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The Scientists Who Alerted Us To The Dangers of Radiation

By: Ian Fairlie,Cindy Folkers

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The Scientists Who Alerted Us To The Dangers of Radiation

By: Ian Fairlie,Cindy Folkers

This book remembers and commemorates many brave radiation scientists, most of whom are no longer with us. These scientists published findings that radiation risks were more dangerous than officially accepted at the time. However they often suffered as a result from official displeasure, defamatory articles, and public obloquy. Scientific findings, especially recently, have revealed that these defamed and/or disadvantaged scientists were actually correct in their assessments that official risk factors for radiation were too low and needed to be increased. The lives of these scientists are discussed, from early radiation pioneers including Ernest Rutherford, Hermann Mueller and Linus Pauling, to contemporary scientists such as Steve Wing.

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Ethics International Press

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1804411949

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9781804411940

Malice Aforethought

A History of Booby Traps from the First World War to Vietnam

By: Ian Jones

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Malice Aforethought

A History of Booby Traps from the First World War to Vietnam

By: Ian Jones

War has always provided a stimulus to technological development, and throughout the twentieth century this new technology was harnessed to produce increasingly deadly and malicious types of explosives in the form of booby traps, mines, delayed-action devices and mobile charges. Designed, constructed or adopted to kill or injure, these lethal mechanisms function when a person disturbs or approaches a seemingly harmless object or performs an apparently safe act. In other instances they are set off by remote control or automatically after a lapse of time. Fully illustrated with diagrams and photographs, Malice Aforethought traces the design, deployment and effectiveness of these deadly devices throughout both world wars to the Vietnam War. Expertly and compellingly written, this unique study is a tribute to the brave men who risked their lives daily to neutralise the booby traps laid in the dimly lit dugouts of the Western Front, on the beaches of Normandy, or in the dark and dangerous tunnels of Chu Chi.

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Simon and Schuster

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1922488097

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9781922488091

Brave Men's Blood

The Epic of the Zulu War, 1879

By: Ian Knight

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Brave Men's Blood

The Epic of the Zulu War, 1879

By: Ian Knight

One of the most highly regarded books on the British campaign of the nineteenth-century Anglo-Zulu War fought in southern Africa. Robust and economically self-reliant, the Zulu Kingdom—created by Shaka kaSenzangakhona—was seen as a threat to British colonialism. In December 1878, the British High Commissioner in South Africa, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, picked a quarrel with the Zulu king, Cetshwayo kaMpande, in the belief that the Zulu army—armed primarily with shields and spears—would soon collapse in the face of British Imperial might. The war began in January 1879. Three columns of British troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand. Almost immediately, the war went badly wrong for the British. On January 22, the Centre Column, under Lord Chelmsford’s personal command, was defeated at Isandlwana mountain. In one of the worst disasters of the colonial era, over 1,300 British troops and their African allies were killed. In the aftermath of Isandlwana, the Zulu reserves mounted a raid on the British border post at Rorke’s Drift, which was held by just 145 men. After ten hours of ferocious fighting, the Zulu were driven off. Eleven of the defenders of Rorke’s Drift were awarded the Victoria Cross. These are the best-known episodes of the war, and Rorke’s Drift went on to inspire the classic film Zulu, which established Michael Caine as a star. Drawing on new research performed since the centenary in 1979, the author delves deeply into the causes of the war, the conditions during it, and the aftermath.

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Pen and Sword

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178438402X

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Air Power at the Battlefront

Allied Close Air Support in Europe 1943-45

By: Dr Ian Gooderson

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Air Power at the Battlefront

Allied Close Air Support in Europe 1943-45

By: Dr Ian Gooderson

Ian Gooderson presents a study of close air support in World War II, with the analysis focusing on the use of tactical air power by British and American forces during the campaigns in Italy and northwestern Europe between 1943 and 1945.

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Routledge

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1136305882

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Too Many People?

Population, Immigration, and the Environmental Crisis

By: Ian Angus,Simon Butler

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Too Many People?

