The Further Correspondence of William Laud

Edited by Kenneth Fincham

The correspondence of William Laud, archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645, provides revealing insights into his mind, methods and activities, especially in the 1630s, as he sought to remodel the church and the clerical estatein the three kingdoms. View details

Publication date: 16 February 2018

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Leadership in Health and Social Care

By (author) Louise Jones, Clare L. Bennett

The aim of Leadership in Health and Social Care is to raise awareness, knowledge and understanding of leadership issues. Suitable for all those studying or working in the health and social care environment, it will encourage you to start, or continue, your leadership journey. View details

Publication date: 01 September 2012

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Revolution to Devolution

By (author) Kenneth O. Morgan

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Publication date: 15 September 2014

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Symbolism, Decadence And The Fin De Siècle

Contributions by Scott Ashley, Jennifer Birkett, Richard A. Cardwell, Ian Christie, Peter Cooke, Peter Dayan, Alison Finch, Michael Holland, Patrick Laude, Dr Patrick McGuinness, Dee Reynolds, Prof. Clive Scott, Jeremy Stubbs, Robert Vilain, Shirley W. Vinall Edited by Dr Patrick McGuinness

This is a comparative and interdisciplinary book exploring a variety of perspectives on the artistic culture of France, and its neighbours, in the period 1870-1914.

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Publication date: 01 April 2015

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Religious Politics in Post-Reformation England

Contributions by Anthony Milton, Brett Usher, Diarmaid MacCulloch, Keith Thomas, Kenneth Fincham, Patrick Collinson, Paul S Seaver, Peter Lake, Richard P Cust, Susan Hardman Moore, Thomas Cogswell, Thomas Freeman, W.J. Sheils Edited by Kenneth Fincham, Peter Lake

New scrutinies of the most important political and religious debates of the post-Reformation period. View details

Publication date: 21 September 2006

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Multimedia Histories

By (author) James Lyons, Dr. John Plunkett Contributions by Isobel Armstrong, Kaveh Askari, Patrizia Di Bello, James Bennett, William Boddy, Jonathan Bollen, Ian Christie, Charlie Gere, Richard Grusin, Michelle Henning, James Lyons, Laura Mulvey, Dan North, Dr. John Plunkett, Dr Andrew Shail, Damian Sutton, Andrea Zapp

Multimedia Histories: From the Magic Lantern to the Internet is the first book to explore in detail the vital connections between today’s digital culture and an absorbing history of screen entertainments and technologies. Its range of coverage moves from the magic lantern, the stereoscope and early film to the DVD and the internet.

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Publication date: 02 March 2015

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The Maritime History of Cornwall

By (author) Philip Payton, Dr Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe Contributions by John C. Appleby, John Armstrong, G.H. and R. Bennett, Terry Chapman, Wendy R. Childs, Dr Janet Cusack, Bernard Deacon, Helen Doe, Roy Fenton, Dr Alston Kennerley, Maryanne Kowaleski, Tony Pawlyn, Philip Payton, Cathryn Pearce, Caradoc Peters, N.A.M. Rodger, John Rule, W.B. Stephens, Mark Stoyle, John Symons, Dr Simon Trezise, Adrian James Webb, Paul Willerton

The first study of its kind. The book explores the rich, complex maritime inheritance of Cornwall on a national and international scale, considering the importance of the different historical periods from the medieval to the twentieth century.

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Publication date: 01 May 2015

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Precision agriculture for sustainability

Contributions by Prof Richard B. Ferguson, Dr R. Gebbers, Dr Chenghai Yang, Dr Chunhua Zhang, Dr John M. Kovacs, Dr Dan Walters, Dr Spyros Fountas, Dr Evangelos Anastasiou, Dr Zisis Tsiropoulos, Dr Aristotelis Tagarakis, Dr Athanasios Balafoutis, Dr Nicolas Tremblay, Dr Kenneth A. Sudduth, Dr Aaron J. Franzen, Dr Heping Zhu, Dr Scott T. Drummond, Dr Paul Miller, Dr Qin Zhang, Dr Joseph Dvorak, Dr Timo Oksanen, Dr Diogenes Antille, Dr Tim Chamen, Dr Jeff N. Tullberg, Dr Bindi Isbister, T. A. Jensen, Dr Craig P. Baillie, Dr John K. Schueller, Prof. Pedro Andrade-Sanchez, Dr Shrinivasa K. Upadhyaya, Prof. John Fulton, Dr Dan S. Long, Dr Amir Haghverdi, Dr Brian G. Leib, Dr E. C. Oerke, Prof. Roland Gerhards, Dr Mark Trotter, Prof Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer, Dr Guangnan Chen Edited by Dr John Stafford

By using resources more efficiently, precision agriculture can make farming more productive and sustainable. This collection reviews current research on key technologies in precision agriculture and its applications. View details

Publication date: 06 November 2018

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Achieving sustainable cultivation of apples

