Download or read book Crabtracks written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this collection celebrate the signal achievement of Dieter Riemenschneider in helping found and consolidate the study of postcolonial anglophone literatures in Germany and Europe. As well as poems, a short story, drawings of the Indian scene (the first, and abiding, focus of this scholar’s work), and ‘letters’ of reminiscence (one quite grave), there are revealing contributions of a literary-historical nature on the establishment of anglophone (especially African) literatures as an academic discipline within Germany, the UK, and Northern Europe generally, as well as a group of searching reflections on such topics of postcolonial import as globalization and the applicability of models to the literature of the indigene in Canada and Australia. The largest section is devoted to individual topics, each treatment implicitly keyed to approaches to the teaching of New Literatures texts. Writers covered include Anita Desai (landscape and memory), Salman Rushdie (painting in The Moor’s Last Sigh), Charlotte Brontë (imperial discourse in Jane Eyre), Derek Walcott (Omeros and cultural cohabitation), and Witi Ihimaera (his rewriting of Katherine Mansfield). Topics dealt with include music and radio in West Africa, the African literary ‘hit parade’, the New Zealand prose poem, Canadian and Australian war fiction, the Middle Passage in the American and Caribbean novel, Paul Theroux’s uneasy relations with V.S. Naipaul, and the colonial discourse of illness and recuperation. The volume closes with Dieter Riemenschneider’s very first and most recent critical essays, the one a classic on Mulk Raj Anand, the other a challenging and doubtless controversial thesis on postcolonial minority writing. A select bibliography of Riemenschneider’s work (books, edited publications, journal articles and book contributions, reviews and broadcasts) rounds off this substantial collection.
Download or read book The Linguistics of Temperature written by Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume is the first comprehensive typological study of the conceptualisation of temperature in languages as reflected in their systems of central temperature terms (hot, cold, to freeze, etc.). The key issues addressed here include questions such as how languages categorize the temperature domain and what other uses the temperature expressions may have, e.g., when metaphorically referring to emotions (‘warm words’). The volume contains studies of more than 50 genetically, areally and typologically diverse languages and is unique in considering cross-linguistic patterns defined both by lexical and grammatical information. The detailed descriptions of the linguistic and extra-linguistic facts will serve as an important step in teasing apart the role of the different factors in how we speak about temperature – neurophysiology, cognition, environment, social-cultural practices, genetic relations among languages, and linguistic contact. The book is a significant contribution to semantic typology, and will be of interest for linguists, psychologists, anthropologists and philosophers.
Download or read book Four Kitchens written by Lauren Shockey and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ribald kitchen humor to fiery-tempered workers to tasks ranging from the mundane (mincing cases of shallots) to the extraordinary (cooking seafood on the line), Shockey shows us what really happens behind-the-scenes in haute cuisine—and includes original recipes she learned along the way. At the French Culinary Institute, Lauren Shockey learned to salt food properly, cook fearlessly over high heat, and knock back beers like a pro. But she also discovered that her real culinary education wouldn't begin until she actually worked in a restaurant. After a somewhat disappointing apprenticeship in the French provinces, Shockey hatched a plan for her dream year: to apprentice in four high-end restaurants around the world. She started in her hometown of New York City under the famed chef Wylie Dufresne at the molecular gastronomy hotspot wd-50, then traveled to Vietnam, Israel, and back to France. With the dramatic backdrop of restaurant life, readers will be delighted by the adventures of a bright and restless young woman looking for her place in the world.
Download or read book Day Of Vengeance written by Johnny O'Brien and published by Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Christie is back with an explosive mission - can a teenage time-traveller stop the Second World War going nuclear? Travelling back to the 1940s, Jack finds the world at a crucial turning point as the Nazis threaten world domination. Risking everything, Jack must protect the past to the save the world as we know it. High octane and high speed - the third of the JACK CHRISTIE ADVENTURES takes Jack on the ride of his life.
