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"King Lear" is one of Shakespeare's most performed and studied plays - seen as one of the most significant and universal tragedies of all time. This guide introduces the play's critical and performance history, including notable stage productions alongside TV, film and radio versions.

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Studies how poets from two postcolonial countries, Ireland and Poland, refuse the consolations of roots and belonging, and search for non-traditional modes of exploring identity.

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A guide that can support professionals to: reflect on the practice and develop skills; evaluate the implications of research for early years practice and provision; promote interdisciplinary teamwork between those who work with and support young children; and support children as they move within and beyond the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

(Hardback)

A guide that can support professionals to: reflect on the practice and develop skills; evaluate the implications of research for early years practice and provision; promote interdisciplinary teamwork between those who work with and support young children; and support children as they move within and beyond the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

(Paperback)

When they were creating and releasing their most influential albums in the mid to late 1970s, Kraftwerk were far from the musical mainstream. This collection of original essays looks at Kraftwerk - their legacy and influence - from a variety of angles.

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When they were creating and releasing their most influential albums in the mid to late 1970s, Kraftwerk were far from the musical mainstream.

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A study of Kurt Vonnegut's novels, approaching them as literary experiments attempting to comprehend the American experience in the postmodern condition.

(Paperback, NIPPOD)

An original study aiming to explain fully Lacanian thought and apply it to the study of literary texts.

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Examines the historical, political and socioeconomic contexts in which indigenous communities in Paraguay are mobilizing for land rights. This book analyzes the sociopolitical mobilization around land rights of the indigenous communities in this country.

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Explores the relationship between language ideologies and media discourse, together with the methods and techniques required for the analysis of this relationship. This book also places emphasis on television and new-media texts, incorporating and expanding upon theoretical insights into visual communication and multimodal discourse analysis.

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Focusses on the relationship between language ideologies and media discourse, together with the methods and techniques required for the analysis of that relationship. This book also places emphasis on television and new-media texts, incorporating and expanding upon theoretical insights into visual communication and multimodal discourse analysis.

(Paperback, NIPPOD)

Examines economic, social and political factors influencing language education, and presents a global perspective on English language acquisition.

(Paperback, NIPPOD)

An analysis of the linguistic issues surrounding civic integration and citizenship in nation states across the world. It addresses the need to develop a conceptual and theoretical basis for language testing to enable widespread discussion of this theme and the concomitant linguistic and cultural requirements.

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High level linguistic theory monograph looking at the interaction between language and the environment.

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Looks at gender in relation to children's fiction and the role that language plays in this relationship. This book treats fiction as fiction, and argues that fiction is almost always dialogic, and that the feminist movement has had considerable influence on textual representations of women, men, boys and girls.

(Paperback, NIPPOD)

Deals with children's fiction. This title focuses on gender in relation to children's fiction and the role that language plays in this relationship. It is suitable for researchers in and students of linguistics, language studies and English literature.

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Intentionality - the relationship between conscious states and their objects - is one of the most discussed topics in contemporary debates in philosophy of mind, cognitive neuroscience and the study of consciousness. This book brings together phenomenological and analytic-empirical approaches to this issue in our understanding of consciousness.

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What is ethics all about In this book Herbert McCabe suggests that it is about loving, obeying laws and talking to people. In doing so, he offers an introduction to ethical thinking for anyone with a serious interest in moral philosophy. He does so as someone who writes with a Christian audience in mind. Most of his arguments, however, do not presuppose a believing Christian readership.

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An examination of the role and work of bishops for today and tomorrow, exploring how ministries of great responsibility might shape the future. It is an examination of leadership in episcopal churches. It describs the pitfalls and temptations of power by analyzing the responsibilities of leadership.

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The issue of 'leadership'; the need for good, insightful and decisive leaders is a prominent theme in Education. Yet few can define exactly what leadership is. This book examines the phenomenon of leadership in post-compulsory education through the careful description and analysis of a long-term observational study of college Principals at work.

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A guide to improving standards, developing leaders and putting pupils at the centre of everything. It explains how making leadership the right - and responsibility - of various stakeholders, taking a few risks and using common sense can improve school attainment and enjoyment.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Intends to provide a generic solution to school transformation and development that can be applied to schools at different stages in its development.

(Paperback, NIPPOD)

Examines the verbal participation of learners in Japanese as a Foreign Language classrooms. This title also examines verbal interactions with teachers and classmates and private speech acts in relation to the classroom context and also socio-cultural factors such as the learner's motivation and the teacher's belief in their own methods.