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The Failed Welfare Revolution

America's Struggle over Guaranteed Income Policy

By: Brian Steensland

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The Failed Welfare Revolution

America's Struggle over Guaranteed Income Policy

By: Brian Steensland

Today the United States has one of the highest poverty rates among the world's rich industrial democracies. The Failed Welfare Revolution shows us that things might have turned out differently. During the 1960s and 1970s, policymakers in three presidential administrations tried to replace the nation's existing welfare system with a revolutionary program to guarantee Americans basic economic security. Surprisingly from today's vantage point, guaranteed income plans received broad bipartisan support in the 1960s. One proposal, President Nixon's Family Assistance Plan, nearly passed into law in the 1970s, and President Carter advanced a similar bill a few years later. The failure of these proposals marked the federal government's last direct effort to alleviate poverty among the least advantaged and, ironically, sowed the seeds of conservative welfare reform strategies under President Reagan and beyond. This episode has largely vanished from America's collective memory. Here, Brian Steensland tells the whole story for the first time--from why such an unlikely policy idea first developed to the factors that sealed its fate. His account, based on extensive original research in presidential archives, draws on mainstream social science perspectives that emphasize the influence of powerful stakeholder groups and policymaking institutions. But Steensland also shows that some of the most potent obstacles to guaranteed income plans were cultural. Most centrally, by challenging Americans' longstanding distinction between the "deserving" and "undeserving" poor, the plans threatened the nation's cultural, political, and economic status quo.

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Princeton University Press

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069117797X

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ALIENS BELIEVE TOO! Trilogy Special Edition

By: Brian Hiller

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ALIENS BELIEVE TOO! Trilogy Special Edition

By: Brian Hiller

Join in a spectacular adventure across space and time with the Lowery Family, Professor Landin Burke, Alien Deek of Silus, and many Alien foes...in a fight to protect and preserve all human life on Earth, and other peaceful co-existing worlds throughout the known Universe. The first book in the trilogy has recently been optioned for Film!

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136594963X

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ALIENS BELIEVE TOO!

By: Brian Hiller

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ALIENS BELIEVE TOO!

By: Brian Hiller

ALIENS BELIEVE TOO! By Brian Hiller has finally arrived here at Lulu! Created with intense Action...heart pounding Adventure...and hysterical Comedy, promises a story of one which its Readers will never forget.This book is actually adapted from one of Brians's movie screenplays. So if you enjoy movie's you'll enjoy this book. Summary: A daring Newspaper Reporter James Lowery, investigates sightings of strange unidentified lights in the night skies over his community, and in the process is abducted by Aliens and a thought to be missing Earth Science Professor Landin Burke...where in turn learns of a deadly virus set free on Earth by Alien foes, the Tre'toans. James also learns that his very own perfect DNA will be used to create a serum to possibly save all mankind on Earth from annihilation. Embarking on a dangerous journey ten light-years away from Earth, James and his new companions soon find themselves caught in the middle of a full scale war on Silus with the dreaded Tre'toans.

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0615173918

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Sins of a Priest

By: Brian Robert Smith

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Sins of a Priest

By: Brian Robert Smith

He dropped the camera and stared at its monitor. The video paused. His face, in lustful pleasure, was frozen on the screen. Marcus grew up a gangster kid, but now he's a Priest. He's come back home to re-start a 19th century Catholic church that has been completely vandalized. He finds out the community is heavily influenced by Satanism—something Marcus intends on changing, but his past lingers and sin is in his blood. Jada is a Satanist, and she seduces Marcus. Sex is the result. Jada has a history with Marcus's brother, Louie, involving drugs, money, and murder. She plans revenge against Louie by using Marcus as bait. Daniel, an old bum who hangs in the streets with goth kids, is the reason for the urban decay; the crime and hate. He's a satanic leader and the church is his palace. When Daniel finds out a new priest has surfaced, he uses Jada to drive Marcus out by exposing the Sins of a Priest.

