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Violence and Culture in the Antebellum South

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bruce, Jr. Dickson D. / Bruce, Dickson D., PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press, This provocative book draws from a variety of sources--literature, politics, folklore, ong>socialong> history--to attempt to set Southern beliefs about violence ong>inong> a cultural ong>contextong>. Accordong>inong>g to Dickson D. Bruce, the control of violence was a central concern of antebellum Southerners. Usong>inong>g contemporary sources, Bruce describes Southerners' attitudes as illustrated ong>inong> their duels, huntong>inong>g, ong>andong> the rhetoric of their politicians. He views antebellum Southerners as pessimistic ong>andong> deeply distrustful of ong>socialong> relationships ong>andong> demonstrates how this world view impelled their reliance on formal controls to regularize human ong>inong>teraction. The attitudes toward violence of masters, slaves, ong>andong> "plaong>inong>-folk"--the three major ong>socialong> groups of the period--are differentiated, ong>andong> letters ong>andong> family papers are used to illustrate how Southern child-rearong>inong>g practices contributed to attitudes toward violence ong>inong> the region. The fong>inong>al chapter treats Edgar Allan Poe as a writer who epitomized the attitudes of many Southerners before the Civil War.

Evolutionary Politics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schubert, Glendon A., JR., PUBLISHER: Southern Illong>inong>ois University Press, This synthesis of research ong>inong>to the behavior of humans ong>andong> other ong>socialong> animals ranges horizontally from a congruence of the perspectives of the life sciences, ong>socialong> sciences, ong>andong> physical sciences ong>andong> longitudong>inong>ally from that of the most recent 60 million years, but emphasizong>inong>g the last 12 thousong>andong> years. From a political science perspective, these essays focus on both ong>inong>dividual ong>andong> small-group political behavior. Schubert's work draws extensively on contemporary evolutionary theory, bioong>socialong> ong>andong> psychobiological theory, ethology ong>andong> primatology, behavioral ecology, experimental work ong>inong> animal behavior, neurobiology, human development, ong>andong> the philosophy of both life ong>andong> ong>socialong> sciences. ong>Inong>troducong>inong>g ong>andong> concludong>inong>g the book are essays that discuss the implications of biology ong>andong> the life sciences for the study of political science. The others center on five topics: political ethology (naturalistic study of human behavior as animal behavior); political evolution; evolutionary theory; evolutionary development (ecological, epigenetic, ong>andong> ontogenetic); ong>andong> the evolution of human thong>inong>kong>inong>g.

Report on the Land Revenue Settlement of the Chanda

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Charles Bean Lucie, PUBLISHER: British Library, ong>Historicalong> Prong>inong>t Editions, Title: Report on the Long>andong> Revenue Settlement of the Chong>andong>a district, Central Provong>inong>ces, . With map, etc.]Publisher: British Library, ong>Historicalong> Prong>inong>t EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kong>inong>gdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holdong>inong>g over 150 million items ong>inong> all known languages ong>andong> formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordong>inong>gs, patents, maps, stamps, prong>inong>ts ong>andong> much more. Its collections ong>inong>clude around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts ong>andong> ong>historicalong> items datong>inong>g back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL ong>HISTORICALong> collection ong>inong>cludes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection ong>inong>cludes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics ong>inong>clude health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour ong>andong> ong>inong>dustry, mong>inong>ong>inong>g, penal policy, ong>andong> ong>socialong> order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields ong>inong> the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool ong>inong> helpong>inong>g to ong>inong>sure edition identification: ++++ British Library Smith, Charles Bean Lucie; . xv. 232 p.; 8. V

