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Queer Ink: A Blotted History Towards Liberation - Katherine Hubbard - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Queer Ink: A Blotted History Towards Liberation - Katherine Hubbard - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

This historical interdisciplinary book contextualises the Rorschach ink blot test and embeds it within feminist action and queer liberation. What do you see when you look at an ink blot? The Rorschach ink blot test is one of the most famous psychological tests and it has a surprisingly queer history. In mapping this history, this book explores how this test, once used to detect and diagnose ‘homosexuality’, was later used by some psychologists and activists to fight for gay liberation. In this book the author uses the test in yet another way, as a lens through which we can reveal a queer feminist history of Psychology. By looking closely at the lives and work of some women psychologists and activists it becomes clear that their work was influenced by their own, often queer, lives. By tracing the lives and actions of women who used, were tested with, or influenced by, the Rorschach, a new kind of understanding of gay and lesbian history in Britain is revealed. Pushing at the borders between Psychology, Sociology, and activism, the book utilises the Rorschach to show how influential the social world is on scientific practice. This is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the history of sexuality and Psychology.

DKK 422.00
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The Theory and Practice of British Tank Warfare on the Western Front during the First World War - Brynley Hammond - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd -

The Theory and Practice of British Tank Warfare on the Western Front during the First World War - Brynley Hammond - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd -

The image of a tank crawling across a shell-cratered battlefield remains one of the iconic representations of the Great War. Yet, despite the huge amount of attention tanks received - both at the time and from later historians - fierce debate continues to rage regarding their actual impact on the war. Neither contemporaries nor historians agree on whether the British army every really understood the potential of this new weapon and how best to integrate it into the wider army. Focusing on operations planned and executed during the war, this study challenges perceptions of senior commanders of the British Expeditionary Force as unimaginative and unresponsive to technological innovation. Instead, it demonstrates how they employed a continuous cycle of operational analysis and evaluation to create, revise and refine theories of tank co-operation with other arms. Indeed, field commanders were often enthusiastic supporters of the tank, and several attempted innovative offensive operations using them. However, without prior knowledge of the combat performance of such new technology, it was inevitable that much trial and error would be involved in finding the strengths and weaknesses of these vehicles. Whilst accepting that more could perhaps have been done before 1918 to facilitate the tank''s integration into the British forces, Dr Hammond clearly demonstrates that the extreme conditions under which tank crews worked and the technological limitations of the early tanks posed severe constraints on the development of a workable ''tank doctrine''. Nevertheless, by the end of the war, tanks were established as a permanent and essential element of the British Army.

DKK 1268.00
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Issues in Underground Storage Tank Management UST Closure and Financial Assurance - Paul S. Thompson - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Issues in Underground Storage Tank Management UST Closure and Financial Assurance - Paul S. Thompson - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Issues in Underground Storage Tank Management presents a comprehensive description of the many complex facets of hazardous waste management, tank closure, and site assessment. It is also the only book to cover financial assurance of UST remediation. Part I discusses UST closure including regulation, closure techniques, site assessment methods and data interpretation, waste disposal, contracting, and health and safety. The book''s site assessment section covers such issues as field screening, analytical techniques, sample collection, and equipment decontamination. Part 2 covers financial assurance addressing UST financial responsibility, EPA financial responsibility regulations, use of insurance, use of state funds, and litigation and common law. Non-technical language is used throughout the book to present information in an easy-to-understand, readable fashion. Issues in Underground Storage Tank Management is an essential guide for UST owners, facility managers, environmental and hazardous waste consultants, federal and state environmental regulatory personnel, groundwater professionals, pollution engineers. It also has useful information for anyone involved in petroleum contamination assessment.

