Transkei Wild Coast in a series of double-sided touring maps with GPS coordinates for selected road junctions, villages & accommodation. Rather basic cartography, with bold elevation tinting, spot heights & rivers (often without names), is designed to highlight the road network & the coordinates provided on the maps. Each map gives GPS waypoints for selected road junctions, small towns or settlements, & places of interest. Recommended accommodation, including campsites, inns, lodges, etc, is also shown with GPS waypoints, as well as contact details & symbols indicating various facilities available there. The maps also indicate other outdoor & recreational facilities, fuel supplies, aerodromes & landing strips, etc. National parks & protected areas are highlighted.* In this title:* the coast of the Eastern Cap Province from Morgan’s Bay to beyond Port St. Johns, extending inland to the N2 highway. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 15’ intervals. ...

Part anthology & part travelogue, Translating Libya presents the country through the eyes of sixteen Libyan short story writers & one American diplomat. Intrigued by the apparent absence of 'place' in modern Libyan short fiction, Ethan Chorin resolved to track down & translate stories that specifically mention cities & landmarks in Libya. The stories trace the influence of the ancient Romans, the later Italian occupation & the current influx of foreign workers from Africa & further afield. The authors open a window on today's Libya
- a rapidly urbanizing country with rich oil reserves, recently renewed diplomatic relations with the West & a nascent tourist industry based on its well-preserved ancient cities. This is a unique introduction to a country that has for some time been 'off the beaten path'.
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Part anthology & part travelogue, Translating Libya presents the country through the eyes of sixteen Libyan short story writers & one American diplomat. Translating Libya, published in 2008, was one of the first books to introduce Libyan literature to an English-speaking audience. The updated 2014 revision

Includes:: a foreword by Ahmed Ibrahim Fagih, one of Libya`s most recognised authors, & a new introduction by the author, in light of the Libyan Revolution & its aftermath, which he witnessed firsth&. Intrigued by the apparent absence of `place` in modern Libyan short fiction, Ethan Chorin, one of the first U.S. diplomats posted to Libya, resolved in 2004 to track down & translate stories that specifically mentioned cities & landmarks in Libya
- & then to visit those places, & describe what he encountered there. The result is a mixture of travelogue & memoir that sheds light on the social factors that fed the 2011 Revolution, & its aftermath. The collection

Includes:: pieces from the `sixties generation` of writers, as well as a newer generation of Libyan writers, including several women, writing in a variety of styles, ”twisted” 1001 nights, to allegory, fictionalized memoir & overt satire. Chorin explains how the stories, under cover of anonymity, distorted place-names & double-meanings reveal the depth of anger & despair that precipitated & fed the Arab Spring
- & serve as a reminder to those who fought heroically for their freedom, that true courage springs from isolating, not repeating the mistakes of the past.





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Translation is everywhere, & matters to everybody. Translation doesn`t only give us foreign news, dubbed films & instructions for using the microwave: without it, there would be no world religions, & our literatures, our cultures, & our languages would be unrecognisable. In this Very Short Introduction, Matthew Reynolds gives an authoritative & thought-provoking account of the field, from ancient Akkadian to World English, from St Jerome to Google Translate. He shows how translation determines meaning, how it matters in commerce, empire, conflict & resistance, & why it is fundamental to literature & the arts. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable. ...

Made of wood, fabric, & metal. White, red, & metal finish. My guess is that this plane will not fly in any plane collector’s home. Both you & I know that model plane collectors are hard to find & even harder to please. Our transparent model will sell to people who want an interesting, intricate piece of home décor. That is in this case, a plane. There are simply not many things you can hang as décor. Sure. a chandelier. a mobile.. But a striking object, beautifully made, showing a web-like construction in detail. they’re far & few between & hard to find. This plane will fly out the door. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

This gorgeous transport-themed activity book will be very popular with any child who loves all things that go! With over 100 different activities, including dot to dot, spot the difference, colouring in, simple makes & other engaging puzzles. The book is educational as well as fun & features beautiful, bright illustrations that will draw children in & keep them busy. All of the pages are incredibly absorbing, with Alain Gree`s unmistakably rich & appealing style of illustration. & while children are enjoying the mazes, matching & counting, the games are helping them to develop a wide range of skills, including observational, conversational & motor. ...

Transport is one of three new additions to this popular non-fiction series. There are four books on the theme of transport
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Transport is one of three new additions to this popular non-fiction series. There are four books on the theme of transport
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Transylvania on an indexed road map at 1:500, 000 from the Hungarian publishers Cartographia. The map provides slightly wider coverage than found on other maps of this region, extending south to include the Iron Gate gorges along the Danube & Bucharest. Relief shading with plenty of names of peaks & mountain ranges gives a good representation of the topography. National parks & protected areas are marked. Road network shows many local roads & prominently indicates scenic routes. Railway lines are included. Symbols mark various places of interest & sites worth visiting, including campsites, spas, etc. Towns & villages have both their Romanian & the old, pre-1920 Hungarian names. Latitude & longitude grid is at 30’ intervals. The index is on the reverse, listing both the current & the historical versions. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Transylvania at 1:400, 000 on a detailed indexed road map from Dimap, with small plans of 11 main towns in the region. All towns & villages are shown with their old historical Hungarian names, & with German names for main towns. South-western part of the region around the Iron Gate gorges of the Danube is shown as an inset. Subtle relief shading, with names of peaks & mountain ranges presents the topography. Road network clearly shows local roads & dirt tracts. Numerous landmarks & places of interest are highlighted, including monuments relating to the region's pre-1914 history, centres of local folk art, World Heritage sites, etc. As befits an area once know for its diversity, five different kinds of local churches are distinguished, & wooden churches are marked. Latitude & longitude grid is at 10 ...