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The Diplomacy of Hope: The United Nations since the Cold War
Автор: Newton Bowles Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2008 Страниц: 232 Дата загрузки: 13 февраля 20102013-08-23
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Will the United Nations survive the convulsions over the US-led attack on Iraq and its aftermath? How will it respond to the worldwide threat of terrorism? This book shows these crises as the latest chapter in the struggle for peace and stability and analyses the negative and positive aspects of the organization. While focusing on a post-Soviet world now firmly set in the turbulent 21st century, the book traces the genesis of the current major concerns facing the UN back to their origins. It sets out a full account of UN security (peacebuilding) doctrine and action; of disarmament strategies; of its criminal juristiction; of human rights issues; of globalization and poverty contradictions; and of UN financing worries. The book explores how the UN works and describes how the tension between the elite Security Council and the all-inclusive General Assembly can frustrate further action.
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Defeat: Why They Lost Iraq
Автор: Jonathan Steele Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2009 Страниц: 320 Дата загрузки: 19 марта 20122012-09-12
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As the dreadful reality of the Coalition's defeat in Iraq begins to sink in, one question dominates Washington and London: Why? In this controversial new book, award-winning journalist Jonathan Steele provides a stark and arresting answer: Bush and Blair were defeated from the day they decided to occupy the country. Iraq had enough of foreign armies. Steele describes the memories of centuries of humiliations that have scarred the Iraqi national psyche, creating a powerful and deeply felt nationalism. Drawing his unique access to senior Western policymakers, Steele shows how the key players in the occupying coalition totally failed to inform themselves about this smouldering back history of resentment and suspicion.Drawing on hundreds of interviews with ordinary Iraqis, Steele shows for the first time how the staging posts of the conflict so familiar to Western newspaper readers were seen by the Iraqis themselves. Blending vivid reportage, informed analysis and sweeping historical narrative, 'Defeat' is the definitive anatomy of an historic catastrophe.
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Dark Crusade: Christian Zionism and US Foreign Policy
Автор: Clifford A. Kiracofe Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2009 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 28 июля 20102010-12-07
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Despite its efforts to promote peace and instil democracy in the region, America is viewed by many in the Middle East as a dishonest broker waging a 'dark crusade' against its enemies: in covert collaboration with Israel. The crucial hostility to Arab and Palestinian interests of the so-called 'Zionist lobby' in the US has long been recognised. But it is another less familiar element in US politics that increasingly calls the shots on Capitol Hill, directing the course of American foreign policy there: Christian Zionism.Christian Zionists now influence not only the Republican Party, but also the White House and Congress. Protestant fundamentalists anticipating the end of the world, they have long made common cause with the most extreme political elements in the state of Israel. But why? Jews and fundamentalist Christians hardly look like natural allies. Adhering to a feverish apocalyptic ideology, Christian Zionists nevertheless believe that restoration of the entire biblical Holy Land to the Jewish people will result the thousand-year reign of Christ. During his eleven years working in the Senate, the author observed at first hand the deep-seated influence of Christian Zionism on American foreign policy, and is uniquely qualified to assess its significance. «Dark Crusade» offers the most nuanced analysis yet written of this dangerous and complex phenomenon.
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Dalai Lama: The Revealing Life Story and His Struggle for Tibet
Автор: Mayank Chhaya Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2008 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 24 августа 20102013-08-17
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Dalai Lama holds the key to China's ambitions. For this extraordinary individual, who for almost his entire life has been the spiritual leader of his people, holds his country's destiny — and with it China's prestige — in his hands. But who is the Dalai Lama? What is the secret of his allure and his immense moral authority? Instantly recognizable by millions, his personality yet remains elusive. Longstanding exile, religious mentor, accomplished writer and skilful diplomat, his many guises seem only to add to his mystique. In a thoroughly researched and richly anecdotal biography, Mayank Chhaya strips away the multiple layers of the Dalai Lama's personality. He reveals the man behaIf Tibet is the stubborn weak link in China's drive for recognition and respect as a world superpower, then the ind the public face and, based on many exclusive personal interviews, uncovers the hidden contexts which have shaped his subject's beliefs, politics and ideals. The result is a compelling profile of the god-like figure who, at the age of two, was revealed to the world as the reincarnation of his predecessor before becoming one of the era's most romantic political celebrities. Crucially, the author assesses how the current unrest in Tibet will determine China's long-term future and sheds fresh light on a dangerous and simmering relationship. The book will be essential reading for anyone who follows world affairs, for those with an interest in the explosive interaction between religion and politics in contemporary Buddhism and spirituality, and for those who are irresistibly drawn to the mesmorising figure that is the Dalai Lama himself.
