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Para Handy has been sailing his way into the affections of
generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of
the Glasgow Evening News in 1905. The master mariner and his crew -
Dougie the mate, Macphail the engineer, Sunny Jim and the Tar - all
play their part in evoking the irresistible atmosphere of a bygone
age when puffers sailed between West Highland ports and the great
city of Glasgow. This definitive edition contains all three
collections published in the author's lifetime, as well as those
that were unpublished and a new story which was discovered in 2001.
Extensive notes accompany each story, providing fascinating
insights into colloquialisms, place-names and historical events.
This volume also includes a wealth of contemporary photographs,
depicting the harbours, steamers and puffers from the age of the
Vital Spark.
All forms of government require popular support to survive, whether
voluntary or involuntary. Following the collapse of the Soviet
system, Russia s rulers took steps toward democracy, yet under
Vladimir Putin Russia has become increasingly undemocratic. This
book uses a unique source of evidence, eighteen surveys of Russian
public opinion from the first month of the new regime in 1992 up to
2009, to track the changing views of Russians. Clearly presented
and sophisticated figures and tables show how political support has
increased because of a sense of resignation that is stronger than
the uncertain economic reliance on exporting oil and gas. Russia is
not only an outstanding example of popular support increasing for a
government that rejects democracy, but is also representative of a
surprising number of regimes around the world that have been able
to mobilize popular support for undemocratic regimes. Richard Rose
is Director of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy and Sixth
Century Professor of Politics at the University of Aberdeen.
William Mishler is Professor of Government and Public Policy at the
University of Arizona, Visiting Professor of Political Science at
the University of Aberdeen, and co-editor of the Journal of
Politics. Neil Munro is currently a visiting lecturer in the
Department of Asian Studies at the University of Edinburgh and was
formerly a senior research fellow in the Centre for the Study of
Public Policy at the University of Aberdeen.
Illustrating the power, simplicity, and generality of the concept
of flatness, this reference explains how to identify, utilize, and
apply flatness in system planning and design. The book includes a
large assortment of exercises and models that range from elementary
to complex classes of systems. Leading students and professionals
through a vast array of designs, simulations, and analytical
studies on the traditional uses of flatness, Differentially Flat
Systems contains an extensive amount of examples that showcase the
value of flatness in system design, demonstrate how flatness can be
assessed in the context of perturbed systems and apply static and
dynamic feedback controller design techniques.
All forms of government require popular support to survive, whether
voluntary or involuntary. Following the collapse of the Soviet
system, Russia s rulers took steps toward democracy, yet under
Vladimir Putin Russia has become increasingly undemocratic. This
book uses a unique source of evidence, eighteen surveys of Russian
public opinion from the first month of the new regime in 1992 up to
2009, to track the changing views of Russians. Clearly presented
and sophisticated figures and tables show how political support has
increased because of a sense of resignation that is stronger than
the uncertain economic reliance on exporting oil and gas. Russia is
not only an outstanding example of popular support increasing for a
government that rejects democracy, but is also representative of a
surprising number of regimes around the world that have been able
to mobilize popular support for undemocratic regimes. Richard Rose
is Director of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy and Sixth
Century Professor of Politics at the University of Aberdeen.
William Mishler is Professor of Government and Public Policy at the
University of Arizona, Visiting Professor of Political Science at
the University of Aberdeen, and co-editor of the Journal of
Politics. Neil Munro is currently a visiting lecturer in the
Department of Asian Studies at the University of Edinburgh and was
formerly a senior research fellow in the Centre for the Study of
Public Policy at the University of Aberdeen.
Since the fall of communism Russia has undergone a treble
transformation of its political, social and economic system. The
government is an autocracy in which the Kremlin manages elections
and administers the law to suit its own ends. It does not provide
the democracy that most citizens desire. Given a contradiction
between what Russians want and what they get, do they support their
government and, if so, why? Using the New Russia Barometer - a
unique set of public opinion surveys from 1992 to 2005 - this book
shows that it is the passage of time that has been most important
in developing support for the new regime. Although there remains
great dissatisfaction with the regime's corruption, it has become
accepted as a lesser evil to alternatives. The government appears
stable today, but will be challenged by constitutional term limits
forcing President Putin to leave office in 2008.
