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The Penguin History of Modern Spain

1898 to the Present

By: Nigel Townson

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The Penguin History of Modern Spain

1898 to the Present

By: Nigel Townson

‘The best account in a single volume of Spain since 1898, exemplary for concision and for accuracy in the use of language, as well as for equanimity and generosity of spirit’ Felipe Fernández-Armesto, TLS A revelatory new history of Spain, from the late nineteenth century to the twenty-first 'Spain is different,' proclaimed the Franco regime in the 1940s, keen to attract foreign tourists. For the most part, the world has agreed. From the end of its 'glorious empire' in 1898 to the dazzling World Cup victory in 2010, the prevailing narrative of modern Spain has emphasized the country's peculiarity. Generations of historians and readers have been transfixed by its implosion into civil war in the 1930s, seduced by the valiant struggle of the republicans, horrified by the barbarity of the dictatorship which followed. Franco's Spain was seen as an anomaly in the midst of prosperous and permissive post-war Western Europe. But, as Nigel Townson shows in this richly layered and exciting new history, beyond the familiar image, there lies a radically different history of Spain: of a dynamic and progressive society that fits firmly into the narrative of modern Europe. Drawing on over forty years of post-Franco scholarship, The Penguin History of Modern Spain transforms our knowledge of Spain and its politics, society, economics and culture. It interweaves cutting-edge Spanish-led research - never before published in English - and testimonies of peasants, housewives, soldiers, workers, entrepreneurs, feminists and worker-priests, for an original and surprising portrait, which allows us, at last, to discern the country behind the veil of propaganda and romantic myths which still endure today

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Penguin UK

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0141984228

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Social Movements and the Spanish Transition

Building Citizenship in Parishes, Neighbourhoods, Schools and the Countryside

By: Tamar Groves,Nigel Townson,Inbal Ofer,Antonio Herrera

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Social Movements and the Spanish Transition

Building Citizenship in Parishes, Neighbourhoods, Schools and the Countryside

By: Tamar Groves,Nigel Townson,Inbal Ofer,Antonio Herrera

This book explores the role of popular forms of social mobilization during Spain's process of transition to democracy. It focuses on the nature of citizenship that was forged during the period of conflict and mobilisation that characterised Spain from the late 1950s until the late 1980s. It offers a two-pronged exploration of social movements at the time. On the one hand, it provides a detailed analysis of four very different cases of social mobilisation: among Catholics, residents, farmers and teachers. It discerns processes of organisation, repertoires of action, collective meaning, and interactions with communities and local political actors. On the other hand, it reflects on how the fight over specific issues and the use of similar tactics generated shared interpretations of what it meant to be a citizen in a democracy.

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Springer

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3319618369

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Enlightened Oxford

The University and the Cultural and Political Life of Eighteenth-Century Britain and Beyond

By: Nigel Aston

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Enlightened Oxford

The University and the Cultural and Political Life of Eighteenth-Century Britain and Beyond

By: Nigel Aston

Enlightened Oxford aims to discern, establish, and clarify the multiplicity of connections between the University of Oxford, its members, and the world outside; to offer readers a fresh, contextualised sense of the University's role in the state, in society, and in relation to other institutions between the Williamite Revolution and the first decade of the nineteenth century, the era loosely describable (though not without much qualification) as England's ancien regime. Nigel Aston asks where Oxford fitted in to the broader social and cultural picture of the time, locating the University's importance in Church and state, and pondering its place as an institution that upheld religious entitlement in an ever-shifting intellectual world where national and confessional boundaries were under scrutiny. Enlightened Oxford is less an inside history than a consideration of an institutional presence and its place in the life of the country and further afield. While admitting the degree of corporate inertia to be found in the University, there was internal scope for members so inclined to be creative in their teaching, open new research lines, and be unapologetic Whigs rather than unrepentant Tories. For if Oxford was a seat of learning rooted in its past - and with an increasing antiquarian awareness of its inheritance - yet it had a surprising capacity for adaptation, a scope for intellectual and political pluralism that was not incompatible with enlightened values.

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Oxford University Press

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0198872887

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Cold War Counterfeit Spies

Tales of Espionage; Genuine or Bogus?

By: Nigel West

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Cold War Counterfeit Spies

Tales of Espionage; Genuine or Bogus?

