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Liberalism Versus Postliberalism

The Great Divide in Twentieth-Century Theology

By: John Allan Knight

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Liberalism Versus Postliberalism

The Great Divide in Twentieth-Century Theology

By: John Allan Knight

The book provides an original analysis of the central philosophical differences between liberal and postliberal theology. Knight argues that important developments in philosophy of language reveal serious problems with the central methodological commitments of liberalism and postliberalism and suggest ways in which the divide can be bridged.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199969388

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9780199969388

Theorizing Culture: Critique

By: Barbara Adam,Stuart Allan

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Theorizing Culture: Critique

By: Barbara Adam,Stuart Allan

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Routledge

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1134219547

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9781134219544

Agriculture, Economy and Society in Early Modern Scotland

By: Harriet Cornell,Julian Goodare,Alan R. MacDonald

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Agriculture, Economy and Society in Early Modern Scotland

By: Harriet Cornell,Julian Goodare,Alan R. MacDonald

Showcases the latest research on Scotland's rural economy and society. Early modern Scotland was predominantly rural. Agriculture was the main occupation of most people at the time, so what happened in the countryside was crucial: economically, socially and culturally. The essays collected here focus on the years between around 1500 and 1750. This period, although before the main era of agricultural "improvement" in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, was nevertheless far from static in terms of agrarian development. Specific topics addressed include everyday farming practices; investment; landlords, tenants and estate management; and the cultural context within which agriculture was "imagined". The disastrous famine of 1622-23 is analysed in detail. The volume is completed by a comprehensive survey of recent historiography, setting agricultural history in its broader context.

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Boydell & Brewer

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1837650489

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9781837650484

Family practices in later life

By: Chambers, Pat,Allan, Graham

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Family practices in later life

By: Chambers, Pat,Allan, Graham

There is no shortage of political and moral commentary on family life. Frequently the underlying theme of these commentaries is the decline of contemporary family commitment, particularly when older people's family experiences are the focus. Family Practices in Later Life challenges many common stereotypes about the nature of family involvement as people age. The book explores diversity and change in the family relationships older people maintain, looking at how family relationships are constructed and organised in later life. It recognises that the emerging patterns are a consequence of the choices and decisions negotiated within family networks, emphasising older people's agency in the construction of their family practices. In exploring such themes as long-term marriage, sibling ties in later life and grandparenthood, the book highlights the continued significance of family connection and solidarity in later life, while recognizing that family relationships are inevitably modified over time as people's social and material circumstances alter. Family Practices in Later Life will be of interest to students, researchers and academics in the fields of social policy, family studies and social gerontology. It provides a valuable contribution to the developing field of critical social gerontology as well as to an understanding of family process.

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Policy Press

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1847427332

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9781847427335

Delphi Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Illustrated)

By: Edgar Allan Poe

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Delphi Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Illustrated)

By: Edgar Allan Poe

At last, America’s Master Storyteller joins the ranks of Delphi Classics’ scholarly collections. This is the COMPLETE WORKS of the great literary giant Edgar Allan Poe. Now you can truly own Poe’s immense and diverse works on your eReading device. (Version 6) * the COMPLETE poetry, with special Chronological and Alphabetical contents tables * the COMPLETE tales, with its own Chronological and Alphabetical contents tables * brief but informative introductions to many poems, tales and other texts * images of how the books first appeared, giving your EReader a taste of the original texts * Poe’s rare unfinished play POLITIAN, with perfect formatting * BOTH of Poe’s novels, including the very rare unfinished novel THE JOURNAL OF JULIUS RODMAN * many short stories and poems are presented with their original illustrations * Every non-fiction essay – even the rare ones recently discovered – available in no other digital collection * many images relating to Poe, his life and works * INCLUDES with the Complete Letters – spend hours perusing Poe’s personal correspondence! * the letters have separate tables to help you find whatever letter you want easily * scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * four biographical works exploring Poe’s mysterious life, including the infamous memoir by Griswold * criticism section, featuring essays by other famous writers examining Poe’s contribution to literature * features Poe’s contributions to THE CONCHOLOGIST’S FIRST BOOK The eBook also includes a front no-nonsense table of contents to allow easy navigation around Poe’s oeuvre. Contents The Poetry Collections TAMERLANE AND OTHER POEMS AL AARAAF, TAMERLANE AND MINOR POEMS POEMS, 1831 THE RAVEN AND OTHER POEMS UNCOLLECTED POEMS The Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Novels THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM OF NANTUCKET THE JOURNAL OF JULIUS RODMAN The Play POLITIAN The Essays INDEX OF THE COMPLETE ESSAYS The Non-Fiction THE CONCHOLOGIST’S FIRST BOOK THE LITERATI MARGINALIA FIFTY SUGGESTIONS A CHAPTER ON AUTOGRAPHY The Letters INDEX OF CORRESPONDENTS INDEX OF CORRESPONDENTS, LETTERS AND DATES The Criticism EDGAR A. POE by James Russell Lowell. AN EXTRACT FROM ‘FIGURES OF SEVERAL CENTURIES’ by Arthur Symons AN EXTRACT FROM ‘LETTERS TO DEAD AUTHORS’ by Andrew Lang THE CENTENARY OF EDGAR ALLAN POE by Edmund Gosse FROM POE TO VALÉRY by T.S. Eliot The Biographies THE STORY OF EDGAR ALLAN POE by Sherwin Cody THE DREAMER by Mary Newton Stanard MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR by Rufus Wilmot Griswold DEATH OF EDGAR A. POE. by N. P. Willis

