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Cinderella Soldiers

The Irish in Liverpool in the Great War

By: Colin Cousins

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Cinderella Soldiers

The Irish in Liverpool in the Great War

By: Colin Cousins

Based on extensive research, Cinderella Soldiers uncovers the experiences of the Liverpool Irish Battalion during the Great War. The ethnic core of the battalion represented more than mere shamrock sentimentality: they had been raised within the Catholic Irish enclaves of the north end of the city, where they had been inculcated and nurtured in Celtic culture, traditions and nationalist politics. Throughout the nineteenth century, the Irish in Liverpool were viewed as a violent, drunken, ill-disciplined and disloyal race. These racial perceptions of the Irish continued through the Home Rule Crisis which brought Ireland to the cusp of civil war in 1914. This book offers a different account of an infantry battalion at war. It is the story of how Liverpool's Irish sons, brothers, fathers and lovers fought on the Western Front and how their families in the slums of Liverpool's north end experienced and endured the war.

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The History Press

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0750991690

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9780750991698

Supermarine Southampton

The Flying Boat that Made R.J. Mitchell

By: Jo Hillman,Colin Higgs

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Supermarine Southampton

The Flying Boat that Made R.J. Mitchell

By: Jo Hillman,Colin Higgs

“Largely photographic coverage of the graceful 1920s flying boat designed by R.J. Mitchell of later Spitfire fame . . . A nostalgic look back.” —Helicopter International The Supermarine Southampton was the first flying boat to be designed for the RAF after the First World War. Produced between 1924 and 1934, it entered into RAF service in 1925 and became the second longest serving (behind the Short Sunderland) and one of the most successful of the inter-war flying boats. In an unusual move for the times, the Air Ministry ordered six Southamptons straight from the drawing board as the design had been based on the success of the experimental Supermarine Swan amphibious aircraft. So successful was the aircraft that a further twelve were ordered in July 1925. The Southampton was a hugely successful aircraft for the RAF, the aircraft’s main sponsor, and was used for reconnaissance duties and as a patrol aircraft. It became best known for a series of publicly lauded long-distance flights, the intention of which was partly “flag waving” and partly for gaining valuable experience of flying boats in remote waters. The 1927 Far East Flight became known for the Southampton’s display of its prodigious range and reliability. The Southampton was a very profitable series of flying boats with sales also being made to Argentina, Turkey and Japan almost doubling Supermarine’s business in just a few years. A total of eighty-three of all types were built, all of which are revealed in this unrivaled collection of archive images, the majority of which, having been drawn from private collections, have not been published before.

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Air World

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1526784955

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9781526784957

Compassionate Moral Realism

By: Colin Marshall

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Compassionate Moral Realism

By: Colin Marshall

Colin Marshall offers a ground-up defense of objective morality, drawing inspiration from a wide range of philosophers, including John Locke, Arthur Schopenhauer, Iris Murdoch, Nel Noddings, and David Lewis. Marshall's core claim is compassion is our capacity to perceive other creatures' pains, pleasures, and desires. Non-compassionate people are therefore perceptually lacking, regardless of how much factual knowledge they might have. Marshall argues that people who do have this form of compassion thereby fit a familiar paradigm of moral goodness. His argument involves the identification of an epistemic good which Marshall dubs "being in touch". To be in touch with some property of a thing requires experiencing it in a way that reveals that property - that is, experiencing it as it is in itself. Only compassion, Marshall argues, lets us be in touch with others' motivational mental properties. This conclusion about compassion has two important metaethical consequences. First, it generates an answer to the question "Why be moral?", which has been a central philosophical concern since Plato. Second, it provides the keystone for a novel form of moral realism. This form of moral realism has a distinctive set of virtues: it is anti-relativist, naturalist, and able to identify a necessary connection between moral representation and motivation. The view also implies that there is an epistemic asymmetry between virtuous and vicious agents, according to which only morally good people can fully face reality.

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Oxford University Press

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0192537563

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9780192537560

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

By: Colin Larkin

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

By: Colin Larkin

This text presents a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on popular music, from the early 20th century to the present day.