Contributions by Dr Gayle M. Volk, Dr Amit Dhingra, Sally A. Bound, Dr Dugald C. Close, Prof. Peter M. Hirst, M. C. Goffinet, Emeritus Prof. A. N. Lakso, Dr Gennaro Fazio, C. Peace, Dr K. Evans, Dr Duane Greene, Prof. Stefano Musacchi, K. Hannam, T. Forge, Dr Denise Neilsen, Dr G. H. Neilsen, L. R. Khot, M. Karkee, Dr Qin Zhang, Dr Wayne M. Jurick, Dr W. J. Janisiewicz, Prof. Chris Watkins, Dr Kerik D. Cox, Dr Kenneth C. Eastwell, Dr John Norelli, Dr Elizabeth H. Beers, Dr Markus Kellerhals, Hildegard Garming, Dr R. Karina Gallardo, Dr Desmond ORourke, G. Peck, Prof. David Granatstein, Markus Kelderer, Ms Jutta Kienzle Edited by Dr K. Evans

This book reviews our understanding of tree and fruit physiology and how it can be used in breeding better varieties. It also discusses pests and diseases and ways they can be prevented or controlled to make cultivation more productive. View details

Publication date: 16 June 2017

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The Nature of the English Revolution Revisited

Contributions by Blair Worden, Ethan H. Shagan, Grant Tapsell, J.C. Davis, John D. Walter, John Spurr, Kenneth Fincham, Philip Baker, Rachel Foxley, Stephen C Taylor, Tim Harris, Tim Wales Edited by Stephen C Taylor, Grant Tapsell

New insights into the nature of the seventeenth-century English revolution - one of the most contested issues in early modern British history. View details

Publication date: 20 June 2013

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Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 1

Contributions by Prof. Doyle McKey, Marc Delêtre, Dr Aurélie Bechoff, Kuakoon Piyachomkwan, Sittichoke Wanlapatit, Prof. Klanarong Sriroth, Dr Keith Tomlins, Ben Bennett, Dr Tin Maung Aye, Dr Dunstan S. C. Spencer, Chuma Ezedinma, Olivier F. Vilpoux, Denilson de Oliveira Guilherme, Prof. Marney Pascoli Cereda, Dr Clair H. Hershey, Dr Kolawole Adebayo, Dr Claude M. Fauquet, Joe Tohme, Dr Reinhardt Howeler, Dr James George, Sarojini Amma Sunitha, Dr Thomas W. Kuyper, Prof. Samuel Adjei-Nsiah, Mr George Marechera, Grace Muinga Edited by Dr Clair H. Hershey

This collection begins by reviewing the current state of cassava cultivation, before going on to review the range of techniques enabling sustainable intensification, from seed systems management to intercropping and post-harvest management. View details

Publication date: 31 July 2017

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Achieving sustainable cultivation of tomatoes

Contributions by Emeritus Prof Kenneth Boote, W. L. Araújo, C. Nick, F. T. Delazari, V. S. Almeida, Prof. D. J. H. Silva, A. Gazula, A. Simonne, M. Ozores-Hampton, Dr E. Simonne, Dr Martine Dorais, L. E. P. Peres, D. S. Reartes, M. H. Vicente, Dr A. Zsögön, Lawrence Kenyon, Dr Andreas W. Ebert, K. K. Mandadi, S. C. Irigoyen, Dr C. A. Avila, Dr Y. Bai, Junming Li, B. Kaur, Prof. A. K. Handa, Dr A. K. Mattoo, C. Sauvage, E. Albert, Dr M. Causse, K. Wang, Prof. H Czosnek, Dr Moshe Lapidot, Dr R. Srinivasan, Dr R. Muniappan, Dr D. R. Panthee, Euro Pannacci, Prof. Francesco Tei, Mônica Macedo, Marcela Vasquez-Mayorga, Robert L. Gilbertson, F. Vidavski, A. Koren, Ilan Levin, P. Adhikari, J. P. Kressin Edited by Dr A. K. Mattoo, Prof. A. K. Handa

This book reviews key developments in tomato breeding, including developing improved varieties with desirable traits such as drought or pest resistance. It also discusses ways of improving cultivation techniques as well as pests, diseases and their control. View details

Publication date: 31 March 2017

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Global tea science

Contributions by Jian-Qiang Ma, Prof. Liang Chen, Dr Xinchao Wang, Xinyuan Hao, Lu Wang, Yajun Yang, Dr Mainaak Mukhopadhaya, Dr Tapan Kumar Mondal, Dr M. A. Wijeratne, Prof. P. Okinda Owuor, Shipra Singh, Dr Anita Pandey, Lok Man S. Palni, Dr P. N. Bhattacharyya, S. R. Sarmah, Dr G. D. Sinniah, Dr Nalini C. Gnanapragasam, Dr A.K Barooah, Ting Zhang, Xiaojian Lv, Yin Xu, Lanying Xu, Tao Long, Prof. Chi-Tang Ho, Dr Shiming Li, Prof. Chung S. Yang, Dr Wenyan Han, Xin Li, Peng Yan, Liping Zhang, Golam Jalal Ahammed, Dr Thushari Lakmini Wijeratne, Dr Nikhil Ghosh Hajra, Dr Atik Dharmadi Edited by Dr VS Sharma, Dr Kumudini Gunasekare