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The Changing Face of Terrorism: How Real is the Threat from Biological, Chemical and Nuclear Weapons?
Автор: Nadine Gurr Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2010 Страниц: 336 Дата загрузки: 16 мая 20132012-07-28
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Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN), terrorism and the 'war on terror' are major features of international relations and global concern. Terrorist threats and actual violence have become increasingly dangerous and lethal since the 1970s. However, the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 11 September 2001 heralded a new era in terrorist action and were the culmination of a terror campaign against American targets world-wide. «The Changing Face of Terrorism» evaluates the continuing threat and counter-measures since 9/11 and into the 21st century. It is a sober and measured evaluation of the CBRN threat and argues that continuing terror attacks are inevitable and the 'war on terror' will be a continuing feature in international politics and military action. Benjamin Cole shows how effective counter-terrorist measures must be measured and based not only on effective police and military intelligence and action but on careful evaluation of the politics, motivations, scientific and technical abilities of groups — no terrorist group has made a nuclear device — and religious and personal motivation.
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Blogistan: The Internet and Politics in Iran
Автор: Annabelle Sreberny Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2010 Страниц: 232 Дата загрузки: 13 декабря 20122012-07-24
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The protests unleashed by Iran's disputed presidential election in June 2009 brought the Islamic Republic's vigorous cyber culture to the world's attention. Iran has an estimated 700,000 bloggers, and new media such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were thought to have played a key role in spreading news of the protests. The internet is often celebrated as an agent of social change in countries like Iran, but most literature on the subject has struggled to grasp what this new phenomenon actually means. How is it different from print culture[unk] Is it really a new public sphere[unk] Will the Iranian blogosphere create a culture of dissidence, which eventually overpowers the Islamist regime[unk] In this groundbreaking work, the authors give a flavour of contemporary internet culture in Iran and analyse how this new form of communication is affecting the social and political life of the country. Although they warn against stereotyping bloggers as dissidents, they argue that the internet is changing things in ways which neither the government nor the democracy movement could have anticipated. «Blogistan» offers both a new reading of Iranian politics and a new conceptual framework for understanding the politics of the internet, with implications for the wider Middle East, China and beyond.
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Ahmadinejad: The Secret History of Iran's Radical Leader
Автор: Kasra Naji Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2009 Страниц: 288 Дата загрузки: 14 сентября 20142011-10-23
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»When Ahmadinejad was elected President in June 2005, anxiety replaced election fever amongst many Iranians. To let off steam they told jokes. Why did the new President part his hair so straight? To segregate the male and female lice. But while the laughter died down, the anxiety never went away... «As Iran's nuclear programme accelerates, all eyes are on the blacksmith's son who could have his finger on the trigger. Who is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? What drives him? What formed him? To whom, if anyone, does he answer? Internationally acclaimed journalist Kasra Naji, a native Persian speaker, has spent years in Iran interviewing friends, family and colleagues of the firebrand President to tell for the first time the true story of how he came to power. A picture emerges far more compelling than any of the caricatures offered up so far. While Naji documents the often strange behaviour of Ahmadinejad, with his visions of the Hidden Imam and diatribes against Israel, he also shows him to be full of contradictions: a strange and complex man, at once gripped by apocalyptic beliefs, yet capable of switching spiritual allegiance in the quest for power; a man tough enough to fight street battles in the name of Ayatollah Khomeini during the revolution, who was described by former army comrades as a «coward»; and a man crude enough to invite the German Chancellor to join him in an anti-Jewish alliance, yet sophisticated enough to win the political support of the all-powerful Revolutionary Guard. The unknown Ahmadinejad — revealed here by Naji — is much more of a force to be reckoned with than the bogeyman conjured up by Washington. Naji takes us inside the shadowy council chambers of Tehran, and shows us the plots, passions and personalities that will influence Ahmadinejad's next move, while the world waits with baited breath.