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Omnibus Press

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0857125958

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Mobility, Migration and Transport

Historical Perspectives

By: Colin G. Pooley

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Mobility, Migration and Transport

Historical Perspectives

By: Colin G. Pooley

This book provides an innovative perspective on migration, mobility and transport. Using concepts drawn from migration history, mobilities studies and transport history it makes the case for greater integration of these disciplines. The approach is historical, demonstrating how past processes of travel and population movement have evolved, examining the continuities and changes that have occurred, and arguing that many of the concepts used in mobilities studies today are equally relevant to the past. The three central chapters view past population movements through, respectively, the lenses of migration history, mobilities studies and transport. Two further chapters demonstrate the diversity of mobility experiences and the opportunities and difficulties of applying this approach in teaching and research. Extensive case study material from around the world is used, including personal diaries, which vividly recreate the everyday experiences of past mobilities. Population movement has never been of more importance globally: this book demonstrates how knowledge of past mobility experiences can inform our understanding of the present.

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Springer

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3319518836

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9783319518831

IN-DEPTH UK SLOGAN POSTMARK LISTINGS

Volume 1: THE SIXTIES

By: COLIN G PEACHEY

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IN-DEPTH UK SLOGAN POSTMARK LISTINGS

Volume 1: THE SIXTIES

By: COLIN G PEACHEY

Details of all towns using multi-town slogan postmarks in the UK over four decades 1960-1999

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COLIN G PEACHEY

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0904548082

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9780904548082

A People’s History of the Cold War

Stories From East and West

By: Colin Turbett

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A People’s History of the Cold War

Stories From East and West

By: Colin Turbett

Between the closing battles of the Second World War and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Cold War cast a shadow over the lives of people throughout the world. while open conflict was avoided between the ideologically competing superpowers and their principal allies, millions died in battlegrounds in parts of the world that were usually far from Moscow, Washington and London. The threat of nuclear annihilation was omnipresent, but at the same time mutually assured destruction tempered conflict and focused minds. Subtle (and not so subtle) attempts to influence popular opinion either way were apparent in everyday life on both sides of the divide. while the power of the dollar and the burgeoning costs of the arms race eventually broke the Soviet economy, the idea that capitalism ‘won’ the the Cold War seems misplaced, especially if one considers events that have happened since, including very recent armed conflict. The book takes the reader through main events of the period, but focuses on the impact on ordinary citizens East and West and the view of events from their perspective. This is a story of how economies on both sides were built around war preparations and the advance of destructive technologies that had no social benefits apart from the provision of employment. Sources used are unusual in not fitting the western-based narratives that pervade both academic histories and popular accounts. However, this book is not an apology for the more oppressive aspects of Soviet policy as the USSR struggled to build ‘really existing socialism’ within its own borders and the Eastern Bloc countries under its immediate influence. Instead, it brings a people’s perspective from both sides onto this important period of recent history, whose consequences are very much still with us as we face modern challenges around climate change and growing inequality across our world. A People’s History of the Cold War – Stories from East and West captures the mood of the times with its extensive contemporary illustrations.

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Pen and Sword History

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139908755X

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9781399087551

A View from the Wings

60 Years in British Aviation

By: Colin Cruddas

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A View from the Wings

60 Years in British Aviation

By: Colin Cruddas

Many books have been produced which detail the lives and thoughts of famous individuals. A View from the Wings is unique, recalling a wartime boyhood in which aircraft flying constantly overhead played a large part. This experience led to a lifetime career in the aviation industry both in the UK and overseas such as the US and South Africa. Mixed with events of a more personal nature often coated with whimsical humour, the author has evocatively captured the rise and demise of Britain's aircraft industry in the post-war period. In setting out to be non-technical, A View from the Wings will appeal to those whose memories embrace the sound barrier-breaking years and the leap of faith and technology that saw Concorde defeat the Americans in the race to produce a practical supersonic airliner. All too often political procurement and technical failures have made for dramatic headlines and these too are subjected to much critical comments. Think of the critically acclaimed Empire of the Clouds (Faber and Faber, 2010), but instead of a boyhood observer, the author was an active part of the British aviation industry in its former prime and eventual implosion.

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The History Press

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0752490753

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9780752490755

The RAF and Aircraft Design, 1923-1939

Air Staff Operational Requirements

By: Colin Sinnott

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The RAF and Aircraft Design, 1923-1939

Air Staff Operational Requirements

By: Colin Sinnott

This work describes the vitl role of the Air Ministry in the development of the RAF's fighters and bombers before WWII.