Population, Immigration, and the Environmental Crisis

By: Ian Angus,Simon Butler

Too Many People? provides a clear, well-documented, and popularly written refutation of the idea that "overpopulation" is a major cause of environmental destruction, arguing that a focus on human numbers not only misunderstands the causes of the crisis, it dangerously weakens the movement for real solutions. No other book challenges modern overpopulation theory so clearly and comprehensively, providing invaluable insights for the layperson and environmental scholars alike. Ian Angus is editor of the ecosocialist journal Climate and Capitalism, and Simon Butler is co-editor of Green Left Weekly.

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Haymarket Books

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160846167X

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9781608461677

General Studies

A First Handbook for Technical Students

By: Ian J. Finch

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General Studies

A First Handbook for Technical Students

By: Ian J. Finch

General Studies: A First Handbook for Technical Students deals with liberal, general, social and English studies. This handbook narrates the author's reminiscences of childhood in a large Welsh industrial town at the beginning of the Great War, about his grandpa, his first day in school, and the time when he takes his eleven plus test. At Technical College, he studies mathematics, Workshop Technology, and attends further studies to become a qualified technician. He explains how not to get lost in a library and recommends some books that are well worth reading. He finds a job when he reaches 15 years of age as an apprentice at the Pirelli plant at Burton. In his job, he becomes aware of the possibilities of accidents and discusses the major responsibilities an employer has toward his employees. He also explains what effective communication is, and how to use technical description and explanations. He writes about the impact of the ""goggle box"" or television, the miracle of newspaper publishing, as well as the problems of the younger generation. General readers who like autobiography with a mixture of humor and personal philosophies will find this book entertaining.

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Elsevier

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1483180786

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Waypoints

Seascapes and Stories of Scotland's West Coast

By: Ian Stephen

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Waypoints

Seascapes and Stories of Scotland's West Coast

By: Ian Stephen

Adventure, memoir, storytelling and celebration of all things maritime meet in Waypoints, a beautifully written account of sea journeys from Scotland's west coast. In the book Ian Stephen reveals a lifetime's love affair with sailing; each voyage honours a seagoing vessel, and each adventure is accompanied by a spell-binding retelling of a traditional tale about the sea. His writing is enchanting and lyrical, gentle but searching, and is accompanied by beautiful illustrations of each vessel, drawn by his wife, artist Christine Morrison. Ian Stephen is a Scottish writer, artist and storyteller from the remote and bewitching Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. He fell in love with boats and sailing as a boy, pairing this love affair with a passion for the beautiful but merciless Scottish coastline, an inspiration and motivating force behind his poems, stories, plays, radio broadcasts and visual arts projects for many years. This book will be a delightful and absorbing read for anyone with a passion for sailing and the seas, Scotland's landscape and coastlines, stories and the origins of language and literature.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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147293962X

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Principles of Medical Law

By: Ian Kennedy

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Principles of Medical Law

By: Ian Kennedy

Replete with references to primary sources and the secondary literature, this major undertaking provides a comprehensive exposition of English medical law, from the organization of health care to the legal meaning of death.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199544409

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Arawata Bill (4th edition)

The Story of Legendary Gold Prospector William James O'Leary

By: Ian Dougherty

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Arawata Bill (4th edition)

