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Records of the Olden Time
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 766

Records of the Olden Time

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1880
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Revenge of the Windigo
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 436

Revenge of the Windigo

What is known about Aboriginal mental health and mental illness, and on what basis is this 'knowing' assumed? This question, while appearing simple, leads to a tangled web of theory, method, and data rife with conceptual problems, shaky assumptions, and inappropriate generalizations. It is also the central question of James Waldram's Revenge of the Windigo. This erudite and highly articulate work is about the knowledge of Aboriginal mental health: who generates it; how it is generated and communicated; and what has been - and continues to be - its implications for Aboriginal peoples. To better understand how this knowledge emerged, James Waldram undertakes an exhaustive examination of three ...

Dangerous and Dishonest Men: The International Bankers of Louis XIV's France
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 278

Dangerous and Dishonest Men: The International Bankers of Louis XIV's France

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-11-20
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  • Publisher: Springer

At the start of the eighteenth century Louis XIV needed to remit huge sums of money abroad to support his armies during the War of the Spanish Succession. This book explains how international bankers moved French money across Europe, and how the foreign exchange system was so overloaded by the demands of war that a massive banking crash resulted.

The Financial Decline of a Great Power
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 286

The Financial Decline of a Great Power

An examination of the financial decline of Louis XIV's France during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714).

Sailors, Statesmen and the Implementation of Naval Strategy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 217

Sailors, Statesmen and the Implementation of Naval Strategy

Explores the varied relationship between political leaders and naval experts, from the 16th to 21st centuries The shaping of national defence strategies is particularly difficult in the case of navies. Few political leaders have naval experience, in contrast to the case of armies where political leaders and army commanders have often shared similar social and professional backgrounds. Bringing together historical examples from Britain, the United States, Spain and France, the book provides insights into this key relationship.The authors highlight factors which have made for successful relationships between political leaders and naval experts, showing how changing circumstances have affected ...

Cultures of Conflict Resolution in Early Modern Europe
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 305

Cultures of Conflict Resolution in Early Modern Europe

Disputes, discord and reconciliation were fundamental parts of the fabric of communal living in early modern Europe. This edited volume presents essays on the cultural codes of conflict and its resolution in this period under three broad themes: peacemaking as practice; the nature of mediation and arbitration; and the role of criminal law in conflicts. Through an exploration of conflict and peacemaking, this volume provides innovative accounts of state formation, community and religion in the early modern period.

The Martin Family History Volume III Jane [Martin] Henderson (1759 - 1815)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 638

The Martin Family History Volume III Jane [Martin] Henderson (1759 - 1815)

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-12-06
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  • Publisher: Lulu.com

The history of Jane [Martin] Henderson and husband Thomas Henderson (1752-1821) of Rockingham Co., NC, and children: Dr. Samuel Henderson, Alexander Martin Henderson, Mary [Henderson] Lacy, Col. Thomas Henderson, Jane [Henderson] Kendrick, Nathaniel Henderson and Fanny [Henderson] Springs, and their descendants

History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1256

History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1883
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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A Companion to the History of American Science
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 726

A Companion to the History of American Science

A Companion to the History of American Science offers a collection of essays that give an authoritative overview of the most recent scholarship on the history of American science. Covers topics including astronomy, agriculture, chemistry, eugenics, Big Science, military technology, and more Features contributions by the most accomplished scholars in the field of science history Covers pivotal events in U.S. history that shaped the development of science and science policy such as WWII, the Cold War, and the Women’s Rights movement

Preferential Treatment
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 439

Preferential Treatment

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-12-07
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  • Publisher: AuthorHouse

West Virginia lawyer, Jack Fabian, is a battle-hardened, hard-drinking personal injury trial lawyer concentrating his practice in medical malpractice plaintiff’s cases. Fabian, who has developed a penchant for big spending, expensive airplanes, top-shelf booze, and luxury vacations finds himself in 2005, feeling the adverse effects of the recently enacted repressive medical malpractice tort reform law in his state that has dulled his enthusiasm for the practice in general and plaintiff’s malpractice law in particular. Through a series of unforeseen circumstances, Fabian reluctantly finds himself teamed up with former adversary, Benjamin Darnell, a recently deposed partner in a large insu...