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Psychology Press

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0714651583

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9780714651583

SPECIAL EVENT POSTMARKS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM VOLUME 4

By: ALAN FINCH,COLIN PEACHEY

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SPECIAL EVENT POSTMARKS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM VOLUME 4

By: ALAN FINCH,COLIN PEACHEY

A catalogue of postmarks used on mail posted at congresses, exhibitions, shows etc, and for anniversaries from 1994-2003.

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BRITISH POSTMARK SOCIETY

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0900214112

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9780900214110

Secret Redcar, Marske and Saltburn

By: Colin Wilkinson

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Secret Redcar, Marske and Saltburn

By: Colin Wilkinson

Secret Redcar, Marske and Saltburn explores the lesser-known history of the town of Redcar and resorts of Marske and Saltburn through a fascinating selection of stories, unusual facts and attractive photographs.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1398114987

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9781398114982

Constitutional and Administrative Law

By: Roger Masterman,Colin Murray

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Constitutional and Administrative Law

By: Roger Masterman,Colin Murray

Provides an accessible, discursive, and scholarly treatment of the key contemporary issues in UK Public Law.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009158481

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9781009158480

Directory of Language Training and Services for Business

A Guide to Resources in Further and Higher Education

By: Colin Mellors,David Pollitt,Andrew Radtke

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Directory of Language Training and Services for Business

A Guide to Resources in Further and Higher Education

By: Colin Mellors,David Pollitt,Andrew Radtke

Language acquisition and training is a key concern for businesses of all types and sizes. This Directory is an invaluable resource for anyone needing information on language training for business. The Directory also provides information on services for business such as translation and interpreting. Ordered A-Z by institution, the Directory will enable speedy identification of providers from a bank of over 400 institutional and other contacts across the UK.

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Routledge

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1134856695

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9781134856695

Organizations In Society

By: Colin Knox

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Organizations In Society

By: Colin Knox

This book brings together recent theories and research in the study of organizations to provide a new perspective on the central role of organizations in modern societies. Particular attention is paid to developing a theoretical framework which integrates the analysis of organizations from different sectors (private, public and voluntary) and from different societies (special attention is paid to Japan and the USSR).

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1349207799

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9781349207794

Health and Well-being for Young People

Building Resilience and Empowerment

By: Colin Goble,Natasha Bye-Brooks

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Health and Well-being for Young People

Building Resilience and Empowerment

By: Colin Goble,Natasha Bye-Brooks

Ethical beliefs, direct personal experiences, and the knowledge we accumulate from sources such as TV dramas, magazines and social media all shape our ideas about health and wellbeing. In this highly engaging new book, Colin Goble and Natasha Bye-Brooks bring the focus to young people, particularly adolescents, and explore the main challenges in creating and maintaining a society where young people can thrive, both physically and mentally. Tackling issues such as nutrition, sexual health, disability and substance misuse, the book provides an in-depth examination of the key concepts and theoretical perspectives surrounding health and wellbeing. Topics covered include: - Adolescence as a life stage, with particular focus on psychological, behavioural, social and cultural development and the concept of the 'teenager' - The impact of environmental issues such as poverty, poor housing and lack of access to green spaces on young people's health and wellbeing - Acute mental health problems in young people, such as anorexia nervosa, schizophrenia and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - The sexualisation of young people, and identifying sexually vulnerable young people - The impact of poor nutrition and low levels of physical activity, combined with the socially-influenced body image Clear, concise and highly accessible, Health and Wellbeing for Young People provides an invaluable introduction to the key issues and debates that relate to the health and wellbeing of young people, both in the UK and beyond.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0230390277

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9780230390270

Great Britain's Railways

A New History

By: Colin Maggs

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Great Britain's Railways

A New History

By: Colin Maggs

Explore a highly illustrated and comprehensive look at the story of 400 years of Britain's railways.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445670305

