Milton's Angels: The Early-Modern Imagination
Joad Raymond's exploration of early modern angelology is a fascinating, ambitious and wide-ranging work. Those expecting a straightforward and circumscribed discussion of God's messengers and their...
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Fighting for Britain: African Soldiers in the Second World War
One of the great myths of the Second World War is that of Britain standing alone, for, throughout the war, Britain was never without the support of the Commonwealth and the Empire, and the importance...
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Cheap Meat: Flap Food Nations in the Pacific Islands
Stanley Ulijaszek finds much food for thought in a discussion of a meaty issue for developing nations
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The Possessions of a Cardinal: Politics, Piety, and Art, 1450-1700
In this beautifully produced and generously illustrated book, art historians Mary Hollingsworth and Carol Richardson offer case studies on the activities of cardinals as patrons of art and...
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Defiant Images: Photography and Apartheid South Africa
My first visit to South Africa was just before Nelson Mandela's release from prison. Overseas journalists were, in effect, banned and the only way to enter the country was as a tourist, so I arrived...
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Book of the week: Understanding the British Empire
Joanna Lewis praises revealing observations on imperial history
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Sound and Space in Renaissance Venice: Architecture, Music, Acoustics
Teresa Stoppani closes her eyes and takes a multimedia tour of the Queen of the Adriatic
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* review forthcomingENGINEERINGDesign of Experiments: An Introduction Based on Linear ModelsBy Max Morris, professor in the department of statistics and department of industrial and manufacturing...
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University of Dundee - Young avatars' growth
Footballers aged 12 to 14 in Tayside and Fife are being sought by researchers to take part in a project investigating the effects of intensive training on bone growth. Despite football's global...
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Glasgow Caledonian University - Stirling work
Embroidery created by a team at a Scottish institution will be a prominent feature of £12 million plans to restore Stirling Castle to its mid-16th-century splendour. The team led by Malcolm Lochhead...
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Lancaster/Liverpool/John Moores - M-Cat copycats
Substances touted as "legal substitutes" for mephedrone contain similar or related chemicals to the recently outlawed drug, according to research. Academics at Lancaster University, the University of...
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University for the Creative Arts - Swing out, sisters
A piece of art inspired by the rise of female pugilism is among the exhibits going on display to celebrate the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. The Olympia exhibition in Farnham, Surrey...
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Bucks New University - Ring-a-ding-ding the alarm, baby
Lecturers livened up a fire-safety warning for a conference by filming it as a Frank Sinatra-style video. The academics from Bucks New University emulated the famous crooner by donning dark suits and...
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Bath/Bristol/Southampton - Ark of tradition
The threat to historic buildings posed by catastrophic floods such as those that wreaked havoc in Cumbria last year is being investigated in a research project involving academics from three...
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University of East Anglia - Turning the poisonous tide
An "unfavourable and declining" habitat has sparked a £2 million project to improve water quality in a Norfolk river. The quality of water in the River Wensum, a site of special scientific interest,...