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The British Surrealists

By: Desmond Morris

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The lives, loves, and works of key British Surrealists revealed by one of the last surviving members of this movement, best-selling author and artist Desmond Morris. Honored for their idiosyncratic and imaginative works, the surrealists marked a pivotal moment in the history of modern art in Britain— pioneering the Surrealist movement between World War I and II. Many artists banded together to form the British Surrealist Group, while others carved their own, independent paths. Here, best-selling author and surrealist artist Desmond Morris—one of the last surviving members of this important art movement—draws on his personal memories and experiences to present the intriguing life stories, complex love lives, and groundbreaking works of this wild and curious set of artists. From the rebelliousness of Leonora Carrington to the beguiling Eileen Agar and the “brilliant” Ceri Richards, Morris brings his subjects’ triumphs as well as their shortcomings to the fore. Laced with his inimitable wit, and profusely illustrated by images of the artists and their artworks, Morris’s vivid account reflects the movement’s strange, rebellious, and imaginative nature. Featuring thirty- four surrealists—some famous, some now largely forgotten—Morris’s intimate book takes us back in time to a generation that allowed its creative unconscious to drive their passions in both art and life.

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Thames & Hudson

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0500777292

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9780500777299

Malta, Britain, and the European Powers, 1793-1815

By: Desmond Gregory

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Malta, Britain, and the European Powers, 1793-1815

By: Desmond Gregory

This book describes how the island of Malta became a protectorate of the British Crown during the wars against Napoleon after the failures of the Knights of Saint John, republican France, the Two Sicilies, and finally imperial Russia to fill the role of its best defender. Author Desmond Gregory also explains why most, though not all, Maltese people welcomed the protection of Britain, the supreme naval power in the Mediterranean after the battle of Aboukir Bay.

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838635903

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9780838635902

Writing the City

Urban Visions and Literary Modernism

By: Desmond Harding

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Writing the City

Urban Visions and Literary Modernism

By: Desmond Harding

Writing the City examines and challenges the traditional transatlantic axis of urban modernism, London-Paris-New York, an axis that has often elided the historical importance of other centers that have shaped metropolitan identities and discourses. According to Desmond Harding, James Joyce's internationalist vision of Dublin generates powerful epistemic and cultural tropes that reconceive the idea of the modern city as a moral phenomenon in transcultural and transhistorical terms. Taking up the works of both Joyce and John Dos Passos, Harding investigates the lasting contributions these author's made to transatlantic intellectual thought in their efforts to envisage the city.

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Routledge

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1135947465

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9781135947460

21st Century Homestead: Organic Food

By: Desmond Klingler

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21st Century Homestead: Organic Food

By: Desmond Klingler

21st Century Homestead: Organic Food contains everything you need to stay up to date on organic food.

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Lulu.com

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1312937599

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9781312937598

Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch

A Compendium Of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship

By: T DESMOND ALEXANDER,DAVID W BAKER

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Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch

A Compendium Of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship

By: T DESMOND ALEXANDER,DAVID W BAKER

The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch' is the first in a four-volume series covering the text of the Old Testament. Following in the tradition of the four award-winning IVP dictionaries focused on the New Testament and its background, this encyclopedic work is characterized by close attention to the text of the Old Testament and the ongoing conversation of contemporary scholarship. In exploring the major themes and issues of the Pentateuch, it informs and challenges its readers with authoritative overviews, detailed examinations and new insights from the world of the ancient Near East. The 'Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch' is designed to be your first stop in the study and research of the Pentateuch, on which the rest of the Bible is built.

