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Insuring the industrial revolution: Fire insurance in Great Britain, 1700–1850 (2004)
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Pearson, R. (Ed.). (2004). Insuring the industrial revolution: Fire insurance in Great Britain, 1700–1850. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315252193

© Robin Pearson 2004. Fire had always been one of the greatest threats to an early modern British society that relied on the naked flame as the prime source of heating, lighting and cooking. Yet whilst the danger of fire had always been taken serious... Read More about Insuring the industrial revolution: Fire insurance in Great Britain, 1700–1850.

Early Responses to the British Idealists (2004)
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(Ed.). (2004). Early Responses to the British Idealists. Thoemmes Continuum

A collection of rare early reviews of works by Benjamin Jowett, T.H. Green, Edward Caird and William Wallace, together with introductions and bibliographies of early reviews and responses.

Uncovered fields : Perspectives in First World War Studies (2003)
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(2003). J. MacLeod, & P. Purseigle (Eds.), Uncovered fields : Perspectives in First World War Studies. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789047402596

This volume presents original research on the military, social and cultural history of the First World War. Inspired by the reinvigoration of this subject area in the last decade, its chapters explore the stresses of waging a war, whose “totalizing l... Read More about Uncovered fields : Perspectives in First World War Studies.

Software Maintenance: concept and practice (2003)
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Grubb, P., & Takang, A. A. (2003). Software Maintenance: concept and practice. (2). World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812564429

Software systems now invade every area of daily living. Yet, we still struggle to build systems we can really rely on. If we want to work with software systems at any level, we need to get to grips with the way software evolves. This book should equi... Read More about Software Maintenance: concept and practice.

Patrick Ferguson: 'A Man of Some Genius' (2003)
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Gilchrist, M. (2003). Patrick Ferguson: 'A Man of Some Genius'. Edinburgh: NMSE Publishing Ltd

The first modern biography of Patrick Ferguson, designer of the first breech-loading rifle used by the British army. "... painstaking, vivid and accurate. I can think of no short biography which has pleased me more, or thrown a brighter light on to... Read More about Patrick Ferguson: 'A Man of Some Genius'.

Towards inclusive youth policies and practices : lessons from young lesbians, gay men and D/deaf people (2003)
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(2003). Towards inclusive youth policies and practices : lessons from young lesbians, gay men and D/deaf people. National Youth Agency

Metaphysics, Method and Politics: The Political Philosophy of R.G. Collingwood. (2003)
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Connelly, J. (2003). Metaphysics, Method and Politics: The Political Philosophy of R.G. Collingwood. Imprint Academic

The Impact of the South African War (2002)
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Omissi, D., & Thompson, A. S. (Eds.). (2002). The Impact of the South African War. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230598294

This exciting new book marks a major shift in the study of the South African War. It turns attention from the war's much debated causes onto its more neglected consequences. An international team of scholars explores the myriad legacies of the war -... Read More about The Impact of the South African War.

A tempest : based on Shakespeare's The tempest ; adaptation for a black theatre / Aimé Césaire ; translated from the French by Philip Crispin (2002)
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(Ed.). (2002). A tempest : based on Shakespeare's The tempest ; adaptation for a black theatre / Aimé Césaire ; translated from the French by Philip Crispin. Oberon Books

A witty and fiercely anti-colonialist revision of Shakespeare's island fling, Césaire turns it into a brilliant assertion of black identity. Prospero is an exiled tyrant, while Caliban becomes a mutinous figure who has clear affinities with Malcolm X... Read More about A tempest : based on Shakespeare's The tempest ; adaptation for a black theatre / Aimé Césaire ; translated from the French by Philip Crispin.

