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Class and Social Development: A New Theory of the Middle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Johnson, Dale L., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in this volume expound a new ong>theong>oretical perspective on ong>theong> formation ong>andong> function of ong>theong> middle class. Drawing on currents within Marxism, particularly Marxist structuralism, ong>theong> ong>essaysong> first re-examine ong>theong> basic tenets of class structure ong>theong>ory, ong>theong>n develop ong>theong>ir own approach ong>andong> methodology. This approach is ong>theong>n applied to ong>theong> study of ong>theong> North American intermediate class. Why is it sometimes liberal ong>andong> progressive, sometimes a social basis for right-wing reaction?...specialists in Marxist class ong>theong>ory will find it covers most recent developments in analysis ong>andong> is constructively self-critical.' -- "Reviewing Sociology, Vol 3, Issue

The Compact Reader: Short Essays by Method and Theme

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aaron, Jane E. / Repetto, Ellen Kuhl, PUBLISHER: Bedford Books, From its well-chosen ong>essaysong> to its thorough editorial apparatus to its distinctive organization, "ong>Theong>" "Compact Reader" provides ong>theong> fundamental support students need to become confident writers. ong>Theong> innovative dual organization -- rhetorical ong>andong> ong>theong>matic -- introduces essential strategies of writing while engaging students with brief readings on captivating topics. For instructors who want a concise, affordable, effective resource for teaching ong>theong> connection between form ong>andong> content, "ong>Theong> Compact" "Reader" is ong>theong> perfect choice. Acquista Ora

Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dicharry, Warren F., PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, This guide ong>andong> commentary on ong>theong> mysteries of ong>theong> Rosary refocuses our meditation on ong>theong> true center of ong>theong> Rosary: ong>theong> mysteries of Christ's birth, death, ong>andong> resurrection.

On Writing Short Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailey, Tom, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On Writing Short Stories offers a fascinating introduction to writing fiction ong>andong> ong>theong> short story by bringing togeong>theong>r 9 original ong>essaysong> by professional writers ong>andong> 30 exemplars of short fiction. ong>Theong> first part features original ong>essaysong> by well-known authors such as Francine Prose, Joyce Carol Oates, ong>andong> ong>Andong>re Dubus that take ong>theong> student through ong>theong> process of writing ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> focus on ong>theong> characteristics ong>andong> craft of ong>theong> short story ong>andong> its writer, ong>andong> take ong>theong> student from ong>theong> workshopping process all ong>theong> way through ong>theong> experience of working with agents ong>andong> publishers. ong>Theong> second part of ong>theong> text is an anthology of stories-many referred to in ong>theong> ong>essaysong>-that gives readers dynamic examples of technique brought to life. In this second edition, Bailey brings ong>theong> text up-to-date with new ong>andong> revised ong>essaysong> ong>andong> a freshened anthology that retains many of ong>theong> classics, but adds in new styles ong>andong> diverse voices-from short short fiction to ong>theong> postcolonial writing of non-Western authors. In doing so, Bailey gives readers a broader scope of ong>theong> short fiction long>andong>scape. ong>Theong> first part of ong>theong> text now features Bailey's updated essay on ong>theong> elements of fiction, which incorporates many of ong>theong> nw stories in ong>theong> anthology. ong>Theong>re are also two new ong>essaysong> that expong>andong> on ong>theong> workshopping process: "Whose Story Is It? ong>Theong> Anonymous Workshop" by Antonya Nelson ong>andong> "After ong>theong> Workshop: Transitional Drafts" by Robert Nelson. C. Michael Curtis also updates his essay on "Publishers ong>andong> Publishing" from ong>theong> first edition, bringing in ong>theong> latest innovations in electronic ong>andong> online publishing.

The Dance of the Intellect: Studies in Poetry of the Pound

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Perloff, Marjorie / Gelpi, Albert / Posnock, Ross, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, Ezra Pound termed a new strain in Post-Modernist poetry 'Logopoeia - ong>theong> dance of ong>theong> intellect among words', ong>andong> in this collection of ong>essaysong>, Marjorie Perloff examines this new strain in poetics. ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> focus on ong>theong> poetry of Swinburne, Yeats, Stevens, Joyce, Williams, Cage, ong>andong> Pound, among oong>theong>rs. Through her analyses, ong>theong> author traces a new direction in Post-Modernist poetry to Pound, whose legacy is present throughout this volume, even in ong>essaysong> not specifically devoted to him. Professor Perloff finds that ong>theong> Symbolist elements that Yeats rejected - fragments, purely metrical or visual impressions, ong>andong> ong>theong>oretical concepts - became increasingly important to later poets. She also argues that ong>theong> Romantic ong>andong> Modernist cult of ong>theong> personality has given way to a denial of ong>theong> authoritative ego. ong>Theong>se developments, combined with oong>theong>r cultural influences which Perloff identifies, such as ong>theong> art of ong>theong> Italian Futurists, lead to a new strain in poetry.

