The year 2004 marks three hundred years since Britain took possession of Gibraltar, a rocky promontory at the foot of the Iberian Peninsula sometimes referred to as 'The Rock'. Gibraltar: British or Spanish? provides a detailed study of the attempts that have been made by Spain, especially since 1984 when Britain and Spain signed an agreement to discuss the future of Gibraltar, to regain the sovereignty of 'The Rock', despite the wishes of the Gibraltarians.

The career of Allan Percy Fleming (1912- 2001)—teacher, soldier,journalist, trade commissioner, senior bureaucrat, librarian, counter terrorist—was characterised by the lack of 'appropriate' training.'I was a demonstration, he once remarked,'of the art of how to do things when unqualified.

MINING engineer lands on the FIJI Islands, coming from Europe -- Switzerland - Italy - Greece - Spain -- and via SOUTH AFRICA - AUSTRALIA -- Fremantle, Perth's Port in OZZI's West - Melbourne - KING Island, in the Bass Strait between TASMANIA and Victoria - then the 'luxury' Immigration CAMP of VILLAWOOD , and a flat FLAT in Sydney's SUMMERHILL .With two fellow geologists he finds the extension of a GOLD mine - 'EMPEROR' Gold Mining. Their introduction into...

John McEwen, thirty-seven years a politician, twenty-three days a Prime Minister and always a farmer, was an extraordinary mix of a man. His staff revered him and his adversaries feared him. There was no one, friend or foe, who did not respect him. Orphaned at seven and raised in poverty, this self-educated soldier-settler overcame difficult beginnings to dominate the Australian political arena for twenty years. The success of the Liberal-Country Party coalition throughout the fifties and ...

With growing numbers of billionaires at one end and startling numbers of food banks at the other, ‘advanced’ industrial societies are becoming ever more unequal. Yet the evolution and widespread use of new digital media, and of a news-rich environment, bear the promise of unprecedentedly informed citizens and enriched democracy. Are both these trends possible? This book examines the evidence comprehensively, and argues that the link between communications and inequality has a profound and ...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Neuere Deutsche Literatur, Note: 2,0, Technische Universität Berlin (Institut für Literaturwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Fontane und der bürgerliche Realismus, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: „…Titel: ››Frau Kommerzienrätin oder Wo sich Herz zum Herzen findt ‹‹. Dies ist die Schlußzeile eines sentimentalen Lieblingsliedes, das die 50jährige Kommerzienrätin im engeren Zirkel beständig singt und sich dadurch Anspruch auf das ››Höhere‹‹...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Ältere Deutsche Literatur, Mediävistik, Note: 2,0, Technische Universität Berlin (Institut für Literaturwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: HS: Märendichtung, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Verfehlung der Hauptfigur, ihre Hintergründe, ihre Ausgestaltung soll Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit sein. Man wird schauen müssen, ob und inwieweit die Personen Träger einer speziellen Intentionsabsicht sind und welche Schlussfolgerungen daraus gezogen...

**The true story of the Black Hills gold rush settlement once described as “the most diabolical town on earth” and of its most colorful cast of characters, from Wild Bill Hickok to Calamity Jane to Al Swearingen and Sheriff Seth Bullock."In these pungent pages, you can smell the whiskey, the gunsmoke, the horse lather, the gold dust, and the mining chemicals . . . A fine non-fiction narrative that's as alluring as its subject.” —Hampton Sides"If you thought HBO’s television...

“I should have known if there were snow demons out there, you’d find one.”Arlen Bales is an apprentice Messenger, hired to transport a dangerous shipment of thundersticks to a distant mining town. Abandoned by his partner, Arlen must travel alone, braving demon-infested nights and mountain passes full of bandits, all along hunted by the one-armed rock demon he crippled as a child, still thirsting for revenge.When he reaches the isolated village, Arlen finds his profe...

'What Peter Cozzens has done with this remarkable book is to show us that the truth about Deadwood is, in fact, even more interesting than the myth.' S. C. Gwynne, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of the Summer MoonInfamous for its stage-coach robbing, whiskey-guzzling and rampant prostitution, the gold rush settlement of Deadwood, South Dakota, was once described as 'the most diabolical town on Earth'. Built in 1876 on land brazenly s...

Rare-book dealer Peter Fallon returns in a thrilling historical novel about the California Gold Rush, by New York Times bestselling author William MartinBound for Gold continues New York Times bestselling author William Martin's epic of American history with the further adventures of Boston rare-book dealer Peter Fallon and his girlfriend, Evangeline Carrington. They are headed to California, where their search for a lost journal takes th...