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Children and Childhood in Roman Italy

By: Beryl Rawson

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Children and Childhood in Roman Italy

By: Beryl Rawson

Concepts of childhood and the treatment of children are often used as a barometer of society's humanity, values, and priorities. Children and Childhood in Roman Italy argues that in Roman society children were, in principle and often in practice, welcome, valued and visible. There is noevidence directly from children themselves, but we can reconstruct attitudes to them, and their own experiences, from a wide variety of material - art and architecture, artefacts, funerary dedications, Roman law, literature, and public and private ritual. There are distinctively Roman aspects to thetreatment of children and to children's experiences. Education at many levels was important. The commemoration of children who died young has no parallel, in earlier or later societies, before the twentieth century. This study builds on the dynamic work on the Roman family that has been developingin recent decades. Its focus on the period between the first century BCE and the early third century CE provides a context for new work being done on early Christian societies, especially in Rome.

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Oxford University Press

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0199240345

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Fourpenny Flyer

By: Beryl Kingston

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Fourpenny Flyer

By: Beryl Kingston

Johnnie Easter takes his family by surprise when he falls in love with Harriet Sowervy. For all his business talent Johnnie is a shy lad, awkward at social events. But when he meets gentle Harriet, beaten into submission by her brutal parents, Johnnie reveals hidden strengths, rescuing his love from her prison-like life and making her his bride. Harriet's love for her rescuer, her hero, her husband, knows no bounds. Surely theirs is a marriage made in heaven? But as Johnnie devotes more and more time to the family business, rushing newspapers across the country on the swift new 'Fourpenny Flyers', Harriet suffers from his neglect. Until, amid the terrible massacre at Peterloo, where her eyes are opened to the suffering and deprivation of the poor around her, she meets dynamic revolutionary Caleb Rawson, who is everything Johnnie is not - passionate, exciting, and champion of the poor. And so the seeds of tragedy are sown...

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1448210399

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Sixpenny Stalls

By: Beryl Kingston

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Sixpenny Stalls

By: Beryl Kingston

As England basks in the golden years of Queen Victoria's reign, the Easter empire that began half a decade before with Nan Easter's newspaper walk, is growing from strength to strength. But then tragedy strikes, threatening to take all of Nan's hard-earned achievements away. Nan's son and heir, John, is killed an accident, so Nan has to entrust the vital task of running the business to someone else within the family. The natural choice is John's daughter, Caroline. Although still young, Caroline is spirited and forthright, brimming with new ideas for A. Easter and Sons - the most important being the introduction of books onto their newspaper stalls. But although Caroline proves to be as brilliant a businesswoman as Nan Easter herself, her weak-willed and ambitious cousin Edward, envious of her success and aghast at the thought that a girl should be managing things, becomes involved in a plot to sow the seeds of her downfall. However, Caroline, a born fighter, is prepared to meet this unexpected challenge head-on...

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1448210380

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Children and Childhood in Roman Italy

By: Beryl Rawson

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Children and Childhood in Roman Italy

By: Beryl Rawson

Concepts of childhood and the treatment of children are often used as a barometer of society's humanity, values, and priorities. Children and Childhood in Roman Italy argues that in Roman society children were, in principle and often in practice, welcome, valued and visible. There is no evidence directly from children themselves, but we can reconstruct attitudes to them, and their own experiences, from a wide variety of material - art and architecture, artefacts, funerary dedications, Roman law, literature, and public and private ritual. There are distinctively Roman aspects to the treatment of children and to children's experiences. Education at many levels was important. The commemoration of children who died young has no parallel, in earlier or later societies, before the twentieth century. This study builds on the dynamic work on the Roman family that has been developing in recent decades. Its focus on the period between the first century BCE and the early third century CE provides a context for new work being done on early Christian societies, especially in Rome.

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OUP Oxford

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0191514233

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9780191514234

Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta

By: Beryl Hallworth,C. C. Chinnappa

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Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta

By: Beryl Hallworth,C. C. Chinnappa

The flora of the Rocky Mountains is spectacular, displaying its changing aspects throughout the growing season. As the snow cover melts back up the mountain slopes, the wildflowers spread their carpet through the forests, across the subalpine meadows and into the alpine regions. Kananaskis Country was established primarily for nature conservation and recreation. It contains three provincial parks with facilities for swimming, fishing, camping, hiking, and the general enjoyment of nature. The southernmost park, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, includes several lakes and a large section of mountain wilderness with snow-covered peaks and glaciers. It is a "multi-use recreation area," offering the visitor a choice of hiking and interpretive trails. Sprawling across Alberta's prairies and foothills to the heights of the Rockies, Kananaskis Country is home to a particularly rich diversity of plant life. Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta describes in detail 423 of the most significant, identifiable or characteristic species of this region and refers to many other species. Beryl Hallworth and C.C. Chinnappa also provide an authoritative overview of this region, including information on its climate, geology, and vegetation zones and important notes on the history of human use of these plants.