Choice and Democratic Order: The French Socialist Party,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Graham, B. D. / Graham, Bruce Desmond, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, Choice ong>andong> Democratic Order describes ong>theong> history of ong>theong> French Socialist Party (ong>theong> SFIO) during ong>theong> breakdown of peace in ong>theong> late s, ong>theong> period of ong>theong> Vichy regime, ong>andong> ong>theong> postwar reconstruction. ong>Theong> focus of ong>theong> study is on ong>theong> party's leadership group ong>andong>, in particular, how it was affected by several phases of internal conflict, ong>theong> most serious of which occurred in ong>andong> in . Professor Graham emphasizes ong>theong> continuities between ong>theong> pre- ong>andong> postwar periods, ong>andong> his approach enables ong>theong> reader to observe major figures such as Leon Blum ong>andong> Guy Mollet working within ong>theong> complex structures of ong>theong>ir party.

Art and Its Objects: With Six Supplementary Essays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wollheim, Richard, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, What defines a work of art ong>andong> determines ong>theong> way in which we respond to it? This classic reflection was written with ong>theong> belief that ong>theong> nature of art has to be understood simultaneously from ong>theong> artist's as well as ong>theong> spectator's viewpoint. Acquista Ora

Philadelphia Campaign

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Martin, David G. / Martin, Jay, PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, This all new study presents ong>theong> strategy, engagements, ong>andong> personalities of ong>theong> Philadelphia Campaign (which included Brong>andong>ywine ong>andong> Germantown), along with ong>essaysong> on equip-ment, tactics, ong>andong> uniforms of ong>theong> period.

Freedom Fighter, Articles & Essays: (The L. Ron Hubbard

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Based on ong>theong> Works of L. Ron Hubbard, PUBLISHER: Bridge Publications, Inc., Presenting forty-four ong>essaysong>, Freedom Fighter is L. Ron Hubbard's long ong>andong> unblinking look at precisely what plagues 21st century Earth--ong>theong> whys, wherefores, ong>andong> what we can do about it. Included is Mr. Hubbard's incisive essay, "Strong Voices in ong>theong> Long>andong>."

The Big Shrink

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hayes, Rosemary / Brown, Richard / Ruttle, Kate, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, ong>Cambridgeong> Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books ong>andong> support materials for ong>theong> teaching of reading ong>andong> ong>theong> development of literacy throughout ong>theong> primary years.

An Introduction to Wisdom Literature and the Psalms

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tucker, Dennis / Ballard, Wayne / Ballard, Jr. H. Wayne, PUBLISHER: Mercer University Press, Introduction to Wisdom Literature ong>andong> ong>theong> Psalms offers a unique approach to studying this material in ong>theong> classroom. This book is a collection of ong>essaysong> that explore ong>theong>mes ong>andong> background issues intended for ong>theong> student of ong>theong> Old Testament. Divided into two sections on ong>theong> Psalms ong>andong> Wisdom Literature, each section offers an in-depth essay on history of interpretation, forms of poetry, ong>theong> text's relationship to ong>theong> ancient Near East, ong>theong> canonical shape of ong>theong> material, ong>theong> ong>theong>ology of ong>theong> texts, ong>andong> contemporary issues currently under scholarly investigation.

Dangerous Strait: The U.S.-Taiwan-China Crisis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tucker, Nancy Bernkopf, PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press, Today ong>theong> most dangerous place on earth is arguably ong>theong> Taiwan ong>Straitong>, where a war between ong>theong> United States ong>andong> China could erupt out of miscalculation, misunderstong>andong>ing, or accident. How ong>andong> to what degree Taiwan pursues its own national identity will have profound ramifications in its relationship with China as well as in relations between China ong>andong> ong>theong> United States. Events late in demonstrated ong>theong> volatility of ong>theong> situation, as Taiwan's legislative elections unexpectedly preserved a slim majority for supporters of closer relations with China. Beijing, neverong>theong>less, threatened to pass an anti-secession law, apt to revitalize pro-independence forces in Taiwan -- ong>andong> make war more likely. Taking change as a central ong>theong>me, ong>theong>se ong>essaysong> by prominent scholars ong>andong> practitioners in ong>theong> arena of U.S.-Taiwan-Chinese relations combine historical context with timely analysis of an accelerating crisis. ong>Theong> book clarifies historical developments, examines myths about past ong>andong> present policies, ong>andong> assesses issues facing contemporary policymakers. Moving beyond simplistic explanations that dominate discussion about ong>theong> U.S.-Taiwan-China relationship, "Dangerous ong>Straitong>" challenges common wisdom ong>andong> approaches ong>theong> political, economic, ong>andong> strategic aspects of ong>theong> cross-ong>Straitong> situation anew. ong>Theong> result is a collection that provides fresh ong>andong> much-needed insights into a complex problem ong>andong> examines ong>theong> ways in which catastrophe can be avoided. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> examine a variety of issues, including ong>theong> movement for independence ong>andong> its place in Taiwanese domestic politics; ong>theong> underlying weaknesses of democracy in Taiwan; ong>andong> ong>theong> significance of China ong>andong> Taiwan's economic interdependence. In ong>theong> security arena, contributors provide incisive critiques of Taiwan's incomplete military modernization; strains in U.S.-Taiwan relations ong>andong> ong>theong>ir differing interpretations of China's intentions; ong>andong> ong>theong> misguided inclination among some U.S. policymakers to abong>andong>on Washington's traditional policy of strategic ambiguity.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis of ong>theong> role ong>andong> development of ong>theong> saloon as an institution on ong>theong> mining frontier provides unique insights into ong>theong> social ong>andong> economic history of ong>theong> American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers ong>andong> many unpublished firsthong>andong> accounts, West shows that ong>theong> physical evolution of ong>theong> saloon, from crude tents ong>andong> shanties into elegant establishments for drinking ong>andong> gaming, reflected ong>theong> growth ong>andong> maturity of ong>theong> surrounding community.

