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Aberystwyth Boy

By: Gwynn Davis

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Aberystwyth Boy contains fourteen stories that range from the light and humorous to the sombre, even tragic. Seen through the eyes of an unsophisticated teenage boy who may not fully comprehend all that he observes, the stories are a study of character and relationships based on the author’s own experiences. Set in rural West Wales in the 1950s and 60s, the events described are often dramatic, shaping the lives of the author, his family and school friends. The book features a cast of well-rounded and accessible characters, some of whom appear in several stories. Key figures include the author’s brother and an uncle, both of whom face challenges that test them to their limits. The collection was initially published by a Welsh publishing house and was well received. That edition is now out of print. There is one additional tale in this second edition, making fourteen stories in all.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1788038118

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Punishing Violence

By: Antonia Cretney,Gwynn Davis

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Punishing Violence

By: Antonia Cretney,Gwynn Davis

It is a common perception that violent crime is on the increase and social surveys record a growing fear of victimisation among the public. Yet not all violence is criminalised, and much criminal violence still goes unreported. Punishing Violence examines the series of decisions - by victims, police officers, prosecutors and courts - which determine whether or not violent behaviour is criminalised. Antonia Cretney and Gwynn Davis examine the relationships underpinning violence, the reasons for violent acts and the factors militating against successful court prosecutions. In doing so, they provide an authoritative account of the reality of assault and identify a serious dislocation between the purposes of victims and the purposes of the justice system in the treatment of violent crime.

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235

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Routledge

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1134859368

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9781134859368

Making Amends

Mediation and Reparation in Criminal Justice

By: Gwynn Davis

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Making Amends

Mediation and Reparation in Criminal Justice

By: Gwynn Davis

Reparation, or making amends, is an ancient theme in criminal justice. It was revived in both Europe and North America in the 1980s as a practical alternative both to retributivism, and to the various utilitarian projects traditionally associated with retributive justice.Making Amends examines the practice of these schemes in the UK, USA, and Germany, and shows how criminal justice institutions were unresponsive to these attempts to cast justice in a new form. Yet the experiments reflected an abiding dissatisfaction with criminal courts and with the manner in which justice is conceived and expressed within the criminal framework. The authors' conclusions therefore have implications for the workings of the criminal justice system as a whole.

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246

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Routledge

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113491850X

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9781134918508

Power in the International Investment Framework

By: Maria A. Gwynn

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Power in the International Investment Framework

By: Maria A. Gwynn

This book offers a unique analysis of bilateral investment treaties (BITs). By developing a new, power-focused paradigm for understanding the international investment framework, the author illustrates why there was no paradoxical behaviour when developing countries agreed to the BIT regime, and what has spurred their reaction against it now. She also examines how attempts to regulate investment at a multilateral level have failed, and why the rules of the framework are evolving. Inspired by the work of Susan Strange, Gwynn fills a significant lacuna in our understanding of these issues by demonstrating how power determines the actions of all those involved. This holistic reinterpretation of international investment focuses in particular on Latin America, but has wider implications for the negotiation of new treaties, including such controversial provisions as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. It will appeal to lawyers, economists, political scientists and scholars of Latin America.

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250

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Springer

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1137571438

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9781137571434

Energy, Mineral, and Ground-water Resources of Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah

By: R. W. Gloyn,D.E. Tabet,B.T. Tripp,C.E. Bishop,C.D. Morgan,J.W. Gwynn,R.E. Blackett

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Energy, Mineral, and Ground-water Resources of Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah

By: R. W. Gloyn,D.E. Tabet,B.T. Tripp,C.E. Bishop,C.D. Morgan,J.W. Gwynn,R.E. Blackett

This report provides information for use in both short- and long term land-planning decisions, particularly at the county level, and an indication of the present and future economic impact of mineral and energy development. The report discusses eight major commodity groups: (1) oil and gas, (2) coal and coal resin, (3) coal-bed methane, (4) other energy resources (oil-impregnated rock, oil shale, geothermal), (5) uranium and vanadium, (6) metallic minerals, (7) industrial rocks and minerals, and (8) ground-water resources. In general, for each group or commodity within a group the following aspects are discussed: (1) known occurrences and characteristics, (2) past production and trends, (3) current production and exploration activity, and (4) geologic potential. Plates accompany each of the major commodity groups and show the locations of known resources and areas of geologic potential. In addition to the commodity discussions, the report contains a brief summary of land ownership status and concludes with a summary of commodities having the best potential for discovery and development. 161 pages + 14 plates

