In this innovative exploration of British rule in India, John Marriott tackles one of the most significant and unanswered questions surrounding the East India Company's success. How and when was an English joint stock company with trading interests in the East Indies transformed into a fully-fledged colonial power with control over large swathes of the Indian subcontinent? The answer, Marriott argues, is to be found much earlier than traditionally acknowledged, in the territorial acquisiti...

Ever surprised by the Bible? This book is for you.Why should I allow an ancient book to tell me how to live in the 21st century?Why is the God of the Old Testament so vengeful?Is the Bible really a good book?Biola professor John Marriott and ministry veteran Shawn Wicks have met a lot of people who are troubled by the Bible. Whether it is apparent contradictions in Scripture or the violence depicted in the Old Test...

This is an anthology of literature and graphic illustration that effectively defined a formative moment in the history of London.

This is an anthology of literature and graphic illustration that effectively defined a formative moment in the history of London.

This is an anthology of literature and graphic illustration that effectively defined a formative moment in the history of London.

This is an anthology of literature and graphic illustration that effectively defined a formative moment in the history of London.

This is an anthology of literature and graphic illustration that effectively defined a formative moment in the history of London.

This is an anthology of literature and graphic illustration that effectively defined a formative moment in the history of London.

This is a collection of primary materials on the metropolitan poor. It includes the writings of urban travellers and social reformers, and contains writings from the last five years of the 18th century, that is, from the time when the poor were first discovered as endemic to the nation.

This is a collection of primary materials on the metropolitan poor. It includes the writings of urban travellers and social reformers, and contains writings from the last five years of the 18th century, that is, from the time when the poor were first discovered as endemic to the nation.

This is a collection of primary materials on the metropolitan poor. It includes the writings of urban travellers and social reformers, and contains writings from the last five years of the 18th century, that is, from the time when the poor were first discovered as endemic to the nation.

This is an extract from the main text) This book on aerotowing gliders was written because there is little reference material published about the subject worlwide. So because of the lack of published information, I thought it important to gather the wealth of knowledge that is out there on the subject, collate it and present it to our community in the interests of safety ands efficiencyThe book is intended as a comprehensive guide to glider towing operations, with that all importan...