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9781445670300

Searching for Socialism

The Project of the Labour New Left from Benn to Corbyn

By: Leo Panitch,Colin Leys

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Searching for Socialism

The Project of the Labour New Left from Benn to Corbyn

By: Leo Panitch,Colin Leys

A new and essential history of the Labour new left from Tony Benn to Jeremy Corbyn. Jeremy Corbyn’s rapid ascent to the leadership of the Labour Party, driven by a groundswell of popular support particularly among the young, was met at the time by a baffled media. Just where did Jeremy Corbyn come from? In Searching for Socialism, Leo Panitch and Colin Leys argue that it is only by understanding Corbyn’s roots in the Bennite Labour New Left’s long struggle to transcend the limits of “parliamentary socialism” and democratise the party, as a precondition for democratising the state, can you understand his surge to become leader of the party. Closely analyzing the forces inside the party aligned against Corbyn’s leadership, Panitch and Leys explain what happened between the validation of the Corbyn project in the 2017 election, while advancing an ambitious programme of democratic socialist measures unmatched anywhere since the 1970s, and the electoral defeat amidst the Brexit conjuncture of 2019. They argue that while this defeat marked the farthest point to which the generation formed in the 1970s was able to carry the Labour new left project, it seems unlikely that the new generation of activists will quickly see any other way forward than continuing the struggle inside the Labour Party, so as to fundamentally change it. In the face of the contradictions being generated by twenty-first-century capitalism, and the need for discovering and developing new political forms adequate to addressing them, this book is required reading for democratic socialists, not just in Britain but everywhere.

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Verso Books

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1788738349

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9781788738347

Angling Around Ireland

By: Colin McLean

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Angling Around Ireland

By: Colin McLean

The fly line hisses as it shoots through the rings, the salt-laden north wind catching it as it touches the waves. The angler, hunched against the elements, pulls in the slack, and waits for the line and flies to sink before beginning a jerky retrieve. Halfway back the line stops, then goes slack again. A muffled curse is lost to the breeze. That’s the second one to come short today. Three casts later a sharp tug is accompanied by a swirl amid the white topped waves. That one is on!

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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152895632X

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9781528956321

Cross & Tapper on Evidence

By: Colin Tapper

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Cross & Tapper on Evidence

By: Colin Tapper

Cross & Tapper continues to provide exceptionally clear and detailed coverage of the modern law of evidence, with an element of international comparison. The foremost authority in the area, it is a true classic of legal literature.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199574146

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9780199574148

The RAF and Aircraft Design

Air Staff Operational Requirements 1923-1939

By: Colin S Sinnott

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The RAF and Aircraft Design

Air Staff Operational Requirements 1923-1939

By: Colin S Sinnott

This work examines the evolution of the RAF's operational requirements for its home defence air force - for bombers to mount a deterrent counter offensive and for fighters to provide direct defence of Britain. It discusses the management processes, policies and decisions relevant to operational requirements on the basis of a detailed study of Air Ministry papers of the time. By tracing the development of operational requirements, the author exposes the thinking behind the RAF's quest for effective fighter and bomber aircraft. He describes the ideas and concepts of air warfare that were adopted in the 1920s, and shows how these evolved into the Air Staff's requirements for the aircraft which the RAF entered and fought in World War II.

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Routledge

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1135278814

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9781135278816

The Surname Detective

Investigating surname distribution in England since 1086

By: Colin Rogers

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The Surname Detective

Investigating surname distribution in England since 1086

By: Colin Rogers

From the author of The Family Tree Detective, this guide provides the amateur genealogist or family historian with the skills to research the distribution and history of a surname. Colin Rogers uses a sample of 100 names, many of them common, to follow the migration of people through the centuries. Each of the 100 names is mapped since the Doomsday book in 1086. For those whose name is not among the sample, the book shows how to find out where namesakes live now, how they moved around the country through time, and how the name originated from a placename, a nickname or an occupation. Colin Rogers finishes this work by showing how the distribution of surnames can be studied irrespective of the size of the surrounding population, and reaches some interesting conclusions about which names are more reliable guides to migration since the 14th century.

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Manchester University Press

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1526186039

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9781526186034

Fighting Talk

Flimsy Facts, Sweeping Statements and Inspired Sporting Hunches

By: Colin Murray,Johnny Vaughn

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Fighting Talk

Flimsy Facts, Sweeping Statements and Inspired Sporting Hunches

By: Colin Murray,Johnny Vaughn

The Sports Fact: the bedrock of any self-respecting fan, the trump card of the pub conversation. We cant quote Shakespeare or remember our loved ones birthdays - superfluous! - but we can list, in alphabetical order, the last three strikers for our teams to have a 20-goal season, together with the names of their wives, children, aunts, favourite TV shows, golf handicap...glory! And so it is that Fighting Talk, the Saturday morning bastion of world-class punditry, introduces five years of accrued knowledge, one liners, quips, and anecdote all gleaned from, or in the style of, the hugely popular show. Discover Sports Facts as pithy as what kind of chocolate bar Victoria Beckham was munching on as she gave birth to first son Brooklyn, or whether a World Cup victory have any effect on the victorious nations GDP, or even Also, be challenged by the divisive Defend the Indefensibles in which our crack team of writers support motions as scurrilous as the best thing about the Grand National is seeing a horse gets shot, or that its really true women really cant throw.

