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This new book explores innovation within the Royal Navy from the
financial constraints of the 1930s to World War Two, the Cold War
and the refocusing of the Royal Navy after 1990.
Successful adaptation to new conditions has been critical to all
navies at all times. To naval historians the significance and
process of change is not new, but in recent years innovation has
been increasingly studied within a number of other disciplines,
providing new theoretical positions and insights. This study
examines key case studies of change, some successful others less
so, which place the experience of the Royal Navy within a variety
of economic and strategic contexts. Together these studies provide
excellent new insights against which to set recent ideas on
innovation and provide a stimulus to more research by historians
and scholars in other disciplines.
This new book explores innovation within the Royal Navy from the
financial constraints of the 1930s to World War Two, the Cold War
and the refocusing of the Royal Navy after 1990.
Successful adaptation to new conditions has been critical to all
navies at all times. To naval historians the significance and
process of change is not new, but in recent years innovation has
been increasingly studied within a number of other disciplines,
providing new theoretical positions and insights. This study
examines key case studies of change, some successful others less
so, which place the experience of the Royal Navy within a variety
of economic and strategic contexts. Together these studies provide
excellent new insights against which to set recent ideas on
innovation and provide a stimulus to more research by historians
and scholars in other disciplines.
Private prisons have become an integral part of the penal system in
the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. There already
are over 100 such prisons in these countries, and with the number
of prisoners continuing to increase rapidly, the trend toward
privatization seems irreversible. In this context, Richard Harding
addresses the following issues: the contributions, positive or
negative, that private prisons make to providing custody for
offenders; whether or not private prisons stimulate improvement
within the public prison system; and the difficulties with the
regulation and accountability of private prisons.This book sets out
to explore the contribution of private prisons to custodial
practices, standards, and objectives. Many experts believe that,
properly regulated and fully accountable, private prisons could
lead to improvement within the public prison system, which has long
been degenerate and demoralized. Harding sees the total prison
system as a single entity, with two components: public and private.
He relies upon extensive fieldwork and draws upon published
literature as well as in-house documentation, discussions with
public and private authorities, and a range of government
documents.Key issues covered in Private Prisons and Public
Accountability are: overcrowding, program delivery, prisoners'
rights, quality of staff, and financial control. This volume will
be a significant addition to the criminal justice literature, but
it will also appeal to sociologists, policymakers, and scholars
interested in the privatization of various institutions in our
society.
From the author of "Amphibious Warfare in the Eighteenth Century"
and "The Evolution of the Sailing Navy, 1509-1815", this book
serves as a single-volume survey of war at sea and the expansion of
naval power in the 18th century. The book is intended for
undergraduate courses on 18th century European history, and for
amateur and professional military historians, and for navy
colleges, and navy and ex-navy professionals.
From the author of "Amphibious Warfare in the Eighteenth Century"
and "The Evolution of the Sailing Navy, 1509-1815", this book
serves as a single- volume survey of war at sea and the expansion
of naval power in the 18th century. The book is intended for
undergraduate courses on 18th century European history, and for
amateur and professional military historians, and for navy
colleges, and navy and ex-navy professionals.
This collection of essays sets out to present a sample of the rich
diversity of writings on naval history in this period. The
collection covers subjects ranging from strategy, operations and
tactics, to administration, technology and the maritime economy.
Within this volume the reader will be able to see essays that
influenced the development of modern naval history through to
samples of some of the latest research.
Private prisons have become an integral part of the penal system
in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. There
already are over 100 such prisons in these countries, and with the
number of prisoners continuing to increase rapidly, the trend
toward privatization seems irreversible. In this context, Richard
Harding addresses the following issues: the contributions, positive
or negative, that private prisons make to providing custody for
offenders; whether or not private prisons stimulate improvement
within the public prison system; and the difficulties with the
regulation and accountability of private prisons.
This book sets out to explore the contribution of private
prisons to custodial practices, standards, and objectives. Many
experts believe that, properly regulated and fully accountable,
private prisons could lead to improvement within the public prison
system, which has long been degenerate and demoralized. Harding
sees the total prison system as a single entity, with two
components: public and private. He relies upon extensive fieldwork
and draws upon published literature as well as in-house
documentation, discussions with public and private authorities, and
a range of government documents.
