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Down But Not Out

The Incredible Story of Second World War Airman Maurice 'Moggy' Mayne

By: Maurice Mayne,Mark Ryan

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Down But Not Out

The Incredible Story of Second World War Airman Maurice 'Moggy' Mayne

By: Maurice Mayne,Mark Ryan

Maurice ‘Moggy’ Mayne was a cricket-loving air gunner in the Second World War, with a pretty girlfriend back home in rural England. His turret was in a Bristol Beaufort and his pilot had to fly with almost suicidal bravery at giant German warships before releasing the torpedo. No wonder Moggy’s first pilot cracked up and his second liked to drink. When he was shot down, Moggy miraculously survived – unlike his best friend Stan.Moggy was sent to Stalag Luft VIIIB, an infamous German POW camp near the Polish border, where he was badly treated. Fearing losing his beloved girlfriend Sylvia forever, and risking recapture and execution, he saw the chance to escape alone, thus beginning an epic journey through Nazi-occupied Germany. As the Gestapo shot other escaped British servicemen, Moggy Mayne came agonisingly close to lasting freedom. Instead, as the war neared its end, he had to face the horrors of the ‘long march’ west – and he felt his life slipping away. Would he ever see his Sylvia again?

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The History Press

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0750955074

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9780750955072

Literary Translation in Russia

A Cultural History

By: Maurice Friedberg

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Literary Translation in Russia

A Cultural History

By: Maurice Friedberg

In this rich historical study, Maurice Friedberg recounts the impact of translation on the Russian literary process. In tracing the explosion of literary translation in nineteenth-century Russia, Friedberg determines that it introduced new issues of cultural, aesthetic, and political values. Beginning with Pushkin in the early nineteenth century, Friedberg traces the history of translation throughout the lives of Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and, more recently, Pasternak. His analysis includes two translators who became Russia's leading literary figures: Zhukovsky, whose renditions of German poetry became famous, and Vvedensky, who introduced Charles Dickens to Russia. In the twentieth century, Friedberg points to Pasternak's Faust to show how apolitical authors welcomed free translation, which offered them an alternative to the original writing from which they had been banned by Soviet authorities. By introducing Western literary works, Russian translators provided new models for Russian literature. Friedberg discusses the usual battles fought between partisans of literalism and of free translation, the influence of Stalinist Soviet government on literary translation, and the political implications of aesthetic clashes. He also considers the impetus of translated Western fiction, poetry, and drama as remaining links to Western civilization during the decades of Russia's isolation from the West. Friedberg argues that literary translation had a profound effect on Russia by helping to erode the Soviet Union's isolation, which ultimately came to an end with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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238

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Penn State Press

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027104120X

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9780271041209

What Matters in Policing?

Change, Values and Leadership in Turbulent Times

By: van Dijk, Auke,Hoogewoning, Frank,Maurice Punch

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What Matters in Policing?

Change, Values and Leadership in Turbulent Times

By: van Dijk, Auke,Hoogewoning, Frank,Maurice Punch

This topical book compares the implications of restructuring in the UK and The Netherlands, also in the USA, regarding police systems, policing paradigms and research knowledge. The authors argue for developing confident leadership and also provide a comprehensive paradigm to chart policing in the future while retaining trust.

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240

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Policy Press

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144732692X

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9781447326922

1867 Disraeli, Gladstone and Revolution

The Passing of the Second Reform Bill

By: Maurice Cowling

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1867 Disraeli, Gladstone and Revolution

The Passing of the Second Reform Bill

By: Maurice Cowling

The passage of the Reform Bill of 1867 is one of the major problems in nineteenth-century British history. Mr Cowling provides a full-scale explanation, based on a wide range of archive material, including four major manuscript collections not previously used. Mr Cowling pays equal attention to the view taken by Parliament of the class structure and to the ambitions and strategies of politicians in Parliament and outside. He sets this detailed historical narrative in an analytical framework, the assumptions of which he discusses at length.

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468

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Cambridge University Press

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0521019583

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9780521019583

'Dearest Brother'

Lauderdale, Tweedale and Scottish Politics, 1660-1674

By: Maurice Lee Jr

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'Dearest Brother'

Lauderdale, Tweedale and Scottish Politics, 1660-1674

By: Maurice Lee Jr

This book provides the first detailed account of the course of Scottish politics in the reign of Charles II. It focuses on the years from 1667 to 1673, when, for the only time in the Restoration era, Scottish political leaders were able to make policy for Scotland with minimal interference from London and with Scottish interests chiefly in mind. The key players were the secretary of state, John Maitland, who was earl of Lauderdale and resident at court, and his chief agent in Edinburgh, John Hay, earl of Tweeddale, his first cousin, who became his 'dearest brother' when Tweeddale's son married Lauderdale's daughter. A third indispensible member of the group was Sir Robert Moray, their cousin by marriage, King Charles's fellow chemist and close friend. Together the three inaugurated a programme of reform which had some initial success but in the end foundered on political and personal disagreements. Maurice Lee makes effective use of the unpublished correspondence of the three, among themselves and with others, in telling the melancholy tale of the regime of this triumvirate for the first time.

