The Commissar of the title played by Nonna Mordyukova is a Soviet functionary wielding power over a remote Jewish village Neither she nor the villagers care for the status quo but over a period of several weeks both come to accept the situation & to establish a detente ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play From acclaimed director Alan Parker comes the award-winning film that took the world by storm Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins) knows he's the world's greatest band manager now he just needs a band Auditioning everyone he can find Jimmy gathers ten of the most talented least experienced musicians from the rough streets of working-class Dublin with a plan to launch the greatest Irish Soul band in the world It's a joyful mixture of great characters super dialogue & wonderful music (The Sun) foul-mouthed fast-talking & very funny (Time Out) with a soundtrack from soul paradise (Daily Telegraph) One of the greatest films in the last 50 years (BBC Movie Connections) Ladies & Gentlemen please put your working class hands together for the saviours of soul Actors Robert Arkins Johnny Murphy Andrew Strong Kenneth Mc Cluskey Glen Hansard Directors Alan Parker Format PALLanguage English Subtitles English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

Discover Virginia Woolf's informative & erudite critical essays on some of the key novelists & dramatists of the canon
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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DAVID AARONOVITCHThe Communist Manifesto was first published in London by two young men in their late twenties in 1848 Its impact reverberated across the globe & throughout the next century & it has come to be recognised as one of the most important political texts ever written Maintaining that the history of all societies is a history of class struggle the manifesto proclaims that communism is the only route to equality & is a call to action aimed at the proletariat It is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand our modern political landscape ...

Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
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' The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains' Marx & Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes
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In a world where capitalism is no longer held in check by fear of a communist alternative The Communist Manifesto (with Socialism Utopian & Scientific Engels's brief & clear exposition of Marxist thought) is essential reading The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844 is Engels's first & probably best-known book 432 pages Marx Karl ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Liam Neeson (Taken) & Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows) team up again after RUN ALL NIGHT & NON-STOP for an exhilarating race-against-time thrill ride with explosive twists around every bend Insurance salesman Michael (Neeson) is on his daily commute home when he is contacted by a mysterious stranger (Vera Farmiga The Conjuring The Departed) & forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on his train before the last stop As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle he realises a deadly plan is unfolding & is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy One that carries life & death stakes for himself & his fellow passengers Actors Liam Neeson Vera Farmiga Patrick Wilson Sam Neill Jonathan Banks Directors Jaume Collet-Serra Writers Byron Willinger Philip de Blasi Producers Alex Heineman Andrew Rona Format Blu-ray Language English Subtitles English Region Region B2 (Read more about DVDBlu-ray formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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How do you solve a mystery when the clues are hidden in the past?' Utterly charming wonderfully creepy & rich with mystery The Companion is a rare treat' CL Taylor The Companion is a beautiful & powerfully-told story of buried secrets set between the 1930s & the present day on the wild Yorkshire moors Billy Shaw lives in a palace Potter's Pleasure Palace the best entertainment venue in Yorkshire complete with dancing swing-boats & a roller-skating rink When it is arranged for him to become companion to the child at the big house above the valley Billy leaves home to find a wild peculiar boy in a curiously haphazard household where nothing that's meant is said & the air is thick with secrets Before long tragedy strikes & fictions become tangled up in facts yet it's left to Anna Sallis almost a century later to unravel the knots & find the truth' An absorbing mystery story really evocative of the Yorkshire Moors & the mill I loved the character of Billy Shaw! The story kept me engrossed & flipping the pages right to the end' Katherine Webb bestselling author of The Legacy' The Companion is beautifully written & so evocative of time & place If you thought the Brontes were the most intriguing literary family in Yorkshire wait until you meet the Harpers' Linda Green author of the No 1 bestseller While My Eyes Were Closed' Sarah writes with warmth wit & wisdom & she makes you want to turn the page A rare combination' John Humphrys' Buried secrets intrigue & betrayal are the hallmarks of this compelling tale' My Weekly ...

The Companion to Development Studies contains over a hundred chapters written by leading international experts within the field to provide a concise & authoritative overview of the key theoretical & practical issues dominating contemporary development studies Covering a wide range of disciplines the book is divided into ten sections each prefaced by a section introduction written by the editors The sections cover the nature of development theories & strategies of development globalization & development rural development urbanization & development environment & development gender health & education the political economy of violence & insecurity & governance & development This third edition has been extensively updated & contains 45 new contributions from leading authorities dealing with pressing contemporary issues such as race & development ethics & development BRICs & development global financial crisis the knowledge based economy & digital divide food security GM crops comparative urbanism cities & crime energy water hydropolitics climate change disability fragile states global war on terror ethnic conflict legal rights to development ecosystems services for development just to name a few Existing chapters have been thoroughly revised to include cutting-edge developments & to present updated further reading & websites The Companion to Development Studies presents concise overviews providing a gateway to further reading & a flexible resource for teaching & learning It has established a role as essential reading for all students of development studies as well as those in cognate areas of geography international relations politics sociology anthropology & economics ...