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Fascist in the Family

The Tragedy of John Beckett M.P.

By: Francis Beckett

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Fascist in the Family

The Tragedy of John Beckett M.P.

By: Francis Beckett

John Beckett was a rising political star. Elected as Labour's youngest M.P. in 1924, he was constantly in the news and tipped for greatness. But ten years later he was propaganda chief for Mosley’s fascists, and one of Britain’s three best known anti-Semites. Yet his mother, whom he loved, was a Jew. Her ancestors were Solomons, Isaacs and Jacobsons, originally from Prussia. He successfully hid his Jewish ancestry all his life – he said his mother’s family were "fisher folk from the east coast." His son, the author of this book, acclaimed political biographer and journalist Francis Beckett, did not discover the truth until John Beckett had been dead for years. He left Mosley and founded the National Socialist League with William Joyce, later Lord Haw Haw, and spent the war years in prison, considered a danger to the war effort. For the rest of his life, and all of Francis Beckett’s childhood, John Beckett and his family were closely watched by the security services. Their devious machinations, traced in records only recently released, damaged chiefly his young family. This is a fascinating and brutally honest account of a troubled man in turbulent times.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317416031

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9781317416036

Global Asian City

Migration, Desire and the Politics of Encounter in 21st Century Seoul

By: Francis L. Collins

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Global Asian City

Migration, Desire and the Politics of Encounter in 21st Century Seoul

By: Francis L. Collins

Global Asian City provides a unique theoretical framework for studying the growth of cities and migration focused on the notion of desire as a major driver of international migration to Asian cities. Draws on more than 120 interviews of emigrants to Seoul—including migrant workers from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, English teachers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, UK and USA, and international students at two elite Korean universities Features a comparative account of different migrant populations and the ways in which national migration systems and urban processes create differences between these groups Focuses on the causes of international migrant to Seoul, South Korea, and reveals how migration has transformed the city and nation, especially in the last two decades

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222

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119379989

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9781119379980

Bad Harvest

The Timber Trade and the Degradation of Global Forests

By: Nigel Dudley,Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud,Francis Sullivan

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Bad Harvest

The Timber Trade and the Degradation of Global Forests

By: Nigel Dudley,Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud,Francis Sullivan

The world's forests are disappearing at an alarming rate, and with disastrous consequences. Demand for wood and paper products ranks high amongst the causes of deforestation and forest degradation, and is now the major cause of loss in those forests richest in wildlife. There is a great deal to be done to improve the timber industry before our forests are safely and sustainably managed. Bad Harvest presents an incisive account of the role that the timber trade has played in the loss and degradation of forests around the world. It examines the environmental consequences of the trade on boreal, temporal and tropical regions, and its impacts for local people working and living in the forests. It also looks at the changing nature of the trade, and assesses current national and international initiatives to address the impacts of deforestation. Finally, the authors show how things could be improved in the future, by presenting a new strategy for sustainable forest management. Based on 15 years of extensive research - particularly work carried out by the World Wide Fund for Nature - Bad Harvest is essential reading on the subject; not only for environmentalists, but also for those in the timber trade seeking to improve the management and reputation of their product.

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219

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Routledge

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1134164386

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9781134164387

Poetic Reflections

A Missionarie Remembers

By: Francis B. Mooneyhan Jr

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Poetic Reflections

A Missionarie Remembers

By: Francis B. Mooneyhan Jr

Prior to his departure to serve as a Family History missionary in Salt Lake City, Frank wrote a poem about both the wonderment of his "call" and of what lay in wait for him. His concerns about his age and poor health were soon dismissed upon his arrival in the mission field when Frank noticed that there were many who suffered far more than he, thus inspiring a poem about the willingness of others to serve God despite major obstacles in their lives. He recited this poem as part of his three minute introduction and arrival speech to his missionary group, many of whom requested a copy. Working in the Genealogy Library, Frank helped in the restoration of books and assisted his wife as lab photographer. He continued to write poems as missionaries entered and departed the mission and was quickly dubbed the "lab poet." Instead of writing a traditional daily journal, his wife suggested that he write his feelings and thoughts through poetry. This challenge helped Frank occupy his mind in a positive direction while struggling with daily health trials and his poetry journal evolved into this book, a compilation of heartfelt, inspired and jovial poems.

