Part autobiography part travelogue & wholly a tribute to the unspoilt beauty of southern Spain Gerald Brenan's South from Granada

Includes:: an introduction by Chris Stewart author of the bestselling Driving Over Lemons in Penguin Modern Classics Between 1920 & 1934 Gerald Brenan lived in the remote Spanish village of Yegen & South of Granada depicts his time there vividly evoking the essence of his rural surroundings & the Spanish way of life before the Civil War Here he portrays the landscapes festivals & folk-lore of the Sierra Nevada the rivalries romances & courtship rituals village customs superstitions & characters Fascinating details emerge from cheap brothels to archaeological remains along with visits from Brenan's friends from the Bloomsbury group
- Lytton Strachey & Virginia Woolf among them Knowledgeable elegant & sympathetic this is a rich account of Spain's vanished past Gerald Brenan (1894-1987) was an English writer who spent much of his life in Spain He is best known for The Spanish Labyrinth a work of history on the background to the Spanish Civil War & for South From Granada Seven Years in an Andalusian Village He was awarded a CBE in 1982 & was much honoured in Spain If you enjoyed South from Granada you might like Orwell's Homage to Catalonia also available in Penguin Modern Classics' The best of Brenan's books he has a true & proper knowledge of the culture he describes' Cyril Connolly Sunday Times'A brilliant interpreter of Spain to the rest of the world' The Times


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Against the backdrop of China's mounting influence & North Korea's growing nuclear capability & expanding missile arsenal South Korea faces a set of strategic choices that will shape its economic prospects & national security In South Korea at the Crossroads Scott A Snyder examines the trajectory of fifty years of South Korean foreign policy & offers predictions-and a prescription-for the future Pairing a historical perspective with a shrewd view of today's political landscape Snyder contends that South Korea's best strategy remains investing in a robust alliance with the United States Snyder begins with South Korea's effort in the 1960s to offset the risk of abandonment by the United States during the Vietnam War & the subsequent crisis in the alliance during the 1970s A series of shifts in South Korean foreign relations followed from the " Nordpolitik" engagement with the Soviet Union & China at the end of the Cold War; to Kim Dae Jung's " Sunshine Policy" designed to bring North Korea into the international community; to "trustpolitik" which sought to foster diplomacy with North Korea & Japan; to changes in South Korea's relationship with the United States Despite its rise as a leader in international financial development & climate-change forums South Korea will likely still require the commitment of the United States to guarantee its security Although China is a tempting option Snyder argues that only the United States is both credible & capable in this role As South Korea remains vulnerable relative to other regional powers in northeast Asia despite its rising profile as a middle power it must ultimately balance the contradiction of desirable autonomy & necessary alliance ...

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South of No North is a collection of short stories written by Charles Bukowski that explore loneliness & struggles on the fringes of society ...

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Blessed with a treasure of timeless songs South Pacific combines the passionate heartwarming romance of a naive young Navy nurse (Mitzi Gaynor) & an older French plantation owner (Rossano Brazzi) with South Seas splendour & a world at war while the breathtaking score is highlighted by some of the most romantic songs ever written Actors Rossano Brazzi Mitzi Gaynor John Kerr Ray Walston Juanita Hall France Nuyen & Floyd Simmons Director Joshua Logan Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1958 Screen Widescreen 2201 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles Sing along subtitles Duration 2 hours & 42 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Trio of classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals Based on the book & Tales of the South Pacific& by James A Mitchener & South Pacific& (1958) sees an American Navy nurse (Mitzi Gaynor) stationed on a South Pacific Island falling love with a middle-aged French planter (Rossano Brazzi) who goes on to become a war hero

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Details of harbours & anchorages in the pacific south of the equator between New Guinea & South America ...

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