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Cambridge English for the World 4 Workbook

Cambridge English for the World offers an exciting new approach to English for students from eleven to sixteen. Through the variety of tasks, the rich content and the superb visual material, learners will learn English naturally and in ways which will generate enthusiasm and motivation.

Migration and the Origins of the English Atlantic World

England's seventeenth-century colonial empire in North America and the Caribbean was created by migration. The quickening pace of this essential migration is captured in the London port register of 1635, the largest extant port register for any single year in the colonial period and unique in its record of migration to America and to the European continent. Alison Games analyzes the 7,500 people who traveled from London in that year, recreating individual careers, exploring colonial societies at a time of emerging viability, and delineating a world sustained and defined by migration. The colonial travelers were bound for the major regions of English settlement--New England, the Chesapeake, the West Indies, and Bermuda--and included ministers, governors, soldiers, planters, merchants, and members of some major colonial dynasties--Winthrops, Saltonstalls, and Eliots. Many of these passengers were indentured servants. Games shows that however much they tried, the travelers from London were unable to recreate England in their overseas outposts. They dwelled in chaotic, precarious, and hybrid societies where New World exigencies overpowered the force of custom. Patterns of repeat and return migration cemented these inchoate colonial outposts into a larger Atlantic community. Together, the migrants' stories offer a new social history of the seventeenth century. For the origins and integration of the English Atlantic world, Games illustrates the primary importance of the first half of the seventeenth century.

These interpretations have depended heavily on English temperament or
geographic origin as main explanations for the varied nature of colonial societies.
But the men and women who ventured to the American colonies in 1635 varied in
other important features, especially demographic attributes captured in age
structures and sex ratios, which were equally significant in constraining overseas
travel and colonial settlements. The consequence of these variations was
skewed ...

English Romanticism and the Celtic World

English Romanticism and the Celtic World explores the way in which British Romantic writers responded to the national and cultural identities of the 'four nations' England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The essays collected here, by specialists in the field, interrogate the cultural centres as well as the peripheries of Romanticism, and the interactions between these. They underline 'Celticism' as an emergent strand of cultural ethnicity during the eighteenth century, examining the constructions of Celticness and Britishness in the Romantic period, including the ways in which the 'Celtic' countries viewed themselves in the light of Romanticism. Other topics include the development of Welsh antiquarianism, the Ossian controversy, Irish nationalism, Celtic landscapes, Romantic form and Orientalism. The collection covers writing by Blake, Wordsworth, Scott, Byron and Shelley, and will be of interest to scholars of Romanticism and Celtic studies.

English Romanticism and the Celtic World explores the way in which British
Romantic writers responded to the national and cultural identities of the 'four
nations' England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The essays collected here, by
specialists in the field, interrogate the cultural centres as well as the peripheries
of Romanticism, and the interactions between these. They underline 'Celticism'
as an emergent strand of cultural ethnicity during the eighteenth century,
examining the ...

Sovereignty and Possession in the English New World

The Legal Foundations of Empire, 1576-1640

How did English notions of sovereignty, empire and law impact their methods of settlement in the Americas?

At the same time, Elizabeth was holding prisoner her cousin, Mary Queen of
Scots, whom domestic and foreign Catholics intrigued to place on the English
throne. It was also toward the end of the 1570s that Elizabeth began outwardly
showing sympathy for the Dutch desire to revolt against the Spanish rule of Philip
II, the queen's former brother-in-law and suitor. Within this tenuous political
climate, in which a few false steps in the direction of North America could lead to
war, Elizabeth ...

Rilke, Europe, and the English-Speaking World

This 1961 text examines the complex of ambiguous attitudes which Rilke had towards Europe, in particular his hostility towards England and the English language. Professor Mason shows that Rilke identified England with forces which were robbing his Europe of its spiritual significance. The central passages of the Duino Elegies are thus seen from a fresh perspective.

RILKE'S REAL QUARREL WITH THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD But the
English invented political economy, and that is something for which the genius of
humanity will never forgive them. Naphta in THOMAS MANN'S Magic Mountain
the elaborate and far-reaching consequences he derived from it, was, at bottom,
not different from the kind of prejudice that many people of all countries easily
have against a language of which they know very little. Thus English and also
French ...

English Around the World

An Introduction

A lively and accessible introduction to world Englishes, setting a range of global varieties in their historical and social contexts.

In this chapter we will learn about the earliest and most deeply rooted processes
of colonization which have shaped the English language, in what used to be
known as the "Old World" and the "New World. ... North America 76 4.2.1 A short
history of American English 76 4.2.2 Case study: Southern US English 84 4.3
Plantation wealth and misery: the Caribbean 93 4.3.1 From English to Caribbean
Creoles 93 4.3.2 Case study: Jamaica 100 Exercises and activities, Key terms,
Further ...

English Around the World

Sociolinguistic Perspectives

This volume looks at the little explored but increasingly important topic of the development of English as a world language. It gives a comprehensive account of our current knowledge of variation in the use of the English language around the world. Overview papers, written by specialist authors, survey the social context in which English is spoken in those parts of the world where it is widely used. Case study papers then provide representative examples of the empirical research that has been carried out into the English spoken in the areas covered by the overview. The volume therefore contributes both to our understanding of the English language worldwide and to a more general understanding of language as it is used in its social context. It assesses the extent of our current knowledge of variation in the English language and points to gaps in our understanding which future research might set out to remedy.

