Caroline Davis - Böcker

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: English LanguageFirst teaching: 2015First exams: 2017Matched to the requirements of the AQA GCSE English Language specification, this workbook provides a targeted approach to practising the key reading skills of language and structural analysis; evaluation and comparision. Focusing on grades 6-9, this full-colour, write-in workbook takes students through the individual exam questions and provides extensive practice opportunities, sample student answers, revision tips and sample exam papers. Including opportunities for self-assessment and reviewing progress, students take control of their skills development through this motivational resource, written by an expert and experienced author team.

This reader is the most comprehensive selection of key texts on twentieth and twenty-first century print culture yet compiled. Illuminating the networks and processes that have shaped reading, writing and publishing, the selected extracts also examine the effect of printed and digital texts on society. Featuring a general introduction to contemporary print culture and publishing studies, the volume includes 42 influential and innovative pieces of writing, arranged around themes such as authorship, women and print culture, colonial and postcolonial publishing and globalisation.Offering a concise survey of critical work, this volume is an essential companion for students of literature or publishing with an interest in the history of the book.

This reader is the most comprehensive selection of key texts on twentieth and twenty-first century print culture yet compiled. Illuminating the networks and processes that have shaped reading, writing and publishing, the selected extracts also examine the effect of printed and digital texts on society. Featuring a general introduction to contemporary print culture and publishing studies, the volume includes 42 influential and innovative pieces of writing, arranged around themes such as authorship, women and print culture, colonial and postcolonial publishing and globalisation.Offering a concise survey of critical work, this volume is an essential companion for students of literature or publishing with an interest in the history of the book.

In recent years, the assumption that there is a significant connection between normal psychological and biological differences and the development of psychological disorders has grown and research in this area has developed rapidly.This textbook, written by internationally known psychologists with expertise in both the areas of abnormal and differential psychology, aims to integrate evidence and idea from healthy personality and temperament on the one hand and psychological disorders on the other. This is achieved by viewing personality traits as predispositions to disorder, and by questioning how far the causes of various disorders can be seen as an extension or exaggeration of processes underlying normal personality or temperament. These main themes are discussed using a biological perspective, i.e., based on the theory that personality can be deconstructed into a number of basic dimensions (of biological origin) that also act as vulnerability factors for disorder.This is a second-level textbook for undergraduate students of psychology, but will also be recommended for health professionals and their trainees, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and nurses.

Print Culture in Southern Africa is concerned with the institutions and processes informing textual production, circulation and consumption in the region, over a broad historical period from the late 18th century to the present day. The book is organised around three closely related themes. Firstly, it presents original research into the formation of reading publics and the impact of reading cultures, by uncovering obscure but important reading communities and circuits of book distribution and reception. A second theme is the relationship between print and politics, with a particular focus on the networks of power: how control over the production and circulation of printed books has shaped literary and cultural development. The third theme is transnational print culture, and how the control exercised by publishers in Europe and America has shaped literature and society in southern Africa. Drawing together interdisciplinary research and diverse methodologies, the collection encompasses a range of perspectives, including literary studies, anthropology, publishing studies, the history of the book and art history, and many of the chapters are based on previously unexamined archives and collections. The volume contributes to current debates and opens up new and exciting ways of furthering the study of postcolonial literature and African book history. The chapters included in this book were originally published in the Journal of Southern African Studies.

Print Culture in Southern Africa is concerned with the institutions and processes informing textual production, circulation and consumption in the region, over a broad historical period from the late 18th century to the present day. The book is organised around three closely related themes. Firstly, it presents original research into the formation of reading publics and the impact of reading cultures, by uncovering obscure but important reading communities and circuits of book distribution and reception. A second theme is the relationship between print and politics, with a particular focus on the networks of power: how control over the production and circulation of printed books has shaped literary and cultural development. The third theme is transnational print culture, and how the control exercised by publishers in Europe and America has shaped literature and society in southern Africa. Drawing together interdisciplinary research and diverse methodologies, the collection encompasses a range of perspectives, including literary studies, anthropology, publishing studies, the history of the book and art history, and many of the chapters are based on previously unexamined archives and collections. The volume contributes to current debates and opens up new and exciting ways of furthering the study of postcolonial literature and African book history. The chapters included in this book were originally published in the Journal of Southern African Studies.