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Inter-Varsity Press

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1789740282

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9781789740288

Meaning in Motion

New Cultural Studies of Dance

By: Jane Desmond

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Meaning in Motion

New Cultural Studies of Dance

By: Jane Desmond

On dance and culture

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Duke University Press

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082231942X

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9780822319429

Still a House Divided

Race and Politics in Obama's America

By: Desmond King,Rogers M. Smith

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Still a House Divided

Race and Politics in Obama's America

By: Desmond King,Rogers M. Smith

Why race remains the central political issue in America today Why have American policies failed to reduce the racial inequalities still pervasive throughout the nation? Has President Barack Obama defined new political approaches to race that might spur unity and progress? Still a House Divided examines the enduring divisions of American racial politics and how these conflicts have been shaped by distinct political alliances and their competing race policies. Combining deep historical knowledge with a detailed exploration of such issues as housing, employment, criminal justice, multiracial census categories, immigration, voting in majority-minority districts, and school vouchers, Desmond King and Rogers Smith assess the significance of President Obama's election to the White House and the prospects for achieving constructive racial policies for America's future. Offering a fresh perspective on the networks of governing institutions, political groups, and political actors that influence the structure of American racial politics, King and Smith identify three distinct periods of opposing racial policy coalitions in American history. The authors investigate how today's alliances pit color-blind and race-conscious approaches against one another, contributing to political polarization and distorted policymaking. Contending that President Obama has so far inadequately confronted partisan divisions over race, the authors call for all sides to recognize the need for a balance of policy measures if America is to ever cease being a nation divided. Presenting a powerful account of American political alliances and their contending racial agendas, Still a House Divided sheds light on a policy path vital to the country's future.

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Princeton University Press

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0691159629

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9780691159621

Electric Airplanes and Drones

A History

By: Kevin Desmond

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Electric Airplanes and Drones

A History

By: Kevin Desmond

Attempts at electric powered flight date to well before the 19th century. Battery weight and low energy output made it impractical until the 1990s, when the advent of lightweight materials, more efficient solar power, improved engines and the Li-Po (lithium polymer) battery opened the skies to a wide variety of electric aircraft. The author describes the diverse designs of modern electric flying machines--from tiny insect-styled drones to stratospheric airships--and explores developing trends, including flying cars and passenger airliners.

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McFarland

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1476669619

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9781476669618

Gustave Trouve

French Electrical Genius (1839-1902)

By: Kevin Desmond

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Gustave Trouve

French Electrical Genius (1839-1902)

By: Kevin Desmond

In the latter half of the 19th century, Gustave Pierre Trouve, a modest but brilliant Parisian electrical engineer, conceived and patented some 75 inventions, including the endoscope, the electric car and the frontal headlamp. He also designed an electric boat--complete with outboard motor, headlight and horn--an electric rifle, an electric piano and luminous fountains, and developed wearable technology and ultraviolet light therapy. Unlike his famous contemporary Nikola Tesla, who worked for Thomas Edison and was patronized by George Westinghouse, Trouve never came to America. A confirmed bachelor disinterested in industrialization, he was gradually forgotten following his accidental death in 1902. This expanded edition of the 2012 French first-ever biography of Trouve details the fascinating life of the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor once dubbed "the French Edison.

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0786497092

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9780786497096

The New Cambridge English Course 4 Student's Book

By: Michael Swan,Catherine Walter,Desmond O'Sullivan

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The New Cambridge English Course 4 Student's Book

By: Michael Swan,Catherine Walter,Desmond O'Sullivan

The New Cambridge English Course is a four-level course for learners of English.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521376408

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9780521376402

Redemption in Amish Country

By: Cathy Liggett,Pamela Desmond Wright

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Redemption in Amish Country

By: Cathy Liggett,Pamela Desmond Wright

Escape from the past Trusting Her Amish Heart by Cathy Liggett Running from betrayal, Leah Zook finds purpose caring for the older owner of an Amish horse farm. But when he's injured and his estranged son returns home looking for redemption, Leah's resolve is tested. The mysterious Zach Graber has all the power to fix the rundown farm—and Leah's locked-down heart. But together will they be strong enough to withstand his secret…and hers? Finding Her Amish Home by Pamela Desmond Wright After her twin sister’s death, Maddie Baum flees to Wisconsin Amish country with her nephew in tow in the hopes of protecting him from his criminal father. Befriending Amish shopkeeper Abram Mueller gives her a glimpse of the happiness she’s been yearning for all along. Can she find a fresh start with Abram—or will old sins tear them apart? 2 Uplifting Stories Trusting Her Amish Heart and Finding Her Amish Home

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Harlequin

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0369740041

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9780369740045

Farewell to Prague

By: Desmond Hogan

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Farewell to Prague

By: Desmond Hogan

Following a crippling depression and institutionalization, the writer "Desmond" wanders from his native Dublin around an increasingly unrecognizable Europe, and as far as the southern United States, assembling a patchwork of small stories, conversations, love affairs, memories, regrets, and confrontations: "the labyrinth of stories of people whose lives you touch . . . so that your mind becomes like a polychromatic Irish pub." Whether a series of tragic postcards, a cubist novel, or a memoir shorn of its connective tissue, A Farewell to Prague stands as Desmond Hogan's greatest achievement: a catalog of the moments that justify a life "or shine a light on its emptiness.

