Encyclopaedias & Reference Works

1,339 QI facts to make your jaw drop

by Lloyd, John, Mitchinson, John, Harkin, James, Miller, Anne

fromQuite interesting book

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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. QI began life as a TV panel game show in 2003, hosted by Stephen Fry and featuring Alan Davies as the regular panellist (and scorer of outrageously low scores). Since then QI has become a worldwide phenomena, from bestselling books such as The Book of Genera…

What editors do: the art, craft, and business of book editing

fromChicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing

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Editing is an invisible art where the very best work goes undetected. Editors strive to create books that are enlightening, seamless, and pleasurable to read, all while giving credit to the author. This makes it all the more difficult to truly understand the range of roles they …

The Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism

by Weber, Max, Kalberg, Stephen

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This translation aims to capture Max Weber's style and the subtlety of his descriptions and causal arguments. Weber's original italicization has been restored, and Kalberg has standardized Weber's terminology to better facilitate understanding of his complex lines of reasoning.

Trees

by White, John, Ridsdale, Colin, Usher, Carol

fromEyewitness companions

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From identification and anatomy to commercial exploitation and conservation, this is an essential guide to more than 500 species of trees from around the world Specially commissioned illustrations and photographs Written by experts in each fieldUsing the award winning design of …

Architecture

by Glancey, Jonathan

fromEyewitness companions

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Presenting a series of innovative manuals on a wide variety of popular subjects. These richly illustrated companions offers detailed cutaway views, maps, specially commissioned photographs, informative captions, and a fact-filled text as they cover the basics of different topics…

What are universities for?

by Collini, Stefan

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Across the world universities are more numerous than they have ever been, yet at the same time there is unprecedented confusion about their purpose and scepticism about their value. This book offers a compelling argument for rethinking the way we see our universities and why we …

Routledge Handbook of Asian Transnationalism

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"This handbook presents cutting-edge research on Asian transnationalism written by experts in the areas of migration, diaspora, ethnicity, gender, language, education, politics, media, art, popular culture, and literature from a diverse theoretical and methodological perspective…

Chapter 29 K-pop Trans/nationalism

by Yoon, Kyong

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"This handbook presents cutting-edge research on Asian transnationalism written by experts in the areas of migration, diaspora, ethnicity, gender, language, education, politics, media, art, popular culture, and literature from a diverse theoretical and methodological perspective…

Understanding Open Access: When, Why & How to Make Your Work Openly Accessib…

by Rubow, Lexi, Shen, Rachael, Schofield, Brianna L.

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Understanding Open Access: When, Why & How to Make Your Work Openly Accessible provides a scholarly author-oriented look at the ins and outs of open access publishing. The guide addresses common concerns about what "open access" means, how institutional and funder open access po…

Chapter 11 Yoga and Physical Culture: Transnational History and Blurred Discursive Cont…

by Singleton, Mark

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India is the second largest country in the world with regard to population, the world's largest democracy and by far the largest country in South Asia, and one of the most diverse and pluralistic nations in the world in terms of official languages, cultures, religions and social…

Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India

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Ndia is the second largest country in the world with regard to population, the world's largest democracy and by far the largest country in South Asia, and one of the most diverse and pluralistic nations in the world in terms of official languages, cultures, religions and social …

Routledge handbook of contemporary India

fromRoutledge Handbooks

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This handbook is essential reading for students and scholars interested in Indian and South Asian culture, politics, and society. It contains chapters by the field's foremost scholars dealing with fundamental issues in India's current cultural and social transformation. It conce…

EC/EU Fact Book: A Complete Question and Answer Guide

by Roney, Alex

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The sixth edition of EC/EU Fact Book has been updated with new legislation, directives and initiative relating to the European Community. It provides the relevant facts on all matters regarding the EC and is divided into sections on the workings, policies and business strategy o…