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The Political Economy of Devolution in Britain from the Postwar Era to Brexit

By: Nick Vlahos

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The Political Economy of Devolution in Britain from the Postwar Era to Brexit

By: Nick Vlahos

This book examines the political economy of devolution in Britain from the postwar period to the present. It situates devolution in Britain within an understanding of the partisan recalibration of political, economic and democratic scales (or levels) of the state. The author utilizes various explanatory tools to unpack complex social, economic, spatial and political phenomena across national, regional and local scales. The book further contributes to our conceptual understanding of decentralization as a broader, comparative, phenomenon. Particular emphasis is placed on examining why decentralization and devolution occur at particular points in time, which enables the investigation into how political and fiscal powers are (re)organized at different levels of the state.

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271

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Springer Nature

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3030487296

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9783030487294

Ancient Treasures

By: Nick Hunter

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Ancient Treasures

By: Nick Hunter

Ancient Treasures' examines the hunt for ancient treasure troves and hoards, whether they contain gold and jewels, or important artifacts that offer us a window on to the past. Part of the Treasure Hunters series, 'Ancient Treasures' offers a crosscurricular mix of science & technology and history, with a fun, dramatic approach. Treasures covered in the book include the Roman Hoxne Hoard, the Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard, the extraordinary discoveries of the Rosetta Stone and Dead Sea Scrolls, and the South American treasures of Lake Guatavita. The book also looks at the motives for these searches, and the importance of responsible archaeology: were the treasure hunters driven by personal greed or glory, or did they embark on their quest with a historical interest and a desire to preserve the lost treasures?

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101

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Capstone

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1410969231

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9781410969231

History Around You

By: Nick Hunter

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History Around You

By: Nick Hunter

This book, History Around You, introduces readers to finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources that they might find at home (old letters, toys in the attic, family photographs, etc.), as well as old buildings, cemeteries, shops, factories and museums in their local community.

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Raintree

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1406281581

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9781406281583

Football and the Law

By: Nick De Marco KC

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Football and the Law

By: Nick De Marco KC

Football is the biggest game in the world and the richest. This has contributed to the growth of legal issues and disputes in football and to an increasingly specialised legal services market in football. Since 2002, approximately half of all sports disputes before the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS) have been in football. Football and the Law provided the first comprehensive review of the law relating to all aspects of football in the world, including all the main regulatory and commercial aspects of the sport. With contributions from 67 of the leading experts in the field, it is a valuable resource to lawyers and others active in the football industry, as well as a vital source of material to students, legal practitioners and others who wish to learn more about the area. The work includes reference to the key legal principles, cases and regulatory materials relevant to football. The key developments for the 2nd Edition include: - Refiguration of European football/ ESL breakaway / new international structures - Independent regulation of football - Impact of Brexit Safeguarding – child abuse in football - Growth of racism and regulatory responses - FIFA banning 'bridge loans' (relevant to third party ownership) - FIFA's new plans to regulates agents and cap fees - Emergence of salary caps in football and legal challenges to them - Various high profile Financial Fair Play cases Class action in football re head injuries - Challenges to Owners and Directors test – calls for independent regulator - New chapter covering developments in CAS cases This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Sports Law online service.

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1018

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1526521822

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9781526521828

Forces of Nature

Experiments with Forces & Magnetism

By: Nick Arnold

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Forces of Nature

Experiments with Forces & Magnetism

By: Nick Arnold

Quick and easy step-by-step experiments"--Cover.

