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Gender and Utopia in the Eighteenth Century

Essays in English and French Utopian Writing

By: Brenda Tooley

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Gender and Utopia in the Eighteenth Century

Essays in English and French Utopian Writing

By: Brenda Tooley

Focusing on eighteenth-century constructions of symbolic femininity and eighteenth-century women's writing in relation to contemporary utopian discourse, this volume adjusts our understanding of the utopia of the Enlightenment, placing a unique emphasis on colonial utopias. These essays reflect on issues related to specific configurations of utopias and utopianism by considering in detail English and French texts by both women (Sarah Scott, Sarah Fielding, Isabelle de Charrière) and men (Paltock and Montesquieu). The contributors ask the following questions: In the influential discourses of eighteenth-century utopian writing, is there a place for 'woman,' and if so, what (or where) is it? How do 'women' disrupt, confirm, or ground the utopian projects within which these constructs occur? By posing questions about the inscription of gender in the context of eighteenth-century utopian writing, the contributors shed new light on the eighteenth-century legacies that continue to shape contemporary views of social and political progress.

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Routledge

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1317130308

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9781317130307

Blood and War at My Doorstep

By: Brenda Chambers McKean

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Blood and War at My Doorstep

By: Brenda Chambers McKean

Between these pages the reader will learn that North Carolina citizens did not idly stand by as their soldiers marched off to war. The women worked themselves into “patriotic exhaustion” through Aid Societies. Civilians with different means of support from the lower class to the plantation mistress wrote the governor complaining of hoarding, speculation, the tithe, bushwhackers, unionism, conscription, and exemptions. Never before had so many died due to guerilla warfare. Unknown before starving women with weapons stormed the merchant or warehouses in search for food. Others turned to smuggling, spying, or nature’s oldest profession. Information from period newspapers, as well as mostly unpublished letters, tell their stories.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1456894722

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9781456894726

Dark Rome

And Other Stories

By: Brenda Paske

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Dark Rome

And Other Stories

By: Brenda Paske

There is a sotto-passagio that starts at the top of the Via Veneto and twists and turns underground. It is lit with flattering pink lights in a long strip on the ceiling. The passage goes past the train connections and the Roman Sports Club. Ultimately it arrives at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, saving you the cautious walk down the slippery, uneven Steps themselves. And out you go, into a different, darker Rome. Dark Rome and Other Stories is a four-part collection of twenty-three fantastical stories takes you on journeys of unforeseen resolution. Dark Rome offers tales of an alternate Eternal City where an ancient serpent rules a crumbling palazzo and ones fate can be decided by a single misstep. The Day People is an unfinished novel set in the near future, where one woman forever changes the face of humanity and bold intentions end in devastating consequences. In Between shares stories of the present seen through a looking glass, where ordinary things have extraordinary qualities and the female obsession with handbags is revealed as a dark quest for power. Far Kingdoms tells tales of other lands, populated by mysterious insect-like beings who imagine themselves to be human.

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325

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iUniverse

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1450252834

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9781450252836

Divine Providence: A History

The Bible, Virgil, Orosius, Augustine, and Dante

By: Brenda Deen Schildgen

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Divine Providence: A History

The Bible, Virgil, Orosius, Augustine, and Dante

By: Brenda Deen Schildgen

Holding divine intervention responsible for political and military success and failure has a long history in western thought. This book explores the idea of providential history as an organizing principle for understanding the divine purpose for humans in texts that may be literary, historical, philosophical, and theological. Providential History shows that, with Virgil and the Bible as authoritative precursors to late antique views on history, the two most important political thinkers of the late antique Christian world, Orosius and Augustine, produced the theories of Christian politics and history that were carried over into the first and second millennium of Christianity. Likewise, their understanding of how the history of the late Roman Empire connects to God's plan for humankind became the background for understanding Dante's own positions in the Monarchia and the Commedia. Brenda Deen Schildgen examines Dante's engagement with these authoritative sources, whether in biblical, ancient Roman writers, or the specific legacy of Orosius and Augustine.

