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David Lowe

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Global and International History

Conceived in 1950, the Colombo Plan for Co-operative Development in South and Southeast Asia was a unique experiment in foreign relations. Meeting annually across what we now know as the 'Indo-Pacific', talented administrators facilitated foreign aid provision, and promoted development fuelled state-making, internationalism and experimental regionalism across postwar Asia. David Lowe argues that this new setting and dynamic international cast created an unusually productive diplomatic envi...

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David Lowe

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Management Practice Essentials

Commercial acumen is a critical skill that underpins the realisation of successful and high-value trading relationships.This concise textbook provides knowledge of the principles of strategic commercial management together with a framework for critically understanding commercial practice within and between organisations. It also examines relevant commercial management best practice and aids the development of the intellectual skills to communicate the rationale behind the strategic...

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David Lowe

Commercial Management: theory and practice defines the role of commercial management within project-oriented organisations, providing a framework for and helping to develop a critical understanding of the factors that influence commercial management practice. It also identifies generic aspects of this practice and provides a theoretical foundation to these activities, by reference to existing and emergent theories and concepts, as well as to relevant management best practice....

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David Low

"The Sheep - Breeds of the British Isles" is an essay by David Low, published as part of the "Domesticated Animals of the British Islands" series. This fascinating and profusely-illustrated essay explores the history of the British sheep, with information on its various breeds, selection, domestication, management, and much more. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the wildlife of the British isles, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of al...

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David Lowe

Terrorism, Law and Policy: A Comparative Study is a textbook offering a comparative study of the terrorism-related legislation, policy and practice introduced from international governmental bodies such as the UN and the European Union, and individual states, with a focus on Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US. It offers a uniquely legal perspective on key themes relating to terrorism and security.This new edition is brought fully up to date with the ever-changing dev...

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David Lowe

Following an investigation in 1996 Detective Sergeant David Hurst and his friend Detective Constable Steve Adams receive death threats from the Provisional IRA. Many years after the 1998 Good Friday Peace Agreement in Northern Ireland being signed, both officers forget about the death threat until they are shot at outside the Old Bailey courts in London. After seeing members of that IRA cell following Hurst when visiting family in Liverpool, while making enquires including seeing one of th...

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David Lowe

This book provides an introduction to the whole concept of intermodal freight transport, the means of delivering goods using two or more transport modes, recounting both European experience and UK developments and reporting on the extensive political influences on this form of transport. This is placed into context with reference to developments in North America and Asia. Detailed explanations are given of the road and rail vehicles, the loading units and the transfer equipment used in suc...

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David Lowe

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Advances in Police Theory and Practice

Based primarily upon information from the UK Special Branch Counterterrorism Unit, Policing Terrorism: Research Studies into Police Counterterrorism Investigations takes you through the mechanics of a counterterrorism investigation. A combination of legal and empirical research, this entry in the Advances in Police Theory and Practice book series e

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David Lowe

This unique, single volume dictionary aims to make sense of the language of generic terms, jargon, abbreviations and management buzzwords, to say nothing of the legal terms and definitions, that has grown up around the transport and logistics industries.-Provides clear, unambiguous definitions of some 3,000 terms,-Endorsed by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.-UK and EU terms covered;-A work of reference for everyone in the sector, from newcome...

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David Lowe

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Empires in Perspective

Part biography, part transnational history, this study details the life and career of Percy Spender, one of Australia's most prominent twentieth-century political figures.

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David Low

If you are sick of all the fighting and political nonsense around religion, and long to experience something deeper, you are bound to appreciate how my more systematic approach endeavors to takes you to a more profound understanding that transcends language and culture.Here's an abbreviated Table of Contents:INTRODUCTIONPART I: PRELIMINARIESChapter 1: BELIEFS, ATTITUDES AND EXPERIENCES INSPIRITUALITYChapter 2: EQUAL VISION: EMBRACING THEISM AND

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David Lowe, Charlie Potter

“[This book] will be of great value to practitioners, students, academics and judges - whatever their level of experience. […] The trouble for many legal practitioners, and indeed for many legal book writers, can be a failure to see the wood for the trees, and that is a particular risk when it comes to a subject as fissiparous as statutory interpretation. David Lowe and Charlie Potter are to be congratulated for having avoided that risk: they have written a crisp and engaging book, which c...