Bringing Systems Thinking to Life: Expanding the Horizons

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bregman, Ona Cohn / White, Charles M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, ong>Inong> a song>inong>gle volume, Brong>inong>gong>inong>g Systems Thong>inong>kong>inong>g to Life: Expong>andong>ong>inong>g the Horizons for Bowen Family Systems Theory presents the extraordong>inong>ary diversity ong>andong> breadth of Bowen theory applications that address human functionong>inong>g ong>inong> various relationship systems across a broad spectrum of professions, disciplong>inong>es, cultures, ong>andong> nations. Providong>inong>g three chapters of never-before-published material by Dr. Bowen, the book also demonstrates the transcendent nature ong>andong> versatility of Bowen theory-based ong>socialong> assessment ong>andong> its extension ong>inong>to fields of study ong>andong> practice far beyond the origong>inong>al psychiatric ong>contextong> ong>inong> which it was first formulated ong>inong>cludong>inong>g ong>socialong> work, psychology, nursong>inong>g, education, literary studies, pastoral care ong>andong> counselong>inong>g, sociology, busong>inong>ess ong>andong> management, leadership studies, distance learnong>inong>g, ecological science, ong>andong> evolutionary biology - ong>andong> providong>inong>g ample evidence that Bowen theory has joong>inong>ed that elite class of theories that have enjoyed broad application to ong>socialong> phenomena while lendong>inong>g credibility to the claim that Bowen theory is one of the previous ong>andong> current centuriesa (TM) most significant ong>socialong>-behavioral theories. More than a a oeresource manuala for Bowen theory enthusiasts, this book helps put a new great theory on the ong>inong>tellectual long>andong>scape.

Social Ecology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Guha, Ramachong>andong>ra, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Socialong> Ecology brong>inong>gs together a selection of pioneerong>inong>g essays on a subject of ong>inong>creasong>inong>g ong>inong>terest to sociologists ong>andong> ong>socialong> anthropologists. With the growong>inong>g awareness of the causes ong>andong> consequences of environmental degradation, the once neglected field of ong>socialong> ecology has assumed enormous theoretical ong>andong> practical importance. The essays assembled ong>inong> this anthology provide a state of the art survey of the field as well as an orientation to future research. As the first such anthology of its kong>inong>d, it provides a compact ong>andong> analytically sophisticated overview of environment ong>andong> society ong>inong> contemporary ong>Inong>dia. It should be of great ong>inong>terest to admong>inong>istrators, activists, ong>andong> development professionals as well as students ong>andong> scholars workong>inong>g ong>inong> the field.

Research on Social Work and Disasters

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Streeter, Calvong>inong> / Murty, Susan A., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Over the past decade, several major natural disasters have had devastatong>inong>g impacts throughout the United States ong>andong> the world. Song>inong>ce larger populations now live ong>andong> work on long>andong> vulnerable to various hazards, natural disasters can be expected to affect more people each year. As a result, the ong>socialong> work profession soon will be stretched to its limits as it attempts to respond to growong>inong>g human needs ong>inong> the wake of hurricanes, tornadoes, storms, floods, earthquakes, ong>andong> human-made technological disasters. Research on ong>Socialong> Work ong>andong> Disasters provides the essential strategies ong>socialong> work researchers, other ong>socialong> scientists ong>inong> the area of disaster research, ong>andong> emergency management personnel need to prepare for ong>andong> recover from all forms of disaster.Focusong>inong>g on hazard, risk, ong>andong> disaster research, this book presents conceptual approaches ong>andong> empirical fong>inong>dong>inong>gs ong>inong> this emergong>inong>g ong>andong> important area of ong>socialong> work. It ong>inong>cludes research on natural ong>andong> technological disasters as they impact both rural ong>andong> urban environments. Research on ong>Socialong> Work ong>andong> Disasters offers conceptual ong>andong> methodological guidelong>inong>es for ong>socialong> work researchers ong>andong> provides ong>inong>sight ong>inong>to the range of opportunities ong>andong> issues relevant for disaster research. Specific topics you will learn about ong>inong>clude: research design, methodology, ong>andong> measurement community awareness ong>andong> activism traumatic stress ong>andong> stress debriefong>inong>g fundong>inong>g ong>andong> ethical issues vulnerable populations hazard education action researchResearch on ong>Socialong> Work ong>andong> Disasters not only addresses effective strategies for respondong>inong>g ong>inong> the aftermath of particular disasters, but also suggests significant ways ong>inong> which the ong>socialong> work profession can become ong>inong>volved ong>inong> prevention, mitigation, ong>andong> preparedness activities. The book features examples of recent research on disasters chosen to illustrate a variety of types of disasters, theoretical approaches, methodologies, ong>andong> levels of analysis. The implications drawn from this book are consistent ong>inong> suggestong>inong>g the responsibility of society to care for vulnerable populations ong>andong> to share the burdens caused by catastrophic events.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis of the role ong>andong> development of the saloon as an ong>inong>stitution on the mong>inong>ong>inong>g frontier provides unique ong>inong>sights ong>inong>to the ong>socialong> ong>andong> economic history of the American West. Drawong>inong>g on contemporaneous newspapers ong>andong> many unpublished firsthong>andong> accounts, West shows that the physical evolution of the saloon, from crude tents ong>andong> shanties ong>inong>to elegant establishments for drong>inong>kong>inong>g ong>andong> gamong>inong>g, reflected the growth ong>andong> maturity of the surroundong>inong>g community.

Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gee, James Paul, PUBLISHER: Taylor & Francis Group, This fully-updated new edition engages with topics such as orality ong>andong> literacy, the history of literacy, the uses ong>andong> abuses of literacy ong>inong> that history, the analysis of language as cultural communication, ong>andong> ong>socialong> theories of mong>inong>d ong>andong> meanong>inong>g, among many other topics. It represents the most current statement of a widely discussed ong>andong> used theory about how language functions ong>inong> society, a theory ong>inong>itially developed ong>inong> the first edition of the book, ong>andong> developed ong>inong> this new edition ong>inong> tong>andong>em with analytic techniques for the study of language ong>andong> literacy ong>inong> ong>contextong>, with special reference to cross-cultural issues ong>inong> communities ong>andong> schools. Built around a large number of specific examples, this new edition reflects current debates across the world about education ong>andong> educational reform, the nature of language ong>andong> communication, ong>andong> the role of sociocultural diversity ong>inong> schools ong>andong> society. One of the core goals of this book, from its first edition on, has been to develop a new ong>andong> more widely applicable vision of applied long>inong>guistics. It will be of ong>inong>terest to researchers, lecturers ong>andong> students ong>inong> education, long>inong>guistics, or any field that deals with language, especially ong>inong> ong>socialong> or cultural terms.

Managing Web Usage in the Workplace: A Social, Ethical and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anong>andong>arajan, Murugan / Simmers, Claire A., PUBLISHER: IRM Press, The nature of the ong>Inong>ternet is dramatically revolutionizong>inong>g the manner ong>inong> which organizations ong>andong> ong>inong>dividuals alike acquire ong>andong> distribute ong>inong>formation. Unfortunately the problem of Web abuse has developed ong>inong> kong>inong>d. This ong>inong>terestong>inong>g new book ong>inong>cludes chapters that embrace a wide array of ong>Inong>ternet abuse issues such as, the impact of Web abuse on ong>inong>dividuals, groups, organizations, ong>andong> societies, ong>andong> the problem of Web abuse withong>inong> other cultures ong>andong> countries. Geared toward busong>inong>ess professionals, academicians ong>andong> students from a variety of disciplong>inong>es, Managong>inong>g Web Usage ong>inong> the Workplace: A ong>Socialong>, Ethical ong>andong> Legal Perspective focuses on the phenomenon of ong>Inong>ternet abuse ong>andong> its consequences.

Silver in London: The Parker and Wakelin Partnership,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clifford, Helen, PUBLISHER: Bard Center, The firm of Parker ong>andong> Wakelong>inong> was the foremost silversmith ong>inong> London for much of the eighteenth century, supplyong>inong>g royalty, aristocracy, ong>andong> gentry with both domestic ong>andong> ceremonial plate. This fascong>inong>atong>inong>g book draws on the firm's records for this period to provide a remarkable account of patrons ong>andong> their purchases ong>andong> to ong>inong>vestigate the ong>socialong> ong>andong> economic structures on which the firm depended, revealong>inong>g new ong>inong>formation about the complex web of out-workers with specialist skills ong>andong> raisong>inong>g questions of authorship. Beautifully illustrated, the book is both a ong>socialong> history of consumption ong>inong> Georgian London ong>andong> an ong>inong>vestigation ong>inong>to the world of workong>inong>g men ong>andong> women at that time. Acquista Ora

Historical Perspectives on Climate Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Flemong>inong>g, James Rodger, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This ong>inong>triguong>inong>g volume provides a thorough examong>inong>ation of the ong>historicalong> roots of global climate change as a field of ong>inong>quiry, from the Enlightenment to the late twentieth century. Based on primary ong>andong> archival sources, the book is filled with ong>inong>terestong>inong>g perspectives on what people have understood, experienced, ong>andong> feared about the climate ong>andong> its changes ong>inong> the past. Chapters explore climate ong>andong> culture ong>inong> Enlightenment thought; climate debates ong>inong> early America; the development of ong>inong>ternational networks of observation; the scientific transformation of climate discourse; ong>andong> early contributions to understong>andong>ong>inong>g terrestrial temperature changes, ong>inong>frared radiation, ong>andong> the carbon dioxide theory of climate. But perhaps most important, this book shows what a study of the past has to offer the ong>inong>terdisciplong>inong>ary ong>inong>vestigation of current environmental problems.

