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When the Sky Falls (DVD)
Gerard Flynn, Ruaidhri Conroy, Joan Allen, Peter Postlethwaite, Liam Cunningham, …
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Fictionalized account of the events which lead to the 1996 murder
of journalist Veronica Guerin. Sinead Hamilton (Joan Allen) is a
reporter employed by the Irish Sunday Globe. In the course of her
work she becomes interested in the possibility of exposing the
corruption which allows Dublin's drug lords to lead the lives of
respectable businessmen, and of working towards a reform of
Ireland's notoriously ineffective criminal laws. But her
investigations earn her some enemies in high places, and Sinead
soon receives threats to her own well-being.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This book outlines the consequences of digitization for
peer-reviewed research articles published in electronic journals.
It has often been argued that digitization will revolutionize
scientific communication. However, this study shows that this is
not the case as far as scientific journals are concerned. Authors
make little or no use of the possibilities offered by the digital
medium, new procedures for electronic peer review have not replaced
traditional peer review, and users do not seem to accept new forms
of interaction offered by some electronic journals. The main
innovations are to be found at the level of the infrastructures
developed by publishers. Scientists themselves appear to be
reluctant to change their established patterns of behaviour in
formal scientific communication.
A compelling history of British imperial culture, showing how it
was adopted and subverted by colonial subjects around the world As
the British Empire expanded across the globe, it exported more than
troops and goods. In every colony, imperial delegates dispersed
British cultural forms. Facilitated by the rapid growth of print,
photography, film, and radio, imperialists imagined this new global
culture would cement the unity of the empire. But this remarkably
wide-ranging spread of ideas had unintended and surprising results.
In this groundbreaking history, John M. MacKenzie examines the
importance of culture in British imperialism. MacKenzie describes
how colonized peoples were quick to observe British culture-and
adapted elements to their own ends, subverting British expectations
and eventually beating them at their own game. As indigenous
communities integrated their own cultures with the British imports,
the empire itself was increasingly undermined. From the
extraordinary spread of cricket and horse racing to statues and
ceremonies, MacKenzie presents an engaging imperial history-one
with profound implications for global culture in the present day.
This volume gathers papers presented at the international
conference BAIL, which was held at the University of Strathclyde,
Scotland from the 14th to the 22nd of June 2018. The conference
gathered specialists in the asymptotic and numerical analysis of
problems which exhibit layers and interfaces. Covering a wide range
of topics and sharing a wealth of insights, the papers in this
volume provide an overview of the latest research into the theory
and numerical approximation of problems involving boundary and
interior layers.
Much of the historical debate surrounding the partition of Africa,
the events that led up to it and its implications for the continent
itself and for the rest of the world is so controversial that it is
difficult to provide a coherent survey of the shifting theories of
the last twenty years. In this pamphlet Dr MacKenzie attempts to do
this, by sketching the historical background to the partition,
surveying the events of the partition in the four main regions of
Africa and then examining in turn the theories produced to explain
the sequence of events.
Much of the historical debate surrounding the partition of
Africa, the events that led up to it and its implications for the
continent itself and for the rest of the world is so controversial
that it is difficult to provide a coherent survey of the shifting
theories of the last twenty years. In this pamphlet Dr MacKenzie
attempts to do this, by sketching the historical background to the
partition, surveying the events of the partition in the four main
regions of Africa and then examining in turn the theories produced
to explain the sequence of events.
This volume gathers papers presented at the international
conference BAIL, which was held at the University of Strathclyde,
Scotland from the 14th to the 22nd of June 2018. The conference
gathered specialists in the asymptotic and numerical analysis of
problems which exhibit layers and interfaces. Covering a wide range
of topics and sharing a wealth of insights, the papers in this
volume provide an overview of the latest research into the theory
and numerical approximation of problems involving boundary and
interior layers.
Japanese encephalitis and West Nile viruses are members of the
Japanese encephalitis serological group of the genus Flavivirus and
therefore closely related genetically and antigenically. They share
a number of properties, including the use of birds as their major
wildlife maintenance host and Culicine mosquitoes for transmission,
and they are both associated with severe human disease, as well as
fatal infections in horses.
The emergence of these two viruses, and their well-established
propensity to colonise new areas, make it timely to re-examine
their ecology, biology, molecular structure, replication and
epidemiology, and these therefore provide the focus of this volume.
This book outlines the consequences of digitization for
peer-reviewed research articles published in electronic journals.
It is argued that digitization will revolutionize scientific
communication. However, this study shows that this is not the case
where scientific journals are concerned. Authors make little use of
the possibilities offered by the digital medium; electronic peer
review procedures have not replaced traditional ones, and users
have not embraced new forms of interaction offered by some
electronic journals.
The Penguin Historical Atlas of the British Empire traces the
emergence of the world's greatest empire from its earliest
beginnings in the British Isles, through its ascendancy in
Victorian times, to its ultimate collapse in the mid-20th century.
It examines the impact of British dominance in America, India and
Africa, and the enormous changes brought by Britain's settlement of
Australasia. Coverage of major events - the colonization of
Ireland, the American Revolution, the South African wars - is
complemented by discussion of themes such as Imperial exploitation
and trade, hunting for plants and animals, the Imperial exhibitions
and the importance of British naval power. Also assessed are the
impact of the Empire on different areas of the world and the legacy
it has bestowed. Richly illustrated with photographs and
full-colour maps, this is an illuminating and multi-faceted
one-volume introduction to the rise and fall of the British Empire.
This book examines the impact since 1600 of out migration from
Scotland on the homeland, the migrants, and the destinations in
which they settled. It does so through a focus on the
under-researched themes of slavery, cross-cultural encounters,
economics, war, tourism, and the modern diaspora since 1945.
Cultures of decolonisation combines studies of visual, literary and
material cultures in order to explore the complexities of the 'end
of empire' as a process. Where other accounts focus on high
politics and constitutional reform, this volume reveals the diverse
ways in which cultures contributed to wider political, economic and
social change. This book demonstrates the transnational character
of decolonisation, thereby illustrating the value of comparison -
between different cultural forms and diverse places - in
understanding the nature of this wide-reaching geopolitical change.
Individual chapters focus on architecture, theatre, museums,
heritage sites, fine art and interior design, alongside
institutions such as artists' groups, language agencies and the
Royal Mint, across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Europe. Offering
a range of disciplinary perspectives, these contributions provide
revealing case studies for those researching decolonisation across
the humanities and social sciences.
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