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Dock Workers: International Explorations in Comparative Labour History, 1790-1970
by Sam Davies Lex Heerma Voss Colin J. Davis David de Vries Lidewij Hesselink Klaus WeinhauerWorkers who loaded and unloaded ships have formed a distinctive occupational group over the past two centuries. As trade expanded so the numbers of dock labourers increased and became concentrated in the major ports of the world. This ambitious two-volume project goes beyond existing individual studies of dock workers to develop a genuinely comparative international perspective over a long historical period. Volume 1 contains studies of 22 major ports worldwide. Built around an agreed framework of issues, these 'port studies' examine the type of workers who dominated dock labour, their race, class and ethnicity, the working conditions of dockers and the role of government as employer, arbitrator and supporter. The studies also detail how dockers organized their labour, patterns of strike action and involvement in political organizations. The structure of the port city is also outlined and descriptions given of the waterside environment. These areas of investigation form the basis for a series of 11 thematic studies which comprise Volume 2. Drawing on the information provided in the port studies, these essays identify important aspects and recurring themes, and explain how and why particular cases diverge from the rest. The final chapter of the book synthesizes the various approaches taken to offer a model which suggests several configurations of dock labour and presents suggestions for future research. This major scholarly achievement represents the most sustained attempt to date to provide a comparative international history of dock labour. An annotated bibliography completes this essential reference work.
Docker's Daughter: An authentic and moving romantic saga set against the backdrop of the docks, streets, markets and pubs of Whitechapel
by Sally Worboyes'She brings the East End to life' Barbara WindsorAn authentic and moving romantic saga set against the backdrop of the docks, streets, markets and pubs of Whitechapel, from the author of Wild Hops and The Dinner Lady.Young Kay Armstrong wants to break away from her tough East End background, where her friends are turning to crime. A job in the City seems like the perfect answer - but when she plans a holiday to Spain that involves forging her passport, she takes a step too far...Meanwhile her dad, Jack, is spearheading the great dock strike. He and his wife Laura worry about their headstrong daughter, especially the new set of friends introducing her to fashionable restaurants and the pleasures of drinking.And when Zacchi, the handsome gypsy boyfriend of her past reappears, Kay has some hard choices to make...
Docker's Daughter: An authentic and moving romantic saga set against the backdrop of the docks, streets, markets and pubs of Whitechapel
by Sally Worboyes'She brings the East End to life' Barbara WindsorAn authentic and moving romantic saga set against the backdrop of the docks, streets, markets and pubs of Whitechapel, from the author of Wild Hops and The Dinner Lady.Young Kay Armstrong wants to break away from her tough East End background, where her friends are turning to crime. A job in the City seems like the perfect answer - but when she plans a holiday to Spain that involves forging her passport, she takes a step too far...Meanwhile her dad, Jack, is spearheading the great dock strike. He and his wife Laura worry about their headstrong daughter, especially the new set of friends introducing her to fashionable restaurants and the pleasures of drinking.And when Zacchi, the handsome gypsy boyfriend of her past reappears, Kay has some hard choices to make...
Dockside Reading: Hydrocolonialism and the Custom House
by Isabel HofmeyrIn Dockside Reading Isabel Hofmeyr traces the relationships among print culture, colonialism, and the ocean through the institution of the British colonial Custom House. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, dockside customs officials would leaf through publications looking for obscenity, politically objectionable materials, or reprints of British copyrighted works, often dumping these condemned goods into the water. These practices, echoing other colonial imaginaries of the ocean as a space for erasing incriminating evidence of the violence of empire, informed later censorship regimes under apartheid in South Africa. By tracking printed matter from ship to shore, Hofmeyr shows how literary institutions like copyright and censorship were shaped by colonial control of coastal waters. Set in the environmental context of the colonial port city, Dockside Reading explores how imperialism colonizes water. Hofmeyr examines this theme through the concept of hydrocolonialism, which puts together land and sea, empire and environment.
Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area (Working Class in American History #295)
by Peter ColeDockworkers have power. Often missed in commentary on today's globalizing economy, workers in the world's ports can harness their role, at a strategic choke point, to promote their labor rights and social justice causes. Peter Cole brings such overlooked experiences to light in an eye-opening comparative study of Durban, South Africa, and the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Path-breaking research reveals how unions effected lasting change in some of the most far-reaching struggles of modern times. First, dockworkers in each city drew on longstanding radical traditions to promote racial equality. Second, they persevered when a new technology--container ships--sent a shockwave of layoffs through the industry. Finally, their commitment to black internationalism and leftist politics sparked transnational work stoppages to protest apartheid and authoritarianism. Dockworker Power not only brings to light surprising parallels in the experiences of dockers half a world away from each other. It also offers a new perspective on how workers can change their conditions and world.