Download or read book The Great Dictionary English French written by Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer and published by Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer. This book was released on with total page 10679 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary contains around 130,000 English terms with their French translations, making it one of the most comprehensive books of its kind. It offers a wide vocabulary from all areas as well as numerous idioms. The terms are translated from English to French. If you need translations from French to English, then the companion volume The Great Dictionary French - English is recommended.
Download or read book Dirty French written by Adrien Clautrier and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GET D!RTY Next time you’re traveling or just chattin’ in French with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including: •Cool slang •Funny insults •Explicit sex terms •Raw swear words Dirty French teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of France: •What's up? Ça va? •He's totally hot. Il est un gravure de mode. •That brie smells funky. Ce brie sent putain de drôle. •I'm gonna get ripped! Je vais me fracasser! •I gotta piss. Je dois pisser. •The ref is fucking asshole. L'arbitre est un gros enaelé! •Wanna try doggy-style? Veux-tu faire l'amour en levrette?
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Download or read book The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French written by Michael Mould and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2011-04-27 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French reveals the hidden cultural dimension of contemporary French, as used in the press, going beyond the limited and purely lexical approach of traditional bilingual dictionaries. Even foreign learners of French who possess a good level of French often have difficulty in fully understanding French articles, not because of any linguistic shortcomings on their part but because of their inadequate knowledge of the cultural references. This cultural dictionary of French provides the reader with clear and concise explanations of the crucial cultural dimension behind the most frequently used words and phrases found in the contemporary French press. This vital background information, gathered here in this innovative and entertaining dictionary, will allow readers to go beyond a superficial understanding of the French press and the French language in general, to see the hidden yet implied cultural significance that is so transparent to the native speaker. Key features: a broad range of cultural references from the historical and literary to the popular and classical, with an in-depth analysis of punning mechanisms. over 3,000 cultural references explained a three-level indicator of frequency over 600 questions to test knowledge before and after reading. The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French is the ideal reference for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of French seeking to enhance their understanding of the French language. It will also be of interest to teachers, translators and Francophiles alike. French students in khâgne, Sciences-Po and schools of journalism will also find this valuable and relevant for their studies.
Download or read book La v rit au bout du chemin written by Romain Lecomte and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-18 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dans un un monde contrôlé par les institutions les plus dominantes, l'une d'elle, l'Agence de voyages temporels, règne en maitre. En effet, elle est la seule à être en mesure d'envoyer sans risques des humains dans le futur, afin d'en prévenir les catastrophes. Une équipe de quatre agents spécialisés a été conçue pour ces missions périlleuses. Mais cette agence contient une part d'ombre... Accompagné de l'un de leur agent prénommé Maxime, prenez part à l'aventure et découvrez son secret !
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Download or read book Les Myst res de l Inconscient cach s sur l le de Noureev written by Marianna Lanskaya and published by Litres. This book was released on 2019-07-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marianna Lanskaya termine son premier roman, en offrant un voyage, plein de suspense et de découvertes bouleversantes, et plongeant le lecteur au cœur d’une grande aventure aussi riche que passionnante...Ce livre est destiné à tous les gens qui cherchent de nouvelles inspirations pour avancer dans la vie. Ce roman peut intéresser non seulement les adolescents qui aiment les aventures surnaturelles et les jeux vidéo mais aussi toutes les femmes et les hommes romantiques sur la Terre.
Download or read book Dirty French Second Edition written by Adrien Clautrier and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the slang words, modern phrases, and curses they definitely never taught you in French class with this super-handy and hilariously improper English-French phrasebook. You already know enough French to get by, but you want to be able to tell those inside jokes, greet your friends in a laid-back manner, and casually pick someone up at a bar. From “what’s up?” to “Wanna go home with me?” Dirty French will teach you how to speak like you're a regular on the streets of Paris. But you’ll also discover material that goes beyond a traditional phrasebook, including: Hilarious insults Provocative facts Explicit swear words Themed French cocktails And more! Next time you’re traveling or chatting with your friends in “the language of love,” pick up this book, drop the textbook formality, and get dirty!
