Historical Directory of Trade Unions: v. 6: Including Unions in: - Edited Title
Historical Directory of Trade Unions: v. 6: Including Unions in: - Edited Title

Author: John B. Smethurst

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 1351930761

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First Published in 2017. Volume 6 of the directory contains the Trade Unions of Building and Construction, Agriculture, Fishing, Chemicals, Wood and Woodworking, Transport, Engineering and Metal Working, Government, Civil and Public Service, Energy and Extraction in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Shipbuilding.

100 Years of Telephone Switching
100 Years of Telephone Switching

Author: Robert J. Chapuis

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9781586033491

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In this work, not only the principles by which manual and automatic systems function are distinguished, but also the background to the invention is given. This is done from the perspective of an unbiased international observer.

Historical Directory of Trade Unions
Historical Directory of Trade Unions

Author: Arthur Ivor Marsh

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 720

ISBN-13: 9780754666837

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This is the final volume in the Historical Directory of Trade Unions series. It provides a comprehensive list of all British unions that operated within the building, construction, chemical, dock, maritime, engineering, government, mining, quarry, and shipbuilding industries.

Celebrating 100 Years of Female Fellowship of the Geological Society: Discovering Forgotten Histories
Celebrating 100 Years of Female Fellowship of the Geological Society: Discovering Forgotten Histories

Author: C.V. Burek

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2021-03-18

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1786204967

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The Geological Society of London was founded in 1807. At the time, membership was restricted to men, many of whom became well-known names in the history of the geological sciences. On the 21 May 1919, the first female Fellows were elected to the Society, 112 years after its formation. This Special Publication celebrates the centenary of that important event. In doing so it presents the often untold stories of pioneering women geoscientists from across the world who navigated male-dominated academia and learned societies, experienced the harsh realities of Siberian field-exploration, or responded to the strategic necessity of the ‘petroleum girls’ in early American oil exploration and production. It uncovers important female role models in the history of science, and investigates why not all of these women received due recognition from their contemporaries and peers. The work has identified a number of common issues that sometimes led to original work and personal achievements being lost or unacknowledged, and as a consequence, to histories being unwritten.

History of Telegraphy
History of Telegraphy

Author: K. G. Beauchamp

Publisher: IET

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 0852967926

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Beauchamp (1923-99, retired from the U. of Lancaster, UK) devotes the first half of the book to terrestrial telegraphy, from the beginnings of communication with mechanical signaling to the electrical system using Morse code, including a large chapter on the laying of submarine cables across the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean. The second half, on aerial telegraphy, discusses its beginnings with Marconi and its use on board ships and aircraft in both world wars. Dozens of maps show routes of telegraph cable and figures depict old telegraph equipment. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.

The Allure of Order
The Allure of Order

Author: Jal Mehta

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 0190231459

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In The Allure of Order, Mehta recounts a century of attempts at revitalizing public education, and puts forward a truly new agenda to reach this elusive goal. Over and over again, outsiders have been fascinated by the promise of scientific management and have attempted to apply principles of rational administration from above. What we want, Mehta argues, is the opposite approach which characterizes top-performing educational nations: attract strong candidates into teaching, develop relevant and usable knowledge, train teachers extensively in that knowledge, and support these efforts through a strong welfare state.

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series

Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress

Published: 1959

Total Pages: 966

ISBN-13:

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Includes Part 1, Number 1: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (January - June)

Engaging the Line
Engaging the Line

Author: Brandon R. Dimmel

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2016-10-15

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0774832770

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For decades, people living in adjacent communities along the Canada–US border enjoyed close social and economic relationships with their neighbours across the line. The introduction of new security measures during the First World War threatened this way of life by restricting the movement of people and goods across the border. Many Canadians resented the new regulations introduced by their provincial and federal governments, deriding them as “outside influences” that created friction where none had existed before. Engaging the Line examines responses to wartime regulations in several border communities, including Windsor, Ontario; Detroit, Michigan; and White Rock, British Columbia. This book brings to life the repercussions for these communities and offers readers a glimpse at the origins of our modern, highly secured border by tracing the shifting relationship between citizens and the state during wartime.