Doctor Agent Spoils Dumb Wife: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Mo LvXiantong yan prince i need you to clarify a bit there's a rumor saying that you like me a certain prince hmm let me clarify that it is not a rumor tong yan she just wanted to keep a low profile and be a scumbag who ate and drank until she found the right time to return to the modern era however some big boss always liked to take her to level up and fight monsters coupled with her heaven-defying luck she could easily become the strongest master in the world alright since that was the case he could only forcefully attack your royal highness i'll tell you the truth that i'm an ace of the ninth division lie still i'll lead you oh really i am a senior advisor at the 9th rank what class are you your highness you also f*cking transmigrated
Doctor Agent Spoils Dumb Wife: Volume 10 (Volume 10 #10)
by Mo LvXiantong yan prince i need you to clarify a bit there's a rumor saying that you like me a certain prince hmm let me clarify that it is not a rumor tong yan she just wanted to keep a low profile and be a scumbag who ate and drank until she found the right time to return to the modern era however some big boss always liked to take her to level up and fight monsters coupled with her heaven-defying luck she could easily become the strongest master in the world alright since that was the case he could only forcefully attack your royal highness i'll tell you the truth that i'm an ace of the ninth division lie still i'll lead you oh really i am a senior advisor at the 9th rank what class are you your highness you also f*cking transmigrated
Doctor Agent Spoils Dumb Wife: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Mo LvXiantong yan prince i need you to clarify a bit there's a rumor saying that you like me a certain prince hmm let me clarify that it is not a rumor tong yan she just wanted to keep a low profile and be a scumbag who ate and drank until she found the right time to return to the modern era however some big boss always liked to take her to level up and fight monsters coupled with her heaven-defying luck she could easily become the strongest master in the world alright since that was the case he could only forcefully attack your royal highness i'll tell you the truth that i'm an ace of the ninth division lie still i'll lead you oh really i am a senior advisor at the 9th rank what class are you your highness you also f*cking transmigrated
Doctor Agent Spoils Dumb Wife: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Mo LvXiantong yan prince i need you to clarify a bit there's a rumor saying that you like me a certain prince hmm let me clarify that it is not a rumor tong yan she just wanted to keep a low profile and be a scumbag who ate and drank until she found the right time to return to the modern era however some big boss always liked to take her to level up and fight monsters coupled with her heaven-defying luck she could easily become the strongest master in the world alright since that was the case he could only forcefully attack your royal highness i'll tell you the truth that i'm an ace of the ninth division lie still i'll lead you oh really i am a senior advisor at the 9th rank what class are you your highness you also f*cking transmigrated
Doctor Agent Spoils Dumb Wife: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Mo LvXiantong yan prince i need you to clarify a bit there's a rumor saying that you like me a certain prince hmm let me clarify that it is not a rumor tong yan she just wanted to keep a low profile and be a scumbag who ate and drank until she found the right time to return to the modern era however some big boss always liked to take her to level up and fight monsters coupled with her heaven-defying luck she could easily become the strongest master in the world alright since that was the case he could only forcefully attack your royal highness i'll tell you the truth that i'm an ace of the ninth division lie still i'll lead you oh really i am a senior advisor at the 9th rank what class are you your highness you also f*cking transmigrated
Doctor Agent Spoils Dumb Wife: Volume 7 (Volume 7 #7)
by Mo LvXiantong yan prince i need you to clarify a bit there's a rumor saying that you like me a certain prince hmm let me clarify that it is not a rumor tong yan she just wanted to keep a low profile and be a scumbag who ate and drank until she found the right time to return to the modern era however some big boss always liked to take her to level up and fight monsters coupled with her heaven-defying luck she could easily become the strongest master in the world alright since that was the case he could only forcefully attack your royal highness i'll tell you the truth that i'm an ace of the ninth division lie still i'll lead you oh really i am a senior advisor at the 9th rank what class are you your highness you also f*cking transmigrated
Doctor Agent Spoils Dumb Wife: Volume 8 (Volume 8 #8)
by Mo LvXiantong yan prince i need you to clarify a bit there's a rumor saying that you like me a certain prince hmm let me clarify that it is not a rumor tong yan she just wanted to keep a low profile and be a scumbag who ate and drank until she found the right time to return to the modern era however some big boss always liked to take her to level up and fight monsters coupled with her heaven-defying luck she could easily become the strongest master in the world alright since that was the case he could only forcefully attack your royal highness i'll tell you the truth that i'm an ace of the ninth division lie still i'll lead you oh really i am a senior advisor at the 9th rank what class are you your highness you also f*cking transmigrated
