Since Independence, the princes and regional rulers of India have mostly been seen as anachronistic figures, too closely associated with the former colonial government, and often a byword for extravagance, sybaritic lifestyles, and mild despotism. When in 1967 they were stripped of their privy purses by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, there were more protests in Britain than in India. No serious efforts have been made to put these men, and a few women, in a pictorial context, to examine the differing styles of portraiture favoured by them, and the motives behind the pictures, until now. The more one gazes at these important but hitherto neglected works of art, the more questions are raised. This book attempts to answer and interpret some of them. The arrival of European painters in late 18th century India presented a new opportunity for Indian rulers to commission self-portraits of a diffe
På Princeton i New Jersey arbejder Paul Harris intenst på sit speciale om et gådefuldt skrift fra 1497: "Hypnerotomachia". I takt med gådernes løsning sker der voldsomme og dramatiske ting omkring ham Titel: Belladonna Dokumentet Forlag: Cicero Udgivelsesår: 2006 Sider: 314 Sprog: Dansk
This is the second installment of the Chronicles of the Necromancer. Having escaped being murdered by his evil brother, Jared, Tris must take control of his magical abilities to summon the dead, and gather an army big enough to claim back the throne of his dead father. But it isn't merely Jared that Tris must combat. The dark mage, Foor Arontala, has schemes to raise the Obsidian King. Titel: The blood king Genre: Fantasy Sammendrag: Having narrowly escaped being murdered by his evil brother, Jared, Prince Martris Drayke must take control of his magical abilities to summon the dead, and gather an army big enough to claim back the throne of his dead father. But it isn't merely Jared that Tris must combat. The dark mage, Foor Arontala, has schemes to cause an inbalance in the currents of magic and raise the Obsidian King. Gail Z. Martin returns with the second thrilling installment in the
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CD-albummet 'Homebase' af DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. Albummet indeholder sange som 'Summertime' og 'Ring My Bell' og er fra 1991. Coverbilledet viser to personer foran en farverig graffitivæg. Ryggen af CD-hæftet inkluderer sangtitler og produktionsoplysninger.
'In a brief statement on Friday night, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge confirmed that He Who Must Not Be Named has returned to this country and is once more active. "It is with great regret that I must confirm that the wizard styling himself Lord - well, you know who I mean - is alive and among us again," said Fudge.' These dramatic words appeared in the final pages of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In the midst of this battle of good and evil, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince takes up the story of Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with Voldemort's power and followers increasing day by day . . . Titel: Harry Potter half-blood prince Genre: Fantasy Sammendrag: It is Harry Potter’s sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As Voldemort’s sinister forces amass and a spirit of gloom and fear sweeps the land, it becom
Prins Valiant fortsætter sine dramatiske rejser i en middelalderlig fantasyverden. I dette album har han mødt Aleta, men inden han kan genforenes med hende, kastes han ud i en række farlige og eventyrlige prøvelser. Han må kæmpe mod et kæmpemæssigt blækspruttelignende uhyre, konfrontere en troldmand og navigere mellem flere stærke kvindefigurer, blandt andre Sombelene, Melody, Bernice og Acidia. Albummet samler episoder fra den klassiske avisstribe "Prins Valiant" og byder på dramatiske scener, ridderromantik og fantastiske væsener i et rigt illustreret, farvelagt tegneserieformat. Type: Hardcover Dansk tegneseriealbum i serien om Prins Valiant, skabt af den amerikanske tegneserieskaber Hal Foster. Albummet er udgivet af Interpresse og er et klassisk albumformat med farvelagte sider. Forsiden viser Prins Valiant på rejse til fods sammen med lastede heste i et klippelandskab, overvåget af
Analysis of U.S. domestic policy on crime reveals a disparity between reaction to street crime in contrast to white collar crime. John Hagan argues this was not always so, but in the 1970s there was a fundamental shift in official attitudes, from which he traces both prison overcrowding & the financial meltdown. Titel: Who Are the Criminals? Udgave: With a new afterword by the author Genre: historie_samfund Sammendrag: Bogen analyserer udviklingen i amerikansk kriminalpolitik fra Franklin D. Roosevelts tid til Ronald Reagans æra. John Hagan viser, hvordan kriminalitet blev et politisk våben, og hvordan fokus gradvist flyttede fra regulering og sociale reformer til hårde straffe, “law and order” og massefængsling. Samtidig beskriver han, hvordan deregulering, nye incitamenter og rationaliseringer af økonomisk kriminalitet betød, at white collar crime og corporate crime i højere grad blev
"Three women, whose lives are linked, living in one city... Lisa Edwards is stuck in Dublin, launching Colleen magazine. She should be partying in Prada in London. Is she unhappy about it? She wouldn't tell you even if she was. Ashling Kennedy is an award-winning worrier. No waist, no boyfriend, far too many handbags. And, deep down, a feeling that something is missing from her life. Clodagh Kelly should be blissfully happy. Married to her prince, two adorable children, a lovely house. So why, lately, has she had the urge to kiss a frog? Sushi For Beginners is about searching for happiness. And how, if you let things bubble under the surface for too long, sooner or later they'll boil over..." -back cover. Titel: Sushi for Beginners Forfatter: Marian Keyes Udgivelsesår: 2001 Sider: 564 Sprog: Engelsk
