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135 produkter
History of Christianity
2,000 Years of Faith
Av Michael Collins, Matthew A Price
Inbunden, 2024
219 kr
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How did Christianity get shared around the world? And how has Christian belief changed over the last 50 years? Providing some of the answers to these and many other questions, this overview charts the 2,000-year-long history of the world's largest religion.A History of Christianity covers …
Books That Changed History
From the Art of War to Anne Frank's Diary
Av DK, Michael Collins
Inbunden, 2017
309 kr
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Imagine a world without Principia Mathematica, Rights of Man, the Bible, Shakespeare, or the Mahabharata.Books that Changed History features 75 of the world's most momentous titles - from The Art of War to Anne Frank's Diary - and reveals their far-ranging impact.Books are the medium through which …
Carrying the Fire
An Astronaut's Journeys
Häftad, 2019
170 kr
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'No other person who has flown in space has captured the experience so vividly' - New York Times Book Review In July 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon. Fifty years later, it is still one of the greatest achievements in human …
Blind Corners
Essays on Photography
Inbunden, 2025
212 kr
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The debut collection of essays from one of Britain's most celebrated photographers.For many years, photographer Michael Collins had wondered what exactly it was that he found so mysterious and compelling about photography. In this series of linked pieces, Collins offers a reappraisal of …
Windrush Cricket
Imperial Culture, Caribbean Migration, and the Remaking of Postwar England
Inbunden, 2025
432 kr
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How did the 'quintessentially English' game of cricket come to be so important across Britain's Caribbean empire? As empire declined and gave way to complex patterns of migration, what part did cricket play in the life of the Windrush generation in post-war Britain? Following the work of the great …
Windrush Cricket
Imperial Culture, Caribbean Migration, and the Remaking of Postwar England
E-bok, 2025
353 kr
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How did the ''quintessentially English'' game of cricket come to be so important across Britain''s Caribbean empire? As empire declined and gave way to complex patterns of migration, what part did cricket play in the life of the Windrush generation in post-war Britain? Following the work of the …
Windrush Cricket
Imperial Culture, Caribbean Migration, and the Remaking of Postwar England
E-bok, 2025
345 kr
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How did the ''quintessentially English'' game of cricket come to be so important across Britain''s Caribbean empire? As empire declined and gave way to complex patterns of migration, what part did cricket play in the life of the Windrush generation in post-war Britain? Following the work of the …
Commercial Banks and Industrial Finance in England and Wales, 1860-1913
Inbunden, 2003
2552 kr
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In the decades before 1914, the City of London was the premier international financial centre. However, this position was not long maintained, other industrial nations quickly and effectively challenged the influence of Britain, and following the disruption of the world markets caused by World War …
Have the Banks Failed British Industry?
Historical Survey of Bank/Industry Relations in Britain, 1870-1990
Av Forrest Capie, Michael Collins
Häftad, 1992
202 kr
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In this historical survey spanning 120 years, the authors attempt to find out if there is any truth in the allegation that Britain's economic decline has been exacerbated by the failings of the banking system.
Secret Life of E. Robert Pendleton
E-bok, 2010
45 kr
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A tale of murder and literary ambition set on an American university campus from a master of the dark side of human nature It''s been over a decade since Robert Pendleton published his brilliant short story debut, and his hopes for a dazzling literary career now lie in tatters. Hanging on to his …
Midnight in a Perfect Life
E-bok, 2010
40 kr
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From the BOOKER-shortlisted author of THE KEEPERS OF TRUTH. A writer''s journey towards fatherhood throws up shadows from his past. Karl is a troubled writer standing on the precipice of forty. After a degree of success in his early career he is now battling with what he terms his ''opus'', his …
Carrying the Fire
An Astronaut's Journeys
Häftad, 2019
277 kr
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Reissued with a new preface by the author on the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 journey to the moon The years that have passed since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon in July 1969 have done nothing to alter the fundamental wonder of …
Money and Banking in the UK (RLE: Banking & Finance)
A History
Inbunden, 2012
3162 kr
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This book is concerned with developments in three main areas of monetary history: domestic commercial banking; monetary policy; and the UK’s international financial position. For ease of analysis the 160 years under study are arranged into three clear chronological divisons. Part 1 covers the years …
Sport and Social Exclusion
Second edition
Av Michael Collins, Tess Kay m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
2516 kr