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Qeb Publishing -- Quarto Library

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0711242275

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9780711242272

Arrival

The Story of CanLit

By: Nick Mount

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Arrival

The Story of CanLit

By: Nick Mount

“The most important book to be written in more than 40 years about the rise of Canadian literature... Arrival: The Story of CanLit brims and crackles, in equal measure, with information and energy.” — Winnipeg Free Press A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book National Post 99 Best Books of the Year In the mid-twentieth century, Canadian literature transformed from a largely ignored trickle of books into an enormous cultural phenomenon that produced Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje, Mordecai Richler, and so many others. In Arrival, acclaimed writer and critic Nick Mount answers the question: What caused the CanLit Boom? Written with wit and panache, Arrival tells the story of Canada’s literary awakening. Interwoven with Mount’s vivid tale are enlightening mini-biographies of the people who made it happen, from superstars Leonard Cohen and Marie-Claire Blais to lesser-known lights like the troubled and impassioned Harold Sonny Ladoo. The full range of Canada’s literary boom is here: the underground exploits of the blew ointment and Tish gangs; revolutionary critical forays by highbrow academics; the blunt-force trauma of our plain-spoken backwoods poetry; and the urgent political writing that erupted from the turmoil in Quebec. Originally published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Arrival is a dazzling, variegated, and inspired piece of writing that helps explain how we got from there to here.

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House of Anansi

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1770892222

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9781770892224

Basics of Matrix Algebra for Statistics with R

By: Nick Fieller

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Basics of Matrix Algebra for Statistics with R

By: Nick Fieller

A Thorough Guide to Elementary Matrix Algebra and Implementation in R Basics of Matrix Algebra for Statistics with R provides a guide to elementary matrix algebra sufficient for undertaking specialized courses, such as multivariate data analysis and linear models. It also covers advanced topics, such as generalized inverses of singular and rectangular matrices and manipulation of partitioned matrices, for those who want to delve deeper into the subject. The book introduces the definition of a matrix and the basic rules of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and inversion. Later topics include determinants, calculation of eigenvectors and eigenvalues, and differentiation of linear and quadratic forms with respect to vectors. The text explores how these concepts arise in statistical techniques, including principal component analysis, canonical correlation analysis, and linear modeling. In addition to the algebraic manipulation of matrices, the book presents numerical examples that illustrate how to perform calculations by hand and using R. Many theoretical and numerical exercises of varying levels of difficulty aid readers in assessing their knowledge of the material. Outline solutions at the back of the book enable readers to verify the techniques required and obtain numerical answers. Avoiding vector spaces and other advanced mathematics, this book shows how to manipulate matrices and perform numerical calculations in R. It prepares readers for higher-level and specialized studies in statistics.

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638

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CRC Press

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1444146033

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9781444146035

Deathstrike

By: Nick Carter

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Deathstrike

By: Nick Carter

The bloody trail of El Adwan, the Middle East's most savage assassin, leads straight to one of the West's richest men. Agent N3 unravels the billionaire's plot to save his faltering empire--a shocking scheme that in the hands of El Adwan could spell disaster for the international oil market.

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Jove Books

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0515095192

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9780515095197

Schaum's Outline of Computer Architecture

By: Nick Carter

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Schaum's Outline of Computer Architecture

By: Nick Carter

A problem/solution manual, integrating general principles and laboratory exercises, that provides students with the hands-on experience needed to master the basics of modern computer system design Features more than 200 detailed problems, with step-by-step solutions; many detailed graphics and charts; chapter summaries with additional "rapid-review" questions; and expert sidebar tips Describes analytical methods for quantifying real-world design choices regarding instruction sets, pipelining, cache, memory, I/O, and other critical hardware and software elements involved in building computers An ideal educational resource for the more than 70,000 undergraduate and graduate students who, each year, enroll in computer architecture and related courses

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806

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McGraw Hill

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0071399623

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9780071399623

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The Political Economy of Devolution in Britain from the Postwar Era to Brexit

The Political Economy of Devolution in Britain from the Postwar Era to Brexit

Ancient Treasures

Ancient Treasures

History Around You

History Around You

Football and the Law

Football and the Law

Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature

Arrival

Arrival

Basics of Matrix Algebra for Statistics with R

Basics of Matrix Algebra for Statistics with R

Deathstrike

Deathstrike

Schaum's Outline of Computer Architecture

Schaum's Outline of Computer Architecture

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