In May 1983, in the wake of her victory in the Falklands, Mrs Thatcher won the second of her three general election victories. Liverpool, going not for the first or last time against the grain, elected a Labour council that vowed to be different. In an environment of mass unemployment in which Liverpool felt abandoned by an indifferent government, the council resolved to join others across the land in refusing to set a budget that would hurt the poorest. It was at first wildly popular, but the scene soon became set for a battle between the city and central government that would shape the future of Liverpool. Published to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the 1983 election, Militant Liverpool: A City on the Edge sets out an even-handed assessment of events with oral testimonies from many of the key protagonists. Thirty years on, Liverpool has to some extent reinvented itself as a visitor destination, but it is again facing major spending cuts while its deep seated social problems remain. This book sheds new light on what is for some a dark period in the city's past, best forgotten, while for others is a memory of the city that refused to lie down and die and a continuing inspiration.

Over the past 15 years, local money networks, which are essentially trading networks using a community-created currency, have emerged in countries as far apart as Argentina, Australia and New Zealand, Canada and the US, continental Europe and Japan. They range from Local Exchange Trading Schemes (UK), to Time Dollars (US), Green Dollars (New Zealand, Australia and Canada), Trading Circles (Hungary), Barter Networks (Argentina) and Talents (Germany). Drawing on an ethnographic case study of alternative currency movements in Manchester, UK, this book provides an analysis of the motivations, aims, successes and failures of alternative currency networks. It also raises questions such as the contribution of the alternative currency movement to current debates about alternatives to neoliberalism. While it is theoretically informed, critical and grounded in fieldwork, it is also sympathetic to the political aims of the protagonists and cognisant of the non-economic benefits that arise from their development.

Over the past 15 years, local money networks, which are essentially trading networks using a community-created currency, have emerged in countries as far apart as Argentina, Australia and New Zealand, Canada and the US, continental Europe and Japan. They range from Local Exchange Trading Schemes (UK), to Time Dollars (US), Green Dollars (New Zealand, Australia and Canada), Trading Circles (Hungary), Barter Networks (Argentina) and Talents (Germany). Drawing on an ethnographic case study of alternative currency movements in Manchester, UK, this book provides an analysis of the motivations, aims, successes and failures of alternative currency networks. It also raises questions such as the contribution of the alternative currency movement to current debates about alternatives to neoliberalism. While it is theoretically informed, critical and grounded in fieldwork, it is also sympathetic to the political aims of the protagonists and cognisant of the non-economic benefits that arise from their development.

Academics from a range of disciplines and from a number of European and Latin American countries come together to question what it means to have a `sustainable society' and to ask what role alternative social and solidarity economies can play.

With capitalism in crisis, academics from a range of disciplines and from a number of European and Latin American countries come together to question what it means to have a `sustainable society' and to ask what role alternative social and solidarity economies can play in developing convivial, humane and resilient societies.

The continuing expansion of neoliberalism into ever more spaces and spheres of life has profound implications for social justice. Despite the number of policies designed to target 'social exclusion', people in many communities continue to be marginalized by economic restructuring. Social Justice and Neoliberalism explores the connections between neoliberalism, social justice and exclusion. The authors raise critical questions about the extent to which neoliberal programmes are able to deliver social justice in different locations around the world. The book offers grounded, theoretically oriented, empirically rich analysis that critiques neoliberalism while understanding its material impacts. It also stresses the need to extend analyses beyond the dominant spheres of capitalism to look at the ways in which communities resist and remake the economic and social order, through contestation and protest but also in their everyday lives. Global in scope, this book brings together writers who examine these themes in the global South, the former 'communist' East and the West, using the experience of marginal peoples, places and communities to challenge our conceptions of capitalism and its geographies.