Download or read book The Portable Pundit written by T. E. Krieger and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to amaze and astound party guests with witty repartee, dazzling erudition, and conversational savvy? The Portable Pundit covers questions like: What is that whole Director's Cut thing about? Into which Circle of Hell might you place Homer Simpson? How can I use adjectives like "Proustian" and "Joycean"? What influence did Plato have on the film The Matrix? From Art History to Philosophy, Wall Street to the Internet, The Portable Pundit has it covered.
Download or read book The Architecture of Transgression written by and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transgression suggests operating beyond accepted norms andradically reinterpreting practice by pushing at the boundaries ofboth what architecture is, and what it could or even should be. Thecurrent economic crisis and accompanying political/social unresthas exacerbated the difficulty into which architecture has longbeen sliding: challenged by other professions and a culture ofconservatism, architecture is in danger of losing its prized statusas one of the pre-eminent visual arts. Transgression opens up newpossibilities for practice. It highlights the positive impact thatworking on the architectural periphery can make on the mainstream,as transgressive practices have the potential to reinvent andreposition the architectural profession: whether they aresubverting notions of progress; questioning roles and mechanisms ofproduction; aligning with political activism; pioneering urbaninterventions; advocating informal or incomplete development;actively destabilising environments or breaking barriers of taste.In this new dispersed and expanded field of operation, the balanceof architectural endeavour is shifted from object to process, fromservice to speculation, and from formal to informal in a way thatprovides both critical and political impetus to proactively affectchange. Contributors: Can Altay, Edward Denison and Guangyu Ren, KimDovey, Chris Jenks, David Littlefield, Silvia Loeffler, AlistairParvin, Louis Rice, Patrik Schumacher and Robin Wilson Featured architects: atelier d’architectureautogérée, Lina Bo Bardi, Construire/La Machine, EXYZT,Didier Faustino/Bureau des Mésarchitectures, Lacaton &Vassal, N55, Catie Newell/*Alibi Studio, Wang Shu, Superflex andBernard Tschumi
Download or read book Sustainable Food Procurement written by Mark Stein and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-23 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines sustainable food procurement policy and practice in the European Union and beyond, exploring the extent to which sustainability objectives have been achieved and evaluating the new developments taking place at both EU and national levels. While there is a growing recognition that public authorities can use public procurement as a policy tool to pursue multiple environmental, health and socio-economic objectives, contracting authorities still face many challenges. This volume investigates the scope for pursuing sustainable objectives in public procurement of food and catering services, examining different regulatory contexts and organisational models to answer the overall question of how to integrate sustainability concerns into the various phases of public food procurement processes. Contributions in the book examine the policy and legal procurement framework and practices for sustainable public catering in three EU Member States: Italy, France and Spain. There is a comparative survey of the Baltic Region, including Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Poland and Russia, and moving beyond the EU, there is examination of the UK and Brazil, as well as a cross country comparison of the UK with Denmark and Sweden. Drawing on the expertise of an interdisciplinary and intersectoral team of contributors allows the book to benefit from the insights of different disciplines, including business sciences, anthropology and law. Tapping into the global discussion on public food procurement as a means to achieve multiple social and environmental goals, this work will stimulate readers looking for new creative ways to create value through public food purchasing. This book will be of great interest to students, researchers, policymakers and public- and private-sector representatives interested in public procurement, food policy and law, sustainable food sourcing and supply chain management.
Download or read book Intellectual Property Rights Copynorm and the Fashion Industry written by Marlena Jankowska and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the development of the fashion industry, providing insight into the business and, in particular, its interrelations with copyright law. The book explores how the greatest haute couture fashion designers also had a sense for business and that their attention to copyright was one of the weapons in protecting their market position. The work also confronts the peculiarities of the fashion industry as a means of demonstrating the importance of intellectual property protection while pointing out the many challenges involved. A central aim is to provide a copyrightability test for fashion goods based on detailed analysis of the legal regulations in the USA and EU countries, specifically Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. The book will be of interest to researchers and academics working in the areas of Intellectual Property Law, Copyright Law, Business Law, Fashion Law and Design.
