well as providing readers with a step-by-step programme to approach essay questions, both in coursework and exam contexts. New to the second edition: - Relevance of writing skills to employability - Additional content on researching a topic - How to adapt writing f...

Helps students understand how theory impacts and informs social work practice across a range of contexts and with different service user groups

A clear and accessible introduction to safeguarding adults in nursing practice with a range of clients and across different settings.

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Mace Carson doesn't consider himself a hero. Back in college, he came upon a woman in trouble and intervened. Now a successful vintner, Mace is shocked to be reunited with the woman he saved. It turns out she's in Wyoming on business... a corporate executive representing the company that wants to buy his winery. Only, he's not selling. Kelly Wright has never forgotten that horrible night ten years ago when Mace came to her rescue. Reluctant to...

This book is essential reading for policy makers, civil society and donor staff, researchers and students from Bangladesh and beyond who are interested in understanding extreme poverty and how it can be eliminated.

Islamic Microfinance critically examines the performance of fifteen institutions and demonstrate how Islamic methods can efficiently satisfy the needs of some types of client but not all. It asks which types of products are affordable and beneficial, for which purposes and for whom.