Many today see China and the United States on the path to confrontation. The authors argue that, despite its tremendous size, economic vitality, and military strength, China remains a vulnerable power, crowded on all sides by powerful rivals and potential foes. For American policy toward China to be effective, it must avoid ideology and adopt a ...
A tribute to the long-running sit-com "Last of the Summer Wine". The book contains interviews with the show's major stars: "The Winos" - Compo, Cleggy and Foggy; "The Stronger Sex" - the battleaxe women, including Kathy Staff who turned the character of Nora Batty into a national icon; and "The Henpecked" - the husbands finally get a chance to ...
In virtually all the countries of the world, men, and to a lesser extent women, are today dressed in very similar clothing. This book gives a compelling account and analysis of the process by which this has come about. At the same time it takes seriously those places where, for whatever reason, this process has not occurred, or has been reversed, ...
This book examines the ways in which racial and economic stratification were brought to coincide in pre-industrial South Africa by describing in detail the history of one group, the Griquas of Philippolis and Kokstad. These people, of very mixed origins, were central, both physically and symbolically, to the processes of South African history in ...
Now in its 57th edition, the "Film Review" is the world's longest-running film annual. A definitive, up-to-date reference guide to the year in cinema, it includes reviews, cast lists, and credits for all the year's new releases; a review of the top ten box office stars, plus new faces of the year; details on the major awards and film festivals; ...
As Joni Mitchell so poignantly said, aa]you donat know what youave got till itas gone a]dooha]waap, waap, waap, waap.a When Anna disappears, Stuart discovers a few things of his ownadogs, mobile phones, that smiling fat woman on his tram, even failure to appreciate the genius of The Go-Betweensaare not worth a brain haemorrhage. Even in the ...
It is the summer of 1972 and a quiet Connecticut town is rocked by a triple murder. High school football star Brandon Moore is brought to the crime scene by his girlfriend, vivacious cheerleader Marion Garner, step-daughter of the townas chief of police. Upon leaving the scene the couple is set upon by an unknown assailant driving a distinctive ...
Frankie Howerd's comic genius made him a hero to the older generation and new wave comics alike. He remains one of our best-loved comedians, and his influence continues to grow. He was the king of nudge-nudge humor, and "The Complete Frankie Howerd" is the essential guide to his career. Robert Ross details forgotten and obscure performances, ...
As uniquely British an institution as there ever was, the saucy scripts, classic gags, and a repertory company of familiar stars helped to make the Carry Ons some of the best-loved comedies ever produced. Celebrating 50 years of fun, Robert Ross's inside story of Carry On is now reissued in a lavish hardback edition, with new material and new, ...
It is a common error to confuse the arch]ologist with the mere collector of ignoble trifles equally pleased with an unusual postage stamp or a scarce example of an Italian primitive. Nor should the impertinent curiosity of local antiquaries which sees in every disused chalk-pit traces of Roman civilisation be compared with the rare predilection ...
It is a common error to confuse the archaologist with the mere collector of ignoble trifles equally pleased with an unusual postage stamp or a scarce example of an Italian primitive. Nor should the impertinent curiosity of local antiquaries which sees in every disused chalk-pit traces of Roman civilisation be compared with the rare predilection ...
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
In Pathways Of Life, the author takes you on a journey, sharing, through poetry and prose, his experiences, thoughts, and perceptions concerning love, life, people, war, and his heritage; together with reflections on the world in general. Says the author: "If the reader, as he or she moves through the material, will stop occasionally and reflect ...
Coming fifteen years after South Africa's achievement of majority rule, this book takes a critical and searching look at the country's past. It presents South Africa's past in an objective, clear, and refreshing manner. With chapters contributed by ten of the best historians of the country, the book elaborately weaves together new data, ...
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