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  • The British Colonial Experience In Waziristan And Its Applicability To Current Operations

    The British Colonial Experience In Waziristan And Its Applicability To Current Operations

    by Matthew Williams

    Following the fall of the Taliban government in Afghanistan in late 2001, members of the former regime and Al-Qaeda found refuge in Waziristan. Waziristan is a tribal area in Pakistan located along the border with Afghanistan whose majority ethnic Pashtun population has menaced every occupying power... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2014
  • Making Real-Life Videos: Great Projects For The Classroom And Home

    Making Real-Life Videos: Great Projects For The Classroom And Home

    by Matthew Williams

    Getting a good home video is hit-or-miss. Plenty of times, they're dark and fuzzy and Aunt Myrna is washed out and Junior . . . do his eyes always look like that? This unique, accessible guide for living room and classroom provides step-by-step instructions with ten "assignments," plus ideas and inf... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2006
  • The convict era

    The convict era

    by Matthew Williams

    Takes us from the departure of the first fleet in 1787 through to the arrival of the final convict ship in Western Australia in 1868. From starvation in the early days to the boom days of the gold rushes.... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 1999
  • The Neuropathology of Schizophrenia

    The Neuropathology of Schizophrenia

    by Matthew Williams

    In the past few decades, neuropathology has witnessed a resurgence.  The rise of structural and functional imaging techniques has allowed pathological studies to target regions of special interest as revealed by whole-brain techniques, and the development of comprehensive software packages has facil... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2021
  • Superior Death (Lake Superior Mystery #1)

    Superior Death (Lake Superior Mystery #1)

    by Matthew Williams

    Small-town reporter Vince Marshall faces looming deadlines, an over-the-edge boss, a wife he suspects is cheating, and the challenge of balancing his career while raising a toddler. The last thing he needs is for his mother to become the suspect in a mysterious woman's death. Vince searches for an... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2006
  • How Language Works in Politics: The Impact of Vague Legislation on Policy

    How Language Works in Politics: The Impact of Vague Legislation on Policy

    by Matthew Williams

    There were more colons used in legislation in 2015 than there were words enacted in 1900. Using analysis from machine readings of all legislation enacted between 1900 and 2015, this book discusses the social impact of increasingly elastic legislative language on the contemporary workings of the Brit... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2018
  • Superior Deception (Lake Superior Mystery #2)

    Superior Deception (Lake Superior Mystery #2)

    by Matthew Williams

    Small-town reporter Vince Marshall has a plan to be a better dad wean himself from his cell phone and a 24/7 work mentality and spend more time with his toddler. But when his daughter discovers the local judge swinging from a noose at the playground and Vince's friend becomes a murder suspect, that... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2007
  • Superior Dilemma (Lake Superior Mystery #3)

    Superior Dilemma (Lake Superior Mystery #3)

    by Matthew Williams

    Earl Parsons is a champion musher with a notorious past; he left Apostle Bay as a pariah, and his return for a sled dog race opens both old and new wounds in the community. Ex-FBI agent Steve Olsen is obsessed by the one case he couldn't close, spending his retirement stalking the prime suspect an... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2011
  • Judges and the Language of Law: Why Governments Across the World Have Increasingly Lost in Court

    Judges and the Language of Law: Why Governments Across the World Have Increasingly Lost in Court

    by Matthew Williams

    This book looks at how the language of the law has changed over time, and how this has empowered judges. In particular it looks at how this has empowered judges to rule against governments.... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2022
  • Virtually Criminal: Crime, Deviance and Regulation Online

    Virtually Criminal: Crime, Deviance and Regulation Online

    by Matthew Williams

    Amidst the sensationalist claims about the dangers of the Internet, Virtually Criminal provides an empirically grounded criminological analysis of deviance and regulation within an online community. It integrates theory and empiricism to forge an explanation of cybercrime whilst offering new insight... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2005
  • Hand Reflexology for Practitioners: Reflex Areas, Conditions and Treatments

    Hand Reflexology for Practitioners: Reflex Areas, Conditions and Treatments

    by Matthew Williams • Nicola Hall

    Focussing specifically on reflexology of the hands, this book covers all the information needed for effective practice, increased understanding of theory, and skill development. Fully illustrated with photographs and diagrams, expert author Nicola Hall describes the positions and functions of the ... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2016
  • Teaching Quantitative Methods: Getting the Basics Right

    Teaching Quantitative Methods: Getting the Basics Right

    by Matthew Williams • Geoff Payne

    This exciting collection is both useful and timely. It clearly lays out the problems, strategies and resources associated with the teaching of quantitative methods in modern universities. Addressing the perceived 'crisis of number' in a practical and fresh way the book sets out dynamic new appro... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2011
  • Objectivity and Subjectivity in Social Research

    Objectivity and Subjectivity in Social Research

    by John Scott • Matthew Williams • Gayle Letherby

    Objectivity and subjectivity are key concepts in social research. This book, written by leading authors in the field, takes a completely new approach to objectivity and subjectivity, no longer treating them as opposed - as many existing texts do - but as logically and methodologically related in soc... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2013
  • The British Experience In Iraq From 1914-1926: What Wisdom Can The United States Draw From Its Experience?

