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Uncivil Mirth

Ridicule in Enlightenment Britain

By: Ross Carroll

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Uncivil Mirth

Ridicule in Enlightenment Britain

By: Ross Carroll

How the philosophers and polemicists of eighteenth-century Britain used ridicule in the service of religious toleration, abolition, and political justice The relaxing of censorship in Britain at the turn of the eighteenth century led to an explosion of satires, caricatures, and comic hoaxes. This new vogue for ridicule unleashed moral panic and prompted warnings that it would corrupt public debate. But ridicule also had vocal defenders who saw it as a means to expose hypocrisy, unsettle the arrogant, and deflate the powerful. Uncivil Mirth examines how leading thinkers of the period searched for a humane form of ridicule, one that served the causes of religious toleration, the abolition of the slave trade, and the dismantling of patriarchal power. Ross Carroll brings to life a tumultuous age in which the place of ridicule in public life was subjected to unparalleled scrutiny. He shows how the Third Earl of Shaftesbury, far from accepting ridicule as an unfortunate byproduct of free public debate, refashioned it into a check on pretension and authority. Drawing on philosophical treatises, political pamphlets, and conduct manuals of the time, Carroll examines how David Hume, Mary Wollstonecraft, and others who came after Shaftesbury debated the value of ridicule in the fight against intolerance, fanaticism, and hubris. Casting Enlightenment Britain in an entirely new light, Uncivil Mirth demonstrates how the Age of Reason was also an Age of Ridicule, and speaks to our current anxieties about the lack of civility in public debate.

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Princeton University Press

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0691241775

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9780691241777

Outside the Wire

Riding with the "Triple Deuce" in Vietnam, 1970

By: Jim Ross

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Outside the Wire

Riding with the "Triple Deuce" in Vietnam, 1970

By: Jim Ross

Thoughtful, action-packed memoir of one American soldier's combat tour in Vietnam in 1970

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346

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Stackpole Books

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0811749916

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9780811749916

Richard Hillary

The Definitive Biography of a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot and Author of The Last Enemy

By: David A Ross

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Richard Hillary

The Definitive Biography of a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot and Author of The Last Enemy

By: David A Ross

The authoritative biography of the WWII ace fighter pilot, hero of the Battle of Britain and author of the classic wartime memoir The Last Enemy. As both a legendary flying ace and an accomplished author, Richard Hillary achieved a unique kind of immortality during his tragically short life. Born in Australia and raised in England, he attended Oxford University before joining the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of World War II. Flying Spitfires in the 603 Squadron, he became an ace in the Battle of Britain. Though he managed to survive being shot down in September 1940, he suffered severe burns to his face and hands. It was during his long and painful recovery that Hillary wrote his masterpiece, The Last Enemy. Then, anxious to return to flying, he died when his Bristol Blenheim bomber crashed in ‘mysterious’ circumstances in 1943. Cutting through myth and misinformation, biographer David Ross draws on extensive archival research, including from the Richard Hillary Trust Archive in Oxford, as well as interviews with Hillary’s contemporaries. This complete biography also features many previously unseen photographs.

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Grub Street Publishing

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1909166375

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9781909166370

Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland

By: Margaret L Ross,James P Chalmers,Isla Callander

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Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland

By: Margaret L Ross,James P Chalmers,Isla Callander

A comprehensive and detailed examination of the law of evidence in the broadest of civil and criminal contexts. The emphasis is upon rigorous examination of the issues affecting all who work with the law of evidence whether in court, chamber practice or legal education. The fifth edition takes account of a range of relevant new legislation, including the following statutes: · Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2019 · Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 · Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 · Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc (Scotland) Act 2016 · Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 It includes relevant case law, including significant developments in respect of opinion evidence, real evidence and corroboration.

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751

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1526514478

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9781526514479

James the Good

The Black Douglas

By: David R. Ross

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James the Good

The Black Douglas

By: David R. Ross

Sir James the Good, one of the finest soldiers Scotland ever produced, is sometimes better known by the name given to him by the English - the 'Black Douglas'. He terrified the northern shires of England throughout the reign of King Robert the Bruce and the Wars of Independence. When Robert the Bruce died Sir James, as his champion, was entrusted with his heart which he carried on the Crusades. David R Ross brings history alive as he tells the story of Sir James' life. Ross' research found him retracing Sir James' journey to the Holy Land and rediscovering battle grounds, providing a personal view of history. With a refreshing look at the subject, and featuring all new information and research, interesting maps, battleplans and photographs, this book will make Scottish history accessible and understandable for the casual reader, while delighting history buffs.

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Luath Press Ltd

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1912387972

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9781912387977

Canada's Entrepreneurs

From The Fur Trade to the 1929 Stock Market Crash: Portraits from the Dictionary of Canadian Biography

By: Andrew Ross,Andrew Smith

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Canada's Entrepreneurs

From The Fur Trade to the 1929 Stock Market Crash: Portraits from the Dictionary of Canadian Biography

By: Andrew Ross,Andrew Smith

Molson. Redpath. Desjardins. Labatt. Massey. Eaton. These names are as much a part of our national identity as our hockey teams and our literature, but few of us know much about the people behind them - the individuals who have energized this country's economic life for over four centuries, and whose entrepreneurialism has shaped the face of Canadian business as we know it. This captivating collection of biographies profiles Canada's most prominent and innovative business people from the early 1600s through the first quarter of the twentieth century. Beginning with an accessible overview of the rise of entrepreneurialism in Canada, it features portraits of 61 individuals organized thematically. Here, readers will meet a variety of seminal characters: the merchants of the first trading posts and the commercial empire of the St. Lawrence; the industrialists of the Maritimes, Central Canada, and the West; the railway builders and urban developers; and everyone in between. Bringing to the fore new Dictionary of Canadian Biography research on the rise of Canadian entrepreneurialism - one of the least explored yet most important themes in our history - this book showcases Canada's long-running tradition of business innovation and growth.

