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Atlas of Oral Pathology

By: R.B. Lucas,J.W. Eveson

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This Atlas of Oral PathologV is intended primarily as a ances where appropriate and reproduce relevant radio graphs. Every pathologist who deals with bone specimens bench companion for the general diagnostic pathologist. especially the trainee. It has not been designed to cover will know the value of radiographs, and some indeed are the subject fully and in detail, nor does it enter into the reluctantto make a diagnosis in their absence. In addition, radiographs may give a good idea of the extent aFld other more theoretical aspects. Since the book is essentially an atlas the text has been features of a lesion that may be represented in the first kept to a minimum, but in it we have tried to adopt'a instance only by a small biopsy specimen. practical approach, with special regard to differential diag While many of the illustrations have been made from nosis. We have made some remarks about the clinical sections freshly cut and stained for the purpose, others features of the various conditions dealt with, since this have been prepared from stained sections already in our may help the pathologist to appreciate what is in the refer files and since, in addition, the material comes principally ring clinician's mind in an area with which the pathologist from two departments, as well as from outside sources, may not be particularly familiar.

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9400955804

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Language and Language-in-Education Planning in the Pacific Basin

By: R.B. Kaplan,Richard B. Baldauf Jr.

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Language and Language-in-Education Planning in the Pacific Basin

By: R.B. Kaplan,Richard B. Baldauf Jr.

This work examines and reviews the ecological context of language planning in 14 countries in the Pacific basin: Japan, the two Koreas, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It provides the only up-to-date overview and review of language policy in the region and challenges those interested in language policy and planning to think about how such goals might be achieved in the context of language ecology.

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9401701458

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John Constable and the Fishers

The Record of a Friendship

By: R B Beckett

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John Constable and the Fishers

The Record of a Friendship

By: R B Beckett

First published in 1952, John Constable and the Fishers is based on original letters which have never been published in full before. These have been woven into a connected narrative dealing with the friendship which existed between Constable and various members of the Fisher family, more particularly the Bishop of Salisbury (a personal friend of George III who entrusted him with the education of Princess Charlotte as heiress to the throne) and his nephew the Archdeacon of Berkshire. The Archdeacon’s letters give a picture of life in a cathedral closed and country vicarages, reminiscent of Trollope’s Barchester and Thomas Hardy’s Wessex. In return Constable confides his ideals and ambitions; and as Mr. Grigson suggests in his introduction, the encouragement he received from the Fishers may have had a decisive effect on the future of landscape art. The letters are fully annotated and are illustrated with connected works done by Constable. This book will of interest to students of history, art and literature.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000819876

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Long-term Ecological Change in the Northern Gulf of Alaska

By: R.B. Spies

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Long-term Ecological Change in the Northern Gulf of Alaska

By: R.B. Spies

This comprehensive text is a major synthesis on ecological change in the Gulf of Alaska. It encompasses the structural and annual changes, forces of change, long-ecological changes in the atmosphere and ocean, plankton, fish, birds and mammals, and the effects of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. With 5 major sections, Long-term Ecological Change in the Northern Gulf of Alaska first describes the physical features, the atmosphere and physical oceanography, the annual production cycle, the forage base for higher animals and trophic transfer, and the adaptations for survival in this changing environment for 9 portal species. Then, the major forces of change are introduced: climate, geophysics, fisheries and harvesting, species interactions, disease and contaminants. Next, the long-term records of change in physical factors and biological populations are presented, as well as the potential reasons for the biological changes. Following is the history of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its long-term effects. And, finally, the emergent properties of the ecosystem are discussed and an attempt is made to weigh the importance of the major forcing factors in terms of their temporal and spatial scales of influence.* Examines important data on long-term change in the ecosystem and the forcing factors that are responsible for it * Provides an account of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill with emphasis on the long-term effects * Describes the effects of climate change, geophysical change, species interactions, harvesting, disease, the 1989 oil spill, and marine contaminants on key populations of marine organisms

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Elsevier

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0080469426

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The Church of Ireland 1869-1969

By: R. B. McDowell

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The Church of Ireland 1869-1969

By: R. B. McDowell

First published in 1975. In 1869 the Church of Ireland, until then part of the Church of England, was disestablished and partially disendowed. The author traces the changes in the Church of Ireland’s organization and function and the decline of its influence and numerical size during the hundred years following disestablishment. This title will be of interest to students of nineteenth- and twentieth-century religious and social history.