    The British Experience In Iraq From 1914-1926: What Wisdom Can The United States Draw From Its Experience?

    by Major Matthew W. Williams

    This thesis examines the British experience in Iraq from 1914-1926. Britain invaded Iraq to secure its oil interests and to protect its lines of communication to India. The British initially defeated Ottoman forces and captured the Basra vilayet (province) in December 1914. Although Basra's capture ... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2014
  • Strategizing against Sweatshops: The Global Economy, Student Activism, and Worker Empowerment

    Strategizing against Sweatshops: The Global Economy, Student Activism, and Worker Empowerment

    by Matthew S. Williams

    For the past few decades, the U.S. anti-sweatshop movement was bolstered by actions from American college students. United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) effectively advanced the cause of workers’ rights in sweatshops around the world. Strategizing against Sweatshops chronicles the evolution of ... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2020
  • On Fascism: 12 Lessons from American History

    On Fascism: 12 Lessons from American History

    by Matthew C. MacWilliams

    "The twelve lessons in On Fascism draws from American history and brilliantly complement those of Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny." —Laurence Tribe An expert on American authoritarianism offers a searing rebuke of the exceptional narrative that dominates our understanding of US history. In 12 lessons... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2020
  • The EU, Irish Defence Forces and Contemporary Security

    The EU, Irish Defence Forces and Contemporary Security

    by Jonathan Carroll • Mark Williams • Matthew G. O'Neill

    This book aids any researcher, policymakers and military personnel in researching small states and militaries, European defence and security policy, as well as contemporary and emerging threats. This edited collection gathers academic commentators on Irish defence policy, military leaders from acros... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2023
  • The Routledge Companion to Military Research Methods

    The Routledge Companion to Military Research Methods

    by Rachel Woodward • Alison J. Williams • Neil Jenkings • Matthew F. Rech

    This new handbook is about the practices of conducting research on military issues.  <P><P> As an edited collection, it brings together an extensive group of authors from a range of disciplinary perspectives whose chapters engage with the conceptual, practical and political questions raised when ... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2016
  • Yoga Therapy for Stroke: A Handbook for Yoga Therapists and Healthcare Professionals

    Yoga Therapy for Stroke: A Handbook for Yoga Therapists and Healthcare Professionals

    by Linda Williams • Matthew J. Taylor • Arlene Schmid • Anna-Marie Van Van Puymbroeck Chancellor

    A guide to yoga therapy for post-stroke rehabilitation, this book is for yoga teachers and yoga therapists, but also for occupational, recreational, physical and speech therapists who work with people with stroke and may integrate yoga into their practice.Rooted in evidence-based research and writte... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2019
  • Operative Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

    Operative Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

    by Surena Namdari • Gerald R. Williams • Matthew L. Ramsey • Brent B. Wiesel

    Derived from Sam W. Wiesel and Todd J. Albert’s four-volume Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, this single-volume resource contains a comprehensive, authoritative review of operative techniques in shoulder and elbow surgery. In one convenient place, you’ll find the entire Shoulder and Elbo... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2016
  • Mapping White Identity Terrorism and Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism: A Social Network Analysis of Online Activity

    Mapping White Identity Terrorism and Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism: A Social Network Analysis of Online Activity

    by Heather J. Williams • Luke J. Matthews • Pauline Moore • Matthew A. DeNardo • James V. Marrone • Brian A. Jackson • William Marcellino • Todd C. Helmus

    The authors reviewed literature on White identity terrorism and racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism (REMVE) and analyzed social media data from six platforms that host extremist content. They developed a network map that evaluates REMVE network construction, connectivity, geographic l... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2022
  • Make Xmas Easy!

    Make Xmas Easy!

    by David Stuart Davies • Thomas Brown • Nikki Dudley • Amanda Sington-Williams • David Kauders • Brian Conaghan • Cheryl Bentley • Luke Hollands • Matthew Booth • Linda Lo Scuro • Sparkling Books

    Make Xmas Easy! consists of reading samples to help you choose high-quality books for these seasonal gifts: •Keep the kids occupied •For anyone interested in politics, finance or economics •For all adults who enjoy crime, mystery and thrillers •Women's fiction •Ages 16 to 21 •Unusual fiction ... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2022
  • The Psychology of Emotion in Restorative Practice: How Affect Script Psychology Explains How and Why Restorative Practice Works

    The Psychology of Emotion in Restorative Practice: How Affect Script Psychology Explains How and Why Restorative Practice Works

    by Bill Curry • Margaret Thorsborne • Mathew Casey • Katherine Gribben • William Hansberry • Katy Hutchison • Siân Williams • Vernon Kelly • John Bruce Lennox • Graeme George • Lauren Abramson • Anne Burton