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Addicted to Oil: America's Relentless Drive for Energy Security
Автор: Ian Rutledge Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2008 Страниц: 296 Дата загрузки: 23 декабря 20102010-05-06
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It has long been acknowledged that in America the car is king. However, America's car-orientated and car-dependent lifestyle goes beyond the culture of fast cars and freeways. In «Addicted to Oil», Ian Rutledge explores the political, economic and social ramifications of the motorisation of the US economy. He argues that America's dependence on the car has created a lifestyle leading to oil needs which have heavily influenced US foreign policy in the modern era. Rutledge traces the origins of America's addiction throughout the twentieth century and explains how America's relations with the Middle East were developed through its quest for energy security. America's motorisation and its consequent demand for oil at predictable market prices was and continues to be an important influence on US policy towards Iraq — especially given the uncertainties relating to what has so far been the securest source of Middle East oil — Saudi Arabia. Ian Rutledge argues that the war in Iraq was neither a war for 'freedom' or 'democracy' nor was it a plot to 'steal Iraq's oil', but rather an attempt to establish a pliant and dependable oil protectorate in the Middle East which would underwrite the soaring demand from America's hyper-motorised consumers. «Addicted to Oil» is the first book to undertake an in-depth analysis of the motorisation of US society which explicitly links it to America's foreign policy adventures, past and present. «Addicted to Oil» is essential reading for an understanding of America's international political priorities and its fraught relations with the Middle East.
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The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia
Автор: Roxburgh Angus Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2012 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 25 мая 20152014-05-18
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The former BBC Moscow correspondent offers an insider account of the enigmatic Putin, with ground-breaking material on the complex inner workings and private world of Putin's circle. This is a highly topical portrait of a tense struggle for power, ahead of Russia's presidential elections.
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Queen Victoria: A Life
Автор: Strachey Lytton Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2012 Страниц: 448 Дата загрузки: 24 июля 20132014-10-27
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Lytton Strachey's acclaimed portrayal of Queen Victoria revolutionized the art of biography by using elements of romantic fiction and melodrama to create a warm, humorous, and very human portrait of this iconic figure. We see Victoria as a strong-willed child with a famous temper, as the 18-year-old girl queen, as a monarch, wife, mother, and widow. Equally fascinating are the depictions of her relationships: with her governess precious Lehzen, with Peel, Gladstone, and Disraeli, with her beloved Albert, and, in later life, her legendary devotion to her Highland servant John Brown, all of which show a different side of the staid, pious image that is so often attached to her.
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Albert
Автор: Stewart Jules Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2011 Страниц: 304 Дата загрузки: 7 октрября 20142016-08-14
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Albert: Prince Consort to Queen Victoria, social and cultural visionary in his own right, was born in the Saxon duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld but defined the culture and direction of 19th century Britain — a superpower at the zenith of its influence — more than any other British royal or politician. Although he pleaded with his wife that no monument to his memory should be left (a plea that was to go unheeded by his grieving widow) the role he played in shaping Victorian culture stands today as indisputable proof of the enduring legacy of a man who spent just two decades of his short life in England. Though overshadowed in history by his adoring wife, and at times even mocked by her subjects, it was arguably Albert that gave form and substance to the Victorian Age. From the outset, he strove to win 'the respect, the love and the confidence of the Queen and of the nation', pursuing an extraordinary social and cultural crusade that has become his greatest legacy. From the Great Exhibition and the construction of many of London's great museums to his social campaigns against slavery and the Corn Laws, Albert's achievements were truly remarkable — in fact, very few have made such a permanent mark on British society. This is the life story of Albert of Saxe-Coburg: Prince Consort and beloved husband of Queen Victoria — and one of the most influential figures of modern Europe.
