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A Rise to Royalty

by Ilyasah Simpson, Cynthia Marie Lundy, Shakirah Watkins, Andre Cotto, Herman Turner, Shakea Gordon, Mari Nashe, Charlotte G. Gillespie, Tracey Ann Brammah, Father Wise I Am Allah ...

A Rise to Royalty is a collaboration of writers whoare now authors. Each author has dedicatedtheir hearts, minds, and souls to deliver storiesof grief, substance abuse, medical miracles, abandonment,domestic violence, family trauma, and relationship anxiety.Each story will wow your mind and pierce your heart as well asyour soul.We all go through trials and tribulations. However,there would not be ... Read more

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A Rise to Royalty is a collaboration of writers whoare now authors. Each author has dedicatedtheir hearts, minds, and souls to deliver storiesof grief, substance abuse, medical miracles, abandonment,domestic violence, family trauma, and relationship anxiety.Each story will wow your mind and pierce your heart as well asyour soul.We all go through trials and tribulations. However,there would not be
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Murder and Mayhem

Crime in Twentieth-Century Britain

by Professor David Nash, Anne-Marie Kilday ...

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide to racial hate crime, from incest to anarchism, from gangs to the death penalty. Pulling together a wide range of literature, David Nash and Anne-Marie Kilday reveal the evolution of attitudes towards criminality and the law over the course of the ... Read more

$30.79 USD

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide to racial hate crime, from incest to anarchism, from gangs to the death penalty. Pulling together a wide range of literature, David Nash and Anne-Marie Kilday reveal the evolution of attitudes towards criminality and the law over the course of the
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Beyond Deviant Damsels

Re-evaluating Female Criminality in the Nineteenth Century

by Anne-Marie Kilday, David Nash ...

Using detailed case studies, Beyond Deviant Damsels undermines many of the conventional assumptions about how women committed crime in the nineteenth century. Previous historical accounts generally constructed gendered stereotypes of women acting in self-defence, being lesser accomplices to male criminals, committing crimes that require little or no physical effort, or pursuing supposedly 'female' ... Read more

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Using detailed case studies, Beyond Deviant Damsels undermines many of the conventional assumptions about how women committed crime in the nineteenth century. Previous historical accounts generally constructed gendered stereotypes of women acting in self-defence, being lesser accomplices to male criminals, committing crimes that require little or no physical effort, or pursuing supposedly 'female'
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A History of Ancient Rome

by Mary Beard ...

Narrated by Phyllida Nash ...

Unabridged

18 hours 29 min

A sweeping, revisionist history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists. Ancient Rome was an imposing city even by modern standards, a sprawling imperial metropolis of more than a million inhabitants, a "mixture of luxury and filth, liberty and exploitation, civic pride and murderous civil war" that served as the seat of power for an empire that spanned from Spain to Syria. Yet ... Read more

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A sweeping, revisionist history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists. Ancient Rome was an imposing city even by modern standards, a sprawling imperial metropolis of more than a million inhabitants, a "mixture of luxury and filth, liberty and exploitation, civic pride and murderous civil war" that served as the seat of power for an empire that spanned from Spain to Syria. Yet
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The Making of Urban America

by Eric Avila, Timothy M. Collins, Daniel Czitrom, Leslie M. Harris, Arnold R. Hirsch, Michael B. Katz, Randall M. Miller, Edward K. Muller, Gary B. Nash, Mary E. Odem, Kathy Peiss, Madelon Powers, Joel A. Tan, Dominic A. Pacyga, Thomas J. Sugrue ...

The revised and updated third edition of The Making of Urban America includes seven new articles and a richly detailed historiographical essay that discusses the vast urban history literature added to the canon since the publication of the second edition. The authors’ extensively revised introductions and the fifteen reprinted articles trace urban development from the preindustrial city to the ... Read more

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The revised and updated third edition of The Making of Urban America includes seven new articles and a richly detailed historiographical essay that discusses the vast urban history literature added to the canon since the publication of the second edition. The authors’ extensively revised introductions and the fifteen reprinted articles trace urban development from the preindustrial city to the
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Histories of Crime

Britain 1600-2000

by Anne-Marie Kilday, Professor David Nash ...

Providing a rounded and coherent history of crime and the law spanning the past 400 years, Histories of Crime explores the evolution of attitudes towards crime and criminality over time. Bringing together contributions from internationally acknowledgedexperts, the book highlights themes, current issues and key debates in the history of deviance and bad behaviour, including:- Marital cruelty and ... Read more

$141.79 USD

Providing a rounded and coherent history of crime and the law spanning the past 400 years, Histories of Crime explores the evolution of attitudes towards crime and criminality over time. Bringing together contributions from internationally acknowledgedexperts, the book highlights themes, current issues and key debates in the history of deviance and bad behaviour, including:- Marital cruelty and
... Read more
Social Work Theories in Action

by Robyn Munford, Kieran O\''Donoghue, Marie Connolly, Kieran O'Donoghue, Mary Nash ...

