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These dictionaries include prominent personalities, events and institutions in these countries. It also details noteworthy places and aspects of the countrys' economic, social, and cultural life. It gives an overview of geography and history of the country, a chronology, lists of monarchs, prime ministers, maps and more.
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"British theatre has a greater tradition than any other, having started all the way back in 1311 and still going strong today. But that is too much for one book to cover, so this volume deals with early theatre and has a cut-off date in 1899. Still, this is almost six centuries, centuries during which British theatre not only developed but produced some of the greatest playwrights of all time and anywhere, including obviously Shakespeare but also...
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"Historical Dictionary of the Contemporary United Kingdom presents the events, people, and trends of this 28-year period and explains the current state of the country - knowledge vital to understanding the society, politics, personalities, and actions that are shaping the country today. This book includes a chronology, dating from 1979 to the present, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and more than 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant...
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"From early settlements in Orkney to people making their mark in Britain today - this brand new encyclopedia covers all aspects of British life and culture. 6,000 entries about people, places, institutions, events, and customs; chronologies and tables that make fact-checking easy; special feature articles that give a more rounded, personal view of Britain's history and culture; 200 quotations; hundreds of photographs and maps; plus a special section...
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"The years between 1450 and 1550 marked the end of one era in world history and the beginning of another. Most importantly, the focus of global commerce and power shifted from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, largely because of the discovery of a new continent. The New World was more than a geographic novelty. It opened the way for human endeavors, first fulfilled by the British colonies of North America nearly 100 years after Columbus...
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"This biographical dictionary separates myth from history by differentiating and defining figures associated with the Arthurian legend. Entries cover more than 400 legendary and historic figures, and include extensive cross-referencing, maps, illustrations and photographs. An appendix provides a comprehensive character index of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur"--Provided by publisher.
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"This glossary offers an introduction to Victorian culture and society and a route-map to further study. Designed specifically with undergraduates in mind, it contains around 400 short and accessible explanations of the key words, events, figures and concepts in the study of the Victorian period." "From 'Gothic' and the 'Great Exhibition' to 'Origin of Species' and 'Oscar Wilde', this glossary gives an interdisciplinary overview of Victorian literature,...
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"The encyclopedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, a good set conveyed a sense of absolute wisdom on its reader. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville Wright, Alfred Hitchcock, Marie Curie and Indira Gandhi helped millions of children with their homework. Adults cleared their shelves in the belief that everything that was explainable was now effortlessly...
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Compendium of information about the branches of legal science, legal systems, institutions such as courts and juries, notable judges and jurists, legal concepts and ideas, major legal principles and cases, international law, comparative law, EEC law and the main legal systems which share the Western legal traditions.
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The creation of the Oxford English Dictionary began in 1857, took seventy years to complete, drew from tens of thousands of brilliant minds, and organized the sprawling language into 414,825 precise definitions. But hidden within the rituals of its creation is a fascinating and mysterious story - a story of two remarkable men whose strange twenty-year relationship lies at the core of this historic undertaking. Professor James Murray, an astonishingly...
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