the social life of painting in ancient rome and on the bay

The Social Life of Painting in Ancient Rome and on the Bay

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eleanor Wong>inong>sor Leach, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, NA

Ancient Rome

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Steele, Philip, PUBLISHER: Kong>inong>gfisher, All roads lead to ong>Romeong>, especially where ong>theong> study ong>ofong> history is concerned. ong>Ancientong> ong>Romeong>'s crowded streets, elegant homes, ong>andong> majestic Coliseum are brought vividly to ong>lifeong> ong>inong> stunnong>inong>g state-ong>ofong>-ong>theong> art illustrations. Along ong>theong> way kids learn all about ong>Romeong>'s geography, religion, rulers, wars, fashion, architecture, ong>andong> more. Throughout ong>theong> book, web long>inong>ks ong>andong> quotes direct readers to more ong>inong>formation.

Ancient Rome

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dargie, Richard, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, ong>Romeong> grew from a small settlement on ong>theong> banks ong>ofong> ong>theong> Tiber to become a great city, ong>andong> eventually ong>theong> capital ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest empire ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>ancientong> world. ong>Theong> legacy ong>ofong> ong>Romeong> is its Latong>inong> language, its laws, its architecture ong>andong> ong>theong> urge to create empire, from ong>theong> Holy Roman Empire itself to ong>theong> European Union. "ong>Ancientong> ong>Romeong>" recreates ong>theong> lives ong>andong> beliefs ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>ancientong> Romans ong>inong> a lively ong>andong> historically specific manner through long>inong>kong>inong>g text with photographs ong>andong> illustrations to describe daily ong>lifeong> over a period ong>ofong> 600 years (200 BCE-400 CE). By connectong>inong>g an illustration ong>ofong> ong>theong> past to current photographs, ong>Ancientong> ong>Romeong> provides a clear picture ong>ofong> how ong>ancientong> ong>lifeong> is reconstructed. Archaeology ong>andong> "How Do We Know?" boxes, providong>inong>g evidence for ong>theong> ong>inong>formation presented, show how knowledge ong>ofong> ong>theong> past is auong>theong>nticated. A detailed timelong>inong>e, a glossary, a furong>theong>r ong>inong>formation section ong>andong> an ong>inong>dex round out this clearly presented ong>andong> engagong>inong>g book. Rich with evidence ong>andong> colorful descriptions, "ong>Ancientong> ong>Romeong>" is a valuable guide to discoverong>inong>g ong>theong> roots ong>ofong> western civilization. "ong>Ancientong> ong>Romeong> "is part ong>ofong> ong>theong> Picturong>inong>g ong>theong> Past Series from Enchantend Lion Books: How do we know what we know about ong>ancientong> peoples ong>andong> ong>theong>ir cultures that have disappeared? Ultimately, ong>theong>re are three maong>inong> sources ong>ofong> ong>inong>formation: ong>theong> images that survive ong>inong> wall ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong>s, ceramics ong>andong> sculptures; artifacts, such a jewelry, utensils, toys, clothong>inong>g, ong>andong> tools; ong>andong> ong>theong> writong>inong>gs ong>ofong> ong>ancientong> authors that have survived ong>theong> ravages ong>ofong> time. From such sources, it is possibleto begong>inong> to reconstruct ong>theong> ong>lifeong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> distant past with an astonishong>inong>g degree ong>ofong> accuracy.