DKK 375.00
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The French Army's Tank Force and Armoured Warfare in the Great War - Dr. Tim Gale - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The French Army's Tank Force and Armoured Warfare in the Great War - Dr. Tim Gale - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Recent scholarship has challenged the assumption that military commanders during the First World War were inflexible, backward-looking and unwilling to exploit new technologies. Instead a very different picture is now emerging of armies desperately looking to a wide range of often untested and immature scientific and technological innovations to help break the deadlock of the Western Front. Nowhere is this better illustrated than in the development of tank warfare, which both the British and the French hoped would give them a decisive edge in their offensives of 1917 and 1918. Whilst the British efforts to develop armoured warfare have been well chronicled, there has been no academic study in English on the French tank force - the Artillerie Spéciale - during the Great War. As such, this book provides a welcome new perspective on an important but much misunderstood area of the war. Such was the scale of the French tanks’ failure in their first engagement in 1917, it was rumoured that the Artillerie Spéciale was in danger of being disbanded, yet, by the end of the war it was the world’s largest and most technologically advanced tank force. This work examines this important facet of the French army’s performance in the First World War, arguing that the AS fought the war in as intelligent and sensible a manner as was possible, given the immature state of the technology available. No amount of sound tank doctrine could compensate for the fragility of the material, for the paucity of battlefield communication equipment and for the lack of tank-infantry training opportunities. Only by 1918 was the French army equipped with enough reliable tanks, as well as aircraft and heavy-artillery, to begin to exercise a mastery of the new form of combined-arms warfare. The successful French armoured effort outlined in this study (including a listing of all the combat engagements of the French tank service in the Great War) highlights a level of military effectiveness within

DKK 579.00
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Compressed Hydrogen in Fuel Cell Vehicles - Rupesh Rohan - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Compressed Hydrogen in Fuel Cell Vehicles - Rupesh Rohan - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

This book highlights the challenges of using hydrogen as a fuel for sustainable transportation including introduction of various hydrogen storage technologies, storage requirement for fuel cell vehicles, compressed hydrogen storage system, and refueling analysis with thermal management. Furthermore, thermodynamics and kinetics involved during refuelling, heat transfer issues in storage tank and effect of severe operating conditions on structure of storage tank under SAEJ2601 refueling conditions are discussed in detail. Features: - - Covers design and analysis of on-board storage/tank for compressed hydrogen in fuel-cell vehicle applications. - - - Discuss heat transfer issues and effect of severe operating conditions on structure of storage the tank. - - - Includes the structural analysis of composite storage tank. - - - Provides assessment on refueling process of compressed hydrogen storage system and novel refueling process. - - - Deals with thermodynamic and kinetic involved during refueling as per SAEJ2601. - This book aims at researchers, professionals, and graduate students in automotive engineering, energy and power, materials, and chemical engineering.

DKK 993.00
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Compressed Hydrogen in Fuel Cell Vehicles - Rupesh Rohan - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Compressed Hydrogen in Fuel Cell Vehicles - Rupesh Rohan - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

This book highlights the challenges of using hydrogen as a fuel for sustainable transportation including introduction of various hydrogen storage technologies, storage requirement for fuel cell vehicles, compressed hydrogen storage system, and refueling analysis with thermal management. Furthermore, thermodynamics and kinetics involved during refuelling, heat transfer issues in storage tank and effect of severe operating conditions on structure of storage tank under SAEJ2601 refueling conditions are discussed in detail. Features: - - Covers design and analysis of on-board storage/tank for compressed hydrogen in fuel-cell vehicle applications. - - - Discuss heat transfer issues and effect of severe operating conditions on structure of storage the tank. - - - Includes the structural analysis of composite storage tank. - - - Provides assessment on refueling process of compressed hydrogen storage system and novel refueling process. - - - Deals with thermodynamic and kinetic involved during refueling as per SAEJ2601. - This book aims at researchers, professionals, and graduate students in automotive engineering, energy and power, materials, and chemical engineering.

DKK 477.00
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The Travels of Peter Mundy, in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667 - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Travels of Peter Mundy, in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667 - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

From the Rawlinson MS. A. 315 in the Bodleian Library, with facsimile of original t.-p.: Itinerarium mundi, that is A memoriall or sundry relations of certain voiages,journeies ettc. ... By: Peter Mundy. With an appendix of extracts from the writings of seventeenth-century travellers to the Levant. Continued in Second Series 35, 45, 46, 55, and 78. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1907.

