The Illustrated London News
Title | The Illustrated London News PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 568 |
Release | 1843 |
Genre | Afghanistan |
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The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton
Title | The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton PDF eBook |
Author | Gilbert Keith Chesterton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 678 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | English literature |
ISBN |
Disability in the Industrial Revolution
Title | Disability in the Industrial Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | David M. Turner |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2018-04-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1526125781 |
This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. An electronic version of this book is also available under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC-ND) license, thanks to the support of the Wellcome Trust. The Industrial Revolution produced injury, illness and disablement on a large scale and nowhere was this more visible than in coalmining. Disability in the Industrial Revolution sheds new light on the human cost of industrialisation by examining the lives and experiences of those disabled in an industry that was vital to Britain’s economic growth. Although it is commonly assumed that industrialisation led to increasing marginalisation of people with impairments from the workforce, disabled mineworkers were expected to return to work wherever possible, and new medical services developed to assist in this endeavour. This book explores the working lives of disabled miners and analyses the medical, welfare and community responses to disablement in the coalfields. It shows how disability affected industrial relations and shaped the class identity of mineworkers. The book will appeal to students and academics interested in disability, occupational health and social history.
Our Lady Cinema
Title | Our Lady Cinema PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Furniss |
Publisher | |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Motion picture industry |
ISBN |
Coronation Number
Title | Coronation Number PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1953 |
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History, Historians, and Conservatism in Britain and America
Title | History, Historians, and Conservatism in Britain and America PDF eBook |
Author | Reba Soffer |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0199208115 |
Reba Soffer examines the subjects, motives, and origins of conservative historians who were also successful public intellectuals. Providing a comprehensive account of the content, context, and consequences of conservative ideas, Soffer explains their dominance in Britain and marginalization in America until the Reagan ascendancy.
Queen Victoria's Little Wars
Title | Queen Victoria's Little Wars PDF eBook |
Author | Byron Farwell |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 436 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780393302356 |
From 1837 to 1901, in Asia, China, Canada, Africa, and elsewhere, military expedition were constantly being undertaken to protect resident Britons or British interests, to extend a frontier, to repel an attack, avenge an insult, or suppress a mutiny or rebellion. Continuous warfare became an accepted way of life in the Victorian era, and in the process the size of the British Empire quadrupled.But engrossing as these small wars are--and they bristle with bizarre, tragic, and often humorous incident--it is the officers and men who fought them that dominate this book. With their courage, foolhardiness, and eccentricities, they are an unforgettable lot.