Life of Jesus

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Neil, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, Some ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's greatest ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong>s depict scenes from ong>theong> ong>lifeong> ong>ofong> Jesus, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g ong>theong> Annunciation, ong>theong> Nativity, ong>theong> Baptism, ong>theong> Sermon on ong>theong> Mount, ong>theong> Last Supper, ong>theong> Trail, ong>theong> Crucifixion, ong>theong> Resurrection ong>andong> ong>theong> Ascension. ong>Inong> addition to ong>theong> book's maong>inong> large ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong>s, magnificently reproduced, smaller ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong>s are used as commentary. Moreover, symbolic elements, such as ong>theong> lily, ong>theong> dove ong>andong> ong>theong> open book ong>inong> ong>theong> Annunciation are explaong>inong>ed, ong>andong> each ong>ofong> ong>theong> people represented is identified through a graphic reduction ong>ofong> ong>theong> maong>inong> ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong>. ong>Theong> New Testament texts accompanyong>inong>g each image adumbrate ong>andong> enhance each visual scene, deepenong>inong>g ong>theong> reader's understong>andong>ong>inong>g ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong>. A clear, ong>inong>formative ong>andong> visually pleasurable ong>inong>troduction to Jesus' ong>lifeong> as rendered by some ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest paong>inong>ters ong>ofong> all time.

The Scandal of Gender

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Regong>inong>a Orthodox Press, What did ong>theong> Faong>theong>rs ong>ofong> ong>theong> historic Church teach about ong>theong> role ong>ofong> women ong>inong> ong>theong> Church? For many years ong>theong> answer to this question has come from femong>inong>ist ong>theong>ologians. It has been difficult to fong>inong>d a book that presents what ong>theong> Church Faong>theong>rs ong>andong> ong>theong> Scriptures teach on women ong>andong> men's role ong>inong> ong>theong> ong>lifeong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> Church. ong>Theong> Scong>andong>al ong>ofong> Gender brong>inong>gs us ong>inong>to direct contact with ong>theong> auong>theong>ntic ong>andong> origong>inong>al teachong>inong>gs ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>ancientong> Christian Church Faong>theong>rs on ong>theong> issue ong>ofong> ong>theong> proper role ong>ofong> women ong>andong> men ong>inong> ong>theong> ong>lifeong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> Church. ong>Theong> poong>inong>t ong>ofong> view ong>ofong> ong>theong> Reader Patrick Mitchell reflects ong>theong> traditional Orthodox poong>inong>t ong>ofong> view ong>ofong> ong>theong> Early Church Faong>theong>rs ong>andong> ong>theong> Bible.

The big book of decorative painting

Jackie Shaw Decorative ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong> is ong>theong> art ong>ofong> ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong> on home furnishong>inong>gs ong>andong> fabric. This book provides comprehensive coverage ong>ofong> this art, ong>andong> features techniques for ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong> on furniture, fabric, wood ong>andong> tong>inong>. (cod. I_)

The Life of Moses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Neil, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, Thirteen ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong>s tell ong>theong> story ong>ofong> Moses' ong>lifeong>, from his discovery as a foundlong>inong>g on ong>theong> Nile, to his death on Mt. Pisgah over-lookong>inong>g ong>theong> long>andong> ong>ofong> Canaan. Also depicted are ong>theong> killong>inong>g ong>ofong> ong>theong> Egyptian overseer; ong>theong> flight to Midian ong>andong> ong>theong> burnong>inong>g bush; Moses confrontong>inong>g ong>theong> Pharaoh; ong>theong> Plagues; ong>theong> Exodus ong>andong> ong>theong> partong>inong>g ong>ofong> ong>theong> Red Sea; ong>theong> manna from heaven; Moses on Mt. Song>inong>ai receivong>inong>g ong>theong> Ten Commong>andong>ments; ong>andong> ong>theong> golden calf. ong>Theong> book also is enriched by a detailed commentary on each ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong>. ong>Theong> story that ong>inong>spired ong>theong> work is re-told, ong>andong> symbols ong>andong> important characters are explaong>inong>ed. All ong>inong> all, a stunnong>inong>g visual ong>inong>troduction to ong>theong> great ong>theong>mes ong>ofong> ong>theong> Old Testament as presented ong>inong> works ong>ofong> art.

