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A History of Cast Iron in Architecture

A History of Cast Iron in Architecture

Originally published in 1948 A History of Cast Iron in Architecture is a comprehensive history of the part that has been played by cast iron in architecture and the allied arts in Britain. Any history of the rise and development of the iron-founding industry becomes virtually a history of the First Industrial Revolution. Examining the use of cast iron by builders and architects from late medieval times to the middle of the 20th Century the authors have also recorded a miniature history of British Industry. The introduction throws light on the early developments of iron-founding. The main sections of the book describe the rise and expansion of the cast-iron industry and its gradually increasing significance in architecture from 1650 to 1945. There are over 500 illustrations.

GBP 115.00
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The Iron Age in Northern Britain Britons and Romans Natives and Settlers

The Iron Age in Northern Britain Britons and Romans Natives and Settlers

The Iron Age in Northern Britain examines the archaeological evidence for earlier Iron Age communities from the southern Pennines to the Northern and Western Isles and the impact of Roman expansion on local populations through to the emergence of historically-recorded communities in the post-Roman period. The text has been comprehensively revised and expanded to include new discoveries and to take account of advanced techniques with many new and updated illustrations. The volume presents a comprehensive picture of the ‘long Iron Age’ allowing readers to appreciate how perceptions of Iron Age societies have changed significantly in recent years. New material in this second edition also addresses the key issues of social reconstruction gender and identity as well as assessing the impact of developer-funded archaeology on the discipline. Drawing on recent excavation and research and interpreting evidence from key studies across Scotland and northern England The Iron Age in Northern Britain continues to be an accessible and authoritative study of later prehistory in the region. | The Iron Age in Northern Britain Britons and Romans Natives and Settlers

GBP 51.99
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Project Success and Quality Balancing the Iron Triangle

Project Success and Quality Balancing the Iron Triangle

Projects are inherently risky since they involve some level of uncertainty doing something new in the target environment but the percentage of projects seen as a success is still disappointingly low especially for IT projects. The ‘Iron Triangle’ of time/cost/quality suggests that all three aspects are equal but with quantitative methods for monitoring project performance the focus is primarily on managing cost and time. This book seeks to redress the balance explaining the rationale and benefits of focusing more on quality (fitness for purpose and conformance to requirements) before detailing a range of tools and techniques to support rebalancing the management of projects programmes and portfolios. It shows how managing project quality actively can reduce costs through minimising wastage and reduce delays through avoiding rework leading to improved project success rates and customer satisfaction. | Project Success and Quality Balancing the Iron Triangle

GBP 36.99
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Iron Shipbuilding on the Thames 1832–1915 An Economic and Business History

Iron Shipbuilding on the Thames 1832–1915 An Economic and Business History

This title was first published in 2000. 'Little better documented than King Arthur or Robin Hood' complained one historian in 1998 describing the lack of information on Thames shipbuilding. This study of iron shipbuilding on the capital's river fills this noticeable gap. A. J. Arnold examines the initial domination of the iron shipbuilding trade by Thames firms from the launch of the first iron vessel on the river in 1832 to the end of serious Thames-side shipbuilding in 1915. For the first time the factors that caused the industry's demise are explored fully together with an analysis of the effect it had on its locality. Extending existing series of data the book includes information on annual shipbuilding tonnage and the number of vessels constructed and further looks at tonnage built for foreign citizens companies and navies and for the British Admirality. This broader and deeper statistical survey is supplemented with less systematic documentation such as memorabilia and business records to arrive at the most complete picture yet of a once pre-eminent British industry. A. J. Arnold is Professor of Accounting and Business History at the University of Essex. | Iron Shipbuilding on the Thames 1832–1915 An Economic and Business History

GBP 31.99
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Kallitype Vandyke Brown and Argyrotype A Step-by-Step Manual of Iron-Silver Processes Highlighting Contemporary Artists

Kallitype Vandyke Brown and Argyrotype A Step-by-Step Manual of Iron-Silver Processes Highlighting Contemporary Artists

