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Populism in Latin America
University of Alabama Press 2012; US$ 34.95This updated edition of Populism in Latin America discusses new developments in populism as a political phenomenon and the emergence of new populist political figures in Mexico, Argentina, and Venezuela in particular. For more than one hundred years—from the beginning of the twentieth to the early twenty-first century—Latin... more...
St. Francis of Assisi
Continuum International Publishing 1999; US$ 150.00Instead of simply narrating the life of the saint, Robson looks at Francis through the thoughts and writings of those who knew him: his parents, the local bishop, Pope Innocent III, Cardinal Ugolino, Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Clare. What emerges is a new understanding of the saint. more...
The Cambridge Companion to August Strindberg
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 26.00A collection of essays on the highly colourful life and work of August Strindberg dramatist, novelist, autobiographer and painter. more...
The Coldest Crucible
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 36.00In the late 1800s, “Arctic Fever” swept across the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to the Arctic to find a sea route to Asia and, ultimately, to stand at the North Pole. Few of these missions were successful, and many men lost their lives en route. Yet failure did little to dampen the enthusiasm of new explorers or... more...
A Contractor's Guide to the FIDIC Conditions of Contract
Wiley 2011; US$ 92.50This guide will help the contractor’s staff overcome some of the difficulties encountered on a typical international contract using FIDIC forms. The majority of FIDIC-based contracts use the Red Book (Conditions of Contract for Construction), so this book concentrates on the use of those particular forms. Supplementary comments are included in... more...
An Employer's and Engineer's Guide to the FIDIC Conditions of Contract
Wiley 2013; US$ 98.95When all parties involved in the construction process fully understand their roles and are able to anticipate potential points of conflict, disputes and delays will be minimised. The Employer’s and Engineer’s Guide to the FIDIC Conditions of Contract sets out the essential administrative requirements of a FIDIC based contract... more...
The Nine Numbers of the Cosmos
OUP Oxford 1999; US$ 14.99How old is the universe? How far away are the galaxies and how fast are they travelling away from us? What is dark matter and why do astronomers think it pervades the universe? How heavy is the vacuum? How do galaxies form?Michael Rowan-Robinson answers these and many more questions in a highly original and intriguing way. He encapsulates our current... more...
Canoe Country Camping
University of Minnesota Press 2002; US$ 51.00In this complete and up-to-date guide, first-time campers will find answers to all their questions about where to go, how to pack, and what to do. Seasoned campers will find helpful tips to streamline their planning and make their next trip better than ever. more...
August Strindberg: Selected Essays
Cambridge University Press 1996; US$ 53.00This is a fully edited translation of a series of essays by the great Swedish dramatist August Strindberg. more...
Miss Julie and Other Plays
OUP Oxford 1998; US$ 8.99The Father; A Dream Play; Miss Julie; The Ghost Sonata; The Dance of Death `Ibsen can sit serenely in his Doll's House,' Sean O'Casey remarked, `while Strindberg is battling with his heaven and his hell.'Strindberg was one of the most extreme, and ultimately the most influential theatrical innovators of the late nineteenth century.... more...