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276

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AuthorHouse

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1467027227

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9781467027229

Football: The Rugby Union Game

By: Francis Marshall

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Football: The Rugby Union Game

By: Francis Marshall

Referee Frank Marshall (1845-1906) became president of the Yorkshire Rugby Union in 1890, and quickly made himself unpopular by enforcing the 'amateur' status of players. Featuring team lists and match results, this classic 1892 illustrated history covers rugby at all levels, including early international encounters.

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533

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Cambridge University Press

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1108083943

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9781108083942

Mixed Forms of Visual Culture

From the Cabinet of Curiosities to Digital Diversity

By: Mary Anne Francis

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Mixed Forms of Visual Culture

From the Cabinet of Curiosities to Digital Diversity

By: Mary Anne Francis

This book celebrates and seeks to understand the overlooked appearances of hybrid forms in visual culture; artefacts and practices that meld or interweave incongruous elements in innovative ways. And with an emphasis on the material aspects of such entities, the book adopts the term 'mixed form' for them. Focusing on key phenomena in the last half millennium such as the cabinet of curiosities, the broadside ballad and the chapbook as early forms of image-text, the scrapbook, assemblage, and, in digital times, so-called 'mixed reality,' the book argues that while the quality of inconsistency is traditionally dismissed, its expression nevertheless plays a vital role in social life. Crucially, Mixed Forms of Visual Culture relates its phenomena to the emergence of the division of labour under capitalism and addresses the shifting relationships between art and life, when singularity and uniformity are variously valued and dismissed in the two arenas, and at different points in history. Two of the book's chapters take the form of visual essays, with one comprising an anthology of found scrapbook pages and the other offering an analysis of artists' scrapbooks. The book is richly illustrated throughout.

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249

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350211397

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9781350211391

The Art of Cross-Examination

By: Francis L. Wellman

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The Art of Cross-Examination

By: Francis L. Wellman

Reproduction of the original: The Art of Cross-Examination by Francis L. Wellman

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182

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3732648281

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9783732648283

The Liverpool Sagas

By: June Francis

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The Liverpool Sagas

By: June Francis

Lose yourself in these three captivating wartime sagas. Includes; Shadows of the Past, Where There’s a Will and For Better For Worse. Shadows of the Past: Liverpool, 1928. Fifteen-year-old Annie Anderson was adopted by Sylvia and Hugh after the death of their daughter. Annie is told that her own mother died in childbirth and her father died before she was born. A chance encounter introduces Annie to local lad Andrew Fraser. Their friendship blossoms, but once Annie’s adoptive parents learn of it they forbid her from seeing him. When Annie asks why, it sets her on a path to discover more about her origins – but will what she learns bring heartache or joy? Where There’s a Will: Despite being part of the large O’Donnell family Milly has felt alone in the world since her father went missing in the Irish Civil War. Now, ten years later she is forced to flee her home and journey to Liverpool seeking a better future for herself. There she is taken in by distant relatives and eventually reunited with her paternal grandmother. As Milly tries to build a new life she is haunted by her father’s mysterious disappearance. Her new friends strive to help her find answers, but meanwhile Milly’s mother seeks to remarry on the assumption that her husband is dead. Milly is caught up in the fallout when her grandmother learns of this plan, and the need to find her father is greater than ever. If she doesn’t, her hard-won security risks being ruined once more... For Better For Worse: Grace and Dougie have been courting for years, so when Dougie decides to emigrate to Australia he expects Grace to follow once she turns twenty-one. Grace used to be besotted with the handsome man, but she is increasingly worried by his bullying behaviour and gambling. On her way home from seeing Dougie off at the docks, Grace is nearly run down by a truck driven by widower Ben, who is on his way to the hospital to see his young son. Soon, Grace has agreed to look after Ben’s child while he recovers from his accident. As they spend time together Ben struggles to ignore his growing feelings for Grace. But Dougie is determined not to let Grace go and when war breaks out he returns to England. With her old flame to contend with will Grace find peace and love? From Liverpool’s much-loved saga novelist come these tales of friendship, love and heartache perfect for fans of Kitty Neale and Katie Flynn. Praise for June Francis ‘June Francis knows how to write a story to get you hooked. A well deserved 5 STARS.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘All the books were a delight to read. One of my favourite authors.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A captivating storyline. I could not put it down and was reading into the small hours. Fantastic.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Lots of characters to get to know. A must read.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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942

