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This handbook offers a comprehensive analysis of the processes and actors contributing to autocratization in South Asia, providing an understanding of the interconnectedness of the states in the region. It is an important reference work for students and researchers of South Asian Studies, Asian Studies, Area Studies, and Political Science.

Managing Digital Records in Africa draws on the research work of the InterPARES Trust (ITrust) project that investigated interrelated archival issues focusing on legal analysis, infrastructure, trust, authentication, and education within the African context.

Museum Exhibitions and Suspense takes insights from screenwriting to revolutionise our understanding of exhibition curating.

This book suggests alternative ways of looking at what made a writer, what people gained from writing, and explores the alternative world of temperance periodicals of the 19th and early 20th century. Introducing now-forgotten writers who, in their thousands, kept the Victorian periodical presses rolling, and the public entertained.

This companion investigates the ways in which designers, architects, and planners address ecology through the built environment by integrating ecological ideas and ecological thinking into discussions of urbanism, society, culture, and design.

Archiving Caribbean Identity highlights the 'caribbeanization' of archives in the region, considering what those archives could include in the future and exploring the potential for new records in new formats.

Independent Museums and Culture Centres in Colonial and Post-colonial Zimbabwe presents case studies that grapple with the issue of 'decolonising practice' in privately owned museums and cultural centres in Zimbabwe.

This unique bibliography provides detailed and up-to-date bibliographic and buying information on over 4,000 English- and French-language Canadian periodicals.

In compiling a catalogue of these exhibitions, Evelyn McMann has produced a comprehensive record of Canadian art during nine decades of tremendous development. Her work refers the reader to biographical information about the majority of the artists, and makes available for the first time information on hundreds of lesser-known artists.

This detailed reference work lists, by artists, all works exhibited by the Royal Canadian Academy in its first 100 years. This book draws on many previously unpublished sources, presents an historic view of Canadian art, and greatly enhances a precise knowledge of canadian artists' contributions to our heritage.

This volume provides up-to-date knowledge on environmental movements, activism, and is a reference point for international work in the field. It offers an assessment of environmental movements around the world, macrostructural, microstructural and social-psychological dimensions, current trends and prospects for social change.

As the first of the Canterbury Tales, the Knight's Tale has been the subject of a vast body of comment by scholars and lay readers. Monica McAlpine provides access to this material in the first of the Chaucer Bibliographies series to deal with a narrative portion of that author's best-known work.

"A comprehensive illustrated field guide to the 340 dragonfly species found in North America"--

A marvelously illustrated guide to color in the natural worldRecent years have seen tremendous strides in the fields of vision, visual ecology, and our own multilayered experience of color in life and the world. These advances have been driven by astonishing discoveries in neuroscience and evolutionary biology as well as psychology and design. This beautifully illustrated book unlocks nature’s colorful purpose, revealing how creatures see color as well as shedding light on the important part that it plays in animal behavior, from reproduction and communication to aggression and defense. Color in Nature also places the human experience and uses of color in the context of all the colors around us, both in the natural world and in the world that we humans create for our own pleasure and purpose. A wide-ranging survey of a vibrant and compelling topic, Color in Nature will open your eyes to new ways of perceiving the world.Features a wealth of stunning color illustrationsExplains what color is and how it happensCovers the physics, genetics, chemistry, physiology, and psychology of animal color perceptionDiscusses colors humans don’t see or rarely useSheds light on the evolution of colors for mating, hunting, fighting, deceiving, and hidingProvides insights into color blindness, bio-inspired colors, and people’s appreciation for art and design

Presents interviews with over 40 librarians from around the world who tell of their library programs. The volumes are arranged geographically with Volume 1 offering interviews from library professionals from the USA and Europe, and with Volume 2 sharing programs from Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East.

The 55th edition of the SIPRI Yearbook covers developments during 2023 in security and conflicts; military spending and armaments; non-proliferation; arms control; and disarmament.

The Irish Racing Post Annual is firmly established as the perfect Christmas gift for any horseracing fan. Racing Post's top writers look back on the best of the Flat and jumps seasons, the big names, the moments to treasure and unusual stories of the year; plus there's a look forward at the top prospects for 2025.

A whirlwind journey exploring the Gloucester streets that inspired the characters of Scrooge and Long John Silver, the countryside that gave us Gustav Holst's finest work and the locations where the jet engine, the vacuum cleaner and instant custard were invented.

A systematic etymological approach to understanding the Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes of "med-speak" Greek and Latin Roots of Medical and Scientific Terminologies explains the Greek and Latin origins of the roots, prefixes, and suffixes of terms used in 'medspeak,' the specialized language of medicine, science, and healthcare. By presenting medical terms in their historical context, this innovative textbook discusses relevant aspects of ancient Greek and Roman medical theories and practices while teaching students to apply principles of word analysis, synthesis, and pronunciation. Clear and accessible chapters-organized around the modern categories of body systems-contain thorough explanations of ancient medico-scientific culture, etymological notes, images, tables of vocabulary, and a range of exercises designed to increase student comprehension and retention. Divided into two units, the text first introduces the historical background of ancient Greek medicine and describes the principles of analyzing, constructing, pronouncing, and spelling medical terms. It then discusses Latin and Greek grammar and modern nomenclature in medicine, natural sciences, chemistry, and pharmacy. The second unit teaches the Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, roots, eponyms, and loan words relevant to the systems of the body: integumentary, musculoskeletal, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, endocrine, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. Allowing instructors to teach medical terminology as a true classical civilizations course, this unique volume: Teaches the history of ancient Greek medicine and explains the ancient Greek and Latin origins of medical terms and how they came to have their current meaningCovers the loan words, eponyms, and the components of basic medico-scientific terms, providing topical tables of commonly used prefixes, suffixes, and rootsIncludes a list of common abbreviations and symbols used in medico-scientific writingTeaches abbreviated Latin grammatical paradigms necessary for anatomical taxonomyUses a programmed learning approach that features numerous activities and exercises, including analyzing and constructing terms, interpreting passages from medical notes and scientific journals, and identification and spelling questionsLinking medical terms to the history, literature, and mythology of ancient culture, Greek and Latin Roots of Medical and Scientific Terminologies is an ideal introductory textbook for college-level medical terminology courses, particularly those taught by Classicists.

**With an introduction by Alan Titchmarsh**'The funniest writer ever to put words to paper' HUGH LAURIE'Sunlit perfection' STEPHEN FRY'Paper has rarely been put to better use' CAITLIN MORAN***A collection of wit and wisdom from the world of WodehouseFeaturing the most iconic quotes from P.G. Wodehouse's best-loved duo, Jeeves and Wooster, ACCORDING TO JEEVES is the perfect treat for fans old and new!This collection showcases Jeeves' enlightening views on everything from romance ('the female of the species is more deadly than the male, sir') to the best way to avoid an unwanted conversation ('a trip abroad might prove enjoyable'). The unfaltering valet even offers up his approach to breaking and entering ('the recognized method in vogue in the burgling industry').From family life to travel, sports to fashion, and even philosophy - the ingenious Jeeves has always got the answer. And now readers can benefit from his boundless wit and wisdom in one neat package.ACCORDING TO JEEVES is the ultimate stocking filler, and a little slice of joy to satisfy even the most learned Wodehouse fan.*****'Ingenious. Worth reading again and again' SPECTATOR'Incomparable and timeless genius' KATE MOSSE

A guide to London's distinctive Blue Plaques which commemorate remarkable men and women who have lived in the capital. Its biographical portraits, listed in alphabetical order, provide imformative and sometimes irreverent anecdotes about many of the famous and some not-so-famous lives.