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The ground beneath her feet
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Rushdie, Salman.

The ground beneath her feet : a novel / Salman Rushdie.

1st ed.

New York : Henry Holt, 1999.

Abstract: At the beginning of this stunning novel, Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, is caught up in a devastating earthquake and never seen again by human eyes. This is her story, and that of Ormus Cama, the lover who finds, loses, seeks and again finds her, over and over, throughout his own extraordinary life in music. Their epic romance is narrated by ormus's childhood friend and Vina's sometime lover, the photographer Rai. Around these three, the uncertain world itself is beginning to tremble and break. Cracks and tears have begun to appear in the fabric of the real. This is Salman Rushdie's boldest imaginative act, a vision of our shaken, mutating times, an engagement with the whole of what is and what might be, and account of the intimate, flawed encounter between the East and the West, a brilliant remaking of the myth of Orpheus.

A modern reader's guide to Dante's The divine comedy
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Gallagher, Joseph.

A modern reader's guide to Dante's The divine comedy / Joseph Gallagher ; foreword by John Freccero.

Liguori, Mo. : Liguori/Triumph, c1999.

Dante's testaments
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Hawkins, Peter S.

Dante's testaments : essays in scriptural imagination / Peter S. Hawkins.

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1999.

Abstract: Exploring Dante's reading and how he transformed what he found, this book argues that the independence and strength of Dante's poetic stance stems from deep and sustained experience of Christian scriptures.

Elegies
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Propertius, Sextus

Elegies / Propertius ; edited and translated by G. P. Goold

Cambridge (Mass.) [ecc.] : Harvard university press, 1999)

The Loeb classical library ; 18

Abstract: The passionate and dramatic elegies of Propertius gained him a reputation as one of Rome's finest love poets. Here he portrays the exciting, uneven course of his love affair with Cynthia and tells us much about his contemporaries and the society in which he lives, while in later poems he turns to mythological themes and the legends of early Rome. In this new edition of Propertius, G. P. Goold solves some longstanding questions of interpretation and gives us a faithful and stylish prose translation. His explanatory notes and glossary/index offer steady guidance and a wealth of information. Born in Assisi about 50 BCE, Sextus Propertius moved as a young man to Rome, where he came into contact with a coterie of poets, including Virgil, Tibullus, Horace, and Ovid. Publication of his first book brought immediate recognition and the unwavering support of Maecenas, the influential patron of the Augustan poets. He died perhaps in his mid-thirties, leaving us four books of elegies that have attracted admirers throughout the ages.

The conformist
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Moravia, Alberto

The conformist : a novel / Alberto Moravia ; translated from the Italian by Tami Calliope.

South Royalton, Vt. : Steerforth Italia, c1999.

The Jew in the medieval world
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Marcus, Jacob Rader, (1896-)

The Jew in the medieval world : a source book, 315-1791 / Jacob Rader Marcus ; with an introduction and updated bibliography by Marc Saperstein.

Rev. ed.

Cincinnati : Hebrew Union College Press, c1999.

Sources of the Western tradition
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Sources of the Western tradition / [edited by] Marvin Perry, Joseph R. Peden, Theodore H. Von Laue.

4th ed.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1999.

Abstract: This successful two-volume primary source reader emphasizes the history of ideas. Each of its 300 sources is accompanied by an introductory essay and review questions.

The Great Exhibition of 1851
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Auerbach, Jeffrey A.

The Great Exhibition of 1851 : a nation on display / Jeffrey A. Auerbach.

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 1999.

Abstract: Enhanced by dozens of illustrations, this wide-ranging account of the Great Exhibition reveals how the extraordinary occasion was conceived, why it was such an unexpected success, what it actually meant to the millions of Britons who visited it, and what it came to mean in later generations." "The book challenges the common view that the Exhibition symbolized peace, progress, prosperity, and the emergence of an industrial middle class. Auerbach suggests instead that the Great Exhibition became a cultural battlefield on which proponents of different visions of industrialization, modernization, and internationalism fought for ascendancy in the struggle for a new national identity.

Divided Europe
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Divided Europe : society and territory / edited by Ray Hudson & Allan M. Williams

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publication, 1999

Abstract: The deepening social and territorial divisions within Europe are examined in this comprehensive and authoritative book. Using a global perspective, the contributors argue that social and territorial cleavages are inextricably linked, and that only a detailed examination of economic, political and geographical differences can lead to a clearer understanding of the social tensions and inequalities that exist across Europe. Topics covered include: gender; age; social integration; citizenship; and migration and race in Europe's complex and changing territorial system.

Grand delusion
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Gorodetsky, Gabriel, (1945-)

Grand delusion : Stalin and the German invasion of Russia / Gabriel Gorodetsky.

New Haven, Ct. : Yale University Press, c1999.

