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Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes Volume 2

Contributions by Dr Ilkka Leinonen, Hongyan Chen, James A. Taylor, Dr Vijay Kumar Dua, Dr Sanjay Rawal, Dr Sukhwinder Singh, Dr Jagdev Sharma, Prof. Philip J. White, Dr Jerry Knox, Tim Hess, Dr Adrian Briddon, Dr Adrian Cunnington, Dr Glyn Harper, Prof. Bruno De Meulenaer, Raquel Medeiros Vinci, Frédéric Mestdagh, Dr A. Lees, M. Jennifer Sjölund, Rachel Kelly, Prof. Gerry S. Saddler, David M. Kenyon, Colin Jeffries, Dr Christophe Lacomme, Dr Andrew P. Robinson, Dr Kim Davie, Dr Jon Pickup, Prof. Stuart Reitz, Dr Thomas F. Döring, Derek H. Lynch Edited by Dr Stuart Wale

The second of this two-volume collection discusses ways of improving cultivation across the supply chain from seed selection and planting to post-harvest storage. It also reviews research on the better understanding and management of key pests and diseases. View details
Publication date: 10 September 2018
Hardback: £160.00 Ebook (VitalSource): £160.00

Marketing Modernity

By (author) Dr. Joe Kember


In this study of early film exhibition, Joe Kember demonstrates that prior to the emergence of a specific discipline of screen acting and the arrival of picture personalities, the early cinema inherited its human dimensions from diverse earlier traditions of performance, from the magic lantern lecture to the fairground and variety theatre.


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £75.00

Managing soil health for sustainable agriculture Volume 2

Contributions by Dr Brian K. Slater, Dr Skye Wills, Dr Stephen Roecker, Dr Candiss Williams, Dr Brian Murphy, Dr A. Fortuna, Dr A. Bhowmik, Dr A. Bary, Dr C. Cogger, Dr Santanu Bakshi, Dr Chumki Banik, Dr Zhenli He, Dr Eleanor E. Campbell, Dr John L. Field, Professor Keith Paustian, Prof. Jeffrey Strock, Dr Jeffrey Peter Mitchell, Dr Howard Ferris, Dr Anil Shrestha, Dr Francis J. Larney, Dr Garrison Sposito, Dr Gilbert G. Sigua, Dr Robert L. Myers, Prof. Bijay Singh, Prof. Robert J. Kremer, Dr Humburto Blanco-Canqui, Dr David Güereña, Dr A. O. Ogunkunle, Prof V. O. Chude, Prof. Minggang Xu, Dr Wenju Zhang, Dr Zejiang Cai, Dr Shaoming Huang, Dr Ping Zhu, Dr Ieda C. Mendes, Dr Cássio A. Tormena, Dr Maurício R. Cherubin, Dr Douglas L. Karlen, Dr Pandi Zdruli, Dr Claudio Zucca Edited by Dr Don Reicosky

Soil health is critical to a successful agriculture. This second volume reviews ways of classifying and measuring soils and their properties. It then discusses ways soil health can be maintained or enhanced to ensure sustainable agricultural production, as well as regional case studies of managing soil health in practice. View details
Publication date: 06 August 2018
Hardback: £180.00 Ebook (VitalSource): £180.00

Managing soil health for sustainable agriculture Volume 1

Contributions by Prof. Mark G. Kibblewhite, Prof. Sara G. Baer, Dr Hannah E. Birgé, Dr Promil Mehra, Dr Bhupinder Pal Singh, Dr Anitha Kunhikrishnan, Dr Annette L. Cowie, Dr Nanthi Bolan, Dr Daniel K. Manter, Dr Jorge A. Delgado, Dr Jennifer Moore-Kucera, Dr Maria Bowman, Prof. Rainer Horn, Dr Heiner Fleige, Dr Iris Zimmermann, Prof. Samira Daroub, Dr Claire Friedrichsen, Prof. Penny R. Hirsch, Dr George G. Brown, Dr Elodie da Silva, Dr Marcílio J. Thomazini, Dr Cíntia C. Niva, Dr Thibaud Decaëns, Dr Luís F. N. Cunha, Dr Herlon S. Nadolny, Dr Wilian C. Demetrio, Dr Alessandra Santos, Dr Talita Ferreira, Dr Lilianne S. Maia, Dr Ana Caroline Conrado, Dr Rodrigo F. Segalla, Dr Alexandre Casadei Ferreira, Dr Amarildo Pasini, Dr Marie L. C. Bartz, Dr Klaus D. Sautter, Dr Samuel W. James, Dr Dilmar Baretta, Dr Zaida Inês Antoniolli, Dr Maria Jesus Iglesias Briones, Dr José Paulo Sousa, Dr Jörg Römbke, Dr Patrick Lavelle, Dr Melissa Miller, Prof. Henry Lin, Dr E. A. Stockdale, Dr Richard W. Zobel, Professor Jane Rickson Edited by Dr Don Reicosky

