Bücher von Michael McCarthy

A sweeping and detailed, history of one of Scotland's oldest families and clans set against events national and local, political and social from the Norman Invasion until the present day. Capturing the highs and lows of family, clan, estate and community within the formation, struggles and advancement of the Scottish nation.

This book argues for putting spoken language at the centre of the syllabus.

A practical introduction to the field of discourse analysis and its relevance for language teaching.

"Michael McCarthy's volume ... deserves an important place in the growing body of scholarly literature devoted to ... the image of the black in Western consciousness.' Although this excellent book touches on diverse aspects of African-American relations, it is primarily concerned with the origins and development of American perceptions of an alien environment and people--perceptions, as McCarthy amply demonstrates, that were shaped as much by expectations and predispositions of Americans traveling and living in Africa over almost a century and a half as by the actual characteristics of the land and people they encountered there. Through a careful examination and sophisticated interpretation of the voluminous writings of dozens of Americans, McCarthy explains how a language of discourse' about the continent and its people evolved in the United States and ultimately shaped the nation's ideas about both in a particular way. ... [This] work ... provides rich insight into the complex relation between the physical and metaphysical Africa.' The significance of McCarthy's study is much larger than its brevity suggests."-American Historical Review

In the early 1980s the author was asked to investigate the newly discovered wreck of the Xantho, an iron screw steamship active off the Australian coast during the period 1848 to 1872, and to develop a strategy to stop the looting that was occurring at the site.

In the early 1980s the author was asked to investigate the newly discovered wreck of the Xantho, an iron screw steamship active off the Australian coast during the period 1848 to 1872, and to develop a strategy to stop the looting that was occurring at the site.

The bilingual reference book that helps learners use the right word in the right place.

The bilingual reference book that helps learners use the right word in the right place.