GREGORY R. GUY Introduction The English language is now completing 200
years of continuous usage in Australia. In that time it has supplanted the original
languages of the continent, and recruited most descendants of non-English
speaking immigrants, so that today it is the overwhelmingly dominant tongue
throughout Australia. Several features of the Australian situation yield a unique
insight on the development and diversification of English: its geographic isolation
, its social ...

Islam in Indonesia

The Contest for Society, Ideas and Values

Indonesia's Muslims are still pondering the role of religion in public life. Although the religious violence marring the transition towards democratic reform has ebbed, the Muslim community has polarised into reactionary and progressive camps with increasingly antagonistic views on the place of Islam in society. Debates over the underlying principles of democratisation have further heated up after a fatwa issued by conservative religious scholars condemned secularism, pluralism and liberalism as un-Islamic. With a hesitant government dominated by Indonesia's eternal political elites failing to take a clear stance, supporters of the decision are pursuing their Islamisation agendas with renewed vigour, displaying growing intolerance towards other religions and what they consider deviant Muslim minorities. Extremist and radical exponents of this Islamist bloc receive more international media coverage and scholarly attention than their progressive opponents who are defiantly challenging this reactionary trend. Calling for a true transformation of Indonesian society based on democratic principles and respect for human rights, they insist that this depends on secularisation, religious toleration, and freethinking. Conceived as a contemporary history of ideas, this book aims to tell the story of these open- minded intellectuals and activists in the world's largest Muslim country.

Jakarta: Gema Insani. ——— (2010a) Islam versus Kebebesan/Liberalisme.
Jakarta: Dewan Da'wah Islamiyah Indonesia. ——— (2010b) Pluralisme Agama:
Musuh Agama-Agama. Jakarta: Dewan Da'wah Islamiyah Indonesia. ——— (
2010c) 'Piagam Madinah dan Toleranse Beragama'. Insistnet, http:// www.scribd.
com/doc/49932272/Piagam-Madinah-dan-Toleransi-Beragama, accessed 22
November 2012. Ichwan, Moch Nur. (2001) 'Differing Responses to an Ahmadi
Translation: ...

Al-Kindi

Al-Kindi was the first philosopher of the Islamic world. He lived in Iraq and studied in Baghdad, where he became attached to the caliphal court. In due course he would become an important figure at court: a tutor to the caliph's son, and a central figure in the translation movement of the ninth century, which rendered much of Greek philosophy, science, and medicine into Arabic. Al-Kindi's wide-ranging intellectual interests included not only philosophy but also music, astronomy, mathematics, and medicine. Through deep engagement with Greek tradition al-Kindi developed original theories on key issues in the philosophy of religion, metaphysics, physical science, and ethics. He is especially known for his arguments against the world's eternity, and his innovative use of Greek ideas to explore the idea of God's unity and transcendence. Despite al-Kindi's historical and philosophical importance no book has presented a complete, in-depth look at his thought until now. In this accessible introduction to al-Kindi's works, Peter Adamson surveys what is known of his life and examines his method and his attitude towards the Greek tradition, as well as his subtle relationship with the Muslim intellectual culture of his day. Above all the book focuses on explaining and evaluating the ideas found in al-Kindi's wide-ranging philosophical corpus, including works devoted to science and mathematics. Throughout, Adamson writes in language that is both serious and engaging, academic and approachable. This book will be of interest to experts in the field, but it requires no knowledge of Greek or Arabic, and is also aimed at non-experts who are simply interested in one of the greatest of Islamic philosophers.

This book will be of interest to experts in the field, but it requires no knowledge of Greek or Arabic, and is also aimed at non-experts who are simply interested in one of the greatest of Islamic philosophers.

In the Name of Osama Bin Laden

Global Terrorism & the Bin Laden Brotherhood

"A must read for all who continue to grapple with the twin legacy of hatred and hope from September 11. . . "* International terrorism expert Roland Jacquard's In the Name of Osama bin Laden presents a dramatic portrait of the world's most wanted terrorist and his extensive brotherhood--the network of people who operate "in his name." Published originally in France the very week of September 11, as events in the United States shook the world, the book has become an international bestseller. Jacquard details how bin Laden became an international emblem of fundamentalist, pan-Islamic, anti-U.S. fervor and the leader of a brotherhood so passionate that devotees who have never met him will act autonomously in his name. The author explains the global character of bin Laden's organization, elaborating the extent of his sphere of influence in Europe and Asia. Jacquard reveals the construction of bin Laden's networks--including a profile of his inner circle--and their collaboration with overlapping webs of banking, drug trafficking, religious, and terrorist organizations. He considers the brotherhood's access to biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons and warns that, with or without bin Laden, this global terrorist force will remain a threat. Now in English, this edition has been substantially updated in light of recent world events and expanded to include previously unpublished materials, featuring a new introduction and afterword. New documents include an April 2001 interview by the author with bin Laden; a September 24 proclamation by bin Laden to Muslims in Pakistan; and a key page from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri's book justifying eternal jihad, which was smuggled out of Afghanistan in October 2001.

Now in English, this edition has been substantially updated in light of recent world events and expanded to include previously unpublished materials, featuring a new introduction and afterword.