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The history and causes of America's entry into World War I. Edward
Grey could have prevented war if he had done either of two things.
If he had acceded to the urging of France and Russia and given a
strong warning to Germany that, in a European War, England would
take the side of the Franco-Russian Alliance. If he had listened to
German urging, and warned France and Russia that if they became
involved in war, England would remain neutral.
In the 1980s the world spent an enormous amount on preparations for
war. Year by year, more and more resources went into the military
sector. More and more complex weapon systems were devised. At the
time, of all research scientists and engineers in the world, more
than one in four was working for the military. Throughout the 40
years since the end of World War II, the technological arms race
continued. Then began moving faster. The United States lead the
way, followed by the Soviet Union. Between them, they possessed
some 50 000 nuclear warheads-more than enough to destroy the world.
They planned to increase the number, to make the weapons more
accurate, and to base them on new weapon platforms closer to the
borders of the other side. Some people preferred not to think about
these things. Many, however, were becoming increasingly
concerned-wondering about the future for themselves and for their
children. Originally published in 1985, this book was for those who
wanted to know what was happening. What new missiles were being
built? What was happening in outer space? What are the facts about
chemical weapons? What progress was being made (if any) in Geneva,
Vienna and Stockholm, where the powers were negotiating on these
matters?
This book opens out a wholly new field of enquiry within a familiar
subject: it offers a detailed - yet eminently readable - historical
investigation, of a kind never yet undertaken, of the impact of
psychoanalysis (at a crucial moment of its history) on the thinking
and writing of D.H. Lawrence. It considers the impact on his
writing, through his relationship with Frieda Weekley, of the
maverick Austrian analyst Otto Gross; it situates the great works
of 1911-20 in relation to the controversial issues at stake in the
Freud-Jung quarrel, about which his good friend, the English
psychoanalyst David Eder, kept him informed; and it explores his
sympathy with the maverick American analyst Trigant Burrow. It is a
study to interest a literary audience by its close reading of
Lawrence's texts, and a psychoanalytic audience by its detailed
consideration of the contribution made to contemporary debate by
three comparatively neglected analytic thinkers.
In the 1980s the world spent an enormous amount on preparations for
war. Year by year, more and more resources went into the military
sector. More and more complex weapon systems were devised. At the
time, of all research scientists and engineers in the world, more
than one in four was working for the military. Throughout the 40
years since the end of World War II, the technological arms race
continued. Then began moving faster. The United States lead the
way, followed by the Soviet Union. Between them, they possessed
some 50 000 nuclear warheads-more than enough to destroy the world.
They planned to increase the number, to make the weapons more
accurate, and to base them on new weapon platforms closer to the
borders of the other side. Some people preferred not to think about
these things. Many, however, were becoming increasingly
concerned-wondering about the future for themselves and for their
children. Originally published in 1985, this book was for those who
wanted to know what was happening. What new missiles were being
built? What was happening in outer space? What are the facts about
chemical weapons? What progress was being made (if any) in Geneva,
Vienna and Stockholm, where the powers were negotiating on these
matters?
This third edition, newly revised and updated, includes
comprehensive and all-new annotations (over 9,000 notes) by Joyce
scholar Sam Slote, Trinity College, Dublin, and Marc A. Mamigonian
and John Turner. A lively repository of literary allusion and
colloquial realism, this dazzlingly innovative, ambitious novel is
here presented in its 1939 version, which contains notable textual
differences from the standard editions currently in print.
Controversial, scandalous, erudite and funny, Ulysses is
undisputedly a landmark of twentieth-century Modernism. It charts
one day - 16th June 1904 - in the lives of three inhabitants of
Dublin, the advertising salesman Leopold Bloom, the artist Stephen
Dedalus and Bloom's wife Molly. Their peregrinations, thoughts and
encounters form the basis of the narrative, which becomes a
celebration of all human experience through the lives of specific
individuals in a specific place at a specific time. Ulysses is both
an experimental novel and a book intimately concerned with the
events of modern life.
This book gives students an informed insight into the British
experience in the First World War. The contributors, all
established First World War historians, have drawn on their own
research and secondary sources to give a succinct account of
politics, diplomacy, strategy and social developments during a
period of dramatic change. Each chapter gives a concise account of
its subject and the chapters are well supported by maps and tables.
This is an important textbook for school students and
undergraduates which bridges the gap between specialized research
on the First World War and the needs of the student reader.
For a country that can boast a distinguished tradition of
political economy from Sir William Petty through Swift, Berkeley,
Hutcheson, Burke and Cantillon through to that of Longfield,
Cairnes, Bastable, Edgeworth, Geary and Gorman, it is surprising
that no systematic study of Irish political economy has been
undertaken.
In this book the contributors redress this glaring omission in
the history of political economy, for the first time providing an
overview of developments in Irish political economy from the
seventeenth to the twentieth century. Logistically this is achieved
through the provision of individual contributions from a group of
recognized experts, both Irish and international, who address the
contribution of major historical figures in Irish political economy
along the analysis of major thematic issues, schools of thought and
major policy debates within the Irish context over this extended
period.
This book gives students an informed insight into the British
experience in the First World War. The contributors, all
established First World War historians, have drawn on their own
research and secondary sources to give a succinct account of
politics, diplomacy, strategy and social developments during a
period of dramatic change. Each chapter gives a concise account of
its subject and the chapters are well supported by maps and tables.
This is an important textbook for school students and
undergraduates which bridges the gap between specialized research
on the First World War and the needs of the student reader.
