This is the complete story of Argentina's contract Mauser rifles from the purchase of their first Model 1871s to the disposal of the last shipment of surplus rifles received in the United States in May 2002. Between 1891-1959 Argentina bought or manufactured nearly 500,000 Mauser rifles and carbines for itself as well as for its neighbors Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. It also supplied Spain with rifles to help suppress the Melilla revolt in Morocco, which were eventually used against the United States during the Spanish American War of 1898. The Argentine Commission's relentless...
This is the complete story of Argentina's contract Mauser rifles from the purchase of their first Model 1871s to the disposal of the last shipment of ...
This report provides a detailed picture of the processes that shape 'poor transitions'. The authors argue that understanding social exclusion and devising effective policies to reduce it requires immersion in the experiences of the socially excluded. Specifically, the report charts the longer-term transitions and outcomes of young adults who had grown up in a context of social exclusion as they reached their mid- to late-twenties; aids understanding of the key influences on social inclusion and exclusion for this age group; examines the young adults' extended participation in education,...
This report provides a detailed picture of the processes that shape 'poor transitions'. The authors argue that understanding social exclusion and devi...
Poverty and Insecurity is the first book to examine the relationship between social exclusion, poverty, and the labor market. It challenges long-standing and dominant myths about the unemployed and the poor by exploring their lived realities. Work may be the best route out of poverty, but for many people employment does not solve recurrent poverty, with many individuals trapped in a low-pay, no-pay cycle between lowwage jobs and unemployment. Based on unique qualitative and longitudinal research, the book shows how poverty and insecurity have now become the defining features of working...
Poverty and Insecurity is the first book to examine the relationship between social exclusion, poverty, and the labor market. It challenges lon...
When dusty outlaw Clay Wilder pulls off the biggest and last heist of his storied career, he and his gang head south of the border to avoid the long arm of the law and the U.S. Army. They think themselves out of reach in the small town of Rio De Sangre, but Clay and his gang have only jumped out of the frying pan and into the fiery bowels of hell and all its evils. Shadowy creatures lead by an ancient Conquistador turned vampire, launch their quest to remake the Americas in their own dark image. With the help of Maria and a Priest, Clay must avoid the soldiers, defeat an army of grotesque...
When dusty outlaw Clay Wilder pulls off the biggest and last heist of his storied career, he and his gang head south of the border to avoid the long a...
The disproportionate criminalisation and incarceration of particular minority ethnic groups has long been observed, though much of the work in criminology has been dominated by a somewhat narrow debate. This debate has concerned itself with explaining this disproportionality in terms of structural inequalities and socio-economic disadvantage or discriminatory criminal justice processing.
This book offers an accessible and innovative approach, including chapters on anti-Semitism, social cohesion in London, Bradford and Glasgow, as well as an exploration of policing Traveller...
The disproportionate criminalisation and incarceration of particular minority ethnic groups has long been observed, though much of the work in crim...
When Maria and Clay leave Rio De Sangre one jump ahead of a deadly order of holy warriors, they must strike east to buy each day anew by their wits and the strength of their bond. A sinister band of vampire hunters stalk them up and down the Mississippi, led by an ancient being of immeasurable power. A honeymoon spent on the dodge is no easy thing for the newlyweds, but Maria's growing thirst for blood presents problems all their own. Our hero and heroine find themselves with a mysterious invitation to the most exclusive card game in the world. Clay will need to use every trick he's ever...
When Maria and Clay leave Rio De Sangre one jump ahead of a deadly order of holy warriors, they must strike east to buy each day anew by their wits an...
