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Iranian filmmakers have long been recognised for creating a vibrant, aesthetically rich cinema whilst working under strict state censorship regulations. As Michelle Langford reveals, many have found indirect, allegorical ways of expressing forbidden topics and issues in their films. But for many, allegory is much more than a foil against haphazardly applied censorship rules. Drawing on a long history of allegorical expression in Persian poetry...

Historical Law-Tracts is one of the earliest contributions to the Scottish Enlightenment project of a historical science of society. Kames deployed a large range of ancient, medieval, and early-modern sources to trace the development of law and explain it in terms of interactions between principles of human nature and political, economic, and social circumstance. His goal was to show the study of law as a genuinely scientific inquiry and not a...

Historical Law-Tracts is one of the earliest contributions to the Scottish Enlightenment project of a historical science of society. Kames deployed a large range of ancient, medieval, and early-modern sources to trace the development of law and explain it in terms of interactions between principles of human nature and political, economic, and social circumstance. His goal was to show the study of law as a genuinely scientific inquiry and not a...

Michelle Lovric divides her time between her apartments on the Thames and in Venice. She has published five novels for adults, of which THE REMEDY was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. She combines her fiction work with editing, designing and producing literary anthologies including her own translations of Latin and Italian poetry. Her book 'Love Letters' was a New York Times best-seller. Her children's books can be found at http://...

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freytag & berndt Autokarten sind für viele Länder und Regionen weltweit erhältlich. Neben der übersichtlichen Gestaltung verfügen die Straßenkarten über zahlreiche Zusatzinformationen wie z.B. Straßenbeschaffenheit, Sehenswürdigkeiten, Campingplätze und diverse Innenstadtpläne. Mit dem umfangreichen Ortsregister gelingt zudem eine rasche Orientierung. Im beigelegten Informationsheft finden Sie touristische Informationen, einen Pilgerpass, Ort...

Destination: - Das Tourengebiet erstreckt sich von Pfronten im Osten über Bad Wurzach im Norden, Weingarten im Westen und Oberstaufen im Süden und deckt somit einen Großteil des Ober- und des Westallgäus sowie einen Teil des Unterallgäus ab. - Die naturgeschützten Moor-, Moos- und Riedlandschaften um Bad Wurzach, Bad Waldsee, Kißlegg und Isny, das Moränenland beidseits der Iller, die großartige Seenlandschaft (Rottachsee, Grüntensee, Niederson...

Just eight years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and two years after gaining independence, the world's newest nation state descended once more into violence and civil war. Why have policies of liberal peacebuilding failed to bring lasting stability to the region? And what now for South Sudan? Nyambura Wambugu, an academic with more than ten years' practical advisory and policymaking experience, adopts a holistic an...

The Russian-born classical pianist Evgeny Kissin, known for interpretations of Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Liszt, looks across his formidable career in terms of the work put in and the rewards incurred, applying a refreshing aversion to false modesty, and a philosophical take on human nature.

The fifth book in the Extinction Cycle, "USA Today"-bestselling author Smith's propulsive post-apocalyptic series about one man's mission to save the world. Tall Premium Edition. Original.

A celebration of all things Scottish, from bagpipes, haggis, whisky and the midge to The Falkirk Wheel, John Knox, Loch Lomond and Dolly the Sheep. Informative and amusing.

‘Fast-paced and highly enjoyable, Absolute Proof has enough twists to keep the reader gripped . . . as well as making you think about some of the big questions of existence as you race to a surprising, satisfying ending’ Daily ExpressInvestigative reporter Ross Hunter nearly didn’t answer the phone call that would change his life – and possibly the world – for ever. ‘I’d just like to assure you I’m not a nutcase, Mr Hunter. My name is Dr Harry...

Engaging with the underlying social context in which emotions are a motivational force, Law and the Passions provides a uniquely inclusive commentary on the significance and influence of emotions in the history and continuing development of legal judgment, policy formation, legal practice and legal dogma.

This book fills a gap in the existing medical literature by providing a best-practice approach to the evaluation and acute treatment of patients presenting for emergency care with identifiable substance use and/or co-occurring psychiatric disorders. As the first interdisciplinary book to integrate psychiatric and emergency care, the text uniquely covers a myriad of serious medical conditions, acute mental status and dangerous behavioral abnorm...

Since the publication of his first novel Ghostwritten in 1999, David Mitchell has rapidly established himself as one of the most important and original novelists of the 21st-century. David Mitchell: Contemporary Critical Perspectives brings together leading scholars of contemporary fiction to guide readers through the full range of the author's writings, from his major novels such as Cloud Atlas, Number9dream and The Bone Clocks, to his shorte...

Ein Sanitätswagen als Tarnung für einen Roadtrip, der vier Endzwanzigern die Möglichkeit bietet, die geschlossenen Grenzen der europäischen Länder zu passieren. Ihr Ziel: Ein Stück Freiheit und Belanglosigkeit in einer Zeit der Abschottung und der Angst vor dem Dritten Weltkrieg. Was die vier haben: Eine Menge Wut im Bauch, keinen Plan, dafür aber ein seltsames Buch im Handschuhfach. Was sie nicht haben: Auch nur den Hauch einer Vorstellung, ...

Wise, warm and beautifully written' Daily Mail 'A delight' Clare Mackintosh'Unputdownable' Jill Mansell'If you only read one book this year - make it this one' HeatImagine you meet a man, spend seven glorious days together, and fall in love. And it's mutual: you've never been so certain of anything. So when he leaves for a long-booked holiday and promises to call from the airport, you have no cause to doubt him. But he doesn't call.Your friend...

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