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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Автор: Gilbert Martin Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2011 Страниц: 240 Дата загрузки: 23 февраля 20132012-12-20
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In 1928, Winston Churchill was at the height of his career. Chancellor of the Exchequer and a powerful and popular orator, leadership of the Conservative Party seemed within his grasp. A year later, all had changed. The Conservatives were defeated and, when a National Government was formed in 1931, Churchill was not asked to join it. Though he was a lone figure from this point, his acute political sense, foresight and courage were undiminished. Fed with secret inside information, Churchill consistently warned of the Nazi danger, even before the rise of Hitler. The British government, led by Stanley Baldwin and later Neville Chamberlain, fought him at every turn, even refusing him the right to broadcast. But he never gave up. It was as a direct result of his dogged perseverance that the British public came to realise the truth of his warnings — and a bond was formed that would be so vital in the years to come.
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Writings, 1922-1934: Volume 1
Автор: Eisenstein S. Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2010 Страниц: 344 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20122013-02-19
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I.B.Tauris is delighted to announce the reissue in paperback in three volumes of the definitive, most comprehensive edition, in the finest translations and fully annotated, of the writings of this great filmmaker, theorist and teacher of film -- and one of the most original aesthetic thinkers of the twentieth century. Now in paperback for the first time, Volume 1 documents from the definitive Russian texts the complex course of Sergei Eisenstein's writings during the revolutionary years in the Soviet Union. It presents Eisenstein the innovative aesthetic thinker, socialist artist and humourist, passionately engaged in the debates over the art forms of the future. Importantly, this was also the period of Eisenstein’s great silent masterpieces, The Strike, The Battleship Potemkin, October and The General Line, and of his controversial sojourns in Hollywood and Mexico.
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Writings, 1934-1947: Voluma 3
Автор: Eisenstein S. Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2010 Страниц: 384 Дата загрузки: 15 декабря 20122012-05-24
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I.B.Tauris is delighted to announce the reissue in paperback in three volumes of the definitive, most comprehensive edition, in the finest translations and fully annotated, of the writings of this great filmmaker, theorist and teacher of film -- and one of the most original aesthetic thinkers of the twentieth century. Volume 3 follows on from the 1922-34 writings of Volume 1 and parallels Volume 2's essays on the theory of montage. In the period covered by this volume, Eisenstein's film-making ran into the difficulties generated by the Soviet authorities’ increasingly restrictive definition of Socialist Realism, by the show trials and the purges, the Second World War, and the post-war proclamation of rigid cultural orthodoxy by Stalin’s henchman, Zhdanov. Here we experience Eisenstein’s reaction to this hostile environment, as filmmaker, theorist and teacher, from his public obeisance over Bezhin Meadow to his private defiance with Ivan the Terrible.
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Кем был Иисус (на английском языке)
Автор: Salibi Kamal S. Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2011 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 августа 20132014-02-19
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Seeks to uncover the historical figure of Jesus, and explore what it was about his teaching that created a dedicated following that propagated a religion in his name. This book suggests that there may have been a conspiracy between Paul and Peter to disseminate a distorted image of Christ.
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Талибы (на английском языке)
Автор: Rashid Ahmed Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2011 Страниц: 344 Дата загрузки: 15 мая 20142012-12-20
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This is a new, revised edition of the universally acclaimed and best-selling account of the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban movement — the most radical and extreme Islamic movement the world has seen.
