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Did Donald Trump ride a tide of anti-feminism to the White House?
Society, Politics & Law

Did Donald Trump ride a tide of anti-feminism to the White House?

...campaign foundered. The support of such women could not, it transpired, be guaranteed. Only a history of women’s rights that did not also take into account the long and chequered history of anti-feminism could have regarded Clinton’s victory as a fait accompli.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Why we no longer need melted-down bracelets to make bullets (or build roads)
Society, Politics & Law

Why we no longer need melted-down bracelets to make bullets (or build roads)

...accounts at private-sector banks, whose lending creates the rest of the money the economy needs. [Cash cascading] Magical Modern Money This doesn’t mean that governments can spend with no constraint, or that voters and backbenchers can safely sleep through the Chancellor’s annual Budget. If they spend much more than they take in tax, governments can cause inflation....
Section 5: Legacies: Does Red Clydeside still matter today?
Society, Politics & Law

Section 5: Legacies: Does Red Clydeside still matter today?

...accounts of Scotland’s social and political history that do not refer in some way or another to the events of Red Clydeside. As highlighted in these pages, the controversy around the meaning of Red Clydeside for trade unionists, historians, academics and political activists remains a potent source of political debate. The Red Clyde has also become an important...
The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection
Society, Politics & Law

The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection

...accounts of the role of women in workplaces disputes, strikes and struggles more generally across many different sectors of Scottish industry and society. Covering a century and more of workplace-based conflict from across Scotland, it seeks to provide a resource that can be used by generations of trade union members, labour movement activists, researchers and academics....
One Lump or Two? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part One
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One Lump or Two? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part One

...account of sugar can be found in Darra Goldstein's huge book, The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets (2015). Current students may want to look at DTS206's block on food, affluent diets and their effects on the environment. Steve Pile is Professor of Human Geography. He is currently writing about electricity for the new Environment and Society module, D213, which you...
One refugee's story: A long, risky journey
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One refugee's story: A long, risky journey

...account to Orfahli so he could post Tweets about his journey. On a boat to Italy w/ 234 other refugees and migrants. Their strength is unbelievable. #ShareHumanity -@ThairDamascus pic.twitter.com/YUe47RMHMG — Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) August 13, 2015 There were elderly, pregnant women and small children on the trip. “Everybody was scared. We [didn't] have food, we...
Section 2: Red Clydeside and Glasgow 1919: Setting the Context
Society, Politics & Law

Section 2: Red Clydeside and Glasgow 1919: Setting the Context

...account of the following interconnected developments: The rapid industrialisation and urbanisation of Glasgow and Clydeside in the Victorian era Britain’s imperial expansion during the nineteenth century Rising global tensions and the outbreak of World War One Mass immigration into Glasgow The Highland Clearances, 1770s to late 1800s Legacies of famine in Ireland,...
The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)
Science, Maths & Technology

The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)

...Accounting for the difference in density between the sand on the beach and the presumed water ice on Titan's surface, this work suggests that the grains at the Huygens landing site are similar in size to coarse sand such as that found at the western end of Chesil beach. Furthermore, in several signatures we were able to determine the depth and thickness of distinct layers...