Author: Carol McGuirk File Type: pdf Robert Burns is Scotlands greatest cultural icon. Yet, despite his continued popularity, critical work has been compromised by the myths that have built up around him. McGuirk focuses on Burnss poems and songs, analysing his use of both vernacular Scots and literary English to provide a unique reading of his work.

Author: Martin Bossenbroek File Type: epub The Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) is one of the most intriguing conflicts of modern history. It has been labeled many things the first media war, a precursor of the First and Second World Wars, the originator of apartheid. The difference in status and resources between the superpower Great Britain and two insignificant Boer republics in southern Africa was enormous. But, against all expectation, it took the British every effort and a huge sum of money to win the war, not least by unleashing a campaign of systematic terror against the civilian population. InThe Boer War, winner of the Netherlands 2013 Libris History Prize and shortlisted for the 2013 AKO Literature Prize, the author brings a completely new perspective to this chapter of South African history, critically examining the involvement of the Netherlands in the war. Furthermore, unlike other accounts, Martin Bossenbroek explores the war primarily through the experiences of three men uniquely active during the bloody conflict. They are Willem Leyds, the Dutch lawyer who was to become South African Republic state secretary and eventual European envoy Winston Churchill, then a British war reporter and Deneys Reitz, a young Boer commando. The vivid and engaging experiences of these three men enable a more personal and nuanced story of the war to be told, and at the same time offer a fresh approach to a conflict that shaped the nation state of South Africa.**ReviewBossenbroek seems able to read the hearts and souls of the protagonists of the Boer War without doing any disservice to the truth or the facts. This is what gives The Boer War--as thrilling a read as a kids adventure storyy--its gravity and elegance. Bossenbroek lifts the genre of nonfiction to a higher plane. -- NRC Handelsblad (Hollands leading daily newspaper of record, akin to the New York Times) You know how the war will end, and even so, The Boer War reads like a 460-page thriller. Bossenbroek has worked wonders. --Het Parool (Amsterdam-based Dutch-language daily newspaper) About the AuthorMARTIN BOSSENBROEKis an associate professor and historian at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. He graduated from the Free University of Amsterdam in 1980 and received his doctorate from the University of Leiden in 1992. He is the author of many scholarly articles, andThe Boer Waris his seventh published book. TranslatorYVETTE ROSENBERGwas born in Johannesburg and educated at the universities of Cape Town and Natal. After immigrating to the Netherlands, she was employed as a translator and editor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague from 1983 to 2005. Since 1995 she has also worked on numerous freelance translation projects, including for the Van Gogh Museum and the Rijksmuseum. She lives in Amsterdam and Cape Town.

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Author: Farhad Daftary File Type: pdf Shii Islam, with its rich and extensive history, has played a crucial role in the evolution of Islam as both a major world religion and civilization. The prolific achievements of Shii theologians, philosophers and others are testament to the spiritual and intellectual wealth of this community. Yet Shii studies has unjustly remained a long-neglected field, despite the important contribution that Shiism has made to Islamic traditions. Only in recent decades, partially spurred by global interest in political events of the Middle East, have scholars made some significant contributions in this area. The Study of Shii Islam presents papers originally delivered at the first international colloquium dedicated exclusively to Shii studies, held in 2010 at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. Within the book are eight sections, namely, history, the Quran and its Shii interpretations, hadith, law, authority, theology, rites and rituals, and intellectual traditions and philosophy. Each section begins with an introduction contextualizing the aspects of studying Shii Islam particular to its theme, before going on to address topics such as the state of the field, methodology and tools, and the primary issues with which contemporary scholars of Shii studies are dealing. The scope and depth here covered makes this book of especial interest to researchers and students alike within the field of Islamic studies. The volume benefits from the diverse expertise of nearly 30 world-class scholars, including Mohammad-Ali Amir-Moezzi, Meir M. Bar-Asher, Farhad Daftary, Daniel De Smet, Gerald R. Hawting, Nader El-Bizri, Etan Kohlberg, Wilferd Madelung, Andrew Newman, Ismail K. Poonawala, Sabine Schmidtke and Paul E. Walker. ** Shii Islam, with its rich and extensive history, has played a crucial role in the evolution of Islam as both a major world religion and civilization. The prolific achievements of Shii theologians, philosophers and others are testament to the spiritual and intellectual wealth of this community. Yet Shii studies has unjustly remained a long-neglected field, despite the important contribution that Shiism has made to Islamic traditions. Only in recent decades, partially spurred by global interest in political events of the Middle East, have scholars made some significant contributions in this area. The Study of Shii Islam presents papers originally delivered at the first international colloquium dedicated exclusively to Shii studies, held in 2010 at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. Within the book are eight sections, namely, history, the Quran and its Shii interpretations, hadith, law, authority, theology, rites and rituals, and intellectual traditions and philosophy. Each section begins with an introduction contextualizing the aspects of studying Shii Islam particular to its theme, before going on to address topics such as the state of the field, methodology and tools, and the primary issues with which contemporary scholars of Shii studies are dealing. The scope and depth here covered makes this book of especial interest to researchers and students alike within the field of Islamic studies. The volume benefits from the diverse expertise of nearly 30 world-class scholars, including Mohammad-Ali Amir-Moezzi, Meir M. Bar-Asher, Farhad Daftary, Daniel De Smet, Gerald R. Hawting, Nader El-Bizri, Etan Kohlberg, Wilferd Madelung, Andrew Newman, Ismail K. Poonawala, Sabine Schmidtke and Paul E. Walker. **