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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

Apollinaire on Art: Essays and Reviews

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Breunig, LeRoy C. / Shattuck, Roger / Suleiman, Susan Rubin, PUBLISHER: MFA Publications, Poet, critic, impresario, gadfly, visionary, tastemaker: more than anyone, Guillaume Apollinaire embodies ong>theong> frenzied art world of Paris in ong>theong> early 20th century. His rampant enthusiasms ong>andong> antipathies, ong>andong> his remarkable acumen, make him still today ong>theong> most evocative commentator on ong>theong> intellectual ferment of ong>theong> time. In he championed Picasso ong>andong> in he promoted Braque in reviews that were amazingly sharp ong>andong> prescient. He first identified ong>theong> importance of Delaunay, Duchamp, ong>andong> Rousseau, coined ong>theong> word "Surrealism," ong>andong> almost singlehong>andong>edly pushed Cubism into ong>theong> mainstream. With a new preface by Roger Shattuck, this edition of Apollinaire on Art is ong>theong> only collection in English of ong>theong>se seminal ong>andong> ever fresh writings.

Jewish Year Bk

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Mitchell Vallentine & Company, ong>Theong> Jewish Year Book provides a comprehensive directory of ong>theong> communal institutions ong>andong> organisations that make up ong>theong> fabric of British Jewish society. It is a guide to ong>theong> structures ong>andong> networks of ong>theong> religious, social, educational, cultural ong>andong> welfare organisations of ong>theong> Jewish community across ong>theong> British Isles ong>andong> reports ong>theong> ever-changing pattern of websites, now such a pervasive feature of communal management ong>andong> presentation. It also offers an extensive guide to ong>theong> primary organisations of ong>theong> Jewish communities of ong>theong> world ong>andong> a substantial survey of Israel ong>andong> its organisations that have associations with British Jewry, including a comprehensive list of Israel s overseas embassies ong>andong> missions. It sets out ong>theong> basic facts of ong>theong> history of Jewish settlement in Britain ong>andong> an up-to-date statement of UK legislation specifically concerned with ong>theong> place of ong>theong> Jews ong>andong> Jewish identity in Britain. Updated annually, edited to provide ong>theong> latest up-to-date information, it includes contact details for Jewish institutions, local ong>andong> international organisations, details on leading Jewish personalities, obituaries ong>andong> major events as well as principal festivals ong>andong> fasts. ong>Theong>re is also a detailed calendar, including ong>theong> Jewish calendar for thirty years ong>andong> evening twilight regional variations. ong>Theong> Jewish Year Book includes ong>theong> following ong>essaysong>: "On Israel's Scientific Achievements " by Professor Yitzchak Apeloig, President of ong>theong> Technion "On ong>theong> Tel Aviv ong>Centenaryong> " by Professor Colin Shindler, SOAS "On 'Mendelssohn ong>andong> Jewishness'" by Dr. David Conway "On ong>theong> Career of Ruth Winston-Fox, MBE ()" by Willow Winston ong>andong> Stephen Massil

A Dictionary of the Bible: Volume V: Supplement -- Articles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hastings, James, PUBLISHER: University Press of ong>theong> Pacific, For over a century ong>theong> ten-volume Dictionary of ong>theong> Bible has been ong>theong> definitive reference. "It is a Dictionary of ong>theong> Old ong>andong> New Testaments, togeong>theong>r with ong>theong> Old Testament Apocrypha, according to ong>theong> Authorized ong>andong> Revised English Versions, ong>andong> with constant reference to ong>theong> original tongues.... Articles have been written on ong>theong> names of all Persons ong>andong> Places, on ong>theong> Antiquities ong>andong> Archaeology of ong>theong> Bible, on its Ethnology, Geology, ong>andong> Natural History, on Biblical ong>Theong>ology ong>andong> Ethic, ong>andong> even on ong>theong> obsolete or archaic words occurring in ong>theong> English Versions." James Hastings () was a distinguished scholar ong>andong> pastor. He was founder ong>andong> editor of ong>theong> Expository Times ong>andong> is also well known for editing ong>theong> Encyclopaedia of Religion ong>andong> Ethics, ong>theong> Dictionary of Christ ong>andong> ong>theong> Gospels, ong>andong> ong>theong> Dictionary of ong>theong> Apostolic Church.

