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Thermodynamics and Morphodynamics in Wave Energy

By: Antonio Moñino,Encarnación Medina-López,Rafael J. Bergillos,María Clavero,Alistair Borthwick,Miguel Ortega-Sánchez

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Thermodynamics and Morphodynamics in Wave Energy

By: Antonio Moñino,Encarnación Medina-López,Rafael J. Bergillos,María Clavero,Alistair Borthwick,Miguel Ortega-Sánchez

This book examines the performance of oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converters. It discusses the influence of humid air inside the chamber and changes in the seabed, and also investigates the role of wave energy converters in coastal protection. The authors use a real gas model to describe the thermodynamics of the air–water vapour mixture inside the chamber, and the compression and expansion process during the wave cycle. Further, they present an alternative formulation with new perspectives on the adiabatic process of the gaseous phase, including a modified adiabatic index, and subsequent modified thermodynamic state variables such as enthalpy, entropy and specific heat. The book also develops a numerical model using computational fluid dynamics to simulate OWC characteristics in open sea, and studies the performance of a linear turbine using an actuator disk model. It then compares the results from both cases to find an agreement between the analytical and numerical models when humidity is inserted in the gaseous phase. Introducing new concepts to studies of wave energy to provide fresh perspectives on energy extraction and efficiency problems, the book is a valuable resource for researchers and industrial companies involved in thermal energy and coastal engineering. It is also of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students, as it broadens their view of wave energy.

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3319907018

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The Early Information Society

Information Management in Britain before the Computer

By: Alistair Black,Dave Muddiman

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The Early Information Society

Information Management in Britain before the Computer

By: Alistair Black,Dave Muddiman

Whether termed the 'network society', the 'knowledge society' or the 'information society', it is widely accepted that a new age has dawned, unveiled by powerful computer and communication technologies. Yet for millennia humans have been recording knowledge and culture, engaging in the dissemination and preservation of information. In `The Early Information Society', the authors argue for an earlier incarnation of the information age, focusing upon the period 1900-1960. In support of this they examine the history and traditions in Britain of two separate but related information-rich occupations - information management and information science - repositioning their origins before the age of the computer and identifying the forces driving their early development. `The Early Information Society' offers an historical account which questions the novelty of the current information society. It will be essential reading for students, researchers and practitioners in the library and information science field, and for sociologists and historians interested in the information society.

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Routledge

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1317034988

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9781317034988

Hawick

A History from Earliest Times

By: Alistair Moffat

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Hawick

A History from Earliest Times

By: Alistair Moffat

As Hawick celebrates the 500th anniversary of the fight at Hornshole, the first stirrings of the defining traditions of the common riding, Alistair Moffat takes the narrative much further back into the mists of prehistory, to the time of the Romans, the coming of the Angles and the Normans. He recounts how Hawick got its name, where the old village stood, who the early barons of Hawick were and then charts the amazing rise of the textile trade, bringing the story right up to the present day. Beneath the familiar streets and closes lies an immense story - the remarkable and unique story of Hawick. If this book shows anything, it shows that Hawick has changed radically over the many centuries since people began to live between the Slitrig and the Teviot. All that experience in one place has created and invented much and the future will turn for the better for a simple reason. Hawick's greatest invention is her people.

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Birlinn

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0857908073

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9780857908070

The Borders

A History of the Borders from Earliest Times

By: Alistair Moffat

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The Borders

A History of the Borders from Earliest Times

By: Alistair Moffat

In this acclaimed book, Alistair Moffat tells the story of a part of Scotland that has played a huge role in the nation's history and moved poets, painters and writers as well as ordinary people for hundreds of years. The hunter-gatherers who first penetrated the virgin interior, the Celtic warlords, the Romans, the Northumbrians and the Reivers, who dominated the Anglo-Scottish borderlands for over 300 years, have all had their part to play in the constantly evolving life of the area. It is the people of a place that make its history and Alistair Moffat's book is a testament to those who have made the Borders their home, and who have created the traditions, myths and romance that define it so strongly.

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Birlinn

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0857901141

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9780857901149

The Reivers

The Story of the Border Reivers

By: Alistair Moffat

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The Reivers

The Story of the Border Reivers

By: Alistair Moffat

From the early fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth, the Anglo-Scottish borderlands witnessed one of the most intense periods of warfare and disorder ever seen in modern Europe. As a consequence of near-constant conflict between England and Scotland, Borderers suffered at the hands of marauding armies, who ravaged the land, destroying crops, slaughtering cattle, burning settlements and killing indiscriminately. Forced by extreme circumstances, many Borderers took to reiving to ensure the survival of their families and communities, and for the best part of 300 years, countless raiding parties made their way over the border. The story of the Reivers is one of survival, stealth, treachery, ingenuity and deceit, expertly brought to life in Alistair Moffat's acclaimed book.