Focusing on three iron-silver processes—kallitype Vandyke Brown and argyrotype—this book will guide readers through how to create prints using these accessible and historic processes in the digital age. Often termed the Brownprint processes author Donald W. Nelson provides step-by-step detail on how to create prints using kallitype Vandyke brown and argyrotype methods including information on the materials needed troubleshooting issues and examples from contemporary artists. The book consists of two parts. Part I is a step-by-step how-to section including all the information that a practitioner at any level needs to achieve successful kallitype Vandyke brown and argyrotype prints. Part II is devoted to contemporary artists who have integrated the process into their creative practice. The book includes the following: A list of equipment and supplies needed Concise step-by-step instructions for creating kallitype Vandyke brown and argyrotype prints successfully Troubleshooting common issues A range of creative ideas on how to use the processes in the classroom Examples from over 20 contemporary artists including their prints and how they came to make them Ideal for students and professionals alike this book is an accessible introduction to alternative process photography. | Kallitype Vandyke Brown and Argyrotype A Step-by-Step Manual of Iron-Silver Processes Highlighting Contemporary Artists

GBP 44.99
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Ancestor Worship and the Elite in Late Iron Age Scandinavia A Grave Matter

Ancestor Worship and the Elite in Late Iron Age Scandinavia A Grave Matter

Ancestor worship is often assumed by contemporary European audiences to be an outdated and primitive tradition with little relevance to our societies past and present. This book questions that assumption and seeks to determine whether ancestor ideology was an integral part of religion in Viking Age and early medieval Scandinavia. The concept is examined from a broad socio-anthropological perspective which is used to structure a set of case studies which analyse the cults of specific individuals in Old Norse literature. The situation of gods in Old Norse religion has been almost exclusively addressed in isolation from these socio-anthropological perspectives. The public gravemound cults of deceased rulers are discussed conventionally as cases of sacral kingship and more recently religious ruler ideology; both are seen as having divine associations in Old Norse scholarship. Building on the anthropological framework this study introduces the concept of ‘superior ancestors’ employed in social anthropology to denote a form of political ancestor worship used to regulate social structure deliberately. It suggests that Old Norse ruler ideology was based on conventional and widely recognised religious practices revolving around kinship and ancestors and that the gods were perceived as human ancestors belonging to elite families. | Ancestor Worship and the Elite in Late Iron Age Scandinavia A Grave Matter

GBP 38.99
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New Technology in Sociology Practical Applications in Research and Work

New Technology in Sociology Practical Applications in Research and Work

When technology has been applied in business environments its justification has usually been cast in terms of saving time or saving money. In the social sciences the justification must be different; the viability of sociology as a profession for example will not be enhanced by cost reductions. The focus in this volume is on a different bottom line: the quality and content of work. | New Technology in Sociology Practical Applications in Research and Work

GBP 130.00
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Maintaining Nuclear Stability in South Asia

Maintaining Nuclear Stability in South Asia

Argues that while nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles cast a shadow over Indo-Pakistani relations they do not create strategic stability. He asserts that the development of command and control mechanisms would enhance stability but that diplomatic steps focused on missiles must also be considered. Improved command and control and diplomatic engagement will provide some insurance that nuclear weapons are not used in any future conflict. | Maintaining Nuclear Stability in South Asia

GBP 160.00
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Devised Theater’s Collaborative Performance Making Masterpieces from Collective Concepts

Devised Theater’s Collaborative Performance Making Masterpieces from Collective Concepts

This book provides a fascinating and concise history of devised theatre practice. As both a founding member of Philadelphia’s Pig Iron Theater Company and a Professor Telory Arendell begins this journey with a brief history of Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop and Living Newspapers through Brecht’s Berliner Ensemble and Joe Chaikin’s Open Theatre to the racially inflected commentary of Luis Valdez’s Teatro Campesino and Ariane Mnouchkine’s collaboration with Thétre de Soleil. This book explores the impact of devised theatre on social practice and analyzes Goat Island’s use of Pina Bausch’s gestural movement Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed in Giving Voice Anna Deavere Smith’s devised envelope for Verbatim Theatre The Tectonic Theatre Project’s moment work Teya Sepinuck’s Theatre of Witness Pig Iron’s use of Lecoq mime to build complex physical theatre scripts and The Riot Group’s musical arrangement of collaborative devised text. Included are a foreword by Allen J. Kuharski and three devised plays by Theatre of Witness Pig Iron and The Riot Group. Replete with interviews from the initial Pig Iron collaborators on subjects of writing directing choreographing teaching and developing a pedagogical platform that supports devised theatre. | Devised Theater’s Collaborative Performance Making Masterpieces from Collective Concepts

