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Urban Warfare in the Twenty-First Century
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 288

Urban Warfare in the Twenty-First Century

Warfare has migrated into cities. From Mosul to Mumbai, Aleppo to Marawi, the major military battles of the twenty-first century have taken place in densely populated urban areas. Why has this happened? What are the defining characteristics of urban warfare today? What are its military and political implications? Leading sociologist Anthony King answers these critical questions through close analysis of recent urban battles and their historical antecedents. Exploring the changing typography and evolving tactics of the urban battlescape, he shows that although not all methods used in urban warfare are new, operations in cities today have become highly distinctive. Urban warfare has coalesced ...

Command
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 505

Command

A history of modern military command, from the individualist, heroic generals of the twentieth century to the highly-professionalised command teams of the twenty-first. Profiling prominent contemporary generals and their staffs, King vividly analyses divisional headquarters, giving a unique insight into the transformation of military command.

Who Governs Britain?
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 352

Who Governs Britain?

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-04-09
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  • Publisher: Penguin UK

The British system has been radically transformed in recent decades, far more than most of us realise. As acclaimed political scientist and bestselling author Anthony King shows, this transformation lies at the heart of British politics today. Imagining - or pretending - that the British political system and Britain's place in the world have not greatly changed, our political leaders consistently promise more than they can perform. Political and economic power is now widely dispersed both inside and outside the UK, but Westminster politicians still talk the language of Attlee and Churchill. How exactly has the British system changed? Where does power now lie? In Who Governs Britain?, King offers the first assessment in many years of Britain's governing arrangements as a whole, providing much needed context for the 2015 general election.

The Blunders of Our Governments
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 668

The Blunders of Our Governments

With unrivalled political savvy and a keen sense of irony, distinguished political scientists Anthony King and Ivor Crewe open our eyes to the worst government horror stories and explain why the British political system is quite so prone to appalling mistakes.

The British Constitution
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 450

The British Constitution

In the latter part of the nineteenth century Walter Bagehot wrote a classic account of the British constitution as it had developed during Queen Victoria's reign. He argued that the late Victorian constitution was not at all what people thought it was. Anthony King argues that the same is true at the beginning of this century. Most people are aware that a series of major constitutional changes has taken place, but few recognize that their cumulative effect has been to change entirely the nature of Britain's constitutional structure. The old constitution has gone. The author insists that the new constitution is a mess, but one that we should probably try to make the best of. The British Const...

Wills, Administration and Taxation Law and Practice
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 606

Wills, Administration and Taxation Law and Practice

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-06-30
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  • Publisher: Unknown

The authors apply a practical approach to a subject which forms a large part of the work of many solicitors. The text deals comprehensively with tax considerations, the substantive law and also covers drafting, probate practice and procedure.

The Combat Soldier
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 553

The Combat Soldier

A work of historical, comparative sociology examining the evolution of infantry tactics in the American, Australian Canadian, British, French, German, and Italian armies from the First World War to the present. It addresses a key question in the social sciences of how social solidarity (cohesion) is generated and sustained.

All the King's Soldiers
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 416

All the King's Soldiers

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-02-17
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  • Publisher: Unknown

British agent Taylor Hartridge obtains Nazi invasion plans for Britain and is taking the plans to London. He is murdered before leaving and his plans are stolen. Analyst Simon Cole is determined to recover the plans and find the murderer, even if it is the woman he loves.

Handbook of Land and Water Grabs in Africa
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 514

Handbook of Land and Water Grabs in Africa

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-09-10
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  • Publisher: Routledge

According to estimates by the International Land Coalition based at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), 57 million hectares of land have been leased to foreign investors since 2007. Current research has focused on human rights issues related to inward investment in land but has been ignorant of water resource issues and the challenges of managing scarce water. This handbook will be the first to address inward investment in land and its impact on water resources in Africa. The geographical scope of this book will be the African continent, where land has attracted the attention of risk-taking investors because much land is under-utilised marginalized land, with associat...

Spaces of Global Cultures
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 277

Spaces of Global Cultures

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004-08-02
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  • Publisher: Routledge

^SDraws on social, cultural and postcolonial writings and architectural evidence from various cities around the world to examine existing theories of globalization and also develop new ones.