This is the story of the most famous iceberg of all time--the iceberg that has gripped the imagination of the world, that humbled human technology and dramatized the wonders and dangers of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Author Richard Brown uses the iceberg's story to present the natural history of the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic at the turn of the twentieth century. A rich panoply of birds, whales, bears, seals and other ships cross the path of the iceberg. With an expert's understanding of natural history and an authentic storyteller's voice, Brown weaves these storylines...
This is the story of the most famous iceberg of all time--the iceberg that has gripped the imagination of the world, that humbled human technology ...
Togo was orphaned at an early age. He was then sent to live on a plantation run by Mr Callee. Enduring three years of hardship, Togo could take no more, so he ran away to live in Kingston. Struggling to make a living on the street for a number of years, he finally got a job working in the old ship yard with Mr Robinson. Togo was a very trustworthy boy, so he was left a t night as a caretaker for the old ship yard. Late one night, Togo decided to stowaway on a ship heading for America where Togo's journey led him through organised crime, the FBI, prison, deportation and finally his arrival in...
Togo was orphaned at an early age. He was then sent to live on a plantation run by Mr Callee. Enduring three years of hardship, Togo could take no mor...
A Companion to James Joyce offers a unique composite overview and analysis of Joyce's writing, his global image, and his growing impact on twentieth- and twenty-first-century literatures.
Brings together 25 newly-commissioned essays by some of the top scholars in the field
Explores Joyce's distinctive cultural place in Irish, British and European modernism and the growing impact of his work elsewhere in the world
A comprehensive and timely Companion to current debates and possible areas of future development in Joyce studies
Offers new critical...
A Companion to James Joyce offers a unique composite overview and analysis of Joyce's writing, his global image, and his growing impact on twen...
The economic transformation of Britain between 1750 and 1850 was deep-rooted and considerable in its impact, but the author examines the extent of the changes and asks if they in fact amounted to an industrial revolution. He brings together a range of primary and secondary sources, as well as drawing on recent research, to examine the key aspects of economic change in Britain between 1750 and 1850. The aim is to encourage students to consider the nature of economic revolutions.
The economic transformation of Britain between 1750 and 1850 was deep-rooted and considerable in its impact, but the author examines the extent of the...
An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The years between the rise of William Pitt in the early 1780s and the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 saw Britain struggle with political and social tensions caused by the economic changes that began in the mid-eighteenth century. Changes in attitudes towards who could vote, how the poor should be treated, how towns should be governed and how popular protest should be conducted led to confrontations between different segments of society. Yet Britain escaped revolution. Resistance, radicalism and reform. Richard...
An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The years between the rise of William Pitt in the early 1780s and the re...
This book considers the ways in which working people in the nineteenth century sought justice through the Chartist movement. Richard Brown poses fundamental questions about the movement and considers them through the interpretations of both contemporary and later historians. Central themes and episodes covered include a study of the emergence of Chartism, the Chartists and their leaders and an account of the three phases of Chartism from 1836 to 1848.
This book considers the ways in which working people in the nineteenth century sought justice through the Chartist movement. Richard Brown poses funda...
This volume is product of the third online consciousness conference, held at http: //consciousnessonline.com in February and March 2011. Chapters range over epistemological issues in the science and philosophy of perception, what neuroscience can do to help us solve philosophical issues in the philosophy of mind, what the true nature of black and white vision, pain, auditory, olfactory, or multi-modal experiences are, to higher-order theories of consciousness, synesthesia, among others. Each chapter includes a target article, commentaries, and in most cases, a final response from the...
This volume is product of the third online consciousness conference, held at http: //consciousnessonline.com in February and March 2011. Chapters r...
This book analysis 'postmodern interpretations of science' (PIS) and the closely related 'sociology of scientific knowledge' (SSK). It examines the thoughts of Karl Popper, Karl Mannheim, Ludwik Fleck, Thomas Kuhn, Paul Feyerabend, David Bloor, Steve Shapin, Bruno Latour, and PIS-like doctrines in mathematics.
This book analysis 'postmodern interpretations of science' (PIS) and the closely related 'sociology of scientific knowledge' (SSK). It examines the th...
Richard Brown, Christopher Duffy, Elizabeth Stainforth
An innovative volume of interdisciplinary essays on the significant British writer J. G. Ballard (1930-2009), exploring the physical, cultural and intertextual landscapes in several key novels with a central focus on The Atrocity Exhibition (1970), one of the most challenging texts in contemporary literature. Contributors include established critics of Ballard alongside newcomers. Different spatial concepts underpin the essays, from the landscapes of Ballard's youth in Shanghai and his life in suburban London, to nuclear testing spaces and outer space exploration. Figurative locations...
An innovative volume of interdisciplinary essays on the significant British writer J. G. Ballard (1930-2009), exploring the physical, cultural and int...
