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‘The Manchester Rambler’ : Ewan MacColl and the 1932 Mass Trespass
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Harker, B. ‘The Manchester Rambler’ : Ewan MacColl and the 1932 Mass Trespass. History Workshop Journal, 59(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbi016

Best known for his post-war work in theatre, radio, folk music and song writing, Ewan MacColl was born in 1915; the 1930s was a key decade in terms of his political and cultural development. It was in the 1930s that he cut his teeth as a Young Commun... Read More about ‘The Manchester Rambler’ : Ewan MacColl and the 1932 Mass Trespass.

Trusting computers through trusting humans: software verification in a safety-critical information system
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Adam, A., & Spedding, P. Trusting computers through trusting humans: software verification in a safety-critical information system. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, 3(4), 1-14

This article considers the question of how we may trust automatically generated program code. The code
walkthroughs and inspections of software engineering mimic the ways that mathematicians go about assuring
themselves that a mathematical proof is... Read More about Trusting computers through trusting humans: software verification in a safety-critical information system.

Un altro mondo: interview with Paola Capriolo, Milan, November 1996
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Ania, G. Un altro mondo: interview with Paola Capriolo, Milan, November 1996

The novelist and translator, Paola Capriolo, was born in 1962, in Milan, where she lives today. The daughter of a Ligurian theatre critic and prolific translator, and a Turinese artist, she has a rich cultural background on which to draw, broadened b... Read More about Un altro mondo: interview with Paola Capriolo, Milan, November 1996.

Verso una bibliografia della narrativa Italiana (in prosa) dell'Ottocento
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Ania, G. Verso una bibliografia della narrativa Italiana (in prosa) dell'Ottocento

L’obiettivo di questo articolo è quello di fornire ai colleghi un rapporto sull’importante progetto di ricerca attualmente in corso, nonché di indicare modi in cui si potrebbero rendere disponibili i risultati agli studiosi interessati.
Da qualche... Read More about Verso una bibliografia della narrativa Italiana (in prosa) dell'Ottocento.

Inchiesta sulla narrativa italiana degli anni Sessanta e Settanta: quattro domante per Arbasino, Bonura, Bruck, Camon, Debenedetti, Duranti, La Capria, Malerba, Maraini, Rigoni Stern, Sanguineti, Sanvitale, Sgorlon
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Ania, G., & Butcher, J. Inchiesta sulla narrativa italiana degli anni Sessanta e Settanta: quattro domante per Arbasino, Bonura, Bruck, Camon, Debenedetti, Duranti, La Capria, Malerba, Maraini, Rigoni Stern, Sanguineti, Sanvitale, Sgorlon. Contemporanea, Rivista di studi sulla letteratura e sulla comunicazione, 5, 189-199. https://doi.org/10.1400/91031

At Capriolo's hotel: heaven, hell and otherworlds in 'Il dopio regno'
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Ania, G. At Capriolo's hotel: heaven, hell and otherworlds in 'Il dopio regno'. Italian Studies, 54, 132-156

Paola Capriolo has stated that the kind of truth she searches for and tries to express is outside the sphere of everyday life. She has also claimed: 'Per me la letteratura non può essere che astrazione; anche autoestraniazione e distacco dall'io. Qu... Read More about At Capriolo's hotel: heaven, hell and otherworlds in 'Il dopio regno'.

The 1950 'Ambassador’s Agreement' on USAF bases in the UK and British fears of US atomic unilateralism
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Colman, J. The 1950 'Ambassador’s Agreement' on USAF bases in the UK and British fears of US atomic unilateralism. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390701248764

The article explores the 1950 'Ambassador's Agreement' (named after US Ambassador Lewis Douglas) about establishing long-term US air bases in the UK. During the discussions British representatives expressed resentment of American pressure and were co... Read More about The 1950 'Ambassador’s Agreement' on USAF bases in the UK and British fears of US atomic unilateralism.

'Dealing with disillusioned men': the Washington ambassadorship of Sir Patrick Dean, 1965-69
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Colman, J. 'Dealing with disillusioned men': the Washington ambassadorship of Sir Patrick Dean, 1965-69. Contemporary British History, 21(2), 247-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/13619460600785358

This article provides the first appraisal of the role of UK Ambassador to the United States Sir Patrick Dean, 1965-69. Dean found himself preoccupied with difficulties over Vietnam and British military commitments East of Suez. He helped to promote g... Read More about 'Dealing with disillusioned men': the Washington ambassadorship of Sir Patrick Dean, 1965-69.

Communication: 'What now for Britain?' The state department's intelligence assessment of the 'Special Relationship' 7 February 1968
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Colman, J. Communication: 'What now for Britain?' The state department's intelligence assessment of the 'Special Relationship' 7 February 1968. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592290802096414

The period 1967-1968 was a difficult one for the Anglo-American relationship, as a result of developments such as British defense cuts “East of Suez.” In the run-up to a visit to Washington by Prime Minister Harold Wilson in February 1968, the State... Read More about Communication: 'What now for Britain?' The state department's intelligence assessment of the 'Special Relationship' 7 February 1968.

Colour accuracy in digitally-printed textiles: what you see is not (always) what you get
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Collis, A. M., & Wilson, J. Colour accuracy in digitally-printed textiles: what you see is not (always) what you get. Journal of the International Colour Association, 9, 20-31

One problem faced when digitally printing textiles is ensuring that the colours of the final printed output are a satisfactory match to those of the design on a computer monitor or the original artwork. In other words, that there is a close enough ma... Read More about Colour accuracy in digitally-printed textiles: what you see is not (always) what you get.