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Portugal 1715-1808

Joanine, Pombaline and Rococo Portugal as Seen by British Diplomats and Traders

By: Alan David Francis

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Portugal 1715-1808

Joanine, Pombaline and Rococo Portugal as Seen by British Diplomats and Traders

By: Alan David Francis

Following the treaty of Utrecht, Portugal, successful diplomatically where she had failed militarily, embarked on a lengthy period of balancing the interests of Britain, France and Spain against her own political and economic needs. This study, drawing extensively on state papers and other collections, follows the course of Anglo-Portuguese relations through the years of John V, the age of Pombal and the 1762 war with Spain, to the years of the French revolution and the flight of the court to Brazil under the threat of Napoleon's army.

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Tamesis

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0729301907

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9780729301909

Healthcare Databases

A Simple Guide to Building and Using Them

By: Alan Gillies

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Healthcare Databases

A Simple Guide to Building and Using Them

By: Alan Gillies

Databases are an increasingly important part of the everyday life of all healthcare professionals. This straightforward practical guide to creating and using databases is closely tailored to the needs of healthcare practitioners. It covers design and implementation including simple data modelling, normalisation, tables, forms, queries and reports and shows how a database can be integrated with a word processor to produce letters for mailing. The easy to use step-by-step format guides the reader through the text in a user-friendly style by showing what actually appears on the computer and by making extensive use of screen shots, toolbar icons, mouse and keyboard actions. This clear and concise approachable book is designed for all general practitioners, practice managers and nurses, clinical governance and audit staff, doctors, nurses and other hospital staff, and staff involved in research and development - who need have no prior knowledge of databases.

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160

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Radcliffe Publishing

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1857759729

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9781857759723

Lone Star Field Guide to Texas Snakes

By: Alan Tennant

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Lone Star Field Guide to Texas Snakes

By: Alan Tennant

The State of Texas not only boasts the largest snakes in North America, but also the largest number of species—105. This guide describes in detail each and every one of them, from the benign Texas long-nosed snake, to the venomous Western Cottonmouth. Facts on the biology and behavior are given, plus the latest findings on abundance, reproduction, prey, sizes, and habitat. In addition, introductory chapters describe the physiology and diet of snakes, and an all-important section on "Venom and Evenomation" debunks the many myths surrounding what to do when bit by a venomous snake. 128 color plates of species and subspecies aid in identification.

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351

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Taylor Trade Publishing

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1461635640

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9781461635642

Mammography and Early Breast Cancer Detection

How Screening Saves Lives

By: Alan B. Hollingsworth, M.D.

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Mammography and Early Breast Cancer Detection

How Screening Saves Lives

By: Alan B. Hollingsworth, M.D.

Early detection of breast cancer is critical. Yet efforts to cut back on mammography or even stop screening altogether have been gaining ground in the medical community's decades-long debate over testing and treatment. It is not a purely scientific debate--back-room politics and hidden agendas have played as much a role as clinical data, leading to some surprising conclusions. Written by one of the first physicians in the country to specialize in breast cancer risk assessment, genetic testing and high-risk interventions, this book focuses on the screening controversy and explains the arguments used on both sides. The author covers the history of screening, from the first mobile unit on the streets of Manhattan to the cutting edge imaging technology of today.

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McFarland

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1476625883

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9781476625881

Changing the World

American Progressives in War and Revolution

By: Alan Dawley

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Changing the World

American Progressives in War and Revolution

By: Alan Dawley

In May of 1919, women from around the world gathered in Zurich, Switzerland, and proclaimed, "We dedicate ourselves to peace!" Just months after the end of World War I, the Womens International League for Peace and Freedom--a group led by American progressive Jane Addams and comprising veteran campaigners for social reform--knew that a peaceful world was essential to their ongoing quest for social and economic justice. Alan Dawley tells the story of American progressives during the decade spanning World War I and its aftermath. He shows how they laid the foundation for progressive internationalism in their efforts to improve the world both at home and abroad. Unlike other accounts of the progressive movement--and of American politics in general--this book fuses social and international history. Dawley shows how interventions in Latin America and Europe affected domestic plans for social reform and civic engagement, and he depicts internal battles among progressives between unabashed imperialists like Theodore Roosevelt and their implacable opponents like Robert La Follette. He draws a contrast between Woodrow Wilson's use of force in exporting American ideals and Addams's more cosmopolitan pursuit of economic justice and world peace. In discussing the debate over the League of Nations within the context of turbulent domestic affairs, Dawley brings keen insight into that complicated moment in American history. In striking and original ways, Dawley brings together domestic and world affairs to argue that American progressivism cannot be understood apart from its international context. Focusing on world-historical events of empire, revolution, war, and peace, he shows how American reformers invented a new politics built around progressive internationalism. Changing the World retrieves the progressive tradition in American politics and makes it available to contemporary debates. The book speaks to anyone seeking to be both a good citizen within the nation and a good citizen of today's troubled world.