GBP 120.00
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The French Economy Theory And Policy

The French Economy Theory And Policy

This volume brings together the proceedings of a conference held at the Institut Europeen d' Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) at Fontainebleau on July 5 6 and 7 1982. Summer conferences abound in the Paris region. That it was possible to attract an imposing international cast of economists within walking distance of the historic castle of Fontainebleau and one hour away from central Paris by car during the month of July is nothing especially surprising. But in this case there was a particular motivation for choosing the French site. | The French Economy Theory And Policy

GBP 130.00
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Routledge Companion to Ancient Philosophy

Routledge Companion to Ancient Philosophy

The Routledge Companion to Ancient Philosophy is a collection of new essays on the philosophy and philosophers of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Written by a cast of international scholars it covers the full range of ancient philosophy from the sixth century BC to the sixth century AD and beyond. There are dedicated discussions of the major areas of the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle together with accounts of their predecessors and successors. The contributors also address various problems of interpretation and method highlighting the particular demands and interest of working with ancient philosophical texts. All original texts discussed are translated into English.

GBP 46.99
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Ancient Britain

Ancient Britain

This book is for anyone starting out to understand the prehistoric life of Britain from the first human occupation 450 000 years ago until the Roman conquest in AD 43. James Dyer here succeeds in bringing to life a thriving picture of the people and customs of the Stone Bronze and Iron Ages based on the sometimes sparse clues presented by prehistoric archaeological sites across Britain. For many readers Ancient Britain will provide the first chance to get to grips with the present state of our knowledge of prehistoric agriculture settlement trade and ritual. The rise of power with the development of a class system at the hands of the first metal users is charted through to the growth of wealth and the emergence of a warlike and advanced Iron Age society - a society that was nonetheless unable to withstand the might of Rome. With over 130 illustrations and photographs including a number of specially drawn reconstructions this highly visual book is an ideal primer for all students of prehistory and all those who are simply interested in the subject.

GBP 130.00
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Distributive Justice Debates in Political and Social Thought Perspectives on Finding a Fair Share

Distributive Justice Debates in Political and Social Thought Perspectives on Finding a Fair Share

Who has what and why in our societies is a pressing issue that has prompted explanation and exposition by philosophers politicians and jurists for as long as societies and intellectuals have existed. It is a primary issue for a society to tackle this and these answers have been diverse. This collection of essays approaches some of these questions and answers to shed light on neglected approaches to issues of distribution and how these issues have been dealt with historically socially conceptually and practically. The volume moves away from the more dominating and traditionally cast understandings of distributive justice and shows novel and unique ways to approach distributive issues and how these can help enlighten our course of action and thought today by creating new pathways of understanding. The editors and contributors challenge readers by exploring the role and importance of restorative justice within distributive justice exploring the long shadow of practices of trusteeship and concepts of social and individual rights and obligations in welfare and economic systems social protection/provision schemes egalitarian practices and post-colonial African political thought. Distributive Justice Debates in Political and Social Thought empowers the reader to cast a more critical and historically complete light on the idea of a fair share and the implications it has on societies and the individuals who comprise them. | Distributive Justice Debates in Political and Social Thought Perspectives on Finding a Fair Share

GBP 46.99
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Running the Show The Essential Guide to Being a First Assistant Director