Abstract: This important book draws on vital new archival material to unravel the mystery of Hitler's invasion of Russia in 1941 and Stalin's enigmatic behavior on the eve of the attack. Gabriel Gorodetsky challenges the currently popular view that Stalin was about to invade Germany when Hitler made a preemptive strike. He argues instead that Stalin was actually negotiating for European peace, asserting that Stalin followed an unscrupulous Realpolitik that served well-defined geopolitical interests by seeking to redress the European balance of power. Gorodetsky substantiates his argument through the most thorough scrutiny ever of Soviet archives for the period, including the files of the Russian foreign ministry, the general staff, the security forces, and the entire range of military intelligence available to Stalin at the time. According to Gorodetsky, Stalin was eagerly anticipating a peace conference where various accords imposed on Russia would be revised. But the delusion of being able to dictate a new European order blinded him to the lurking German danger, and his erroneous diagnosis of the political scene-colored by his perennial suspicion of Great Britain-led him to misconstrue the evidence of his own and Britain's intelligence services. Gorodetsky highlights the sequence of military blunders that resulted from Stalin's determination to appease Germany-blunders that provide the key to understanding the calamity that befell Russia on 22 June 1941.

Darkest Italy
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Dickie, John, (1963-)

Darkest Italy : the nation and stereotypes of the Mezzogiorno, 1860-1900 / John Dickie.

1st ed.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Writing academic English
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Oshima, Alice.

Writing academic English / Alice Oshima, Ann Hogue.

3rd ed.

White Plains, NY : Longman, c1999.

Abstract: Intermediate-Advanced Level. This best-selling series takes the mystery out of the composition process as it helps college-bound and college-level ESL students quickly improve their ability to write effectively in English. Addressing organization, rhetoric, grammar and mechanics, and sentence structure, these texts offer clear steps, numerous models, and many opportunities for writing practice. This text teaches academic writing skills such as simple outlining, parts of the basic essay, and patterns of organization. Other Books in the Series: First Steps in Academic Writing, High-Beginning Level, and Introduction to Academic Writing, Intermediate Level. @BREAKER= FEATURES/BENEFITS *Extensive practice in prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. *Clear, step-by-step approach to the conventions of paragraph and essay organization and rhetorical expression. *Rigorous development of sentence structure, grammar, and mechanical skills. *Extensive appendices with relevant reference materials for students and teachers.

The neurolinguistics of bilingualism
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Fabbro, F.

The neurolinguistics of bilingualism : an introduction / Franco Fabbro.

Hove : Psychology Press, c1999.

Abstract: Introduces the reader to both neurolinguistics per se and the neuropsychological aspects of bilingualism. Neurolinguistics may roughly be defined as a subset of neuropsychology, namely the study of the representation and processing of language in the brain. To this effect, the first chapters of the book focus on the basic neuropsychology of language processing and acquisition. The second half of the book addresses the issues of cerebral representation and processing of language in bi- or multilingual subjects. All aspects are systematically dealt with, namely the definition of bilingualism; an analysis of all the issues related to bilingual aphasia, such as: patterns of recovery of the patients' various languages in diverse population; an investigation of the methodologies used in the study of the neuropsychological aspects of the various linguistic functions, such as comprehension, production and translation; and lastly, the issues of cerebral lateralization and neuroanatomical localization of the numerous cortical and subcortical structures subserving the various language system components in multilingual subjects. The text provides an introduction to both the neuropsychology of language and the phenomena related to bilingualism, and should be of particular interest to students of language therapy, aphasiology, applied psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics and, in general, to students of medicine who wish to become more knowledgeable about the specific needs of patients in a multilingual society.

Academic writing course
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Jordan, R. R.

Academic writing course : study skills in English / R. R. Jordan

3. ed

Harlow : Pearson Education, c1999

Abstract: Specially designed for students starting a tertiary level course in higher education, this book addresses all aspects of academic writing, from the details of accurate grammatical construction, pronunciation and spelling to appropriate style choices. Ten appendices form a bank of useful material, cross-referenced from the main units. A glossary of examination and essay terms and an extensive key are also included.

