Andrew Turton: 2 books
Horse-Drawn Transport in Leeds
William Turton, Corn Merchant and Tramway Entrepreneur
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2015
William Turton (1825—1900) became the most experienced and respected developer of urban transport in northern England. Turton began a hay dealership at age 19, becoming a large-scale corn, fodder, and coal merchant. He invested in livery stables, cabs, and horse omnibuses. He was a founding director...
Civility and Savagery
Social Identity in Tai States
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2000
This is a book about social differentiation and distinction in one of the ethnically and politically most complex regions of the world, dealing with crucial issues in currently renewed debates on cultural pluralism, nationalism, irredentism and ethnic dispersal. The themes are given a regional and historical focus by treating peoples within the Tai