Автор: Devine, T. M. Название: Scottish clearances ISBN: 0141985933 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141985930 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1715.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: 'A superb book ... Anybody interested in Scottish history needs to read it' Andrew Marr, Sunday TimesEighteenth-century Scotland is famed for generating many of the enlightened ideas which helped to shape the modern world. But there was in the same period another side to the history of the nation.
Many of Scotland's people were subjected to coercive and sometimes violent change, as traditional ways of life were overturned by the 'rational' exploitation of land use. The Scottish Clearances is a superb and highly original account of this sometimes terrible process, which changed the Lowland countryside forever, as it also did, more infamously, the old society of the Highlands. Based on a vast array of original sources, this pioneering book is the first to chart this tumultuous saga in one volume, with due attention to evictions and loss of land in both north and south of the Highland line.
In the process, old myths are exploded and familiar assumptions undermined. With many fascinating details and the sense of an epic human story, The Scottish Clearances is an evocative memorial to all whose lives were irreparably changed in the interests of economic efficiency. This is a story of forced clearance, of the destruction of entire communities and of large-scale emigration.
Some winners were able to adapt and exploit the new opportunities, but there were also others who lost everything. The clearances created the landscape of Scotland today, but it came at a huge price.
Автор: T M Devine Название: The Scottish Nation ISBN: 0718193202 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780718193201 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 2507.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Provides a key focus for the ongoing debate regarding Scotland`s future. This book is drawn from research and exploring everything from the high politics of the devolved parliament to the everyday effects of huge and growing levels of social inequality. It features debates on the possibilities of Scottish independence.
Автор: T M Devine Название: Scotland`s Empire ISBN: 0718193199 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780718193195 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1715.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Tells the story of Scotland`s role in forging and expanding the British Empire, from the Americas to Australia, India to the Caribbean. In this book, the author traces the vital part Scotland played in creating an empire - and the fundamental effect this had in moulding the modern Scottish nation.
Описание: Naming God explores the way gender structures our understanding of that reality which transcends our experience. It is intended to promote reflection and to avoid an adversarial “us versus them” approach by presenting a variety of perspectives, looking at the reasons offered by each and trying to bring them into dialogue.
Автор: Devine Denise Название: Merry Christmas, Darling ISBN: 0991595602 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780991595600 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1888.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Rock Henderson needs a wife-and fast. His dying mother's last wish is to leave this world knowing her son is blissfully married...and producing grandchildren. It's just a small lie to make her eternally happy, one he doesn't think he'll have to make good on until Zelda shows up the week before Christmas with her nurse and her twenty pound tabby cat. With his ex-fianc long gone and his wheelchair-bound mother sitting in the living room of his penthouse demanding to meet his wife, he's desperate-and hard pressed to find a stand-in on such short notice. That is, until he remembers his neighbor in 601E. Kimberly Jo Stratton is looking forward to a hard-earned vacation the week before Christmas. Her calendar is filled with last minute shopping, lunch dates, holiday parties and catching up on old friends. There's just one problem-she needs to find someone ASAP to cast the tie-breaking vote to the proposed bylaws change of her condominium association, which is a total ban on all animals. If that change goes through, Kim and many of her closest neighbors will have to move. They're not going to give up their furry children Kim and Rock strike a deal. Kim will spend the week as Rock's wife in return for his vote. It seems like a fool-proof plan. That is, until Kim's Chihuahua tangles with Zelda's tabby, Zelda's health seems to take a sudden turn for the better and Zelda's nurse does more pouting than nursing, except when she's flirting with Rock. In the midst of it all, Kim and Rock discover that there is such a thing as love under the mistletoe...
Автор: Devine Devonaire Название: On the Outside Looking In... ISBN: 0692408045 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692408049 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1897.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Chryssany (Syd) has fallen in love with Damion who just so happens to be one of her best friends and just so happens to be with someone else. It's complicated though. Damion may be in a situationship with Shamika because of their soon-to-be real live crying baby, but his love still runs deep for Chryssany.As if that's not torturous enough, Damion randomly proposes to Shamika, but Chryssany is so gullible and forgiving that she takes him right back. Well, she takes his body back, but ignores her heart in the process until eventually she decides she's had enough.Chryssany boldly shuts the flirtationship down with the help of her dear friend, Melony. Together they pick up the broken pieces of Chryssany's life while Melony encourages her, a little too abrasively---to move on to the next phase of life and forget about Damion.Although Melony has her own issues, she still manages to find time to ensure her A-1 is ok. Meanwhile, Chryssany invites everyone (Alex, Shawn, and Valentino) back into town for a reunion of friends and this leads to catastrophic elements.Valentino, having spent his college years in the state penitentiary, has encountered issues with readjusting. Alex, in an attempt to help Valentino readapt to civilian life, was misinterpreted, and Valentino's presence causes a rift that could destroy what Alex and Shawn have worked so hard to build and grow into.Then Gregory enters Chryssany's life just as it begins to spiral out of control and he helps her with her friends, relationships, and generally maintains her personal life. He provides an outlet to relax and release. But there's more. He loves her. To him, she encompasses everything a woman should be. Everything a woman is.It doesn't take long for her to fall madly in love with him as well and everything seems to be going wonderfully until Damion comes back to reclaim what he believes is rightfully his.
Автор: Devine Tom M Название: New Scots ISBN: 1474437885 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474437882 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 3642.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is the first wide-ranging, cross-disciplinary overview of immigration to Scotland in recent history and its impact on both the newcomers and the host society. It examines key themes relating to postwar migration by showcasing the experiences of many of Scotland`s most striking immigrant communities.
Автор: Devine Jack, Loeb Vernon Название: Good Hunting: An American Spymaster`s Story ISBN: 1250069637 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250069634 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Цена: 1655.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
A MASTER CLASS IN SPYCRAFT FROM ONE OF ITS GREATEST PRACTITIONERS
Jack Devine is one of the legendary spymasters of our time. He was in Chile when Allende fell; he ran Charlie Wilson's war in Afghanistan; he had too much to do with Iran-Contra for his own taste, though he tried to stop it; he oversaw the effort to run down Pablo Escobar in Colombia. Devine served America's interests for more than thirty years in a wide range of covert operations, ultimately overseeing the Directorate of Operations, a CIA component that watches over thousands of American covert operatives worldwide. Good Hunting is his guide to the art of spycraft, told with great wit, candor, and commonsense wisdom. Caricatured by Hollywood, lionized by the right, and pilloried by the left, the CIA remains one of the least understood instruments of the United States government. Devine knows more than almost anyone about the CIA's vital importance as a tool of American statecraft. In wonderfully readable prose, Good Hunting aims to set the record straight. This is a revelatory inside look at an organization whose history has not been given its real due.
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