By: Nigel West

The Cold War, with its air of mutual fear and distrust and the shadowy world of spies and secret agents, gave publishers the chance to produce countless stories of espionage, treachery and deception. What Nigel West has discovered is that the most egregious deceptions were in fact the stories themselves. In this remarkable investigation into the claims of many who portrayed themselves as key players in clandestine operations, the author has exposed a catalogue of misrepresentations and falsehoods. Did Greville Wynne really exfiltrate a GRU defector from Odessa? Was the frogman Buster Crabb abducted during a mission in Portsmouth Harbour? Did the KGB run a close-guarded training facility, as described by J. Bernard Hutton in School for Spies, which was modelled on a typical town in the American mid-west, so agents could be acclimatised to a non-Soviet environment? With the help of witnesses with first-hand experience, and recently declassified documents, Nigel West answers these and other fascinating questions from a time when secrecy and suspicion allowed the truth to be concealed.

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Frontline Books

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1473879574

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9781473879577

Women At War 1914-91: Voices of the Twentieth Century

By: Nigel Fountain

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Women At War 1914-91: Voices of the Twentieth Century

By: Nigel Fountain

Women at War captures the reality of women at war in their own words, examining the enormously important part that women played in the major wars of the twentieth century.

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Michael O'Mara Books

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1782432817

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9781782432814

Get Through DCH Clinical 2E

By: Andrew Papanikitas,Jasdeep Gill,Nigel Kennedy

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Get Through DCH Clinical 2E

By: Andrew Papanikitas,Jasdeep Gill,Nigel Kennedy

With a heavily revised format in consideration of the recent DCH clinical examination changes, this new edition of the comprehensive revision guide provides the candidate with a definitive, one-stop revision resource.Familiarise yourself with the revised format of the examination, including revised timingsLearn your revision needs through plentiful

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163

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CRC Press

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144415740X

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Secret War

The Story of SOE, Britain's Wartime Sabotage Organisation

By: Nigel West

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Secret War

The Story of SOE, Britain's Wartime Sabotage Organisation

By: Nigel West

The author of The Kompromat Conspiracy reveals the truth behind Great Britain’s secret World War II group. What did SOE really achieve during the Second World War? Why were so many agents parachuted into enemy hands? Who chose to back Communist guerrillas in Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Greece and Malaya in preference to other anti-Axis movements? In this newly revised edition, Nigel West strips away the secrecy that has surrounded the Special Operations Executive since it was officially wound up in 1946, and reveal the breathtaking political naivety, operational incompetence, and ruthless manipulation. Despite the heroism of individual agents who suffered appalling privation to further the organization’s dubious objectives, there is an underlying tragedy of dreadful proportions. Secret War is a detailed analysis of SOE’s structure and performance and describes its successes and failures across the globe. The book casts doubt on the official histories authorized by the Cabinet Office, offers evidence of the setbacks that jeopardized D-Day, and gives an account of the paramilitary units dropped behind enemy lines immediately after the invasion, which saved SOE’s reputation. This book is a highly provocative but authoritative history of the organization that existed for less than six years but had a lasting impact on the world’s postwar development. “Secret War is important, even necessary in political terms.” —Financial Times

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Pen and Sword

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152675567X

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9781526755674

An Iron Will

Mining at Beaconsfield - 1804 to 1877

By: Nigel Burch

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An Iron Will

Mining at Beaconsfield - 1804 to 1877

By: Nigel Burch

Tasmania's Beaconsfield is nationally known for its gold. Few people realise that before the gold rush of 1877, the Beaconsfield district was the centre of Australia’s iron industry. It was here the largest iron smelter in the southern hemisphere was built on the west bank of the Tamar River – forty years before BHP Newcastle! Is it true Beaconsfield was where iron ore was first discovered in Australia? Who came here and what did they find? Is this where the Australian mining industry began? This book documents the events and introduces the people who explored the region from the first settlement in 1804. We uncover the lives of forgotten pioneers who made many of Australia’s first mineral discoveries and created industries to extract them and build our nation.