During the period of decolonisation in Africa, the CIA covertly subsidised a number of African authors, editors and publishers as part of its anti-communist propaganda strategy. Managed by two front organisations, the Congress of Cultural Freedom and the Farfield Foundation, its Africa programme stretched across the continent. This Element unravels the hidden networks and associations underpinning African literary publishing in the 1960s; it evaluates the success of the CIA in secretly infiltrating and influencing African literary magazines and publishing firms, and examines the extent to which new circuits of cultural and literary power emerged. Based on new archival evidence relating to the Transcription Centre, The Classic and The New African, it includes case studies of Wole Soyinka, Nat Nakasa and Bessie Head, which assess how the authors' careers were affected by these transnational networks and also reveal how they challenged, subverted, and resisted external influence and control.

This Companion showcases the latest research into British colonial periodicals by leading scholars in the field. The first ever large-scale attempt to gather into one volume research on British colonial periodicals, the chapters in this volume analyse the fundamental role played by colonial periodicals in sustaining as well as contesting the economic, political and cultural hegemony of the British Empire from its inception to its fall. The volume considers both periodicals published in Britain for colonial consumption and those published in British colonies and dominions.

This is a colourful first numbers book in a chunky board book format with sparkly foil detail throughout. This delightful early learning book is the perfect way to introduce your child to new and familiar words set in a world of everyday activities. Look at the objects that appear on the left-hand page. Then, encourage your child to find and name them on the right-hand page. Start off by counting 1 kite in the sky, 2 trees in the park, 3 aliens in space, 4 balloons at the party, and 5 mermaids under the sea. In every picture, there are lots of extra objects for your child to look for - a lot of sparkly fun! Colourful shiny foil throughout makes every page a delight. Other titles in the "Sparkly Learning Series" include "First ABC", "First Pictures", "First Opposites", "First Words" and "First Animals".

This is a colourful first words book in a chunky board book format with sparkly foil detail throughout. This delightful early learning book is the perfect way to introduce your child to the alphabet. Look at the objects that appear on the left-hand page. Then, encourage your child to find and name them on the right-hand page. There are silly scenes on the beach where you can learn 'B' for boat and 'C' for cake, or go underwater for 'N' for net and 'O' for octopus. In every picture, there are lots of extra objects for your child to look for - an alphabet of sparkly fun! Colourful shiny foil throughout makes every page a delight. This is a colourful first words book in a chunky board book format with sparkly foil detail throughout. This title takes a children through the alphabet with fun, lively pictures set in a number of different scenes, including at the seaside, in the park, under the sea, at a party and in the garden. This title includes interactive spot-the-picture games on each page to help first readers identify and learn new words. Other titles in the "Sparkly Learning Series" include "First Animals" and "First Pictures".

This is a colourful first words book in a chunky board book format with sparkly foil detail throughout. This delightful early learning book is the perfect way to introduce your child to new and familiar words set in a world of everyday activities. Look at the objects that appear on the left-hand page. Then, encourage your child to find and name them on the right-hand page. Join Bobby Bear on a busy day shopping, swimming and going to school. Identify the Towel, Armbands, Bag and Trunks at the pool, or Cup, Sandwich, Biscuit and Milk at dinner time. In every picture, there are lots of extra objects for your child to look for - a lot of sparkly fun! Colourful shiny foil throughout makes every page a delight. This title includes interactive spot-the-picture games on each page to help first readers identify and learn new words. Other titles in the "Sparkly Learning Series" include "First ABC" and "First Animals".