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Sir Robert Moray (1608-1673) was one of the most active of the
twelve founding members of the Royal Society, and as a close friend
of King Charles, was a key figure in obtaining the royal patronage
that was crucial to its status and growth. Whilst not an active or
original researcher, Moray's role as enthusiastic and widely read
participant in, and inspirer of, the Society's activities, place
him at the centre of the seventeenth-century British scientific
scene. As well as being an active member of the Royal Society,
Moray was a prolific letter writer, sending a steady stream of news
and correspondence to his friend Alexander Bruce, Earl of
Kincardine, whose ill-health often kept him away from events.
Providing a complete modern edition of the letters written between
1657 and 1673, this collection offers a unique insight into the
attitudes and aspirations of the early scientific community.
Ranging widely across a broad range of subjects, including
medicine, magnetism, horology, politics, current affairs, the coal
and salt industries, fishing, freemasonry, literature, heraldry and
symbolism, the letters display Moray's knowledge of a formidable
range of subjects and authors. As well as being a lively example of
the letter writers art, they are a rich source for anyone with an
interest in early modern medical and scientific history, as well as
those investigating the broader social and cultural milieu of
Restoration society.
The creative and cultural industries are a dynamic and rapidly
expanding field of enterprise. Yet all too often the dominant
narrative about arts organisations is one of crisis, collapse, and
closure. This edited collection seeks to challenge that narrative
through pursuing a focus on organisational success in the
management of creative and cultural organisations. This book offers
a robust and in-depth analysis of nine international case studies
exploring how different organisations have achieved their
objectives through effectively managing their resources. Spanning a
broad cross section of the cultural sector including Theatres;
Multi-Arts Venues; Performing Arts Companies; Museums and
Galleries; and Festivals and Events, these cases highlight the
importance of examining an individual organisation's success in
relation to its environmental context, revealing not only how arts
organisations work in practice, but also providing inspiration and
encouragement for those wishing to emulate such success. With an
explicit focus on examining theory in practice, this unique
collection will be of great interest to students, academics, and
practitioners alike. While traditional approaches have often been
overly theoretical, this pragmatic approach will help students to
gain a richer understanding of how to manage cultural and creative
organisations more effectively.
This edited collection calls for a greater understanding of ‘the
local’ within the ways the arts, culture and creative practices
are governed and promoted, regulated, resourced and valued.
Cultural policy studies tends to marginalise the ‘local’,
emphasising its value as a case study, rather than a topic of study
in its own right. There is also privileging of the national (and
international) as the primary site at which cultural policy is
enacted, and thus can be reformed. While this may make global
policy transfer manageable for national policy agencies, there are
contingent relationships between policy and ‘the local’ which
inform practice, and which reflect diverse geographies with
distinct identities. This volume interrogates our
conceptualisations of ‘the local’ in cultural policy studies.
The book is structured around three themes: disciplining the local,
through examination of particular understandings of the key
concepts from different academic fields of study; managing the
local, through examination of policy approaches that engage with
the idea of ‘the local’ in different ways; and practising the
local, through case studies of how ‘local’ cultural policies
are being enacted in places of differing scale and geography.This
is an open access book.
This open access book examines how and why the UK's approach
towards increasing cultural participation has largely failed to
address inequality and inequity in the subsidised cultural sector
despite long-standing international policy discourse on this issue.
It further examines why meaningful change in cultural policy has
not been more forthcoming in the face of this apparent failure.
This work examines how a culture of mistrust, blame, and fear
between policymakers, practitioners, and participants has resulted
in a policy environment that engenders overstated aims, accepts
mediocre quality evaluations, encourages narratives of success, and
lacks meaningful critical reflection. It shows through extensive
field work with cultural professionals and participants how the
absence of criticality, transparency, and honesty limits the
potential for policy learning, which the authors argue is a
precondition to any radical policy change and is necessary for
developing a greater understanding of the social construction of
policy problems. The book presents a new framework that encourages
more open and honest conversations about failure in the cultural
sector to support learning strategies that can help avoid these
failures in the future.
Sir Robert Moray (1608-1673) was one of the most active of the
twelve founding members of the Royal Society, and as a close friend
of King Charles, was a key figure in obtaining the royal patronage
that was crucial to its status and growth. Whilst not an active or
original researcher, Moray's role as enthusiastic and widely read
participant in, and inspirer of, the Society's activities, place
him at the centre of the seventeenth-century British scientific
scene. As well as being an active member of the Royal Society,
Moray was a prolific letter writer, sending a steady stream of news
and correspondence to his friend Alexander Bruce, Earl of
Kincardine, whose ill-health often kept him away from events.