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Tackling social exclusion should be a central aim of any civilised social policy. In this meticulously revised and updated new edition of his groundbreaking study, Sport and Social Exclusion, Mike Collins has assembled a vast array of new evidence from a range of global sources to demonstrate how …
Sport and Social Exclusion
Second edition
Av Michael Collins, Tess Kay m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
824 kr
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Tackling social exclusion should be a central aim of any civilised social policy. In this meticulously revised and updated new edition of his groundbreaking study, Sport and Social Exclusion, Mike Collins has assembled a vast array of new evidence from a range of global sources to demonstrate how …
Empire, Nationalism and the Postcolonial World
Rabindranath Tagore's Writings on History, Politics and Society
Inbunden, 2011
2893 kr
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By presenting a new interpretation of Rabindranath Tagore’s English language writings, this book places the work of India’s greatest Nobel Prize winner and cultural icon in the context of imperial history and thereby bridges the gap between Tagore studies and imperial/postcolonial …
Money and Banking in the UK (RLE: Banking & Finance)
A History
Häftad, 2014
938 kr
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This book is concerned with developments in three main areas of monetary history: domestic commercial banking; monetary policy; and the UK’s international financial position. For ease of analysis the 160 years under study are arranged into three clear chronological divisons. Part 1 covers the years …
Banks and Industrial Finance in Britain, 1800-1939
Inbunden, 1995
670 kr
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This accessible study investigates the role of banks in the finance of British industry, an issue which has long been the subject of dispute. From one perspective the history of British finance is one of success: from the late nineteenth century the City of London was the leading financial centre …
Banks and Industrial Finance in Britain, 1800-1939
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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This accessible study investigates the role of banks in the finance of British industry, an issue which has long been the subject of dispute. From one perspective the history of British finance is one of success: from the late nineteenth century the City of London was the leading financial centre …
Managing Operations
A Competence Approach to Supervisory Managment (NVG/SVQ Level 3)
Av Roger Cartwright, Michael Collins m. fl.
Häftad, 1993
288 kr
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Looking at the operations of an organization, this book examines the different types of organization in both the public and private sectors. It then considers the internal relationships between operations, marketing, personnel and other functions within organizations. The specific aspects of …
Managing Resources and Information
A Competence Approach to Supervisory Management
Av Roger Cartwright, Michael Collins m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
288 kr
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This series is designed for supervisors and front line managers and has been re-written to support the latest Management Standards from the Management Charter Initiative who have provided the Foreword.Each book provides the knowledge and understanding required for the core and major options …
Managing Activities
A Competence Approach to Supervisory Management
Av Roger Cartwright, Michael Collins m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
258 kr
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Looking at the operations of an organization, Managing Activities examines the different types of organizations in both the public and private sectors. It then considers the internal relationships between operations, marketing, personnel, etc. within organizations.
Tigrane
Häftad, 1983
590 kr
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Donald Jay Grout’s widely praised edition of the work of a key figure in the history of opera provides the most reliable version of the score for each opera, appending a translation of the libretto. These volumes are “at once practical and unquestionably scholarly” in the words of Opera Journal.A …
Keepers of Truth
A Novel
E-bok, 2001
133 kr
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The last of a manufacturing dynasty in a dying industrial town, Bill lives alone in the family mansion and works for the Truth, the moribund local paper. He yearns to write long philosophical pieces about the American dream gone sour, not the flaccid write-ups of bake-off contests demanded by the …
Emerald Underground
Häftad, 1999
95 kr
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Liam, a fallen angel with a bad track record, has arrived in America through the back door, an illegal immigrant stuck with the worst kind of job and a reputation for trouble. Forced on the run, he links up with another fallen star, a beautiful, pregnant girl called Angel. Hampered, yet spurred on, …
Life And Times Of A Tea Boy
Häftad, 1999
132 kr
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Ambrose Feeney has seen his hopes and ambitions dashed by others' influence and his own inertia. His Limerick is an old siege city of walls, both real and psychological. As Ambrose descends into lunacy he paints a starkly sane portrait of one family's life in an Ireland unsoftened by the mists of …
Meat Eaters
Häftad, 1999
318 kr
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Michael Collins's stories are about Ireland, about the Irish as they are and as they would like to be imagined. In the title story we see the fatal consequences of self-deception. Posing as a nationalist hero, a young man travels to America with a suitcase full of meat. The warm welcome he expects …