There is a growing concern that both intensive agriculture in the developed world and rapid expansion of agriculture in the developing world is damaging soil health. This volume reviews advances in our understanding of soil structure and dynamics which form the foundation for effective soil management. View details
Publication date: 06 August 2018
Hardback: £160.00 Ebook (VitalSource): £160.00

Les Mains Jointes Et Autres Poèmes (1905-1923)

By (author) François Mauriac Edited by Dr Paul Cooke


Les Mains Jointes (1909) was the collection of poetry that launched the long career of Nobel Prize-winning author François Mauriac (1885-1970). This critical edition provides the first ever overview of the volume’s complex textual history (spanning four decades).


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £60.00

The Big Show

By (author) Dr. Michael Hammond


The Big Show looks at the role played by cinema in British cultural life during World War One. Hammond shows how the British film industry and British audiences responded to the traumatic effects of the War, and contends that the War’s significant effect was to expedite the cultural acceptance of cinema into the fabric of British social life.


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £75.00

Theatre Workshop

By (author) Dr. Robert Leach


Theatre Workshop: Joan Littlewood and the Making of Modern British Theatre is the first in-depth study of perhaps Britain’s most influential twentieth-century theatre company. The book sets the company’s aims and achievements in their social, political and theatrical contexts, and explores the elements which made its success so important.


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £75.00

Theatres of the Troubles

By (author) Dr. Bill McDonnell


The first book to document grass roots popular theatres which developed from within the working class Republican and Loyalist communities of Belfast and Derry during the latest phase of the four hundred year conflict between Ireland and Britain.


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £75.00

Green Screen

By (author) Dr David Ingram


This book combines film studies with environmental history and politics, aiming to establish a cultural criticism informed by 'green' thought. David Ingram argues that Hollywood cinema has largely perpetuated romantic attitudes to nature and has played an important ideological role in the 'greenwashing' of ecological discourses.

 

 

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Publication date: 02 March 2015
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 2

Contributions by Alam Sher, Xiaoli Liu, Jincai Li, Dr Youhong Song, Prof. Charles Wortmann, Patricio Grassini, Roger W. Elmore, Dr Peter S. Setimela, Dr Alpha Y. Kamara, Dr Wade E. Thomason, Bee Khim Chim, Mark S. Reiter, Dr Bram Govaerts, Isabelle François, Nele Verhulst, Louis Longchamps, Dr Rajiv Khosla, Dr Kaushik Majumdar, Shamie Zingore, Fernando García, Adrian Correndo, Dr Jagadish Timsina, Adrian M. Johnston, Dr Bao-Luo Ma, Zhigang Wang, Mr Abeya Temesgen, Shu Fakai, Dr Daniel Rodriguez, Caspar Roxburgh, Claire Fansworth, Ariel Ferrante, Joseph Eyre, Stuart Irvine-Brown, James McLean, Martin Bielich, Dr Tadele Tefera, Prof. William D. Hutchinson, Theresa M. Cira, Prof. T. L. Niblack, Dr Loth S. Mulunga, Dr George Mahuku, Dr P. Lava Kumar, Dr Amaere Ayalew, Martin Kimanya, Limbikani Matumba, Dr Ranajit Bandyopadhayay, A. Menkir, Dr Peter J. Cotty, Khawar Jabran, Mubshar Hussain, Dr Bhagirath Singh Chauhan, Vasileios P. Vasileiadis, Maurizio Sattin, Dr Per Kudsk Edited by Dr Dave Watson