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Deep Vellum Publishing

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1564789799

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9781564789792

The New Cambridge English Course 4 Teacher's Book

By: Michael Swan,Catherine Walter,Desmond O'Sullivan

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The New Cambridge English Course 4 Teacher's Book

By: Michael Swan,Catherine Walter,Desmond O'Sullivan

The New Cambridge English Course is a four-level course for learners of English.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521376688

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The Idea of the Victorian Church

A Study of the Church of England, 1833-1889

By: Desmond Bowen

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The Idea of the Victorian Church

A Study of the Church of England, 1833-1889

By: Desmond Bowen

Fr. Richard Schiefen collection.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773592458

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9780773592452

Risk and Uncertainty in Dam Safety

By: Desmond N. D. Hartford,Gregory B. Baecher

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Risk and Uncertainty in Dam Safety

By: Desmond N. D. Hartford,Gregory B. Baecher

Intends to assist the dam owner in evaluating the needs for dam safety improvement, selecting and prioritizing remedial and corrective actions, and improving the operation, maintenance and surveillance procedures. This book is intended not only for industry specialists but also for readers outside the dam engineering community.

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Thomas Telford

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0727732706

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9780727732705

Darwin

By: Adrian J. Desmond,James Richard Moore

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Darwin

By: Adrian J. Desmond,James Richard Moore

In lively and accessible style, the authors tell how Darwin came to his world-changing conclusions and how he kept his thoughts secret for twenty years. Hailed as the definitive biography, this book explains Darwin's paradox and offers a window on Victorian science, theology, and mores. Contains a wealth of new information and 90 photographs.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393311503

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9780393311501

Monkey

By: Desmond Morris

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Monkey

By: Desmond Morris

Monkeys populate our culture, from the adorable hijinks of Curious George and the loyal friendship between Aladdin and Abu to the menacing gait of the winged ones in The Wizard of Oz. We visit them in zoos and even sometimes keep them as pets à la Catherine de Medici and Michael Jackson. As renowned zoologist Desmond Morris shows, it is not surprising that we are so attracted to them. While we sometimes view monkeys as trivial or comic, their mischievousness is delightful, and their urge to explore and love of activity fascinate us. Monkey unpacks human attitudes toward these animals, tracing our connection with them throughout history. Morris reveals that our fascination with monkeys extends through many cultures and eras—ancient Egyptians revered baboons, monkey deities featured prominently in ancient Chinese and Japanese religions, and sacred status was given to the langur monkey by some groups in India. He also describes how our relationship with monkeys has changed since Darwin, and even become more troubled—this in-depth knowledge of our own origins amplifies our identification with and concern for the idea of monkeys’ primitivism and destructive behaviors. Drawing a vibrant picture of these beguiling animals and their continued popularity with humans, Monkey brings a new understanding to our complicated relationship with the ever-curious George.

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Reaktion Books

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1780231296

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9781780231297

Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers

By: Ray Desmond

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Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers

By: Ray Desmond

An exhaustive treatment of all British and Irish botanists through 1976.

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CRC Press

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1466573872

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9781466573871

Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic

The Deep State and the Unitary Executive

By: Stephen Skowronek,John A. Dearborn,Desmond King

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Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic

The Deep State and the Unitary Executive

By: Stephen Skowronek,John A. Dearborn,Desmond King

The American people have been enlisted in an eerie face-off, one all the more nightmarish for the way the competing specters play off one another. On one side is a Deep State conspiracy that threatens to thwart the will of the people and undercut the constitutional authority of the leader they elected. On the other side is a raw personalization of power, one that a theory of the unitary executive has gussied up and allowed to run roughshod over reason and the rule of law. These, we submit, are the phantom twins of a beleaguered republic. Each threat implicates the other in every central controversy of the Trump era. Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic argues that the Deep State and the unitary executive are two sides of the same syndrome, that the contest they frame speaks to basic issues of governance long suppressed, and that two distinct conceptions of authority are now drawing each other out to no good effect. The worry is that, left untamed, these phantom twins will continue to pull American government apart"--

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Oxford University Press

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0197543081

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9780197543085

The Politics of Evolution

Morphology, Medicine, and Reform in Radical London

By: Adrian Desmond

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The Politics of Evolution

Morphology, Medicine, and Reform in Radical London

By: Adrian Desmond

Looking for the first time at the cut-price anatomy schools rather than genteel Oxbridge, Desmond winkles out pre-Darwinian evolutionary ideas in reform-minded and politically charged early nineteenth-century London. In the process, he reveals the underside of London intellectual and social life in the generation before Darwin as it has never been seen before. "The Politics of Evolution is intellectual dynamite, and certainly one of the most important books in the history of science published during the past decade."—Jim Secord, Times Literary Supplement "One of those rare books that not only stakes out new territory but demands a radical overhaul of conventional wisdom."—John Hedley Brooke, Times Higher Education Supplement