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323 Books

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0992048362

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Revolution by Law

The Federal Government and the Desegregation of Alabama Schools

By: Brian K. Landsberg

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Revolution by Law

The Federal Government and the Desegregation of Alabama Schools

By: Brian K. Landsberg

The landmark Brown v. Board of Education case was the start of a long period of desegregation, but Brown did not give a roadmap for how to achieve this lofty goal—it only provided the destination. In the years that followed, the path toward the fulfillment of this vision for school integration was worked out in the courts through the efforts of the NAACP Legal Defense organization and the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice. One of the major cases on this path was Lee v. Macon County Board of Education (1967). Revolution by Law traces the growth of Lee v. Macon County from a case to desegregate a single school district in rural Alabama to a decision that paved the way for ending state-imposed racial segregation of the schools in the Deep South. Author Brian Landsberg began his career as a young attorney working for the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ in 1964, the year after the lawsuit that would lead to the Lee decision was filed. As someone personally involved in the legal struggle for civil rights, Landsberg writes with first-hand knowledge of the case. His carefully researched study of this important case argues that private plaintiffs, the executive branch, the federal courts, and eventually Congress each played important roles in transforming the South from the most segregated to the least segregated region of the United States. The Lee case played a central role in dismantling Alabama’s official racial caste system, and the decision became the model both for other statewide school desegregation cases and for cases challenging conditions in prisons and institutions for mentally ill people. Revolution by Law gives readers a deep understanding of the methods used by the federal government to desegregate the schools of the Deep South.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700633200

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Changelings and Other Metamorphic Tales

By: Brian Stableford

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Changelings and Other Metamorphic Tales

By: Brian Stableford

Ten fantastic stories of humans changing into something else--vampires, animals, aliens, and others--by a modern master of science fiction and fantasy literature.

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Wildside Press LLC

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143440322X

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@tuambabies

A Critical Look at the Tuam Children’s Home scandal

By: Brian Nugent

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A Critical Look at the Tuam Children’s Home scandal

By: Brian Nugent

In the summer of 2014, and later again in spring 2017, a scandal arose in relation to the Tuam Children's Home in Galway in Ireland. It was alleged that the nuns who looked after children there from 1925-61 had maltreated them. This second edition book casts a critical eye on the local history methodology underpinning the scandal. It examines in detail: the mapping of the burial sites; the statistical traps overlooked; the widely misinterpreted 2017 statement of the Mother and Baby Commission; the Oral History of the Home; and the vexed questions of money and food. Extensive appendices also expand on the recorded history of the Home, the personnel employed there, three detailed eyewitness accounts, and a comprehensive history of the Tuam workhouse. It also contains a valuable foreword by Fr Paul Churchill.

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0244375186

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Aliens Believe Too! 3 RETURN OF THE AKKINUU

By: Brian Hiller

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Aliens Believe Too! 3 RETURN OF THE AKKINUU

By: Brian Hiller

Ten years have passed since our gallant friendsthe Lowery family, professor Landin Burke,and Alien Deek of Silus joined forces to saveEarth. This time around, a whole new dimensionof chaos and mystery awaits them.A new threat of untold power lay in the path ofour friends...especially for the Zensmittorith,16 year old Pete Lowery of Arizona.