The Story of Legendary Gold Prospector William James O'Leary

By: Ian Dougherty

This is the story of a pioneering folk hero. It is a colourful tale of adventure, discovery and survival in the remotest areas of New Zealand’s Southern Alps. William James O’Leary was a man of humble origins. His lifetime (1865-1947) spanned a period of New Zealand history when the country was searching for homegrown heroes in whose lives the young nation could discover clues to the question of its identity. The decades O’Leary spent in the unforgiving mountain country of North-West Otago and South Westland, prospecting for gold and other minerals and making new tracks in unexplored areas, was bound to be regarded with envy and admiration by townsfolk. The myth-making process was assisted when the nickname ‘Arawata Bill’ stuck, but it is the man’s astonishing feats of endurance, tenacity and charming eccentricity which capture the imagination. Add in the mystery of a lost ruby mine, a seaboot full of gold sovereigns and the aura of secrecy surrounding the quest for precious metal, and you have the stuff of which legends are made. Generations of New Zealand schoolchildren are familiar with Denis Glover’s poem Arawata Bill, yet the subject of that work was only loosely based on William O’Leary. The man himself, in his solitary and self-effacing way, was both smaller and greater than the legend. He emerged as one of those archetypal New Zealanders who helped to define a distinctive nationality. In this fully revised and updated biography, Ian Dougherty has separated the man from the myth, with a warmly human portrait of an ordinary man who lived an extraordinary life.

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Exisle Publishing

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1775594033

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9781775594031

Hamilton Accies 25 Year Roller Coaster Ride

By: Ian Kelly

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Hamilton Accies 25 Year Roller Coaster Ride

By: Ian Kelly

In association with Accies Trust. Foreward by Alison Walker In Accies 25 year rollercoaster, Ian Kelly has produced a season by season fan's diary through the 25 years of Accies, on and off the pitch, from 1985 to 2010. This encompasses the final nine seasons at Douglas Park, through the seven homeless years, and the contrasting first nine seasons at New Douglas Park. For fans and watchers of the game, the book offers valuable insights into how football in general has changed through this period in terms of television, internet and supporters trusts. Ian has been an Accies supporter since the mid 70s. He has seen Accies play games on 52 league grounds, in all four divisions of the Scottish League, as well as one awful day in Buckie! Ian, who is a qualified accountant, has been Treasurer of the Accies Trust since 2005, and is very much an Accies stats man. He is thankful for the Trust's support with this publication.

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Paragon Publishing

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190761110X

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The Vimy Trap

or, How We Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Great War

By: Ian McKay,Jamie Swift

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The Vimy Trap

or, How We Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Great War

By: Ian McKay,Jamie Swift

The story of the bloody 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge is, according to many of today’s tellings, a heroic founding moment for Canada. This noble, birth-of-a-nation narrative is regularly applied to the Great War in general. Yet this mythical tale is rather new. “Vimyism”— today’s official story of glorious, martial patriotism—contrasts sharply with the complex ways in which veterans, artists, clerics, and even politicians who had supported the war interpreted its meaning over the decades. Was the Great War a futile imperial debacle? A proud, nation-building milestone? Contending Great War memories have helped to shape how later wars were imagined. The Vimy Trap provides a powerful probe of commemoration cultures. This subtle, fast-paced work of public history—combining scholarly insight with sharp-eyed journalism, and based on primary sources and school textbooks, battlefield visits and war art—explains both how and why peace and war remain contested terrain in ever-changing landscapes of Canadian memory.

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Between the Lines

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1771132760

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9781771132763

Routledge Revivals: The Making of Urban Scotland (1978)

By: Ian H. Adams

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Routledge Revivals: The Making of Urban Scotland (1978)

By: Ian H. Adams

Originally published in 1978, The Making of Urban Scotland traces the evolution of towns from their prehistoric origins to the present day. Most of the material is based on research in Scotland’s archives, housed in the Scottish Record Office. Special emphasis is placed on the causes of economic change and its repercussions upon Scottish town life. The urban stresses of the nineteenth century are analysed in detail, as well as the subsequent emergence of Scotland as Western Europe’s pre-eminent council house society. The unique character of Scotland’s housing occupies two chapters and for the first time the whole panoply of the statuary origins of the council house landscape is exposed.

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135103376X

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A Guide to Practitioner Research in Education

By: Ian Menter,Dely Elliot,Moira Hulme

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A Guide to Practitioner Research in Education

By: Ian Menter,Dely Elliot,Moira Hulme

Written in friendly and accessible language, this concise guide includes numerous practical examples based on the authors’ extensive experience in the field. The authors provide information and guidance on developing research skills such as gathering and analyzing information and data, reporting findings, and research design. They offer critical perspectives to help users reflect on research approaches and to understand the key issues in devising research questions.

