the vitality of mormonism brief essays on distinctive

Film and the End of Empire

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grieveson, Lee / Maccabe, Colin, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, In ong>theong>se two volumes ong>ofong> original ong>essaysong>, scholars from around ong>theong> world address ong>theong> history ong>ofong> British colonial cinema stretching from ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> cinema at ong>theong> height ong>ofong> imperalism, to moments ong>ofong> decolonization andong>theong> ending ong>ofong> formal imperialism in ong>theong> post-Second World War.

Religion, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fletcher, Anthony / Roberts, Peter, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In this volume seventeen distinguished historians ong>ofong> early modern Britain pay tribute to an outstanding scholar and teacher. Several present reviews ong>ofong> major areas ong>ofong> debate: ong>ofong> ong>theong> significance ong>ofong> ong>theong> regulations which determined ong>theong> social and legal status ong>ofong> prong>ofong>essional actors in Elizabethan England, ong>ofong> Protestant ideas about marriage, ong>ofong> ong>theong> political significance ong>ofong> ong>theong> Anglo-Scottish Union, ong>ofong> relations between ong>theong> Churches ong>ofong> England, Scotland and Ireland under ong>theong> early Stuarts, and ong>ofong> ong>theong> riddle ong>ofong> ong>theong> inner dynamic ong>ofong> ong>theong> experience ong>ofong> emigration ong>ofong> New England. Case-studies in ong>theong> social and religious history ong>ofong> ong>theong> period include ong>theong> relationship between ideas ong>ofong> cleanliness and godliness, ong>theong> flowering ong>ofong> ong>theong> notion ong>ofong> unitive Protestantism in two declarations on behalf ong>ofong> ong>theong> National Church and provincial preaching at a moment ong>ofong> political crisis in ong>theong> north ong>ofong> England. Three ong>essaysong> draw on literary evidence to explore attitudes to men ong>ofong> war, ong>theong> use ong>ofong> ong>theong> murder pamphlet as a Puritan conversion narrative and ong>theong> service provided by scholarly readers for politically influential public figures. Two ong>essaysong> make impressive use ong>ofong> fieldwork to reveal how ong>theong> churches ong>ofong> James I and VI's two kingdoms were furnished and how ong>theong> gardens ong>ofong> Sir Nicholas and Sir Francis Bacon illuminate ong>theong>ir minds and attitudes. ong>Theong> European dimension is represented by an essay on Nicolas Pithou's history ong>ofong> ong>theong> Reformation in ong>theong> city ong>ofong> Troyes. This very wide-ranging and fascinating collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> will appeal both to specialists in ong>theong> period and to those interested in ong>theong> social and cultural history ong>ofong> early modern Britain.

Renaissance Essays

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

The Contents of Experience Essays on Perception

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tim Crane, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, NA

Critical Survey of Poetry V06

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jason, Philip K., PUBLISHER: Salem Press, This series contains in-depth analytical reference guides to major writers ong>ofong> world literature. ong>Theong> series has an accessible style and format that allow readers to zero in on precise characteristics ong>ofong> a poet's work. ong>Theong> Critical Survey ong>ofong> Poetry presents 698 poets in 697 ong>essaysong>. Each essay includes full birth and death data and is broken down into principal poetry, oong>theong>r literary forms, achievements, biography, and analysis. ong>Essaysong> also include several sections on discrete poems or poetry collections, oong>theong>r major works, and bibliography.

Forging a Nation: Perspectives on the Canadian Military

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Horn (Lieutenant-Colonel), Bernd, PUBLISHER: Vanwell Publishing, Forging A Nation ong>ofong>fers a collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> on ong>theong> development ong>ofong> ong>theong> Canadian military experience. For more than two centuries, Canadians have taken up arms to defend ong>theong> nation and our national ideals, to support our allies and to bring peace in oong>theong>r parts ong>ofong> ong>theong> world. This book ong>ofong>fers an important commentary on ong>theong>se actions, and ong>theong> way our military experience has shaped our country's national and international identity.ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> are organized into four distinct eras: Part I covers ong>theong> colonial period, from early contact with ong>theong> First Nations to Canada's participation in ong>theong> American Civil War and ong>theong> Boer War. Part II studies ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong> two world wars on Canada in terms ong>ofong> mobilization, industrial development and operational strategies. ong>Theong> third section examines ong>theong> notion ong>ofong> national security from a Canadian context, identifies ong>theong> distinctly Canadian style ong>ofong> warfare and national defence issues. Part IV explores Canada's role in international spheres-alliance relationships, Cold War participation, involvement in oong>theong>r areas ong>ofong> ong>theong> globe, and includes a penetrating appraisal ong>ofong> our peacekeeping heritage.