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Delphi Classics

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1908909137

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9781908909138

Celebrities in the 1930 Census

Household Data of 2,265 U.S. Actors, Musicians, Scientists, Athletes, Writers, Politicians and Other Public Figures

By: Allan R. Ellenberger

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Celebrities in the 1930 Census

Household Data of 2,265 U.S. Actors, Musicians, Scientists, Athletes, Writers, Politicians and Other Public Figures

By: Allan R. Ellenberger

This directory provides an extensive listing of household information collected for over 2,265 famous or notorious individuals who were alive during the 1930 United States Census. Figures from the entertainment industry constitute the bulk of the material, but the work also includes census data for hundreds of scientists, athletes, politicians, criminals, cult figures, and religious leaders. Entries includes the household members' birth and/or professional names, occupations, residential address, and an estimate of the homes' value or monthly rental fee. Each entry also offers a brief guide to finding the household's original census data through the National Archives microfilm. Several appendices provide overall population data from the 1930 Census, a complete list of the 32 questions originally included in the census questionnaire, and contact information for current National Archives and Records Administration locations.

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McFarland

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0786451173

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9780786451173

A Critical Introduction to Skepticism

By: Allan Hazlett

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A Critical Introduction to Skepticism

By: Allan Hazlett

Skepticism remains a central and defining issue in epistemology, and in the wider tradition of Western philosophy. To better understand the contemporary position of this important philosophical subject, Allan Hazlett introduces a range of topics, including: • Ancient skepticism • skeptical arguments in the work of Hume and Descartes • Cartesian skepticism in contemporary epistemology • anti-skeptical strategies, including Mooreanism, nonclosure, and contextualism • additional varieties of skepticism • the practical consequences of Cartesian skepticism Presenting a comprehensive survey of the key problems, arguments, and theories, together with additional readings, A Critical Introduction to Skepticism is an ideal guide for students and scholars looking to understand how skepticism is shaping epistemology today.

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A&C Black

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1441154892

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9781441154897

The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism

By: Allan Hazlett

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The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism

By: Allan Hazlett

Most people have wondered whether anything really matters, some have temporarily thought that nothing really matters, and some philosophers have defended the view that nothing really matters. However, if someone thinks that nothing matters--if they are a "nihilist about value"--then it seems that it is irrational for them to care about anything. It seems that nihilism about value mandates total indifference. This is the "problem of nihilism" Allan Hazlett addresses in The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism. Hazlett argues that the problem of nihilism arises because desire--and thus caring--is a species of evaluation that admits of irrationality. This contradicts the influential Humean view that desire does not admit of irrationality, which has a ready solution to the problem of nihilism: since desire does not admit of irrationality, it cannot be irrational to care about something that you believe does not matter. However, following G.E. Anscombe, Hazlett argues that desire has the same relationship to goodness as belief has to truth: just as truth is the accuracy condition for belief, goodness is the accuracy condition for desire. This reveals desire as an appropriate target of epistemological inquiry, in the same way that belief is an appropriate target of epistemological inquiry. Desires can amount to knowledge (in the same way that beliefs can amount to knowledge) and, crucially for the problem of nihilism, desire admits of irrationality (in the same way that belief admits of irrationality). Nevertheless, although it is obviously irrational to believe something that you believe is not true, Hazlett argues that it is not irrational to desire something you believe is not good, despite the fact that goodness is the accuracy condition for desire. This provides a solution to the problem of nihilism, and shows that nihilism about value can coherently be combined with the anti-Humean view that desire is a species of evaluation.