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SAGE Publications

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1849201854

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9781849201858

Boatlines

Scottish Craft of Sea, Coast and Canal

By: Ian Stephen

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Boatlines

Scottish Craft of Sea, Coast and Canal

By: Ian Stephen

People are drawn to the harbours and boats of Scotland whether they have a seafaring background or not. Why do boats take on different shapes as you follow the complex shorelines of islands and mainland? And why do the sails they carry appear to be so many shapes and sizes? Then there are rowing craft or power-driven vessels which can also be considered 'classics', whether they were built for work or leisure. As he traces the iconic forms of a selection of the boats of Scotland, Ian Stephen outlines the purposes of craft, past and present, to help gain a true understanding of this vital part of our culture. Sea conditions likely to be met and coastal geography are other factors behind the designs of a wide variety of craft. Stories go with boats. The vessels are not seen as bare artefacts without their own soul but more like living things.

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Birlinn Ltd

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1788855361

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9781788855365

The Famous Grouse Whisky Companion

Heritage, History, Recipes and Drinks

By: Ian Buxton

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The Famous Grouse Whisky Companion

Heritage, History, Recipes and Drinks

By: Ian Buxton

Drinks companion meets cookbook in this charming package. Discover the history of Scotch whisky and the part Famous Grouse has played in its development while also learning how to mix a perfect Famous Honey & Marmalade Sour. Compiled by renowned whisky writer Ian Buxton, this captivating miscellany is packed with intriguing facts and trivia, from the story of an iconic brand - its unconventional start named after a Scottish bird and its rise in popularity - to a fascinating insight into how whisky is distilled and bottled. With over 45 recipes for whisky-based dishes and cocktails, including Famous Grouse Rack of Lamb, Mackerel with Snow Grouse Pickled Rhubarb and Apple Tarte Tatin with Whisky Ice Cream, this book belongs on every whisky enthusiast's shelf.

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Random House

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1448177901

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9781448177905

Living Politics, Making Music

The Writings of Jan Fairley

By: Jan Fairley,edited by Simon Frith,Ian Christie

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Living Politics, Making Music

The Writings of Jan Fairley

By: Jan Fairley,edited by Simon Frith,Ian Christie

The late Jan Fairley (1949-2012) was a key figure in making world music a significant topic for popular music studies and an influential contributor to such world music magazines as fRoots and Songlines. This book celebrates her contribution to popular music scholarship by gathering her most important work together in a single place. The result is a richly informed and entertaining volume that will be of interest to all scholars in the field while also serving as an excellent introduction for students interested in popular music as a global phenomenon. Fairley’s work was focused on the problems and possibilities of cross-cultural musical influences, fantasies and flows and on the importance of performing circuits and networks. Her interest in the details of music-making and in the lives of music-makers means that this collection is also an original and illuminating study of music and politics. In drawing on Jan Fairley’s journalism, this volume also offers students a guide to various genres of world music, from Cuban son to flamenco, as well as an insight into the lives of such world music stars as Mercedes Sosa and Silvio Rodríguez. This is inspiring as well as essential reading.

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Routledge

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1317103963

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9781317103967

Who's Who in the Zulu War, 1879: The Colonials and The Zulus

By: Adrian Greaves,Ian Knight

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Who's Who in the Zulu War, 1879: The Colonials and The Zulus

By: Adrian Greaves,Ian Knight

The Anglo Zulu War continues to attract phenomenal interest. What was meant to be a quick punitive expedition led by Lord Chelmsford turned into a watershed for British Colonial power. The ignominious defeat at Iswandhlwana was a terrible blow to British military pride but the heroic stand at Rourkes Drift, while a minor event by comparison, allowed the powers-that-be to salvage some honor.This authoritative book covers all the main players, be they military, political or civilian, with concise yet readable individual entries. In addition to the military commanders on both sides, we have the VC winners, those at Rourkes Drift and survivors of the massacre. Individuals such as The Crown Prince Imperial whose actions made an impact all have entries.