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609

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University of Toronto Press

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1442662549

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9781442662544

100 Things LSU Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Ross Dellenger,Ron Higgins,Jacob Hester

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100 Things LSU Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Ross Dellenger,Ron Higgins,Jacob Hester

With traditions, records, and Tigers lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Louisiana State University fan should know. It contains crucial information such as important dates, behind-the-scenes tales, memorable moments, and outstanding achievements by players like Y.A. Tittle, Tommy Casanova, Alan Faneca, Odell Beckham Jr., and Leonard Fournette. Covering the championship eras of Paul Dietzel, Nick Saban, Les Miles, and plenty more, this is the ultimate resource guide for all LSU faithful.

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Triumph Books

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1641253584

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Intern Nation

How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy

By: Ross Perlin

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Intern Nation

How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy

By: Ross Perlin

Millions of young people—and increasingly some not-so-young people—now work as interns. They famously shuttle coffee in a thousand magazine offices, legislative backrooms, and Hollywood studios, but they also deliver aid in Afghanistan, map the human genome, and pick up garbage. Intern Nation is the first exposé of the exploitative world of internships. In this witty, astonishing, and serious investigative work, Ross Perlin profiles fellow interns, talks to academics and professionals about what unleashed this phenomenon, and explains why the intern boom is perverting workplace practices around the world. The hardcover publication of this book precipitated a torrent of media coverage in the US and UK, and Perlin has added an entirely new afterword describing the growing focus on this woefully underreported story. Insightful and humorous, Intern Nation will transform the way we think about the culture of work.

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Verso Books

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1844679063

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The Engine Room of Government

The Queensland Premier's Department 1859-2001

By: Joanne Scott,Ross Laurie,Bronwyn Stevens,Patrick Moray Weller

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The Engine Room of Government

The Queensland Premier's Department 1859-2001

By: Joanne Scott,Ross Laurie,Bronwyn Stevens,Patrick Moray Weller

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Univ. of Queensland Press

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0702232920

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9780702232923

Improving Upper Canada

Agricultural Societies and State Formation, 1791–1852

By: Ross Fair

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Improving Upper Canada

Agricultural Societies and State Formation, 1791–1852

By: Ross Fair

Agricultural societies founded in the colony of Upper Canada were the institutional embodiment of the ideology of improvement, modelled on contemporary societies in Britain and the United States. In Improving Upper Canada, Ross Fair explores how the agricultural improvers who established and led these organizations were important agents of state formation. The book investigates the initial failed attempts to create a single agricultural society for Upper Canada. It examines the 1830 legislation that publicly funded the creation of agricultural societies across the colony to be semi-public agents of agricultural improvement, and analyses societies established in the Niagara, Home, and Midland Districts to understand how each attempted to introduce specific improvements to local farming practices. The book reveals how Upper Canada’s agricultural improvers formed a provincial association in the 1840s to ensure that the colonial government assumed a greater leadership role in agricultural improvement, resulting in the Bureau of Agriculture, forerunner of federal and provincial departments of agriculture in the post-Confederation era. In analysing an early example of state formation, Improving Upper Canada provides a comprehensive history of the foundations of Ontario’s agricultural societies today, which continue to promote agricultural improvement across the province.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487553552

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The Celebration Chronicles

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property Value in Disney's New Town

By: Andrew Ross, Ph.D.

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The Celebration Chronicles

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property Value in Disney's New Town

By: Andrew Ross, Ph.D.

Scholar and iconoclast Andrew Ross spent a year living in the much scrutinized, and often demonized, Celebration--the picture-perfect town that Disney is building for 20,000 people in the swamp and scrub of central Florida. Lavishly planned with a downtown center and newly minted antique homes, and front-loaded with an ultraprogressive school, hospital, and high-tech infrastructure, Celebration was to offer a fresh start in a world gone wrong. Yet behind the picket fences, gleaming facades, and "Kodak moment" streetscapes, Ross discovered a real place with real problems, and not a theme park village cooked up by the Imagineers. Compelling and wide-ranging in its analysis, The Celebration Chronicles provides a startlingly fresh perspective on the link between contemporary urban planning and corporate bottom lines.

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Ballantine Books

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0307788466

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9780307788467

Great Bubbles, vol 3

Reactions to the South Sea Bubble, the Mississippi Scheme and the Tulip Mania Affair

By: Ross B Emmett

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Great Bubbles, vol 3

Reactions to the South Sea Bubble, the Mississippi Scheme and the Tulip Mania Affair

By: Ross B Emmett

Periods of euphoria followed by sudden crashes are a familiar phenomenon in economics. Such events have become known as "bubbles". These volumes bring together writings on such phenomena - with works centering upon some of the more colourful examples.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040248632

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Book's by Ross Dickson

Uncivil Mirth

Uncivil Mirth

Outside the Wire

Outside the Wire

Richard Hillary

Richard Hillary

Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland

Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland

James the Good

James the Good

Canada's Entrepreneurs

Canada's Entrepreneurs

100 Things LSU Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

100 Things LSU Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

Intern Nation

Intern Nation

The Engine Room of Government

The Engine Room of Government

Improving Upper Canada

Improving Upper Canada

The Celebration Chronicles

The Celebration Chronicles

Great Bubbles, vol 3

Great Bubbles, vol 3

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