Managing the globalized environment
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Granfelt, TiiaRiitta

Managing the globalized environment : local strategies to secure livelihoods / edited by TiiaRiitta Granfelt

London : Intermediate Technology Publ., 1999

Abstract: This volume considers the complexity of local-global interaction in environmental management. The focus is on understanding resource management as a socio-cultural concept. Interlinkages between resource base, supply, management and needs satisfaction are discussed from different perspectives and parts of the world. This is designed to illustrate the impact of value systems, entitlemnet patterns, governance, the production of knowledge and norm systems, as well as the roels of institutions and technology development in environmental management. The selected case studies show the role of security in resource utilization. The potential for conflict stems not only from control of resources but also from different ways of thinking about the resource base and its proper use as a prerequisite of perceived social and environmental security. The theory is that the human relationship with the environment is never purely biologically based and rational. Socio-cultural systems encompass different perceptions of the environment, and influence the patterns and choices in its management. Concentration on local patterns of environmental security leads to the appearance of several definitions of security through varied situations in which people give meaning to their relationship to, and management of resources. Conflict is often generated from a collision of two or more different management systems, whether the emphasis is economic, cultural or value-related. The message of this text is to observe the urgent need to combine different perspectives in environment management, both of different levels and of separate tradition and disciplinces, as well as cultural and organizational experiences.

The miracle of Castel di Sangro
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McGinniss, Joe.

The miracle of Castel di Sangro / Joe McGinniss.

1st ed.

Boston : Little, Brown, 1999.

Abstract: Through 1996 and 1997 bestselling author Joe Mc Ginniss followed the Italian football season from Castel di Sangro, a small town nestled in the Abruzzi region of Italy. The motley crew that comprised the di Sangro soccer team in the early 90s masked an unparalleled prowess for playing soccer. This is the story of a team and a town with no aspirations, just a passion for the game, and how that passion allowed this team to rise to the top of the professional Italian soccer league. With the lust for life of Robert Crichton's THE SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA and the sporting dreams of modern movie classic FIELDS OF DREAMS, THE MIRACLE OF CASTEL DI SANGRO is an ebullient story of how a two-hour game transformed a dot on the map into a place of magic, miracles and wonder.

Selected essays of Wilson Harris
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Harris, Wilson.

Selected essays of Wilson Harris : the unfinished genesis of the imagination / introduced and edited by A.J.M. Bundy.

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Readings in postcolonial literatures ; 1

Abstract: Wilson Harris is one of the outstanding literary innovators of the century. His novels date from The Palace of the Peacock to Jonestown . This long-awaited volume matches Harris's career with his critical writings, from 1961 to the present day. Selected Essays of Wilson Harris brings together twenty-one lectures, addresses and essays to make available Harris's full range of writings on subjects including: the literate imagination traditions of myth and fable in Central and South America the North American literary imagination, from Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville and Ralph Ellison, to William Faulkner and Jean Rhys inheritances and legacies of writers of the postcolonial diaspora This comprehensive collection also comes complete with: an extensive editorial introduction, providing valuable historical and theoretical context for the essays a map of Guyana bibliographies of Harris's fiction and non-fiction appendices on the legends of El Dorado and the Holy Grail.

Post-colonial translation
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Post-colonial translation : theory and practice / edited by Susan Bassnett and Harish Trivedi.

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Abstract: This outstanding collection brings together eminent contributors to examine some crucial interconnections between postcolonial theory and translation studies. As English becomes an increasingly global language, so more people become multilingual and translation becomes a crucial communicative activity. The essays in this book, by contributors from Britain, the US, Brazil, India and Canada, explore new perspectives on translation in relation to post-colonial societies. The essay topics include: links between centre and margins in intellectual transfer shifts in translation practice from colonial to postcolonial societies translation and power relations in Indian languages Brazilian cannibalistic theories in literary transfer Examining the relationships between language and power across cultural boundaries, this collection reveals the vital role of translation in redefining the meanings of culture and ethnic identity. Rosemary Arrojo, Universidad Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, G.J.V. Prasad, Jawalharlal Nehru University, India, Sherry Simon, Universite Concordia, Canada, Else Ribeiro Pires Vi

Repositioning Shakespeare
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Cartelli, Thomas.

Repositioning Shakespeare : national formations, postcolonial appropriations / Thomas Cartelli.

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Abstract: Repositioning Shakespeare offers a far-reaching assessment of how the bard has been appropriated within post-colonial contexts, especially in the Unites States. Thomas Cartelli explores how Shakespeare is repositioned as contemporary cultures seek to renegotiate Shakespeare's standing as a privieged site of authority within their own nation formations. Cartelli provides innovative readings of texts and events that position themselves in relation to Shakespeare, such as: polemical essays by Walt Whitman the nineteenth-century play, 'Jack Cade', commissioned and staged by the first major American Shakespeare actor an essay on labour-management reform by social activist Jane Addams novels by Aphra Behn, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, Michelle Cliff, Tayeb Salih, Nadine Gordimer and Robert Stone the 1849 Astor Place Riot films by James Ivory and Gus Van Sant Repositioning Shakespare makes an original contribution to debates about the cultural uses of Shakespeare, as well as the question of what counts as postcolonial.

What, after all, is a work of art?
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Margolis, Joseph, (1924-)

What, after all, is a work of art? : lectures in the philosophy of art / Joseph Margolis.

University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c1999.