Doctor Agent Spoils Dumb Wife: Volume 9 (Volume 9 #9)
by Mo LvXiantong yan prince i need you to clarify a bit there's a rumor saying that you like me a certain prince hmm let me clarify that it is not a rumor tong yan she just wanted to keep a low profile and be a scumbag who ate and drank until she found the right time to return to the modern era however some big boss always liked to take her to level up and fight monsters coupled with her heaven-defying luck she could easily become the strongest master in the world alright since that was the case he could only forcefully attack your royal highness i'll tell you the truth that i'm an ace of the ninth division lie still i'll lead you oh really i am a senior advisor at the 9th rank what class are you your highness you also f*cking transmigrated
Doctor At Dien-Bien-Phu
by Major Paul GrauwinIncludes 34 illustrations.The searing firsthand account of the horrors suffered by the French paratroops and soldiers during the siege of Dien Bien Phu at the hands of the Viet Minh.During the course of the First Indochina War, the French had established a base at Dien Bien Phu in late 1953. Dr. Grauwin, holding the rank of major, arrived in February 1954 to take charge of the 42-bed hospital unit there, conducting triage for evacuation and operating when necessary.By the end of the battle in May, Grauwin had more than 1,300 wounded in the makeshift wards of his hospital, and deprived by the shelling of electricity, was forced to operate by candlelight. With the fall of the base on May 7, he was taken into captivity by the Viet Minh.Grauwin remained in captivity until June 1, when he and other French medical officers were exchanged for several hundred Vietnamese prisoners.
Doctor Barnardo: Child-Life Yesterday and Today (Routledge Revivals)
by J. Wesley BreadyOriginally published in 1930, the main focus of this book is the study of the man and the homes for children which he founded but against a backdrop of the unparalleled era of social reform, in which children were finally recognized as social assets of incalculable worth. Barnardo’s work is therefore not treated as an isolated phenomenon. It is analysed for its profound significance as a pioneer movement in child-welfare and its legacy is visible as much in the 21st century as in the 19th. Where Wilberforce liberated enslaved people, and Shaftesbury the industrial worker, so Barnardo immeasurably helped thousands of homeless children.
Doctor Behind the Wire: The Diaries of POW, Captain Jack Ennis, Singapore 1942–1945
by Jackie SutherlandAlthough other books have featured Jack and Elizabeth Ennis, this is the first complete account of their story – from meeting in up-country Malaya (the rain forest, the orchids) – to their marriage in Singapore just days before it fell to the Japanese, and then through the long separation of internment. Published here for the first time, Jack’s diaries record the daily struggles against disease, injuries and malnutrition and also the support and camaraderie of friends. enjoyment of concerts, lectures, and sports, Ever observant, he records details of wildlife. The inspiration for the ‘Changi Quilts’, the story of the Girl Guide quilt (now in the Imperial War Museum) is told in words by Elizabeth, written after the war. Elizabeth’s former employer, Robert Heatlie Scott, distinguished Far East diplomat, was also POW in Changi, much of the time in solitary confinement or under interrogation by the Japanese. The individual experiences of these three persons are dramatic enough – together they combine in an amazing story of courage, love and life-long friendship
Doctor Death: A Madeleine Karno Mystery (A Madeleine Karno Mystery #1)
by Lene KaaberbolFrom the coauthor of the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Boy in the Suitcase, a "gripping plot" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and captivating historical thriller.Strong-minded and ambitious, Madeleine Karno is eager to shatter the constraints of her provincial French upbringing. She wants to become a pathologist like her father, whose assistant she is, but this is 1894, and autopsies are considered unseemly and ungodly, even when performed by a man--hence his odious nickname, Doctor Death. That a young woman should wish to spend her time dissecting corpses is too scandalous for words.Thus, when seventeen-year-old Cecile Montaine is found dead in the snowy streets of Varbourg, her family will not permit a full post-mortem autopsy, and Madeleine and her father are left with a single mysterious clue: in the dead girl's nostrils they find a type of parasite normally seen only in dogs. Soon after, the priest who held vigil by the dead girl's corpse is brutally murdered. The thread that connects these two events is a tangled one, and as the death toll mounts, Madeleine must seek knowledge in odd places: behind convent walls, in secret diaries, and in the yellow stare of an aging wolf.Eloquently written and with powerful insight into human and animal nature, Doctor Death is at once a gripping mystery and a poignant coming-of-age story.
