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The Global 1980s takes an international perspective on the upheaval
across the world during the long 1980s (1979-1991) with the end of
the Cold War, a move towards a free-market economic system, and the
increasing connectedness of the world. The 1980s was a decade of
unimaginable change. At its start, dictatorships across the world
appeared stable, the state was still seen as having a role to play
in ensuring people's well-being, and the Cold War seemed set to
continue long into the future. By the end of the decade,
dictatorships had fallen, globalisation was on the march and the
opening of the Berlin Wall paved the way for the end of the Cold
War. Divided into four chronological parts, sixteen chapters on
themes including domestic politics, the global spread of democracy,
international relations and global concerns including AIDS, acid
rain and nuclear war, explore how world-wide change was initiated
both from above and below. The book covers such topics as
ideological changes in the liberal democratic west and socialist
east, protests against nuclear weapons and for democratic
governance, global environmental worries, and the end of apartheid
in South Africa. Offering an overview of a decade in transition, as
the global order established after 1945 broke down and a new,
globalised world order emerged, and supported by case studies from
across the world, this truly global book is an essential resource
for students and scholars of the long 1980s and the twentieth
century more generally.
The Global 1980s takes an international perspective on the upheaval
across the world during the long 1980s (1979-1991) with the end of
the Cold War, a move towards a free-market economic system, and the
increasing connectedness of the world. The 1980s was a decade of
unimaginable change. At its start, dictatorships across the world
appeared stable, the state was still seen as having a role to play
in ensuring people's well-being, and the Cold War seemed set to
continue long into the future. By the end of the decade,
dictatorships had fallen, globalisation was on the march and the
opening of the Berlin Wall paved the way for the end of the Cold
War. Divided into four chronological parts, sixteen chapters on
themes including domestic politics, the global spread of democracy,
international relations and global concerns including AIDS, acid
rain and nuclear war, explore how world-wide change was initiated
both from above and below. The book covers such topics as
ideological changes in the liberal democratic west and socialist
east, protests against nuclear weapons and for democratic
governance, global environmental worries, and the end of apartheid
in South Africa. Offering an overview of a decade in transition, as
the global order established after 1945 broke down and a new,
globalised world order emerged, and supported by case studies from
across the world, this truly global book is an essential resource
for students and scholars of the long 1980s and the twentieth
century more generally.
Historical Dictionary of the Russian Revolution focuses on the
leading individuals, ideas, political parties and main events that
were central to the transformation of Russia during the revolution.
The time period runs from January 1917 through to the Treaty of
Brest-Litovsk that took Russia out of the First World War in March
1918. It covers the main events, ideas, people and parties and
takes the story of the revolution from the eve of the overthrowing
of Tsar Nicholas II through to the Bolshevik seizure of power, the
first six months of Leninist rule and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
that ended Russia's involvement in the First World War. Historical
Dictionary of the Russian Revolution contains a chronology, an
introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section
has over 200 cross-referenced entries on the revolutions, the First
World War, political parties, ideologies and individuals, and the
main events that defined the course of the Russian Revolution. This
book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone
wanting to know more about the Russian Revolution.
This volume of essays constitutes the first history of Labour and
left-wing politics in the decade when Margaret Thatcher reshaped
modern Britain. Leading scholars explore aspects of left-wing
culture, activities and ideas at a time when social democracy was
in crisis. There are articles about political leadership, economic
alternatives, gay rights, the miners' strike, the Militant Tendency
and the politics of race. The book also situates the crisis of the
left in international terms as the socialist world began to
collapse. Tony Blair's New Labour disavowed the 1980s left,
associating it with failure, but this volume argues for a more
complex approach. Many of the causes it championed are now
mainstream, suggesting that the time has come to reassess 1980s
progressive politics, despite its undeniable electoral failures.
With this in mind, the contributors offer ground-breaking research
and penetrating arguments about the strange death of Labour
Britain. -- .
This volume of essays constitutes the first history of Labour and
left-wing politics in the decade when Margaret Thatcher reshaped
modern Britain. Leading scholars explore aspects of left-wing
culture, activities and ideas at a time when social democracy was
in crisis. There are articles about political leadership, economic
alternatives, gay rights, the miners' strike, the Militant Tendency
and the politics of race. The book also situates the crisis of the
left in international terms as the socialist world began to
collapse. Tony Blair's New Labour disavowed the 1980s left,
associating it with failure, but this volume argues for a more
complex approach. Many of the causes it championed are now
mainstream, suggesting that the time has come to reassess 1980s
progressive politics, despite its undeniable electoral failures.
With this in mind, the contributors offer ground-breaking research
and penetrating arguments about the strange death of Labour
Britain. -- .
This is a brand new, fully updated, second edition of the classic
bestseller. Who are the professional investment managers
responsible for moving and making millions on the stock market?
What approaches and strategies do they adopt? Britain has more
successful stock market investors than any other country outside
the United States. Yet for a long time their activities - and the
secrets of their success - have remained shrouded in mystery to
anyone outside the Square Mile. Now the City's top professional
investors have talked in depth to a leading financial writer about
their lives and their strategies for making money on the stock
market. They include such market wizards as the private investor's
champion Jim Slater, Michael Hart, long time manager of the UK's
oldest investment trust, stockpicker supreme Anthony Bolton, and
emerging markets guru Mark Mobius, Nobody with an interest in
stocks and shares can fail to learn from reading how these
consummate professionals go about their business. Or from their
advice on what it takes to be a winner in the financial markets.The
Money Makers profiled are: Anthony Bolton, Ian Rushbrook, Nils
Taube, Colin McLean, Michael Hart, John Carrington, Jim Slater and
Mark Mobius.