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University of Chicago Press

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0226144534

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9780226144535

The Last Revolutionary

By: John Desmond

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The Last Revolutionary

By: John Desmond

This is the story of Henry Shaw, an ordinary man who lived in the seventeen and eighteen hundreds and covers his life during the formative years of our nation. It is Henry’s chronicle for those who will follow him. Henry forms relationships with a variety of people. It starts when he and a young black slave named Oliver run away from Henry’s harsh uncle. Many people help and protect Henry. Although the main characters are fictitious, or composites of actual people, the historical events in which the characters are involved have been thoroughly researched. Historical figures such as Jefferson and Franklin appear in the story but are not major characters. The people in this story are not statesman, generals, or even war heroes. The revolutionaries in this story are the people who, sometimes by accident, make America possible.

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iUniverse

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0595210473

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9780595210473

Criminal Enterprises and Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean

By: Enrique Desmond Arias

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Criminal Enterprises and Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean

By: Enrique Desmond Arias

Through an examination of violent neighborhoods this book shows how criminals affect local politics in Colombia, Brazil, and Jamaica.

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Cambridge University Press

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110715393X

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9781107153936

Darwin's Sacred Cause

How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin's Views on Human Evolution

By: Adrian Desmond,James Moore

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Darwin's Sacred Cause

How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin's Views on Human Evolution

By: Adrian Desmond,James Moore

An “arresting” and deeply personal portrait that “confront[s] the touchy subject of Darwin and race head on” (The New York Times Book Review). It’s difficult to overstate the profound risk Charles Darwin took in publishing his theory of evolution. How and why would a quiet, respectable gentleman, a pillar of his parish, produce one of the most radical ideas in the history of human thought? Drawing on a wealth of manuscripts, family letters, diaries, and even ships’ logs, Adrian Desmond and James Moore have restored the moral missing link to the story of Charles Darwin’s historic achievement. Nineteenth-century apologists for slavery argued that blacks and whites had originated as separate species, with whites created superior. Darwin, however, believed that the races belonged to the same human family. Slavery was therefore a sin, and abolishing it became Darwin’s sacred cause. His theory of evolution gave a common ancestor not only to all races, but to all biological life. This “masterful” book restores the missing moral core of Darwin’s evolutionary universe, providing a completely new account of how he came to his shattering theories about human origins (Publishers Weekly, starred review). It will revolutionize your view of the great naturalist. “An illuminating new book.” —Smithsonian “Compelling . . . Desmond and Moore aptly describe Darwin’s interaction with some of the thorniest social and political issues of the day.” —Wired “This exciting book is sure to create a stir.” —Janet Browne, Aramont Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University, and author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging

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HMH

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0547527756

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9780547527758

No Ordinary General

Lt. General Sir Henry Bunbury (1778-1860) : the Best Soldier Historian

By: Desmond Gregory

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No Ordinary General

Lt. General Sir Henry Bunbury (1778-1860) : the Best Soldier Historian

By: Desmond Gregory

It was in his retirement that Bunbury wrote his history of the Napoleonic wars as he had personally experienced them. But his writings also include vivid accounts of his travels in Sicily and France at various stages of his life. Bunbury's writings, together with the story of his life, provide a fascinating and informative picture of the British army and many of its commanders during the Napoleonic wars, and of the exiled emperor Napoleon, as well as casting an interesting sidelight on the English political and economic scene in the first half of the nineteenth century.

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838637914

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9780838637913

Policing in Northern Ireland

Delivering the New Beginning

By: Desmond Rea,Robin Masefield

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Policing in Northern Ireland

Delivering the New Beginning

By: Desmond Rea,Robin Masefield

The extraordinary transformation of policing in Northern Ireland presented through the eyes of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.

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Oxford University Press

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178138150X

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9781781381502

Innovators in Battery Technology

Profiles of 95 Influential Electrochemists

By: Kevin Desmond

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Innovators in Battery Technology

Profiles of 95 Influential Electrochemists

By: Kevin Desmond

As the world's demand for electrical energy increases, it will be the ingenuity and skill of brilliant electrochemists that enable us to utilize the planet's mineral reserves responsibly. This biographical dictionary profiles 95 electrochemists from 19 nations who during the past 270 years have researched and developed ever more efficient batteries and energy cells. Each entry traces the subject's origin, education, discoveries and patents, as well as hobbies and family life. The breakthroughs of early innovators are cataloged and the work of living scientists and technicians is brought up to date. An appendix provides a cross-referenced timeline of innovation.

