Books published by EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS

This book is the first scholarly edition of the most popular Native American captivity narrative published in eighteenth-century Britain, that of Peter Williamson, known as 'Indian Peter'.

The first comprehensive study of plastics, from the moment they were invented to the present day

The law governing the Land Register of Scotland is substantially recast by the Land Registration etc (Scotland) Act 2012, which came fully into force on 8 December 2014. In addition, the 2012 Act provides for the phasing out of the Register of Sasines, a register of deeds which has been in continuous use for the last 400 years. The Scottish Government's target is for all titles to have migrated from the Register of Sasines to the Land Register by 2024. These momentous changes are the subjects of the present book. After introductory chapters tracing the history of land registration in Scotland from its beginnings in the sixteenth century until modern times, Professors Reid and Gretton provide a detailed and authoritative guide to the new law as set out in the 2012 Act and in the numerous statutory instruments made under that Act. Among the topics covered are: - the structure and contents of the Land Register - plans and the cadastral map - applications for registration - the completion of the Land Register by 2024 - advance notices - inaccuracies and their rectification - realignment of rights - the Keeper's warranty - liabilities of those using the land registration system - examination of registered titles - positive prescription anda non dominodispositions Kenneth Reid is Professor of Scots Law in the University of Edinburgh and George Gretton is Lord President Reid Professor of Law Emeritus in the University of Edinburgh.

Local Planning Reviews in Scotland is the first book about the system for local planning appeals established by the Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006. That Act provides that, where local planning decisions have been determined initially by an officer of the local authority, dissatisfied applicants have a right of appeal to a panel of local councillors - a local review body ('LRB'). Both before and after the new framework came into operation in 2009, there have been significant criticisms of the law underpinning it, and of the structure and operation of local planning reviews. This book sets out the genesis of the new system and provides a step-by-step guide through the process. Local Planning Reviews in Scotland: explains policy considerations and legislative background; describes potential pitfalls for those advising LRBs and applicants alike; outlines the review process; gives guidance on how to present and consider an application for planning permission; considers the human rights and other procedural issues; explores further avenues for redress open to an applicant. This is a practical and accessible guide for all those involved in planning decisions, including applicants for review and their agents; planning authorities; government officials; local government officers; solicitors; surveyors; architects; and planning consultants.

Examines the extensive and diverse oeuvre of American filmmaker William Wyler

Discusses film adaptations of Russian classics since the 1960s

Offers the first edited collection with an explicit documentary focus on fashion icons, events, cultures and industries

Explores the significance of the Islamic-Byzantine border from the rise of Islam to the end of the Crusades

Studies how women writers shaped long-eighteenth-century educational discourse through literature The essays in this volume reveal the complex, various and sometimes contradictory ways in which female literary authors interrogated and advanced educational philosophy and practice during the long eighteenth century. The collection explores how long-eighteenth-century discourses of education shaped what it meant for women to write and how women writers shaped discourses of education, spotlighting the influence of female authors on eighteenth-century debates about education as they are conducted in and through literary form. By identifying a discernible tradition of women's educational literature and restoring female writers to the centre of the stage, this book adds its voice to existing scholarly efforts to correct the ongoing critical tendency to marginalise the contribution of women to the history of educational thought. Jessica Lim recently supervised English Literature at the University of Cambridge where she was a Director of Studies in English at Lucy Cavendish College. Louise Joy is a Fellow, Director of Studies and College Associate Professor in English at Homerton College, University of Cambridge, where she is the Vice-Principal.

A scholarly edition of Lockhart's most intricate and sophisticated contribution to the Scottish historical novel

New research on Freeman's fiction that challenges and expands earlier feminist readings of the female realm

Offers a literary and cultural-historical analysis of the Posthomerica This collection offers a new collaborative reading of Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica: a major, fascinating Greek epic written at the height of the Roman Empire. Building on the surge of interest in imperial Greek poetry seen in the past decades, this volume applies multiple approaches - literary, theoretical and historical - to ask new questions about this mysterious, challenging poet and to re-evaluate his role in the cultural history of his time. Bringing together experienced imperial epic scholars and new voices in this growing field, the chapters reveal Quintus' crucial place within the inherited epic tradition and his role in shaping the literary politics of Late Antique society. Silvio Bär is Professor of Classics at the University of Oslo. Emma Greensmith is Associate Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St John's College. Leyla Ozbek is Research Fellow of Greek Language and Literature at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa.

Studies how oil has shaped the societies and cultures of the modern and contemporary Middle East.

Recording Kurdish voices from Istanbul and Diyarbak?r, Turkey's most important Kurdish-populated cities, this book documents Kurdish narratives of oppression and resistance, and enquires how Kurds reconcile their distinct ethnic identity and citizenship in modern Turkey.

Amidst the male-dominated South Korean cinema and the film industry, Yim Soon-rye has consistently produced critically and commercially influential films and has been recognized at numerous film festivals both in Korea and abroad. In the first English-language book focusing on this renowned South Korean director, ReFocus: The Films of Yim Soon-rye showcases critical readings of Yim's work and addresses Yim's position in the larger historical context of Korean cinema and women filmmakers globally. Molly Kim is an Adjunct Professor of the College of Humanities at Hanyang University.

Explores the role of Islam in forming and transforming interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World from a longue dur e perspective