Providing a complete modern edition of the letters written between
1657 and 1673, this collection offers a unique insight into the
attitudes and aspirations of the early scientific community.
Ranging widely across a broad range of subjects, including
medicine, magnetism, horology, politics, current affairs, the coal
and salt industries, fishing, freemasonry, literature, heraldry and
symbolism, the letters display Moray's knowledge of a formidable
range of subjects and authors. As well as being a lively example of
the letter writers art, they are a rich source for anyone with an
interest in early modern medical and scientific history, as well as
those investigating the broader social and cultural milieu of
Restoration society.
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society brings together
critical editions of important and previously unpublished
manuscripts of relevance to Scottish History. As well as providing
transcriptions, the editors introduce and explain the context of
documents which have been neglected or even unknown to historians,
providing a valuable resource for researchers, students, and all
those interested in exploring Scottish history through the original
sources. Volume XV focuses on the turbulent middle decades of the
seventeenth century, offering editions of three vital but
previously unpublished manuscript sources for this period: the
Letter-Book of John Clerk of Penicuik, 1644-1645; the Minute Book
of The Board Of The Green Cloth, July 1650 - July 1651; and the
Records of the Anglo-Scottish Union Negotiations, 1652-1653. With a
particular emphasis on the economic and political history of the
period, the records offer valuable insights on trade networks and
commodities, and on the upheavals following in the wake of the
execution of Charles I. They also help to place Scottish history in
a wider British and European context, by highlighting mercantile
networks and the negotiations for Anglo-Scottish Union under Oliver
Cromwell. Together, they comprise an essential resource for those
interested in seventeenth-century history.
Published in 1878, this biography of the civil engineer Robert
Stevenson (1772 1850) was written by his second-youngest son David
(1815 86), also a civil engineer and uncle to the author Robert
Louis Stevenson. Having already published The Principles and
Practice of Canal and River Engineering in 1872 (also reissued in
this series), he set about writing this survey of his father's life
and works, based on extracts from Robert's professional reports,
notes from his diary, and communications to scientific journals and
societies between 1798 and 1843. Perhaps most widely known for his
practical and persuasive leadership in building many lighthouses
for the Northern Lighthouse Board - including that on the notorious
Bell Rock, over which he came into conflict with engineer John
Rennie regarding the design - Stevenson ensured that the Scottish
coastline became a much safer place for shipping for decades to
come."
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.
Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book
(without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.
1859 edition. Excerpt: ...one already mentioned between Pittsburg
and Erie, affording very little comfort or facility to those who
have the misfortune to be obliged to travel upon them. But on the
construction of one or two lines of road, the Americans have
bestowed a little more attention. The most remarkable of them is
that called the "National Koad," stretching across the country from
Baltimore to the State of Illinois, a distance of no less than 700
miles, an arduous and extensive work, which was constructed at the
expense of the government of the United States. The narrow tract of
land from which it was necessary to remove the timber and brushwood
for the passage of the road measures eighty feet in breadth; but
the breadth of the road itself is only thirty feet. Commencing at
Baltimore, it passes through part of the State of Maryland, and
entering that of Pennsylvania, crosses the range of the Alleghany
Mountains after which, it passes through the States of Virginia,
Ohio and Indiana, to Illinois. It is in contemplation to produce
this line of road to the Mississippi at St Louis, where, the river
being crossed by a ferry-boat stationed at that place, the road is
ultimately to be extended into the State of Missouri, which lies to
the west of the Mississippi. The "Macadamized road," as it is
called, leading from Albany to Troy, is another line which has been
formed at some cost, and with some degree of care. This road, as
its name implies, is constructed with stone broken, according to
Macadam's principle. It is six miles in length, and.has been formed
of a sufficient breadth to allow three carriages to stand abreast
on it at once. It belongs to an incorporated company, who are said
to have expended about L.20,000 in constructing and upholding
it....
