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Military Development In Africa: The Political And Economic Risks Of Arms Transfers
By Bruce E. Arlinghaus. 1985
Increases in the number and improvements in the quality of arms transferred to sub-Saharan African nations clearly will affect those…
nations' economic development and political stability both immediately and in the long term. Problems of technology absorption, manpower development, and the diversion of financial and human resources occasioned by such transfers become more and more critical as the demand for military modernization by African governments grows and the industrial nations compete to meet the demand. Dr. Arlinghaus evaluates conflicting assessments of the costs and benefits of military development from the perspective that it would be best for African nations to allocate resources for defense on the basis of socioeconomic considerations as well as their military and political goals.The Great Democracies (A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Volume IV)
By Winston Churchill. 1958
How the English-speaking peoples grew into a vast power from 1815 to the early twentieth century. Discusses America's Civil War,…
the development of the British Empire, the rule of Queen Victoria, and how the Germanic powers developed to the extent of posing a threat to Britain and the United States.First published in 1985. In the late autumn of 1774 at the age of 37 Tom Paine arrived in Philadelphia.…
Eighteen months later he had established himself as a seminal figure in the Independence movement. It was the start of a career in which he became the first US Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; was outlawed from England by Pitt for the publication of the second part of the Rights of Man; delivered a final plea for the life of Louis XVI in the National Convention of 1794; was imprisoned in the Luxembourg, and sentenced to death by Robespierre. After a sad and lonely death in New Rochelle Cobbett brought back his bones to England: ‘to light a taper for liberty.’ Yet Paine remains a man without a past; a man who seemingly burst on the world scene as a full-blown radical at 37 years of age. No one had attempted to explore and interpret the critical, shaping influences of his early and middle life. Yet such background is crucial to explaining all the rest. Without a clear understanding of his Quaker inheritance; of his childhood years in Thetford; of his early philosophical and political apprenticeship in London; and of the six formative years he spent at Lewes, the later man and his radicalism are totally incomprehensible. Thus, the author’s objective is to place Paine in his times; to interpret the evolution of his political, social and theological ideas. Paine is little more than a cardboard cut-out moving through history in the majority of biographies that have already been published. This book sees the world through Paine’s own eyes and provides a human interpretation not only of ‘the Age of Revolution’ but also of ‘the maker of revolutions’ himself. To Napoleon, Paine was the man to whom: ‘a statue in gold should be erected in every town’; to Theodore Roosevelt he was ‘that filthy little atheist’; to Michael Foot: ‘the greatest exile that has ever left England’s shores.’ To understand the thinking of a man who can provoke such reactions, it is necessary to understand both the man and the times through which he lived. This title will be of great interest to students of history, politics, and philosophy.Lesotho: Dilemmas Of Dependence In Southern Africa
By John E. Bardill. 1986
In this book, the authors outline the features that make Lesotho unique, tracing its history and discussing the peculiar structure…
of Lesotho's labor reserve economy and the effects it has on development, politics, society, and culture.Environmental Change and Tropical Geomorphology (Routledge Library Editions: Geology #7)
By I. Douglas and T. Spencer. 1985
The tropics provide the key to understanding much biological and Earth science. This is particularly true for the study of…
landforms, which in higher latitudes suffer great seasonal contrasts in process intensity and type, and which often in the past underwent the dramatic changes of glaciation and periglaciation. Yet studies in the tropics have shown that the legacy of past climate changes is much more dramatic than was formerly believed. This book, first published in 1985, brings together the variety of evidence about such environmental changes, over a variety of timescales, and sets it against the current knowledge of the nature of geomorphic processes in the tropics.Originally published in 1985. This study concerns the problem of treating identity as a relation between an object and itself.…
It addresses the Russellian and Fregean solutions and goes on to present in the first part a surfacist account of belief-context ambiguity requiring neither differences in relative scope nor distinctions between sense and reference. The second part offers an account of negative existentials, necessity and identity-statements which resolves problems unlike the Russell-Frege analyses. This is a detailed work in linguistics and philosophy.Brotherhood of the Sea: A History of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific, 1885-1985
