Using close readings of Shaw\'s plays and letters, as well as archival research, David Clare illustrates that Shaw regularly placed Irish, Irish Diasporic, and surrogate Irish characters into his plays in order to comment on Anglo-Irish relations and to explore the nature of

Networked Music Performance (NMP) is the essential guide to both playing music online and ensemble music through networks. Offering a range of case studies, from highly technical solutions to inclusive community projects, this book provides inspiration to musicians to try NMP whatever their level of technical expertise.Drawing upon recent research to examine the background and history of the practice,

In Paul Hartal\'s Lyco Art, the act of creation inexorably interweaves the logic of passion with the passion of logic through the voyage of consciousness.Paul Hartal, the originator of lyco art, or lyrical conceptualism, presents a stimulating and meaningful panorama of a new element on the periodic table of art. This book is a significant contribution to the development of contemporary art and the

The international bestseller and a joyous, moving celebration of three generations of Black

A travelogue revealing the hidden stories of Naples. In recent years Naples has become, for better or worse, the new destination in Italy. While many of its more unusual features are on display for all to see, the stories behind them remain largely hidden. In Marius Kociejowski\'s portrait of this baffling city, the serpent can be many things: Vesuvius, the mafia-like Camorra, the outlying Phlegrean

A dazzling literary debut memoir about the author\'s pursuit to unravel the mysteries of her delinquent father and investigate how deep the legacy of damage can

Gayatri Spivak, one of our best known cultural and literary theorists, addresses a vast range of political questions with both pen and voice in this unique book. The Post-Colonial Critic brings together a selection of interviews and discussions in which she has taken part over the past five years; together they articulate some of the most compelling politico-theoretical issues of the present. In these

Behind the 40/40 Gates of Horror, the 22 Girls of Terror have seduced and trapped their handsome Men of Misery. Dare to witness the female diva\'s slice and dice their prey as these hapless men quickly decompose into zombies, goblins, vampires, and beasts. Some girls suck blood. Some girls eat brains. The longer Horror Land traps the couples behind the 40/40 Gates of Horror, the longer the couples

This book is the first to chart the rise and fall of peacebuilding. Charting its beginnings, as an ad-hoc extension of peacekeeping responsibilities, and formalisation, as a UN-supported international project of building liberal states. Twenty years later, the grounding policy assumptions of peacebuilding - that democracy, the rule of law and free markets were a universal solution to conflict-prone

Contains more than 500 puzzles designed not only to challenge puzzle-solving abilities, but also to increase levels of self-knowledge and logical

Gansey is typically associated with knitting, but now you can crochet Gansey designs that mimic the look of knit designs The Gansey look originated from the Island of Guernsey over 400 years ago. Gansey sweaters were designed for fishermen who spent their days at sea, so they were knitted with tight textured stitches to ensure that the sweater was not only warm but water- and wind-resistant too. In

GCSE Maths AQA Grade 8-9 Targeted Exam Practice Workbook (includes

Reissue of this ground-breaking historical whodunnit, in which 1890s New York is as much a character as the

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Hans Christian Andersen, the father of fairy tales. When Hans Christian Andersen was a little boy, he treated storybooks as jewels to be treasured. He wanted to perform on stage, but was always cast as the troll. Luckily, through theater, he found a love for writing. He

A rabbit named Radish befriends Stubs, a hedgehog hurt by a lawnmower. As they bond, they quickly become the best of friends, and soon there is no end to the adventures they can have together! But first, a picnic takes a turn when an unwanted guest drops

The critically acclaimed manga series about a man time-traveling back to his youth to save his girlfriend from a street gang-which inspired the wildly popular anime and live-action film! Watching the news, Hanagaki Takemichi learns his junior-high girlfriend Tachibana Hinata has died. A sudden shove sends him 12 years into the past to face the Tokyo Manji Gang that once made his life hell, which is

Creating GUI Applications with wxPython is a book that will teach you how to use wxPython to create applications by actually creating several mini-programs. I have found that while learning how the various widgets work in wxPython is valuable, it is even better to learn by creating a simple application that does something useful.In this book, you will be creating the following applications: - A simple

Learn the hottest new painting technique in 20 step-by-step projects! Use an art squeegee and acrylic paint to scrape and swipe your way to gorgeous abstract art. Clara Cristina de Souza Rego (@aclaracris) first went viral for a squeegee painting video that she posted on social media. Her hundreds of thousands of followers frequently ask for her for tips and techniques. In Squeegee Art Revolution,