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Routledge

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1351628747

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A Biennial Retrospect of Medicine Surgery and Their Allied Sciences

By: H. Power,Shepherd,Waren Tay,R. B. Carter,Phillips,T. Stevenson

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A Biennial Retrospect of Medicine Surgery and Their Allied Sciences

By: H. Power,Shepherd,Waren Tay,R. B. Carter,Phillips,T. Stevenson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

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3368183427

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Historical Dictionary of Indonesia

By: R. B. Cribb,Audrey Kahin

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Historical Dictionary of Indonesia

By: R. B. Cribb,Audrey Kahin

Indonesia is Asia's third largest country in both population and area, a sprawling tropical archipelago of some 180 million people from hundreds of ethnic groups with a complex and turbulent history. One of Asia's newly industrializing countries, it is already a major economic powerhouse. In over 800 clear and succinct entries, the dictionary covers people, places, and organizations, as well as economics, culture, and political thought from Indonesia's ancient history up until the recent past. Includes a comprehensive bibliography, maps, chronology, list of abbreviations, and appendix of election results and major office-holders. This second edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded to cover the events that have occurred in Indonesia's history in the past fifteen years.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810849356

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Jesus' Death and Heavenly Offering in Hebrews

By: R. B. Jamieson

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Jesus' Death and Heavenly Offering in Hebrews

By: R. B. Jamieson

Examines Hebrews' exposition of Jesus' death, his self-offering in heaven at his ascension, and the link between them.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108474438

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An Introduction to Classical Complex Analysis

Vol. 1

By: R.B. Burckel

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An Introduction to Classical Complex Analysis

Vol. 1

By: R.B. Burckel

This book is an attempt to cover some of the salient features of classical, one variable complex function theory. The approach is analytic, as opposed to geometric, but the methods of all three of the principal schools (those of Cauchy, Riemann and Weierstrass) are developed and exploited. The book goes deeply into several topics (e.g. convergence theory and plane topology), more than is customary in introductory texts, and extensive chapter notes give the sources of the results, trace lines of subsequent development, make connections with other topics, and offer suggestions for further reading. These are keyed to a bibliography of over 1,300 books and papers, for each of which volume and page numbers of a review in one of the major reviewing journals is cited. These notes and bibliography should be of considerable value to the expert as well as to the novice. For the latter there are many references to such thoroughly accessible journals as the American Mathematical Monthly and L'Enseignement Mathématique. Moreover, the actual prerequisites for reading the book are quite modest; for example, the exposition assumes no prior knowledge of manifold theory, and continuity of the Riemann map on the boundary is treated without measure theory.

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3034893744

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Satanás y Demonismo

By: R. B. Thieme, Jr.

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Satanás y Demonismo

By: R. B. Thieme, Jr.

Antes del comienzo de la historia humana, Satanás y sus ángeles instigaron un conflicto en el ámbito espiritual que continúa hasta este mismo momento. El drama se enfurece a través de las páginas de la Biblia desde Génesis hasta Apocalipsis. La humanidad fue creada para resolver este antiguo conflicto, pero Satanás y las hordas de demonios no vistos que él comanda no sufrirán derrota sin una lucha intensa. Una táctica que Satanás emplea son las variadas facetas de actividad de demonios. El demonismo ciega a los no creyentes al Evangelio, distrae a los creyentes de la vida espiritual y amenaza a la nación con el juicio divino. Aquellos que son ignorantes o están confundidos acerca de las estrategias sutiles de Satanás llegan a ser una presa fácil. La Biblia advierte de forma enfática a los creyentes contra cortejar o confratenizar con cualquier forma de demonismo. Surgen preguntas críticas una y otra vez: ¿Cómo llegan a enredarse las personas en el demonismo? ¿Qué es la influencia de demonios? ¿Quién puede ser poseído por demonios? ¿Es válido el exorcismo? ¿Cómo puede protegerse el creyente a sí mismo de lo demoníaco? Sólo la Biblia puede responder estas preguntas y eliminar la confusión.

