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An authoritative introduction to the biggest, and the last, of the cycle of popular revolutions in western Europe that began in 1789. The Parisians, reeling from French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the German siege of Paris that ensued, set up their own interim government in opposition to the National Assembly at Versailles. The short-lived Commune and its subsequent repression were important enough in their own right, but they cast a...

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Concerned with crimes against worker health and safety, this book offers an account and analysis of this field. It uses case studies to illustrate key points and themes, including the high profile instances of safety crimes, as well as the larger number of 'routine' deaths, injuries, ill-health, prosecutions, and enforcement relationships.

The Paris Commune was the biggest and last popular revolution in western Europe - ending the cycle of revolutions that started in 1789. The Parisians, reeling from defeat in the Franco-Prussian War set up their own revolutionary administration. Government troops eventually retook the city and took a terrible revenge: thousands died in the bloodbath that followed. The short-lived Commune and its repression cast a long shadow. It exposed deep di...

On Christmas Eve, 1888, a mysterious stranger arrives in the small Herefordshire market town of Ledbury, intent on a curious mission. A few days later, on New Year's Eve, as the Ledbury Lamplighters see out the year by extinguishing the town's lamps, a prominent local businessman is murdered in full view of partygoers.

September 29, 2005, was a great day for Warden Edgar J. Kassel. He was known as one of the elite federal wardens in the United States Bureau of Prisons. That day was a bitter-sweet challenge as he arrived at the brand-new federal penitentiary in Jamesburg, New Jersey, as the chief administrator of the prison. The funeral of his best friend, Reverend Ronald F. Barfield, was on that day, and Warden Kassel is completing last-minute staff reports ...

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This book offers a collection of diplomatic documents describing Britain¿s relations with Communist Europe from 1979 to 1982, with special focus on the crisis in Poland.

It is 5:00 a.m. Monday morning in the conference room of the Franklin Technologies St. John, United States Virgin Islands headquarters. General James Phillips just arrived to brief Michael Tombs on the top secret conference in the Middle East with Michael Tombs and the Saudi group in the Saudi Arabian city of Majid on Thursday. Tombs says, "Good morning, General Phillips, what time are we expected to arrive in Majid?" General Phillips says, "T...

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During the turbulent fifteenth century, fearsome creatures roam the night and terrorize the countryside. Willie, a young Medinian serf, was bitten during an attack on the farm livestock and now suffers from the same full moon affliction as his mentor, Woodrow, and the rest of the Pack. As Willie moves from one moon cycle to the next, he soon realizes that his fate has been changed forever. While he attempts to adjust to his new life and unce...

During the turbulent fifteenth century, fearsome creatures roam the night and terrorize the countryside. Willie, a young Medinian serf, was bitten during an attack on the farm livestock and now suffers from the same full moon affliction as his mentor, Woodrow, and the rest of the Pack. As Willie moves from one moon cycle to the next, he soon realizes that his fate has been changed forever. While he attempts to adjust to his new life and unce...

After a series of unusual and unexplainable events, Ivy Colvin flees city life with her young daughter for the seclusion of the country. Out in the middle of nowhere, she finds the family and friends she had avoided all her life. Before she can get settled into domestic bliss, she is confronted by challenges, changes, and the truth behind the events that sent her out into the country. With the revelation of the existence of creatures that were...

bTitle:/b Concerning Pembrokeshire, a lecture, etc.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, a...

How did the dramatic change in company structure effect modern British society? What are the implications for the volatile economic situation? And what role did the champions of British industry play in forming the shareholder state? This title explores how this shift occurred, and chronicles the interaction between industry and politics.

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Brings together a range of contributions from experts in the field to offer a fascinating insight into the national memory of key insights in Franco-British relations. Discusses how the two countries tend to forget what they owe to each other, and how they have a distorted view of history which still colours and prejudices their relationship today.

It is the fifteenth century, and three kingdoms are caught up in the dire conflicts of their time. As the possibility of a peaceful resolution provides hope that a decade-long war will finally end, no one realizes that dark forces are waiting to invoke chaos as a full moon rises. On a farm nestled beneath the Euralene Mountains along the western border of Medinia, young Willie works for the Smythes as a serf. One moonlit evening when the Smyth...

It is the fifteenth century, and three kingdoms are caught up in the dire conflicts of their time. As the possibility of a peaceful resolution provides hope that a decade-long war will finally end, no one realizes that dark forces are waiting to invoke chaos as a full moon rises. On a farm nestled beneath the Euralene Mountains along the western border of Medinia, young Willie works for the Smythes as a serf. One moonlit evening when the Smyth...

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