Volume 2 covers methods for improving maize cultivation, from seed selection to nutrition, irrigation and techniques such as intercropping. It also reviews research on key pests and diseases and methods for their control in making cultivation more efficient and sustainable. View details
Publication date: 31 July 2017
Hardback: £170.00 Ebook (VitalSource): £170.00

Achieving sustainable cultivation of oil palm Volume 1

Contributions by Dr Stefano Savi, Dr Choo Yuen May, YewAi Tan, Ahmad Dermawan, Dr Otto Hospes, Pablo Pacheco, Dr Patrice Levang, George Schoneveld, Dr Estelle Jaligot, Dr N Rajanaidu, A. Mohd Din, M. Marhalil, A. Norziha, O. A. Meilina, A. M. Fadila, A. B. Nor Azwani, L. Adelina, H. Zulkifli, S. Wan Salmiah, A. Kushairi, Dr Benoît Cochard, Dr Tristan Durand-Gasselin, Dr Rajinder Singh, Chan Pek Lan, Maizura Ithnin, Umi Salamah Ramli, Prof. Denis J. Murphy, Christopher Teh Boon Sung, Cheah See Siang, Dr Jean-Pierre Caliman, Suhardi, Pujianto, Dr Bernard Dubos, Dr Didier Snoeck, Dr Jean-Marc Roda Edited by Prof. Alain Rival

Palm oil is widely used for food processing, personal care products and as a biofuel. The cultivation of oil palm has raised concerns about sustainability. The first volume in this collection reviews research addressing these challenges in areas such as breeding and cultivation techniques. View details
Publication date: 09 February 2018
Hardback: £140.00 Ebook (VitalSource): £140.00

The Great Art Of Light And Shadow

By (author) Laurent Mannoni Edited by Dr Richard Crangle Translated by Dr Richard Crangle

Widely regarded by historians of the early moving picture as the best work yet published on pre-cinema, The Great Art of Light and Shadow: Archaeology of the Cinema throws light on a fascinating range of optical media from the twelfth century to the turn of the twentieth.

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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £30.00

Legitimate Cinema

By (author) Dr. Jon Burrows


This is the first new book-length study of British cinema of the 1910s to be published for over fifty years, and it focuses on the close relationship between the British film industry and the Edwardian theatre.


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £75.00

Making Theatre in Northern Ireland

By (author) Dr. Tom Maguire


This book examines the relationships between theatre and the turbulent political and social context of Northern Ireland since 1969. It explores key theatrical performances which deal directly with this context. The book is aimed at a student readership: it is largely play-text-based, and it contains useful contextualising material.


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £75.00

An American in Victorian Cambridge

Edited by Dr. Christopher Stray


"An American in Victorian Cambridge" is a richly detailed account of student life in the Cambridge of the 1840s. The rationale for the book, which is as appealing today as it was then, is that this is pre-eminently a book about an American student at an English university. In this new edition, some substantial additions have been made.


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £60.00

Italian Cityscapes

Contributions by Halldóra Arnardóttir, Enrica Capussotti, Pippo Ciorra, Nicholas Dines, Dr John Foot, Mary Louise Lobsinger, Abele Longo, Prof. Robert Lumley, Laura Maritano, Claudia Nocentini, Sergio Pace, Gianfranco Petrillo, Giuliana Pieri, Sandra Ponzanesi Edited by Prof. Robert Lumley, Dr John Foot


This book examines the transformation of the Italian city from the 1950s to the present with particular attention to questions of identity, migration and changes in urban culture. It shows how major demographic movements and cultural shifts threw into relief new conceptions of the city in which old boundaries had become problematic.

 

 

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Publication date: 02 March 2015
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Unity And Variety

Contributions by Dr Jonathan Barry, B. I. Coleman, Professor Christopher Holdsworth, Professor Nicholas Orme, J. A. Thurmer, M. Winter Edited by Professor Nicholas Orme


A collaborative history of the Church in a large, diverse and interesting region of England by six historians, ranging from Celtic and Saxon times, through the middle ages, Reformation, rise of Nonconformity and the Victorian era, down to the present day and encompassing all the main Christian denominations.