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1365634205

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Jean Baudrillard

The Rhetoric of Symbolic Exchange

By: Brian Gogan

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Jean Baudrillard

The Rhetoric of Symbolic Exchange

By: Brian Gogan

Jean Baudrillard has been studied as sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer. Brian Gogan establishes him as a rhetorician, demonstrating how the histories, traditions, and practices of rhetoric prove central to his use of language. In addition to Baudrillard’s standard works, Gogan examines many of the scholar’s lesser-known writings that have never been analyzed by rhetoricians, and this more comprehensive approach presents fresh perspectives on Baudrillard’s work as a whole. Gogan examines both the theorist and his rhetoric, combining these two lines of inquiry in ways that allow for provocative insights. Part one of the book explains Baudrillard’s theory as compatible with the histories and traditions of rhetoric, outlining his novel understanding of rhetorical invention as involving thought, discourse, and perception. Part two evaluates Baudrillard’s work in terms of a perception of him—as an aphorist, an illusionist, an ignoramus, and an ironist. A biographical sketch and a critical review of the literature on Baudrillard and rhetoric round out the study. This book makes the French theorist’s complex concepts understandable and relates them to the work of important thinkers, providing a thorough and accessible introduction to Baudrillard’s ideas.

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SIU Press

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080933626X

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ALIENS BELIEVE TOO! 2 The Dark Swarm

By: Brian Hiller

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ALIENS BELIEVE TOO! 2 The Dark Swarm

By: Brian Hiller

Six years have passed since newspaper reporter now turned Chief editor of the Daily Chronicle James Lowery, joined forces with professor Landin Burke and his Alien companions the Silustrians, in an effort to save all human life on Earth from the dreaded Tre'toans.Now yet another but darker threat exists on the horizon, the Mulchre...a race of beings with only one purpose, conquer and annihilation. James, his wife Debbie and six year old son Pete join forces again with professor Burke and the Silustrians, to try and stop this dark swarm from conquering and destroying Earth, and any other life sustaining worlds.

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1365048314

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William Carlos Williams and the Diagnostics of Culture

By: Brian A. Bremen

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William Carlos Williams and the Diagnostics of Culture

By: Brian A. Bremen

Brian Bremen's innovative re-examination of William Carlos Williams's life and work traces the development of Williams's poetics, focusing in particular on his ongoing fascination with the effects of poetry and prose. In an analysis informed by the insight of contemporary cultural critics, Bremen traces Williams's thought from the confused romanticism of Spring and All to the methodological empiricism of Paterson, examining in the process Williams's correspondence with life-long friend Kenneth Burke and their shared theoretical interests. Through this fresh conceptual frame-work, Bremen shows how Williams's role as poet becomes more congruous with his role as doctor. In addition, Bremen looks closely at Williams's economic and social theories in light of those of Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot, making a case for the consistency of Williams's thought on medicine, gender, economics, poetry and prose, and history. William Carlos Williams and the Diagnostics of Culture is essential reading for scholars not only of Williams, but also of Modernism, twentieth-century literature, and cultural criticism and history.

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019507226X

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The November Man

By: Brian Freemantle

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The November Man

By: Brian Freemantle

At the precipice of a major disarmament plan, Soviet intrigue threatens to tip the world into all-out war The treaty is so simple that the American president can hardly believe his luck. In exchange for a few million tons of grain, the Russians, gripped by famine, will withdraw all troops and missiles from Eastern Europe. What’s more, this great success comes in an election year! It’s too good to be true—and something is about to go wrong. As soon as the first grain shipments arrive, the Politburo plans to disrupt the disarmament talks, allowing them to tactfully back out of their half of the bargain. The whole Soviet plan rests on the shoulders of KGB Agent Altmann, a Holocaust survivor who’s much cleverer than his handlers realize. Altmann knows that the KGB is wary of him, and one way or another, this lone spy is about to change the world. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

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Open Road Media

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1453226524

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Fenian Problem

Insurgency and Terrorism in a Liberal State, 1858-1874

By: Brian Jenkins

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Fenian Problem

Insurgency and Terrorism in a Liberal State, 1858-1874

By: Brian Jenkins

Dramatic and tragic rescues of arrested Fenian leaders, the formation of a Fenian squad to engage in assassinations of suspected informers and policemen, the bombing of a London prison that brought death and destruction to a neighbouring street, public executions of several Fenians, the quality of British justice, and the struggle to develop counter-terrorism policies and an effective system of intelligence form the core of The Fenian Problem. Brian Jenkins adds new information to the established narrative of the movement, arguing that it resorted to terrorism in its pursuit of Irish independence.