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1557641609

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Automotive Systems

Principles and Practice

By: G.K. Awari,V.S. Kumbhar,R.B. Tirpude

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Automotive Systems

Principles and Practice

By: G.K. Awari,V.S. Kumbhar,R.B. Tirpude

This book introduces the principles and practices in automotive systems, including modern automotive systems that incorporate the latest trends in the automobile industry. The fifteen chapters present new and innovative methods to master the complexities of the vehicle of the future. Topics like vehicle classification, structure and layouts, engines, transmissions, braking, suspension and steering are illustrated with modern concepts, such as battery-electric, hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles and vehicle maintenance practices. Each chapter is supported with examples, illustrative figures, multiple-choice questions and review questions. Aimed at senior undergraduate and graduate students in automotive/automobile engineering, mechanical engineering, electronics engineering, this book covers the following: Construction and working details of all modern as well as fundamental automotive systems Complexities of operation and assembly of various parts of automotive systems in a simplified manner Handling of automotive systems and integration of various components for smooth functioning of the vehicle Modern topics such as battery-electric, hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles Illustrative examples, figures, multiple-choice questions and review questions at the end of each chapter

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1000262014

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Modeling, Computation and Optimization

By: S. K. Neogy,Arup Kumar Das,R. B. Bapat

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Modeling, Computation and Optimization

By: S. K. Neogy,Arup Kumar Das,R. B. Bapat

This volume provides recent developments and a state-of-the-art review in various areas of mathematical modeling, computation and optimization. It contains theory, computation as well as the applications of several mathematical models to problems in statistics, games, optimization and economics for decision making. It focuses on exciting areas like models for wireless networks, models of Nash networks, dynamic models of advertising, application of reliability models in economics, support vector machines, optimization, complementarity modeling and games.

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World Scientific

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9814273511

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Peter Gzowski

A Biography

By: R.B. Fleming

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Peter Gzowski

A Biography

By: R.B. Fleming

Born in 1934, Peter Gzowski covered most of the last half of the century as a journalist and interviewer. This biography, the most comprehensive and definitive yet published, is also a portrait of Canada during those decades, beginning with Gzowski's days at the University of Toronto's The Varsity in the mid 1950s, through his years as the youngest-ever managing editor of Maclean's in the 1960s and his tremendous success on CBC's Morningside in the 1980s and 1990s, and ending with his stint as a Globe and Mail columnist at the dawn of the 21st century and his death in January 2002. Gzowski saw eight Canadian Prime Ministers in office, most of whom he interviewed, and witnessed everything from the Quiet Revolution in Québec to the growth of economic nationalism in Canada's West. From the rise of state medicine to the decline of the patriarchy, Peter was there to comment, to resist, and to participate. Here was a man who was proud to call himself Canadian and who made millions of other Canadians realize that Canada was, in what he claimed was a Canadian expression, not a bad place to live.

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Dundurn

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1770705392

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A Guide to Teaching Practice

By: Louis Cohen,Lawrence Manion,Keith Morrison,Keith R. B. Morrison

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A Guide to Teaching Practice

By: Louis Cohen,Lawrence Manion,Keith Morrison,Keith R. B. Morrison

A Guide to Teaching Practice is the major standard text for all students on initial teacher training courses in the UK. Authoritative yet accessible, it covers the important basic skills and issues that students need to consider during their practice, such as planning, classroom organization, behaviour management and assessment. The book's focus on the quality of teaching and learning and consideration of the latest regulations and guidelines ensures that it fits comfortably within TTA and OFSTED frameworks. In addition, comprehensively revised and fully updated, this fifth edition features brand new chapters on the foundation stage, legal issues, learning and teaching and using ICT in the classroom, as well as new material on numeracy, literacy, children's rights, progress files and gifted and talented children. This book is the most respected and widely used textbook for initial teacher training courses and will be an essential resource for any student teacher. -- Publisher description.

