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February 2019
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Humanities & Social SciencesNovember 2011The Transformation of European Football
Towards the Europeanisation of the national game
by Arne Niemann, Borja Garcia, Wyn Grant
The book examines the transformation of European football in recent years by focusing on the impact of Europe in general and the EU in particular on the way that the game has evolved in a broad cross section of European states. The book brings together two significant research agendas: first, that on the governance of sport in Europe/the European Union; secondly, that within European integration studies on 'Europeanisation' (most commonly understood at the process of change in the domestic arena resulting from European integration). The concept of Europeanisation and in particular' top down' Europeanisation is used to shape the individual country case studies. Other transformational factors such as globalization are also assessed. The three chapters in the introductory section set the context within which the transformation of European football has occurred with particular emphasis on the role of UEFA and EU institutions. The ten country studies in the central part of the book include the five leading football nations in Europe and smaller countries that are facing new challenges in the competitive environment of modern European football. They include an example of a country that is a recent accession state and one outside the EU. What emerges from these chapters is both the shaping influence of Europeanisation but also the extent to which it is countered and modified by national culture and structures. What is also noticeable the sense of decline amongst some of the small and even larger footballing nations in the continent. This book will be of interest to students of European politics, sports governance and football, it also represents a substantial contribution to the debate on Europeanisation. ;
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Pest controlOctober 2010Biopesticides
by Alastair Bailey, David Chandler, Wyn P Grant, Justin Greaves, Gillian Prince, Mark Tatchell
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Crime & mystery fiction (Children's/YA)June 2014Hunting the Man in the Moon
by Wyn, Dafydd
Men have just landed on the moon as David Jones begins his first year as a pupil at Croesdy Comprehensive School. The bullies who pick on him learn about his secret fears in order to make his life a misery. They picture themselves as astronauts in pursuit
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General fiction (Children's/YA)May 2008The M4 Cats
by Wyn, Dafydd
A novel for children aged 9-12. The London cats are fleeing along the M4 to find refuge in Tircoed in West Wales. they are escaping from the cat flu virus and unpleasant memories of Old Gap-tooth, a giant rat in the sewers beneath Trafalgar Square. Meanwh
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Traditional stories (Children's/YA)May 2004The Story of Dafydd ap Gwilym
by Thomas, Gwyn
The story of medieval Welsh bard, Dafydd ap Gwilym. Read about his life and times, with striking colour illustrations by Margaret Jones. _x000D_ Welsh version available - "Stori Dafydd ap Gwilym".
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MemoirsOctober 2014
The Hill Farmer
by Jones, Gareth Wyn
The autobiography of Welsh hill farmer, Gareth Wyn Jones._x000D_ _x000D_ The farmer and his family came to national prominence in the aftermath of the severe snowstorm which hit their farm in the Carneddau mountain range of north Wales in March 2013._x000D_ _x000D_ Star of the r
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July 2009The King's Tale
Out of Print
by Rowena Sudbury, Mara McKennen
Though Dafydd is the fourth son of Welsh nobility, when he leaves his home he becomes a humble woodsman in small kingdom of Lysnowydh on the sea. During a fierce storm, a stranger seeks shelter in Dafydd's remote cottage. He is no ordinary traveler—he is Christopher, King of Lysnowydh. The wild passion that flares between them rivals the storm, and love moves King Christopher's heart to name Dafydd Marshal of his troops to keep him close.However, love is never simple or safe when it must endure the pressures of political life. Though Dafydd proves himself in battle, Lysnowydh's nobles protest his rise in position and power. Forces will conspire against Dafydd and Christopher, and they must endure treason, treachery, and the demands of a kingdom requiring an heir to secure their happiness together.A Timeless Dreams title: While reaction to same-sex relationships throughout time and across cultures has not always been positive, these stories celebrate M/M love in a manner that may address, minimize, or ignore historical stigma. ;
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RomanceAugust 2014The White Witch
by Barbara Cartland
The Marquis of Wynstanton had become involved with one of the beauties of London Society – Locadi, Lady Marshall and when her husband died unexpectedly, the Marquis set out on a long journey to India and Nepal, as he wished to avoid any gossip arising about their liaison. After his return, he resumed the affair, staying on in London for some time when he should have gone straight to Wyn Castle and his country estate. Then he began to suspect that Locadi was using black magic to entice him to her and to induce him to propose marriage. Almost in a panic the Marquis returned to his estate, which he had neglected for so long only to find to his horror that he had been cheated by the manager he had left in charge. At Wyn Castle he meets Flora Romilly, the daughter of a distinguished author. She is known locally as the White Witch, because she can heal ailments with plants and leaves from her herb garden and has worked wonders with his grandmother’s rheumatism. How Flora despises the Marquis as she is so disgusted at the way his people have been treated in his absence. How she is persuaded to help him make amends and put matters to rights on the estate. And how in fleeing from London the Marquis has not escaped from Locadi and her evil magic is all told in this unusual and exciting story by BARBARA CARTLAND.
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)April 2008Twenty Thousand Saints
by Dafydd, Fflur
Archaeologist Deian returns to the island of his childhood, where his mother disappeared without a trace. Sister Viv, closet heretic and host of the annual conference of hermits, has erected a gold plaque in her memory, declaring her official sainthood. M
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Autobiography: generalNovember 2003Welsh Cowboys and Outlaws
by Meirion, Dafydd
The fascinating exploits and adventures of Welsh emmigrants in the United States. Welsh version available, "Cymry Gwyllt y Gorllewin".