Tea is the most widely-consumed beverage in the world. Tea cultivation faces a range of challenges in improving yields. The various parts of the book review ways of addressing these challenges, from breeding and cultivation to plant protection and improving sustainability. View details

Publication date: 20 February 2018

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Leftover Women

By (author) Leta Hong Fincher

A provocative exposé of the position of women in China and of the state-perpetuated myths about 'leftover' women. View details

Publication date: 31 July 2016

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Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 3

Contributions by Prof. C. J. C. Phillips, Dr Jan Hultgren, Prof. Jeffrey Rushen, Prof. Jennie E. Pryce, Yvette de Haas, Dr Carmen Gallo, Ana Strappini, Emily Miller-Cushon, Dr Ken Leslie, Trevor DeVries, Anusha Bulumulla, Dr Mi Zhou, Prof. Le Luo Guan, Prof. John McNamara, Prof. Pekka Huhtanen, Prof. Michel A. Wattiaux, Matias A. Aguerre, Sanjeewa D. Ranathunga, Prof. J. R. Roche, Dr Michael Blümmel, Dr A. Muller, Dr C. Schader, M. Herrero, M. R. Garg, Prof. C. Jamie Newbold, Dr Gregory B. Penner, Prof. Kenneth Nordlund, Prof. Alexander C. O. Evans, Shenming Zeng, Dr P. Moroni, Dr F. Welcome, M. F. Addis, Dr Nick Bell, Prof. Wendela Wapenaar, Simon Archer, John Remnant, Alan Murphy, Prof. Jacqueline B. Matthews, Prof. Michael Stear, Karen Fairlie-Clarke, Nicholas Jonsson, Bonnie Mallard, David Groth, Prof. David C. Barrett, Kristen K. Reyher, Andrea Turner, David A. Tisdall, Mr Jonathan Statham Edited by Prof. John Webster

Animal health and welfare are of major importance in dairy farming. This collection looks at the key issues affecting dairy herd welfare as well as ways of optimising dairy cattle nutrition. It also reviews ways of detecting, preventing and managing diseases affecting dairy cattle. View details

Publication date: 07 August 2017

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Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes Volume 2

Contributions by Prof. James D. Kelly, Dr John O. Ojiem, Prof. William Erskine, Ashutosh Sarker, Dr Shiv Kumar Agrawal, Prof. Fred J. Muehlbauer, Y.-C. Lee, R. Lemes Hamawaki, V. Colantonio, M. J. Iqbal, Prof. D. A. Lightfoot, Frederick P. Baijukya, Harun M. Murithi, Dr Fred Kanampiu, Prof. C. Michael Deom, David Kalule Okello, S. N. Nigam, Dr P. Janila, Dr David Jordan, Rick Brandenburg, Gary Payne, David Hoisington, Nick Magnan, Dr James Rhoads, Mumuni Abudulai, Koushik Adhikari, Jinru Chen, Richard Akromah, William Appaw, William Ellis, Maria Balota, Kumar Mallikarjunan, Emeritus Prof Kenneth Boote, Greg MacDonald, Kira Bowen, Boris Bravo-Ureta, Jeremy Jelliffe, Agnes Budu, Hendrix Chalwe, Alice Mweetwa, Munsanda Ngulube, Awere Dankyi, Brandford Mochia, Vivian Hoffmann, Amade Muitia, Sam Njoroge, Nelson Opoku, Prof. B. B. Singh, Dr Alpha Y. Kamara, Lucky O. Omoigui, Nkeki Kamai, Sylvester U. Ewansiha, Hakeem A. Ajeigbe, Dr Fouad Maalouf, Seid Ahmed, Somanagouda Patil, Dr R. Redden, X. Zong, R. M. Norton, Dr Fred Stoddard, M El-Bouhssini, Y. Tao, L. Rong, Li Ling, Dr K.B Saxena, Y. S. Chauhan, C. V. S. Kumar, A. J. Hingane, R. V. Kumar, R. K. Saxena, G. V. R. Rao, Prof. K.R Latha, L. Vimalendran, Agnes Mwangwela Edited by Dr Shoba Sivasankar, Dr David Bergvinson, Dr Pooran Gaur, Dr Shiv Kumar Agrawal, Dr Steve Beebe, Dr Manuele Tamò

The second volume in this collection focusses on improving the cultivation of particular grain legumes, starting with common beans, lentils, soybeans and groundnuts. A second group of chapters discusses cowpea, faba beans and pigeonpea. View details

Publication date: 18 January 2018

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Bishops and Reform in the English Church, 1520-1559

By (author) Kenneth Carleton

The role of bishops in the process of Reformation in the 16th century, studied from their surviving writings and contemporary discussion. View details

Publication date: 10 May 2001

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