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085790115X

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9780857901156

The Alistair Moffat History Collection

eBook Bundle

By: Alistair Moffat

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The Alistair Moffat History Collection

eBook Bundle

By: Alistair Moffat

Uncover the story of Scotland with Alistair Moffat's history collection. From the Ice Age to the modern day, this bundle leaves no stone unturned. Journey through the long-lost kingdoms of Roman times and the Dark Ages, uncover the bloodshed wrought by the Border Reivers for two centuries, track down the true King Arthur, and learn the true story of how Scotland became the nation it is today. 'Moffat plunders the facts and fables to create a richly-detailed and comprehensive analysis of a nation's past' – Scots Magazine Titles included in this bundle are: The Faded Map Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms The Reivers Scotland: A History From Earliest Times

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Birlinn Ltd

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1788856317

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Aspects of the Hague Rules

A Comparative Study in English and French Law

By: Malcolm Alistair Clarke

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Aspects of the Hague Rules

A Comparative Study in English and French Law

By: Malcolm Alistair Clarke

It has been estimated that four-fifths of an carriage of goods by sea are governed by the Hague Rules, properly known as the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to Bills of Lading, signed at Brussels in 1924. The success of the Convention is wen recognised. Its importance is self-evident and such that, notwithstanding its success, it has been the subject of regular scrutiny with a view to improvement and reform. Attention has focussed on various matters, among them two central provisions which are the subject of this book. First to be considered is article X concerning the legal scope of the Convention: to which contracts for carriage under bills of lading does the Convention apply? This question has caused much trouble, was debated by the C. M. 1. for twenty years and was apparently settled by a new Conven tion signed at Brussels in 1968; but the solution may never come into force as the entire Convention is currently being considered by the United Nations with a view to reform of a different kind. The second part of the book examines one of the fundamental duties in the Convention. The ultimate duties of the carrier are duties of due diligence, diligence in caring for cargo and diligence in preparing his ship for sea. It is the latter duty that has been selected for detailed study.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9401188548

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9789401188548

Fined Four Pounds, Licence Removed

Tales of A Self-Funded Transportee

By: Alistair Brooks

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Tales of A Self-Funded Transportee

By: Alistair Brooks

Here is a set of tales that are as refreshing as they are revealing. They begin in an ancient, blizzard-torn farmhouse in England's West Country at the height of the Second World War, and they end 60 years later beside an Aboriginal campfire in the Northern Territory of Australia. These 22 tales take us on an intimate journey through the life of an ordinary individual. Yet the talented style of their telling, with their numerous connecting threads of pathos, serendipity, music, adventure, religious curiosity, comedy, horses and high drama, draws the reader onwards inexorably and irrisistably. In this, his first book, Alistair Brooks provides us with an absorbing and notable autobiographical achievement. For his is a broad and colourful canvas portraying his very personal voyage of self-discovery, and the influences and opportunities that have wrought the many changes in his life. The tales leave one with the feeling his life has been everything but ordinary, and that he has enjoyed his living of it immensely. A rare claim these days. Compelling reading!

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Trafford Publishing

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1412043697

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9781412043694

The Secret History of Here

A Year in the Valley

By: Alistair Moffat

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The Secret History of Here

A Year in the Valley

By: Alistair Moffat

The Secret History of Here is the story of a single place in the Scottish Borders. The site on which Alistair Moffat’s farm now stands has been occupied since prehistoric times. Walking this landscape you can feel the presence and see the marks of those who lived here before. But it is also the story of everywhere. In uncovering the history of one piece of land, Moffat shows how history is all around us, if only we have the eyes to see it. Taking the form of a journal of a year, this is a walk through the centuries as much as the seasons, offering a glimpse into the lives of those who came before, as well as those who live here now.

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Canongate Books

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1838851151

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9781838851156

The Hidden Ways

Scotland's Forgotten Roads

By: Alistair Moffat

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The Hidden Ways

Scotland's Forgotten Roads

By: Alistair Moffat

Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards In The Hidden Ways, Alistair Moffat traverses the lost paths of Scotland. Down Roman roads tramped by armies, warpaths and pilgrim routes, drove roads and rail roads, turnpikes and sea roads, he traces the arteries through which our nation's lifeblood has flowed in a bid to understand how our history has left its mark upon our landscape. Moffat's travels along the hidden ways reveal not only the searing beauty and magic of the Scottish landscape, but open up a different sort of history, a new way of understanding our past by walking in the footsteps of our ancestors. In retracing the forgotten paths, he charts a powerful, surprising and moving history of Scotland through the unremembered lives who have moved through it.