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Utah Geological Survey

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1557916799

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9781557916792

The Huguenots in Later Stuart Britain

Volume III: The Huguenots and the Defeat of Louis XIV's France

By: Robin Gwynn

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The Huguenots in Later Stuart Britain

Volume III: The Huguenots and the Defeat of Louis XIV's France

By: Robin Gwynn

The result of over fifty years’ archival research, the book demonstrates the fundamental importance of the Huguenot refugees to the 1688 Glorious Revolution, victory in Ireland, the foundation of the Bank of England, and the subsequent defeat of Louis XIV and the rise of British power in the eighteenth century.

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480

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Liverpool University Press

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1802075240

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9781802075243

The Air Racers

Aviation's Golden Era, 1909-1936

By: Terry Gwynn-Jones

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The Air Racers

Aviation's Golden Era, 1909-1936

By: Terry Gwynn-Jones

Velillustreret gennemgang af alle de berømte kapflyvninger fra den første Kanalflyvning og til England-Australien- og England-Sydafrika-flyvningerene, der alle ansporede flyvningens udvikling.

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Michael Joseph

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0720715008

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9780720715002

History and Mineral Resource Characterization of Sevier Lake, Millard County, Utah

By: J. Wallace Gwynn

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History and Mineral Resource Characterization of Sevier Lake, Millard County, Utah

By: J. Wallace Gwynn

Includes report discussing explorations and studies of Sevier Lake, and its main tributary, the Sevier River.

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Utah Geological Survey

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1557917531

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9781557917539

Huguenots in Later Stuart Britain

Volume I - Crisis, Renewal, and the Ministers' Dilemma

By: Robin Gwynn

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Huguenots in Later Stuart Britain

Volume I - Crisis, Renewal, and the Ministers' Dilemma

By: Robin Gwynn

The Huguenots in Later Stuart Britain is planned as one work to be published in three interlinking volumes (titles/publication dates detailed below). It examines the history of the French communities in Britain from the Civil War, which plunged them into turmoil, to the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, after which there was no realistic possibility that the Huguenots would be readmitted to France. There is a particular focus on the decades of the 1680s and 1690s, at once the most complex, the most crucial, and the most challenging alike for the refugees themselves and for subsequent historians. The work opens with the Calvinist French-speaking communities in England caught up in the Civil War. They could not avoid it, with many of their members largely assimilated into English society by the 1640s. Generally they favoured the Parliamentarian side, but any victory was pyrrhic because the Interregnum supported the rights of Independent congregations which undermined their whole Calvinist structure. Weakened by in-fighting, in the 1660s the old-established French churches then had to reassert their right to exist in the face of a sometimes hostile restored monarchy and episcopacy, a newly licenced French church emphasizing its Anglicanism and its loyalty to the crown, and the challenges of the Plague and the Fire of London which burnt the largest French church in England to the ground. They were still staggering to find their feet when the first trickle and then the full flood of new Huguenot immigration overwhelmed them. As for the newly arriving Huguenot ministers, not prepared for the England to which they came, they found they had to resolve what was often an intense personal dilemma: should they stand fast for the worship they had led in France, or accept Anglican ways? and if they did accept Anglicanism, to what extent? It is demonstrated that many ministers took the Anglican route, although Volume II will show that the French communities as a whole, old and new alike, voted with their feet not to do so. A substantial appendix provides a biographical account of over 600 ministers in the orbit of the French churches across this period. Volume II: Settlement, Churches, and the Role of London 978-1-84519-619-6 (2017); Volume III: The Huguenots and the Defeat of Louis XIV's France 978-1-84519-620-2 (2020).

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483

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Liverpool University Press

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1782842179

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9781782842170

Athanasius of Alexandria

Bishop, Theologian, Ascetic, Father

By: David M. Gwynn

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Athanasius of Alexandria

Bishop, Theologian, Ascetic, Father

By: David M. Gwynn

A bishop and theologian, an ascetic and a pastoral father, Athanasius of Alexandria (c.295-373) is one of the greatest and most controversial figures of early Christian history. This book draws together these diverse yet inseparable roles that defined Athanasius' life and the influence that he exerted on subsequent Christian tradition.