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Princeton University Press

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1400850592

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9781400850594

Creative Lives and Works

Raymond Firth, Audrey Richards, Lucy Mair, Meyer Fortes and Edmund Leach

By: Alan Macfarlane,Jack Goody,Jean La Fontaine,Frank Kermode

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Creative Lives and Works

Raymond Firth, Audrey Richards, Lucy Mair, Meyer Fortes and Edmund Leach

By: Alan Macfarlane,Jack Goody,Jean La Fontaine,Frank Kermode

Creative Lives and Works: Raymond Firth, Audrey Richards, Lucy Mair, Meyer Fortes and Edmund Leach is a collection of interviews conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane. Filmed over a period of 40 years, the five conversations in this volume, are part of a larger set of interviews that cut across various disciplines, from the social sciences, the sciences to the performing and visual arts. The current volume on five of England’s foremost social anthropologists is the second in the series of several such books. These conversations and talks are interlaced with rich ethnography and interpretations of distant civilizations and the very real practices that enable these tribal societies and cultures to thrive. There are several teaching moments in these engaging conversations which are further enriched by detailed personal experiences that each of the five shares. Sir Raymond Firth gives us an insight into his Polynesian experience, while Audrey Richards and Lucy Mair recall their days in the African hinterland. Meyer Fortes’s account of his tribal study, yet again in the African subcontinent, is mesmeric, while Sir Edmund Leach’s Southeast Asian encounters are just as enthralling. Immensely riveting as conversations, this collection gives one a flavour of how tribal societies live and work. The book will be of enormous value not just to those interested in learning about tribal societies and cultures, and those interested in History, Culture Studies, but also to those curious to gather knowledge about other cultures. Please note: This title is co-published with Social Science Press, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

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198

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Routledge

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1000378217

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9781000378214

Christology: A Guide for the Perplexed

By: Alan J. Spence

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Christology: A Guide for the Perplexed

By: Alan J. Spence

Today Christology is of concern to both New Testament scholars and theologians alike and continues to provoke debate within the Church. Christology: A Guide for the Perplexed examines the key debates and defining moments in the early Church and the Reformation. After a brief introduction providing a basic definition of Christology, this historical background provides an essential foundation on which to outline later developments in Christology. Alan Spence then considers the Quest for the Historical Jesus, the work of the major theologians in this area including Barth and Schleiermacher, and from the present day, N.T. Wright and Pannenberg, and explores the contemporary arguments within the field of Christology.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567666131

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9780567666130

The Wonder of Their Voices

The 1946 Holocaust Interviews of David Boder

By: Alan Rosen

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The Wonder of Their Voices

The 1946 Holocaust Interviews of David Boder

By: Alan Rosen

Nothing seems more important and meaningful to survivors than to share their experiences. In this volume, the reader will find memories that will enrich his or her understanding of an era filled with pain and anguish."---Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of Night --

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OUP USA

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0195395123

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9780195395129

Snakes of North America

Eastern and Central Regions

By: Alan Tennant

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Snakes of North America

Eastern and Central Regions

By: Alan Tennant

Providing thorough descriptions of almost 200 species, this guide presents thousands of facts and figures that will help you identify, understand, and appreciate these important and remarkable animals. Each species and subspecies account includes the latest findings on abundance, size, reproductive habits, prey, habitat, behavior and venomous/nonvenomous status.

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Taylor Trade Publishing

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1461662192

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Testimony and Tradition

Studies in Reformed and Dissenting Thought

By: Alan P.F. Sell

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Testimony and Tradition

Studies in Reformed and Dissenting Thought

By: Alan P.F. Sell

Internationally recognised for his scholarship in the philosophy of religion and Christian Doctrine, and for his ecclesiastical connections as former Theological Secretary of the Geneva-based World Alliance of Reformed Churches, the Reformed theologian Alan Sell has an established reputation amongst theologians, church and intellectual historians, ecumenists, and ministers of religion. This collection of Alan Sell's work on the Reformed and Dissenting traditions - which includes the Presbyterian, Congregational and United Reformed Church - spans key doctrinal, philosophical, ethical, historical and ecumenical topics. The author illuminates central themes within the history and thought of the Reformed and Dissenting traditions including: the catholicity of the Church and danger of sectarianism, the importance of church meeting, the centrality of the Cross in Christian thought, the need for a viable Christian apologetic. Alan Sell also includes the only modern study of Henry Grove and papers on Andrew Fuller and P. T. Forsyth, in whose work there is currently a revival of interest. With growing interest world wide in the Reformed family, which is the third largest Christian world communion, this book offers an invaluable resource.