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 ong>ofong> Sappho's poetry, which exists mostly in tantalizing fragments. So ong>theong> apparent recovery in ong>ofong> a virtually intact poem by Sappho, only ong>theong> fourth to have survived almost complete, has generated unprecedented excitement and discussion among scholarly and lay audiences alike. This volume is ong>theong> first collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> in English devoted to discussion ong>ofong> ong>theong> newly recovered Sappho poem and two oong>theong>r incomplete texts on ong>theong> same papyri. Containing eleven new ong>essaysong> by leading scholars, it addresses a wide range ong>ofong> textual and 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 ong>ofong> death and aging. Acquista Ora

Enigmas and Arrivals: An Anthology of Commonwealth Writing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Niven, Alastair / Schmidt, Michael, PUBLISHER: Carcanet Press Ltd., To mark ten years ong>ofong> ong>theong> Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Alastair Niven, until recently Arts Council ong>ofong> England Literature Director and now Literature Director ong>ofong> ong>theong> British Council, and Michael Schmidt assemble an anthology ong>ofong> work by some ong>ofong> ong>theong> new and established writers who have been recognized by ong>theong> Prize. Enigmas & Arrivals (its title borrowed from V. S. Naipaul) is a distinctive volume, a resource for general readers ong>ofong> fiction and for teachers and students ong>ofong> English language literatures. Here some ong>ofong> ong>theong> best writing ong>ofong> a decade is presented, many ong>ofong> ong>theong> writers choosing ong>theong> work ong>theong>mselves. ong>Theong> editors provide an introduction and ong>briefong> biographical and bibliographical notes.

The Language of Canadian Politics: A Guide to Important

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McMenemy, John, PUBLISHER: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ong>Theong> third edition ong>ofong> this indispensable guide to Canadian government and politics builds on ong>theong> strengths ong>ofong> earlier editions and reflects prong>ofong>ound changes over ong>theong> last few years. Comprising over 500 cross-referenced entries, "ong>Theong> Language ong>ofong> Canadian Politics" ong>ofong>fers ong>briefong> ong>essaysong> on ong>theong> many facets ong>ofong> ong>theong> Canadian political system, including institutions, events, laws, concepts and public policies. Written concisely and explicitly, it is an important resource for people interested in contemporary politics, as well as those interested in ong>theong> historic context ong>ofong> contemporary political behaviour. For example, ong>theong> Social Union Framework Agreement, ong>theong> Canadian Alliance party, ong>theong> Secession Reference, and ong>theong> federal Clarity bill, are covered both specifically and in ong>theong>ir larger contexts. ong>Theong> book also includes distant events and objects that continue to frame political discourse. This new edition retains ong>theong> format ong>ofong> earlier editions -- entries are listed alphabetically with numerous cross-references which readers can explore for ong>theong>ir own particular interests and purposes. Some may be interested in ong>essaysong> that touch on traditional matters such as ong>theong> country's federal, parliamentary or party systems; oong>theong>rs might focus on policy- making in ong>theong> legislative and executive branches ong>ofong> government, and ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> judiciary in constitutional disputes; still oong>theong>rs might follow ong>theong> cross-references through various constitutional accommodations involving ong>theong> French-speaking minority from ong>theong> Royal Proclamation ong>ofong> to ong>theong> contemporary sovereignty movement in Quebec. Readers not familiar with Canadian government and politics will find ong>theong> book an invaluable introduction to Canadian government and politics; those who feel ong>theong>y are already familiar with ong>theong> subject might be surprised as ong>theong>y work ong>theong>ir way through ong>theong> ong>essaysong> to discover how much more ong>theong>y can learn and ong>theong> many ways ong>theong>y can take advantage ong>ofong> "ong>Theong> Language ong>ofong> Canadian Politics."

Southern Political Party Activists: Patterns of Conflict and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Prysby, Charles L. / Clark, John A., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> Kentucky, " ong>Theong> South continues to be ong>theong> most distinctive region in American politics. Over ong>theong> last half century, Democratic dominance in ong>theong> South has given way to ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> a truly competitive two-party system that leans Republican in presidential elections. In some ways, ong>theong> region is increasingly like ong>theong> rest ong>ofong> ong>theong> country, yet even ong>theong> degree ong>ofong> change and ong>theong> speed with which it occurred give ong>theong> South a distinctive air. ong>Theong> contributors to Souong>theong>rn Political Party Activists examine both ong>theong> development ong>ofong> American political party organizations and ong>theong> changing political character ong>ofong> ong>theong> South, focusing on grassroots party activists-those who are involved in party organizations at ong>theong> county level. John A. Clark is associate prong>ofong>essor ong>ofong> political science at Western Michigan University. Charles L. Prysby is prong>ofong>essor ong>ofong> political science at ong>theong> University ong>ofong> North Carolina at Greensboro.

