The phrase "silk road" evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental bazaars, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to spread their faith across Asia. Looking at the reality behind these images, this Very Short Introduction illuminates the historical background against which the silk road flourished, shedding light on the importance of old-world cultural exchange to Eurasian and world history.
The Life and Work of Marcel Proust (Audiobook, MP3)
Proust's great literary work "Remembrance of Things Past" looks back at the old social order while noting the rise of a different way of life. This biography looks at Proust's own life which provided the background for a number of his stories and sketches. Born in 1871, Marcel Proust was intent on becoming a writer from an early age. For much of his youth Proust led the life of a man-about-town, frequenting fashionable Paris drawing rooms and literary salons, which would form the background of a number of his early stories and sketches, and subsequently Proust's great work, Remembrance of Things Past, the major French literary statement of the 20th century.
Combines theoretical and applied linguistic aspects of learning English as a second language by the newer minorities in Britain. This empirical study of the attitudes and motivations of a sample of adult ESOL learners offers a cross-cultural, social and psychological perspective. It includes a discussion and interpretation of ESOL teachers' views about the ESOL enterprise Britain against the background of the developments and debates of pedagogic thinking, and in the ethos, policies and prejudices shaping the teaching and learning of English.
These fun and easy math games are just right for young learners! Students will build and reinforce essential skills and concepts while playing board, dice, card, spinner games, and more. Perfect to put in a learning center or play with the entire class! Includes reproducible game boards, background information, teaching tips, variations for playing, and resources.
This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary provides clear definitions of units, prefixes, and styles of weights and measures within the Système International (SI), as well as traditional, and industry-specific units. It also includes general historical and scientific background, covering the development of the sequential definitions and sizing of units.
