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Post-War Planning on the Periphery: Anglo-American Economic Diplomacy in South America, 1939-1945

Anglo-American Economic Diplomacy in South America, 1939-1945

Explores Anglo-American economic diplomacy in South America during the Second World War. Thomas Mills explores Anglo-American relations in the previously neglected region of South America during the Second World War to add a new dimension to our understanding of the two powers. He shows how these relations followed a very different pattern to the high-level discussions concerning the economic shape of the post-war world that were going on at the same time. In this way, he highlights the need for a more nuanced understanding of the broader process of Anglo-American economic diplomacy. Based on extensive archival research and a thorough knowledge of the secondary literature, this is a major addition to the study of Anglo-American relations in the 20th century.

Anglo-American Economic Diplomacy in South America, 1939-1945 Thomas C.
Mills ... Before the nineteenth century, when South America was part of the
Spanish and Portuguese empires, there were limited opportunities for either
Britain or ...

Arsenal of Democracy: Aircraft Supply and the Evolution of the Anglo-American Alliance, 1938-1942

Aircraft Supply and the Evolution of the Anglo-American Alliance, 1938-1942

A critical re-examination of the conduct and outcome of Anglo-American wartime aircraft supply diplomacyThrough a series of case studies, Gavin J. Bailey reveals new details of how Britain used American aircraft and integrates this with broader British statecraft and strategy. He challenges conceptions that Britain was strategically reliant on the US and reveals a complicated, asymmetrical dependency between the wartime allies.Aircraft were at the heart of British supply diplomacy with the United States in the Second World War and were at the forefront of the Roosevelt administration's policy of aiding the Anglo-French alliance against Germany. They were the largest item in British purchasing in the US in 1940, a key consideration in the Lend-Lease of 1941 and a major component of several wartime conferences between Churchill and Roosevelt.

By 1942 Britain had become dependent on American supplies. Warren Kimball1
It was clear that we depended heavily on American aircraft, but the rate of
delivery often proved to be disappointing. Lord Tedder2 These statements, made
by ...

Introduction to Late Modern English

Some twenty years ago it was widely believed that nothing much happened to the English language since the beginning of the eighteenth century. Recent research has shown that this is far from true, and this book offers an introduction to a period that forms the tail end of the standardisation process (codification and prescription), during which important social changes such as the Industrial Revolution are reflected in the language. Late Modern English is currently receiving a lot of scholarly attention, mainly as a result of new developments in sociohistorical linguistics and corpus linguistics. By drawing on such research the present book offers a much fuller account of the language of the period than was previously possible. It is designed for students and beginning scholars interested in Late Modern English. The volume includes: * a basis in recent research by which sociolinguistic models are applied to earlier stages of the language (1700-1900) * a focus on people as speakers (wherever possible) and writers of English* Research questions aimed at acquiring skills at working with important electronic research tools such as Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO), the Oxford English Dictionary and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography* Reference to electronically available texts and databases such as Martha Ballard's Diary, the Proceedings of the Old Bailey and Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management.

(1797), A Vocabulary of such Words in the English Language as are of Dubious
or Unsettled Accentuation; in which the Pronunciation of Sheridan, Walker, and
other Orthoepists is Compared, London. Anon. (1826), The Vulgarities of Speech
Corrected, London. Bailey, Nathan (1721), Universal Etymological English
Dictionary, London. Baker, Robert (1770), Reflections on the English Language,
London. Batchelor, T. (1809), An Orthoëpical Analysis of the English Language,
London.

A History of Islamic Spain

This comprehensive introduction to the history of Islamic Spain takes thereader through the events, people and movements from 711 to 1492.

A survey essential to anyone seeking a more complete knowledge of European or Islamic history, the volume also includes sections on literature and philology by Pierre Cachia.

Islam and Literalism: Literal Meaning and Interpretation in Islamic Legal Theory

Literal Meaning and Interpretation in Islamic Legal Theory

In this reading of Islamic legal hermeneutics, Robert Gleave explores various competing notions of literal meaning, linked to both theological doctrine and historical developments, together with insights from modern semantic and pragmatic philosophers. Literal meaning is what a text means in itself, regardless of what its author intends to convey or the reader understands to be its message. As Islamic law is based on the central texts of Islam, the idea of a literal meaning that rules over human attempts to understand God's message has resulted in a series of debates amongst modern Muslim legal theorists.

It is not necessarily germane to my purpose here to rehearse the arguments
which have dominated the field of early Islamic legal studies.1 It is important to
note, however, that prior to the writings of al-ShÁfiÝÐ, there is very little evidence
of any explicit interest in legal theory. By this I mean that the extant texts of early
Islamic jurisprudence contain many references to and refutations of the opinions
of the great scholars of the early period, but there is little discernible systematic
concern ...

Gender, Nation, and the Arabic Novel

Egypt, 1892-2008

While the 'woman question' in the Arabic novel has received considerable attention, the 'male question' has gone largely unnoticed. This book challenges that trend, offering a nuanced understanding of literary imaginings of masculinity and femininity in the context of the 'national' canon of Egypt.

This book challenges that trend, offering a nuanced understanding of literary imaginings of masculinity and femininity in the context of the 'national' canon of Egypt.

John Milton's 'Paradise Lost': A Reading Guide

Noam Reisner leads readers through the complexities of Milton's celebrated and challenging narrative poem as well as introducing them to the key critical views. The guide combines an introduction to the poem's main thematic and stylistic concerns together with discussion of important selected passages (substantial extracts from the text are included) and provides readers with a basic set of critical tools with which to interpret the text.

While the Latinity of Milton's idiom and its alleged unnaturalness have probably
been exaggerated, Milton's English is nevertheless undeniably remote from the
rhythms and idioms of spoken English, especially today. However, the reader ...

Sociolinguistics and Mobile Communication

This volume provides readers with a nuanced, ethnographically-informed understanding of mobile communication and sociolinguistics. Drawing on examples from across the world, this innovative textbook provides students with accessible explanations of s

This volume provides readers with a nuanced, ethnographically-informed understanding of mobile communication and sociolinguistics.

English Historical Sociolinguistics

Sociolinguistics provides a powerful instrument by which we can interpret the contemporary and near-contemporary use of language in relation to the society in which speakers live. Almost since the beginning of the discipline, however, attempts have been made to extrapolate backwards and interpret past linguistic change sociolinguistically. Some of these findings have influenced the discussion of the history of the English language as portrayed in the many textbooks for undergraduate courses. A consistent application of sociolinguistic theory and findings has rarely been attempted, however, despite the specialist literature which demonstrates this connection at specific points in the language's development.This textbook provides students with a means by which a previously existing knowledge of a linear, narrative, history of English can be deepened by a more profound understanding of the sociolinguistic forces which initiate or encourage language change. Uniquely, it discusses not only the central variationist tendencies present in language change and their analysis but also the macrosociolinguistic forces which act upon all speakers and their language. Chapters investigate the political, cultural and economic forces which affect a society's use of and views on language; language contact, language standardisation and linguistic attrition are also covered. Discussion is illustrated throughout by apposite examples from the history of English. The volume enables students to develop a deeper understanding of both sociolinguistics and historical linguistics; it is also be useful as a primer for postgraduate study in the subjects covered.

The volume enables students to develop a deeper understanding of both sociolinguistics and historical linguistics; it is also be useful as a primer for postgraduate study in the subjects covered.