John King

This book tells the story of Sur, Argentina's foremost literary and cultural journal of the twentieth century. Victoria Ocampo (its founder and lifelong editor) and Jorge Luis Borges (a regular and influential contributor) feature prominently in the story, while the contributions of other major writers (including Eduardo Mallea, William Faulkner, André Breton, Virginia Woolf, Alfonso Reyes, Octavio Paz, Waldo Frank, Aldous Huxley and Graham Greene) are discussed. Politically speaking, Sur represented a certain brand of liberalism, a resistance to populism and mass culture, and an attachment to elitist values which offended against the more dominant phases of Argentine thought, from Peronism to the varied forms of nationalism, socialism and Marxism. Dr King examines the journal's roots, its development and its demise, relating it to other journals circulating at the time, and highlighting vital issues debated in its pages, such as Argentine attitudes towards fascism during the Second World War.

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The present work, a grammar of Dhimal, fills an important void in the documentation of the vast and ramified Tibeto-Burman language family. Dhimal, a little known and endangered tongue spoken in the lowlands of southeastern Nepal by about 20,000 individuals, is detailed in this work. With data gathered in the village of A?hiyabari, the author crafts a readable description of the western dialect, using over 1000 examples to illustrate usage. Included in this reference work are seventeen texts, riddles, songs and a Dhimal-English glossary. Joining other recent ground-breaking linguistic descriptions by researchers from the Himalayan Languages Project at Leiden University, this grammar of Dhimal will have lasting scientific value and aid the Dhimal community in preserving their language.

and Lol, son of Terry, nephew of Ray, a fifteen-year-old kid just starting out. Terry is sick and not sure he's going to make his fiftieth birthday, but is kept going by his music, his lovely assistant Angie, and his discovery of the abandoned Union Jack Club, which he decides to clean up and re-open.

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Throughout the 1950s and 1960s Communism and the Cold War pervaded almost every aspect of American policy and concern. Eisenhower's Highway Act sought to strengthen America with the sort of roads system and military advantage Germany's Autobahn provided in World War II; Kennedy looked to space, the Peace Corps, and the schools to improve America's actual and perceived status in the eyes of the world; LBJ continually found concerns about Southeast Asia pressing in upon him notwithstanding his desire to found a new Great Society in the United States. However, despite the Cold War and demands of international politics, these three presidents were continually involved in critical debates about the domestic future of America, and their roles and victories in these debates have left deep impressions upon American society. This volume provides readers with access to the primary documents—both foreign and domestic—that reflect the debates that have had such a strong influence in shaping the United States. This resource covers thirty-two key issues and initiatives of the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson presidencies. An introductory overview of each president's administration provides a useful window through which to assess the specific debates and documents addressed, and each of these individual issues is also supplemented by a brief introductory discussion. Among the issues covered are: Eisenhower's attempt to establish a new look for national defense, the Eisenhower doctrine, and the National Defense Education Act; Kennedy's Alliance for Progress and Peace Corps programs, his role in Cuba, his plans for America in space, and his work on arms control and the Limited Test Ban Treaty; and Johnson's Civil Rights Act, Model Cities Program, war on poverty, and role in the ground and air wars in Vietnam. A timeline provides a chronological backdrop for the subject, and recommended readings following each section offer helpful direction for further study.

Nuoren Joe Martinin vuoden 1977 kesä on punkkia, reggaeta, diskoja, tyttöjä, varastettuja autoja ja kesätyötä kirsikanpoimijana. Elämä Lontoon esikaupungissa 15-vuotiaana on makeaa – kunnes Joe ja hänen paras ystävänsä Smiles saavat turpiinsa ja heidät heitetään kanaaliin. Smiles sekoaa, ja tästä alkaa painajainen, joka tuntuu seuraavan Joeta kaikkialle. Vuonna 2000 Joe on DJ ja elää jälleen makeaa elämää... kunnes kasvot menneisyydestä pakottavat hänet elämään vuoden 1977 traagiset tapahtumat uudelleen. ”Kingin luomat yksityiskohdat ovat yhtä teräviä kuin hänen henkilöidensä kielenkäyttö, ja hänen luomuksensa ovat etevän kolmiulotteisia: yhtäältä oivaltavia ja hauskoja, toisaalta hajalla. Aivan kuin oikeat ihmiset.” – The Face "Romaani sisältää uskottavaa ja kiinnostavaa ajankuvausta, ja kirjoittajan tiedot Lontoon 1970-luvun lopun alakulttuureista vakuuttavat. Kokeneen Juha Ahokkaan suomennos on ketterä. Siihen sisältyy intertekstuaalisina vitseinä muitakin Suomi-punkin klassikoita kuin Pelle Miljoonalta napattu romaanin alaotsikko." - Jaana Puustel, Länsi-Savo "Juha Ahokkaan suomennos on onnistunut tavoittamaan myös lyyrisyyden, jota King harrastaa tajunnanvirtajaksoissa." - Marianne Roivas, Karjalainen