By Stephen Schwartz; Paul Dempster; John F. Henning; Karl Kortum. 1986
In 1934, the Pacific Coast was shaken by a massive strike of waterfront workers- on the docks and the ships.…
In this mighty struggle, the Sailor’s Union of the Pacific, quiescent since it’s defeat in the period after the first World War was reborn. Fighting on San Francisco’s Embarcadero led to the stationing of National Guard troops on the ‘front’. This book looks at the Union from 1885 to 1985.A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Volume II: The New World
By Winston Churchill. 1956
Covers the development of English history from the fall of Richard III to 1688. During this period, the New World…
was explored and developed, but there was also a New World resulting from the Renaissance and Enlightenment.A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Volume III: The Age of Revolution
By Winston Churchill. 1957
Margaret Drabble (Routledge Library Editions: Modern Fiction #12)
By Joanne V. Creighton. 1985
Margaret Drabble is a writer who plays a lively role in both popular and literary culture. Widely read and studied…
throughout the world her novels attract both the general reader and the literary critic. Originally published in 1985, Joanne Creighton examines this phenomenon and places particular emphasis on her "Englishness", her role as a woman writing credibly about modern women and her ability to mediate between the traditional and the modern. She argues that the resonances of Drabble’s work grow put of her strong sense of the powers and resources of existing literary traditions coupled with her intelligent portrayal of the familiar problems of people in modern society, and that is precisely this mediating position which makes Drabble an important voice in contemporary fiction and links her with other writers of her generation. Challenging those critics who see Drabble as a fiction traditionalist. Creighton finds her work open-ended, inquiring, equivocal and unquestionably contemporary in spirit.New Information Technology in the Education of Disabled Children and Adults (Routledge Library Editions: Special Educational Needs #32)
By Gerald Hales, David Hawkridge, Tom Vincent. 1985
First published in 1985. Information technology can offer huge benefits to the disabled. It can help many disabled people to…
overcome barriers of time and space and to a much greater extent it can help them to overcome barriers of communication. In that way new information technology offers opportunities to neutralise the worst effects of many kinds of disablement. This book reviews the possibilities of using information technology in the education of the disabled. Commencing with an assessment of the learning problems faced by disabled people, it goes on to look at the scope of information technology and how it has been used for the education of students of all ages, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. A penultimate section considers most of the contentious issues that faced users of technology, whilst the conclusion devotes itself to the immediate and longer-term future, suggesting possible future trends and the consequent problems that may arise.Sexual Excitement: Dynamics of Erotic Life
By Robert J. Stoller. 1986
This book aims to show that the function of day-dreams is to state a problem that has been disguised and…
then to solve it, the problem and the solution being the poles between which excitement flows.Dressing Global Bodies: The Political Power of Dress in World History
By Giorgio Riello, Beverly Lemire. 2020
Dressing Global Bodies addresses the complex politics of dress and fashion from a global perspective spanning four centuries, tying the…
early global to more contemporary times, to reveal clothing practice as a key cultural phenomenon and mechanism of defining one’s identity. This collection of essays explores how garments reflect the hierarchies of value, collective and personal inclinations, religious norms and conversions. Apparel is now recognized for its seminal role in global, colonial and post-colonial engagements and for its role in personal and collective expression. Patterns of exchange and commerce are discussed by contributing authors to analyse powerful and diverse colonial and postcolonial practices. This volume rejects assumptions surrounding a purportedly all-powerful Western metropolitan fashion system and instead aims to emphasize how diverse populations seized agency through the fashioning of dress. Dressing Global Bodies contributes to a growing scholarship considering gender and race, place and politics through the close critical analysis of dress and fashion; it is an indispensable volume for students of history and especially those interested in fashion, textiles, material culture and the body across a wide time frame.Music Theory For Computer Musicians
By Michael Hewitt. 2008
Many DJs, gigging musicians, and electronic music producers understand how to play their instruments or make music on the computer,…