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0773576150

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9780773576155

Vault Guide to the Top New York Law Firms

By: Brian Dalton

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Vault Guide to the Top New York Law Firms

By: Brian Dalton

New York is the center of the legal universe for what is known as BIG law. Vault, the authority on legal employment and publisher of the definitive Guide to the Top 100 Firms, brings lawyers and law students inside information on firm culture and compensation at more than 50 firms with major offices in the Big Apple. Based on interviews and surveys of actual attorneys at each firm. Based on surveys of thousands of lawyers, it provides in-depth coverage of prestige, compensation, perks, corporate culture, and other legal lifestyle issues.

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Thomas Jefferson and American Nationhood

By: Brian Steele

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Thomas Jefferson and American Nationhood

By: Brian Steele

This book emphasises the centrality of nationhood to Thomas Jefferson's thought and politics, envisioning Jefferson as a cultural nationalist whose political project sought the alignment of the American state system with the will and character of the nation. Jefferson believed that America was the one nation on earth able to realise in practice universal ideals to which other peoples could only aspire. He appears in the book as the essential narrator of what he once called the 'American Story': as the historian, the sociologist and the ethnographer; the political theorist of the nation; the most successful practitioner of its politics; and its most enthusiastic champion. The book argues that reorienting Jefferson around the concept of American nationhood recovers an otherwise easily missed coherence to his political career and helps make sense of a number of conundrums in his thought and practice.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139536672

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Visions of Freedom

Critical Writings on Ecology and Anarchism

By: Morris Brian Morris

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Visions of Freedom

Critical Writings on Ecology and Anarchism

By: Morris Brian Morris

Every ten years, notoriously eclectic thinker Brian Morris takes a year of sabbatical and launches out into another field about which he knows nothing. In the 1980s it was botany; in the 1990s, zoology; in the 2000s, entomology. The quintessential polymath, Morris has written on his incredible breadth of interests in wide-ranging essays, with subjects ranging from boxing to deep ecology to new-age gurus. Collected here for the first time, Visions of Freedom brings together all of Morris's concise yet diverse essays on politics, history, and ecology written since 1989. It includes book reviews, letters, and articles in the engaging and accessible style for which Morris is known. The thinkers he deals with are as diverse as Thomas Paine to C. L. R. James, from Karl Marx to Krishnamurti, from Max Weber to Naomi Klein. He also delves into the canon of classic anarchist thinkers like Kropotkin, Bakunin, Reclus, Proudhon, and Flores Magnon. Taking a stance against the obscurantism of contemporary academic discourse, Morris' writings demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach that moves seamlessly between topics, developing practical connections between scholarly debates and the pressing social, ecological and political issues of our times.

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Black Rose Books Ltd.

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155164648X

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Wounded Masculinity and the Search for (Father) Self in American Film

By: Susan Mackey-Kallis,Brian Johnston

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Wounded Masculinity and the Search for (Father) Self in American Film

By: Susan Mackey-Kallis,Brian Johnston

This book analyzes popular American films that point to the need for father atonement, ego-decentering, and the resurrection of the lost feminine to heal gendered cultural wounds, while affirming the role of meaningful suffering, compassion, self-sacrifice and transcendence as an antidote to the inevitable woundedness of the human condition.

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Lexington Books

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1793626081

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Mechcraft

By: Brian Fitzpatrick

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Mechcraft

By: Brian Fitzpatrick

Los Angeles — Jake London’s ideal teenage life is thrown into chaos when he discovers the ability to control a swarm of shape-shifting nanotechnology that has, until recently, lain dormant in his DNA. Mechcraft is the skill of controlling the nanotech, summoning and creating tools, weapons, and even machines. Being the first person born with the nanotech, warring factions desire to use Jake for their own sinister ends. Now, with two Mechcraft agents at his side, and a horde of enemies chasing them down, Jake finds himself in a desperate race to safety.