One of the leading figures in the age of great engineers, David
Stevenson (1815 86) was the son of a lighthouse builder, and while
studying at Edinburgh University he was already gaining experience
at his father's side. It is for his lighthouses and works of inland
navigation that he is best remembered: he designed Britain's most
northerly lighthouse and worked on improving navigation on rivers
such as the Dee, the Forth and the Clyde. His article on inland
navigation for the Encyclopaedia Britannica was published
separately in 1858, and was revised and updated for this second
edition in 1872. Although Stevenson acknowledges that the age of
the canal has been superseded by the age of the railway, he
maintains that there is much to learn from the older technology.
Illustrated with cross-sections and plans, this work will be of
interest to readers seeking to explore the history of Britain's
industrial infrastructure.
The creative and cultural industries are a dynamic and rapidly
expanding field of enterprise. Yet all too often the dominant
narrative about arts organisations is one of crisis, collapse, and
closure. This edited collection seeks to challenge that narrative
through pursuing a focus on organisational success in the
management of creative and cultural organisations. This book offers
a robust and in-depth analysis of nine international case studies
exploring how different organisations have achieved their
objectives through effectively managing their resources. Spanning a
broad cross section of the cultural sector including Theatres;
Multi-Arts Venues; Performing Arts Companies; Museums and
Galleries; and Festivals and Events, these cases highlight the
importance of examining an individual organisation's success in
relation to its environmental context, revealing not only how arts
organisations work in practice, but also providing inspiration and
encouragement for those wishing to emulate such success. With an
explicit focus on examining theory in practice, this unique
collection will be of great interest to students, academics, and
practitioners alike. While traditional approaches have often been
overly theoretical, this pragmatic approach will help students to
gain a richer understanding of how to manage cultural and creative
organisations more effectively.
Exchange Traded Funds have revolutionised investing. Thanks to
ETFs, investors now have the world at their fingertips and can
invest in everything, from commodities to countries to currencies.
But are investors using these funds effectively? And where do ETFs
go from here? This books starts with an overview of the current
wonderful world of ETFs, including an analysis of how the industry
is changing for both providers and investors. Then, in a series of
essays, it covers recent key developments, including: smart beta
ETFs, which are preaching the gospel of factor investing, fixed
income ETFs, which are making bond markets available to everyone,
environmental and social governance funds, which try to humanise
investing, and robo-advisors, which use ETFs to automate portfolio
construction. These developments are put into context, showing why
ETF sponsors are changing the rules of the game and how the many
and varied investors that use ETFs are taking to them. In the final
section, the book offers a series of model ETF portfolios, showing
how investors can use ETFs to build effective portfolios. The book
concludes with the Top101 - a subjective selection of the top ETFs
across all asset classes that investors should consider when
building an ETF portfolio.
Freemasonry has always been a highly controversial movement. Yet in spite of the vast literature that has been produced on the subject, its origins have remained obscure. David Stevenson demonstrates that the real origins of the essentials of modern freemasonry lie in Scotland around 1600, when the system of lodges was created by Stonemasons. With rituals and secrets blending medieval mythology with a number of late Renaissance intellectual influences, a movement was created that was to spread through England, across Europe, and then around the world.
1917 was a year of calamitous events, and one of pivotal importance
in the development of the First World War. In 1917: War, Peace, and
Revolution, leading historian of World War One, David Stevenson,
examines this crucial year in context and illuminates the century
that followed. He shows how in this one year the war was
transformed, but also what drove the conflict onwards and how it
continued to escalate. Two developments in particular-the Russian
Revolution and American intervention-had worldwide repercussions.
Offering a close examination of the key decisions, Stevenson
considers Germany's campaign of 'unrestricted' submarine warfare,
America's declaration of war in response, and Britain's frustration
of German strategy by adopting the convoy system, as well as why
(paradoxically) the military and political stalemate in Europe
persisted. Focusing on the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, on the
disastrous spring offensive that plunged the French army into
mutiny, on the summer attacks that undermined the moderate
Provisional Government in Russia and exposed Italy to national
humiliation at Caporetto, and on the British decision for the
ill-fated Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), 1917 offers a
truly international understanding of events. The failed attempts to
end the war by negotiation further clarify the underlying forces
that kept it going. David Stevenson also analyses the global
consequences of the year's developments, showing how countries such
as Brazil and China joined the belligerents, Britain offered
'responsible government' to India, and the Allies promised a Jewish
national home in Palestine. Blending political and military
history, and moving from capital to capital and between the cabinet
chamber and the battle front, the book highlights the often
tumultuous debates through which leaders entered and escalated the
war, and the paradox that continued fighting could be justified as
the shortest road towards regaining peace.