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Casemate Publishers

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1781597316

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British railway enthusiasm

By: Ian Carter

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British railway enthusiasm

By: Ian Carter

Now available in paperback, this is the first academic book to study railway enthusiasts in Britain. Far from a trivial topic, the post-war train spotting craze swept most boys and some girls into a passion for railways, and for many, ignited a lifetime’s interest. British railway enthusiasm traces this post-war cohort, and those which followed, as they invigorated different sectors in the world of railway enthusiasm – train spotting, railway modelling, collecting railway relics – and then, in response to the demise of main line steam traction, Britain’s now-huge preserved railway industry. Today this industry finds itself riven by tensions between preserving a loved past which ever fewer people can remember and earning money from tourist visitors. The widespread and enduring significance of railway enthusiasm will ensure that this groundbreaking text remains a key work in transport studies, and will appeal to enthusiasts as much as to students and scholars of transport and cultural history.

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Manchester University Press

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1526129744

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A History of the Churches in Australasia

By: Ian Breward

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A History of the Churches in Australasia

By: Ian Breward

This pioneering study of Australian, New Zealand, and Pacific Christianity opens up new perspectives on Christianization and modernization in this richly complex region. The reception of Christianity into Pacific cultures has produced strongly Christian societies. Based on research in widely scattered archives, this book not only deals with regional interactions but pays careful attention to developments in microstates, and to the variety of indigenous religious movements, which were earlier regarded as deviations from Christian orthodoxy but are now seen as significant adaptations of Christian teaching. In Australia and New Zealand too, European Christian beginnings have been given local emphases, producing Churches with distinctive identities. Lay leadership is emphasized - not only in the Churches but as part of the Christian presence in the realms of politics, business, and culture. The broad liturgical, theological, constitutional, and pastoral developments of the 19th and 20th centuries are mapped, as a context for the striking changes which have taken place since the 1960s. The dynamics of religious change and conflict, the ambiguities of religious authority, and the destructive effects of Christian colonialism on indigenous communities, especially Australian aborigines, are all frankly dealt with. The decline of the institutional impact of the Churches in Australia and New Zealand is explored, as is the growth of partnership between government and Churches in education, social welfare, and overseas aid and development. Interchange in personnel and ideas is strikingly illustrated in the missionary activities of the regional Churches and their cultural impact. The author's involvement in Church and community leadership, ecumenism, and theological education makes this volume in The Oxford History of the Christian Church a valuable addition to the series, describing both continuities with world Christianity and little-known local developments.

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OUP Oxford

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0191520381

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9780191520389

Music of the Raj

A Social and Economic History of Music in Late Eighteenth Century Anglo-Indian Society

By: Ian Woodfield

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Music of the Raj

A Social and Economic History of Music in Late Eighteenth Century Anglo-Indian Society

By: Ian Woodfield

Music of the Raj is a study of musical life in late eighteenth-century Anglo-Indian society, based on the unpublished correspondence of an extended network of families. The writers of these letters - amateurs with a passionate commitment to the art of music - provide a perceptive commentary on many of the major issues of the day: the stylistic change from Baroque to Galant, the replacement of the harpsichord with the pianoforte, the establishment of the musical canon, and the growing economic and cultural influence of women musicians. Among the topics discussed are the transport, tuning and maintenance of instruments, the relationship between amateur pupil and professional teacher, the conduct of the domestic musical soirée, the role of glee singing in courtship, and the musical education of children. An account is also given of the growth of an expatriate musical culture among the European inhabitants of early colonial Calcutta, and the musical tastes of major Anglo-Indian figures such as Robert Clive, Warren Hastings, and Sir William Jones are assessed. English attitudes to Indian music is an important theme, especially as manifested in the fashion for the Hindostannie airs, transcriptions of Indian melodies in European musical language. The study concludes with an examination of the musical lives of wealthy nabobs back in England, where they immersed themselves in Indian musical culture, taking the Grand Tour, supporting opera at the Kings Theatre, and employing fashionable Italian teachers for their children.