Who is the most successful investment manager in Britain? Arguments
could rage forever, but no professional would dispute that Anthony
Bolton of Fidelity is among the very best. GBP1,000 invested in his
Special Situations fund at its launch in 1979 was worth more than
GBP125,000 twenty seven years later. No other mainstream UK fund
manager has put together such a consistently impressive performance
over such a long period. The 125-fold increase represents an
average compound growth rate of more than 20 per cent per annum, or
7 per cent per annum greater than the FTSE All-Share Index over the
same period. This track record of sustained outperformance stands
comparison with that of the greatest American investment superstars
such as Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch. For many years, until the
fund was voluntarily split in 2006, Fidelity Special Situations was
easily the largest and most popular fund in the UK. What are the
secrets of Anthony Bolton's success? This important book, now fully
revised and updated, takes an in-depth look at the way that Bolton
goes about his business and analyses in detail the fund's
outstanding performance.Anthony Bolton gives his own personal
account of the history of the fund, explains why he believes his
contrarian stockpicking methods have worked so well for so long and
summarises the lessons he has learnt from his long and successful
career. This book is required reading for anyone with a personal or
professional interest in investment. It is a fully revised and
updated second edition with 25 pages of new material and graphics.
It is the only full-length book to analyse in detail the strategies
and techniques used by the UK's number one professional investor.
It offers detailed analysis of the performance of his funds and the
lessons that investors can draw from its exceptional track record.
It is written jointly by Anthony Bolton and one of the UK's best
known financial authors, a leading authority on the fund management
business.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Topics assembled by Dr. Davis for this issue of Emergency Medicine
Clinics include: Scrotal Emergencies; Penile Emergencies; Male GU
Procedures; GU Trauma; Renal Stone Disease; Imaging of GU
Emergencies; Sexual Assault; Female GU Emergencies (non-pregnant);
Pediatric UTI; and Pediatric GU Emergencies.
The legacy of Blair and the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan
continue to loom large for the Labour Party, whether in opposition
or in government, giving rise to fierce debates over Labour's
attitude and posture towards the wider world. This book considers
the idea of Labour's international identity, examining how world
events and Labour's response to them have helped to shape ideology,
political culture and domestic agendas from the 1920s until the
Iraq War. It provides a fascinating and original exploration of
Labour both on the world stage and at home - from the influence of
the Soviet Union on political thought in the interwar years to the
international student revolts of the 1960s, and from media in the
1990s to Kosovo and New Labour Interventionism.
This is essential reading for scholars of modern British politics,
as well as anyone interested in the motivations and influences
behind the Labour Party's actions on the world stage.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for e
A new contribution to the growing body of serious historical
research on the outlaw couple, whose story has taken on
near-mythical status but often has been told with little regard for
the facts. Includes eyewitness accounts not seen elsewhere."They
say the truth hurts, but it will also set you free. All this family
has asked, if Clyde and Bonnie are going to be part of history, is
that the history be the truth. I think Jim Knight and Jonathan
Davis have tried to do justice to both." -- Buddy Williams, son of
L.C. Barrow and nephew of Clyde Barrow
"I had known Marie since autumn, 1993, after both of us had
worked on a documentary titled Remembering Bonnie and Clyde. She
brought in the "death shirt" and other items to be photographed for
this program. I watched her being interviewed and was impressed by
the story she had to tell. A few days afterward, I sent Marie a
small thank-you card with a note telling her how much I enjoyed
meeting her and that if I could ever be of assistance, she should
call. I didn't expect a response, but shortly thereafter, Marie
called and asked to meet with me, and thus began one of the richest
and most interesting times of my life." --Jonathan Davis
"It's probably too late to change the overall perception that
the American public has of my brothers Clyde and Buck, as well as
Clyde's sweetheart Bonnie Parker and Buck's wife Blanche Caldwell
Barrow. The public's perspective on my family members and friends
has been reinforced by over 60 years of caricature and exaggeration
through the output of the publishing houses and the Hollywood
studios. It began during the days of the old newsreels in the movie
houses and has continued unchanged up through today's modern cable
television networks and satellite communications. No matter which
medium carries the message, the message itself is typically 100%
pure baloney.
The proper place to begin to tell the story of my brothers,
Clyde and Buck, is with our parents, since my father and my mother
played such a big part in all of our lives. Henry B. Barrow, my
father, was born in Pensacola, Florida, on January 10, 1873 . . .
Back in those days, mandatory school attendance was taken pretty
lightly. In fact, my father only went to school one-half-day in his
life. The day he attempted to go, he was brought back home in a
buggy after getting sick at school. Early in his life, he was
afflicted with chills and this condition stayed with him throughout
his childhood years. I've always felt that my father was a victim
of a malaria attack back in his Florida days, to which he developed
a severe reaction. He was extremely sickly as a child in Florida,
and this condition carried over to his early adolescent years in
Texas. However, he was able to assist on his father's farm as his
health improved in his later teen years. Apparently getting away
from the mosquito-infested Pensacola region of the 1880's
eventually improved my father's health.""" --Marie Barrow Scoma
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