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £60.00

John Mcgrath - Plays For England

By (author) John McGrath Introduction by Dr. Nadine Holdsworth


This is an edition of nine of McGrath's plays for the English 7:84 theatre company. It covers McGrath's work for the company spanning four decades, from the 1960s through to the 1990s. The book has a substantial contextualising introduction and commentary on the plays by Nadine Holdsworth, one of the leading specialists in the work of John McGrath.


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £52.50

Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice Volume 2

Contributions by Dr D. S. Gaydon, Dr V. K. Singh, Prof. Bijay Singh, Buddheswar Maji, Dr Sukanta K. Sarangi, Eli Vered, A. Surendran, A. Tariq, K. Vanitha, A. Kowsalya, V. Meenakshi, D. Selvakumar, M. Kokila, Dr T Pathasarathi, Matty Demont, Martin Gummert, Bjoern Ole Sander, James Quilty, Carilto Balingbing, Dr Nguyen Van Hung, David Nanfumba, Komlan A. Ablede, Geophrey J. Kajiru, Idriss Baggie, Elie R. Gasore, Fanny L. Mabone, Oladele S. Bakare, Illiassou Maïga Mossi, Nianankoro Kamissoko, Raymond Rabeson, Keita Sékou, Wilson Dogbe, Ralph K. Bam, Famara Jaiteh, Belay A. Bayuh, Henri Gbakatchetche, Moundibaye D. Allarangaye, Delphine Mapiemfu Lamare, Ibrahim Bassoro, Zacharie Segda, Cyriaque Akakpo, Elke Vandamme, Kalimuthu Senthilkumar, Atsuko Tanaka, Amakoe Delali Alognon, Kokou Ahouanton, Abibou Niang, Jean-Martial Johnson, Pepijn van Oort, Ibnou Dieng, Dr Kazuki Saito, Prof. Norman Uphoff, Dr Wyn Ellis, Dr Thais Freitas, Dr Buyung A. R. Hadi, Professor Michael J. Stout, Dr Francis E. Nwilene, Emeritus Prof. E. A. Heinrichs, Maura Calliera, Prof. Ettore Capri, Dr F. G. Horgan, A. M. Stuart, G. R. Singleton, N. T. My Phung, L. Mulungu, J. Jacob, N. M. Htwe, B. Douangboupha, Dr P. R. Brown, Gulshan Mahajan, Simerjeet Kaur, Dr Bhagirath Singh Chauhan Edited by Prof. Takuji Sasaki

Volume 2 reviews ways of improving cultivation of rice, from planting to soil management, nutrition and irrigation as well as techniques such as integrated crop management. It also discusses key pests and diseases and methods for their control in making cultivation more productive and sustainable. View details
Publication date: 22 May 2017
Hardback: £150.00 Ebook (VitalSource): £150.00

Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat Volume 1

Contributions by Lisa K. Williams, Prof. Tom J. Humphrey, Dr Sabrina Vandeplas, Aishwarya Pradeep Rao, Jungsoo Joo, Dr Debabrata Biswas, Isaac P. Kashoma, Yosra A. Helmy, Issmat I. Kassem, Dr Gireesh Rajashekara, Navam S. Hettiarachchy, A. V. S. Perumalla, Prof. Steven C. Ricke, Estefania Novoa Rama, Dr Manpreet Singh, Dr Janne Lundén, Ana Luisa Renteria-Monterrubio, Dr Alma Delia Alarcon-Rojo, Prof. Ivar Vågsholm, Jun Lin, Sandra Diaz-Sanchez, Xiang Liu, Dr Irene Hanning, Prof. Michael A. Grashorn, Prof. M. S. Lilburn, Cheorun Jo, Dr Dinesh Jayasena, KiChang Nam, Eun Joo Lee, Prof. Dong Ahn, Yuan H. Brad Kim, Dr Iksoon Kang, Dr Arthur Hinton, Dr Ilkka Leinonen, Hector E. Leyva-Jimenez, Prof. Christopher A. Bailey, E. J. Van Loo, R. Morawicki, D. Luján-Rhenals, Dr R. Michael Hulet, Robyn Alders, Prof. Robert Pym Edited by Prof. Steven C. Ricke