    How and why does restorative practice (RP) work? This book presents the biological theory, affect script psychology (ASP), behind RP, and shows how it works in practice in different settings. ASP explains how the central nervous system triggers 'affects' which are the basis of all human motivation... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2014
  • The Civil War in Maryland Reconsidered (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)

    The Civil War in Maryland Reconsidered (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)

    by Richard Bell • Jonathan W. White • Robert J. Cook • Frank J. Williams • Thomas G. Clemens • Brian Matthew Jordan • Frank Towers • Timothy J. Orr • Martha Jones • Sharita Jacobs-Thompson • Jessica Millward • Rob Schoeberlein

    CONTENTS:Introduction, Jean H. Baker and Charles W. Mitchell“Border State, Border War: Fighting for Freedom and Slavery in Antebellum Maryland,” Richard Bell“Charity Folks and the Ghosts of Slavery in Pre–Civil War Maryland,” Jessica Millward“Confronting Dred Scott: Seeing Citizenship from Baltimore... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2021
  • Knowing Him by Heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln

    Knowing Him by Heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln

    by Frederick Douglass • James Smith • Julius Lester • Barack Obama • Clarence Thomas • Langston Hughes • Benjamin Quarles • John Hope Franklin • Daisy Bates • Elizabeth Keckley • Mary Frances Berry • Richard Carwardine • James Weldon Johnson • Paul Laurence Dunbar • T. Thomas Fortune • James Oakes • Douglas L. Wilson • Charles Chesnutt • Gwendolyn Brooks • W. E. Du Bois • George Washington • Vincent Harding • Jackie Robinson • Sojourner Truth • Henry Johnson • St. Clair Drake • Thomas Hamilton • Michael Burlingame • Matthew Pinsker • Kelly Miller • Elizabeth Thomas • Rodney O. Davis • Hannah Johnson • Walter White • John Proctor • Claude McKay • Booker T Washington • Martin Delany • Robert Hamilton • Henry Louis Gates • Henry Highland Garnet • Edna Greene Medford • Alice Dunbar-Nelson • Thurgood Marshall • Gerald J Prokopowicz • John R Sellers • Jennifer L Weber • H. Ford Douglas • Jabez P Campbell • Henry McNeal Turner • Daniel Alexander Payne • Philip A Bell • Edward M Thomas • Alfred P Smith • Frances Ellen Harper • George B Vashon • Thomas Strother • Ezra R Johnson • Alexander T Cps • Alexander T Augusta • Jeremiah B Sanderson • Osborne P Anderson • Thomas Morris Chester • James H Hudson • Robert Purvis • Leonard A Grimes • Jeremiah Asher • John Willis Menard • Henry African Civilization Society • William Florville • Thomas R Street • John H Morgan • Mattild Burr • Amos G Beman • Richard H Cain • Jean Baptiste Roudanez • Arnold Bertonneau • George E North Carolina Freedmen • Don Carlos Rutter • George E Stephens • James W.C Pennington • S. W. Africano" • Annie Davis • S. W. Chase • Isaac J Hill • Alexander H Newton • Jacob Thomas • Angeline R Demby • Henry O Wagoner • George W Le Vere • Paul Trevigne • Thomas N.C Liverpool • H Cordelia • Emmanuel K Love • William S Scarborough • John Mercer Langston • Peter H Clark • Ews Hammond • Charles W Anderson • Harriet Tubman • Julius F Taylor • Ida B Wells-Barnett • Archibald H Grimke • Elizabeth Keckly • William A Sinclair • Jesse Max Barber • Mary Church Terrell • Reverdy C Ransom • William Monroe Trotter • Maude K Griffin • Hightower T Kealing • Silas X Floyd • George L Knox • Thomas S Inborden • George W Henderson • William Pickens • Etta M. Cottin • John M Gandy • Fred R Moore • Sylvanie F Williams • Harry C Smith • James H Magee • James L Curtis • John W. Bowen • Cora J Ball • Thomas Nelson Baker • Josephine Silone Yates • William H Lewis • John H Murphy • Robert R Wright • Theophile T Allain • Oliva Ward Bush-Banks • Richard W Gadsden • Edward A Johnson • Hubert H Harrison • Carter G Woodson • Robert R Moton • Georgia Douglas Johnson • Lamar Perkins • Samuel A Haynes • William E Lilly • Robert L Vann • William Lloyd Imes • Eugene Gordon • Arthur W Mitchell • Grace Evans • Aaron H Payne • Roscoe Conkling Simmons • Joel A Rogers • Mary McLeod Bethune • Ella Baker • Luther Porter Jackson • Willard Townsend • Ralph J Bunche • Roy Wilkins • Mordecai W Johnson • Carl J Murphy • Martin Luther King • Edith Sampson • Charles H Wesley • Julius Malcolm X • Lerone Bennett • Henry Lee Moon • John H Sengstacke • Norman E. Hodges • Arvarh E. Strickland • Barbara Jeanne Fields

    Though not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the ... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2023
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