June 1793 Gibraltar
- The gathering might of revolutionary France prepares to engulf Europe in another bloody war. As in the past
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Grief & loneliness depression despair & failure
- those things are the common human lot at least at times in all our lives. Yet
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Explanations of how identities are constructed are fundamental to contemporary debates in feminism & in cultural & social theory. Formations of Class & Gender demonstrates why class should be featured more prominently in theoretical accounts of gender identity & power. Beverley Skeggs identifies the neglect of class & shows how class & gender must be fused together to produce an accurate representation of power relations in modern society. The book questions how theoretical frameworks are generated for understanding how women live & produce themselves through social & cultural relations. It uses detailed ethnographic research to explain how real women inhabit & occupy the social & cultural positions of class femininity & sexuality. As a critical examination of cultural representation
- informed by recent feminist theory & the work of Pierre Bourdieu
- the book is an articulate demonstration of how to translate theory into practice.

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Epic in scope intimate in detail heartbreaking in its human drama Former People is the first book to recount the history of the nobility caught up the maelstrom of the Bolshevik Revolution & the creation of Stalin's Russia. It is a book filled with chilling tales of looted palaces burning estates of desperate flights in the night from marauding bands of thugs & Red Army soldiers of imprisonment exile & execution. It is the story of how a centuries'-old elite famous for its glittering wealth its service to the empire its promotion of the arts & culture was dispossessed & destroyed along with the rest of old Russia. Drawing on the private archives of two great families -- the Sheremetovs & the Golitsyns -- it is also a story of survival & accommodation of how many of the tsarist ruling class so-called 'former people' managed to find a place for themselves & their families in the hostile world of the Soviet Union. It reveals too how even at the darkest depths of the terror daily life went on
- men & women fell in love children were born friends gathered. Ultimately Former People is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
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Epic in scope intimate in detail heartbreaking in its human drama this is the first book to recount the history of the nobility caught up the maelstrom of the Bolshevik Revolution & the creation of Stalin's Russia. It is a book filled with chilling tales of looted palaces burning estates of desperate flights from marauding thugs & Red Army soldiers of imprisonment exile & execution. It is the story of how a centuries'-old elite famous for its glittering wealth its service to the Tsar & Empire was dispossessed & destroyed along with the rest of old Russia. Drawing on the private archives of two great families -- the Sheremetovs & the Golitsyns -- Former People is also a story of survival of how many of the tsarist ruling class so-called former people" & "class enemies " abandoned displaced & repressed overcame the loss of their world & struggled to find a place for themselves & their families in the new hostile world of the Soviet Union. It reveals how even at the darkest depths of the terror daily life went on--men & women fell in love children were born & educated friends gathered simple pleasures were cherished. Ultimately Former People is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit." ...

Following the success of its sister volume which covered the 1970s this book features anothr classic era as Forumla 1
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Now available in paperback this meticulously researched book
- described by The Sun" as incredible
- outlines each of the

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This remarkable book unlike anything previously published has been meticulously researched & written to capture the character & essence of every one of the 858 World Championship races held since the beginning of Formula 1 in 1950. Each entry highlights the key events of each individual Grand Prix
- from qualifying through to the final outcome
- as well as spotlighting those incidental happenings so unique to F1 that influenced a race or an unfolding championship battle. Nothing is missed. Every significant happening is recorded & for this updated edition the races of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship have been added & statistics updated accordingly.

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321 Go! Formula 1" takes readers right to the heart of the action. With detailed yet simple first person descriptions & superb ...

Formula One Maths Euro Edition is a unique & carefully structured course designed to fully cover all areas of junior secondary mathematics. The course incorporates a new exciting & interactive approach to maths at this level. This Practice Book is designed to complement the Formula One Maths textbook. It provides a set of new exercises that will help reinforce the ideas & concepts already taught within each lesson in the Pupils Book. Formula One Maths Euro Edition Practice Book A1 provides: * A parallel exercise for each lesson in the Pupils Book * Sets of graded questions written by experienced authors * Prepared homework for pupils * Additional material for those pupils who need extra practice on a certain topic ...