Kim Jong Il on the Juche Philosophy Pyongyang, Korea

Kim Jong Il on ong>theong> Juche Philosophy; Binding: Song>ofong>tcover; Pages:190; Dimensions: 21x15cm Weight:140 grams; Brand: Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang, Korea . Collection ong>ofong> 6 Works ong>ofong> Kim Jong Il On ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy. Includes: - On Some Questions In Understanding ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy - On Correctly Understanding ong>Theong> Originality ong>Ofong> Kimilsungism - On ong>Theong> Juche Idea - On Some Problems On ong>Theong> Ideological Foundations ong>Ofong> Socialism - On Having A Correct Viewpoint And Understanding ong>Ofong> ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy - ong>Theong> Juche Philosophy Is An Original Revolutionary Philosophy. Le tariffe postali sono: - Raccomandata.........€. 5,10 - Piego libri ordinario.........€. 2,10

Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and Other Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, - Critical ong>essaysong> reflecting a variety ong>ofong> schools ong>ofong> criticism - Notes on ong>theong> contributing critics, a chronology ong>ofong> ong>theong> author's life, and an index - An introductory essay by Harold Bloom.

Philadelphia Campaign

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

The Early Modern Atlantic Economy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCusker, John J. / Morgan, Kenneth O. / Morgan, Kenneth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book throws new light on ong>theong> interlocking commercial relationships ong>ofong> ong>theong> Atlantic trading world during ong>theong> centuries ending with ong>theong> American and French Revolutions. Grouped under four ong>theong>mes--ong>theong> role ong>ofong> merchants and ong>theong>ir connections; ong>theong> development ong>ofong> trades; imperial economies; and colonial working societies--and written by an international team ong>ofong> economic historians, ong>theong>se ong>essaysong> increase our knowledge and understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> transatlantic economy. Contributions include studies ong>ofong> individual businessmen, labor patterns, port cities, branches ong>ofong> trade, and comparative studies ong>ofong> trading nations.

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

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Perlong>ofong>f, Marjorie / Gelpi, Albert / Posnock, Ross, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Ezra Pound termed a new strain in Post-Modernist poetry 'Logopoeia - ong>theong> dance ong>ofong> ong>theong> intellect among words', and in this collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong>, Marjorie Perlong>ofong>f examines this new strain in poetics. ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> focus on ong>theong> poetry ong>ofong> Swinburne, Yeats, Stevens, Joyce, Williams, Cage, and 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. Prong>ofong>essor Perlong>ofong>f finds that ong>theong> Symbolist elements that Yeats rejected - fragments, purely metrical or visual impressions, and ong>theong>oretical concepts - became increasingly important to later poets. She also argues that ong>theong> Romantic and Modernist cult ong>ofong> ong>theong> personality has given way to a denial ong>ofong> ong>theong> authoritative ego. ong>Theong>se developments, combined with oong>theong>r cultural influences which Perlong>ofong>f identifies, such as ong>theong> art ong>ofong> ong>theong> Italian Futurists, lead to a new strain in poetry.

Select Essays, Doctrinal and Practical, on a Variety of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: William McEwen, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing LLC, NA

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

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

A Brief View of Sacred History from the Creation of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Esong>theong>r Copley, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing LLC, NA

Aquinas's Summa Theologiae: Critical Essays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davies, Brian, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Thomas Aquinas () was first and foremost a Christian ong>theong>ologian. Yet he was also one ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest philosophers ong>ofong> ong>theong> Middle Ages. Drawing on classical authors, and incorporating ideas from Jewish and Arab sources, he came to ong>ofong>fer a rounded and lasting account ong>ofong> ong>theong> origin ong>ofong> ong>theong> universe and ong>ofong> ong>theong> things to be found within it, especially human beings. Aquinas wrote many works, but his greatest achievement is undoubtedly ong>theong> Summa ong>Theong>ologiae. This presents his most mature thinking and is ong>theong> best introduction to his philosophical (and ong>theong>ological) ideas. Few secondary books on Aquinas focus solely on ong>theong> Summa, but ong>theong> present volume does just that. Including work by some ong>ofong> ong>theong> best Aquinas scholars ong>ofong> ong>theong> last half decade, it provides a solid introduction to one ong>ofong> ong>theong> landmarks ong>ofong> western thinking.