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0191541737

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The Fife Pilgrim Way

In the Footsteps of Monks, Miners and Martyrs

By: Ian Bradley

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The Fife Pilgrim Way

In the Footsteps of Monks, Miners and Martyrs

By: Ian Bradley

Packed with over almost 100 images and countless stories, it brings to life the fascinating communities and the characters along the route in whose footsteps modern pilgrims are treading. Setting off with Celtic saints from Culross and North Queensferry, marching with miners through the West Fife coalfields, continuing on with Covenanters and Communists and ending among the martyrs, relics and ghosts of the haunted city of St Andrews, this gripping narrative presents a journey through Scottish history, ancient and modern, with spiritual reflections along the way.

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Birlinn Ltd

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1788851943

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Thinks He's a Bird

From Postal Clerk to Pathfinder Pilot

By: Ian Campbell

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Thinks He's a Bird

From Postal Clerk to Pathfinder Pilot

By: Ian Campbell

A remarkable and powerful story of indomitable human spirit, passion and courage. In 1941 when Keith Watson, a teenage postal clerk from country Queensland, enlisted in the RAAF, he had absolutely no idea what he was getting himself into. The following four years were an adrenaline-filled ride of love, loss, mateship, ambition, courage and sacrifice, all recorded in an intimate 800-page diary. This is an account of how war tests character and puts the young on an accelerated path to maturity. From childhood and his first inspirational flight to his emergence as an elite Path Finder Force pilot, Keith’s story is compelling and tragic, yet uplifting. He confronts constant death and injury, challenges authority, learns to skipper a crew and finds his trademark humility running headlong into ego and ambition. Keith’s graphic accounts of Pathfinder missions bring a deepening sense of the relentless physical and psychological toll on the crews of Bomber Command. Counterbalancing these experiences are Keith’s relationships with wartime mates, the woman who loved him, and the UK families who sacrificed much on his behalf. Based on material never before released, Thinks He’s A Bird is a stunning account of service, sacrifice and two enduring and competing passions – flying and Norah, the love of Keith’s life. ,

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Simon and Schuster

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1922615161

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9781922615169

Collected Writings of Ian Nish

Part 2: Japanese Political History - Japan and East Asia

By: Ian Nish

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Collected Writings of Ian Nish

Part 2: Japanese Political History - Japan and East Asia

By: Ian Nish

This volume of the Collected Writings of Modern Western Scholars on Japan brings together the work of Ian Nish on international relations affecting Japan, Russia, China and Korea in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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Routledge

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1134280025

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The Immunology of the Dog

By: Ian R Tizard

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The Immunology of the Dog

By: Ian R Tizard

The Immunology of the Dog is the first readily available, single-source, comprehensive review of the canine immune system. The book discusses all immunologic aspects of diseases of the dog and relates recent basic science to important clinical issues. Sections cover the evolution and domestication of the dog, provide detailed information on immunity to infectious diseases, canine allergic diseases, the top canine autoimmune diseases, and canine immunodeficiencies. This book offers professionals in veterinary research and practice complete information on all aspects of canine immunology in one essential resource. - Introduces the first comprehensive review of canine immunology - Links recent basic science to important clinical issues in dogs - Provides detailed and current information in one resource

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Elsevier

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0443236828

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9780443236822

The Poet and His Audience

By: Ian Jack

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The Poet and His Audience

By: Ian Jack

A systematic exploration of the influence of readers on the shaping of six major poets' works.