This wide-ranging collection of essays offers valuable insights into the cultural issues involved in the practical application of social work theories. Leading contributors explore the challenges faced by indigenous populations and ethnic minority groups, examining how they can gain control over their position as minority populations, and offering valuable guidance on cross-cultural work.The ... Read more

$40.99 USD

This wide-ranging collection of essays offers valuable insights into the cultural issues involved in the practical application of social work theories. Leading contributors explore the challenges faced by indigenous populations and ethnic minority groups, examining how they can gain control over their position as minority populations, and offering valuable guidance on cross-cultural work.The
... Read more
Law, Crime and Deviance since 1700

Micro-Studies in the History of Crime

Edited by Professor David Nash, Anne-Marie Kilday ...

CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2017Law, Crime and Deviance since 1700 explores the potential for the 'micro-study' approach to the history of crime and legal history. A selection of in-depth narrative micro-studies are featured to illustrate specific issues associated with the theme of crime and the law in historical context. The methodology used unpacks the wider historiographical and ... Read more

$141.79 USD

CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2017Law, Crime and Deviance since 1700 explores the potential for the 'micro-study' approach to the history of crime and legal history. A selection of in-depth narrative micro-studies are featured to illustrate specific issues associated with the theme of crime and the law in historical context. The methodology used unpacks the wider historiographical and
... Read more
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The Fires of Vesuvius

Pompeii Lost and Found

by Mary Beard ...

Narrated by Phyllida Nash ...

Unabridged

12 hours 36 min

Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million people each year. Yet it is also one of the most puzzling, with an intriguing and sometimes violent history.Destroyed by Vesuvius in 79 CE, the ruins of Pompeii offer the best evidence we have of life in the Roman Empire. But the eruptions are only part of the story. In The Fires of Vesuvius, acclaimed ... Read more

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Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million people each year. Yet it is also one of the most puzzling, with an intriguing and sometimes violent history.Destroyed by Vesuvius in 79 CE, the ruins of Pompeii offer the best evidence we have of life in the Roman Empire. But the eruptions are only part of the story. In The Fires of Vesuvius, acclaimed
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The Routledge Handbook of Jack the Ripper Studies

Edited by Anne-Marie Kilday, David Nash, Katherine D. Watson ...

Series series Routledge International Handbooks
In offering a holistic analysis of the vast array of evidence and literature pertaining to the Whitechapel Murders committed in London’s East End in the Autumn of 1888, this volume offers a multi-disciplinary and multi-dimensional consideration of the entirety of the most infamous of crimes and their legacy for the first time.Interest in the crimes of Jack the Ripper has barely dissipated over the ... Read more

$72.99 USD

In offering a holistic analysis of the vast array of evidence and literature pertaining to the Whitechapel Murders committed in London’s East End in the Autumn of 1888, this volume offers a multi-disciplinary and multi-dimensional consideration of the entirety of the most infamous of crimes and their legacy for the first time.Interest in the crimes of Jack the Ripper has barely dissipated over the
... Read more
Fair and Unfair Trials in the British Isles, 1800-1940

Microhistories of Justice and Injustice

Edited by Professor David Nash, Anne-Marie Kilday ...

Adopting a microhistory approach, Fair and Unfair Trials in the British Isles, 1800-1940 provides an in-depth examination of the evolution of the modern justice system. Drawing upon criminal cases and trials from England, Scotland, and Ireland, the book examines the errors, procedural systems, and the ways in which adverse influences of social and cultural forces impacted upon individual instances ... Read more

$34.79 USD

Adopting a microhistory approach, Fair and Unfair Trials in the British Isles, 1800-1940 provides an in-depth examination of the evolution of the modern justice system. Drawing upon criminal cases and trials from England, Scotland, and Ireland, the book examines the errors, procedural systems, and the ways in which adverse influences of social and cultural forces impacted upon individual instances
... Read more
Rock Brands

Selling Sound in a Media Saturated Culture

by Jeremy V. Adolphson, Bob Batchelor, Charles Conaway, Daniel Cochece Davis, Bryan P. Delaney, Heidi M. Kettler, Jordan McClain, Mary Nash-Wood, Staci Parks, Heather Pinson, Dave Robinson, Alison F. Slade, Deborah Clark Vance, Hazel James Cole, Michael Bertrand, Dedria Givens-Carroll, Jacqueline Lambiase, Mary Beth Ray ...

Rock Brands: Selling Sound in a Media Saturated Culture, edited by Elizabeth Barfoot Christian, is an edited collection that explores how different genres of popular music are branded and marketed today.The book's core objectives are addressed over three sections. In the first part of Rock Brands, the authors examine how established mainstream artists/bands are continuing to market themselves in ... Read more

$49.39 USD

Rock Brands: Selling Sound in a Media Saturated Culture, edited by Elizabeth Barfoot Christian, is an edited collection that explores how different genres of popular music are branded and marketed today.The book's core objectives are addressed over three sections. In the first part of Rock Brands, the authors examine how established mainstream artists/bands are continuing to market themselves in
... Read more

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