The Cross of Sacrifice: The Officers, Men and Women of the Merchant Navy and MFA 1914–1919
Title | The Cross of Sacrifice: The Officers, Men and Women of the Merchant Navy and MFA 1914–1919 PDF eBook |
Author | S. D. & D. B. Jarvis |
Publisher | Andrews UK Limited |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 2012-03-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 178151397X |
More than 2,500 merchant ships and auxiliaries were sunk during the war, by far the greatest majority by U boats. This volume contains the names of all who died serving in the merchant marine and in auxiliaries, armed merchant cruisers, hospital ships etc with the date of death. In each case the name of the ship is given and the individual's function on board, such as master, mate, stewardess, greaser, trimmer, fireman, lascar etc.
The Cross of Sacrifice
Title | The Cross of Sacrifice PDF eBook |
Author | S. D. Jarvis |
Publisher | |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Electronic books |
ISBN | 9781283699112 |
A tremendous piece of research, conducted over ten years, in which are listed, in alphabetical order, the names of over 60,000 officers of the British Empire who died during the Great War, including nurses and female aid workers. Based on the CWGC Registers, the information provided includes not only that shown in 'Officers Died' but also the place of burial or commemoration. The alphabetical listing means that looking up a name does not require prior knowledge of the regiment (as in 'Office ...
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Title | Concerning the Spiritual in Art PDF eBook |
Author | Wassily Kandinsky |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 111 |
Release | 2012-04-20 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 048613248X |
Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditional bonds. 12 illustrations.
Roman Art
Title | Roman Art PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Lorraine Thompson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Architecture, Roman |
ISBN |
A complete introduction to the rich cultural legacy of Rome through the study of Roman art ... It includes a discussion of the relevance of Rome to the modern world, a short historical overview, and descriptions of forty-five works of art in the Roman collection organized in three thematic sections: Power and Authority in Roman Portraiture; Myth, Religion, and the Afterlife; and Daily Life in Ancient Rome. This resource also provides lesson plans and classroom activities."--Publisher website.
Know Thy Enemy
Title | Know Thy Enemy PDF eBook |
Author | Barry R. Schneider |
Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
Profiles the personalities and strategic cultures of some of the United States' most dangerous international rivals.
The Globalization Paradox
Title | The Globalization Paradox PDF eBook |
Author | Dani Rodrik |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 442 |
Release | 2012-05-17 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0191634255 |
For a century, economists have driven forward the cause of globalization in financial institutions, labour markets, and trade. Yet there have been consistent warning signs that a global economy and free trade might not always be advantageous. Where are the pressure points? What could be done about them? Dani Rodrik examines the back-story from its seventeenth-century origins through the milestones of the gold standard, the Bretton Woods Agreement, and the Washington Consensus, to the present day. Although economic globalization has enabled unprecedented levels of prosperity in advanced countries and has been a boon to hundreds of millions of poor workers in China and elsewhere in Asia, it is a concept that rests on shaky pillars, he contends. Its long-term sustainability is not a given. The heart of Rodrik’s argument is a fundamental 'trilemma': that we cannot simultaneously pursue democracy, national self-determination, and economic globalization. Give too much power to governments, and you have protectionism. Give markets too much freedom, and you have an unstable world economy with little social and political support from those it is supposed to help. Rodrik argues for smart globalization, not maximum globalization.
The Washington Consensus Reconsidered
Title | The Washington Consensus Reconsidered PDF eBook |
Author | Narcís Serra |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 399 |
Release | 2008-04-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0191538604 |
This volume brings together many of the leading international figures in development studies, such as Jose Antonio Ocampo, Paul Krugman, Dani Rodrik, Joseph Stiglitz, Daniel Cohen, Olivier Blanchard, Deepak Nayyar and John Williamson to reconsider and propose alternative development policies to the Washington Consensus. Covering a wide range of issues from macro-stabilization to trade and the future of global governance, this important volume makes a real contribution to this important and ongoing debate. The volume begins by introducing the Washington Consensus, discussing how it was originally formulated, what it left out, and how it was later interpreted, and sets the stage for a formulation of a new development framework in the post-Washington Consensus era. It then goes on to analyze and offer differing perspectives and potential solutions to a number of key development issues, some which were addressed by the Washington Consensus and others which were not. The volume concludes by looking toward formulating new policy frameworks and offers possible reforms to the current system of global governance.