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1786891026

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Teachers' Work in a Globalizing Economy

By: Alistair Dow,Robert Hattam,Alan Reid,Geoffrey Shacklock,John Smyth

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Teachers' Work in a Globalizing Economy

By: Alistair Dow,Robert Hattam,Alan Reid,Geoffrey Shacklock,John Smyth

Extended critical case studies provide a tangible working expression of the labour process of teaching, showing how teachers are simultaneously experiencing significant changes to their work, as well as responding in ways that actively shape these processes. For teachers and researchers, this book shows what processes are at work in the global economy which impact on, and sometimes control, the role of the teacher. It also reveals how teachers accommodate, resist or redefine their working circumstances, and explores methods researchers might employ in order to increase our understanding and knowledge of the effect of globalization on teaching.

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Routledge

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113570029X

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9781135700294

Bannockburn

The Battle for a Nation

By: Alistair Moffat

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Bannockburn

The Battle for a Nation

By: Alistair Moffat

As 8,000 Scottish soldiers, most of them spearmen, faced 18,000 English infantrymen, archers and mounted knights in June 1314 near the Bannock Burn, many would have thought that the result a foregone conclusion. But two days later, the English were routed, Edward II fled to the coast and took ship for home, and few English and Welsh soldiers escaped from Scotland unhurt. This emphatic victory was the moment that enabled Scotland to remain independent and pursue a different destiny. In this book, best-selling author Alistair Moffat offers fresh insights into one of the most famous battles in history, yet one which is surprisingly little understood. Where exactly was it fought; and what happened at the Scottish council of war the night before the second day to persuade the Scots to attack at dawn? This book follows in detail the events of those two days that changed history, and captures all the fear, heroism, confusion and desperation as he describes the tactics and manoeuvres that led to a stunning and unexpected Scottish victory.

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Birlinn

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0857907999

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9780857907998

The Great Tapestry of Scotland

The Making of a Masterpiece

By: Alistair Moffat,Susan Mansfield

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The Great Tapestry of Scotland

The Making of a Masterpiece

By: Alistair Moffat,Susan Mansfield

The brainchild of bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, historian Alistair Moffat and artist Andrew Crummy, the Great Tapestry of Scotland is an outstanding celebration of thousands of years of Scottish history and achievement, from the end of the last Ice Age to Dolly the Sheep and Andy Murray's Wimbledon victory in 2013. This book tells the story of this unique undertaking from its original conception and creation by teams of dedicated stitchers to its grand unveiling at the Scottish Parliament in 2013, its subsequent touring and the creation of its permanent home in the Scottish Borders.

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Birlinn

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0857906569

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9780857906564

Before Scotland: A Prehistory

By: Alistair Moffat

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Before Scotland: A Prehistory

By: Alistair Moffat

A pioneering look at early Scotland that transforms prehistory into gripping narrative. The story of the land that became Scotland is one of dramatic geological events and impressive human endeavor. Alistair Moffat’s gripping narrative ranges from the great thaw at the end of the Ice Age, which was instrumental in shaping Scotland’s magnificent landscape; through the megalith builders, the Celts, and the Picts; to the ascension of King Constantine II. Moffat deploys his knowledge with wit and deftness, interweaving the story with numerous special features on topics as diverse as cave drawings of dancing girls, natural birth control, the myth of Atlantis, and the Zoroastrian Towers of Silence—all of them valuable, sometimes quirky, additions to the whole picture. Erudite and entertaining, Before Scotland transforms our understanding of a neglected period and is essential reading for anyone interested in the people, events, and monuments that make up Scotland’s captivating past.

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Thames & Hudson

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0500778582

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9780500778586

Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms

By: Alistair Moffat

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Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms

By: Alistair Moffat

The Holy Grail, the kingdom of Camelot, The Knights of the Round Table and the magical sword Excalibur are all key ingredients of the legends surrounding King Arthur. But who was he really, where did he come from, and how much of what we read about him in stories that date back to the Dark Ages is true? So far historians have failed to show that King Arthur really existed at all, for a good reason - they have been looking in the wrong place. In this fascinating and thought-provoking book, Alistair Moffat shatters all existing assumptions about Britain's most enigmatic hero. With reference to literary sources and historical documents, to archaeology and the ancient names of rivers, hills and forts, he strips away a thousand years of myth to unveil the real King Arthur. And in doing so he solves one of the greatest riddles of them all - the site of Camelot itself.