World System Structure: Continuity and Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hollist, W. Ladd, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in this volume highlight ong>theong> different views taken of ong>theong> world economic system. ong>Theong> first two ong>essaysong> are firmly grounded in ong>theong> world system of Immanuel Wallerstein. Oong>theong>r ong>essaysong> offer alternative concepts ong>andong> discuss ong>theong>m in ong>theong> light of contemporary events -- newly industrializing nations ong>andong> Third World coalitions. In ong>theong> final section, Hollist ong>andong> Rosenau reach conflicting conclusions as to where ong>theong> world system, ong>andong> ong>theong> study of it, are proceding. '...ong>theong> collection captures a wide range of alternative approaches that international relations ong>andong> world-system scholars might profitably be jointly aware of. This heightened awareness surely will stimulate even greater dialogue, ong>theong> goal of ong>theong> editors.' -- Contemporary Sociology, Vol 12 No 6, November

Stories, Theories and Things

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brooke-Rose, Christine / Brooke-Rose, Christine / Christine, Brooke-Rose, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, ong>Theong> novelist ong>andong> critic Christine Brooke-Rose reflects on her own fictional craft ong>andong> turns her well-developed analytic abilities on oong>theong>r writers fictional ong>andong> critical, from Hawthorne ong>andong> Pound to Bloom ong>andong> Derrida, in an attempt to investigate those difficult border zones between ong>theong> "invented" ong>andong> ong>theong> "real." ong>Theong> result is an extended meditation, in a highly personal idiom, on ong>theong> creative act ong>andong> its relation to modern ong>theong>oretical writing ong>andong> thinking. Like her fiction, Professor Brooke-Rose's criticism is self-consciously experimental, trying out ong>andong> discarding ideas, adopting oong>theong>rs. Her linguistic prowess, her uncommon role as a recognized writer of fiction ong>andong> ong>theong>ory, ong>andong> ong>theong> relevance of her work to ong>theong> feminist ong>andong> oong>theong>r modern movements, all contribute to ong>theong> interest of this unusual sequence of ong>essaysong>. Christine Brooke-Rose, formerly a professor at ong>theong> Universite de Paris, ong>andong> now retired, lives in France. She is ong>theong> author of several works of literary criticism ong>andong> a number of novels, including Amalgamemnon ong>andong> Xorong>andong>er.

Macroeconomic Interact North S

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Currie, David / Vines, David, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, This volume contains ong>theong> proceedings of a September conference organized by ong>theong> Centre for Economic Policy Research ong>andong> ong>theong> International Economics Study Group. ong>theong> volume focuses on ong>theong> strategic aspects of North-South interactions; ong>theong> authors include some of ong>theong> leading contributors to ong>theong> growing literature on strategic interactions among interdependent economies.

Homer's the Odyssey

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold / Homer, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Presents ong>theong> most important 20th-century criticism on major works from ong>Theong> Odyssey through modern literature -- ong>Theong> critical ong>essaysong> reflect a variety of schools of criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on ong>theong> contributing critics, a chronology of ong>theong> author's life, ong>andong> an index

The Contents of Experience Essays on Perception

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tim Crane, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, NA

The Church in Colonial Latin America

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schwaller, John F. / Schwaller, John Frederick, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ong>Theong> Church in Colonial Latin America is a collection of ong>essaysong> that include classic articles ong>andong> pieces based on more modern research. Containing ong>essaysong> that explore ong>theong> Catholic Church's active social ong>andong> political influence, this volume provides ong>theong> background necessary for students to grasp ong>theong> importance of ong>theong> Catholic Church in Latin America. This text also presents a comprehensive, analytic, ong>andong> descriptive history of ong>theong> Church ong>andong> its development during ong>theong> colonial period. From ong>theong> evangelization of ong>theong> New World by Spanish missionaries to ong>theong> active influence of ong>theong> Catholic Church on Latin American culture, this book offers a complete picture of ong>theong> Church in colonial Latin America. ong>Theong> Church in Colonial Latin America is ideal for courses in ong>theong> colonial period in Latin American history, as well as courses in religion, church history, ong>andong> missionary history.

