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A visual and narrative tour of marathon history throughout the world examines marathon popularity in social, philosophical, athletic, fashion, cultural, and scientific contexts, featuring photography by such top contributors as Helmut Newton and Susan Meiselas. 25,000 first printing.
Feeling Like A Black Mario looking for my Princess.
This is the first history of the French police and gendarmerie, for the period since the establishment of a democratic Republican regime in 1870 down to the present day. Based on archival material and on the vast amount of recent research by French scholars on the subject, it covers dramatic and often harrowing developments - anarchist and communist subversion, violent demonstrations and strikes, fascist threats, war and occupation, colonial conflicts and regime change - which have made policing in France troubled and controversial. As well as a chronological history, the book contains a thematic treatment of the police and the Republican regime (including the complex police-justice and poli...
An examination of the ceaseless controversies surrounding ideas of nation and nationalism, showing that they are very far from dead in twenty-first century Europe. Beginning by defining these terms and setting out theories and concepts clearly and concisely, this book analyses the impact of nationalism since the Second World War, covering themes including: * the relationship of nationalism to the Cold War * the re-emergence of demands by stateless nations * European integration and globalisation * immigration since the 1970s * the effects of nationalism on the former Soviet Union and Eastern block.
The purpose and location of frontiers affect all human societies in the contemporary world - this book offers an introduction to them and the issues they raise.
As its title suggests this is not just a list of names and dates but a serious research into the people behind the names on the various WW2 memorials in Bridlington including all the old boys of Bridlington School who died in WW2. The book begins with a detailed look at where the memorials are, when they were made and the names that appear on them. This is followed by the roll of honour itself, an alphabetical listing which gives a full page to each person named on the memorials. The Authors have used 'typical' family history resources in order to give as much biographical detail as possible, who they were, their parents, husbands / wives and children, where and how they died and what they did before enlistment. Some died in well-known land battles, some went down with their ships, while others were in aircraft that failed to return home. Not all were in the armed forces and these met their deaths through bombing raids and accidents of war. This is their story.
"Q" Music Playback: The Diary Of JaneSlipping Constantly Falling Asleep I feed the fountain. The One that runs the cold erasing waters of Malcolm. Yeah, I don't mind let me say that I like that. Cold So Blind it seethes the Misguiding Feeling. The Warmth so absent it seems to always taunt me. Frostbite like an end to breathe you left me. I stand by the road alone so I remember. Laughing at my song All did so I remember. One talon flies by its only landing. Not even the real one so I remember. Sit and watch me walk by I AM the Question. Why do I cause all to die you can't forget me. With One Hand I swipe and thee other: you can't break free. King Crow is my only friend he fuels me. Stand-alone let us see if you are a warrior. No Hero No Villain shall stand this day or after. Erasing Existence is my game you'll never break free I seek to haunt all once I come you can't escape ME. My sister CAME once before she tried to help but all sought to change her. So, I came and put an end to her face her name was Angel. In my hand I choked her as she didn't scream I bring the silence. If I come I end all sound feel my presence. I AM KING MALCOLM!
As economic and military walls have come down in the post-Cold War era, states have rapidly built new barriers to prevent a perceived invasion of undesirables. This work examines the practice, politics, and consequences of building these walls.
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