I have a confession. I’m not a gamer. Or so I thought. I was having thisconversation with a good colleague of mine, sat outside the train stationin a surprisingly sunny Sheffield: “Really” he said, looking puzzled, “noteven something on your phone?”“oh well, now you come to mention it.....”.That was the point I realised that perhaps I was a gamer after all, justa particular sort. …
Glass bead studies, using increasingly sophisticated methods, have become important in examining archaeological questions related to technology, chronology, and exchange in the ancient world. In this introductory chapter, the goal is to provide a context for the case studies presented in this volume, within the broader field of glass bead studies. For that purpose, we briefly review th…
rom social media like LINE, WhatsApp and WeChat and self-tracking health apps on smartphones to wearables like Apple watches, this book ex-plores the multiple ways in which intergenerational practices play out around mobile media for care at a distance. This can involve locative and non-locative possibilities. We recognize that quotidian forms of locative media are often embedded in social and …
This is an introduction to 1000 common words in classical Arabic. Arranged thematically, many of the pages show an everyday scene, surrounded by pictures of objects from the scene with their Arabic names. An Arabic/English dictionary of all the words is included.
The North American Arctic addresses the emergence of a new security relationship within the North American North. It focuses on current and emerging security issues that confront the North American Arctic and that shape relationships between and with neighbouring states (Alaska in the US; Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut in Canada; Greenland and Russia).
Ultimate Visual Dictionary has been designed to give you easy access to the vocabulary you need. It contains more than 33,000 terms that are grouped into 14 sections that cover a wide range of topics, such as The Universe, Prehistoric Earth, Modern World, and Architecture. The accessible and paperback format makes this dictionary an ideal reference tool for new learners of the English langu…
Eating, after all, is not strictly a human activity. Eating beside Ourselvesasks what can be learned by recognizing that what makes food food, in both substance and significance, concerns its relation to a myriad of eaters—not only human eaters but others besides. In turning organic substances into food, acts of eating create webs of relations, interconnected food chains organized by relative…
Blast off into space to discover the galaxies and beyond with the new edition of this out-of-this-world reference. Send your child on an amazing journey into space. They'll see the Hubble telescope orbiting the Earth, discover the birth of our solar system and follow the search for life on Mars. Packed with practical tips for the amateur astronomer, spectacular images from space, detailed chart…
There is a well-known productivity gap between the Northern Powerhouse and the rest of England of £4 perperson-per-hour. There is also a substantial health gap between the Northern Powerhouse and the rest of England, with average life expectancy 2 years lower in the North. Given that both health and productivity are lower in the Northern Powerhouse, the NHSA commissioned this report from six …
Laying the Foundation: Digital Humanities in Academic Libraries examines the library’s role in the development, implementation, and instruction of successful digital humanities projects. It pays special attention to the critical role of librarians in building sustainable programs. It also examines how libraries can support the use of digital scholarship tools and techniques in undergraduate e…