J R T Wood: 11 books

Book cover of So Far and No Further!

So Far and No Further!

Rhodesia's Bid for Independence During the Retreat from Empire 1959-1965

by J.R.T. Wood
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012

'So Far and No Further!' Rhodesia's Bid for Independence during the Retreat from Empire 1959-1965 Ian Smith's unilateral declaration of independence for Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) on 11 November 1965 was seen by many as the act of a rebellious white minority seeking to preserve their privileged...
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A Matter of Weeks Rather Than Months

The Impasse Between Harold Wilson and Ian Smith Sanctions, Aborted Settlements and War 1965-1969

by J R T Wood
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012

Founded on 35 years of research into o the post-1945 Anglo-Rhodesian history, this book complements Richard Wood's The Welensky Papers: A History of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: 1953-1963 (1983) and So Far and No Further! Rhodesia's bid for independence during the retreat from empire:...
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Zambezi Valley Insurgency

Early Rhodesian Bush War Operations

by J.R.T. Wood
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012

Across Africa in the post-1956 era, the aspirations of African nationalists to secure power were boosted and quickly realized by the British, French and Belgian hasty retreat from empire. The Portuguese, Southern Rhodesian and South African governments, however, stood firm and would be challenged...
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Operation Dingo

Rhodesian Raid on Chimoio and Tembué 1977

by J.R.T. Wood
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011

Fireforce 'Writ Large' - Airborne Assault in Mozambique. Startling in its innovation and daringly suicidal, Operation Dingo was not only the Fireforce concept writ large but the prototype for all the major Rhodesian airborne attacks on the external bases of Rhodesian African nationalist insurgents...
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Mediastinal Tumors

Update 1995

by M.S. Allen, J.D. Bitran, L. Delbridge
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Primary mediastinal tumors are relatively rare. The relative incidence of these tumors indicates that neurogenic tumors are the most common tumor seen constituting 21 % of all cases, thymomas 19%, lymphomas 12.5%, germ cell tumors 10%, primary carcinomas 4.6%, mesenchymal tumors 6%, endocrine tumors...
Book cover of Fluid—Rock Interactions during Metamorphism
by J. Ridley, J.M. Ferry, B.W.D. Yardley
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

The fifth volume in this series is focused on the chemical and physical interactions between rocks undergoing metamorphism and the fluids that they generate and that pass through them. The recognition that such pro­ cesses can profoundly affect the course of metamorphism has resulted in a number...
Book cover of Contemplating Maternity in an Era of Choice

Contemplating Maternity in an Era of Choice

Explorations into Discourses of Reproduction

by Jaime E. Bochantin, Kirsten J. Broadfoot, Jennifer J. Bute
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010

Women who came of age in the late twentieth century were raised in the era of choice; they grew up believing that reproductive decision-making is a political right, a responsibility of women living the successes of second wave feminism, and under their control. Contemplating Maternity in an Era of...
Book cover of Diabolical Plots Year Five
by David Steffen, Matt Dovey, D.A. Xiaolin Spires
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019

This anthology collects 26 original stories that will run in the fifth year of Diabolical Plots, an online magazine of science fiction and fantasy. A metrics-driven approach for utopia, a fantastical YouTube challenge, a Lovecraftian Millennial thinkpiece, correspondence with a professor at a magical...
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane Volume 1

Cultivation techniques, quality and sustainability

by Dr Louis Jean Claude Autrey, Salem Saumtally, Asha Dookun-Saumtally
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017

Sugarcane is the source of over three quarters of the world’s sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite rising demand, average yields have not increased significantly, partly because of continued vulnerability to pests and diseases. In addition, cultivation has been seen...
Book cover of Past, Present, and Future Research on Teacher Induction

Past, Present, and Future Research on Teacher Induction

An Anthology for Researchers, Policy Makers, and Practitioners

by Betty Achinstein, Krista Adams, Steven Z. Athanases
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2010

This anthology on teacher induction research is intended for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of teacher induction both nationally and internationally. This book is the final and major project of the Association of Teacher Educators' (ATE) Commission on Teacher Induction...
Book cover of Race, Population Studies, and America's Public Schools

Race, Population Studies, and America's Public Schools

A Critical Demography Perspective

by Alice T. Crowe, Trish Davis, Latrisha Y. Dean
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016

Race, Population Studies, and America's Public Schools: A Critical Demography Perspective explores the paradigm of critical demography—established in the late 1990s which articulates the manner in which the social structure differentiates dominant and subordinate populations. Moreover, critical...
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