Poultry production faces many challenges. This collection starts by reviewing safety, including detection, prevention and control of zoonoses in poultry flocks. It also discusses key aspects of quality such as meat flavour as well wider issues such as the environmental impact of poultry production. View details
Publication date: 31 December 2016
Hardback: £180.00 Ebook (VitalSource): £180.00

The Voice Of A Giant

Contributions by A. D. P. Briggs, Dr Roger Cockrell, Malcolm V. Jones, W. J. Leatherbarrow, R. A. Peace, David Richards Edited by David Richards, Dr Roger Cockrell


The Voice of a Giant looks at seven masterpieces of Russian nineteenth-century prose fiction. Each chapter concentrates primarily on a detailed analysis of one of these works but reference is also made to historical background, the seven author’s general attitudes and the distinguishing characteristics of Russian literature.


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
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Going to the Movies

Contributions by Richard Abel, Charles R. Acland, Professor Robert C. Allen, Charles Ambler, Daniel Biltereyst, Richard Butsch, Thomas Doherty, Jane M. Gaines, Mark Glancy, Ahmet Gürata, Mark Jancovich, Barbara Kilinger, Jeffery Klenotic, Annette Kuhn, Terry Lindvall, Richard Maltby, Christopher J. McKenna, Anne Morey, Dr John Sedgwick, Dr Melvyn Stokes, Judith Thissen, Gregory A. Waller, Haidee Wasson Edited by Richard Maltby, Dr Melvyn Stokes, Professor Robert C. Allen


This book analyses the diverse historical and geographical circumstances in which audiences have viewed American cinema. It looks at cinema audiences ranging from Manhattan nickelodeons to the modern suburban megaplex, and from provincial, small-town or rural America to the shanty towns of South Africa.


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £20.83

Reading the Cinematograph

Contributions by Stephen Bottomore, Dr. Jon Burrows, Stacy Gillis, Tom Gunning, Andrew Higson, Chris O'Rourke, Lise Shapiro Sanders, Dr Andrew Shail, David Trotter Edited by Dr Andrew Shail


The birth of cinema coincided with the heyday of the short story. This book studies the relationship between popular magazine short stories and the very early British films.


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £22.50

Global tea science

Contributions by Jian-Qiang Ma, Prof. Liang Chen, Dr Xinchao Wang, Xinyuan Hao, Lu Wang, Yajun Yang, Dr Mainaak Mukhopadhaya, Dr Tapan Kumar Mondal, Dr M. A. Wijeratne, Prof. P. Okinda Owuor, Shipra Singh, Dr Anita Pandey, Lok Man S. Palni, Dr P. N. Bhattacharyya, S. R. Sarmah, Dr G. D. Sinniah, Dr Nalini C. Gnanapragasam, Dr A.K Barooah, Ting Zhang, Xiaojian Lv, Yin Xu, Lanying Xu, Tao Long, Prof. Chi-Tang Ho, Dr Shiming Li, Prof. Chung S. Yang, Dr Wenyan Han, Xin Li, Peng Yan, Liping Zhang, Golam Jalal Ahammed, Dr Thushari Lakmini Wijeratne, Dr Nikhil Ghosh Hajra, Dr Atik Dharmadi Edited by Dr VS Sharma, Dr Kumudini Gunasekare

Tea is the most widely-consumed beverage in the world. Tea cultivation faces a range of challenges in improving yields. The various parts of the book review ways of addressing these challenges, from breeding and cultivation to plant protection and improving sustainability. View details
Publication date: 20 February 2018
Hardback: £180.00 Ebook (VitalSource): £180.00

Critical Essays on British South Asian Theatre

By (author) Graham Ley, Dr Sarah Dadswell Contributions by Rukhsana Ahmad, Suman Bhuchar, Giovanna Buonanno, Colin Chambers, Claire Cochrane, Jerri Daboo, Dr Sarah Dadswell, Dr Dominic Hingorani, Anuradha Kapur, Naseem Khan, Dr Chandrika Patel, Shanu Sadhwani, Victoria Sams, Christiane Schlote, Rajni Shah, Alda Terracciano


This volume is an edited collection of critical essays on British Asian theatre. It includes contributions from a number of researchers who have been active in the field for a substantial period of time.


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Publication date: 02 March 2015
Ebook (VitalSource): £82.50

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