Women in Muslim Societies: Diversity Within Unity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bodman, Herbert L., PUBLISHER: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Authors from a variety of disciplong>inong>es assess the issues facong>inong>g women ong>inong> Muslim societies not only ong>inong> the Middle East but also ong>inong> Africa ong>andong> Asia. They stress the importance of ong>historicalong> ong>contextong>, local customs ong>andong> policies ong>inong> defong>inong>ong>inong>g the status of Muslim women, ong>andong> examong>inong>e how women are copong>inong>g with challenges such as modernity ong>andong> conservative reaction.

Praying for a Cure: When Medical and Religious Practices

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Desautels, Peggy / Battong>inong>, Margaret Pabst / May, Larry, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Three medical ethicists take varied ong>andong> often opposong>inong>g stong>andong>s on the ethical, ong>socialong>, ong>andong> political issues that arise when religious ong>andong> medical practices conflict. The ong>inong>terchange focuses on the tensions between the belief systems, ong>inong>stitutional practices, ong>andong> health-related decisions of Christian Scientists ong>andong> those of a secularized medically oriented, broader society.

Contemporary English and american literature

Contemporary English ong>andong> american literature: an anthology Autore Giobbio, Skey Editore SEI Anno Anthology with a ong>historicalong> ong>andong> ong>socialong> survey Il libro è ong>inong> ottimo stato, dotato di copertong>inong>a plastificata Le pagong>inong>e sono ong>inong>giallite dal tempo Spese di spedizione: pacco non tracciabile 2E, pacco tracciabile 4E

Homelessness Amid Affluence: Structure and Paradox in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lang, Michael H., PUBLISHER: Praeger Publishers, Approachong>inong>g the problem of homelessness from a broad public policy perspective, Lang focuses on the American political economy ong>andong> how it permits community development patterns based on racism ong>andong> self-ong>inong>terest. This ong>inong>terdisciplong>inong>ary study challenges the belief that homelessness is entirely due to the Reagan admong>inong>istration's cutbacks. ong>Inong>stead, it suggests the need for reform ong>inong> our housong>inong>g ong>andong> employment policies. The book reviews competong>inong>g socioeconomic paradigms that can explaong>inong> why meanong>inong>gful ong>andong> effective programs are difficult to enact. Homelessness Amid Affluence discusses housong>inong>g, community development patterns, economic segregation, ong>andong> problems of the urban underclass, as well as proposed solutions. The ong>inong>terdisciplong>inong>ary nature ong>andong> ong>historicalong> perspective of this volume make it ong>inong>formative readong>inong>g for sociologists, ong>socialong> workers, policymakers, ong>andong> researchers. This volume is divided ong>inong>to five sections. The first section provides a conceptual overview. Section Two deals with the urban policy ong>contextong> from which a solution to homelessness must emerge. Section Three covers low-cost housong>inong>g while Section Four deals with specific policies ong>andong> programs developed ong>inong> response to the needs of the homeless. A case study based on the author's experience with the efforts of Camden County, New Jersey is ong>inong>cluded. The last section analyzes some new policy approaches ong>andong> ends with an assessment of the likely policy outcomes to emerge from this contong>inong>uong>inong>g debate.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's Last Plays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alexong>andong>er, Catherong>inong>e M. S., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Which plays are ong>inong>cluded under the headong>inong>g 'Shakespeare's last plays', ong>andong> when does Shakespeare's 'last' period begong>inong>? What is meant by a 'late play', ong>andong> what are the benefits ong>inong> defong>inong>ong>inong>g plays ong>inong> this way? Reflectong>inong>g the recent growth of ong>inong>terest ong>inong> late studies, ong>andong> recognisong>inong>g the gaps ong>inong> accessible scholarship on this area, leadong>inong>g ong>inong>ternational Shakespeare scholars address these ong>andong> many other questions. The essays locate Shakespeare's last plays - song>inong>gle ong>andong> co-authored - ong>inong> the period of their composition, consider the significant characteristics of their Jacobean ong>contextong>, ong>andong> explore the rich afterlives, on stage, ong>inong> prong>inong>t ong>andong> other media of The Wong>inong>ter's Tale, Cymbelong>inong>e, The Tempest, Pericles, The Two Noble Kong>inong>smen ong>andong> Henry VIII. The volume opens with a ong>historicalong> timelong>inong>e that places the plays ong>inong> the ong>contextong>s of contemporary political events, theatrical events, other cultural milestones, Shakespeare's life ong>andong> that of his playong>inong>g company, the Kong>inong>g's Men.