Running the Show The Essential Guide to Being a First Assistant Director

Whether it's a crew of two hundred shooting a cast of thousands on horseback or a crew of twelve filming one person in a room each and every successful movie production requires a strong First Assistant Director (AD) at its helm. In this new and updated edition veteran First AD Liz Gill walks you through the entire filmmaking process through the perspective of the First AD from pre-production shoot wrap and everything in between. This book provides invaluable insight into working as a First Assistant Director featuring tricks-of-the-trade for breaking down a script creating a schedule and organizing test shoots alongside how to use turnaround time weather cover split days overtime and continuous days to balance a challenging schedule and get the most from the cast crew and the shoot. This new edition has been fully updated and expanded throughout to provide up-to-date coverage on new equipment and software health and safety considerations and the implications of VFX. This is the essential guide to becoming a successful First Assistant Director ideal for professional and aspiring AD’s seeking to further their career students of directing and production looking to gain a better understanding of how this department works and anyone interested in film and TV production. The accompanying eResources provide an expanded selection of sample call sheets report templates checklists and other useful documents. | Running the Show The Essential Guide to Being a First Assistant Director

GBP 34.99
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Political Financing in Developing Countries A Case from Ghana

Political Financing in Developing Countries A Case from Ghana

This book argues that to fully grasp the decision-making of politicians and political actors in developing countries we must first understand how politicians finance their campaigns for office—and to whom they are indebted and expected to repay. Political Financing in Developing Countries focuses on Ghana in depth a country often held up as an example of a successful two-party democracy with regular party changes in government. However it is unlikely that candidates and political parties are wealthy enough to finance the increasing costs of campaigns and constituent demands and successful democratic outcomes could be masking a system that actually hinders development progress. Drawing on nearly 200 interviews and extensive fieldwork this book posits that political funds are extracted by an iron square of politicians bureaucrats construction contractors and political-party chairs which rigs the procurement of local-development projects to generate kickbacks. The iron square remains robust across party changes in government due to reciprocity obligations that minimize contractors’ income risks. Ultimately this web of kickbacks diminishes the quality of development by reducing the funds available for projects and distorting incentives to monitor projects. To break this iron square the book recommends replacing sealed-bid procurement—a best practice that ignores on-the-ground realities—with a system that accounts for income stabilization and social obligations. Overall the book argues that scholars of development should advance research on political finance to identify and then alleviate the games that decision makers must play to survive in the political sphere. Political Financing in Developing Countries will be an important and timely resource for scholars across development studies politics economics and African Studies. | Political Financing in Developing Countries A Case from Ghana

GBP 19.99
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The Origin of Japan’s Protectionist Agricultural Policy Agricultural Administration in Modern Japan

The Origin of Japan’s Protectionist Agricultural Policy Agricultural Administration in Modern Japan

This book explores the origins of Japan’s protectionist agricultural policies through an in-depth historical analysis of Japanese agricultural policies between the Meiji period and the end of WWII. It offers a constructivist account for the rise of protectionism examining the policies of prewar agricultural bureaucrats who played critical roles in the policymaking process. It argues that protectionist agricultural policy in Japan was not originally generated by the iron triangle (a political alliance consisted of the Liberal Democratic Party the Agricultural Ministry and farmers’ organizations) but by a prewar agricultural bureaucrats’ policy idea called shōnō ron (thoughts on small-scale farming). Ultimately the book reveals how contrary to suggestions of previous scholarship the protective measures based on shōnō ron forged the necessary conditions for the emergence of iron triangle after the end of WWII which in turn institutionalized Japan’s subsequent protectionist agricultural regime. Examining such topics as the origin of protectionist policy the formation of actors’ preferences and the broader effects of agricultural policy ideas this book will be a valuable reading for scholars and students of Japanese politics agricultural policy and political economy. | The Origin of Japan’s Protectionist Agricultural Policy Agricultural Administration in Modern Japan

GBP 130.00
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A Short History of the Steam Engine

