Exam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: PhysicsFirst Teaching: 2014, First Exam: 2015 The Higher Physics Student Book helps teachers and students map their route through the CfE programme, providing comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course.
It became an established practice in the 19th century for the European colonial powers - in particular, Britain and France - to exercise hegemony over large areas of the world by attempting to secure the election of governments that would favour their interests. Latin America was one such region which the colonial powers treated as their "informal empire". There has been much debate about the effectiveness of informal empire and it has generally been argued that the colonial powers found it more profitable to exercise control in this indirect manner than to administer territories directly. David McLean challenges this view, arguing that in practice there were great drawbacks to attempts to use diplomatic means to influence the domestic politics of the nations of Latin America.Attempts to secure peace and favourable trading arrangements in the Argentine and Uruguay proved extremely problematic; long-distance communications between the European governments and their diplomats in Latin America were slow and unreliable; conflicts between the European commercial classes and their governments were unavoidable; and the legitimacy of the merging nationalist movements in Latin America proved hard for the European powers to contest. This is a new study of a major aspect of colonial history and should be of interest to historians and to those with an interest in international relations.
Cholera was the scourge of nineteenth century Britain, with four devastating epidemics sweeping the country from the 1830s to the 1860s. David McLean provides a detailed study of the efforts of local and national government efforts to combat the disease. Based on a unique cache of documents, McLean's account exposes the struggles between local and national government as they grappled with the enormity of the problem and the conflict between policies of laissez-faire and state intervention. Describing the efforts of public health reformer Edwin Chadwick in conjunction with among others, Prime Minister Lord Russell, Admiral Lord Cochrane and local Plymouth leader Joseph Beer, McLean brings to life a vital period in British social and political history with policy consequences that reverberate today.
Exam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: PhysicsFirst Teaching: 2018, First Exam: 2019The Higher Physics Student Book helps teachers and students map their route through the CfE programme, providing comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course.
We love them, we depend on them, we fill our homes with them — but how much do you know about mobile phones and other wireless devices and the radiation they emit? Did you know, for example, that your use of wireless devices can affect your children, your unborn children, and even your chances of conceiving? That wireless radiation has been shown to affect performance, mental health, relationships, and sleep? Or that many world authorities recommend reducing exposure to this radiation? ‘Smart’ families are exposed to wireless radiation from ‘smart’ devices. ‘Wise’ families make informed decisions about using wireless technologies safely. This book, by consumer advocate and educator Lyn McLean, shows you in simple, practical terms what you need know to live wisely in our ever more connected world.
Technology infiltrates our lives so rapidly that few of us stop to consider the potential health implications. Yet could the technology designed to improve our lives actually be making us sick?
During her imperial heyday, Britain's greatest fighting force - the Royal Navy - was only ever as good as its surgeons. This title explores the dramatic story of medical practice on the high seas, offering the portrait of the men who dedicated their lives to the Navy, and their contribution to its efficacy as a military machine.
Niniejsza książka stanowi imponujący, kompleksowy opis rozwoju mediów masowych od końca XIX wieku do dziś. Łącząc ujęcia historyczne i porównawcze, autorzy analizują konteksty społeczno-ekonomiczne, w których powstały media masowe, formy instytucjonalne rozwijających się mediów, relacje między instytucjami medialnymi a państwem oraz współzależności między różnymi środkami przekazu. Przedstawiony historyczny opis rozwoju gazet, filmu, radia, telewizji i internetu stanowi krytyczne wprowadzenie do współczesnego medioznawstwa przeznaczone zarówno dla studentów, jak i badaczy zajmujących się tymi zagadnieniami.