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Two centuries on from the first publication of Pride and Prejudice in 1813, this Companion investigates some of the sources of the novel's power with a combination of original readings and factual background information.
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This volume explores the history of horseracing in Britain; the thoroughbred in art and fiction; horseracing in Ireland, Australia, China and the United States; the... Læs mere
This book is aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates studying sport-related subjects as well as anyone interested in how and why football has evolved as it has. It... Læs mere
This book is aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates studying sport-related subjects as well as anyone interested in how and why football has evolved as it has. It... Læs mere
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Comparing constitutions allows us to consider the similarities and differences in forms of government as well as the normative philosophies... Læs mere
In this Companion, leading film scholars and critics of American culture and imagination trace Hitchcock's interplay with the Hollywood studio system, the Cold War, and new forms of sexuality, gender and desire over his thirty-year American career.
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