A Short History of the Steam Engine

First published in 1938 this volume details the steam engine as the most dynamic factor in the Industrial Revolution freeing humanity from their age-long dependence upon the power of water wind and animals or of their own muscles. Itself the offspring of coal and iron it made possible the sinking of deeper mines and the casting and forging of greater quantities of iron from which machines were constructed to be powered by steam in the factories of the rapidly growing industrial areas. Soon the mass-produced goods from these mills were transported by steam locomotives and steamships all over the world. This was the Age of Steam. Even today steam turbines still drive the dynamos of our electric power stations whether fuelled by coal oil or nuclear energy. Much has been written about the steam engine but this book first produced by the late Dr. H. W. Dickinson just before the second World War is still the best short account. It describes developments from the pioneering efforts of Savery and Newcomen through the achievements of Watt and Trevethick down to Parsons and modern times. | A Short History of the Steam Engine

GBP 29.99
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Directing for Community Theatre

Directing for Community Theatre

Directing for Community Theatre is a primer for the amateur director working in community theatre. With an emphasis on preparedness this book gives the amateur director the tools and techniques needed to effectively work on a community theatre production. Covering play analysis blocking staging communication and working with actors designers and other theatre personnel this how-to book is designed to have the community theatre director up and running quickly with full knowledge of how to direct a show. The book also contains sample forms and guidelines including acting analysis character analysis rehearsal schedule audition form prop list and blocking pans. Directing for Community Theatre is written for the community theatre participant who is interested or already cast in the role of the director.

GBP 29.99
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Representing the Middle East and Africa in Social Studies Education Teacher Discourse and Otherness

Representing the Middle East and Africa in Social Studies Education Teacher Discourse and Otherness

Representing the Middle East and Africa in Social Studies Education examines the lived classroom experiences of six social studies teachers and the relevance of their discourse in framing the knowledge students receive about populations in the Middle East and Africa. With a focus on the socialization processes of schooling this book deconstructs the classroom experience and investigates the ways in which a macro-societal phenomenon—otherness—is reified in micro-societal interactions. Through the methodological lens of Critical Discourse Analysis this work illuminates the importance of teachers’ language in challenging and reinforcing portrayals that cast the diverse populations of the Middle East and Africa in the role of the other. | Representing the Middle East and Africa in Social Studies Education Teacher Discourse and Otherness

GBP 39.99
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The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Performance

The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Performance

The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Performance brings together a selection of particularly memorable performances beginning with Nell Gwyn in a 1668 staging of Secret Love and moving chronologically towards the final performance of John Philip Kemble's controversial adaptation of Thomas Otway's Venice Presever'd in October 1795. This volume contains a wealth of contextual materials including contemporary reviews portraits advertisements and cast lists. By privileging event over publication this collection aims to encourage an understanding of performance that emphasizes the immediacy - and changeability - of the theatrical repertoire during the long eighteenth century. Offering an invaluable insight into the performance culture of the time The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Performance is a unique much-needed resource for students of theatre.

GBP 32.99
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Socioeconomic Evaluation of Megaprojects Dealing with uncertainties

Socioeconomic Evaluation of Megaprojects Dealing with uncertainties

The governance and evaluation of ‘megaprojects’ – that is large-scale complex high-stakes infrastructure projects usually commissioned by governments and delivered through partnerships between public and private organisations – is receiving increased attention. However megaproject evaluation has hitherto largely adopted a linear-rationalist perspective to explain the frequent failure of such projects to meet the ‘iron triangle’ of performance criteria: delivering on time within budget and according to specifications. This approach recommends greater control and accountability to remedy megaproject ‘pathologies’. Drawing on empirical examples mainly from the transport sector and radioactive waste disposal this book offers new perspectives to megaproject evaluation. Comprising contributions from leading experts in project evaluation and appraisal this collection opens up new avenues by suggesting two ways of improving megaproject evaluation: 1) approaches that go beyond the dominant linearrationalist notion of policy processes and emphasise instead the objective of opening up appraisal processes in order to enhance learning and reflexivity; and 2) approaches that extend evaluative criteria beyond the ‘iron triangle’ to cover the various socioeconomic impacts and preconditions for project success. This volume will be of great relevance to scholars and practitioners with an interest in megaprojects energy and climate policy radioactive waste management urban design and project planning and management. | Socioeconomic Evaluation of Megaprojects Dealing with uncertainties

GBP 42.99
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