The Economics of Saving and Growth: Theory, Evidence, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schmidt-Hebbel Klaus / Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus / Serven, Luis, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, Saving rates display great variation across countries ong>andong> over time. ong>Theong>y are also closely related to growth performance. This volume provides a state-of-ong>theong>-art account of key variables, institutions ong>andong> policies that determine saving. Drawing from a systematic exploration of ong>theong> existing literature, ong>theong> collection summarizes current knowledge about cross-country saving trends, ong>theong> relation between saving ong>andong> growth, ong>theong> impact of financial policies ong>andong> institutions on saving, ong>theong> effect of foreign resource inflows on saving, ong>andong> ong>theong> links between income distribution ong>andong> aggregate saving.

The Rottweiler Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elsden, Judy / Elsden, Larry, PUBLISHER: Howell Books, This contemporary view focuses on ong>theong> temperament of ong>theong> Rottweiler ong>andong> ong>theong> importance of understong>andong>ing how its mind works. Drawing on thirty years of experience in ong>theong> breed, ong>theong> authors provide a complete guide to character ong>andong> behavior traits ong>andong> illustrate ong>theong> correct way to rear, train, ong>andong> show ong>theong> dog.

All I Know (Sort Of): Essays on Everything

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rosenberg, David, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> ong>andong> articles, written in ong>theong> 70s ong>andong> early 80s, contain thousong>andong>s of little tidbits that can contribute to a total understong>andong>ing of both U.S. ong>andong> world history ong>andong> culture. ong>Theong> author draws on his unique experience to think about ong>theong> serious problems we face, ong>andong>, in very direct ong>andong> clear language, shares his view of ong>theong> world. Wheong>theong>r you are just beginning to understong>andong> politics ong>andong> history, or a veteran who's seen it all, "All I Know" can be a great basis for helping to shape your world view.

Social Ecology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Guha, Ramachong>andong>ra, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Social Ecology brings togeong>theong>r a selection of pioneering ong>essaysong> on a subject of increasing interest to sociologists ong>andong> social anthropologists. With ong>theong> growing awareness of ong>theong> causes ong>andong> consequences of environmental degradation, ong>theong> once neglected field of social ecology has assumed enormous ong>theong>oretical ong>andong> practical importance. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> assembled in this anthology provide a state of ong>theong> art survey of ong>theong> field as well as an orientation to future research. As ong>theong> first such anthology of its kind, it provides a compact ong>andong> analytically sophisticated overview of environment ong>andong> society in contemporary India. It should be of great interest to administrators, activists, ong>andong> development professionals as well as students ong>andong> scholars working in ong>theong> field.

Renaissance Essays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wiener, Philip P. / Kristeller, Paul Oskar, PUBLISHER: University of Rochester Press, ong>Theong> Journal of ong>theong> History of Ideashas, over ong>theong> years, published many important articles on ong>theong> Renaissance; this selection provides a significant index of American scholarship in ong>theong> field in ong>theong> first twenty-five years of ong>theong> journal's publication. Apart from ong>theong> quality of ong>theong> papers, ong>theong> main criterion of selection has been ong>theong>ir diversity. ong>Theong> editors aimed to present a broad cross-section of ong>theong> intellectual history of ong>theong> Renaissance, ong>andong> have on ong>theong> whole preferred comprehensive raong>theong>r than monographic studies. ong>Theong> so-called problem of ong>theong> Renaissance is represented by FERGUSON; ong>theong> historical thought of ong>theong> period by WEISINGER, BARON, ong>andong> REYNOLDS; its social, moral ong>andong> religious thought by ADAMS, RICE ong>andong> TRINKAUS; humanism by GRAY; philsophy ong>andong> science by CASSIRER, Rong>ANDong>ALL ong>andong> BOUWSMA; literature by TUVE; ong>theong> visual arts by SCHAPIRO; ong>andong> music by LOWINSKY. First published .

The Story of Running Water

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Troughton, Joanna / Brown, Richard / Ruttle, Kate, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, ong>Cambridgeong> Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books ong>andong> support materials for ong>theong> teaching of reading ong>andong> ong>theong> development of literacy throughout ong>theong> primary years. Acquista Ora

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