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China (Paperback)
Douglas Robert K. (Robert Ke 1838-1913
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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.
In this interdisciplinary collection leading experts and scholars
from criminology, psychology, law and history provide a compelling
analysis of practices and beliefs that lead to violence against
women, men and children in the name 'honour'.
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Hueytown (Hardcover)
Mary K. Roberts
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The neglected period of the Protectorate is reviewed and reassessed
in this stimulating collection. The Protectorate is arguably the
Cinderella of Interregnum studies: it lacks the immediate drama of
the Regicide, the Republic or the Restoration, and is often
dismissed as a 'retreat from revolution', a short period of
conservative rule before the inevitable return of the Stuarts. The
essays in this volume present new research that challenges this
view. They argue instead that the Protectorate was dynamic and
progressive, even if the policies put forwardwere not always
successful, and often created further tensions within the
government and between Whitehall and the localities. Particular
topics include studies of Oliver Cromwell and his relationship with
Parliament, and the awkward position inherited by his son, Richard;
the role of art and architecture in creating a splendid protectoral
court; and the important part played by the council, as a
law-making body, as a political cockpit, and as part of a hierarchy
of government covering not just England but also Ireland and
Scotland. There are also investigations of the reactions to
Cromwellian rule in Wales, in the towns and cities of the
Severn/Avon basin, and in the local communities of England faced
with a far-reaching programme of religious reform. PATRICK LITTLE
is Senior Research Fellow at the History of Parliament Trust.
Contributors: BARRY COWARD, DAVID L. SMITH, JASON PEACEY, PAUL
HUNNEYBALL, BLAIR WORDEN, PETER GAUNT, LLOYD BOWEN, STEPHEN K.
ROBERTS, CHRISTOPHER DURSTON.
Rural Settlement in Britain (1977) examines the roots of rural
settlements prior to the Domesday Book of 1086 and their evolution
and changes up to the twentieth century. It looks at the impact of
varied environmental, social and economic forces upon settlement
and analyses the key questions and models applicable to each
particular village. Three systematic themes are closely studied –
the forces affecting settlement patterns, the development of
village plans, and hamlet and farm settlements.
This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal
Practice focuses on Emergency and Critical Care. Articles include:.
Basic Shock Physiology and Critical Care; Common Emergencies in Pet
Birds; Emergency and Critical Care in Pet Birds; Common Emergencies
of Small Mammals; Critical Care, Analgesia and Anesthesia of Small
Mammals; Toxicologic Emergencies in Exotics; Common Wildlife
Emergencies; Arachnid and Insect Emergency Care, Rabbit Physiology
and Treatment for Shock? and more!
The elections in 1994 in Germany gave rise to the word Superwahjahr
(super-election year). In addition to the election of a new
Bundestag in October, there was a presidential election, elections
to the European Parliament and elections for seven Lander
parliaments. This book provides a set of analyses of those
elections, with emphasis on the Bundestag election.
Applied Christian Ethics addresses selected themes in Christian
social ethics. The book is divided in three parts. In the first
section, "Foundation," several contributors reveal their Christian
realist roots and discuss the prophetic origins and multifarious
agenda of social ethics. Thus, the names of Reinhold Niebuhr and
Paul Tillich come up frequently. In the second section, "Economics
and Justice," the focus turns to the different levels at which
economics has significance for social justice. These chapters
discuss fair housing at the local level, the dialogue between
Christians and Native Americans over property rights at the
regional and national levels, and trade and international
organization. In the third and final section, "Politics, War, and
Peacemaking," the content ranges from the existential experience of
a soldier to that of a veteran of civil rights activism, from
theorizing about peacemaking to commenting on the use of drones.
This book provides an historical overview of the recent
developments in the history of diverse fields within chemistry. It
follows on from Recent Developments in the History of Chemistry, a
volume published in 1985. Covering chiefly the last 20 years, the
primary aim of Chemical History: Reviews of the Recent Literature
is to familiarise newcomers to the history of chemistry with some
of the more important developments in the field. Starting with a
general introduction and look at the early history of chemistry,
subsequent chapters go on to investigate the traditional areas of
chemistry (physical, organic, inorganic) alongside analytical
chemistry, physical organic chemistry, medical chemistry and
biochemistry, and instruments and apparatus. Topics such as
industrial chemistry and chemistry in national contexts, whilst not
featuring as separate chapters, are woven throughout the content.