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Routledge

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1351148109

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9781351148108

Fast Track to CAE

Exam Practice Workbook

By: Fiona Joseph,Peter Travis,Alan Stanton,Susan Morris

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Fast Track to CAE

Exam Practice Workbook

By: Fiona Joseph,Peter Travis,Alan Stanton,Susan Morris

Additional practice for Paper 1 (Reading) and Paper 3 (English in Use) Further work for Paper 2 (Writing), with analysis of sample answers Thorough practice of the grammar presented in the Coursebook Detailed treatment of phrasal verbs, collocation, dependent prepositions and word formation

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Longman Italia

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0582323592

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9780582323599

Christianity and Western Thought

Journey to Postmodernity in the Twentieth Century

By: Alan G. Padgett,Steve Wilkens

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Christianity and Western Thought

Journey to Postmodernity in the Twentieth Century

By: Alan G. Padgett,Steve Wilkens

Colin Brown's Christianity Western Thought, Volume 1: From the Ancient World to the Age of Enlightenment was widely embraced as a text in philosophy and theology courses around the world. His project was continued with the same spirit, energy and design by Steve Wilkens and Alan Padgett in volume 2, which explores the main intellectual streams of the nineteenth century. This, the third and final volume, also by Wilkens and Padgett, examines philosophers, ideas and movements in the twentieth century and how they have influenced Christian thought.

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389

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InterVarsity Press

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0830838570

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9780830838578

Studies of Field Systems in the British Isles

By: Alan R. H. Baker

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Studies of Field Systems in the British Isles

By: Alan R. H. Baker

An enormous amount of research into British field systems has been undertaken by historical geographers, economic historians and others since H. L. Gray's classic work on English Field Systems was published. This book both synthesizes and advances our knowledge of field systems in the British Isles.

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CUP Archive

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0521201217

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9780521201216

Charles Stewart Parnell and His Times

A Bibliography

By: N. C. Fleming,Alan O'Day

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Charles Stewart Parnell and His Times

A Bibliography

By: N. C. Fleming,Alan O'Day

Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891) wrote remarkably little about himself, but he has attracted the attention of many writers, politicians, and scholars, both during his lifetime and ever since. His controversial and provocative role in Irish and British affairs had him vilified as a murderer in The Times, and afterwards dramatically vindicated by the Westminster Parliament. It cast him as a romantic hero to the young James Joyce, and a self-serving opportunist to the journalists of the Nation. Parnell has been the subject of court cases, parliamentary enquiries and debates, journalism, plays, poems, literary analysis and historical studies. For the first time all these have been collected, catalogued and cross-referenced in one volume, an invaluable resource for scholars of late nineteenth century Ireland and Britain. Divided into fifteen chapters, including a biographical sketch, the volume contains information on manuscript and archival collections, printed primary sources, Parnell's writing, Parnell's speeches in the House of Commons and outside Parliament, contemporary journalism, contemporary writing, and contemporary illustrations on Irish affairs, and a substantial list of scholarly work, including biographies, books, articles, chapters, and theses. This volume offers readers a clear record of the substantial material already available on Parnell, and in doing so offers resources to future research in this area.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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9798216059295

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Portugal 1715-1808

Portugal 1715-1808

Healthcare Databases

Healthcare Databases

Lone Star Field Guide to Texas Snakes

Lone Star Field Guide to Texas Snakes

Mammography and Early Breast Cancer Detection

Mammography and Early Breast Cancer Detection

Changing the World

Changing the World

Creative Lives and Works

Creative Lives and Works

Christology: A Guide for the Perplexed

Christology: A Guide for the Perplexed

The Wonder of Their Voices

The Wonder of Their Voices

Snakes of North America

Snakes of North America

Testimony and Tradition

Testimony and Tradition

Fast Track to CAE

Fast Track to CAE

Christianity and Western Thought

Christianity and Western Thought

Studies of Field Systems in the British Isles

Studies of Field Systems in the British Isles

Charles Stewart Parnell and His Times

Charles Stewart Parnell and His Times

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