DKK 1003.00
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The Travels of Peter Mundy, in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667 - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Travels of Peter Mundy, in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667 - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

From the Rawlinson MS. A. 315 in the Bodleian Library, with facsimile of original t.-p.: Itinerarium mundi, that is A memoriall or sundry relations of certain voiages,journeies ettc. ... By: Peter Mundy. With an appendix of extracts from the writings of seventeenth-century travellers to the Levant. Continued in Second Series 35, 45, 46, 55, and 78. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1907.

DKK 1003.00
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Sloshing in Upright Circular Containers - Alexander Timokha - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Sloshing in Upright Circular Containers - Alexander Timokha - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

This book presents mathematical fundaments and results on sloshing in an upright circular cylindrical tank with semi-analytical solutions. The book outlines generic mathematical and physical aspects of the multimodal method, describes milestones, and presents several versions of modal systems for an upright circular tank, both linear and nonlinear. The book offers an extended description of the state-of-the-art theoretical sloshing with more than 200 references. It presents mathematical fundamentals of free-surface sloshing problems, details linear and nonlinear modal equations, provides analytical estimates of viscous damping, and covers stability analysis of steady-state solution. The book is for engineers dealing with sloshing, applied mathematicians working on free-surface problems, and lecturers in fluid mechanics that need to know the fundamentals and analytical solutions from surface wave theory.

DKK 561.00
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MAHAD: The Making of the First Dalit Revolt - Anand Teltumbde - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

MAHAD: The Making of the First Dalit Revolt - Anand Teltumbde - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

MAHAD has an iconic place in Dalit universe. Associated with legendary personality of Dr Ambedkar, the struggle of Dalits at Mahad for asserting their rights to access the public tank, the Chavadar tank, arguably ranks among the first civil rights struggles in history. Unfortunately, it remained largely confined to folklore; its detailed account still remaining fragmented and in mostly Marathi. This book provides a comprehensive account, using many sources including the archival materials, of the two conferences in Mahad in 1927 that marks the beginning of the Dalit movement under Babasaheb Ambedkar to a wider readership in English. It tries to frame it within its historical context which will help people comprehend its historical significance. It also seeks to draw certain lessons for the future course of the Dalit movement. The book additionally contains the original account of Comrade R. B. MORE, the organizer of the first conference at Mahad.

DKK 422.00
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Principles of Cyberbullying Research - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Principles of Cyberbullying Research - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

In 2010, the International Cyberbullying Think Tank was held in order to discuss questions of definition, measurement, and methodologies related to cyberbullying research. The attendees’ goal was to develop a set of guidelines that current and future researchers could use to improve the quality of their research and advance our understanding of cyberbullying and related issues. This book is the product of their meetings, and is the first volume to provide researchers with a clear set of principles to inform their work on cyberbullying. The contributing authors, all participants in the Think Tank, review the existing research and theoretical frameworks of cyberbullying before exploring topics such as questions of methodology, sampling issues, methods employed so far, psychometric issues that must be considered, ethical considerations, and implications for prevention and intervention efforts. Researchers as well as practitioners seeking information to inform their prevention and intervention programs will find this to be a timely and essential resource.

DKK 468.00
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Leaders in War - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Leaders in War - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Leaders in War present unique first-person perspectives across the spectrum of American combat operations during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. From division commanders to platoon leaders, the authors deliver an insider''s view of tough leadership challenges, tragic failures, and triumphant victories. Leaders in War captures the essence of the post-Cold War US Army: how an all-volunteer army, equipped with new weapons systems and adjusting to new battle doctrine, mounted one of history''s most successful military campaigns. Described here are the details of the tremendous logistical challenges, innovations in intelligence, ground combat operations from platoon to division, and a wide range of combat support operations. Leaders in War focuses not just on the successes, but on the failures as well, in operations ranging from violent tank battles against the vaunted Iraqi Republican Guard to train-and-fill operations thousands of miles away. Leaders in War illustrates how US Army leaders adapted to the psychological strains of combat, the fog of war, unforeseeable challenges, and the fury of tank warfare during the Persian Gulf War.