African Islands and Enclaves

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cohen, Robin, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), As history has shown, remote islands or small states can be flashpoints for international crises. This collection ong>ofong> commissioned ong>essaysong> examines African countries that, because ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir seeming insignificance, have been passed over in recent scholarship. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> focus on current political and economic issues. Why do such states find it difficult to sustain stable economic and political orders? ong>Theong> role ong>ofong> such countries in international trade; ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir small size, remoteness, or paucity ong>ofong> resources; and ong>theong>ir use as military bases for oong>theong>r powers are among ong>theong> subjects discussed.

The Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berger, Ronald J., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, This ethnic and racially diverse text traces ong>theong> growth and development ong>ofong> ong>theong> juvenile delinquent field, with historical ong>essaysong> and contemporary research that show how a sociological perspective can be insightful, interesting, and relevant. ong>Theong> material has been selected from a wide range ong>ofong> sources using a variety ong>ofong> approaches: from social science surveys to ethnographic and gripping journalistic accounts that portray ong>theong> day-to-day life experiences ong>ofong> delinquent youths and ong>theong> gritty realities ong>ofong> life on ong>theong> streets. ong>Theong> reader will come away with a thorough understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> contributions ong>ofong> sociology to ong>theong> sutdy ong>ofong> juvenile delinquency, and a firm grounding in ong>theong> essential issues ong>ofong> ong>theong> field.

Entrepreneurs: The Boston Business Community,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Conrad Edick / Viens, Kaong>theong>ryn P., PUBLISHER: Massachusetts Historical Society, This volume broadens ong>theong> scope ong>ofong> Boston business history by including ong>essaysong> on subjects such as 18th-century women shopkeepers and African American businessmen in ong>theong> antebellum period along with writings focused on more traditional topics such as ong>theong> China trade and ong>theong> New England textile industry.

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 ong>ofong> Paris in ong>theong> early 20th century. His rampant enthusiasms and antipathies, and his remarkable acumen, make him still today ong>theong> most evocative commentator on ong>theong> intellectual ferment ong>ofong> ong>theong> time. In he championed Picasso and in he promoted Braque in reviews that were amazingly sharp and prescient. He first identified ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> Delaunay, Duchamp, and Rousseau, coined ong>theong> word "Surrealism," and almost singlehandedly pushed Cubism into ong>theong> mainstream. With a new preface by Roger Shattuck, this edition ong>ofong> Apollinaire on Art is ong>theong> only collection in English ong>ofong> ong>theong>se seminal and ever fresh writings.

A Brief History of Canada

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roger Riendeau, PUBLISHER: Fitzhenry and Whiteside, This single volume provides a concise, highly readable introduction to ong>theong> growth and development ong>ofong> a unique land and its people. Veteran historian Roger Riendeau masterfully surveys ong>theong> origins ong>ofong> Canada from its First peoples through European contact, ong>theong> rise and fall ong>ofong> ong>theong> French Empire, English Conquest, ong>theong> road to nationhood, and ong>theong> struggles ong>ofong> a complex society to ong>theong> end ong>ofong> ong>theong> second millennium. Complete with text illustrations, maps, and an exhaustive index, A ong>Briefong> History ong>ofong> Canada is a readily accessible reference for students and an engaging narrative for anyone who wants to learn more about this diverse and ong>ofong>ten enigmatic land.

The Printed Media in Fin-de-Siecle Italy: Publishers,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Caesar, Ann Hallimore / Romani, Gabrielle / Burns, Jennifer, PUBLISHER: Legenda, ong>Theong> Unification ong>ofong> Italy in heralded a period ong>ofong> unprecedented change. While successive Liberal governments pursued imperial ventures and took Italy into World War One on ong>theong> Allied side, on ong>theong> domestic front technological advance, ong>theong> creation ong>ofong> a national transport network, ong>theong> expansion ong>ofong> state education, internal migration to cities and ong>theong> rise ong>ofong> political associations all contributed to ong>theong> rapid expansion ong>ofong> ong>theong> print industry and ong>theong> development ong>ofong> new and highly diversified reading publics. Drawing on publishers' archives, letters, diaries, and printed material, this book provide ong>theong> most up-to-date research into ong>theong> printed media - books, magazines and journals - in Italy between and . With ong>essaysong> on publishers and reading communities, ong>theong> prong>ofong>essionalization ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> journalist and writer, children's literature, book illustrations, and printed media in colonial territories among oong>theong>rs, this book is intended for those with interests in cultural production and consumption and questions ong>ofong> nation-formation and nationhood in and outside Italy.

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