Poverty and Welfare in Guernsey, 1560-2015
Title | Poverty and Welfare in Guernsey, 1560-2015 PDF eBook |
Author | Rose-Marie Crossan |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Pages | 358 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1783270403 |
An account of poor relief in Guernsey from the Reformation to the twenty-first century, incorporating a detailed case-study of the St Peter Port workhouse and an outline of the development of Guernsey's modern social security system.
A Women's History of Guernsey, 1850s-1950s
Title | A Women's History of Guernsey, 1850s-1950s PDF eBook |
Author | Rose-Marie Crossan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2018-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780995487482 |
This book examines the condition of women in Guernsey between the 1850s and 1950s. Topics covered include education, work, health, marriage, sexual violence, prostitution, and the suffrage. The book features individual case-histories, analysis of legislative measures, and a detailed comparison of change in Guernsey with that in Europe generally.
Criminal Justice in Guernsey, 1680-1929
Title | Criminal Justice in Guernsey, 1680-1929 PDF eBook |
Author | Rose-Marie Crossan |
Publisher | Mor Media Limited |
Pages | 438 |
Release | 2021-12 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781919637129 |
This book traces the evolving balance of French and English influence on criminal justice in Guernsey. It maps key legal and judicial changes, illustrates them with case studies and relates them to broader changes at home and abroad.
The Clergy in Early Modern Scotland
Title | The Clergy in Early Modern Scotland PDF eBook |
Author | Michelle D. Brock |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Clergy |
ISBN | 1783276193 |
A nuanced approach to the role played by clerics at a turbulent time for religious affairs.
The Book of Ebenezer le Page
Title | The Book of Ebenezer le Page PDF eBook |
Author | G.B. Edwards |
Publisher | New York Review of Books |
Pages | 428 |
Release | 2012-03-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1590176111 |
Ebenezer Le Page, cantankerous, opinionated, and charming, is one of the most compelling literary creations of the late twentieth century. Eighty years old, Ebenezer has lived his whole life on the Channel Island of Guernsey, a stony speck of a place caught between the coasts of England and France yet a world apart from either. Ebenezer himself is fiercely independent, but as he reaches the end of his life he is determined to tell his own story and the stories of those he has known. He writes of family secrets and feuds, unforgettable friendships and friendships betrayed, love glimpsed and lost. The Book of Ebenezer Le Page is a beautifully detailed chronicle of a life, but it is equally an oblique reckoning with the traumas of the twentieth century, as Ebenezer recalls both the men lost to the Great War and the German Occupation of Guernsey during World War II, and looks with despair at the encroachments of commerce and tourism on his beloved island. G. B. Edwards labored in obscurity all his life and completed The Book of Ebenezer Le Page shortly before his death. Published posthumously, the book is a triumph of the storyteller’s art that conjures up the extraordinary voice of a living man.
The Right to Life
Title | The Right to Life PDF eBook |
Author | Christian Tomuschat |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 2010-03-08 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9004189653 |
The right to life is the cornerstone of human rights protection. This book explores the mechanisms and procedures through which at international level the attempt is made to safeguard human life against all structural threats, even in armed conflict.
World Development Indicators 2014
Title | World Development Indicators 2014 PDF eBook |
Author | World Bank |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2014-05-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1464801649 |
World Development Indicators (WDI) is the World Bank s premier annual compilation of data about development. This year s print edition and e-book have been redesigned to allow users the convenience of easily linking to the latest data on-line.