Author: Peter Gratton Publisher: Edinburgh University Press ISBN: 0748699708 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 379
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The first dictionary dedicated to the work of Jean-Luc Nanc, a key figure in the contemporary intellectual landscape. This dictionary considers the full scope of his writing and will provide insights into the philosophical and theoretical background to hi
Author: Nancy Frazier Publisher: Penguin Group ISBN: 9780140514209 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The Penguin Concise Dictionary of Art History has more than 1500 entries on artists and architects from ancient times to the present, setting works, movements, and styles into their cultural contexts. With entries on leading artists, from Alberti to Ingres to Wyeth; on period techniques and terms, from Action Painting to Mezzotint to X-radiography; on significant artistic influences and events, from the Armory Show to Marxism, to the cleaning of the Sistine Chapel, this is the ideal reference for high school and college students, as well as anyone interested in art.
Author: Nancy Pedri Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi ISBN: 1496838068 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 178
Book Description
Written in straightforward, jargon-free language, A Concise Dictionary of Comics guides students, researchers, readers, and educators of all ages and at all levels of comics expertise. It provides them with a dictionary that doubles as a compendium of comics scholarship. A Concise Dictionary of Comics provides clear and informative definitions for each term. It includes twenty-five witty illustrations and pairs most defined terms with references to books, articles, book chapters, and other relevant critical sources. All references are dated and listed in an extensive, up-to-date bibliography of comics scholarship. Each term is also categorized according to type in an index of thematic groupings. This organization serves as a pedagogical aid for teachers and students learning about a specific facet of comics studies and as a research tool for scholars who are unfamiliar with a particular term but know what category it falls into. These features make A Concise Dictionary of Comics especially useful for critics, students, teachers, and researchers, and a vital reference to anyone else who wants to learn more about comics.
Author: Nancy LeClaire Publisher: University of Alberta ISBN: 9780888642844 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 606
Book Description
Cree is the most widespread native language in Canada. The Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary is a highly usable and effective dictionary that serves students, business, governments, and media. Designed for speakers, students, and teachers of Cree; includes Cree-English and English-Cree sections.
Author: Jane O'Connor Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061703729 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 38
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Nancy and her partner for the talent show are very different. They don't have any of the same talents. How will they ever come up with an act?
Author: John William Collins Publisher: Greenwood ISBN: 9780313361548 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The first of its kind since the 1980s, this book provides authoritative definitions for more than 2,600 terms that apply to educational research, practice, and theory. The overall focus is on the most critical terms in education as used by current practitioners, yet references to significant historical events in education are also included. Each of the definitions is 25-250 words and has been written by a knowledgeable practitioner or researcher in the field. Included are acronyms and initialisms commonly used in the field, names and descriptions of relevant organizations, and important legal decisions relating to education. An extensive bibliography provides useful sources for further research. This reference work will be valuable for professionals in the K-12 setting, students of education, and educators and researchers in colleges of education. Librarians at academic, public, and school libraries will find the dictionary immensely useful in interpreting education terminology.
Author: Nancy E. Shields Publisher: JIST Works ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 236
Book Description
With clear and concise information, JIST's new "Dictionary of Occupational Terms" is a unique collection of terms important for jobs, occupations, and careers. No other dictionary is like it. After extensive research by a library media specialist, this comprehensive reference is for anyone who wants to become informed about the world of work. This new resource:
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