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is ong>theong> first general ong>socialong> ong>andong> political history ong>ofong> Malaya. Focusong>inong>g on ong>theong> years to , ong>theong> last years ong>ofong> British rule ong>andong> ong>theong> achievement ong>ofong> ong>inong>dependence, it embraces a wealth ong>ofong> ong>socialong>, economic ong>andong> cultural, as well as political ong>theong>mes. It contaong>inong>s new research on ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong> Second World War ong>inong> Malaya, ong>theong> origong>inong>s ong>andong> course ong>ofong> ong>theong> Communist Emergency, ong>andong> ong>theong> response ong>ofong> Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism ong>andong> ong>socialong> change. A concludong>inong>g chapter takes ong>theong>se ong>theong>mes forward ong>inong>to ong>theong> s to shed new light on ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> this important Souong>theong>ast Asian nation.

Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clough, Arthur Hugh / Plutarch, PUBLISHER: Modern Library, Plutarch's Lives, written at ong>theong> begong>inong>nong>inong>g ong>ofong> ong>theong> second century A.D., is a brilliant ong>socialong> history ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>ancientong> world by one ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest biographers ong>andong> moralists ong>ofong> all time. ong>Inong> what is by far his most famous ong>andong> ong>inong>fluential work, Plutarch reveals ong>theong> character ong>andong> personality ong>ofong> his subjects ong>andong> how ong>theong>y led ultimately to tragedy or victory. Richly anecdotal ong>andong> full ong>ofong> detail, Volume I contaong>inong>s prong>ofong>iles ong>andong> comparisons ong>ofong> Romulus ong>andong> ong>Theong>seus, Numa ong>andong> Lycurgus, Fabius ong>andong> Pericles, ong>andong> many more powerful figures ong>ofong> ong>ancientong> Greece ong>andong> ong>Romeong>. ong>Theong> present translation, origong>inong>ally published ong>inong> ong>inong> conjunction with a ong>lifeong> ong>ofong> Plutarch by John Dryden, was revised ong>inong> by ong>theong> poet ong>andong> scholar Arthur Hugh Clough, whose notes ong>andong> preface are also ong>inong>cluded ong>inong> this edition. "From ong>theong> Trade Paperback edition."

Evolutionary Politics

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

Continental Philosophy of Social Science: Hermeneutics,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sherratt, Yvonne, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Yvonne Sherratt argues for ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> an historical understong>andong>ong>inong>g ong>ofong> ong>theong> contong>inong>ental traditional approach to ong>socialong> science ong>inong> order to appreciate its ong>inong>dividual, humanist character. Examong>inong>ong>inong>g ong>theong> key traditions ong>ofong> hermeneutic, genealogical ong>andong> critical ong>theong>ory, ong>andong> ong>theong> texts ong>ofong> major thong>inong>kers such as Gadamer, Ricoeur, Derrida, Nietzsche, Foucault, ong>theong> Early Frankfurt School ong>andong> Habermas, she also contextualizes contemporary developments withong>inong> strong>andong>s ong>ofong> thought stemmong>inong>g back to ong>Ancientong> Greece ong>andong> ong>Romeong>. Sherrat demonstrates how ong>theong>se modes ong>ofong> thong>inong>kong>inong>g developed through ong>theong> ages to become part ong>ofong> twentieth-century disciplong>inong>es.

The Human Presence: Ecological Spirituality and the Age of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregorios, Paulos Mar, PUBLISHER: Contong>inong>uum, ong>Theong> Syrian Orthodox Metropolitan ong>ofong> New Delhi gaong>theong>rs togeong>theong>r ong>theong> wisdom ong>ofong> science ong>andong> ong>ancientong> ong>andong> Contemporary spirituality to plea for ong>socialong>, environmental, ong>andong> personal justice.

The Life and Ministry of William Booth: Founder of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Green, Roger Joseph, PUBLISHER: Abong>inong>gdon Press, Throughout his ong>lifeong>, William Booth sought to mong>inong>ister to ong>theong> least, ong>theong> last, ong>andong> ong>theong> lost. Booth, togeong>theong>r with his wife Caong>theong>rong>inong>e, founded ong>andong> organized ong>theong> world-wide mission still known as ong>Theong> Salvation Army. Booth's focus on ong>theong> poor ong>andong> margong>inong>alized comes directly from his ong>theong>ological convictions ong>andong> his relationship with ong>theong> Methodist movement ong>inong> Great Britaong>inong>, Particularly his understong>andong>ong>inong>g ong>ofong> John Wesley's doctrong>inong>e ong>ofong> sanctification ong>andong> emphasis on ong>socialong> activism. This groundong>inong>g was ong>theong> matrix from which Booth transformed his world.

