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In de reeks Werken van de Linschoten-Vereeniging verschijnt jaarlijks een Nederlands historisch reisverhaal, variërend van scheepsjournaals tot reisverslagen van handelslieden, diplomaten en avonturiers. Dankzij een inleiding en een uitgebreide annotatie zijn deze publicaties toegankelijk gemaakt voor de hedendaagse lezer. Om de bronnen te ontsluiten voor historici en andere geïnteresseerden zijn onder de titel Tresoor tweemaal eerder verklarende registers uitgebracht. Hierin zijn maritiem- en economisch-historische, geografische en volkenkundige gegevens opgenomen met een summiere verklaring en een verwijzing naar vindplaatsen in de eerste 50 delen. Inmiddels is het aantal titels in de re...
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Wahrman argues that toward the end of the 18th century there was a radical change in notions of self & personal identity - a sudden transformation that was a revolution in the understanding of selfhood & of identity categories including race, gender, & class.
This is a state-of-the-art Guide to the fascinating world of the lexicon and its description in various types of dictionaries. A team of experts brings together a solid Introduction to Lexicography and leads you through decision-making processes step-by-step to compile and design dictionaries for general and specific purposes. The domains of lexicography are outlined and its specific terminology is explained in the Glossary. Each chapter provides ample suggestions for further reading. Naturally, electronic dictionaries, corpus analysis, and database management are central themes throughout the book. The book also "introduces" questions about the many types of definition, meaning, sense relations, and stylistics. And that is not all: those afraid to embark on a dictionary adventure will find out all about the pitfalls in the chapters on Design. A Practical Guide to Lexicography introduces and seduces you to learn about the achievements, unexpected possibilities, and challenges of modern-day lexicography.
Fictions of Autonomy presents a revisionary account of aesthetic autonomy and transnational modernism with a range of readings that includes works by Wilde, Eliot, Joyce, Barnes, and Stevens alongside writings by theorists like Adorno and de Man.
This book, mainly based on primary sources from various countries, provides fascinating new insights into the origin and development of the Admiralty and maritime policy in the Low Countries before the Dutch Revolt, including government interference with maritime strategy, warfare, privateering, prize law, commerce, and fishery.