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The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk / 1835–1844 / Volume I / Explorations on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society 1835–183

The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk / 1835–1844 / Volume I / Explorations on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society 1835–183

This is the first of a pair of volumes publishing the full reports of Schomburgk's travels in Guiana between 1835 and 1844 previously available only in greatly abridged and heavily edited versions. Robert Schomburgk left his native Germany for North America in 1828 aged twenty-four. A year later he was in the Caribbean where after various business failures he devoted himself to the investigation of natural history especially botany. Although he had no previous contact with the Royal Geographical Society in London the work he submitted to it was of such a quality that he was able to persuade the Society to sponsor explorations in the north-east of South America an area for which no accurate maps and little reliable information existed. From Schomburgk's arrival in British Guiana in 1835 up to 1839 he explored much of the interior of the colony and completed the arduous overland journey to the Orinoco to connect his survey with that of Alexander von Humboldt. During these expeditions he witnessed maltreatment of Amerindians at the hand of Brazilians and having ascertained that the boundary between Brazil and British Guiana was undefined he proposed it should be fixed so that those within the British colony would be protected from further harassment. The British Government decided to go ahead with this exercise and Schomburgk was appointed boundary commissioner with the task of surveying the boundaries of the colony. He did this between 1841 and 1843 returning to London in 1844 to be rewarded with a knighthood for his services. During much of his subsequent career until his death in 1865 he acted as a British consul first in Santo Domingo and then in Bangkok. | The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk / 1835–1844 / Volume I / Explorations on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society 1835–183

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Superheroes and Identities

Superheroes and Identities

Superheroes have been the major genre to emerge from comics and graphic novels saturating popular culture with images of muscular men and sexy women. A major aspect of this genre is identity in the roles played by individuals the development of identities through extended stories and in the ways the characters inspire audiences. This collection analyses stories from popular comics franchises such as Batman Captain America Ms Marvel and X-Men alongside less well known comics such as Kabuki and Flex Mentallo. It explores what superhero narratives can reveal about our attitudes towards femininity race maternity masculinity and queer culture. Using this approach the volume asks questions such as why there are no black supervillains in mainstream comics how second wave feminism and feminist film theory may help us to understand female comic book characters the ways in which Flex Mentallo transcends the boundaries of straightness and gayness and how both fans and industry appropriate the sexual identity of superheroes. The book was originally published in a special issue of the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. | Superheroes and Identities

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Gonzalo de Berceo and the Latin Miracles of the Virgin A Translation and a Study

Gonzalo de Berceo and the Latin Miracles of the Virgin A Translation and a Study

In Gonzalo de Berceo and the Latin Miracles of the Virgin Patricia Timmons and Robert Boenig present the first English translation of a twelfth-century Latin collection of miracles that Berceo the first named poet in the Spanish language used as a source for his thirteenth-century Spanish collection Milagros de Nuestra Se±ora. Using the MS Thott 128 close to the one Berceo must have used Timmons and Boenig provide both translation and analysis exploring the Latin Miracles suggesting how it was used as a sacred text and placing it within the history of Christians' evolving understanding of the Virgin's role in their lives. In addition this volume explores Berceo's reaction to the Latin Miracles demonstrating that he reacted creatively to his source texts as well as to changes in Church culture and governance that occurred between the composition of Latin Miracles and the thirteenth century translating it across both language and culture. Accessible and useful to students and scholars of medieval and Spanish studies this book includes the original Latin text translations of the Latin Miracles including analyses of 'Saint Peter and the Lustful Monk ' 'The Little Jewish Boy ' and 'The Jews of Toledo. ' | Gonzalo de Berceo and the Latin Miracles of the Virgin A Translation and a Study

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Management Research Applying the Principles of Business Research Methods

Management Research Applying the Principles of Business Research Methods

Management Research: Applying the Principles of Business Research Methods supports new researchers on every step of the research journey from defining a project to communicating its findings as well as balancing the technical aspects of research with the management of the project itself. Structured around the key stages of a research project the text reflects the richness and diversity of current business and management research both in its presentation of methods as well as its choice of examples drawn from different industries and organizations. This book explains the design selection development and implementation of appropriate research strategies in different management contexts and disciplines providing practical guidance to the new researcher in carrying out ethical and inclusive research in today’s organizational and business environments whilst also introducing a range of research methods and techniques. Each chapter includes learning outcomes and in-chapter call out boxes with real-life research examples to illustrate concepts and provide basis for discussion as well as ‘next steps’ activities to help readers apply the content to their own live research projects. This second edition has been updated throughout to include the following: • Enhanced pedagogical features such as discussion questions and online quizzes • New international examples and research-in-practice cases • Greater emphasis on topics such as diversity and inclusion through the research process data collection and privacy digitalisation and the process of writing up research. Management Research provides essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking a dissertation thesis or research project as well as professionals currently practising in the field. Extensive instructor and student resources support the work online including an instructor’s manual PowerPoint lecture slides a question bank and downloadable MS Excel and SPSS data sets. | Management Research Applying the Principles of Business Research Methods

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