Life Events and Psychological Functioning: Theoretical and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cohen, Lawrence H., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This volume focuses on recent ong>theong>oretical ong>andong> methodological advances ong>inong> empirical research ong>andong> examong>inong>es ong>theong> relationship between ong>lifeong> events ong>andong> psychological functionong>inong>g. It considers ong>lifeong> events ong>inong> child, adolescent ong>andong> geriatric populations. It also discusses ong>theong> contributions ong>ofong> small events to stress, ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> positive events ong>andong> adjustments to stressful ong>lifeong> events. ong>Theong> volume makes a substantive contribution to ong>theong> ong>socialong> ong>andong> behavioural sciences.

Poverty and Economic Reforms: The Social Concerns

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aurora, G., PUBLISHER: Academic Foundation, Based on research carried out ong>inong> a few villages ong>inong> South ong>Inong>dia, this book's chief concern was to examong>inong>e ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong> economic reforms on ong>theong> poor with a focus on levels ong>andong> ong>inong>tensity ong>ofong> poverty, ong>socialong> dimensions ong>ofong> deprivation, food security, ong>andong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> MNCs.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

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

Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome: Volume )

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mong>inong>or, Vernon Hyde, PUBLISHER: American Academy ong>inong> ong>Romeong>, Among ong>theong> twelve articles ong>inong>cluded ong>inong> ong>theong> newest volume from ong>theong> American Academy ong>inong> ong>Romeong> are: "ong>Theong> Native Market for Greek Vases ong>andong> its Implications"; "Unpublished Documents Shed New Light on ong>theong> Licong>inong>ian Tomb"; "ong>Theong> Chronicle ong>ofong> Francesco Venimbeni da Fabriano"; ong>andong> "Venice Before ong>theong> Grong>andong> Canal." Anthony Corbeill is Associate Prong>ofong>essor ong>ofong> Classics, University ong>ofong> Kansas.

Great Paintings of the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Guillou, Jean-Francois, PUBLISHER: Quadrillion Media LLC, Approachong>inong>g ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong> from a ong>theong>matic raong>theong>r than chronological viewpoong>inong>t, Great ong>Paong>inong>tong>inong>gong>s ong>ofong> ong>theong> World ong>ofong>fers ong>theong> art lover a unique opportunity to examong>inong>e some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most exquisite masterpieces ong>ofong> Western ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong> from a novel perspective. Illustrated with over 150 superb color photographs, ong>theong> book covers such subjects as religious ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong>, portraiture, still ong>lifeong>, ong>andong> long>andong>scape, focusong>inong>g on ong>theong> subject itself as well as ong>theong> way it is represented. Thought-provokong>inong>g ong>andong> visually stunnong>inong>g, it provides a unique ong>inong>sight ong>inong>to some ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong>s from ong>theong> history ong>ofong> art.

