Alison Smith Boeken

Focusing on Jacques Rivette's significant yet underappreciated contributions to French cinema, this study explores his evolution from influential film critic in the 1950s to a key figure in the New Wave movement. It examines his complex and experimental films of the 1970s, as well as his later, innovative dramas that kept him relevant in the following decades. The analysis culminates with a look at his recent works, including Histoire de Marie et Julien and Ne touchez pas la hache, providing a comprehensive overview of his artistic journey.

Focusing on multilevel governance models, this book examines how four major Canadian cities address homelessness and social protection for vulnerable populations. It delves into the complexities of policy-making and the effectiveness of various approaches in providing support to marginalized individuals, highlighting the challenges and successes within each city's framework.

A complete survey - the first in English - of Jacques Rivette's sixty-year career in French cinema, from the New Wave to the present day. -- .

Tailor-make your wardrobe with this essential dressmaking guide.Discover everything you need to know to design, create, and customize your clothes. Guiding you through every stage of clothes-making in a clear, easy-to-understand way, The Dressmaking Book contains everything you need to make timeless wardrobe staples that can be easily adapted to suit your style. Choose the perfect fabrics for any project, try your hand at a range of machine-sewing techniques, and put your new-found knowledge to use with 13 downloadable patterns that can be adapted to create more than 30 stylish garments. With step-by-step guides and patterns to make classic dresses, skirts, tops, trousers, and jackets, alongside ideas for refreshing and reinventing your old clothes, The Dressmaking Book has everything you need to ditch fast fashion and create stunning, original clothes to suit your style.

Egypt's monumental buildings and soaring temple columns cannot fail to impress. This is the first ever detailed look at the evolution of the design and style of columns, as well as their symbolic meaning, over a 3000-year period.

Perfect for anyone interested in sewing, everything one needs to know to make, alter, and customize clothes. Sewers discover what supplies to buy and how to use them, the best fabrics to choose based on drape and weave, how to understand patterns and alter them, and more.

Provides comprehensive instruction on sewing, including stitch and finish techniques, mending, and sewing projects for both apparel and household goods.

Tailor-make your wardrobe with this essential dressmaking guide.Discover everything you need to know to design, create, and customize your clothes. Guiding you through every stage of clothes-making in a clear, easy-to-understand way, Sew Your Own Wardrobe shows you how to make timeless wardrobe staples that can be easily adapted to suit your style.Choose the perfect fabrics for any project, try your hand at a range of machine-sewing techniques, and put your new-found knowledge to use with 13 downloadable patterns that can be adapted to create more than 30 stylish garments.With step-by-step guides and patterns to make classic dresses, skirts, tops, trousers, and jackets, alongside ideas for refreshing and reinventing your old clothes, Sew Your Own Wardrobe has everything you need to ditch fast fashion and create stunning, original clothes to suit your style.

A major, comprehensive history of Russian food.

Covers basic hand stitches, sewing with a machine, decorative stitches, fastenings, and finishings.