Rome and Constantinople: Essays in the Dialogue of Love

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barringer, Robert, PUBLISHER: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, A collection of ong>essaysong> from ong>theong> exchange between Orthodox ong>andong> Roman Catholic ong>theong>ologians in Canada.

Mi raccomando

David Sedaris ong>Theong> book is a collection of 22 autobiographical ong>essaysong> by American humorist David Sedaris. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> address ong>theong> author's upbringing in Raleigh, North Carolina, his relationships with family members, ong>andong> his work ong>andong> life in New York City a (cod. I_)

A European Central Bank?: Perspectives on Monetary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: De Cecco, Marcello, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, Based on a conference held by ong>theong> Italian Macroeconomic Policy Group ong>andong> ong>theong> Centre for Economic Policy Research, this study examines ong>theong> issues raised by European monetary unification. An introduction describes recent developments ong>andong> identifies ong>theong> motivations for creating a European central bank. ong>Theong>oretical papers analyze ong>theong> interactions of capital controls, financial intermediation, ong>andong> seigniorage in open economies, ong>theong> optimal design of centralized banks of issue by sovereign countries, ong>andong> some new aspects of ong>theong> "optimal currency area" question. ong>Theong> volume concludes with a panel discussion on ong>theong> feasibility of European monetary unification, featuring leading academics ong>andong> central bankers.

Inequality, Democracy, and Economic Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Midlarsky, Manus I., PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, ong>Theong> relationship between inequality ong>andong> democracy is a compelling one for ong>theong> contemporary social scientist. This book addresses questions raised as early as ong>theong> time of Aristotle, ong>andong> continue through Marx to ong>theong> present day. ong>Theong>ories of inequality in relation to democracy are explored, ong>andong> ong>theong> book focuses on ong>theong> sources of democracy, ong>theong> relationship between economic development ong>andong> thresholds of democracy, ong>andong> finally responses to democratization. As ong>theong> gap between rich ong>andong> poor widens within ong>andong> between nations, ong>theong> subject of this book becomes increasingly important worldwide.

Body and Gift: Reflections on Creation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Torode, Sam, PUBLISHER: Ascension Press, ong>Theong> First book in ong>theong> series, Body ong>andong> Gift, begins with ong>theong> creation of man recorded in Genesis ong>andong> goes on to explore its teaching on ong>theong> human body ong>andong> God's design for marriage

The New Sappho on Old Age: Textual and Philosophical Issues

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Greene, Ellen / Skinner, Marilyn, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Center for Hellenic Studie, ong>Theong> world has long wished for more of Sappho's poetry, which exists mostly in tantalizing fragments. So ong>theong> apparent recovery in of a virtually intact poem by Sappho, only ong>theong> fourth to have survived almost complete, has generated unprecedented excitement ong>andong> discussion among scholarly ong>andong> lay audiences alike. This volume is ong>theong> first collection of ong>essaysong> in English devoted to discussion of ong>theong> newly recovered Sappho poem ong>andong> two oong>theong>r incomplete texts on ong>theong> same papyri. Containing eleven new ong>essaysong> by leading scholars, it addresses a wide range of textual ong>andong> philological issues connected with ong>theong> find. Using different approaches, ong>theong> contributions demonstrate how ong>theong> "New Sappho" can be appreciated as a complete, gracefully spare poetic statement regarding ong>theong> painful inevitability of death ong>andong> aging. Acquista Ora

History of the Primitive Methodist Church

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kendall, Holliday Bickerstaffe, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, Holliday Bickerstaff Kendall () was a Methodist minister ong>andong> a social historian. Born into a family of Primitive Methodist ministers, Kendall himself served as a minister between ong>andong> . This volume, written during his retirement ong>andong> first published in , contains Kendall's history of ong>theong> origins ong>andong> development of ong>theong> Primitive Methodist movement. ong>Theong> movement originated with Hugh Bourne () ong>andong> William Clowes (), who attempted to restore ong>theong> mass evangelism ong>theong>y thought had been lost in ong>theong> Wesleyan Church after . Kendall explores ong>theong> social ong>andong> political context of this period, ong>andong> discusses Bourne's ong>andong> Clowes' influence on ong>theong> origins of ong>theong> movement. He ong>theong>n describes ong>theong> growth ong>andong> development of ong>theong> movement in ong>theong> nineteenth century, discussing ong>theong> expansion of ong>theong> church until . This clear ong>andong> concise volume is considered ong>theong> definitive work on ong>theong> history of ong>theong> movement.

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