Coach Yourself to Peak Performance Over time I have gone through this process with many clients. I have seen this program work for them as it will work for you. I personally guarantee that you will reach your potential and even push beyond into hidden areas of peak performance. My promise to you from me if you follow this program: I will build in you a solid focus only on what matters 100% in achieving your results. You will develop unshakeable focus. I will develop in you an action focused mentality where you aim to build the habit of taking consistent positive actions towards your goals. I will keep you strong in body so you can be strong in mind. I will motivate you to the fullest of your ability in all things. Your Commitment to YOURSELF Over time working with many clients I have seen what it take takes to make the absolute most difference possible. I can tell you this with 100% certainty. This vital ingredient is COMMITMENT. Not to me not to the program but to yourself. How far you are willing to go for yourself is the one deciding factor in your success. So it is important to understand just what type of commitment you will be making before you set off using the tactics in this book. 1. Developing Focused Concentration-For this part of the program you will learn how to concentrate your resources and keep yourself focused only on what you want of need. This is about cutting out the waste and focusing on the vital most important aspects of your journey to reaching full potential. Think of this as a laser beam approach rather than a shotgun approach. 2-Developing the Action Habit-Nothing gets done without taking action. You can follow the other steps and equip yourself with all the tools you may need but if you don't take action your steps will be useless. These tactics just become words that you read on a page and don't apply. You will stay exactly where you are and won't reach any kind of potential at all. Don't be that type of person and read but not do. Remember if you know but don't do, than you don't really know at all. 3-Develop a "Strong Mind in a Strong Body"- Ok so you're doing everything you can to be focused only on what you want and to take action on it. You've done half of the equation, but you need to be able to keep going to keep energy high and survive the stresses of life with your health. More importantly to keep going you will need a sound physical body that will carry you forward and keep you mentally on track. Let the physical work be the base of your mental training and it will take you far. 4-Develop your Motivation Muscle-In order to push for peak potential then you have to know what drives you. You've heard that before right? But how many books tell you your ability for motivation is like a muscle that you can build over time. Well that is exactly what you're going to do here, and by building your motivation muscle you will have the ability to take yourself only as far as you want to go. Motivation will drive you forwards.

Why Cross Training? Cross Training is perfect for those looking for a solid program focusing on GPP or General Physical Preparedness. For this reason alone if your aim is maximum conditioning I would suggest following the program outlined in this book which has been chosen based on specific exercises. If you want Specific Physical Preparedness then Cross Training isn't for you. What I can promise is if you use my program in the way outlined you will reach a very high level of GPP to allow you build any foundation you need. This program is not aimed at telling you any secrets or new super ways to train. It's not aimed at telling people exercises as I aim this at those already involved in Cross Training. The simple purpose is to give you an already set up program so that all you need to do is work and record results. There will be a basic outline of the theory behind the program but after that I won't provide detail. It's a simple already outlined conditioning program with tips about how to get the most out of your Cross Training the way I have used it with my clients. I do want to point out that this is in no way a replacement to a specialised trainer but for those experienced enough it is a solid program.

A collection of Military Strength and Conditioning Programs for reaching Combat Readiness. In this book you will learn about Combat Readiness and the the specific nature of the Conditioning required to reach it. You will find: 12 WEEK SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE PROGRAM -Rope Workouts -Load Training -Unit Specific Endurance -Body Weight Conditioning -Strength Circuit Training 8 WEEK US MARINE PROGRAM -Doubles and Triples -Running Endurance -Kettlebell Conditioning 12 WEEK PRE-SELECTION PROGRAM -Body Weight Conditioning -Strength Circuit Training -Load Training -Specific Endurance

This 24 week program will take you from an introductory stage of learning the kind of training methods you will employ to a final testing stage of endurance and strength tests. This is designed following evaluation of many different Elite and Special Forces tests were evaluated in order to create a plan that can include many methods to prepare you for a wide range of potential regiments. For this program you will need: -Military Back Pack -Access to a gym or Home Weights -Access to Crossfit -Access to Swimming Pool -Weight vests, Military boots and equipment for load training -Map reading tools Stage 1- Introductory phase of basic runs and circuit training Stage 2-1st Progression Phase Circuit training, Running and Rope workouts with basic load carries Stage 3- 2nd Progression Phase- Circuit Training, Strength Training, Rope workouts, Pack Marching and Assault Circuit training Stage 4-3rd Progression Phase increases the loads from Stage 3 Stage 5-1st test phase, Endurance test, Combat Swimming Test, Pack March test Stage 6-Final Endurance Test Week

