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The Oregon Trail was a 2, 170-mile east-west large-wheeled wagon route in the United States of America.Originally used by fur traders, by 1835 the first migrant wagon trail was organised. Join our young adventurer as he finds himself joining a family as they make their way to the rich farmlands West of the Rocky Mountains.

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Take a glimpse inside Nelson's flagship at The Battle of the Nile?Travel with one little boy who discovers a really Bonkers way to time travelBram's Bonkers Bed is going to take you on an adventure to visit great moments in history......Bram's adventures take him back in time to see great world events In this book, we visit Nelson's flagship as they prepare for battle Bram lives in London, England knows lots of dinosaurs names, loves to go swi...

Tony Blair and George Bush may have won the war in Iraq, but they are losing the peace at home. How did Blair come to support the US-led invasion of Iraq? Why did he risk taking Britain into a conflict which so imperilled his premiership? Was he justified in doing so?These are just some of the questions which David Coates and Joel Krieger seek to answer in Blair's War - the most authoritative and complete record of the conflict to date. Writte...

Writing from such thinkers as Ralph Miliband, David Coates, Leo Panitch, and Hilary Wainwright are collected in this anthology of leftist perspectives on the character, politics, and evolution of the British Labour Party. Spanning the age of Thatcherism and Blairism, these considerations of the New Labour's "Third Way" offer a different kind of socialist vision for a new generation of students, intellectuals, and political activists.

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Authored by two highly respected experts in this specialist area, The Fundamentals of Radiation Thermometers is an essential resource for anyone intending to measure the temperature of an object using the radiated energy from that object. This readable, user-friendly book gives important background knowledge for anyone working in

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A major statement on the Anglo-American economic model from a leading theorist of contemporary capitalism and a call for a new social settlement based on greater income equality and social justice.

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A systematic and comprehensive study of the early performance of New Labour in power. It brings together the results of a co-ordinated research initiative underway in the Department of Government at the University of Manchester, charting the developing relationship between election promise and government policy across the whole sweep of New Labour's manifesto agenda. Each chapter examines New Labour's initial comments, charts opening policy mo...

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These essays from leading left intellectuals reflect on the scale and nature of the task that the Left now faces and, together, offer a major statement on the future for centre-left politics in advanced capitalism, and a frank appraisal of the Left's current capacity to keep conservatism at bay.

Commenting on political events in real time used to be the preserve of the well-placed political journalist and of no one else. But no longer: with the emergence of the blogosphere, commentary on contemporary events has become a privilege available to each one of us. Doing it and doing it well, however, remains a time-consuming and ultimately a highly-skilled job. If commentary is to be worth reading, it needs to be more than opinion. It needs...

After a bizarre mishap Jack Morgan takes up a UN posting in Kenya, hoping to find obscurity on the streets of Nairobi. There he is befriended by the American Bear Hoffman, a man equally at home in the city's racy nightlife as in the Kenyan bush. Jack's hopes for seclusion are soon dashed as he is seduced by the excitement of Africa and by a beautiful Maasai woman named Malaika. Malaika carries a dark secret, and when a warrior returns from her...

The global economy is dominated by a powerful set of established and emerging capitalisms, from the long-standing capitalist economies of the West to the rising economies of the BRIC countries. An understanding of capitalism is therefore fundamental to understanding the modern world. Examining capitalism from both above and below, featuring a range of case studies from around the globe, and including a comprehensive glossary, this book is the ...