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Canelo

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1804362867

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9781804362860

Where There's a Will

An emotional and gripping Liverpool family saga

By: June Francis

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Where There's a Will

An emotional and gripping Liverpool family saga

By: June Francis

When a daughter has no home can she ever hope to find happiness? Despite being part of the large O’Donnell family Milly has felt alone in the world since her father went missing in the Irish Civil War. Now, ten years later she is forced to flee her home and journey to Liverpool seeking a better future for herself. There she is taken in by distant relatives and eventually reunited with her paternal grandmother. As Milly tries to build a new life she is haunted by her father’s mysterious disappearance. Her new friends strive to help her find answers, but meanwhile Milly’s mother seeks to remarry on the assumption that her husband is dead. Milly is caught up in the fallout when her grandmother learns of this plan, and the need to find her father is greater than ever. If she doesn’t, her hard-won security risks being ruined once more... From Liverpool’s much-loved saga novelist comes a tale of family strife and hidden lives, which fans of Kitty Neale and Katie Flynn will love.

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351

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Canelo

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1788637119

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9781788637114

The First Taint of Civilization

A History of the Caroline and Marshall Islands in Pre-Colonial Days, 1521–1885

By: Francis X. Hezel

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The First Taint of Civilization

A History of the Caroline and Marshall Islands in Pre-Colonial Days, 1521–1885

By: Francis X. Hezel

“Hezel writes clearly and with erudition and commands an impressive body of information. His book is a tour de force.... Not only will it be read eagerly by Pacific scholars, but it should find a wide audience among well-educated Micronesians hungry for greater understanding of how their islands have become ensnared in world geopolitics.” —Ethnohistory

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385

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824847172

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9780824847173

Daily Life through American History in Primary Documents [4 volumes]

[4 volumes]

By: Randall M. Miller,Theodore J. Zeman,Francis J. Sicius,Jolyon P. Girard

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Daily Life through American History in Primary Documents [4 volumes]

[4 volumes]

By: Randall M. Miller,Theodore J. Zeman,Francis J. Sicius,Jolyon P. Girard

With this book, students, teachers, and general readers get a most important look at primary documents—essentially history's "first draft"—revealing rare insights into how American life in past eras really was, and also about how professional historians begin their work. Daily Life through American History in Primary Documents presents a large sweep of American history through the voices of the American people themselves. This multivolume work explores the daily lives of American people from colonial times to the present through primary documents that include diaries, letters, memoirs, speeches, sermons, pamphlets, and all manner of public and private writings from "the people." The emphasis is on the variety of people's experiences as they ordered and lived their daily lives. The cast includes Americans of every class and condition, men and women, parents and children, free and "unfree," native-born and immigrant. Hundreds of images further illustrate American life as it developed over more than four centuries and as Americans moved across a continent. Organized both chronologically and topically, this collection invites many uses by students, teachers, librarians, and anyone wanting to discover what counted in American lives at any one time and over time. Its focus on primary documents encourages readers of the volume to explore specific and critical events by taking a firsthand look at the actual documents from which those events draw historical meaning. The documents show Americans at work, at home, at play, in the public square, in places of worship, and on the move. As such, they perfectly complement the acclaimed Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life in America and will enrich any American history, social science, and sociology classroom.

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1208

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1610690338

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9781610690331

Book's by Francis Neilson

Fascist in the Family

Fascist in the Family

Global Asian City

Global Asian City

Bad Harvest

Bad Harvest

Poetic Reflections

Poetic Reflections

Football: The Rugby Union Game

Football: The Rugby Union Game

Mixed Forms of Visual Culture

Mixed Forms of Visual Culture

The Art of Cross-Examination

The Art of Cross-Examination

The Liverpool Sagas

The Liverpool Sagas

Where There's a Will

Where There's a Will

The First Taint of Civilization

The First Taint of Civilization

Daily Life through American History in Primary Documents [4 volumes]

Daily Life through American History in Primary Documents [4 volumes]

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