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Psychology Press

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0415142210

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The History of the House of Orange: William and Mary

By: R.B.

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The History of the House of Orange: William and Mary

By: R.B.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

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3368654934

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School Leadership and Complexity Theory

By: Keith R. B. Morrison

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School Leadership and Complexity Theory

By: Keith R. B. Morrison

This book moves forward the agenda significantly. It enables educational leadership and management discourse to be informed by the latest views that are becoming well established in business and organisational literature in practice.

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0415277833

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Mites of Australia

A Checklist and Bibliography

By: RB Halliday

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Mites of Australia

A Checklist and Bibliography

By: RB Halliday

This Checklist brings together for the first time the names of all 2620 described species of mites that are known to occur in Australia. It gives the correct nomenclature for each species, and places every species in the appropriate genus and family, using the latest available classification. The Checklist also provides a bibliography of information on biogeography, economic importance and, in the case of pests, biology and control. This work is a baseline from which more detailed and specific research projects will draw their fundamental data.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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0643105891

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9780643105898

Bedford Buses and Coaches

By: Nigel R B Furness

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Bedford Buses and Coaches

By: Nigel R B Furness

Bedford Buses and Coaches provides a detailed review of the entire range of purpose-built Public Service Vehicle (PSV) bus and coach chassis that carried the Bedford name from 1931 until production ceased in 1986. Bedfords were once a familiar sight on the roads not only of the United Kingdom, but throughout the world. They were produced in such volume that the advertising slogan 'You see them everywhere' was quite legitmately adopted by Vauxhall Motors, the manufacturer of Bedford vehicles. Fully illustrated thoughout with hundreds of photographs, the majority in colour, the book includes detailed descriptions of the Bedford petrol and diesel engines and other manufacturers engines used in Bedford bus and coach chassis. Detailed specifications and production histories are given for all the full-size passenger chassis including the WHB/WLB, WTB, OB/OWB, SB, VAS, VAL, VAM, Y-series and the Venturer. Road tests and owners' experiences are covered along with advice on buying and restoring a Bedford bus or coach. This book will be of great interest to all bus enthusiasts and historians and is superbly illustrated with 200 colour and 50 black & white photographs.

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The Crowood Press

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1785002082

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DNA

Promise and Peril

By: Linda L. McCabe,Edward R.B. McCabe

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DNA

Promise and Peril

By: Linda L. McCabe,Edward R.B. McCabe

The discussions of genetic determinism, prenatal genetic testing, eugenics, and gender identity are particularly informative, stimulating, clearly spelled out, and comprehensible to lay readers as well as professionals."—Solomon A. Kaplan, MD, Professor Emeritus, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA "If you read one book about the human genome, this is it! An extraordinary thoughtful, readable and myth-busting contribution to understanding our future. I loved it!"—Donna E. Shalala, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

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Univ of California Press

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0520265882

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Introductory Psychology

By: R.B. Burns,C.B. Dobson

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Introductory Psychology

By: R.B. Burns,C.B. Dobson

The last few years have seen a growth in the number of psychology courses which are being offered as single subject or combined studies options in universities, polytechnics and colleges of higher education. More recently, there has been a marked increase in the number of students in schools and colleges of further education taking 'A' level, '0' level and 'Ala' level psychology examinations. Psychology, too, features much more prominently in professional training schemes, and it is now quite common to encounter the subject in courses for police officers, clergy, teachers, nurses and other paramedical and caring profes sions. In the past, students had to rely extensively on a diet of psychology texts published in the USA, supplemented by a few modest British contributions, and by a number of specialist books written by scholars reflecting their particular interests. Nowadays, it is possible to point to a significantly larger number of British texts and monographs which deal with major issues in psychology, and a number of general textbooks have been written especially for school and college students preparing for GeE examinations.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9401162794