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Oxford University Press

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0199210969

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9780199210961

Contesting Legitimacy in Chile

Familial Ideals, Citizenship, and Political Struggle, 1970-1990

By: Gwynn Thomas

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Contesting Legitimacy in Chile

Familial Ideals, Citizenship, and Political Struggle, 1970-1990

By: Gwynn Thomas

Examines the role in Chilean politics during the 1970s and 1980s of cultural beliefs and values surrounding the family. Draws on election propaganda, political speeches, press releases, public service campaigns, magazines, newspaper articles, and televised political advertisements"--Provided by publisher.

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Penn State Press

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0271048484

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9780271048482

The President Was a Good Man

By: Murl Edward Gwynn

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The President Was a Good Man

By: Murl Edward Gwynn

The President didn't know that his dark dealings with the hearts of others would lead to death and disaster. When he planned the theft of millions from the United States Treasury he started the beginning of the end for himself. His wife is fascinated by the occult, his daughter is demon possessed, but his son stands alone as the bearer of light"--Back cover

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Xulon Press

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1607912244

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9781607912248

Contested Space

Cultural Heritage and Identity Reconstructions : Conservation Strategies Within a Developing Asian City

By: Gwynn Jenkins

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Contested Space

Cultural Heritage and Identity Reconstructions : Conservation Strategies Within a Developing Asian City

By: Gwynn Jenkins

In August 2007, the month when Malaysia celebrated 50 years of independence from colonial rule, two historic cities on the Straits of Malacca were assessed for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This book explores the cultural, social and physical history of one city and its multi ethnic population, tracing its urban evolution, the cultures of its population and the reflection of their cultures in their architecture and urban forms. It also investigates national and international influences - including those of heritage conservation bodies, and examines their impact on cultural perceptions, in order to unravel the identity reconstructions that have taken place over the nation's first 50 years.

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320

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LIT Verlag Münster

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3825813665

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9783825813666

The Eusebians

The Polemic of Athanasius of Alexandria and the Construction of the `Arian Controversy'

By: David M. Gwynn

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The Eusebians

The Polemic of Athanasius of Alexandria and the Construction of the `Arian Controversy'

By: David M. Gwynn

A historical and theological re-evaluation of the polemical writings of Athanasius of Alexandria (bishop 328-73), who would become known to later Christian generations as a saint and a champion of orthodoxy, and as the defender of the original Nicene Creed of 325 against the `Arian heresy'. For much of his own lifetime, however, Athanasius was an extremely controversial figure, and his writings, although highly influential on modern interpretations of the fourth-century Church and the so-called `Arian Controversy', display bias and distortion. David M. Gwynn examines Athanasius' polemic in detail, and in particular his construction of those he condemns as `Arian' as a single `heretical party', 'the Eusebians'. Gwynn argues that Athanasius' image of the Church polarized between his own `orthodoxy' and the `Arianism' of the `Eusebians' is a polemical construct, which has seriously impaired our knowledge of the development of Christianity in the crucial period in which the Later Roman Empire became ever increasingly a Christian empire.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199205558

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9780199205554

Christianity in the Later Roman Empire: A Sourcebook

By: David M. Gwynn

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Christianity in the Later Roman Empire: A Sourcebook

By: David M. Gwynn

This sourcebook gathers into a single collection the writings that illuminate one of the most fundamental periods in the history of Christian Europe. Beginning from the Great Persecution of Diocletian and the conversion of Constantine the first Christian Roman emperor, the volume explores Christianity's rise as the dominant religion of the Later Roman empire and how the Church survived the decline and fall of Roman power in the west and converted the Germanic tribes who swept into the western empire. These years of crisis and transformation inspired generations of great writers, among them Eusebius of Caesarea, Ammianus Marcellinus, Julian 'the Apostate', Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Jerome and Augustine of Hippo. They were also years which saw Christianity face huge challenges on many crucial questions, from the evolution of Christian doctrine and the rise of asceticism to the place of women in the early Church and the emerging relationship between Church and state. All these themes will be made accessible to specialists and general readers alike, and the sourcebook will be invaluable for students and teachers of courses in history and church history, the world of late antiquity, and religious studies.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1441137351

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9781441137357

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The President Was a Good Man

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