In the decades following Europe's first total war, millions of British men and women looked to the League of Nations as the symbol and guardian of a new world order based on international co-operation. Founded in 1919 to preserve peace between its member-states, the League inspired a rich, participatory culture of political protest, popular education and civic ritual which found expression through the establishment of voluntary societies in dozens of countries across Europe and beyond. Embodied in the hugely popular League of Nations Union, this pro-League movement touched Britain in...
In the decades following Europe's first total war, millions of British men and women looked to the League of Nations as the symbol and guardian of ...
This is a collection of 50 mixed genre flash fiction stories. Each of them is between 600 and 1000 words in length. They vary from Romance to Science Fiction, and from the banal to serious in their scope. The idea of the title is to suggest that each story can be read in the time it takes for an egg to boil, or for the bus to arrive, or to help one get through the adverts on the telly. There is no expectation that all the stories will be everyone's cup of tea, or everyone's the right sort of egg. However, the author really hopes that everyone will connect with at least some of the spectrum.
This is a collection of 50 mixed genre flash fiction stories. Each of them is between 600 and 1000 words in length. They vary from Romance to Science ...
"Impressive, exhaustive, labyrinthine, and obsessive--The Anime Encyclopedia is an astonishing piece of work."--Neil Gaiman
Over one thousand new entries . . . over four thousand updates . . . over one million words. . .
This third edition of the landmark reference work has six additional years of information on Japanese animation, its practitioners and products, plus incisive thematic entries on anime history and culture. With credits, links, cross-references, and content advisories for parents and libraries.
Jonathan Clements has been an editor of Manga...
"Impressive, exhaustive, labyrinthine, and obsessive--The Anime Encyclopedia is an astonishing piece of work."--Neil Gaiman
