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Growing Older

Tourism and Leisure Behaviour of Older Adults

By: Ian Robert Patterson

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Growing Older

Tourism and Leisure Behaviour of Older Adults

By: Ian Robert Patterson

Drawing on the latest research this book examines the tourism and leisure needs of older people. Chapters review the particular behaviors, characteristics and special requirements of the senior market and provide examples of good practice and service provision. The book highlights how important an understanding of this emerging market is to tourism and leisure providers. It also suggests ways to effectively market to and provide for this expanding group in the future.

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CABI

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1845930657

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9781845930653

Perceiving in Depth, Volume 2

Stereoscopic Vision

By: Ian P. Howard,Brian J. Rogers

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Perceiving in Depth, Volume 2

Stereoscopic Vision

By: Ian P. Howard,Brian J. Rogers

Volume 2 addresses stereoscopic vision. It starts with the physiology of stereoscopic mechanisms. It then deals with binocular rivalry, binocular summation, and interocular transfer. A review of how images are brought into binocular register is followed by a review of stimulus tokens used to detect disparities. Cyclopean effects, such as cyclopean illusions, cyclopean motion, texture segregation, and binocular direction are reviewed. Factors that influence stereoacuity are discussed. Two chapters describe how stimuli in distinct depth planes produce contrast effects, and affect motion perception and whiteness perception. The Pulfrich stereomotion effect and perception of motion in depth are reviewed. The volume ends with a review of applications of stereoscopy.

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643

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OUP USA

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0199764158

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9780199764150

Mixed Blessing: The Role Of The Texas Rangers In The Mexican War, 1846-1848

By: Major Ian B. Lyles

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Mixed Blessing: The Role Of The Texas Rangers In The Mexican War, 1846-1848

By: Major Ian B. Lyles

The Texas Rangers assumed many roles during the Mexican War (1846-1848), fighting in both the northern and central theaters. Along with frontier knowledge and combat experience, they also brought prejudices and they earned a reputation for ill-discipline. Thus, the central research question is whether the Texas Rangers contributed to the success of conventional army forces or did they materially hinder Generals Taylor and Scott more than they helped? Analysis begins by discussing the Mexican War, the Texas Rangers, and the concept of Compound Warfare (CW) (conventional and unconventional forces employed simultaneously to gain a synergistic advantage). CW theory is used to evaluate the Rangers’ contributions. Ranger actions in support of Taylor’s first battles and his movement to and conquest of Monterey, followed by the Battle of Buena Vista are described and evaluated. The Rangers’ counter-guerilla operations in both theaters are evaluated next. The conclusion is that the Texas Rangers did contribute positively overall to the success of American commanders throughout the war despite some problems and atrocities. The final chapter also discusses the work’s current relevance and suggests way for today’s commanders to avoid problems when integrating irregular forces from differing cultures into the laws of war.

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135

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1782899537

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9781782899532

Heroes in the Skies

American Aviators in World War II

By: Ian Darling

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Heroes in the Skies

American Aviators in World War II

By: Ian Darling

A gripping collection of true stories that capture the bravery of American pilots who helped win WWII. American pilots fought fierce and often deadly battles in every theater of the Second World War, and many overcame incredible obstacles to survive. Meet some of these courageous aviators, including George McGovern, who survived enemy fire that left 110 holes in his aircraft; George H. W. Bush, shot down in the Pacific; Jim Landis, a naval flyer stationed in Pearl Harbor who returned fire even after sustaining a bullet through his hand; Alex Jefferson, a Tuskegee airman shot down over France and taken prisoner; and Betty Blake, one of the little-known women pilots who aided the war effort. Clifton Truman Daniel, a grandson of President Truman, provides the foreword to this collection of carefully researched and vividly told profiles in courage that will transport you to the bullet-ridden, bomb-laden skies of the early 1940s.

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272

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Union Square + ORM

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1454936185

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9781454936183

Race, Law and Society

By: Ian Haney López

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Race, Law and Society

By: Ian Haney López

Race, Law and Society draws together some of the very best writing on race and racism from the law and society tradition, yet it is not intended to merely reprint the greatest hits of the past. Instead, from its introduction to its selection of articles, this anthology is designed as a 'how-to manual', a guide for scholars and students seeking templates for their own work in this important but also tricky area. Race, Law and Society pulls together leading exemplars of the sorts of social science scholarship on race, society and law that will be essential to racial progress as the world begins to travel the twenty-first century.

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558

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Routledge

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135190700X

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9781351907002

British Economic Policy and Empire, 1919-1939

By: Ian M. Drummond

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British Economic Policy and Empire, 1919-1939

By: Ian M. Drummond

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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256

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0415381908

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9780415381901

The American Civil War

By: Ian Frederick William Beckett

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The American Civil War

By: Ian Frederick William Beckett

An examination of the American Civil War as it was reported by journalists of the time, with commentary which sheds light on the political and social background as well as the military campaigns.

