The Red Badge of Courage (1895) is a vivid psychological account of a young man's experience of fighting in the American Civil War, based on Crane's reading of popular descriptions of battle. The other stories collected in this volume draw on Crane's subsequent experience of war reporting and include `The Open Boat, `The Monster' and `The Blue Hotel'. This edition is the most generously annotated available of Crane's work, focusing on his place as an
experimental writer, his modernist legacy and his social as well as literary revisionism.
This article-by-article commentary is a concise and authoritative reference to the provisions of the TEU, the TFEU, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and how they are interpreted and applied.
Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker draw on a wealth of previously undiscovered evidence to tell the full story of the Spanish Armada. Deconstructing the mythology, they show how the rival fleets came into being; how they looked, sounded, and smelled; and what happened when they finally met in battle.
Jan Lucassen presents a truly inclusive history of humanity's endless labor throughout the ages. Spanning China, India, Africa, the Americas, and Europe, Lucassen examines the ways in which labor is split between men, women, and children; the watershed moment of the invention of money; and the impact of migration, slavery, and the idea of leisure.
Meet Isadora Moon's mermaid friend, Emerald!
Emerald is learning how to be a mermaid princess, but she doesn't feel like one at all. Will she be able to appear with the King and Queen at the annual Ocean Parade, and still stay true to herself?
J. L. Heilbron introduces Francesco Bianchini, reputed to be the greatest Italian of his time, whose life embodied the extraordinary meeting of science, culture, history, and politics in early modern Europe. From the Jacobite cause to Newton's theories to the zodiac, Heilbron paints a glorious portrait of a world of excitement and discovery.
Garry J. Shaw tells the full story of Tutankhamun's reign and his modern rediscovery. Shaw explores the boy king's treasures and possessions—from a lock of his grandmother's hair to a reed cut with his own hands—and sheds new light on ancient Egyptian culture and its place in the wider world.
Offering unrivalled thematic and country-by-country analysis, The Member States of the European Union provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the economic, social, and political impact of Europeanization.