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CUP Archive

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0521278090

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9780521278096

Operation Postern

The Battle to Recapture Lae from the Japanese, 1943

By: Ian Howie-Willis

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Operation Postern

The Battle to Recapture Lae from the Japanese, 1943

By: Ian Howie-Willis

Japanese troops seized and brutally occupied New Guinea’s capital, Lae, for 18 months – until 16 September 1943. That day Australian soldiers retook the town against fierce resistance. Defeated, and after suffering huge losses, 8000 Japanese soldiers fled across the formidable 4000-metre mountains behind the town ; 2000 died on the nightmare trek. In a groundbreaking publication, independent professional historian Dr. Ian Howie-Willis unveils the untold story of 'Operation Postern' and its significant impact on the Pacific War. His latest book sheds light on the recapture of Lae, the capital of New Guinea, from Japanese forces on 16 September 1943. Through meticulous research, Dr. Howie-Willis brings to life the heroic efforts of Australian soldiers, the harrowing experiences of the Japanese retreat, and the often-overlooked plight of the Papua New Guinean village communities caught in the crossfire. Japanese troops had seized and ruthlessly occupied Lae for 18 months until the fateful day of the Australian soldiers' counteroffensive. Despite fierce resistance, the town was retaken, forcing the Japanese to retreat across treacherous 4000-meter mountains behind the area. Tragically, 2000 Japanese soldiers lost their lives during this nightmarish trek. Referred to as a turning point in the Pacific War, 'Operation Postern' shattered the Japanese belief that they could maintain control over the New Guinea mainland. Their continual retreat paved the way for subsequent successful Allied campaigns in the South-West Pacific theatre. However, victory came at a high cost, with over 2000 casualties within a fortnight for the Allies, while Japanese losses exceeded that number nearly fourfold. The exact toll on the Papua New Guinean village people remains unknown but undoubtedly significant. Dr. Howie-Willis challenges previous military histories that have marginalized the Papua New Guineans, highlighting their essential role as the "third party" to the conflict. By focusing on the village communities, he illuminates the horrific impact of the war on their lands and lives, offering a comprehensive and inclusive narrative. "Operation Postern" provides readers with an opportunity to revisit and reinterpret this crucial battle that shaped the course of history. Dr. Howie-Willis' extensive knowledge and meticulous attention to detail make this book a valuable contribution to the understanding of the Pacific War.

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Predator Empire

Drone Warfare and Full Spectrum Dominance

By: Ian G. R. Shaw

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Predator Empire

Drone Warfare and Full Spectrum Dominance

By: Ian G. R. Shaw

What does it mean for human beings to exist in an era of dronified state violence? How can we understand the rise of robotic systems of power and domination? Focusing on U.S. drone warfare and its broader implications as no other book has to date, Predator Empire argues that we are witnessing a transition from a labor-intensive “American empire” to a machine-intensive “Predator Empire.” Moving from the Vietnam War to the War on Terror and beyond, Ian G. R. Shaw reveals how changes in military strategy, domestic policing, and state surveillance have come together to enclose our planet in a robotic system of control. The rise of drones presents a series of “existential crises,” he suggests, that are reengineering not only spaces of violence but also the character of the modern state. Positioning drone warfare as part of a much longer project to watch and enclose the human species, he shows that for decades—centuries even—human existence has slowly but surely been brought within the artificial worlds of “technological civilization.” Instead of incarcerating us in prisons or colonizing territory directly, the Predator Empire locks us inside a worldwide system of electromagnetic enclosure—in which democratic ideals give way to a system of totalitarian control, a machinic “rule by Nobody.” As accessibly written as it is theoretically ambitious, Predator Empire provides up-to-date information about U.S. drone warfare, as well as an in-depth history of the rise of drones.