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441

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Birlinn Ltd

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1788856015

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9781788856010

The Soviet Way of Life

An Examination

By: Maurice Lovell

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The Soviet Way of Life

An Examination

By: Maurice Lovell

The Soviet Way of Life (1948) is an objective description of the Soviet Russian political and economic systems. The author, who spent two years in Russia, explains how the citizen lives and moves within the structure of the Soviet State. The Soviet way of life, he points out, is basically a Russian way, to which a form of collectivism was applied suddenly and drastically in the Twentieth Century.

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199

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Taylor & Francis

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1040185983

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9781040185988

Books in the Life of a Child

By: Maurice Saxby

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Books in the Life of a Child

By: Maurice Saxby

Books in the Life of a Child explores the value of books and reading in the stimulation of children's imagination and their fundamental importance in the development of language and true literacy. It examines not only the vast range of children's books available but also how to introduce young people to the joys of reading in the home, the school and in the community. The book has been written as a resource for all adults, especially teachers, student teachers, librarians and parents, and those who care about the value of literature for children. It is a comprehensive and critical guide, with chapters on the history of children's literature and an analysis of its many forms and genres, from poetry, fairytale, myth, legend and fantasy, through realistic and historical fiction, to humour, pulp fiction and information books.

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484

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Macmillan Education AU

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0732945208

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9780732945206

African Americans in the Furniture City

The Struggle for Civil Rights in Grand Rapids

By: Randal Maurice Jelks

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African Americans in the Furniture City

The Struggle for Civil Rights in Grand Rapids

By: Randal Maurice Jelks

African Americans in the Furniture City is unique not only in terms of its subject, but also for its framing of the African American struggle for survival, civil rights, and community inside a discussion of the larger white community. Examining the African-American community of Grand Rapids, Michigan between 1850 and 1954, Randal Maurice Jelks uncovers the ways in which its members faced urbanization, responded to structural racism, developed in terms of occupations, and shaped their communal identities. Focusing on the intersection of African Americans' nineteenth-century cultural values and the changing social and political conditions in the first half of the twentieth century, Jelks pays particularly close attention to the religious community's influence during their struggle toward a respectable social identity and fair treatment under the law. He explores how these competing values defined the community's politics as it struggled to expand its freedoms and change its status as a subjugated racial minority.

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254

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University of Illinois Press

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0252073479

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9780252073472

Public Law: Text, Cases, and Materials 2e

By: Andrew Le Sueur,Maurice Sunkin,Jo Murkens

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Public Law: Text, Cases, and Materials 2e

By: Andrew Le Sueur,Maurice Sunkin,Jo Murkens

This dynamic text, cases, & materials book provides a thought-provoking guide to the public law of the UK. It sets out key institutions, legal principles, and conventions and its clear commentary draws on case studies and extracts from a range of sources to provide a full understanding of the law and the major theoretical and political debates.

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928

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199644187

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9780199644186

Blackstone's Civil Practice 2013: The Commentary

By: The Rt Hon Lord Justice Maurice Kay

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Blackstone's Civil Practice 2013: The Commentary

By: The Rt Hon Lord Justice Maurice Kay

A detailed analysis of unrivalled quality, Blackstone's Civil Practice 2013: The Commentary delivers authoritative guidance on the process of civil litigation from commencement of a claim to enforcement of judgments, providing invaluable commentary on civil procedure in a new, concise format.

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1876

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199661375

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9780199661374

Police Corruption

Exploring Police Deviance and Crime

By: Maurice Punch

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Police Corruption

Exploring Police Deviance and Crime

By: Maurice Punch

This book argues that corruption is not one thing, but covers many deviant and criminal practices in policing which also shift over time. This raises issues as to why do police break the law and, crucially, 'who controls the controllers'?

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296

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Routledge

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1134028075

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9781134028078

Delphi Collected Works of Maurice Leblanc (Illustrated)

By: Maurice Leblanc,Edgar Jepson

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Delphi Collected Works of Maurice Leblanc (Illustrated)

By: Maurice Leblanc,Edgar Jepson

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Delphi Classics

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1786561131

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9781786561138

Public Law

Text, Cases, and Materials

By: Andrew Le Sueur,Maurice Sunkin,Jo Eric Khushal Murkens

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Public Law

Text, Cases, and Materials

By: Andrew Le Sueur,Maurice Sunkin,Jo Eric Khushal Murkens

Public Law Text, Cases, and Materials explores how the law works in practice. The key institutions, legal principles, and conventions that underpin the public law of the UK are brought to life through the inclusion of extracts from key sources, which are explained and critiqued by the authors.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198820283

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9780198820284

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Down But Not Out

Down But Not Out

Literary Translation in Russia

Literary Translation in Russia

What Matters in Policing?

What Matters in Policing?

1867 Disraeli, Gladstone and Revolution

1867 Disraeli, Gladstone and Revolution

'Dearest Brother'

'Dearest Brother'

The Soviet Way of Life

The Soviet Way of Life

Books in the Life of a Child

Books in the Life of a Child

African Americans in the Furniture City

African Americans in the Furniture City

Public Law: Text, Cases, and Materials 2e

Public Law: Text, Cases, and Materials 2e

Blackstone's Civil Practice 2013: The Commentary

Blackstone's Civil Practice 2013: The Commentary

Police Corruption

Police Corruption

Delphi Collected Works of Maurice Leblanc (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Maurice Leblanc (Illustrated)

Public Law

Public Law

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