The First World War led to a fundamental realignment of British politics. A Liberal government of glittering talent and great achievement was swept away. The coalition that replaced it was in turn overthrown by a cross-party movement led by David Lloyd George, who came to power as the Liberal Prime Minister of a largely Conservative coalition in December 1916. In the post-war general election the historic Liberal Party was split in two and was replaced as the main party on the left by the reorganised and revitalised Labour Party. This penetrating study by John Turner explores this process of political change at a moment of crisis in British political history.Turner describes how the Lloyd George coalition first grappled with military disaster and the threat of economic collapse and then faced a further threat to political stability as the desire for a negotiated peace grew in the factories, in the corridors of Westminster, and even in the British army in France. He relates how Lloyd George and his Conservative allies, fearing political chaos as much as defeat in the field, tried to reconstruct the party system to suit themselves. The author examines the struggle for power among leading politicians, showing how that struggle was driven by the overwhelming problems of governing a society at war and anticipating the uncertainties of peace. He anatomises British political society to explore how the war accelerated pre-war political developments and diverted the course of change. He exposes paradoxes in political values, especially in attitudes toward the state, and reassesses the major personalities.His concluding study of the results of the 1918 election offers a unique picture of the emerging political geography of twentieth-century Britain.The book sheds new light on such familiar topics as the decline of Liberalism, the rise of Labour, the growth of the state, and the clash between civil and military authority, and it poses new questions about the British political system. It will be indispensable to an understanding of modern Britain.

British Politics and the Great War: Coalition and Conflict, 1915-1918

History

John Turner

Europe

Yale University Press

Modeling and simulation of batteries, in conjunction with theory and experiment, are important research tools that offer opportunities for advancement of technologies that are critical to electric motors. The development of data from the application of these tools can provide the basis for managerial and technical decision-making. Together, these will continue to transform batteries for electric vehicles. This collection of nine papers presents the modeling and simulation of batteries and the continuing contribution being made to this impressive progress, including topics that cover:  * Thermal behavior and characteristics* Battery management system design and analysis* Moderately high-fidelity 3D capabilities* Optimization Techniques and Durability. As electric vehicles continue to gain interest from manufacturers and consumers alike, improvements in economy and affordability, as well as adoption of alternative fuel sources to meet government mandates are driving battery research and development. Progress in modeling and simulation will continue to contribute to battery improvements that deliver increased power, energy storage, and durability to further enhance the appeal of electric vehicles.

Progress in Modeling and Simulation of Batteries

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

SAE, International

Play a New Song to the Lord

Mark Hayes

Lani Smith

Todd Beaney

Lorenz Publishing Co.

Create and Be Recognized is the first survey of a compelling, always surprising art form -- outsider photography. Presented here is the work of seventeen largely self-taught artists who have used photography or photographic elements in their creations, including such luminaries as Adolf Wolfli, Howard Finster, and Henry Darger, as well as discoveries from little known, equally dramatic artists. As with most outsider art, the work here is fuelled by singular passions, marginalized mindsets, and extreme circumstances, falling outside mainstream picture-making. Employing collage (affixing photos or reproductions to a background), photocollage (photographs cut and pasted together to form a new whole), and tableaux (works based on manipulation and staging), the artists here present work that is, by turns, lyrical and frightening, and always fascinating. Published to coincide with a major touring exhibition of the same name originating at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Create and Be Recognized documents an emerging and important facet of contemporary photography.

Create and Be Recognized: Photography on the Edge

Arts & Photography

Deborah Klochko

History & Criticism

Chronicle Books+

Healing Church

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Journals

This dissertation explores the ways in which the group of people identified as the Azd adapted to and exploited the changes of the seventh and eighth centuries associated with the rise of an ever more imperial caliphate occurring simultaneously with the massive and widespread settlement of the former peoples of the Arabian peninsula in the settled world. It argues that the relation of tribe to state in this formative period cannot be understood through a simple logic of action and reaction, but rather as a set of dynamic processes in which each redefined itself as it sought to come to terms with the other. Chapter one addresses issues related to sources and methodology, issues which are extremely complex for the period under study. It argues for a traditional critical methodology which focuses on collections of information and their transmission in attempts to use their information for historical reconstruction. Chapter two examines a number of issues related to the origins of the Azd grouping and its development up through the period of the conquests, highlighting the patterns of its interaction with the outside world which set the base for the politics of the early caliphate. The focus of the third chapter is on the garrison towns of Kufa and Basra during the critical Sufyanid period. Chapter four concerns the Muhallabid family which played a critical role in Azdi history, while chapters five and six will examine the Azd in Mosul and Khurasan, respectively.