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Hodder & Stoughton

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184456925X

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9781844569250

King Death

The Black Death And Its Aftermath In Late-Medieval England

By: Colin Platt

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King Death

The Black Death And Its Aftermath In Late-Medieval England

By: Colin Platt

This illustrated survey examines what it was actually like to live with plague and the threat of plague in late-medieval and early modern England.; Colin Platt's books include "The English Medieval Town", "Medieval England: A Social History and Archaeology from the Conquest to 1600" and "The Architecture of Medieval Britain: A Social History" which won the Wolfson Prize for 1990. This book is intended for undergraduate/6th form courses on medieval England, option courses on demography, medicine, family and social focus. The "black death" and population decline is central to A-level syllabuses on this period.

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Routledge

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113421877X

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British Government and the Constitution

Text and Materials

By: Colin Turpin,Adam Tomkins

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British Government and the Constitution

Text and Materials

By: Colin Turpin,Adam Tomkins

Like the immensely successful previous edition of this highly respected work, this new edition has been jointly prepared and thorough updated by Colin Turpin and Adam Tomkins. It takes fully into account constitutional developments under the coalition government and examines the most recent case law of the Supreme Court, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. While it includes extensive material and commentary on contemporary constitutional practice, the book covers the historical traditions and the continuity of the British constitution as well as the current tide of change. Designed principally for law students, the book includes substantial extracts from parliamentary and other political sources, as well as from legislation and case law, making it ideal for politics and government students. With its fresh design it provides a full yet accessible account of the British constitution at a fascinating moment in its ongoing development.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139503863

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Super Squad

The 60s and 70s greats who transformed English football

By: Colin Whelan

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Super Squad

The 60s and 70s greats who transformed English football

By: Colin Whelan

Super Squad tells the story of those 23 footballers in the 1960s and 70s, who had the greatest influence on English football; and how that influence laid the path for football as it is today. Football fans of the time witnessed the English First Division produce the two greatest English players and the two greatest Scottish players ever - and one George Best. But we also witnessed the ‘pioneers’; those players who did something for the very first time. The book deals with the significance of the abolition of the ‘maximum wage’ and the almost immediate effect it had on the game, the salaries and transfer fees. The book also touches upon the huge influence of television – both colour and black and white - during this time. This isn’t just the story of those players, who stood out through their greatness alone. This is also the story about the players who were overlooked, the players who were unfairly mocked and the players who were forgotten - Super Squad seeks to honour their legacy.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1836286953

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Market-Driven Politics

Neoliberal Democracy and the Public Interest

By: Colin Leys

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Market-Driven Politics

Neoliberal Democracy and the Public Interest

By: Colin Leys

With the globalisation of the capitalist economy the economic role of national governments is now largely confined to controlling inflation and facilitating home-grown market performance. This represents a fundamental shift in the relationship between politics and economics; it has been particularly marked in Britain, but is relevant to many other contexts. Market-Driven Politics is a multi-level study, moving between an analysis of global economic forces through national politics to the changes occurring week by week in two fields of public life that are both fundamentally important and familiar to everyone.television broadcasting and health care. Public services like these play an important role, because they both affect the legitimacy of the government and are targets for global capital. This book provides an original analysis of the key processes of commodification of public services, the conversion of public-service workforces into employees motivated to generate profit, and the role of the state in absorbing risk. Understanding the dynamics of each of these trends becomes critical not just for the analysis of market-driven politics but also for the longer-term defence of democracy and the collective values on which it depends.

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Verso Books

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1789608759

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9781789608755

Good Practice Guide

Making Successful Planning Applications

By: Colin Haylock

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Good Practice Guide

Making Successful Planning Applications

By: Colin Haylock

How do you obtain permission? How can you satisfactorily tackle objections? How can you convince planning officers of the value of your work? Drawing on substantial experience from both applicant and local planning authority perspectives, this book provides tactics and practical steps to help architects secure early validation of applications and successful outcomes. It’s a practical guide to understanding the planning system and maximizing the potential for successful outcomes. Readers will develop a greater understanding of the principles that are vital in the preparation and negotiation of applications against the very complex detail of regulatory arrangements.

