This guide to Scottish folklore provides an introduction to the topic and covers Scottish folklorists. The author provides a list of Scottish folklore collectors and an A-Z of Scottish folklore from Alba to the Young Pretender, and from Quarter Days to the thistle.
This seminal book has played a central role in the development of ecological science. Originally published in 1976, this influential text has overseen the transition of ecology from an observational and descriptive subject to one with a solid conceptual core. Indeed, it is a testament to its influence that a great deal of the novel material presented in the earlier editions has now been incorporated into standard undergraduate textbooks. It is now a quarter of a century since the publication of the second edition, and a thorough revision is timely.
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Dutch historian Rietbergen (Univ. of Nijmegen) offers a broad historical summary of European societal development over the last 5000 years. Religion gets very close attention, as do certain seminal developments: printing, gunpowder, migration from country to city, and industrialization. Interspersed excerpts from primary sources (Grotius, Chaucer, Michaelangelo) add some variety to the text, though not always gravity (Iron Maiden lyrics?). The final quarter of the book, dealing with the 20th century, turns more toward sociology with less convincing results?Rietbergen's prejudices (against the European Union, for instance) show through.
The historic city of Prague is divided into five specific areas with an additional section highlighting the sights lying just outside the city. Top 10 lists feature the best galleries, bars, and hotels, as well as must-see sights in the Jewish Quarter and special haunted areas of the medieval city.