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Oxford University Press

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0198889852

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9780198889854

Dreamwalker

By: Allan Micheal Hardin

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Dreamwalker

By: Allan Micheal Hardin

Escaping from a prison work gang, a group of murderous convicts journey through the wilds of the Rocky Mountains during the 1860s gold rush in search of riches beyond their imaginations. The gang's ruthless leader, Clarence Whitney, forces one of them, Michael George, a young Mtis half-breed, to participate in their mayhem and wanton acts of murder or face death. When Whitney and the gang pillage a native village, taking a village elder hostage, Michael and the elder secretly work together to undermine Whitney and the others. Survivors from the village, including a powerful native shaman, work their ritual magic to exact their own brand of mystical revenge. As Michael, the elder, and the gang come closer to the gold and their uncertain fates, Michael discovers that destiny and supernatural justice have more in store for him than he expected. Energetically written and brilliantly told, Allan Michael Hardin's Dreamwalker is a thrill ride of a book, sometimes terrifying, sometimes inspiring, but always exhilarating. Told with a narrative voice that conveys action and historical authenticity, Dreamwalker both captivates and entertains without compromising one ounce of excitement.

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iUniverse

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0595623123

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9780595623129

A Search for Unity in Diversity

The "permanent Hegelian Deposit" in the Philosophy of John Dewey

By: James Allan Good

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A Search for Unity in Diversity

The "permanent Hegelian Deposit" in the Philosophy of John Dewey

By: James Allan Good

The humanistic/historicist Hegel -- American Hegelianism, 1830-1900 -- Dewey in Burlington and Baltimore, 1859-1884 -- Dewey in Michigan, 1884-1894 -- Dewey's transitional years, 1894-1904 -- From actualism to brutalism, 1904-1916.

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Lexington Books

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0739113607

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9780739113608

Baseball Hall of Shame 2

By: Bruce Nash,Allan Zullo

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Baseball Hall of Shame 2

By: Bruce Nash,Allan Zullo

In ongoing appreciation of ... the best fights! The sneakiest tricks! The wildest pitches! America's favorite pastime at its wonderful worst!

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Simon and Schuster

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0671611135

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9780671611132

Better to Reign in Hell, Than Serve In Heaven

Satan's Metamorphosis From a Heavenly Council Member to the Ruler of Pandaemonium

By: Allan Wright

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Better to Reign in Hell, Than Serve In Heaven

Satan's Metamorphosis From a Heavenly Council Member to the Ruler of Pandaemonium

By: Allan Wright

In this monograph, the author argues that Satan was not perceived as a universal malevolent deity, the embodiment of evil, or the “ruler of Pandemonium” within first century Christian literature or even within second and third century Christian discourses as some scholars have insisted. Instead, for early “Christian” authors, Satan represented a pejorative term used to describe terrestrial, tangible, and concrete social realities, perceived of as adversaries. To reach this conclusion, I explore the narrative character of Satan selectively within the Hebrew Bible, intertestamental literature, Mark, Matthew, Luke, Q, the Book of Revelation, the Nag Hammadi texts, and the Ante-Nicene fathers. He argues that certain scholars’ such as Jeffrey Burton Russell, Miguel A. De La Torre, Albert Hernandez, Peter Stanford, Paul Carus, and Gerd Theissen, homogenized reconstructions of the “New Testament Satan” as the universalized incarnation of evil and that God’s absolute cosmic enemy is absent from early Christian orthodox literature, such as Mark, Matthew, Luke, Q, the Book of Revelation, and certain writings from the Ante-Nicene Fathers. Using Jonathan Z. Smith’s essay Here, There, and Anywhere, the author suggests that the cosmic dualist approach to Satan as God’s absolute cosmic enemy resulted from the changing social topography of the early fourth century where Christian “insider” and “outsider” adversaries were diminishing. With these threats fading, early Christians universalized a perceived chaotic cosmic enemy, namely Satan, being influenced by the Gnostic demiurge, who disrupts God’s terrestrial and cosmic order. Therefore, Satan transitioned from a “here,” “insider,” and “there,” “outsider,” threat to a universal “anywhere” threat. This study could be employed as a characterization study, New Testament theory and application for classroom references or research purposes.

