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The Irish and the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39

Crusades in Conflict

By: R. A. Stradling

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The Irish and the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39

Crusades in Conflict

By: R. A. Stradling

The outbreak of the Spanish Civil War threw Irish politics, north and south of the border, into turmoil. Ireland sent large organised bodies of men to fight on opposite sides in the Spanish Civil War, essentially enemy crusades.

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312

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Manchester University Press

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1901341135

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9781901341133

Philip IV and the Government of Spain, 1621-1665

By: R. A. Stradling

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Philip IV and the Government of Spain, 1621-1665

By: R. A. Stradling

This book concentrates on the political history of the reign of Philip IV, and the role of the king within it. Philip is kept near the forefront, and issues and events are often seen - if sometimes critically - from his viewpoint. It is, therefore, a work of revision and rehabilitation, representing an attempt (against all other extant accounts) to establish Philip IV as a positive figure, with an autonomous character and political identity. A secondary, supportive, intention is to demonstrate that after the fall of Olivares, the king ruled and governed without a favourite (valido). This is the central theme in the most detailed treatment of the second half of the reign available in any language. Reference is made throughout to Philip's own words and actions. At the same time, the Olivares period itself is approached from a new perspective, some issues being examined with the use of new material. Although not intended as a conventional biography, the book retains several characteristics of the form, in that it is a 'career-study', part thematic, part chronological. Philip IV is examined also in relation to the political writing of the age, and to his court and capital in Madrid.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521530555

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9780521530552

English Musical Renaissance, 1840-1940

By: Meirion Hughes,R. A. Stradling

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English Musical Renaissance, 1840-1940

By: Meirion Hughes,R. A. Stradling

This controversial study isolates and identifies the intellectual, social, and political assumptions which surrounded English music in the early-20th century. The authors deconstruct the established meanings of music in this period, arguing that music was not just for the elite, but it had come to represent a stronghold of national values, reflecting the reassuring "Englishness" of middle-class life as well.

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356

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Manchester University Press

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0719058309

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9780719058301

The Armada of Flanders

Spanish Maritime Policy and European War, 1568-1668

By: R. A. Stradling

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The Armada of Flanders

Spanish Maritime Policy and European War, 1568-1668

By: R. A. Stradling

The armada's contribution to the tenacious survival of Spanish hegemony.

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304

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Cambridge University Press

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0521525128

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9780521525121

Spain's Struggle For Europe, 1598-1668

By: R. A. Stradling

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Spain's Struggle For Europe, 1598-1668

By: R. A. Stradling

This collection of essays contains an impressive body of the author's work on the history of Spain in the seventeenth century, which has focused particularly on the issues of high politics, international strategy and military infrastructure. The essays consistently illustrate R.A. Stradling's revisionist emphasis on aspects of the Spanish monarchy's 'survival', as opposed to orthodox treatments fixated upon 'decline'. The major questions about Spain in the period are all addressed: the quality of leadership, in particular that of Olivares and his master, Philip IV; the effect of war and the strains imposed by the demands of military provision; and the perception and reality of the 'decline'.Stimulating and immediate in style, the great majority of the essays are the result of sustained research work in the archives of Spain and other western European countries, as well as concentrated consideration of the broader contexts. They are all concerned to highlight interpretation and relevance in a way that enlivens the specific issues under review.

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346

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A&C Black

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1852850892

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9781852850890

Optical Properties of Narrow-Gap Low-Dimensional Structures

By: Clivia M. Sotomayor Torres,J.C. Portal,J.C. Maan,R.A. Stradling

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Optical Properties of Narrow-Gap Low-Dimensional Structures

By: Clivia M. Sotomayor Torres,J.C. Portal,J.C. Maan,R.A. Stradling

This volume contains the Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Optical Properties of Narrow-Gap Low-Dimensional Structures", held from July 29th to August 1st, 1986, in St. Andrews, Scotland, under the auspices of the NATO International Scientific Exchange Program. The workshop was not limited to optical properties of narrow-gap semiconductor structures (Part III). Sessions on, for example, the growth methods and characterization of III-V, II-VI, and IV-VI materials, discussed in Part II, were an integral part of the workshop. Considering the small masses of the carriers in narrow-gap low dimensional structures (LOS), in Part I the enhanced band mixing and magnetic field effects are explored in the context of the envelope function approximation. Optical nonlinearities and energy relaxation phenomena applied to the well-known systems of HgCdTe and GaAs/GaAIAs, respectively, are reviewed with comments on their extension to narrow gap LOS. The relevance of optical observations in quantum transport studies is illustrated in Part IV. A review of devices based on epitaxial narrow-gap materials defines a frame of reference for future ones based on two-dimensional narrow-gap semiconductors; in addition, an analysis of the physics of quantum well lasers provides a guide to relevant parameters for narrow-gap laser devices for the infrared (Part V). The roles and potentials of special techniques are explored in Part VI, with emphasis on hydrostatic pressure techniques, since this has a pronounced effect in small-mass, narrow-gap, non-parabolic structures.

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