Key issues covered in Private Prisons and Public Accountability
are: overcrowding, program delivery, prisoners' rights, quality of
staff, and financial control. This volume will be a significant
addition to the criminal justice literature, but it will also
appeal to sociologists, policymakers, and scholars interested in
the privatization of various institutions in our society.
Discusses the lessons which Britain learned in the war of 1739-48
which, when applied in later wars, brought about Britain's global
naval supremacy. The British involvement in the war of 1739-1748
has been generally neglected. Standing between the great victories
of Marlborough in the War of Spanish Succession [1701-1713] and the
even greater victories of the Seven Years War[1756-1763], it has
been dismissed as inconclusive and incompetently managed. For the
first time this book brings together the political and operational
conduct of the war to explore its contribution to a critical
development in British history during the eighteenth century - the
emergence of Britain as the paramount global naval power. The war
posed a unique set of problems for British politicians, statesmen
and servicemen. They had to overcome domestic and diplomatic
crises, culminating in the rebellion of 1745 and the threat of
French invasion. Yet, far from being incompetent, these people
handled the crises and learned a great deal about the conduct of
global warfare. Thechanges they made and decisions they took
prepared Britain for the decisive Anglo-French clash of arms in the
Seven Years War. In this misunderstood war lie some of the key
factors that made Britain the greatest naval power for the next one
hundred and fifty years. RICHARD HARDING is Professor of
Organisational History at the University of Westminster. He is the
author of numerous articles and books on naval history and editor,
with Helen Doe,of Naval Leadership and Management, 1650-1950
(Boydell, 2012).
'Moments in Hell' reveals the conflicting loyalties of the war
correspondent, caught between political ideologies and personal
suffering, and provides enlightening background to recent
conflicts.
Considers naval leadership and management very widely, moving
beyond a focus on leading admirals. Many works on naval history
ascribe success to the special qualities of individual leaders,
Nelson being the prime example. This book in contrast moves away
from focusing on Nelson and other leading individuals to explore
more fully how naval leadership worked in the context of a large,
complex, globally-capable institution. It puts forward important
original scholarship around four main themes: the place of the hero
in naval leadership; organisational friction in matters of command;
the role of management capability in the exercise of naval power;
and the evolution of management and technical training in the Royal
Navy. Besides providing much new, interesting material for naval
and maritime historians, the book also offers important insights
for management and leadership specialists more generally. HELEN DOE
is a Fellow of the Centre for Maritime Historical Studies,
University of Exeter and author of Enterprising Women and Shipping
(Boydell, 2009). RICHARD HARDING is Professor of Organisational
History at the University of Westminster and author of The
Emergence of Britain's Global Naval Supremacy (Boydell, 2010),
Amphibious Warfare in the Eighteenth Century (Royal Historical
Society, 1991) and six other books. Contributors: GARETH COLE, MIKE
FARQUHARSON-ROBERTS, MARY JONES, ROGER KNIGHT, ROGER MORRISS,
ELINOR ROMANS, DAVID J. STARKEY, PETER WARD, OLIVER WALTON, BRITT
ZERBE.
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Soldiers of Fortune
Richard Harding Davis
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R1,031
Discovery Miles 10 310
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The second edition of The Lung: Development, Aging and the
Environment provides an understanding of the multi-faceted nature
of lung development, aging, and how the environment influences
these processes. As an essential resource to respiratory,
pulmonary, and thoracic scientists and physicians it provides an
interface between the normal and disease cluster of chapters,
allowing for a natural complement to each other. The interface
between different lung diseases affecting the pediatric lung also
adds a useful source for comparing how different lung diseases
share key pathophysiological features. This same complementarity
comes across in the logical line up of chapters dealing with the
normal pediatric lung. New research, including cell-based
strategies for infant lung function, epigenetics, and prenatal
alcohol exposure on lung development and function are some of the
important additions to this edition of this reference work.
Describes the normal processes of lung development, growth and
agingConsiders the effects of the environmental contaminants in the
air, water, soil, and diet on lung development, growth and
healthDescribes genetic factors involved in susceptibility to lung
diseaseCovers respiratory health risk in children"
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The Lost House
Richard Harding Davis
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R245
Discovery Miles 2 450
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