Each chapter is written by experts and is extensively referenced to
the international chemical literature. Chemical History: Reviews of
the Recent Literature is also ideal for chemists who wish to become
familiar with historical aspects of their work. In addition, it
will appeal to a wider audience interested in the history of
chemistry, as it draws together historical materials that are
widely scattered throughout the chemical literature.
Durham Cathedral was completed nearly 900 years ago, after 40 years
of construction. Inevitably it has suffered from the effects of
time: physical erosion, from the weather and increasing pollution
on stone that was never of the best quality, and cultural erosion,
the impact of secular and religious changes - not least the
depredations of clerics, improvers, and administrators.
Nevertheless, it remains: the stones speak and provide the story of
themselves. Building Durham Cathedral explores this magnificent
structure by questioning its architectural plans and stonework. As
there have been minimal additions we catch sight of it as the
Norman builders intended. Remarkably, a few early documents and the
stonework itself allow us to glimpse its beginnings and some of the
personalities involved. Questions remain, but there may even be a
clue to the identity of its original master mason.
In this interdisciplinary collection leading experts and scholars
from criminology, psychology, law and history provide a compelling
analysis of practices and beliefs that lead to violence against
women, men and children in the name 'honour'.
Designed to be used on its own or as a companion volume to the American Cities and Technology textbook. Chronologically, this volume ranges from the earliest technological dimensions of Amerindian settlements to the 'wired city' concept of the 1960s and internet communications of the 1990s.Its focus extends beyond the US to include telecomunications in Asian cities in the late 20th century. The topics covered: * the rise of the skyscraper *the coming of the automobile age * relations between private and public transport * the development of infrastructural technologies and systems * the implications of electronic communications * the emergence of city planning.
While the neoliberal model continues to dominate economic and
political life in Latin America, people throughout the region have
begun to strategize about how to move beyond this model. Twelve
cutting-edge papers investigate how Latin Americans are struggling
to articulate a future in which neoliberalism is reconfigured.
The most comprehensive and complete study ever compiled about the
turbulent period of the English and British Civil Wars and their
aftermath. The work of more than thirty years and multiple authors,
the long-awaited nine volumes and more than 8,000 pages of The
History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1640-1660 make up an
enormous resource that historians will regard as the most
comprehensive collection of information and analysis ever compiled
of the politics of perhaps the most critical and dramatic period of
English and British history. During it, a political crisis became a
civil war in which the Westminster Parliament confronted, and
ultimately defeated King Charles I, putting him on trial and
executing him in 1649. Over the following eleven years, the
struggle to establish a stable and legitimate government saw the
young Republic displaced in 1653 by the army under Oliver Cromwell,
Cromwell's assumption of the title of Lord Protector, and, after
his death a contest for power that ended with the collapse of the
revived Republic and the ultimate Restoration of the monarchy under
Charles II. The work's main component is the 1,800 biographies of
everyone was elected to the House of Commons between these years,
including substantial reinterpretations of the lives of all of the
major figures - Cromwell, Pym, Hampden and many others - as well as
members of Oliver Cromwell's 'Other House', the second chamber of
1658-9. There are also accounts of the politics and elections of
each constituency that returned members to the House of Commons -
including the Scottish and Irish counties and towns that did so
under the short-lived union constitution of 1653, the Instrument of
Government. There are studies of the series of executive committees
that were set up by Parliament to manage the enormous tasks of
raising money for the war, directing its forces, maintaining its
relationships with its allies (especially the Scots), and
negotiating with foreign powers. And, finally, there is an
introductory survey, summarising and analysing all this material as
well as providing an essential political narrative of the period.
These volumes contain huge amounts of previously unknown
information about the personalities and backgrounds of those
involved in politics, and fresh and authoritative interpretation of
their manoeuvrings and motivations. They include the lives of the
many lesser-known, lower-status figures who came to prominence and
entered national politics through service in the military or
administrative roles in the parliamentarian war effort, as well as
the grander gentry figures who were more familiar at Westminster.