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McFarland

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1476622787

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9781476622781

Martin Luther King Jr., Homosexuality, and the Early Gay Rights Movement

Keeping the Dream Straight?

By: Michael G. Long,Desmond Tutu

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Martin Luther King Jr., Homosexuality, and the Early Gay Rights Movement

Keeping the Dream Straight?

By: Michael G. Long,Desmond Tutu

Martin Luther King, Jr., was not an advocate of homosexual rights, nor was he an enemy; however both sides of the debate have used his words in their arguments, including his widow, in support of gay rights, and his daughter, in rejection. This fascinating situation poses the problem that Michael G. Long seeks to address and resolve.

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Springer

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1137275529

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9781137275523

A Military History of Canada

By: Desmond Morton

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A Military History of Canada

By: Desmond Morton

Updated to 2007, including Canada’s war on terrorism. Is Canada really “a peaceable kingdom” with “an unmilitary people”? Nonsense, says Desmond Morton. This is a country that has been shaped, divided, and transformed by war — there is no greater influence in Canadian history, recent or remote. From the shrewd tactics of Canada’s First Nations to our troubled involvement in Somalia, from the Plains of Abraham to the deserts of Afghanistan, Morton examines our centuries-old relationship to war and its consequences. This updated edition also includes a new chapter on Canada’s place in the war on terrorism. A Military History of Canada is an engaging and informative chronicle of Canada at war, from one of the country’s finest historians.

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McClelland & Stewart

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1551991403

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9781551991405

Politics and Force Levels

The Strategic Missile Program of the Kennedy Administration

By: Desmond Ball

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Politics and Force Levels

The Strategic Missile Program of the Kennedy Administration

By: Desmond Ball

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1980.

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0520319761

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9780520319769

Sicily

The Insecure Base : a History of the British Occupation of Sicily, 1806-1815

By: Desmond Gregory

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Sicily

The Insecure Base : a History of the British Occupation of Sicily, 1806-1815

By: Desmond Gregory

During the wars against Napoleon, Britain occupied Sicily continuously from 1806 to 1815. By tracing the history of the British occupation and British relations with the court at Palermo, this account reveals why the promise held out by Sicily as a useful base for offensive operations was never realized.

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838633064

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9780838633069

Social Welfare, 1850–1950

Australia, Argentina and Canada Compared

By: Desmond Christopher St.Martin Platt

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Social Welfare, 1850–1950

Australia, Argentina and Canada Compared

By: Desmond Christopher St.Martin Platt

This historical study of the development of social welfare systems in divergent countries draws on a variety of essays to examine the work of each country in turn, followed by a comparison of all three and an examination of social experiments in regions of recent settlement.

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1349103438

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9781349103430

Fight Or Pay

Soldiers' Families in the Great War

By: Desmond Morton

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Fight Or Pay

Soldiers' Families in the Great War

By: Desmond Morton

One Canadian in eight volunteered to fight between 1914 and 1918 and more than half of them were enlisted. Soldiers left their families behind to the tender mercy of a tight-fisted government and the Canadian Patriotic Fund, a national charity dominated by its wealthy donors. In time, the soldiers were remembered as the sacrificial heroes who won Canada a respected place in the world. The women who paid in loneliness and poverty were as easily forgotten as their letters, soaked in blood and Flanders mud. Fight or Pay tells the story of what happened to the soldiers' families and their quiet contributions to a fairer deal for Canadians in peace and war.

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UBC Press

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0774811080

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9780774811088

Turning the Tide at Gettysburg

How Maine Saved the Union

By: Jerry Desmond

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Turning the Tide at Gettysburg

How Maine Saved the Union

By: Jerry Desmond

One hundred and fifty years ago, the United States was saved at the Battle of Gettysburg. At most of the decisive points of the battle, it was soldiers from Maine that stopped the Rebel army in its tracks. While Joshua Chamberlain and his 20th Maine Regiment are perhaps the most well known, in fact eleven infantry and cavalry regiments, plus three artillery batteries and a company of sharpshooters--comprising some 3,700 volunteers--represented the state of Maine in the battle. Historian Jerry Desmond details, location by location around the battlefield, the heroic actions of the volunteer regiments from Maine.