The Changing Role of Social Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hudson, Bob, PUBLISHER: Jessica Kong>inong>gsley Publishers, Focusong>inong>g on ong>theong> enormous organizational ong>andong> cultural changes that local authority ong>socialong> services have undergone song>inong>ce ong>theong> NHS ong>andong> Community Care Act, this volume provides an overview ong>ofong> ong>theong> structure ong>andong> function ong>ofong> ong>socialong> care at practice, management ong>andong> policy levels. It contaong>inong>s contributions from leadong>inong>g academics, researchers ong>andong> practitioners ong>inong> ong>theong> UK, ong>andong> also ong>inong>cludes chapters on ong>theong> experiences ong>ofong> ong>theong> rest ong>ofong> Europe ong>andong> ong>theong> US. ong>Theong> contributors examong>inong>e ong>theong> impact ong>andong> effectiveness ong>ofong> key shifts ong>inong> ong>theong> weightong>inong>g ong>ofong> responsibility ong>ofong> central ong>andong> local government; who ong>theong> purchasers ong>andong> providers ong>ofong> ong>socialong> care are; ong>theong> ong>inong>teraction between ong>socialong> services ong>andong> oong>theong>r agencies; ong>theong> relationship between voluntary ong>andong> statutory sectors; ong>andong> ong>theong> ong>inong>volvement ong>ofong> users ong>andong> carers ong>inong> service design ong>andong> provision. ong>Theong>y assess ong>theong> significance ong>ofong> ong>theong> breakdown ong>ofong> ong>theong> traditional distong>inong>ctions ong>andong> roles underlyong>inong>g ong>socialong> care, ong>andong> lay ong>theong> foundations for effective ong>andong> coordong>inong>ated future policy, practice ong>andong> research. With ong>theong> publication ong>ofong> ong>theong> Labor Government's White Paper Modernizong>inong>g ong>Socialong> Services, ong>theong> future ong>ofong> ong>socialong> care is set for yet more upheaval. This volume will provide an ong>inong>dispensable overview ong>ofong> ong>theong> evolution ong>andong> destong>inong>y ong>ofong> local authority ong>socialong> services for students, practitioners ong>andong> managers.

The Search for the Ancient Novel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tatum, James, PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkong>inong>s University Press, ong>Inong> ong>Theong> Search for ong>theong> ong>Ancientong> Novel Tatum brong>inong>gs togeong>theong>r a distong>inong>guished group ong>ofong> scholars to examong>inong>e every aspect ong>ofong> ong>ancientong> Greek ong>andong> Roman novelists--ong>theong> recovery ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir texts, ong>theong>ir reception, ong>ancientong> ong>andong> modern, ong>andong> ong>theong>ir place ong>inong> literary ong>theong>ory ong>andong> history. ong>Theong> contributors explore subjects rangong>inong>g from antiquity to ong>theong> present, from ong>theong> anonymous authors ong>ofong> Apollonius Kong>inong>g ong>ofong> Tyre ong>andong> ong>Theong> Apochryphal Acts ong>ofong> Peter to Tasso, Cervantes, ong>andong> Rabelais, from Lucian, Heliodorus, ong>andong> Petronius to Chrtien de Troye ong>andong> Samuel Richardson.

Light, Darkness and Colour in Painting Therapy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: d'Herbois, Liane Collot, PUBLISHER: Philosophisch-Anthroposophischer Verlag Am Go, This book shows how, through ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong>, ong>theong> creative human spirit brong>inong>gs about healong>inong>g. ong>Theong> maong>inong> part ong>ofong> ong>theong> book is a detailed journey through ong>theong> properties ong>ofong> each color ong>andong> ong>theong>ir ong>theong>rapeutic qualities, ong>theong> illnesses ong>ofong> ong>theong> extremes as revealed through color, ong>andong> specifics ong>ofong> how to approach ong>theong>rapy based on ong>theong> colors.

Babylon

Joan Oates Archaeological ong>andong> scholarly ong>inong>vestigation underlies a study ong>ofong> ong>theong> cultural, political, architectural, ong>socialong>, ong>andong> historical development ong>andong> significance ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>ancientong> metropolis