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September 2018The Postsecular Political Philosophy of Jürgen Habermas
Translating the Sacred
by Dafydd Huw Rees
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Traditional stories (Children's/YA)November 2007Red Bandits of Mawddwy
by Edwards, Meinir Wyn
A wild-looking bunch of men are hiding in the woods. They are seeking revenge but the enemy is determined to put a stop to their actions. A tragic scene on Christmas Eve changes everything. Welsh version available, "Gwylliaid Cochion Mawddwy".
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Traditional stories (Children's/YA)February 2007Cantre'r Gwaelod
by Edwards, Meinir Wyn
Gwyn and Llewelyn, the two watchmen on duty, were fed up of waiting for Seithennyn. He was having the time of his life at Princess Mererid's birthday party at the palace when the storm crashed through the sea wall. Welsh version available.
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Traditional stories (Children's/YA)May 2008Famous Welsh Tales
by Edwards, Meinir Wyn
Wales is a country full of myths and legends. This collection of folk tales contains a story of love from the Llyn Peninsula; a stormy tale of a land that disappeared under the sea; a tragic tale of a young collier from Merthyr Tydfil; a king who would do
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Traditional stories (Children's/YA)June 2011Welsh Folk Stories
by Edwards, Meinir Wyn
Wales is a country full of myths and legends. This is a collection of five famous folk stories from Wales: Twm Siôn Cati, the legendary highwayman who loved to play tricks; Branwen and Bendigeidfran, the giant who walked across the sea from Wales to irela
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Literary studies: poetry & poetsMarch 2013
Dylan Thomas - The Pubs (paperback)
by Towns, Jeff & Thomas, Wyn
A pictorial tour of some of the pubs Dylan Thomas attended in Swansea, west Wales, Oxford, London and the USA. This book will put Dylan Thomas' love of public houses and liking of drink into its proper perspective. Events that happened to him in and aroun
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writersMelville as Poet
The Art of “Pulsed Life”
by Sanford Marovitz (editor)
The first collection of original critical essays on Melville’s poetryHerman Melville’s literary reputation is based chiefly on his fiction, especially Moby-Dick and Billy Budd. Yet he was a gifted poet, as evidenced by his collection of Civil War poems, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War (1866), and by his epic-length poem, Clarel (1876), a symbolic rendering of his pilgrimage of 1856–57 to the Holy Land, as well as the two small volumes of poems he published before his death in 1891.Melville as Poet: The Art of “Pulsed Life” opens with an introduction by Sanford E. Marovitz and the late Douglas Robillard on Melville’s conception of poetry as a literary form. The essays begin with Dennis Berthold’s study of how Melville’s observations of art at New York’s National Academy of Design in 1865 are reflected in Battle-Pieces, and Mary K. Bercaw Edwards follows, describing how the nautical combat of the ironclads Monitor and Merrimack became a subject of wide contemporary interest in popular culture. The next three essays focus on Clarel. Peter Riley explains how Melville’s familiarity with the congestion of Lower Manhattan as a customs inspector influenced his descriptions of Jerusalem. Gordon M. Poole then discusses notable subtleties in Ruggero Bianchi’s Italian translation of the poem, and Robert R. Wallace reveals how selected Biblical prints and other graphics familiar to Melville affected the poet’s descriptions in Clarel. Melville’s John Marr and Other Sailors (1888) is then examined by A. Robert Lee, who emphasizes the themes of memory and death in that small volume, and Sanford E. Marovitz illuminates Melville’s method of unifying Timoleon, Etc. by using contrast to bind, not separate. Vernon Shetley compares Melville’s “Pausilippo” thematically with Shelley’s “Julian and Maddalo,” and Michael Jonik explores “The Archipelago” for insights into Melville’s experimentation with imagery and form. Finally, Wyn Kelley, Clark Davis, and Robert Sandberg imaginatively examine and reassess poems Melville left unpublished at his death.Melville as Poet is a valuable collection of new and critical scholarship that aims to encourage more and deeper study of Melville’s art of poetry.
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December 2021New Asian Disorder
Rivalries Embroiling the Pacific Century
by Edited by Lowell Dittmer
In New Asian Disorder: Rivalries Embroiling the Pacific Century, Lowell Dittmer and his team explore the recent political disorder in East Asia resulting from growing Sino-American polarization. The rise of China in recent years is widely regarded as a momentous shift in the global balance of power. China is now extending sovereignty into the East China Sea and the South China Sea, constructing a new set of global financial institutions and replacing “universal values” with technologically enhanced nationalism. The country’s “Belt and Road Initiative” is also tainted by the vast ambition to realize the “China Dream” within the foreseeable future. In response to China’s challenge, the United States has abandoned its “constructive engagement” policy towards the rising power and engaged in a trade war. Sino-American relations have been at a historical trough since the normalization of their relationship in the late 1970s. This book sheds new light on the current political disorder in the East Asian international arena. The new Asian disorder is analyzed from three perspectives: the first focuses on identity, the second on political economy, and the third on the triangular dynamic. This collection of essays concludes that, unless and until consensus can be reached on a coherent new framework for cooperation and rule enforcement among different stakeholders in East Asia, the current disorder may be expected to persist.