They include the charismatic and powerful men who were the backbone
of the parliamentary regime such as Henry Marten, or the younger
Sir Henry Vane; front-rank soldier-politicians like John Lambert,
Henry Ireton or George Monck; and key polemicists such as William
Prynne or Edward Hyde. The committee articles for the first time
expose the administrative machinery of Parliament's war effort,
together with the factional struggles of those involved. Given the
detail and comprehensiveness of the biographies, the work will be
vital not only for political historians, but for military,
literary, social and economic historians of the period; while the
constituency histories make a major contribution to local histories
across the British Isles. The History of Parliament: The House of
Commons 1640-1660 constitutes an essential resource that will
transform the way in which we study and think about the English and
British Civil Wars.
How do young people survive in the era of high unemployment,
persistent economic crises and poor living standards that
characterise post-communist society in the former Soviet Union?
This major original book - written by leading authorities in the
field - shows how young people have managed to maintain optimism
despite the very severe economic and social problems that beset the
countries of the former Soviet Union. In most former Soviet
countries the devastating initial shock of market reforms has been
followed by precious little therapy. The effects have been most
pronounced among young people as only a minority have prospered in
the new market economies and inequalities have widened
dramatically. Despite an all-round improvement in educational
standards, most young people have been unable to obtain proper
jobs. Housing and family transitions have been blocked. Uses of
free time have shifted massively from the public into the private
domain. Few young people have any confidence that their countries'
political leaders will engineer solutions. Yet in spite of all
this, the majority prefer the new uncertainties, and the merest
prospect of the Western way of life, to the old guarantees. They
are prepared to give the reforms more time to deliver, but this
time is now fast running out. Surviving Post-communism will be an
illuminating exposition of the realities of post-communist life for
scholars of sociology and transition studies.
With the passage of NAFTA, Canada has suddenly caught the
attention of its U.S. neighbors. There has been too little
knowledge of this society, which seems so "American," yet
stubbornly insists on maintaining its separate and sometimes
hostile identity. In this book, Joseph K. Roberts describes for
U.S. readers the centuries of transformation that have taken Canada
from British colonial status to the high ranks of industrial power.
Through the decades, Canada has seen its national development
shaped by the dictates of U.S. government and corporate centers.
With a clear account of present-day political and economic issues,
this text is as timely as it is instructive for students of
political science and Canadian and American studies.
The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion in Article
9 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has become
increasingly significant and contested. Through an examination of
ECHR Article 9, its drafting history, and the related jurisprudence
of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Caroline K. Roberts
challenges the classic approach to this right in the literature.
Roberts argues that claims that there is, or should be, a clear
binary and hierarchical distinction between the absolutely
protected internal realm and the qualified external realm in this
right are not founded textually or jurisprudentially. Rather, the
primary materials suggest that the internal and external aspects
are deeply interrelated, and this is reflected in the ECtHR's
nuanced and holistic approach to ECHR Article 9 protection. This
comprehensive, rigorous and up-to-date reappraisal of ECHR Article
9 and the related ECtHR jurisprudence will be essential reading for
academics and practitioners.
Teach kids to understand the emotions of those around them. This is
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The medieval development of the distinct region of north-east
England explored through close examination of landscape, religion
and history. The recent surge of interest in the political,
ecclesiastical, social and economic history of north-eastern
England is reflected in the essays in this volume. The topics
covered range widely, including the development of both rural and
urban life and institutions. There are contributions on the
well-known richness of Durham cathedral muniments, its priory and
bishopric, and there is also a particular focus on the institutions
and practices which evolved to deal with Scottish border problems.
A number of papers broach lesser-known subjects which accordingly
offer new territory for exploration, among them the distinctive
characteristics of local jurisdiction in the northern counties, the
formation of north-eastern landscapes, the course of agrarian
development in the region and the emergence of a northern gentry
class alongside the better known ecclesiastical and lay magnates.
CHRISTIAN D. LIDDY is Lecturer in History at the University of
Durham, where R.H. BRITNELL is Emeritus Professor.
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