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240

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1441131388

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9781441131386

Robin

A Historical Adventure Novel

By: Brenda Marshall

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Robin

A Historical Adventure Novel

By: Brenda Marshall

Robert Hode, son of a forester in Earl Warrens park, lives a comfortable life in Wakefield in the north of England where his mother is active in the Craft, a religion focusing on healing, friendships and exotic ceremonies. But, at the age of seven, Roberts pleasant life changes when he is humiliated after a beating by his cruel schoolmaster. Afraid to return to school, he plays truant, exploring the town and forests and learning about the miserable and sometimes fascinating lives of his neighbors. As a teenager working with his father in the forest, Robert becomes known for his philandering ways but his behavior changes when, on a visit to wealthy relatives, he meets Matilda. Determined to marry this powerful, beautiful woman, Robert builds a fine house in the center of Wakefield. Matilda accepts his proposal but their happy lives are disrupted when the Earl of Lancaster seizes all of Warrens lands and Robert is summoned to fight for the Earl of Lancaster against the army of King Edward II. Robert flees the disastrous battle and searches Barnsdale forest for a mysterious hermit he once met as a child. Matilda and others from nearby conquered towns join him in the forest. A skilled archer, Robert becomes the leader of a notorious band of outlaws, calling himself Robin Hood and his bride, Maid Marion. With Marions extensive knowledge of the Craft, they conduct erotic celebrations where Robin serves as High Priest and Marion as High Priestess. Intrigued by the legends of the infamous outlaw who robs the rich and helps the poor, the weak and effeminate King Edward pays a surprise visit to the forest and invites Robin and Marion to serve him in the Tower of London. But life in London is not what they expected.

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AuthorHouse

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1477282696

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9781477282694

Practitioner-Based Enquiry

Principles and Practices for Postgraduate Research

By: Brenda Lawrence,Louis Murray

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Practitioner-Based Enquiry

Principles and Practices for Postgraduate Research

By: Brenda Lawrence,Louis Murray

This book has been written specifically for postgraduate students carrying out small-scale research projects in and around their work environments and for those undertaking research projects as part of their higher education courses. The book will also be useful to teachers, tutors, lecturers and trainers who want to use the concept of practitioner-based enquiry to enquire into their own institutional practices, and produce reports which can be submitted for academic credits leading to the award of certificates and degrees from universities and other professional bodies.

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263

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Routledge

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1135710651

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9781135710651

America's First Western Frontier, East Tennessee

A Story of the Early Settlers and Indians of East Tennessee

By: Brenda C. Calloway

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America's First Western Frontier, East Tennessee

A Story of the Early Settlers and Indians of East Tennessee

By: Brenda C. Calloway

Concentrating primarily within the period of 1600–1839, this narrative describes the first "Old West"—the land just beyond the crest of the Appalachian Mountains—and the many firsts that occurred there.

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The Overmountain Press

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0932807348

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9780932807342

Gender and Utopia in the Eighteenth Century

Essays in English and French Utopian Writing

By: Brenda Tooley

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Essays in English and French Utopian Writing

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A Lesson Learned

By: Brenda Brown

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A Lesson Learned

By: Brenda Brown

This intriguing story has drama, police, suspense, sizzling romance, and many suspicious behaviors. This is a story about a woman named Shannon who did not follow her instincts and found herself in a serious humiliating position. The signs were there but they were clouded because of her feelings for a man. Previously, she had overcame a weight issue, low self-esteem, and a bad relationship with a man who was not supportive, was unfaithful and could not be trusted; because of this relationship she secluded herself from dating until she met Benson. Benson, a handsome, alluring man who swept her off her feet with emotions and sensations she never experienced before. Her feelings were strong for him but she questioned her instincts. A man who literally made women weak just to be in his presence and made women second guess their instincts about him. The signs were there, but the desire to trust him made Shannon have self doubts about what she was seeing and how she should respond to this man. Find out what terrible situation Shannon found herself in..... **Sometimes not following your instincts can be like falling in a web and waiting on the spider.**

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1462844804

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Book's by Brenda Tooley

Gender and Utopia in the Eighteenth Century

Gender and Utopia in the Eighteenth Century

Blood and War at My Doorstep

Blood and War at My Doorstep

Dark Rome

Dark Rome

Divine Providence: A History

Divine Providence: A History

Robin

Robin

Practitioner-Based Enquiry

Practitioner-Based Enquiry

America's First Western Frontier, East Tennessee

America's First Western Frontier, East Tennessee

Gender and Utopia in the Eighteenth Century

Gender and Utopia in the Eighteenth Century

A Lesson Learned

A Lesson Learned

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