On his way into Parliament on 2 February 1990 FW de Klerk turned to his wife Marike and said, referring to his forthcoming speech: 'South Africa will never be the same again after this.' Did white South Africa crack, or did its leadership yield sufficiently and just in time to avert a revolution? The transformation has been called a miracle, belying gloomy predictions of race war in which the white minority went into a laager and fought to the last drop of blood. Why did it happen? Profess...

Trapped for eons, a living legend has coerced and manipulated life in a desperate bid to break out of its unjust imprisonment. But the hope of attaining this goal falls into the incapable hands of Silvanus, a newly created god with a broken leg, Taff, a powerful young wizard who is yet to cast a successful spell, and Flyfar, a young eagle afraid of heights. And to think, heroes were once the kind you could actually rely on.Drawn to the power of the legend, the powerful sorcerer, Da...

This thematically arranged book examines the evolution of rail transport and a number of railway workforces across Europe in the modern era, from around 1880 to 2023.Each chapter explores how, within the context of a social railway, rail workers developed distinct national and international perspectives on the nature of their work and their roles in societies and states. David Welsh convincingly argues that workers formed a raft of entirely new and enduring organis...

The release of Nelson Mandela from twenty-seven years imprisonment in 1990 and the free elections which followed four years later were among the most dramatic events of the twentieth century.David Welsh and J. E. Spence here examine the complex forces which lay behind that drama. They chart the rise and decline of apartheid ideology in South Africa, the internal insurrection and increased international isolation which characterised the 1980s and the political roller-coaster ride of...

Muy pocas veces alguien se atrevió a recomendar tan fervientemente una novela. «Merece vender más ejemplares que la Biblia», afirmó Rebel Inc., una insolente revista literaria escocesa. De inmediato celebrada por los críticos más estrictos pero leída también por aquellos que raramente se acercan a los libros, "Trainspotting" se convirtió en uno de los acontecimientos literarios y también extraliterarios de la última década.Fue rápidamente adaptada al teatro y luego llevada...

Romance and the French Revolution! Politics and love! Scaramouche, published in 1921, explores age-old tensions that continue into the present.“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad …” So begins this historical tale of romantic adventure. Andre-Louis Moreau is an orphan and cousin of the beloved Aline. He is raised by his godfather, the Lord of Gavrillac, and matures into an educated lawyer—while Aline sets her mind on marrying the rich but...

Sometimes being a princess is not all it’s cracked up to be, like when your father plans to marry you off to a king whom you find quite hideous - what’s a girl to do?Well, with the help of her little brother and a slightly mysterious old man, perhaps Gwen will end up with her Prince Charming… but the path of true love rarely runs smoothly!

Boleslaw Prus is often compared to Chekhov, and Prus’s masterpiece might be described as an intimate epic, a beautifully detailed, utterly absorbing exploration of life in late-nineteenth-century Warsaw, which is also a prophetic reckoning with some of the social forces—imperialism, nationalism, anti-Semitism among them—that would soon convulse Europe as never before. ButThe Dollis above all a brilliant novel of character, dramatizing conflicting ideas through the various convicti...

La revista Luvina y la Editorial de la Universidad de Guadalajara reúnen estos cien Cuentos de Asia, Europa y América para celebrar el número 100 de Luvina y sus veinticinco años ininterrumpidos de publicación. Son textos representativos de la literatura universal contemporánea que Luvina ha publicado, especialmente en los números dedicados al país invitado de honor de la Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara. Es una muestra formada por distintas literaturas, en el afán de ...

With it's short legs and oversized facial features, the Corgi has become one of the cutest and most popular dog breeds in America today. Their affectionate personality and adaptability make them perfectly suited to most homes and environments.The Complete Guide to Corgis is intended for the busy new owner who needs to quickly and easily learn everything they NEED to know as they embark on Corgi ownership. This comprehensive guide answers every question you may have...

Cult author David Keenan's most mature, magical and profoundly realised novel yet, centred on a young boy in Glasgow'A challenging, unconventional and daring piece of fiction 'THE INDEPENDENT'Blending emotional sincerity with pulpy pastiche'THE SUNDAY TIMES'Psychedelic post-punk fantasia'THE HERALD'A swaggeringly imaginative, polyphonic novel' THE SCOTSMAN...

Independent Wales was defined in the centuries after the Romans withdrew from Britain in AD 410. The wars of Welsh independence encompassed centuries of raids, expeditions, battles and sieges, but they were more than a series of military encounters: they were a political process.