This book tells the exciting story of the development of the legendary performance Ford Escort, which became one of the most successful rally cars of all time. Written in a way that readers can relate to, it covers the road-going cars, the dealership network and the dedicated Ford factory, as well as the illustrious motorsport achievements. The author discusses the development of Advanced Vehicle Operations (AVO), the design of the twin-cam engine and the production of the RS1600, Mexico a...

Offering a valuable resource for medical and other historians, this book explores the processes by which pharmacy in Britain and its colonies separated from medicine and made the transition from trade to profession during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.When the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain was founded in 1841, its founders considered pharmacy to be a branch of medicine. However, the 1852 Pharmacy Act made the exclusion of pharmacists from the medical profession i...

Classes of socio-technical hazards allow a characterization of the risk in technology innovation and clarify the mechanisms underpinning emergent technological risk. Emerging Technological Risk provides an interdisciplinary account of risk in socio-technical systems including hazards which highlight:· How technological risk crosses organizational boundaries,· How technological trajectories and evolution develop from resolving tensions emerging between social aspect...

A complete beekeeping and bee conservation handbook, from beginner to expert, from the creators of the revolutionary Flow Hive over 130,000 hives sold worldwide!Transform your backyard into a thriving bee paradise with this comprehensive beekeeping guide from Stuart and Cedar Anderson, the father-and-son team behind the world's most successful beekeeping invention.Including ...- Complete beginner set-up start your first hive in any space, including ...

This volume with focus on the broader roles of pharmacists beyond the supply of medicines and the dispensing of prescriptions. It will cover their various roles in public health and describe their involvement in dentistry and optics. It will explore the responsiveness of pharmacists to outside developments, including the invention of photography and the promotion of health-related electrical apparatus. Finally, it will consider the role of pharmacy in empire and its lasting legacy.

This volume will focus on the locations in which pharmacy was practised and how practice varied with location. The emphasis will be on chemists’ shops in the community and the emergence of chain pharmacies after 1880. It will also include primary sources illustrating the practice of pharmacy in military and naval hospitals, in prisons dispensaries, and in a wide range of voluntary and municipal hospitals and sanatoria, drawing on both national and local archival sources. Relevant sources w...

This volume will focus on the professionalization of pharmacy and its separation from medicine in the mid-nineteenth century. Themes which will be covered include women and pharmacy, pharmacy education, and the emergence of pharmaceutical institutions, including ones representing pharmacists employed in minor institutions. It will also consider the emergence of professional regulation in pharmacy.

Research into the delivery and organisation of health care is a vital component in the improvement of health services. A wide range of disciplines and methods needs to be deployed to address research questions in this field. This unique reader brings together thirty examples of high-quality SDO research using a range of disciplines, including organisational studies, epidemiology, sociology, history, health economics, anthropology and policy studies, illustrating the use of qualitative and ...

Embark on a whimsical journey through the timeless tales of Aesop and other treasured storytellers in Children's Short Works, Volume 043. This captivating collection brings together a delightful assortment of fables, myths, and short stories, each bursting with wisdom, humor, and adventure. Meet cunning foxes, wise owls, and helpful crickets as they impart valuable lessons about honesty, kindness, and perseverance. Let your imagination soar alongside mischievous sprites and courageous hero...

John Stuart Mill's "On Liberty" was first published in 1859. In the 21st century this text confirms Socrates' claim that "it is only the life of true philosophy that scorns the life of political ambition" (Plato's Republic, 521). Mill's thinking about freedom in civic and social life examines fundamental principles shared among conservative, liberal, and radical politicians. The life of true philosophy stands outside the political battles that are rampant in society and seeks the political...

Despite the central importance of connoisseurship in the rarefied world of art collecting, it occupies an uncomfortable position in modern scholarship. On the one hand, the concept retains a significant role in the study of art and the care of public and private collections when it is linked with art appreciation, qualities visible to the attuned eye, or the processes of attribution and authentication. On the other hand, the last century has seen connoisseurship marginalized in academic di...

The Shield of Taladoro. A mythic artifact recovered by the valiant efforts of Axon Coponiv along with brave adventurers from the East and the Feral Lands.But now, during the unveiling celebration at Ridnight Castle, the Shield has been stolen. The King tasks Zev Asterling, master-solver, with finding it.The guests, representatives from either side of the world, point fingers at each other, and Zev must navigate the lies and treachery behind someone who has taken the Shield ...