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Vernon Press

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1622733568

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9781622733569

Harley-Davidson Since 1965

By: Allan Girdler

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Harley-Davidson Since 1965

By: Allan Girdler

Valuable information on Harley-Davidson motorcycles, including the Sportster, the Shovelhead- and Evolution-engined bikes, as well as competition, police, Aermacchi, and Buell models. Packed with information on where and how to find these machines, how to identify rare models, and how to figure out what your machine is worth. Girdler offers a mini-history of each model, and explains why the model exists and what its role was in Harley-Davidson's line-up. Covers all models built 1965-98, plus performance ratings. Includes 5-Star rating system.

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1610609522

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Ethical Practice in Psychology

Reflections from the creators of the APS Code of Ethics

By: Alfred Allan,Anthony Love

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Ethical Practice in Psychology

Reflections from the creators of the APS Code of Ethics

By: Alfred Allan,Anthony Love

Close-up insights on how experts in the field are re-interpreting ethical principles to create workable policies for today and tomorrow, from the creators of the 2007 APS Code of Ethics First cooperative project between Wiley-Blackwell and the APS Offers a close-up view of how enduring ethical principles are reinvented to ensure lasting relevance in times of modernisation and professional change Will be an accredited option for APS Professional Development – the book will be built into PD workshops and also available for PD credits outside that context Essential reading for those involved in healthcare ethics internationally

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470683651

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9780470683651

Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries

A Directory

By: Allan R. Ellenberger

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Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries

A Directory

By: Allan R. Ellenberger

In accord with the fascination that surrounds Hollywood celebrities and the increasing popularity of celebrity grave-hunting, this book serves as a guide to the final resting places of the many celebrities who are buried in Los Angeles County, California. It is arranged by cemetery, and provides the following information for each person: age at time of death; date and place of birth; date and place of death; cause of death; obituary headline of the deceased; inscription on grave marker; location of grave; and a film that the celebrity appeared in. Includes appendices, web site information, bibliography, and index.

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McFarland

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0786409835

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9780786409839

Witnessing Postwar Europe

The Personal History of an American Abroad

By: Allan Mitchell

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Witnessing Postwar Europe

The Personal History of an American Abroad

By: Allan Mitchell

American born and bred, author Allan Mitchell found his identity transformed and molded by the discovery of Europe. This autobiographical account follows the private life and professional career of Mitchell, emphasizing his experience as a student and scholar in France and Germany. Witnessing Postwar Europe follows Mitchell as he grows up under the guidance of his Scottish immigrant parents, through his boyhood in Kentucky, to a PhD at Harvard and beyond, including long stints as a professor at Smith College and the University of CaliforniaSan Diego. Central to the story is his firsthand look at the development of postwar Europe, which he recounts with colorful detail. Mitchell includes personal testimony about the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the ensuing departure of Soviet troops from Germany, the end of the Cold War. This memoir tells of his encounters with a host of such extraordinary public figures as Konrad Adenauer, Willy Brandt, Francois Mitterand, and Henry Kissinger, met as he conducted historical research into the comparative history of France and Germany during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Personal and colorful, Witnessing Postwar Europe presents a fresh look at Western Europes past and present.

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Trafford Publishing

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1426947186

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The New Agrarian Mind

The Movement Toward Decentralist Thought in Twentieth-Century America

By: Allan C. Carlson

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The New Agrarian Mind

The Movement Toward Decentralist Thought in Twentieth-Century America

By: Allan C. Carlson

The self-sufficiency and regional outlook of farm life characterized the United States until the Civil War period. With the triumph of the industrial North over the rural South, the expansion of urbanism, and the closing of the frontier, the agrarian sector became an economic and cultural minority. The social benefits of rural life - a sense of independence, commitment to democracy, an abundance of children, stable community life - were threatened. This volume examines the rise of a distinctive agrarian intellectual movement to combat these trends. The New Agrarian Mind, now in paperback, synthesizes the thought of twentieth-century agrarian writers. It weaves together discussions of major representative figures, such as Liberty Hyde Bailey, Carle Zimmerman, and Wendell Berry, with myth-shattering analyses of the movement's cultural diversity, intellectual influence, and ideological complexity. Collectively labeled the New Agrarians to distinguish them from the simpler Jeffersonianism of the nineteenth century, they shared a coherent set of goals that were at once socially conservative and economically radical.

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Routledge

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1351478753

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