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A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines

Vol. II

By: Andrew Ure

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A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines

Vol. II

By: Andrew Ure

Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.

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3752562153

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Give Me Shelter

The Failure of Canada?s Cold War Civil Defence

By: Andrew Burtch

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Give Me Shelter

The Failure of Canada?s Cold War Civil Defence

By: Andrew Burtch

How could you and your family survive a nuclear war? From 1945 onwards, the Canadian government developed civil defence plans and encouraged citizens to join local survival corps. By the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil defence program was widely mocked, and the public was still vastly unprepared for nuclear war. An expos? of the challenges of educating the public on the threat of nuclear annihilation, Give Me Shelter provides a well-grounded explanation of why Canada’s civil defence strategy ultimately failed. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Canada’s Cold War home front.

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UBC Press

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0774822422

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Paleolimnology

The History and Evolution of Lake Systems

By: Andrew S. Cohen

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Paleolimnology

The History and Evolution of Lake Systems

By: Andrew S. Cohen

This text, written by a leading researcher in the field, describes the origin and formation of lakes in order to give context to the question of how lacustrine deposits form. It explains the process of sedimentation in lakes and the chemistry of those deposits and describes how the age of lake deposits are determined. Additionally, this book shows how different groups of fossils are used in interpreting the paleontological record of lakes. In order to illustrate the more synthetic approaches to interpreting the history of lakes, the author also discusses such special topics as lake-level history, lake evolution, and the impact of environmental change on lakes.

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Oxford University Press

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0195350898

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Building the Army’s Backbone

Canadian Non-Commissioned Officers in the Second World War

By: Andrew L. Brown

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Building the Army’s Backbone

Canadian Non-Commissioned Officers in the Second World War

By: Andrew L. Brown

In September 1939, Canada’s tiny army began its remarkable expansion into a wartime force of almost half a million soldiers. No army can function without a backbone of skilled non-commissioned officers (NCOs) – corporals, sergeants, and warrant officers – and the army needed to create one out of raw civilian material. Building the Army’s Backbone tells the story of how senior leadership created a corps of NCOs that helped the burgeoning force train, fight, and win. This innovative book uncovers the army’s two-track NCO-production system: locally organized training programs were run by units and formations, while centralized training and talent-distribution programs were overseen by the army. Meanwhile, to bring coherence to the two-track approach, the army circulated its best-trained NCOs between operational forces, the reinforcement pool, and the training system. The result was a corps of NCOs that collectively possessed the necessary skills in leadership, tactics, and instruction to help the army succeed in battle.

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0774866993

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Historical Dictionary of Paraguay

By: R. Andrew Nickson

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Historical Dictionary of Paraguay

By: R. Andrew Nickson

Land-locked Paraguay is one of the smaller nations of Latin America, whose global image is now changing very rapidly. In the process, the tired stereotype of a “forgotten” country comprising only military dictators, Nazis, and steam trains is being rapidly discarded. Indeed Paraguay is now no longer off the map and its unique history is attracting growing interest. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Paraguay covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Paraguay.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0810879646

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9780810879645

Do African Children Have an Equal Chance?

A Human Opportunity Report for Sub-Saharan Africa

By: Andrew Dabalen,Ambar Narayan,Jaime Saavedra-Chanduvi,Alejandro Hoyos Suarez

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Do African Children Have an Equal Chance?

A Human Opportunity Report for Sub-Saharan Africa

By: Andrew Dabalen,Ambar Narayan,Jaime Saavedra-Chanduvi,Alejandro Hoyos Suarez

Early access to education, health services, safe water, and nutritious food improve the chances of a fruitful life. This book highlights the significant progress Sub-Saharan African countries have made in the past decades and the challenges that remain in ending extreme poverty and laying the foundations for shared prosperity.

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World Bank Publications

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146480334X

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9781464803345

On the Side of the Angels

Canada and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights

By: Andrew Thompson

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On the Side of the Angels

Canada and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights

By: Andrew Thompson

When it comes to upholding human rights both at home and abroad, many Canadians would like to believe that we have always been “on the side of the angels.” This book tells the story of Canada’s contributions – both good and bad – to the development and advancement of international human rights law at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) from 1946 to 2006. The CHR gave Canada the opportunity to forge a reputation as a human rights leader. This book scrutinizes this reputation by examining Canada’s involvement in a number of contentious human rights issues – political, civil, racial, women’s, and Indigenous, among others. It finds that Canada’s record was mixed, its priorities motivated by a variety of considerations, both domestic and international. An in-depth historical overview of six decades of Canadian engagement within the UN human rights system, On The Side of the Angels offers new insights into the nuances, complexities, and contradictions of Canada’s human rights policies.