but they lack the basic knowledge of music theory needed to take their music-making to the next level and compose truly professional tracks. Beneath all the enormously different styles of modern electronic music lie certain fundamentals of the musical language that are exactly the same no matter what kind of music you write. It is very important to acquire an understanding of these fundamentals if you are to develop as a musician and music producer. Put simply, you need to know what you are doing with regard to the music that you are writing. Music Theory for Computer Musicians explains these music theory fundamentals in the most simple and accessible way possible. Concepts are taught using the MIDI keyboard environment and today's computer composing and recording software. By reading this book and following the exercises contained within it, you, the aspiring music producer/computer musician, will find yourself making great progress toward understanding and using these fundamentals of the music language. The result will be a great improvement in your ability to write and produce your own original music!Austen Chamberlain: Gentleman in Politics
By David Dutton. 1985
First published in 1987. A biographical look into the character and career of Austen Chamberlain. ‘Chamberlain’, thought Lord Beaverbrook, ‘will…
be a fascinating subject for a biography.’ These pages attempt to justify Beaverbrook’s words.This book, first published in 1986, is a comprehensive review of American library cooperative development programs at the regional, state-wide,…
interstate, and national levels. The distinguished contributors offer thoughtful assessments of the challenges of effectively implementing programs and analyse the successes and limitations of these programs.Transmembrane Potentials & Characters Immune & Tumor Cell (Routledge Revivals)
By Richard C. Niemtzow. 1985
First Published in 1979, this book offers a full, comprehensive guide into the potential application of immune and tumor cells.…
Carefully compiled and filled with a vast repertoire of notes, diagrams, and references this book serves as a useful reference for students of oncology, and other practitioners in their respective fields.The American Nuclear Power Industry: A Handbook (Routledge Library Editions: Energy Resources)
By Philip Starr, William A. Pearman. 1985
Originally published in 1985. This book examines the scope of the industry and also focuses on issues relevant to it,…
divided into three sections: an overview of the American nuclear power industry, an examination of the nuclear power plant licensing process and issues that face the nuclear industry, and selected case studies that illustrate issues discussed in the previous section. The growth and future of the nuclear power plant industry is discussed and industry-wide trends and relevant data are presented providing background information on the scope, diversity, capacity, and control of nuclear power in the United States. Issues examined concern safety; environmental, geological, and natural phenomenon matters; and anti-trust. The in-depth case studies on the status of selected nuclear power plants include: Three Mile Island, Enrico Fermi, Seabrook, Indian Point, R. E. Inna, Diablo Canyon, and Browns Ferry.Originally published in 1986. This study asks ‘What problems confront the narrator of a religious story?’ and ‘What different solutions…
to those problems are offered by the religious narratives of The Canterbury Tales?’ The introduction explains the grounds for inclusion of the tales here studied then examined in three sections. The first includes the tales of the Clerk, Prioress and Second Nun, and Chaucer’s Melibee, and explores the parallels between the production of a religious narrative and that of a faithful translation. The second considers how the tales of the Man of Law, Monk and Physician, though formally similar to those in the first section, subvert the offered parallel by their creation of narrators who actively mediate them to their audience, and who seem as concerned with the projection of their own personalities as with the transmission of the given story. The final section shows how the tales of the Pardoner and Nun’s Priest highlight the dilemma and provide distinctive resolutions. The whole study aims to explore the dynamic relationships that exist between two contrasting positions: an artist’s commitment to the authority of a given story and his need to assert himself over it.Nebraska: A Geography
By Bradley H. Baltensperger. 1985
Nebraska is the first comprehensive examination of the patterns of Nebraska’s resources, population, economy, climate, and landscape to be published…
in many years. Focusing especially on the people of Nebraska and the interaction between the environment and human use of the earth, Professor Baltensperger begins with a discussion of the physical environment and resources of the state and ties early patterns of development to the need to adjust settlement systems and agricultural practices to a subhumid climate. The role of energy-intensive agriculture in the state’s economy is a central aspect of the book’s examination of human interaction with the environment: The impact of modern technology on Nebraska’s agricultural system and on its population receives considerable attention, as do the problems associated with recent agricultural developments. Also scrutinized are the land-use conflicts generated by urban growth and by the demands of an urban society on rural Nebraska.