Since the fall of communism Russia has undergone a treble
transformation of its political, social and economic system. The
government is an autocracy in which the Kremlin manages elections
and administers the law to suit its own ends. It does not provide
the democracy that most citizens desire. Given a contradiction
between what Russians want and what they get, do they support their
government and, if so, why? Using the New Russia Barometer - a
unique set of public opinion surveys from 1992 to 2005 - this book
shows that it is the passage of time that has been most important
in developing support for the new regime. Although there remains
great dissatisfaction with the regime"s corruption, it has become
accepted as a lesser evil to alternatives. The government appears
stable today, but will be challenged by constitutional term limits
forcing President Putin to leave office in 2008.
Russians want free elections and order. Although their political elites have had no difficulty in supplying candidates and parties in the last decade, predictability in everyday life and the rule of law have suffered. This book is about Russia's attempt to achieve democratization backwards, by holding elections without having created a modern state. This dilemma is the challenge that Russia presents to Vladimir Putin.
The statistics detailing the socioeconomic growth of Russia and
China are impressive. On some projections, China will be the
world's largest economy by 2050, and Russia will be the sixth
largest. Yet despite this impressive record of economic growth, a
striking feature of both countries is the inegalitarian nature of
their development - notwithstanding the (post)communist legacy. On
most conventional measures, the two countries are now among the
most unequal in the world, and the level of inequality has
increased significantly since the 1990s. What effect does this
endemic economic inequality have on political stability? From
Aristotle onwards, observers have concluded that the greater the
inequality within a society, the greater the likelihood of
instability. This book addresses the relationship between economic
inequality and political stability in Russia and China. Several
chapters examine how economic performance has driven institutional
reform, while others evaluate long term trends in public opinion to
see how economic change has affected the public's views of
politics. The conclusion is that both regimes have proved adept at
adapting to rising inequality by managing the policy agenda,
guiding public opinion and co-opting or repressing political
opposition. The chapters in this book originally published as a
special issue in Europe-Asia Studies.
The statistics detailing the socioeconomic growth of Russia and
China are impressive. On some projections, China will be the
world's largest economy by 2050, and Russia will be the sixth
largest. Yet despite this impressive record of economic growth, a
striking feature of both countries is the inegalitarian nature of
their development - notwithstanding the (post)communist legacy. On
most conventional measures, the two countries are now among the
most unequal in the world, and the level of inequality has
increased significantly since the 1990s. What effect does this
endemic economic inequality have on political stability? From
Aristotle onwards, observers have concluded that the greater the
inequality within a society, the greater the likelihood of
instability. This book addresses the relationship between economic
inequality and political stability in Russia and China. Several
chapters examine how economic performance has driven institutional
reform, while others evaluate long term trends in public opinion to
see how economic change has affected the public's views of
politics. The conclusion is that both regimes have proved adept at
adapting to rising inequality by managing the policy agenda,
guiding public opinion and co-opting or repressing political
opposition. The chapters in this book originally published as a
special issue in Europe-Asia Studies.
Modern weaponry and warfare have entered a new era where death and
destruction are produced electronically and with appalling speed
and accuracy. This book shows for the first time how electronic
combat and the battle for intelligence are changing every aspect of
the battlefield of the future - from nuclear warfare to espionage.
It is the first of its kind to show how the new technology and
tactics are used, and how they shape strategy and peacetime
planning.
Russians want free elections and order. Although their political elites have had no difficulty in supplying candidates and parties in the last decade, predictability in everyday life and the rule of law have suffered. This book is about Russia's attempt to achieve democratization backwards, by holding elections without having created a modern state. This dilemma is the challenge that Russia presents to Vladimir Putin.
Modern weaponry and warfare have entered a new era where death and
destruction are produced electronically and with appalling speed
and accuracy. This book shows for the first time how electronic
combat and the battle for intelligence are changing every aspect of
the battlefield of the future - from nuclear warfare to espionage.
It is the first of its kind to show how the new technology and
tactics are used, and how they shape strategy and peacetime
planning.
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