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Birlinn

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0857902261

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9780857902269

The Faded Map

The Lost Kingdoms of Scotland

By: Alistair Moffat

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The Faded Map

The Lost Kingdoms of Scotland

By: Alistair Moffat

In this modern age the regional and national boundaries which define Scotland seem fixed and permanent. But of course this has not always been so. In this book Alistair Moffat looks at the shifting political shape of the land long before its modern borders were created. In doing so he brings to vivid life the half-forgotten kingdoms that came and went during Roman times, the Dark Ages and the early medieval period. This is a fascinating journey into a tantalisingly little-known period of our history, yet one which is crucial to our understanding of who we are and where we came from. 'Moffat's tireless reasearch ... and commanding knowledge bring these forgotten peoples to life' – Scottish Field

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0857900579

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9780857900579

Dementia, 4th Edition

By: David Ames,Alistair Burns,John T. O'Brien

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Dementia, 4th Edition

By: David Ames,Alistair Burns,John T. O'Brien

Winner of the BMA 2011 book awards: psychiatry category Winner of the Australian Journal of Ageing book of the year award This definitive work on dementia and related disorders has been fully updated and revised to reflect recent advances in this fast-moving field. The incidence of dementia continues to rise as the population of the world ages, and the condition represents one of the most significant challenges facing societies and health professionals in the next half-century. In this, the most comprehensive single volume work available on the subject, the editors have met this challenge by assembling a team of the world's leading experts on all aspects of the condition, from history, epidemiology and social aspects to the latest neurobiological research and advanced therapeutic strategies.

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817

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CRC Press

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1444128744

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9781444128741

Dementia 3Ed

By: David Ames,Alistair Burns,John O'Brien

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Dementia 3Ed

By: David Ames,Alistair Burns,John O'Brien

The rising prevalence of dementia in the population continues to pose a serious public health challenge in both the developed and the developing world. Previous editions of Dementia have become acknowledged as a key 'gold standard' work in this field, and have had a genuinely international approach. The third edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the most recent advances in the rapidly developing field of dementia research, adding further important detail to this already authoritative and detailed text. New material on mild cognitive impairment has been included, and the latest developments in areas such as service development and carer research are also covered. All the chapters have been revised to include the most up-to-date research in their field. This is an essential work of reference for specialists in old age psychiatry, neurology, and health care of the elderly. It should also be a useful resource for others working with patients with dementia, including general practitioners, nurses, psychologists, and other allied health professionals.

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875

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CRC Press

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0340812036

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9780340812037

Country Inns and Selected Hotels in Great Britain and Ireland

By: Alistair Hankey

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Country Inns and Selected Hotels in Great Britain and Ireland

By: Alistair Hankey

The standard and best guide for selective lodging in Great Britain and Ireland, this newly revised, millenium edition features more than two hundred outstanding inns and hotels in England, Wales, Scotland, the Channel Islands, and Ireland. Color directional maps for all hotels with full pages make travel easier. Bargain breaks are listed separately for each hotel.To make one's stay even more enjoyable, local attractions -- such as historic houses, gardens, walks, and entertainment venues -- are featured by county, with a calendar of events. Conference and sporting facilities are tabulated for easy reference.

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Pelican Publishing

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1565547330

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9781565547339

Thermodynamics and Morphodynamics in Wave Energy

By: Antonio Moñino,Encarnación Medina-López,Rafael J. Bergillos,María Clavero,Alistair Borthwick,Miguel Ortega-Sánchez

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Thermodynamics and Morphodynamics in Wave Energy

By: Antonio Moñino,Encarnación Medina-López,Rafael J. Bergillos,María Clavero,Alistair Borthwick,Miguel Ortega-Sánchez

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Springer

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3319907018

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Letters to a Young Politician

From His Uncle

By: Alistair McAlpine,Lord McAlpine

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Letters to a Young Politician

From His Uncle

By: Alistair McAlpine,Lord McAlpine

A political fable in the form of letters written from a senior party apparatchik to his ambitious nephew, who starts as a candidate going through selection and becoming an MP, and goes on to contest the leadership. The letters reflect the changing power-relationship between uncle and nephew.

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0571170579

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