Water Quality - Management of a Natural Resource

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Perry, James / Perry / Perry, Jim, PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, Once a purely technical sub-disciplong>inong>e of hydrology, water quality management is now a ong>socialong> ong>andong> political disciplong>inong>e, with concerns rangong>inong>g from ensurong>inong>g adequate health stong>andong>ards to preservong>inong>g biological diversity ong>andong> ecosystem ong>inong>tegrity. This book goes beyond the technical manuals ong>andong> specialty publications to provide support ong>andong> guidance for the everyday decisions made by water-quality managers. Water Quality: Management of a Natural Resource addresses the rarely touched upon ong>socialong>, biophysical, long>andong>-use ong>andong> policy considerations, which reflect the issues that confront managers ong>andong> decision-makers. ong>Inong> a series of ong>inong>cisive reviews, experts address key topics ong>inong> modern water resource management ong>andong> case studies illustrate the successes ong>andong> failures of past management efforts. Water Quality: Management of a Natural Resource develops ong>andong> presents a management view requirong>inong>g an awareness of: the ong>socialong> ong>contextong> of management, new ecological theories, ong>andong> how policy is implemented ong>inong> different situations ong>andong> countries.

The Psychology of Gratitude

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Emmons, Robert A. / McCullough, Michael E., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Gratitude, like other positive emotions, has ong>inong>spired many theological ong>andong> philosophical writong>inong>gs, but it has ong>inong>spired very little vigorous, empirical research. ong>Inong> an effort to remedy this oversight, this volume brong>inong>gs together promong>inong>ent scientists from various disciplong>inong>es to examong>inong>e what has become known as the most-neglected emotion. The volume begong>inong>s with the ong>historicalong>, philosophical, ong>andong> theoretical foundations of gratitude, then presents the current research perspectives from ong>socialong>, personality, ong>andong> developmental psychology, as well as from primatology, anthropology, ong>andong> biology. The volume also ong>inong>cludes a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of research on gratitude. This work contributes a great deal to the growong>inong>g positive psychology ong>inong>itiative ong>andong> to the scientific ong>inong>vestigation of positive human emotions. It will be an ong>inong>valuable resource for researchers ong>andong> students ong>inong> ong>socialong>, personality, ong>andong> developmental, clong>inong>ical, ong>andong> health psychology, as well as to sociologists ong>andong> cultural anthropologists.

La Roja: a Journey Through Spanish Football

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burns, Jimmy, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Ltd, "La Roja" is bestsellong>inong>g author Jimmy Burns tremendous opus on Spanish soccer. From its early begong>inong>nong>inong>gs when the first soccer on the shores of Bilbao ong>andong> Buenos Aires was played by British sailors ong>andong> engong>inong>eers, through to the ong>inong>flux of South American stars, ong>andong> similarly ong>inong>spirational Italians, Dutchman ong>andong> Scong>andong>ong>inong>avians, Burns show how the engagement of foreigners with home-grown Spanish ong>talentong> overcame political adversity ong>andong> produced football of sublime skill ong>andong> passion that ong>inong>toxicates fans around the world. The book takes us on a journey through some of the extraordong>inong>ary characters, classic matches, ong>andong> brutal controversies that have defong>inong>ed Spanish football from the early days when a few enthusiasts developed their ong>talentong> kickong>inong>g a ball on a piece of ong>inong>dustrial waste ground, to the emergence of rival giants, FC Barcelona ong>andong> Real Madrid- the most powerful ong>andong> successful football clubs ong>inong> the world- to the Franco regime (that propped up the Madrid team) ong>andong> democracy (where Barca has ruled), to ong>andong> a national team that, encompassong>inong>g all, became the world's champion.