DKK 665.00
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Victorian Vocalists - Kurt Ganzl - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Victorian Vocalists - Kurt Ganzl - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Victorian Vocalists is a masterful and entertaining collection of 100 biographies of mid- to late-19th-century singers and stars. Kurt Gänzl paints a vivid picture of the Victorian operatic and concert world, revealing the backgrounds, journeys, successes, failures and misdemeanours of these singers. This volume is not only an outstanding reference work for anyone interested in vocalists of the era, but also a compelling, meticulously researched picture of life in the vast shark tank that was Victorian music.

DKK 477.00
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How the War Was Won - T.h.e. Travers - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

How the War Was Won - T.h.e. Travers - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

"How the War Was Won" describes the major role played by the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in defeating the German army. In particular, the book explains the methods used in fighting the last year of the war, and raises questions as to whether mechanical warfare could have been more widely used. Using a wide range of unpublished material from archives in both Britain and Canada, Travers explores the two themes of command and technology as the style of warfare changed from late 1917 through 1918. He describes in detail the British army''s defense against the German 1918 spring offensives, analyzes command problems during these offensives, and offers an overriding explanation for the March 1918 retreat. He also fully investigates the role of the tank from Cambrai to the end of the war, and concludes that, properly used, the tank could have made a greater contribution to victory. "How the War Was Won" explodes many myths and advances newand controversial arguments. It will be essential reading for military historians and strategists, and for those interested in the origins of mechanical warfare.

DKK 558.00
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Epimethean Imaginings - Raymond (university Of Manchester Tallis - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Epimethean Imaginings - Raymond (university Of Manchester Tallis - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

These essays, written in the spirit of Goethe’s Epimetheus who "traces the quick deed to the dim realm of form-combining possibilities", display the depth and breadth of Tallis’s fascination with our lives. Whether discussing philosophical "hardy perennials" like time, or a mundane artefact like ink, Tallis challenges us to think differently about who we are and why we are. The first part of the book – Analysis – dives into the deep-end to explore some of the big questions in philosophy: perception, knowledge and belief; time; the relationship between mathematics and reality; and probability and causation. The middle section – Tetchy Interludes – takes a wry look at some aspects of contemporary art; stupidity (including the author’s own); and Christmas. The third part – Celebration – is more experimental in both its subject matter and treatment. It celebrates the complexity of ordinary, everyday consciousness by contemplating the miracle of speech, artefacts that have transformed our lives (and what they reveal about our cognition) such as the wheel, the sail, and ink; and ‘snapshots’ of the author’s own consciousness on an ordinary day, of past consciousness, as captured in historical memory. Notwithstanding their diversity in theme and style, these essays share the common aim of discovering and celebrating the submerged riches in the "quick deeds" of our everyday lives and perceptions.

DKK 269.00
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The Politics of Think Tanks in Europe - Jesper Dahl (roskilde University Kelstrup - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Politics of Think Tanks in Europe - Jesper Dahl (roskilde University Kelstrup - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

In the 21st century, think tanks have become more than a buzzword in European public discourse. They now play important roles in the policy-making process by providing applied research, building networks and advocating policies. The book studies the development of think tanks and contemporary consequences in the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark and at the EU-level. A Continental think tank tradition in which the state plays a pivotal role and an Anglo-American tradition which facilitates interaction in public policy on market-like terms have shaped the development of think tanks. On the basis of a typology of think tanks, quantitative data and interviews with think tank practitioners, the interplay between state and market dynamics and the development of different types of think tanks is analysed. Although think tanks develop along different institutional trajectories, it is concluded that the Anglo-American tradition has had a significant, cross-cutting impact in Europe in recent years. The contention over the politics of think tanks runs deeper at the EU-level than in the member states and reflects disagreement over how the EU should develop in the future. This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of political communication, public policy, European politics and comparative politics.

DKK 477.00
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