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University of Alberta

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0888642970

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9780888642974

Late Tsarist Russia, 1881–1913

By: Beryl Williams

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Late Tsarist Russia, 1881–1913

By: Beryl Williams

This book brings together the large volume of work on late Tsarist Russia published over the last 30 years, to show an overall picture of Russia under the last two tsars - before the war brought down not only the Russian empire but also those of Germany, Austria–Hungary and Turkey. It turns the attention from the old emphases on workers, revolutionaries, and a reactionary government, to a more diverse and nuanced picture of a country which was both a major European great power, facing the challenges of modernization and industrialization, and also a multi-ethnic and multi-confessional empire stretching across both Europe and Asia.

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Routledge

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1000178900

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9781000178906

The Politics of Federal Reorganization

Creating the U.S. Department of Education

By: Beryl A. Radin,Willis D. Hawley

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The Politics of Federal Reorganization

Creating the U.S. Department of Education

By: Beryl A. Radin,Willis D. Hawley

The Politics of Federal Reorganization: Creating the U.S. Department of Education deals with the politics underlying the creation and early implementation of the U.S. Department of Education, with emphasis on the characteristics and dimensions of the stages of the policy process. The literature on reorganization in general, and federal government reorganization in particular, is examined. Comprised of nine chapters, this volume provides a glimpse into the reasons why reorganization efforts are ubiquitous and yet very difficult to implement. A number of themes are discussed: the importance of the stages of the policy process in shaping the nature of political action; the internal tensions within the executive branch; the conflict between the culture of analysis and the culture of politics; the role of interest groups and issue networks in shaping public policy; and the continuing uncertainty about the federal role in education. Jimmy Carter's goals in establishing a new Department of Education are also analyzed, along with the deliberations in Congress and Ronald Reagan's proposals to abolish the department. This monograph will be of interest to political scientists, politicians, policymakers, and government officials.

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Elsevier

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148313833X

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9781483138336

Antiquities

A Description of the Classics Department Museum in the Australian National University, Canberra

By: John Richard Green,Beryl Rawson

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Antiquities

A Description of the Classics Department Museum in the Australian National University, Canberra

By: John Richard Green,Beryl Rawson

A catalogue of the contents of the classics department museum in the Australian National University, Canberra.

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180

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0908160127

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9780908160129

Fourpenny Flyer

By: Beryl Kingston

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Beryl Cook

By: Beryl Cook

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Beryl Cook

By: Beryl Cook

Beryl Cook is Britains's most popular and endearing artist. Her ability to delight the viewer has made her as popular as any of our best-loved comedians. Now out in paperback, this beautiful and lavish book features over 300 of Beryl's playful, hilarious, and perceptive color pictures.

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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0297607847

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9780297607847

A New Day

By: Beryl Matthews

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A New Day

By: Beryl Matthews

London, 1938. Hanna and Jack Foster were sent to an orphanage when their parents were killed in a train crash. Hanna protects her brother, refusing to let them be separated. But when a couple choose to adopt Jack, Hanna reluctantly decides it's time to let him go. It soon becomes clear that she's made a dreadful mistake. Jack is worked like a slave and, in desperation, runs away to join the merchant navy. Hanna leaves the orphanage and takes a job looking after two children. She enjoys her work and finds new love. But war is looming and threatens to take away everything she holds dear.

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1471337545

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Book's by Beryl Rawson

Children and Childhood in Roman Italy

Children and Childhood in Roman Italy

Fourpenny Flyer

Fourpenny Flyer

Sixpenny Stalls

Sixpenny Stalls

Children and Childhood in Roman Italy

Children and Childhood in Roman Italy

Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta

Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta

Late Tsarist Russia, 1881–1913

Late Tsarist Russia, 1881–1913

The Politics of Federal Reorganization

The Politics of Federal Reorganization

Antiquities

Antiquities

Fourpenny Flyer

Fourpenny Flyer

Beryl Cook

Beryl Cook

A New Day

A New Day

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