A Social History of England,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crick, Julia / Van Houts, Elisabeth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>Theong> years between 900 ong>andong> saw transformative ong>socialong> change ong>inong> Europe, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g ong>theong> creation ong>ofong> extensive town-dwellong>inong>g populations ong>andong> ong>theong> proong>lifeong>ration ong>ofong> feudalised elites ong>andong> bureaucratic monarchies. ong>Inong> Englong>andong> ong>theong>se developments were complicated ong>andong> accelerated by repeated episodes ong>ofong> ong>inong>vasion, migration ong>andong> changes ong>ofong> regime. ong>Inong> this book, scholars from disciplong>inong>es ong>inong>cludong>inong>g history, archaeology ong>andong> literature reflect on ong>theong> major trends which shaped English society ong>inong> ong>theong>se years ong>ofong> transition ong>andong> select key ong>theong>mes which encapsulate ong>theong> period. ong>Theong> authors explore ong>theong> long>andong>scape ong>ofong> Englong>andong>, its mong>inong>eral wealth, its towns ong>andong> rural ong>lifeong>, ong>theong> health, behaviour ong>andong> obligations ong>ofong> its ong>inong>habitants, patterns ong>ofong> spiritual ong>andong> ong>inong>tellectual ong>lifeong> ong>andong> ong>theong> polyglot nature ong>ofong> its population ong>andong> culture. What emerges is an ong>inong>sight ong>inong>to ong>theong> complexity, diversity ong>andong> richness ong>ofong> this formative period ong>ofong> English history.

The Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berger, Ronald J., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishong>inong>g Company, This ethnic ong>andong> racially diverse text traces ong>theong> growth ong>andong> development ong>ofong> ong>theong> juvenile delong>inong>quent field, with historical essays ong>andong> contemporary research that show how a sociological perspective can be ong>inong>sightful, ong>inong>terestong>inong>g, ong>andong> relevant. ong>Theong> material has been selected from a wide range ong>ofong> sources usong>inong>g a variety ong>ofong> approaches: from ong>socialong> science surveys to ethnographic ong>andong> grippong>inong>g journalistic accounts that portray ong>theong> day-to-day ong>lifeong> experiences ong>ofong> delong>inong>quent youths ong>andong> ong>theong> gritty realities ong>ofong> ong>lifeong> on ong>theong> streets. ong>Theong> reader will come away with a thorough understong>andong>ong>inong>g ong>ofong> ong>theong> contributions ong>ofong> sociology to ong>theong> sutdy ong>ofong> juvenile delong>inong>quency, ong>andong> a firm groundong>inong>g ong>inong> ong>theong> essential issues ong>ofong> ong>theong> field.

The Impressionists: The Origins of Modern Painting

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salvi, Francesco / Salvi, Fransesco / Galante, L. R., PUBLISHER: Peter Bedrick Books, ong>Theong> art world ong>ofong> ong>theong> nong>inong>eteenth century Paris was thrown ong>inong>to turmoil when a group ong>ofong> young paong>inong>ters first exhibited ong>theong>ir work. ong>Theong> "Impressionists," as ong>theong>y have came to be known, revolutionized ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong>, portrayong>inong>g contemporary city ong>lifeong> ong>andong> depictong>inong>g nature ong>inong> a completely new way. ong>Theong> Impressionists caused controversy with ong>theong>ir revolt agaong>inong>st traditional ong>paong>inong>tong>inong>gong> methods, ong>theong>ir extraordong>inong>ary new techniques ong>andong> styles, ong>andong> ong>theong>ir way ong>ofong> ong>lifeong> ong>inong> ong>theong> cafes ong>ofong> Paris ong>andong> ong>inong> ong>theong> French countryside. This book presents ong>theong>ir stories ong>andong> ong>theong> work that made ong>theong>m famous. It describes ong>theong>ir personal ong>lifeong> ong>andong> ong>theong>ir relationships with each oong>theong>r, ong>andong> ong>theong>ir difficulties with ong>ofong>ficial ong>inong>stitutions ong>andong> ong>theong> conservative art world ong>ofong> ong>theong> time. It also analyses ong>theong>ir techniques, materials ong>andong> subjects which ushered ong>inong> a whole new way ong>ofong> lookong>inong>g at ong>theong> world. Featurong>inong>g ong>theong> ong>lifeong> ong>andong> work ong>ofong> Manet, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cezanne, Pissaro, Sisley, Morisot, Cassatt, Guillaumong>inong>, ong>andong> Caillebotte.

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