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9789401162791

Researching Internal Migration

By: S. Irudaya Rajan,R. B. Bhagat

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Researching Internal Migration

By: S. Irudaya Rajan,R. B. Bhagat

Researching Internal Migration is a comprehensive guide for researchers and professionals to study internal migration in developing and underdeveloped economies. This book: • Explains key theoretical concepts related to migration • Guides students and researchers on how to design surveys and the utility of census data • Unravels the complexities of large data sets and their interpretation • Includes techniques for indirect measurement • Presents methodology for estimating remittances at the sub-national and national levels • Acquaints the impact of migration during emergency situations or pandemics like COVID-19 • Offers perspectives and tools for evaluating the policy impact of migration Accessibly written, this book will be an essential theoretical and empirical guide for researchers in development studies, public policy, population studies, human geography and migration and diaspora studies.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000773558

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The Education of John Adams

By: R. B. Bernstein

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The Education of John Adams

By: R. B. Bernstein

The Education of John Adams is the first biography of John Adams by a biographer with legal training. It examines his origins in colonial Massachusetts, his education, and his struggle to choose a career and define a place for himself in colonial society. It explores the flowering of his legal career and the impact that law had on him and his understanding of himself; his growing involvement with the American Revolution as polemicist, as lawyer, as congressional delegate, and as diplomat; and his commitment to defining and expounding ideas about constitutionalism and how it should work as the body of ideas shaping the new United States. The book traces his part in launching the government of the United States under the U.S. Constitution; his service as the nation's first vice president and second president; and his retirement years, during which he was first a vexed and rejected ex-president and then became the revered Sage of Braintree. It describes the relationships that sustained him - with his wife, the brilliant and eloquent Abigail Adams; with his children; with such allies and supporters as Benjamin Rush and John Marshall; with such sometime friends and sometime adversaries as Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson; and with such foes as Alexander Hamilton and Timothy Pickering. Bernstein establishes Adams as a key figure in the evolution of American constitutional theory and practice. This is the first biography to examine Adams's conflicted and hesitant ideas about slavery and race in the American context, raising serious questions about his mythic status as a friend of human equality and a foe of slavery. This book's foundation is the record left by Adams himself-- in diaries, letters, essays, pamphlets, and books. The Education of John Adams concludes by re-examining the often-debated question of the relevance of Adams's thought to our own time.

