Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Flags of the Night Sky
Many national flags display astronomical features – Sun, Moon, stars – but are they really based on existing astronomical objects? The United States flag sports 50 stars, one for each state, however none of them are linked to real stars. Further, the lunar crescent is often shaped like the Sun being eclipsed by the Moon. At times, stars are seen right next to the crescent, where the darkened disc of the moon should be! This book will present true astronomical objects and patterns highlighted on national flags and link informative capsules about these objects to the political reasons why they were chosen to adorn such an important symbol.
Classical Reception
In a time of acute crisis when our societies face a complex series of challenges (race, gender, inclusivity, changing pedagogical needs and a global pandemic) we urgently need to re-access the nature of our engagement with the Classical World. This edited collection argues that we need to discover new ways to draw on our discipline and the material it studies to engage in meaningful ways with these new academic and societal challenges. The chapters included in the collection interrogate the very processes of reception and continue the work of destabilising the concept of a pure source text or point of origin. Our aim is to break through the boundaries that still divide our ancient texts and ...
The Dictionary of Canadian Quotations
This dictionary offers more then 6,000 quotations on some 900 subjects. Arranged alphabetically, according to the subject, the book's extensive index identifies the 2,500 authors of the extracts.
Journals of the Senate of Canada
Appendices to the various volumes bound separately.
Canadiana
None
Debates
None
Complete Flags of the World
Presents the history and symbolic interpretation of every national flag and includes the flags of international organizations and of each state of the United States.