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1000217167

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Don't Go There!

1001 Rude Things People Have Said About Places In Britain and Ireland

By: Colin Plinth

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Don't Go There!

1001 Rude Things People Have Said About Places In Britain and Ireland

By: Colin Plinth

Get to know 'Not-so Great Britain' in this crackingly acerbic collection of insulting and downright offensive quotations about cities, towns and other locations in the British Isles. Towns, cities, counties and constituent countries all come in for a lambasting in this bad-tempered and thoroughly entertaining journey round the British Isles (or, as the Irish insist on calling them, the Hibernian Archipelago), from the nauseatingly Nordic Shetlands to the suspiciously Froggy Channel Islands, from 'the arse end of the world' (Wigan) to the 'heaving Sodom of the south coast' (Brighton). And it's not just the places that come in for a hammering - the people too are mocked and reviled, from the imbecilic, dimwitted folk of County Kerry to the inbred, turkey-fancying natives of Norfolk, from the tight-fistedness of the inhabitants of Aberdeen to the light-fingeredness and incessant whinings of the Scouser. And - unlike Boris Johnson of The Spectator - Mr Plinth will not be saying 'Oops. Sorry!

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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0297858017

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9780297858010

England's Last War Against France

Fighting Vichy 1940-42

By: Colin Smith

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England's Last War Against France

Fighting Vichy 1940-42

By: Colin Smith

Genuinely new story of the Second World War - the full account of England's last war against France in 1940-42. Most people think that England's last war with France involved point-blank broadsides from sailing ships and breastplated Napoleonic cavalry charging red-coated British infantry. But there was a much more recent conflict than this. Under the terms of its armistice with Nazi Germany, the unoccupied part of France and its substantial colonies were ruled from the spa town of Vichy by the government of Marshal Philip Petain. Between July 1940 and November 1942, while Britain was at war with Germany, Italy and ultimately Japan, it also fought land, sea and air battles with the considerable forces at the disposal of Petain's Vichy French. When the Royal Navy sank the French Fleet at Mers El-Kebir almost 1,300 French sailors died in what was the twentieth century's most one-sided sea battle. British casualties were nil. It is a wound that has still not healed, for undoubtedly these events are better remembered in France than in Britain. An embarrassment at the time, France's maritime massacre and the bitter, hard-fought campaigns that followed rarely make more than footnotes in accounts of Allied operations against Axis forces. Until now.

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Evidence

By: Colin Evans,Infobase Publishing

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Evidence

By: Colin Evans,Infobase Publishing

Once a crime has been committed, police search for evidence to identify, catch, and convict the perpetrators. This new title examines different types of evidence, how police identify and use them, and how that evidence is then applied in court. Evidence also looks at how key types of evidence have affected real-life criminal cases, the increasing role of technology in processing and substantiating evidence, and the chain of custody and issues of evidence tampering. The book also focuses on DNA evidence, which has become more prevalent in cases, and exonerated convicts as well as expert and eyewitness testimony. Chapters include: The History of Evidence; Trace Evidence; The False Confession; Modus Operandi; Toxicology.:.

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1438132131

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Quaternary History of the Coorong Coastal Plain, Southern Australia

An Archive of Environmental and Global Sea-Level Changes

By: Colin V. Murray-Wallace

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Quaternary History of the Coorong Coastal Plain, Southern Australia

An Archive of Environmental and Global Sea-Level Changes

By: Colin V. Murray-Wallace

This book provides an up-to-date overview of the Quaternary geological and geomorphological evolution of the Coorong Coastal Plain region and its significance in a global context for understanding long-term records of Quaternary sea-level changes. The Coorong Coastal Plain in southern Australia is a natural laboratory for examining the response of coastal barrier landscapes to relative sea-level changes. The region provides direct evidence of coastal sedimentation during successive interglacials over the past 1 million years, as well as more recent volcanism. The region has received international focus and attracted scientists from around the World, with interests in long-term coastal evolution, sea-level changes, Quaternary dating methods and geochronology, soil development, temperate carbonate sedimentation, karst geomorphology and geologically recent volcanism.

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