Playing with History
- 282pages
- 10 heures de lecture
This challenging 2002 study examines and ultimately defends the case for historically informed musical performance.






This challenging 2002 study examines and ultimately defends the case for historically informed musical performance.
Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, the book explores the recognition of self-supply by governments as a vital strategy for enhancing water services. It addresses key technological and socio-economic issues, emphasizing the importance of self-supply in meeting the urgent challenges posed by the Sustainable Development Goals. Through various approaches, it highlights the potential of self-supply to improve access to water in regions facing significant service gaps.
Thinking Skills, Second edition, is the only endorsed coursebook that provides complete coverage of the Cambridge AS and A Level Thinking Skills syllabus offering substantially updated, new and revised content. It also contains extensive extra material to cover related awards. Written by experienced and highly respected authors, this book includes features such as clearly focused and differentiated units, stimulating student activities with commentaries to develop analytical skills, summaries of key concepts to review learning, end- of-chapter assignments to reinforce knowledge and skills, and a mapping grid to demonstrate the applicability of each unit to awards including Critical Thinking, BMAT and TSA.
Enver Hoxha, Albania's dictator during the Communist era, proclaimed his country the world's first atheist state. Meanwhile Captain Berti Dosti, one of the elite team monitoring Albania's borders for American incursions, was leaving his country unguarded for 15 minutes a week as he tuned into Christian broadcasts from TWR. Had he been discovered he would probably have been shot. With churches destroyed and Christian leaders executed or jailed, post-Communist Albania with its Muslim heritage was tough ground for Christian mission. But Captain now Pastor Dosti helped to lead the new wave of church planting that has swept the country. Combining integrity with social compassion, he and his colleagues have reached thousands: there is now a church in every major community.
Encourage students to reflect on the processes of thinking, as well as practising thinking skills. Thinking Skills encourages students to reflect on the processes of thinking, as well as developing and practising thinking skills. It is divided into two sections: Critical thinking and Problem solving. As well as giving students a thorough grounding in these areas, the authors provide opportunities for students to analyse and evaluate arguments, analyse numerical and graphical information and develop a range of skills.
This guide is intended to help children of 7-11 master the basics of punctuation (companion guides focus on grammar and spelling). It meets the requirements of the Literacy Framework for Years 3 and 4, and is also linked to the 1998 edition of The Oxford Primary School Dictionary. The books are written in a simple, lively style and use funny illustrations and running story-lines to bring abstract language concepts to life. They can be used as reference books, giving clear advice on numerous points, and should also stimulate children's interest in words and the way language is constructed. They also provide concise teaching points for language and literacy lessons, as a reference resource for both teachers and parents.
This book is a report on the various processes involved in the treatment of cotton, including opening, carding, and spinning. It is a useful resource for those interested in the history of textile manufacturing or the practical applications of cotton processing.
This book presents a new way of understanding the holy scriptures, by indexing the contents of the Bible in a single alphabet. This approach helps to illuminate more easily the commonalities between different parts of the Bible, and helps readers to navigate the text more effectively.
The story revolves around four enigmatic men who suddenly rise to power in America, serving as the physical embodiments of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Their true purpose is sinister, as they orchestrate chaos, misery, and death, manipulating events from behind the scenes. The narrative explores themes of power, morality, and the impact of these dark figures on society, creating a gripping tale of impending doom and the struggle against fate.