Doctor Franklin's Medicine
by Stanley FingerSelected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic TitleAmong his many accomplishments, Benjamin Franklin was instrumental in founding the first major civilian hospital and medical school and in the American colonies. He studied the efficacy of smallpox inoculation and investigated the causes of the common cold. His inventions--including bifocal lenses and a "long arm" that extended the user's reach--made life easier for the aged and afflicted. In Doctor Franklin's Medicine, Stanley Finger uncovers the instrumental role that this scientist, inventor, publisher, and statesman played in the development of the healing arts--enhancing preventive and bedside medicine, hospital care, and even personal hygiene in ways that changed the face of medical care in both America and Europe.As Finger shows, Franklin approached medicine in the spirit of the Enlightenment and with the mindset of an experimental natural philosopher, seeking cures for diseases and methods of alleviating symptoms of illnesses. He was one of the first people to try to use electrical shocks to help treat paralytic strokes and hysteria, and even suggested applying shocks to the head to treat depressive disorders. He also strove to topple one of the greatest fads in eighteenth-century medicine: mesmerism.Doctor Franklin's Medicine looks at these and the many other contributions that Franklin made to the progress of medical knowledge, including a look at how Franklin approached his own chronic illnesses of painful gout and a large bladder stone. Written in accessible prose and filled with new information on the breadth of Franklin's interests and activities, Doctor Franklin's Medicine reveals the impressive medical legacy of this Founding Father.
Doctor Goebbels: His Life and Death
by Heinrich Fraenkel Roger ManvellQuite possibly the most dangerous and intelligent member of the Nazi hierarchy, Joseph Goebbels's flair for propaganda and spectacular organization ensured the fu¨hrer's rise to power. As founder of the Reich Chamber of Culture, gauleiter of Berlin, and architect of complex machinery of modern totalitarian propaganda, Goebbels is considered one of the most evil figures of the twentieth century. It was through his understanding of the instruments of "public enlightenment" that the dictatorship was built and maintained. Through interviews with his friends and family and with information from his own unpublished diary, a remarkable picture of Goebbels emerges.
Doctor Kate, Angel on Snowshoes: The Story of Kate Pelham Newcomb, M.D.
by Adele ComandiniDoctor Kate, Angel on Snowshoes, which was first published in 1956, tells the inspiring story of a woman doctor whose faith and selfless devotion to her community saved hundreds of lives and built a church and a hospital—a woman who won the respect and love of all who knew her.Kate Pelham Newcomb (1885-1956), or “Dr. Kate” as she was known to her community, was a physician in northern Wisconsin. She practiced medicine in and around Boulder Junction and Woodruff, Wisconsin, in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. In 1954 she gained national recognition from television producer Ralph Edwards and the NBC program This Is Your Life for inspiring the “Million Penny Parade”, to raise funds for a new hospital. The week the episode aired, some 274 pounds of mail arrived in Woodruff, containing more than 1.3 million pennies. The 19-bed Lakeland Memorial Hospital, with Dr. Kate serving as chief of staff, opened in March 1954.Adele Comandini’s biography of Dr. Kate became a New York Times bestseller.
Doctor Princess vs Reborn Prince: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Hai CaoShe was the only daughter of a medical family that had transcended from a modern era; he, on the other hand, was the second prince of the dynasty who had resurrected from the dead, borrowing his corpse to pay back his soul. Busy to borrow space to make a fortune, strong alliance to get rich scum, in the end, who can hold a beauty home? Who could marry a lover?
Doctor Princess vs Reborn Prince: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Hai CaoShe was the only daughter of a medical family that had transcended from a modern era; he, on the other hand, was the second prince of the dynasty who had resurrected from the dead, borrowing his corpse to pay back his soul. Busy to borrow space to make a fortune, strong alliance to get rich scum, in the end, who can hold a beauty home? Who could marry a lover?
Doctor Princess vs Reborn Prince: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Hai CaoShe was the only daughter of a medical family that had transcended from a modern era; he, on the other hand, was the second prince of the dynasty who had resurrected from the dead, borrowing his corpse to pay back his soul. Busy to borrow space to make a fortune, strong alliance to get rich scum, in the end, who can hold a beauty home? Who could marry a lover?
Doctor Princess vs Reborn Prince: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Hai CaoShe was the only daughter of a medical family that had transcended from a modern era; he, on the other hand, was the second prince of the dynasty who had resurrected from the dead, borrowing his corpse to pay back his soul. Busy to borrow space to make a fortune, strong alliance to get rich scum, in the end, who can hold a beauty home? Who could marry a lover?
Doctor Princess vs Reborn Prince: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Hai CaoShe was the only daughter of a medical family that had transcended from a modern era; he, on the other hand, was the second prince of the dynasty who had resurrected from the dead, borrowing his corpse to pay back his soul. Busy to borrow space to make a fortune, strong alliance to get rich scum, in the end, who can hold a beauty home? Who could marry a lover?