"I've trained in and around gyms all my life but I've never been as strong or powerful as I am following this program. I've put on major muscle mass and as hard gainer that's very important to me. I've been told by other instructors I'm I am too small to bench or squat 200lb..that I'm too skinny. But with this Barbell training program and with sessions from Peter I'm well on the way to personal best 300lb lifts. This for me is a major improvement. Buy this program and you will see improvements" A. Clarke "I am not new to Barbell training or Barbell training programs, but this one was refreshing for me. It's high intensity and if you're willing to do the work on repeat doubles and singles then your poundage's will sky rocket. If you can't get a session with Peter then buy this book, it won't replace him but you can at least do the program and improve your lifts." W.Harris-Power Lifter The 5 to 5 Basic Barbell Training Program-BUY NOW and smash your previous lifting best records just like many of my clients I've always been interested in Barbell training methods and I have a deep love of Barbell training as a whole. I came across variants of this program while studying pre 1960's Barbell training methods and designed this to explode my clients. I train using mostly a Barbell as done right I believe there is no better strength developer. Most of the assistance lifts in this program are also Barbell movements. The movement used in this program focus on movements used commonly in the early era's of lifting and in my view are still as valid and effective as they always were. A Bench press was considered a press if it was pressed from the chest, not this move is one of the key assistance lift in the Bench Press. This is included with the "from the chest Dumbbell Press." Other movements such as heavy partial Squats from partially Squatted start positions allow you to handle lift very heavy poundage's. The program requires no special equipment apart from a basic Barbell set up, some blocks and Heavy dumbbells or kettlebell. Following this program you will gain many benefits apart from strength gains such as improved body composition improvement, metabolism and lean muscle gain. You will also find a 5 to 5 Strongman Program to use in the gym to support conditioning work in Strongman training. Want to really lift more on the squat? Then buy the 5 to 5 Barbell training program with use of heavy partials, heavy single and double and double squats. This type of old school Barbell training will add major poundage's to you squat if performed consistently. Buy it now to see for yourself. Want to explode your bench press? Then have you ever done heavy from the chest presses? with either a Barbell or Dumbbell? Buy now to learn how this Barbell training program will push your Bench strength to the limits with these two old school bench press building exercises. Buy now and you will get the same advantages of all my clients who have blown apart original lifting PB's.

This book is a revised updated version of the General Course of Lectures on Private International Law delivered at the Hague Academy of International Law in 1990. The overall purpose is to examine the development and reform of choice of law rules in a number of common law jurisdictions. Much has been written about the Revolution' in conflict of laws in the U.S.A.; rather less account, however, has been taken of the major changes elsewhere in the common law world. This work serves to provide a critical account of those developments over the past few decades. Some changes are more recent and of international origin, such as the European Community Rome Convention (1980) on the law applicable to contractual obligations or the Hague Conventions on Child Abduction (1980), on Marriage (1978) and on Succession (1988), and consideration is given to their impact on common law jurisdictions. The process of change is a continuous one and attention is also devoted to current proposals for reform in the fields, for example, of domicile and torts.

The continuing expansion of neoliberalism into ever more spaces and spheres of life has profound implications for social justice. Despite the number of policies designed to target 'social exclusion', people in many communities continue to be marginalized by economic restructuring. Social Justice and Neoliberalism explores the connections between neoliberalism, social justice and exclusion. The authors raise critical questions about the extent to which neoliberal programmes are able to deliver social justice in different locations around the world. The book offers grounded, theoretically oriented, empirically rich analysis that critiques neoliberalism while understanding its material impacts. It also stresses the need to extend analyses beyond the dominant spheres of capitalism to look at the ways in which communities resist and remake the economic and social order, through contestation and protest but also in their everyday lives. Global in scope, this book brings together writers who examine these themes in the global South, the former 'communist' East and the West, using the experience of marginal peoples, places and communities to challenge our conceptions of capitalism and its geographies.

Is conventional money simply a discourse? Is it merely a socially constructed unit of exchange? If money is not an actual thing, are people then free to make collective agreements to use other forms of currency that might work more effectively for them? Proponents of "better money" argue that they have created currencies that value people more than profitability, ensuring that human needs are met with reasonable costs and decent wages-and supporting local economies that emphasize local sustainability. How did proponents develop these new economies? Are their claims valid?
Grappling with these questions and more, "Money and Liberation" examines the experiences of groups who have tried to build a more equitable world by inventing new forms of money. Presenting in-depth profiles of the trading networks that have been constructed both historically and more recently, including Local Exchange Trading Schemes (England), Green Dollars (New Zealand), Talente (Hungary), and the barter system in Argentina, Peter North shows how the use of currency has been redefined as part of political action, revealing surprising political ambiguity and a nuanced understanding of the potential and limits on alternative currencies as a resistance practice.
Peter North is lecturer in geography at the University of Liverpool.

Is conventional money simply a discourse? Is it merely a socially constructed unit of exchange? If money is not an actual thing, are people then free to make collective agreements to use other forms of currency that might work more effectively for them? Proponents of "better money" argue that they have created currencies that value people more than profitability, ensuring that human needs are met with reasonable costs and decent wages-and supporting local economies that emphasize local sustainability. How did proponents develop these new economies? Are their claims valid?
Grappling with these questions and more, "Money and Liberation" examines the experiences of groups who have tried to build a more equitable world by inventing new forms of money. Presenting in-depth profiles of the trading networks that have been constructed both historically and more recently, including Local Exchange Trading Schemes (England), Green Dollars (New Zealand), Talente (Hungary), and the barter system in Argentina, Peter North shows how the use of currency has been redefined as part of political action, revealing surprising political ambiguity and a nuanced understanding of the potential and limits on alternative currencies as a resistance practice.
Peter North is lecturer in geography at the University of Liverpool.