1914-1918, David Stevenson's history of the First World War, has
been acclaimed as the definitive one-volume account of the conflict
In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass
violence. The war that followed had global repercussions,
destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. Even the
victorious countries were scarred for a generation, and we still
today remain within the conflict's shadow. In this major analysis
David Stevenson re-examines the causes, course and impact of this
'war to end war', placing it in the context of its era and exposing
its underlying dynamics. His book provides a wide-ranging
international history, drawing on insights from the latest
research. It offers compelling answers to the key questions about
how this terrible struggle unfolded: questions that remain
disturbingly relevant for our own time. 'It's harder to imagine a
better single-volume comprehensive history of the conflict than
this superb study' Ian Kershaw 'Perhaps the best comprehensive
one-volume history of the war yet written' New Yorker 'David
Stevenson is the real deal ... His defining characteristic is his
outstanding rigour as an historian ... tremendously clever' Niall
Ferguson 'This history of the 1914-1918 conflict surpasses all
others. It is tough, erudite and comprehensive' Independent
As with the author's recent books Extreme Explosions and Under a
Crimson Sun, the complex topic of star clusters is broken down and
made accessible with clear links to other areas of astronomy in a
language which the non-specialist can easily read and enjoy. The
full range of topics are addressed regarding how star clusters are
formed. Why is it some are dense conglomerates of stars while
others are looser associations? Are the young, brilliant clusters
seen in neighboring galaxies such as the Large Magellanic Cloud,
M33 or M82 analogous to the ancient globulars seen in the Milky
Way? How will these clusters change as their stars wane and die?
More interestingly, how does living in a dense star cluster affect
the fates of the stars and any attendant planets that accompany
them? Star clusters form many of the most dazzling objects in the
astronomers' catalogs. Many amateur astronomers are interested in
exploring how these objects are created and what it would be like
to live among these objects. From the historical views of how star
clusters came about to the most recent assumptions about how stars
within these clusters evolve, different strands of science, from
observation to theory, are woven together into a compelling
investigation specifically targeted at amateur astronomers.
The First World War has been described as the "primordial
catastrophe of the twentieth century." Arguably, Italian Fascism,
German National Socialism and Soviet Leninism and Stalinism would
not have emerged without the cultural and political shock of World
War I. The question why this catastrophe happened therefore
preoccupies historians to this day. The focus of this volume is not
on the consequences, but rather on the connection between the Great
War and the long 19th century, the short- and long-term causes of
World War I. This approach results in the questioning of many
received ideas about the war's causes, especially the notion of
"inevitability."
The First World War has been described as the "primordial
catastrophe of the twentieth century." Arguably, Italian Fascism,
German National Socialism and Soviet Leninism and Stalinism would
not have emerged without the cultural and political shock of World
War I. The question why this catastrophe happened therefore
preoccupies historians to this day. The focus of this volume is not
on the consequences, but rather on the connection between the Great
War and the long 19th century, the short- and long-term causes of
World War I. This approach results in the questioning of many
received ideas about the war's causes, especially the notion of
"inevitability."
Since the first edition of The Financial Times Guide to ETFs was
published in 2009, the number of ETFs in issue has doubled and ETFs
are now common both on investor platforms and increasingly amongst
financial advisors. This massive increase in demand has highlighted
an urgent debate - just how dangerous are ETFs and how much do
investors and advisers understand about the structure of the index
tracker? The second edition of this book attempts to answer this
debate and is the indispensable bible on trackers for professional
advisers and serious private investors. This new edition also
features a chapter based around the theme of Due Diligence and a
new chapter on How to use ETFs and Index Funds for theLong-term, as
well as a new Jargon busting section and a-new appendix looking at
new ideas beginning to emerge.
Evolution of the Earth focuses on the formation of Earth. Topics
include the differention of the core, mantle and crust; the
formation of the ocean basins and continents; outgassing and
volcanism; the initiation of plate tectonics, the origin and
persistence of Earth's magnetic field; the growth of the inner
core; changes in mantle convection through time; and the impact of
life on the planet. The volume takes an interdisciplinary viewpoint
that emphasizes the interplay of geophysics, other aspects of earth
science and biological evolution. Some outstanding questions are
identified and debated.
Self-contained volume starts with an overview of the subject then
explores each topic with in depth detail
Extensive reference lists and cross references with other volumes
to facilitate further research
Full-color figures and tables support the text and aid in
understanding
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