For a country that can boast a distinguished tradition of
political economy from Sir William Petty through Swift, Berkeley,
Hutcheson, Burke and Cantillon through to that of Longfield,
Cairnes, Bastable, Edgeworth, Geary and Gorman, it is surprising
that no systematic study of Irish political economy has been
undertaken.
In this book the contributors redress this glaring omission in
the history of political economy, for the first time providing an
overview of developments in Irish political economy from the
seventeenth to the twentieth century. Logistically this is achieved
through the provision of individual contributions from a group of
recognized experts, both Irish and international, who address the
contribution of major historical figures in Irish political economy
along the analysis of major thematic issues, schools of thought and
major policy debates within the Irish context over this extended
period.
Harold Macmillan presided over the dissolution of the British
Empire and the first stages of irreversible economic decline. It
was an unlucky end to a political career which had seen Britain's
steady extinction as a Great Power, and his reputation will depend
on how posterity judges his understanding of these changes, and his
skill in adapting himself and his country to meet them. This short
but trenchant study of his aims, abilities and achievements
concentrates on the premiership, against the background of his
political education and rise to power.
There was once agreement that education was too important to be
left to politicians; now the view is that education is too
important to be left to teachers. Whereas the curriculum and
syllabus were previously the concern of the professionals, the
government now distrusts these professionals. This has resulted in
the Secretary for State assuming massive powers in a series of
Education Acts, and there is now a national curriculum which
intrudes into the fine details of the syllabus. Equally, the twin
concepts of accountability and cost effectiveness are now as common
in discussions about education as they are in discussions on
industry and commerce.; These trends, however, are not restricted
to any level of education or to any one country. They are as
widespread in the great universities as they are in primary
schools, and they are on the agenda not only in Britain and Europe,
but in Australia, the US and virtually every country in the
developed and developing world. With this in mind, this book
examines the role of the state in education in many different
countries and cultures.
There was once agreement that education was too important to be
left to politicians; now the view is that education is too
important to be left to teachers. Whereas the curriculum and
syllabus were previously the concern of the professionals, the
government now distrusts these professionals. This has resulted in
the Secretary for State assuming massive powers in a series of
Education Acts, and there is now a national curriculum which
intrudes into the fine details of the syllabus. Equally, the twin
concepts of accountability and cost effectiveness are now as common
in discussions about education as they are in discussions on
industry and commerce.; These trends, however, are not restricted
to any level of education or to any one country. They are as
widespread in the great universities as they are in primary
schools, and they are on the agenda not only in Britain and Europe,
but in Australia, the US and virtually every country in the
developed and developing world. With this in mind, this book
examines the role of the state in education in many different
countries and cultures.
Harold Macmillan presided over the dissolution of the British
Empire and the first stages of irreversible economic decline. It
was an unlucky end to a political career which had seen Britain's
steady extinction as a Great Power, and his reputation will depend
on how posterity judges his understanding of these changes, and his
skill in adapting himself and his country to meet them. This short
but trenchant study of his aims, abilities and achievements
concentrates on the premiership, against the background of his
political education and rise to power.
Providing a comprehensive review of our understanding of the small, high latitude weather systems known as polar lows, Erik Rasmussen and John Turner describe the climatological distribution of these depressions. They cover observational investigations into their structure, the operational forecasting of polar lows and the theoretical research into why they develop. They also discuss the experiments that reveal that some polar lows can be predicted. This book is of value to researchers and professional weather forecasters concerned with polar regions.
The polar regions have experienced some remarkable environmental
changes in recent decades, such as the Antarctic ozone hole, the
loss of large amounts of sea ice from the Arctic Ocean and major
warming on the Antarctic Peninsula. The polar regions are also
predicted to warm more than any other region on Earth over the next
century if greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise. Yet
trying to separate natural climate variability from anthropogenic
factors still presents many problems. This book presents a thorough
review of how the polar climates have changed over the last million
years and sets recent changes within a long term perspective. The
approach taken is highly cross-disciplinary and the close links
between the atmosphere, ocean and ice at high latitudes are
stressed. The volume will be invaluable for researchers and
advanced students in polar science, climatology, global change,
meteorology, oceanography and glaciology.
This book analyses the complex relationship between corporate
governance and economic development by focusing on the reform of
corporate governance, the role of the legal system, and the
interconnections with the financial system.Corporate governance has
a central role to play in helping to increase the flow and lower
the cost of the financial capital that firms need to finance their
investment activity. The importance of this role has grown
considerably in recent years, and the findings of this book
emphasize that the standard of corporate governance matters
significantly for developing countries. The editors rediscover that
improved corporate governance can contribute to sustained
productivity growth and stability of institutions. This timely and
insightful book offers a one-stop reference guide for
practitioners, academics, researchers, donor agencies and those who
are interested in understanding the multi-dimensional and
interdisciplinary aspects of corporate governance.
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AsiaSim 2014 - 14th International Conference on Systems Simulation, Kitakyushu, Japan, October 26-30, 2014. Proceedings (Paperback, 2014 ed.)
Satoshi Tanaka, Kyoko Hasegawa, Rui Xu, Naohisa Sakamoto, Stephen John Turner
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th
International Conference on Systems Simulation, Asia Simulation
2014, held in Kitakyushu, Japan, in October 2014. The 32 revised
full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 69
submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on
modeling and simulation technology; network simulation; high
performance computing and cloud simulation; numerical simulation
and visualization; simulation of instrumentation and control
application; simulation technology in diversified higher education;
general purpose simulation.
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