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U of Minnesota Press

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1452951713

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Narrow Gauge and Industrial Railways

The Late 1940s to Late 1960s

By: Brian Reading,Ian Reading

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The Late 1940s to Late 1960s

By: Brian Reading,Ian Reading

With previously unpublished photographs documenting the period's industrial and mineral railways scene.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1398100137

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Wageless Life

A Manifesto for a Future beyond Capitalism

By: Ian G. R. Shaw,Marv Waterstone

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Wageless Life

A Manifesto for a Future beyond Capitalism

By: Ian G. R. Shaw,Marv Waterstone

Drawing up alternate ways to “make a living” beyond capitalism To live in this world is to be conditioned by capital. Once paired with Western democracy, unfettered capitalism has led to a shrinking economic system that squeezes out billions of people—creating a planet of surplus populations. Wageless Life is a manifesto for building a future beyond the toxic failures of late-stage capitalism. Daring to imagine new social relations, new modes of economic existence, and new collective worlds, the authors provide skills and tools for perceiving—and living in— a post-capitalist future. Forerunners: Ideas First Short books of thought-in-process scholarship, where intense analysis, questioning, and speculation take the lead

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U of Minnesota Press

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1452963479

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Sealink British Ferries

By: Ian Collard

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Sealink British Ferries

By: Ian Collard

A lavishly illustrated look at this much-missed company. Ian Collard tells the fascinating story of this unique shipping company.

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1445693054

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Arawata Bill

The Story of Legendary Gold Prospector William James O'Leary

By: Ian Dougherty

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Arawata Bill

The Story of Legendary Gold Prospector William James O'Leary

By: Ian Dougherty

This is the story of a pioneering folk hero. It is a colourful tale of adventure, discovery and survival in the remotest areas of New Zealand’s Southern Alps.William James O’Leary was a man of humble origins. His lifetime (1865-1947) spanned a period of New Zealand history when the country was searching for homegrown heroes in whose lives the young nation could discover clues to the question of its identity.The decades O’Leary spent in the unforgiving mountain country of North-West Otago and South Westland, prospecting for gold and other minerals and making new tracks in unexplored areas, was bound to be regarded with envy and admiration by townsfolk.The myth-making process was assisted when the nickname ‘Arawata Bill’ stuck, but it is the man’s astonishing feats of endurance, tenacity and charming eccentricity which capture the imagination. Add in the mystery of a lost ruby mine, a seaboot full of gold sovereigns and the aura of secrecy surrounding the quest for precious metal, and you have the stuff of which legends are made.Generations of New Zealand schoolchildren are familiar with Denis Glover’s poem Arawata Bill, yet the subject of that work was only loosely based on William O’Leary. The man himself, in his solitary and self-effacing way, was both smaller and greater than the legend. He emerged as one of those archetypal New Zealanders who helped to define a distinctive nationality.In this biography, Ian Dougherty has separated the man from the myth, with a warmly human portrait of an ordinary man who lived an extraordinary life.

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Exisle Publishing

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1927187311

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Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance

By: Ian Youngman

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Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance

By: Ian Youngman

Directors' and officers' liability insurance was at one time considered essential only for large public corporations. Now, no public limited company anywhere in the world should be without it. Large private companies, charities, financial institutions, pension funds and all executive directors need to consider the risks. It is a widely held isconception that legal action cannot be taken against individual directors of limited liability companies. Directors' and officers' liability insurance is one of the fastest growing areas in the world insurance market. Company directors are facing increasingly onerous resonsibilities as shareholders demand higher standards of corporate governence. Recent years have seen more stringent laws on environmental liability and directorial responsibility for pollution is now a global concern. This new edition will answer the questions: - Just what are the personal liability risks facing directors? - How can they protect themselves against the increasing possibility of being sued? - What are the latest developments?Ian Youngman cuts through the jargon and explains the intricacies of this kind of cover and how it relates to other forms of insurance. He includes examples of claims, as well as profiles of insurers specialising in this area. He also assesses the current and likely future status of D & O cover in all the world markets.

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Elsevier

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1782420045

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Enterprise to Endeavour

The J-class Yachts

By: Ian Dear

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Enterprise to Endeavour

The J-class Yachts

By: Ian Dear

Extensively illustrated, this fine tribute evokes an eventful decade in nautical history; the fourth edition recounts restoration efforts and reports on the current revival of interest in these peerless crafts.

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1574090917

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