This book introduces a cutting-edge continuous time stochastic linear quadratic (LQ) adaptive control algorithm for fully observed linear stochastic systems with unknown parameters. The adaptive estimation algorithm is engineered to drive the maximum likelihood estimate into the set of parameters representing the true closed-loop dynamics. By incorporating a performance monitoring feature, this approach ensures that the estimate converges to the true system parameters. Concurrently, it del...

This book is an examination of the concept of ‘character’ as a moral marker in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its main purpose is to investigate how the ‘character talk’ that helped to shape elite Britons’ sense of themselves was used at this time to convince audiences, both in Britain and in the places they had conquered, that empire could be morally as well as materially justified and was a great force for good in the world. A small group of radical thinkers question...

Since it was founded in 1982, The Wire magazine has covered a vast range of alternative, experimental, underground and non-mainstream music. Now some of that knowledge has been distilled into The Wire Primers: a comprehensive guide to the core recordings of some of the most visionary and inspiring, subversive and radical musicians on the planet, past and present. Each chapter surveys the musical universe of a particular artist, group or genre by way of a contextualizing i...

First published in 2004. This is Volume III in a collection on Imperialism, Critical Concepts in Historical Studies and includes PART V Cultural and ‘Postcolonial’ Critiques.

‘Percy the Parrot – and Other Pet Subjects’ is a collection of humorous accounts and recollections with birds, animals and fish that have passed through the author ‘Captain’ Peter Cain’s life, with Percy, an African Grey parrot, and the antics he got up to being the main feature in the book. From the early age of just eighteen months old when he ‘left home’ to the present day, he shares with you his many memorable experiences.

Percy the Parrot 2 - the bird's perspective is a 'fictional account of true events'. A humorous recollection of events from Percy's point of view which happened to him in Percy the Parrot - and other Pet Subjects. Book includes pictures and illustrations.

The eight books reprinted in this set played an important role in defining attitudes and expectations about imperialism on the British Left in the twentieth century. They are vital in understanding the transition from the liberal anti-imperialism of the nineteenth century to the more overtly socialist critiques of the twentieth.

In this state-of-the-art textbook, a distinguished team of established experts and rising scholars discuss the legacy of the Obama years and the impact of the unexpected Trump presidential victory of 2016. Carrying on the tradition set by its predecessors of incisive, authoritative and up-to-date coverage, this eighth volume explores the policy dilemmas faced by the Trump administration, as well as the doubts over the efficiency of America’s key political institutions, its policy-making pr...

The greatest show in rugby kicks off in September at the Tokyo Stadium and for the following six weeks the focus of the rugby world will be on England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland as the 20 countries in the ninth World Cup Finals battle for supremacy. The Rugby Paper, Britain's best-selling Rugby title, is publishing The Rugby Paper's Essential World Cup Guide 2019. This dedicated 132 page guide from a brilliant line-up of writers headed by Fleet Street greats Nick Cain and Peter Jackson w...

The eight books reprinted in this set played an important role in defining attitudes and expectations about imperialism on the British Left in the twentieth century. They are vital in understanding the transition from the liberal anti-imperialism of the nineteenth century to the more overtly socialist critiques of the twentieth.

Knowledge of these files is classified.You must not use police or intelligence services to carry out your investigation. Those channels are compromised.A final warning: you must move fast.Former MP Francis Morahan swore never to return to politics. But when he’s asked to chair a government inquiry into the intelligence agencies’ record against terror, it’s clear that it’s an order from the top – not a request.Sara Shah once teetered on the edge of a...

The eight books reprinted in this set played an important role in defining attitudes and expectations about imperialism on the British Left in the twentieth century. They are vital in understanding the transition from the liberal anti-imperialism of the nineteenth century to the more overtly socialist critiques of the twentieth.