To be Indian: the life of Iroquois-Seneca Arthur Caswell Parker (2001)
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Porter, J. (2001). To be Indian: the life of Iroquois-Seneca Arthur Caswell Parker. Norman, Oklahoma, USA: University of Oklahoma Press

Born on the Seneca Indian Reservation in New York State, Arthur Caswell Parker (1881-1955) was a prominent intellectual leader both within and outside tribal circles. Of mixed Iroquois, Seneca, and Anglican descent, Parker was also a controversial fi... Read More about To be Indian: the life of Iroquois-Seneca Arthur Caswell Parker.

Women and theatre in the age of suffrage: the Pioneer Players 1911-1925 (2001)
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(2001). Women and theatre in the age of suffrage: the Pioneer Players 1911-1925. Palgrave

Prophecy and Public Affairs in Later Medieval England (2000)
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(2000). Prophecy and Public Affairs in Later Medieval England. York Medieval Press in association with the Boydell Press

People and place: The extraordinary geographies of everyday life (2000)
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Holloway, L., & Hubbard, P. (2000). People and place: The extraordinary geographies of everyday life. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315838694

An innovative introduction to Human Geography, exploring different ways of studying the relationships between people and place, and putting people at the centre of human geography. The book covers behavioural, humanistic and cultural traditions, show... Read More about People and place: The extraordinary geographies of everyday life.

Towards sketch-based exploration of terrain : a feasibility study (2000)
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Lesage, P. L., & Visvalingam, M. (2000). Towards sketch-based exploration of terrain : a feasibility study. Cartographic Information Systems Research Group, University of Hull. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0097-8493%2802%2900058-4

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Children's Reasoning and the Mind (2000)
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Mitchell, P., & Riggs, K. (Eds.). (2000). Children's Reasoning and the Mind. London: Psychology Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315784670

The digital revolution and governance (2000)
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Dai, X. (2000). The digital revolution and governance. Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315182155

© Xiudian Dai 2000. All rights reserved. This title was first published in 2000. This text examines the politics of the digital age, looking at topics including new industrial policies, the implications of the Internet and global governance of innova... Read More about The digital revolution and governance.

Regional peacekeeping in the post-Cold War era (2000)
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McCOUBREY, H., & MORRIS, J. (2000). Regional peacekeeping in the post-Cold War era. Kluwer Law International

The end of the Cold War has brought about a major change in the paradigm of UN peace support action. The organization has found itself unable successfully to sustain the increasing demands placed upon it and has sought other mechanisms through which... Read More about Regional peacekeeping in the post-Cold War era.

A Commonwealth vulnerability index for developing countries: the position of small states (2000)
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Atkins, J. P., Mazzi, S., & Easter, C. D. (2000). A Commonwealth vulnerability index for developing countries: the position of small states. London: OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848597167-en

There is growing international recognition that high economic exposure, remoteness, isolation and proneness to natural disasters all have a debilitating effect on small economies, despite the fact that some of them exhibit relatively high per capita... Read More about A Commonwealth vulnerability index for developing countries: the position of small states.

Indian Voices of the Great War: Soldiers' Letters, 1914-1918 (1999)
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Omissi, D. (1999). Indian Voices of the Great War: Soldiers' Letters, 1914-1918. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27283-9

Indian soldiers served in France from 1914 to 1918. This book is a selection of their letters. By turns poignant, funny, and almost unbearably moving, these documents vividly evoke the world of the Western Front - as seen through 'subaltern' Indian e... Read More about Indian Voices of the Great War: Soldiers' Letters, 1914-1918.

Guardians of Empire: The Armed Forces of the Colonial Powers, c.1700-1964 (1999)
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Killingray, D., & Omissi, D. (Eds.). (1999). Guardians of Empire: The Armed Forces of the Colonial Powers, c.1700-1964. Manchester: Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526121462

For imperialists, the concept of guardian is specifically to the armed forces that kept watch on the frontiers and in the heartlands of imperial territories. Large parts of Asia and Africa, and the islands of the Pacific and the Caribbean were imperi... Read More about Guardians of Empire: The Armed Forces of the Colonial Powers, c.1700-1964.