Modern Time: Repetition in James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, and Virginia Woolf.

ProQuest, UMI Dissertation Pub

Sensors are the eyes, ears, and more, of the modern engineered product or system. The modern automobile would not be what it is today without an entire battery of sensors that monitor, and control, everything from engine performance to passenger safety and comfort. This authoritative reference work, part of Momentum Press's Sensors Technology series, edited by Dr. Joe Watson, offers a complete review of all sensors and their associated controls systems typically found in the modern automotive vehicle. Readers will find invaluable data and guidance on: --Automotive 'telematics' --Both on-vehicle sensors as well as outdoor highway sensors for traffic control --Power train, ignition control, fuel control, emission control, suspension control, braking and traction control --Use of capacitive sensors for proximity monitoring

Automotive Sensors (Sensors Technology)

PH.D.

Automotive

Momentum Press

Change the way you think about learning and preparing students for the challenges of the 21st Century with this new book by Alistair Smith, best-selling author and internationally known presenter and motivational speaker. Designed for grades 1-12, this detailed re-evaluation introduces the 12 essentials of Learning to Learn and explains their impact for the students and teachers. It is designed to help learners move away from teacher dependence towards learner independence. Learning to Learn in Practice will: Show you how to develop a Learning to Learn approach across your school Provide guidance at classroom, school and community level Give case studies from schools on different stages of the journey Show how to involve parents Give guidance on embracing Web 2.0 technologies Explain what works and what doesn't It is packed with easy to apply common sense ideas and guidance. If you wish to get behind the theory and find out what really makes the difference this is the book to take you on the next step of your journey.

Learning to Learn in Practice: The L2 Approach

Education & Teaching

Alistair Smith

Mark Lovatt

Schools & Teaching

Crown House Publishing

Tomcat is the official reference implementation for Java servlet and JSP technologies, and has long been heralded as an excellent platform for the development and deployment of powerful web applications. It can either run as a stand-alone server or integrate with the Apache web server to add more power to its serving capability. With more and more Tomcat servers finding their way into production, there is a need for Tomcat servers to run with a secure policy, and in that respect, security is becoming more of an imperative than a policy definition. A definitive security policy is a benchmark for analyzing the amount of trust that you can place on JSP pages, web applications, and the permissions that you can grant them. It is also your best line of defense against the potential vulnerabilities that can be targeted by Trojan Java packages, JSP tag libraries, and web applications. 
This book is targeted at Tomcat developers who are either contemplating the use of Tomcat for production-level deployment, or have already embraced this promising option. Readers of this book need a working knowledge of Java web applications and must be competent with JSPs and servlets.

Apache Tomcat Security Handbook

Computers & Technology

Vivek Chopra

Ben Galbriaths

Brian Rickabaugh

Gotham Pollysetty

Certification

Apress

2013 USA BEST BOOK AWARDS WINNER,  THIS AWARD-WINNING BOOK HAS ASLO RECEIVED FIVE OUT FIVE STARS FROM READERS FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, WINNER IN THE POETRY CATEGORY Take This Journey With Me is a collection of 100 masterfully crafted poems, that will allow you to feel and to think about life, the way it is, and the way we would like it to be. It will take you through the journey of life; as it examines the experiences and emotions that we all share as human beings. This award-winning book has already won first place in three international book competitions. It won the Gold,  coming in first place in the poetry category for the 2012 READERS FAVORITE AWARDS international book competition, and was one of the many books featured at the Miami book fair in November of 2012. This book has also won first place, GOLD in the poetry category in the 2013 USA BOOK NEWS AWARDS, and  2013 READER VIEWS LITERARY AWARDS competition. This book was also awarded most innovative book of poetry, in the same competition.

Take this journey with me Poems from the Laboratory of John Turner

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Two Harbors Press

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