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216

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1840130040

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9781840130041

Researching Down Ancestors

A Practical Guide for the Family and Local Historian

By: Ian Maxwell

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Researching Down Ancestors

A Practical Guide for the Family and Local Historian

By: Ian Maxwell

Of all the nine counties of Ulster, none can claim a more cosmopolitan and fascinating history than Down. In ancient times it formed part of the ancient kingdom of the Ulaid; the Dal Fiatach, the most important of the groupings of tribes of Ulaid, came to dominate the east of the county with their capital at Downpatrick. Vikings came to raid and then settled along the coast. Later the Normans seized control of the Dal Fiatach kingdom constructing castles, monasteries and abbeys before becoming 'hibernicised'. In the seventeenth century, thousands of Scottish and English settlers poured into Down, establishing themselves in the north and east of the county. Meanwhile the native Irish were able to preserve their way of life in south Down where their close-knit communities were sufficiently well organised under their traditional leaders to co-exist with the newcomers. The distribution of surnames in the couty provides lasting evidence of its complex history. The purpose of this book is to provide a practical guide for the family historian searching for ancestors in County Down. It is true that many records have been lost, including those in the destruction of the Public Record Office in Dublin in 1922. However, much has survived to aid the dedicated family or local historian. Moreover, it has become increasingly accessible in the detailed catalogues and user-friendly searching aids in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Because of the breadth of the material covered, this book will appeal both to the experienced researcher and to the novice. Of particular value are the detailed listings of the records of landed estates, churches and schools, as well as the appendices listing townlands and unofficial place-names for the county.

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Ulster Historical Foundation

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1903688019

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9781903688014

John Ware

By: Ian Hundey

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John Ware

By: Ian Hundey

John Ware stands tall in the history of Alberta. An ex-slave from the American South, John rode into the District of Alberta in 1882. While working for the Bar U Ranch, he became legendary for his cowboy skills and his ability to survive stampedes, bucking broncs, blizzards, rustlers, and racism. John died on horseback on his own ranch near Red Deer River two weeks after Alberta became a full-fledged province. The year was 1905 and it was the start of a new Alberta - where farmers, townspeople, oil workers, and others would shape society. But Alberta's roots run directly back to the days of cattle barons and cowboys on the open range - back to the days of John Ware.

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Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside

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1550418726

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9781550418729

A Scientific Way of War

Antebellum Military Science, West Point, and the Origins of American Military Thought

By: Ian C. Hope

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A Scientific Way of War

Antebellum Military Science, West Point, and the Origins of American Military Thought

By: Ian C. Hope

While faith in the Enlightenment was waning elsewhere by 1850, at the United States Military Academy at West Point and in the minds of academy graduates serving throughout the country Enlightenment thinking persisted, asserting that war was governable by a grand theory accessible through the study of military science. Officers of the regular army and instructors at the military academy and their political superiors all believed strongly in the possibility of acquiring a perfect knowledge of war through the proper curriculum. A Scientific Way of War analyzes how the doctrine of military science evolved from teaching specific Napoleonic applications to embracing subjects that were useful for war in North America. Drawing from a wide array of materials, Ian C. Hope refutes earlier charges of a lack of professionalization in the antebellum American army and an overreliance on the teachings of Swiss military theorist Antoine de Jomini. Instead, Hope shows that inculcation in West Point’s American military curriculum eventually came to provide the army with an officer corps that shared a common doctrine and common skill in military problem solving. The proliferation of military science ensured that on the eve of the Civil War there existed a distinctly American, and scientific, way of war.

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400

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803277164

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9780803277168

The Oxford Guide to World War II

By: Ian Dear,Michael Richard Daniel Foot

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The Oxford Guide to World War II

By: Ian Dear,Michael Richard Daniel Foot

First published in 1995 as The Oxford companion to the Second World War "--Verso.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195340965

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9780195340969

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Growing Older

Growing Older

Perceiving in Depth, Volume 2

Perceiving in Depth, Volume 2

Mixed Blessing: The Role Of The Texas Rangers In The Mexican War, 1846-1848

Mixed Blessing: The Role Of The Texas Rangers In The Mexican War, 1846-1848

Heroes in the Skies

Heroes in the Skies

Race, Law and Society

Race, Law and Society

British Economic Policy and Empire, 1919-1939

British Economic Policy and Empire, 1919-1939

The American Civil War

The American Civil War

Researching Down Ancestors

Researching Down Ancestors

John Ware

John Ware

A Scientific Way of War

A Scientific Way of War

The Oxford Guide to World War II

The Oxford Guide to World War II

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