A Country Nourished on Self-Doubt: Documents in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thorner, Thomas / Frohn-Nielson, Thor, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, This new edition of Broadview's two volume anthology of documents ong>inong> Canadian history, A Few Acres of Snow ong>andong> A Country Nourished on Self-Doubt, presents many new documentary sources on Canadian history, combong>inong>ed with the most compellong>inong>g passages from the first edition, ong>Inong>cluded are documents that focus on the history of Canada's various regions; on ong>socialong>, cultural, political ong>andong> ong>inong>tellectual history; ong>andong> on the experiences of women, Native peoples, immigrants ong>andong> labour.

Readings in Globalization: Key Concepts and Major Debates

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ritzer, George / Atalay, Zeynep, PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, This unique ong>andong> engagong>inong>g anthology ong>inong>troduces students to the major concepts of globalization withong>inong> the ong>contextong> of the key debates ong>andong> disputes. ong>Inong>troduces globalization through its basic concepts, rather than thematically; a distong>inong>ctive approach that provides students with a better grasp of what ong>socialong> science has to offer on the topic Utilizes concepts from ong>inong>terdisciplong>inong>ary sources, brong>inong>gong>inong>g together work from key figures across a number of fields - from Weber ong>andong> Marx, to contemporary figures ong>inong> the field, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g Beck, Bauman, Castells, ong>andong> Homi Bhabha ong>Inong>cludes excerpts to illustrate ideas, all at an appropriate level of difficulty for an undergraduate audience Offers all of this ong>inong> the dynamic ong>contextong> of major debates surroundong>inong>g the basic concepts ong>andong> the fundamental realities of globalization Designed so it can be used ong>inong>dependently, or alongside Ritzer's "Globalization: A Basic Text" for a complete student resource Acquista Ora

Selected Essays of Wilson Harris: The Unfinished Genesis of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, Wilson / Bundy, ong>Andong>rew / Bundy, A. F. M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Wilson Harris is one of the outstong>andong>ong>inong>g literary ong>inong>novators of the century. His novels date from The Palace of the Peacock to Jonestown. This long-awaited volume matches Harris's career with his critical writong>inong>gs, from to the present day. Selected Essays of Wilson Harris brong>inong>gs together twenty-one lectures, addresses ong>andong> essays to make available Harris's full range of writong>inong>gs on subjects ong>inong>cludong>inong>g: * the literate imagong>inong>ation * traditions of myth ong>andong> fable ong>inong> Central ong>andong> South America * the North American literary imagong>inong>ation, from Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville ong>andong> Ralph Ellison, to William Faulkner ong>andong> Jean Rhys * ong>inong>heritances ong>andong> legacies of writers of the postcolonial diaspora This comprehensive collection also comes complete with: * an extensive editorial ong>inong>troduction, providong>inong>g valuable ong>historicalong> ong>andong> theoretical ong>contextong> for the essays * a map of Guyana * bibliographies of Harris's fiction ong>andong> non-fiction * appendices on the legends of El Dorado ong>andong> the Holy Grail.

Contemporary English and american literature: an anthology

Autore Giobbio, Skey Editore Sei Anno Anthology with a ong>historicalong> ong>andong> ong>socialong> survey Il libro è ong>inong> ottimo stato, dotato di copertong>inong>a plastificata Le pagong>inong>e sono ong>inong>giallite dal tempo Spese di spedizione: pacco non tracciabile 2E, pacco tracciabile 4E

Renaissance Essays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wiener, Philip P. / Kristeller, Paul Oskar, PUBLISHER: University of Rochester Press, The Journal of the History of Ideashas, over the years, published many important articles on the Renaissance; this selection provides a significant ong>inong>dex of American scholarship ong>inong> the field ong>inong> the first twenty-five years of the journal's publication. Apart from the quality of the papers, the maong>inong> criterion of selection has been their diversity. The editors aimed to present a broad cross-section of the ong>inong>tellectual history of the Renaissance, ong>andong> have on the whole preferred comprehensive rather than monographic studies. The so-called problem of the Renaissance is represented by FERGUSON; the ong>historicalong> thought of the period by WEISong>INong>GER, BARON, ong>andong> REYNOLDS; its ong>socialong>, moral ong>andong> religious thought by ADAMS, RICE ong>andong> TRong>INong>KAUS; humanism by GRAY; philsophy ong>andong> science by CASSIRER, Rong>ANDong>ALL ong>andong> BOUWSMA; literature by TUVE; the visual arts by SCHAPIRO; ong>andong> music by LOWong>INong>SKY. First published .

Building Corporate Accountability: Emerging Practice in

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