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UBC Press

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0774835060

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Citizen Docker

Making a New Deal on the Vancouver Waterfront, 1919-1939

By: Andrew Parnaby

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Citizen Docker

Making a New Deal on the Vancouver Waterfront, 1919-1939

By: Andrew Parnaby

After the First World War, many Canadians were concerned with the possibility of national regeneration. Progressive-minded politicians, academics, church leaders, and social reformers turned increasingly to the state for solutions. Yet, as significant as the state was in articulating and instituting a new morality, outside actors such as employers were active in pursuing reform agendas as well, taking aim at the welfare of the family, citizen, and nation. Citizen Docker considers this trend, focusing on the Vancouver waterfront as a case in point. After the war, waterfront employers embarked on an ambitious program - welfare capitalism - to ease industrial relations, increase the efficiency of the port, and, ultimately, recondition longshoremen themselves. Andrew Parnaby considers these reforms as a microcosm of the process of accommodation between labour and capital that affected Canadian society as a whole in the 1920s and 1930s. By creating a new sense of entitlement among waterfront workers, one that could not be satisfied by employers during the Great Depression, welfare capitalism played an important role in the cultural transformation that took place after the Second World War. Encompassing labour and gender history, aboriginal studies, and the study of state formation, Citizen Docker examines the deep shift in the aspirations of working people, and the implications that shift had on Canadian society in the interwar years and beyond.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802090567

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9780802090560

Walking in the Brianconnais

40 walking routes in the French Alps exploring high mountain landscapes near Briancon

By: Andrew McCluggage

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Walking in the Brianconnais

40 walking routes in the French Alps exploring high mountain landscapes near Briancon

By: Andrew McCluggage

The 40 walks in this guidebook explore the stunning summer landscapes around Briançon. Walks range from 4 to 21km, and cover the valleys of Clarée, Cerveyrette, Ayes, Durance and Guisane, as well as the area around Vallouise and Montgenèvre. All the routes are circular and graded from easy to very hard, so there are walks to suit all abilities. Alongside detailed route descriptions and maps, the guidebook provides practical advice on when to visit and the best bases for exploring the region. There are notes on plants and wildlife, and information on the many hill forts in the area. Stunning photographs add to the appeal of this informative guide. The Briançonnais is a stunning mountain wilderness packed with snow-capped peaks, idyllic Alpine valleys, pastures full of wildflowers, sparkling alpine lakes, historic hill forts and a labyrinth of quiet paths. With a rural charm and a milder climate than the northern Alps, it is a region ripe for discovery, and this guide is the perfect place to start.

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Cicerone Press Limited

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1783626399

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9781783626397

The Pocket Book of the World

By: Andrew Morton,Pocket Books

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The Pocket Book of the World

By: Andrew Morton,Pocket Books

Put the world in your pocket with this atlas of planet Earth This detailed and colorful global guide puts the world at your fingertips. Two world maps, six continent maps, and 103 regional maps present our world in close up. The Pocket Book of the World is an ideal companion for students, travelers, and the whole family. Physical and political maps of the world Maps of all the continents 103 regional maps 90 page index Color coded for ease of use The latest cartographic data The Pocket Book of the World...The ultimate pocket reference

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Simon and Schuster

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1416513256

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9781416513254

Unfreezing the Arctic

Science, Colonialism, and the Transformation of Inuit Lands

By: Andrew Stuhl

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Unfreezing the Arctic

Science, Colonialism, and the Transformation of Inuit Lands

By: Andrew Stuhl

This rich portrait of Arctic science, informed by ethnographic fieldwork and Inuit perspective, speaks to the interplay of science and international politics. It looks at episodes of exploration, colonial control, exchanges with indigenous populations, and the process of knowledge gathering on the Arctic s natural and living resources. Andrew Stuhl s compelling narrative weaves together distinct episodes into a backstory for what some have wrongly called the unprecedented transformations in the circumpolar basin today. "Unfreezing the Arctic" is among the first books to undertake a sustained examination of scientific activity in the Arctic across the long twentieth century, and it will be warmly welcomed by anyone interested in the commingled political, economic, and social histories of transboundary regions the world over.

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University of Chicago Press

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022641664X

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9780226416649

The Ecology of Snow and Ice Environments

By: Johanna Laybourn-Parry,Martyn Tranter,Andrew J. Hodson

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The Ecology of Snow and Ice Environments

By: Johanna Laybourn-Parry,Martyn Tranter,Andrew J. Hodson

The majority of extremophiles in ice and snow are microorganisms.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199583080

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Book's by Andrew Lac

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines

Give Me Shelter

Give Me Shelter

Paleolimnology

Paleolimnology

Building the Army’s Backbone

Building the Army’s Backbone

Historical Dictionary of Paraguay

Historical Dictionary of Paraguay

Do African Children Have an Equal Chance?

Do African Children Have an Equal Chance?

On the Side of the Angels

On the Side of the Angels

Citizen Docker

Citizen Docker

Walking in the Brianconnais

Walking in the Brianconnais

The Pocket Book of the World

The Pocket Book of the World

Unfreezing the Arctic

Unfreezing the Arctic

The Ecology of Snow and Ice Environments

The Ecology of Snow and Ice Environments

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