We all rely on the apparent accuracy & objectivity of maps but often do not see the very process of mapping as political. Are the power & purpose of maps inherently political? Maps & Politics" addresses this important question & seeks to emphasize that the apparent objectivity' of the map-making & map-using process cannot be divorced from aspects of the politics of representation. Maps have played & continue to play a major role in both international & domestic politics. They show how visual geographical representations can be made to reflect & advance political agendas in powerful ways. The major developments in this field over the last century are responses both to cartographic progression & to a greater emphasis on graphic imagery in societies affected by politicization democratization & consumer & cultural shifts. Jeremy Black asks whether bias-free cartography is possible & demonstrates that maps are not straight-forward visual texts but contain political & politicizing subtexts that need to be read with care." ...

Available together for the first time Tolkien's Maps of The Hobbit Beleriend & Middle-earth are beautifully presented in an exquisite box-set illustrated by John Howe. This special edition

Includes:: a unique map of Numenor. Written by the writer & broadcaster Brian Sibley a foremost expert on The Lord of the Rings (he adapted the novel for the award-winning BBC radio dramatisation in 1980) this slipcase features Tolkien's Maps of The Hobbit Beleriand & Middle-earth available together for the first time. Each map is a real labour of love presented in a box-set stunningly illustrated by world-renowned Tolkien artist John Howe the conceptual artist employed by Peter Jackson to work on his $300 million Lord of The Rings film trilogy. The maps presented with individual books & wallets are larger than those previously published showing Tolkien's mythical lands in perfect detail
- they are also expertly bound with fewer folds making them perfect for portfolios or framing.


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Maran Illustrated Windows 7 is a valuable resource for all readers regardless of experience. Completely updated to cover the new & enhanced features of Windows 7 including advances in touch speech & handwriting recognition support for virtual hard disks enhanced performance on multi-core processors enhanced boot performance & kernel improvements this book is jam-packed with illustrations helpful introductions & useful tips to engage readers & simplify the learning process. It appeals to beginner intermediate & advanced users! Using simple & easy-to-understand text & over 500 full-color screenshots this book covers over 120 essential topics using Windows 7. Readers who have experience with earlier versions of Windows will find this book an excellent guide to help them take command of their computing experience by way of the easy-to-use Maran Illustrated" format. Learning Windows has never been this easy." ...

MARAN ILLUSTRATED WINDOWS 8 is your indispensable full-color guide to the latest evolution of the Windows operating system. Windows 8 brings new flexibility portability & interactivity to computing & this book shows you how to get the most out of this cutting-edge operating system. Regardless of your experience level MARAN ILLUSTRATED WINDOWS 8 will walk you through Windows 8 operations from beginning to end with clear step-by-step instructions & more than 500 color photos to keep you on track & help you succeed with Windows 8. The unique Maran Illustrated treatment covers more than 100 essential topics &

Includes:: full-color high-resolution screenshots illustrations helpful introductions easy-to-understand text & a wealth of helpful tips to take you from beginner to expert user fast. Master the latest Windows operating system & have fun doing it with MARAN ILLUSTRATED WINDOWS 8.

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Arimnestos of Plataea grew up wanting to be a bronze-smith like his father. Then in the chaos of war he was taken to a city in the Persian empire & sold as a slave. To win his freedom he had to show that he could fight & kill. Now to preserve that freedom he must kill again. For the Persians are coming. A vast army sent by King Darius to put down the rebellious Greeks & burn the city of Athens to the ground. Standing against them on the plain of Marathon a much smaller force of Athenians alongside their Plataean allies. To defeat such overwhelming force seems impossible. & yet to yield would mean the destruction of everything the Greeks have dreamed of. In the dust & heat of Marathon in the clash of shields & the rush of spears amidst the thunder of hooves & the screams of the dying those dreams will undergo their fiercest test
- & Arimnestos & his Greek comrades will discover the true price of freedom.
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This title presents three brilliant stories for young readers by a much-loved award winning author. In The Marble Crusher" does Mr. Manners the headmaster really have a machine that crushes marbles? Albert thinks so. In " Collys Barn" Colly the owl & Screecher the swallow band together to save the barn. In " Conker" Nick beats the bully Stevie Rooster & becomes Conker king. But can he rescue a mistreated dog while searching for the best conker?" ...

On New Years Eve Cal is chased down the street by a crazed man with a deadly warning: They killed your father. Theyll kill you. You must survive the next 365 days! Now everyones searching for Cal the psycho kid whos meant to have attacked his uncle & put his sister in a coma. Hes desperate to clear his name & protect his family but he also has less than a year to solve an ancient family secret: the Ormond Singularity. & the closer he gets to the truth the more dangerous his life becomes. He has 306 days. The threat is growing... ...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction & Richard & Judy pick. From the author of the acclaimed Year of Wonders & People of the Book a historical novel & love story set during a time of catastrophe on the front lines of the American Civil War. Set during the American Civil War March tells the story of John March known to us as the father away from his family of girls in Little Women Louisa May Alcotts classic American novel. In Brookss telling March emerges as an abolitionist & idealistic chaplain on the front lines of a war that tests his faith in himself & in the Union cause when he learns that his side too is capable of barbarism & racism. As he recovers from a near-fatal illness in a Washington hospital he must reassemble the shards of his shattered mind & body & find a way to reconnect with a wife & daughters who have no idea of the ordeals he has been through. As Alcott drew on her real-life sisters in shaping the characters of her little women so Brooks turned to the journals & letters of Bronson Alcott Louisa Mays father an idealistic educator animal rights exponent & abolitionist who was a friend & confidante of Ralph Waldo Emerson & Henry David Thoreau. The story spans the vibrant intellectual world of Concord & the sensuous antebellum South through to the first year of the Civil War as the North reels under a series of unexpected defeats. Like her bestselling Year of Wonders March follows an unconventional love story. It explores the passions between a man & a woman the tenderness of parent & child & the life-changing power of an ardently held belief. ...

Hard Was The Struggle" explores the women's movement in Britain from the passing of the Marriage & Divorce Act in 1857 to women attaining the vote in 1928. Published to commemorate the centenary of the death of the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison who threw herself under King George V's horse during the Derby & thus sustained fatal injuries this fascinating book uses anecdotes & accounts by both famous & hitherto lesser known suffragettes & suffragists to explore how the voice of women came to be heard throughout the land in the pursuit of equal votes for females. Using diary extracts & letters the main protagonists of the women's movement are brought back to life as Lucinda Dickens Hawksley explores how they were portrayed in literature & art as well as the media reports of the day." ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...