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Oxford University Press

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0197502717

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Free from Humbug

The Life and Times of Henry Wynn Williams

By: R B Wynn-Williams

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Free from Humbug

The Life and Times of Henry Wynn Williams

By: R B Wynn-Williams

Forgotten Figure was fiery lawyer and politician A new biography reveals influential Henry Wynn Williams riled Canterbury establishment figures with his working class advocacy. Humbug is not a pretty word. It has connotations of hoaxing, fraud and falseness. It was commonly used in the 1800s, mostly in reference to politicians. So, when The Press in an 1883 editorial described early Christchurch political figure Henry Wynn Williams as ‘‘free from humbug and deception’’, it was high praise. Wynn Williams’ great-grandson Robert says The Press editorial was ‘‘extraordinarily effusive about Henry’’, especially considering how critical the newspaper had been of Wynn Williams’ policies. Robert, a Lincoln scientist, has used the phrase in the title of his biography of the influential lawyer-politician. Free From Humbug is not an effusive biography, though. It presents a ‘‘warts and all’’ portrayal of one of the most interesting characters in early Canterbury. Historians have largely ignored Wynn Williams and he remains unknown to most people. Perhaps the Welshman was too liberal and supportive of the working class to be accepted socially by The Establishment of wealthy squatters, merchants and professionals. However, Robert takes obvious delight in the fact that two of New Zealand’s leading law firms, Wynn Williams & Co and Russell McVeagh, were founded at about the same time by brothers; by Henry Wynn Williams in Christchurch and by his younger brother in Auckland. The Petrus van der Velden portrait of Wynn Williams on the book’s cover could almost be of David Lloyd George. The two politicians shared more than their appearance and their Welsh birth. Wynn Williams came to New Zealand by happy accident. The parson’s son qualified in law in 1853 and practised for four years. Restless and hard-up he opted for a move to the colonies. His choice was South Africa but he met an acquaintance in the street who recommended New Zealand. Wynn Williams could not afford the fare so his acquaintance pulled strings with a shipping company to let him work his passage. Robert still finds it hard to believe that his great-grandfather, who had never been to sea, was taken on as third mate in a ship that had no first or second mate. The landlubber who knew nothing about ships became second-in-command of the emigrant vessel Hastings for the long voyage. Another happy accident came after leaving (possibly deserting) the ship at Wellington in 1858. Wynn Williams accompanied an on-board friend to Nelson. There he met a farmer who warmed to the penniless new arrival and took him under his wing. For the next two years he did a variety of work, including droving, cooking and general farm duties. In 1860 he settled in Christchurch and established his legal practice in the Shands Emporium building on Hereford Street. He married Emily Coward (the name being a contraction of cow herd) and they raised seven children, a further two having died in infancy. He might have been regarded askance by the establishment, but Wynn Williams’ skills brought him custom, which led to some friendships. Future Premier Sir John Hall advanced him sufficient money to buy a grand home on the south-east corner of Latimer Square, in 1863. He developed the rambling garden and lawns which were used for bowls, croquet, tennis, fetes and garden parties. His prominence brought election to the provincial council and, eventually, to the House of Representatives (Parliament). In these forums his advocacy for the poor and downtrodden raised his profile further. Robert’s book contains highlights of his legal and political careers. It shows reactions to his outspoken and forthright manner, ranging from homage to horror. ‘‘He was a genuine egalitarian,’’ Robert says. He campaigned for land reform to break up large estates and settle small farmers. He fought for workers’ rights. He espoused tax reform that would ensure everyone paid a fair share. He was a keen reader and, influenced by Mark Twain, whom he met, had ambitions to be a writer. The diaries he kept of his travels in New Zealand and around the world, including a railway trip across the USA, could have been prototypes for travel books. Wynn Williams died in 1913. Marking the centenary of his death, Robert felt drawn to research his life. ‘‘I am not spiritual but I got a feeling he was waiting for me to come along and do it. It was all sitting there for me to pick up,’’ Robert says. He knew enough of his great-grandfather’s story to believe it should be turned into a book. He found reference to a journal in some historical notes at Wynn Williams and Co. This led him to a relative who had the journal. It was a treasure trove of information that drew him ever closer to his great-grandfather. Finding he had an affinity for ‘‘the small people’’ was ‘‘an agreeable surprise’’, Robert says. It launched him on further research in New Zealand and Britain. Mike Crean Fairfax. NZ

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0473226243

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Acarology

Proceedings of the 10th International Congress

By: Robert Bruce Halliday,RB Halliday

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Acarology

Proceedings of the 10th International Congress

By: Robert Bruce Halliday,RB Halliday

Acarology: Proceedings of the 10th International Congress is a timely overview of the current international research mites and ticks. The outcome of a conference of leading acarologists, it presents major reviews of all current areas of research including: *advances in acarine biodiversity and systematics. *human and livestock diseases transmitted by ticks and other parasitic mites. *interactions between mites and their food plants. *mites as biological control agents. *use of genetic markers in mite population studies. *mites as bioindicators. *ecology and biology of soil mites. *mite evolutionary ecology and reproduction. *advances in acarine diversity and systematics. The 90 papers in the book represent some of the best research from leading international researchers from over 50 countries, and helps to establish priorities for future research. All papers have been peer reviewed and edited. Acarology is a comprehensive and important addition to the world literature on mites, and is an essential addition to all acarological and entomological reference collections.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published Date

ISBN 10

0643066586

ISBN 13

9780643066588

Book's by R.B. Lucas

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