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256

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BookPOD

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0987371363

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9780987371362

Clinical Pain Management : Cancer Pain

By: Nigel Sykes,Michael Bennet,Chun-su Yuan

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Clinical Pain Management : Cancer Pain

By: Nigel Sykes,Michael Bennet,Chun-su Yuan

Now divided into four parts, the second edition of Cancer Pain delivers broad coverage of the issues that arise in the management of malignancy-related pain, from basic science, through end of life care and associated ethical issues, to therapies, both medical and complementary.Part One reviews basis considerations in cancer pain management, includ

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CRC Press

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1444109804

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9781444109801

The World's Greatest Spies and Spymasters

By: Roger Boar,Nigel Blundell

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The World's Greatest Spies and Spymasters

By: Roger Boar,Nigel Blundell

From the authors of The World's Greatest Ghosts, The World's Most Infamous Murders and The World's Wickedest Women comes a book of detailed profiles of the men and women who shaped the course of history through acts of deception and courage!

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260

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Berkley Publishing Group

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0425111032

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9780425111031

WWII

The People's Story

By: Nigel Fountain

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WWII

The People's Story

By: Nigel Fountain

Here is a tribute to the ordinary men, women, and children who recall their experiences in World War II, complete with a 70-minute audio CD that dramatically relates their stories.

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Reader's Digest Association

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0762103760

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9780762103768

Agricultural Research Centres

A World Directory of Organizations and Programmes

By: Nigel Harvey

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Agricultural Research Centres

A World Directory of Organizations and Programmes

By: Nigel Harvey

Volume 1: International, Albania to Libya. Volume 2: Madagascar to Zimbabwe, Indexes.

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Longman Publishing Group

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058290014X

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9780582900141

What's Eating Johnny Depp?

An Intimate Biography

By: Nigel Goodall

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What's Eating Johnny Depp?

An Intimate Biography

By: Nigel Goodall

The star of some of the best and most unconventional American films in recent history, Johnny Depp has also been a source of media fascination since the 90s. His film roles have always been idiosyncratic, earning him international respect and adoration—fromEdward Scissorhands, Ed Wood,andDonnie Brascoto his surprising star turn as the swashbuckling Captain Jack Sparrow inPirates of the Caribbean,which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. His good looks, oddball charm, and tempestuous love affairs have helped push him into the limelight and kept him there. Now in this biography, Nigel Goodall looks at his bad-boy image, his rise to fame, and his high-profile romances with beautiful women such as Winona Ryder, Kate Moss, and longtime love Vanessa Paradis.

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Blake Publishing

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1857825128

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9781857825121

Social Movements and the Spanish Transition

Building Citizenship in Parishes, Neighbourhoods, Schools and the Countryside

By: Tamar Groves,Nigel Townson,Inbal Ofer,Antonio Herrera

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Social Movements and the Spanish Transition

Building Citizenship in Parishes, Neighbourhoods, Schools and the Countryside

By: Tamar Groves,Nigel Townson,Inbal Ofer,Antonio Herrera

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Dirty Work

By: Nigel Cox

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Dirty Work

By: Nigel Cox

As the economic reforms of the mid-1980s begin to take their toll on New Zealand's most vulnerable, Gina Tully, manager of Happy World hotel--a down-and-out residential hotel filled with rascals and eccentrics--must reconcile her social conscience with her need to keep her job. Emerging from this story about the downtrodden and disadvantaged is a celebration of human resilience that reminds us of the importance of intimacy and compassion.

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Victoria University Press

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086473526X

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Book's by Nigel Townson

The Penguin History of Modern Spain

The Penguin History of Modern Spain

Social Movements and the Spanish Transition

Social Movements and the Spanish Transition

Enlightened Oxford

Enlightened Oxford

Cold War Counterfeit Spies

Cold War Counterfeit Spies

Women At War 1914-91: Voices of the Twentieth Century

Women At War 1914-91: Voices of the Twentieth Century

Get Through DCH Clinical 2E

Get Through DCH Clinical 2E

Secret War

Secret War

An Iron Will

An Iron Will

Clinical Pain Management : Cancer Pain

Clinical Pain Management : Cancer Pain

The World's Greatest Spies and Spymasters

The World's Greatest Spies and Spymasters

WWII

WWII

Agricultural Research Centres

Agricultural Research Centres

What's Eating Johnny Depp?

What's Eating Johnny Depp?

Social Movements and the Spanish Transition

Social Movements and the Spanish Transition

Dirty Work

Dirty Work

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