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1608932753

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The Tools of Owatatsumi

Japan’s Ocean Surveillance and Coastal Defence Capabilities

By: Desmond Ball,Richard Tanter

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The Tools of Owatatsumi

Japan’s Ocean Surveillance and Coastal Defence Capabilities

By: Desmond Ball,Richard Tanter

Japan is quintessentially by geography a maritime country. Maritime surveillance capabilities – underwater, shore-based and airborne – are critical to its national defence posture. This book describes and assesses these capabilities, with particular respect to the underwater segment, about which there is little strategic analysis in publicly available literature. Since the end of the Cold War, Chinese oceanographic and navy vessels have intruded into Japanese waters with increasing frequency, not counting their activities in disputed waters such as around the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands and Okinotorishima where China and Japan have overlapping territorial claims. These intrusions have increasingly involved warships, including submarines, sometimes acting quite aggressively. Japan maintains an extraordinary network of undersea hydrophone arrays, connected to shore-stations which are typically equipped with electronic intelligence (ELINT) systems, for monitoring, identifying and tracking submarine and surface traffic in its internal straits and surrounding seas. Some parts of this network are operated jointly with, and are of crucial importance to, the US Navy. Japan’s superlative submarine detection capabilities would be of decisive advantage in any submarine engagement. But the relevant facilities are relatively vulnerable, which makes them very lucrative targets in any conflict. This introduces compelling escalatory dynamics, including the involvement of US forces and possible employment of nuclear options.

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ANU Press

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1925022277

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Ireland 1800-1850

By: Desmond Keenan

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Ireland 1800-1850

By: Desmond Keenan

Anyone studying or teaching Irish history, or who likely to be involved in discussions on the subject, should first get the facts straight. It is my aim to provide, as far as possible, the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, about one particular period. This book is a companion to my other book Pre-Famine Ireland: Social Structure. I had accumulated such a vast quantity of material, often from untouched sources, that I was unable to include it in one volume of reasonable size. So it was necessary to order all material of a social and economic character in one volume, and historical narrative in another. But in places, in explaining legislation for example I felt it necessary to give brief accounts of social, political, or economic circumstances. The period 1800 to 1850 in Irish history has not been particularly frequently or well researched. Distortions too were caused by the political objectives of the various writers. Facts were selected, omitted, or twisted to suit political objectives. Catholic or nationalist writers wrote with their own religious and political objectives in mind, and Protestants or loyalists likewise. To this day the contending factions in Northern Ireland defend their stances by reference to the version of history favoured by their own side. It has often been observed that truth is the first casualty in any conflict, but it is also true that the loss or distortion of truth causes the conflict. Ireland was not an abnormal country in 1800. It could in many ways be compared with the young United States, and the disparities in their wealth and size of population were nothing like what they were later to become. British influence in Ireland had commenced some centuries before it had in the American colonies, and in each case the influence went far beyond political influence. It spread to language customs and institutions. The Irish Parliament received from Britain relative independence in 1782, and the American colonies absolute independence in 1783. Ireland, like the United States, had an upper ruling Protestant elite, and a lower class largely excluded from positions of power. The big difference was that this underclass of coloured people was a minority in the United States, while in Ireland the excluded Catholics formed a majority. By 1829 Irish Catholics had largely achieved political equality with Protestants, while the American Negroes received political equality, by the standards of the time, in 1866. The independence of the Irish Parliament was ended in 1800 because it was realized that the ruling Protestant elite in Ireland would never give political equality to Catholics for precisely the same reasons that southern American States would never give political equality to Negroes. In an era when political corruption was rife the whites would have to bribe the blacks to get anything. Everyone knows what happened to the American Negroes after 1866 when the actual conditions for democratic participation was left to be determined by the individual states. Ireland, like the United States, in the first half of the century was largely at peace. Though a great war raged around it, it was not invaded. Like the United States, its efforts were directed towards the arts of peace. Like the United States also its population grew rapidly. Though America had ultimately a safety valve in the great prairies to its west, and possessed abundant minerals, much of its development in the first half of the century was in the mountainous and forested states of the east. The population expanded up the mountains and into the forests, and, as in Ireland, gradually refluxed either into the great cities, or into the lands to the west. The difference was that in the United States this migration was within the country, while for the Irish the great cities and better lands were outside her borders. Like in Britain and the United States the use of machinery in the textile industry led to

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1465318674

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