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На Пекин: Забытое путешествие из Москвы в Манчжурию (на английском языке)
Автор: Fleming Peter Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2011 Страниц: 200 Дата загрузки: 24 июля 20122016-08-27
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Peter Fleming, brother of James Bond author Ian Fleming, was one of the greatest adventurers and travel writers of the 20th century and author of several classic and bestselling books. This is the first paperback edition. It presents an exciting adventure that could never be made today — it will appeal to all interested in the region. When in 1934 at the age of twenty-seven, Peter Fleming set out for the Far East, his ultimate goal was to return from China to India overland — a journey he later described in the classic News from Tartary. On his outward journey Fleming travelled through regions which remain some of the most remote and least-visited in Asia and which, soon after his journey, became closed entirely to westerners. From Moscow, through the Caucasus to the Caspian, on to Samarkand and Tashkent, skirting the edge of Outer Mongolia to Vladivostok and winding his way down to Peking, Fleming tells of people encountered, places explored and of ways of life that have since been lost through revolution, war and the passage of time. Along the way he kept a diary that he never intended to publish and that lay forgotten 'in the box-room' of his mind for fifteen years. To Peking is an unassuming classic of travel literature. Subtle yet sparkling with intelligence and humour, simple yet beautifully told, it illuminates a world that travellers — armchair or otherwise — can only dream of today.
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The Cinema of Alexander Sokurov
Автор: Beumers Birgit Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2012 Страниц: 288 Дата загрузки: 14 июля 20132017-08-24
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Alexander Sokurov's 'Russian Ark' is generally acclaimed as a milestone in cinematography. In this film Sokurov reversed the idea of montage, creating instead the sensation of an uninterrupted flow of time encompassing three centuries of Russia's cultural history through a single, 90-minute take. Yet this film is but one milestone in the work of this versatile director. Since the 1990s, Sokurov's films have had international recognition at film festivals and through foreign distribution. In this, the first English-language book to cover Sokurov's full oeuvre, leading scholars on Sokurov unravel his work on documentaries; his early films and literary adaptations; his trilogy on leaders focussing on the decaying body; his films on passing youth and approaching age; and, of course, 'Russian Ark'. The book also provides samples of the major Russian-language studies of Sokurov's films to provide the reader with an insight into Russian approaches to Sokurov.
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The Hollywood Family Film: A History, from Shirley Temple to Harry Potter
Автор: Brown Noel Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2012 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 28 мая 20152015-09-02
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The Hollywood family film is one of the most popular, commercially-successful and culturally significant forms of mass entertainment. This book is the first in-depth history of the Hollywood family film, tracing its development from its beginnings in the 1930s to its global box-office dominance today. Noel Brown shows how, far from being an innocuous amusement for children, the family film has always been intended for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. He tells the story of how Hollywood's ongoing preoccupation with breaking down the barriers that divide audiences has resulted in some of the most successful and enduring films in the history of popular cinema. Drawing on multiple sources and with close analysis of a broad range of films, from such classics as Little Women, Meet me in St Louis, King Kong and Mary Poppins to such modern family blockbusters as Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Toy Story, this timely book underlines the immense cultural and commercial importance of this neglected genre.
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There and Back Again: J: R. R. Tolkien and the Origins of the Hobbit
Автор: Atherton Mark Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2012 Страниц: 288 Дата загрузки: 14 июля 20132017-08-24
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'Even the smallest person can change the course of the future'. The prophetic words of Galadriel, addressed to Frodo as he prepared to travel from Lothlorien to Mordor to destroy the One Ring, are just as pertinent to J R R Tolkien's own fiction. For decades, hobbits and the other fantastical creatures of Middle-earth have captured the imaginations of a fiercely loyal tribe of readers, all enhanced by the immense success of Peter Jackson's films: first The Lord of the Rings, and now his new The Hobbit. But for all Tolkien's global fame and the familiarity of modern culture with Gandalf, Bilbo, Frodo and Sam, the sources of the great mythmaker's own myth-making have been neglected. Mark Atherton here explores the chief influences on Tolkien's work: his boyhood in the West Midlands; the landscapes and seascapes which shaped his mythologies; his experiences in World War I; his interest in Scandinavian myth; his friendships, especially with the other Oxford-based Inklings; and the relevance of his themes, especially ecological themes, to the present-day. There and Back Again offers a unique guide to the varied inspirations behind Tolkien's life and work, and sheds new light on how a legend is born.
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