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Inkshares

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194784816X

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Western Political Thought

From Socrates to the Age of Ideology, Second Edition

By: Brian R. Nelson

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Western Political Thought

From Socrates to the Age of Ideology, Second Edition

By: Brian R. Nelson

Written simply and directly—but without sacrificing intellectual depth—this widely acclaimed text explores the preeminent theorists of Western political thought from the pre-Socratics to the contemporary era. The author provides an in-depth analysis of a limited number of major thinkers, which allows for a richly detailed examination of each philosopher in historical context. Western Political Thought, Second Edition, presents the fundamental terms, ideas, and dilemmas of Western political philosophy in a straightforward, easy-to-understand manner. It organizes the theorists historically, explains basic concepts in depth, and draws out and analyzes the implications of various political theories. Moreover, this cohesive volume employs an overarching theme, examining each thinker in terms of the changing relationships of ethics and politics in Western political philosophy.

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Waveland Press

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1478628987

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Critical Media Studies

An Introduction

By: Brian L. Ott,Robert L. Mack

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Critical Media Studies

An Introduction

By: Brian L. Ott,Robert L. Mack

An engaging and accessible introduction to a broad range of critical approaches to contemporary mass media theory and research A decade after its first publication, Critical Media Studies continues toshape and define the field of media studies, offering innovative approaches that enable readers to explore the modern media landscape from a wide variety of perspectives. Integrating foundational theory and contemporary research, this groundbreaking text offers the most comprehensive set of analytical approaches currently available. Twelve critical perspectives—pragmatic, rhetorical, sociological, erotic, ecological, and others—enable readers to assess and evaluate the social and cultural consequences of contemporary media in their daily lives. The new third edition includes up-to-date content that reflects the current developments and cutting-edge research in the field. New or expanded material includes changing perceptions of race and gender, the impact of fandom on the media, the legacy of the television age, the importance of media literacy in the face of “fake news”, and developments in industry regulations and U.S. copyright law. This textbook: Presents clear, reader-friendly chapters organized by critical perspective Features up-to-date media references that resonate with modern readers Incorporates enhanced and updated pedagogical features throughout the text Offers extensively revised content for greater clarity, currency, and relevance Includes fully updated illustrations, examples, statistics, and further readings Critical Media Studies, 3rd Edition is the ideal resource for undergraduate students in media studies, cultural studies, popular culture, communication, rhetoric, and sociology, graduate students new to critical perspectives on the media, and scholars in the field.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119406129

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Era of Emancipation

British Government of Ireland, 1812-1830

By: Brian A. Jenkins

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Era of Emancipation

British Government of Ireland, 1812-1830

By: Brian A. Jenkins

Despite the 1800 Act of Union, Ireland was not an integral part of the United Kingdom. Its viceregal government, the breadth and depth of its poverty, and the extent, persistence, and savagery of peasant violence marked it as distinct. This distinction was emphasized by Ireland's Protestant ascendancy in an overwhelmingly Catholic population. In his examination of British administration in Ireland from 1812 to 1830, Brian Jenkins focuses on the Catholic issue which dominated Britain's Irish agenda during this period. He argues that the British government attempted, within the context of the time, to govern Ireland in a civilized and enlightened way.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773506594

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100 Things Astros Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (World Series Edition)

By: Brian McTaggart,Craig Biggio

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100 Things Astros Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (World Series Edition)

By: Brian McTaggart,Craig Biggio

There's never been a better time to be an Astros fan, and this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every fan should know. Whether you're a die-hard booster from the days of the Colt .45's or a new supporter of Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa, these are the 100 things all fans need to know and do in their lifetime. It contains every essential piece of Astros knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom. This World Series edition has been updated to include the team's 2017 championship season as well as a new generation of stars, including Altuve, Correa, George Springer, Dallas Keuchel, Justin Verlander, and more.

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Triumph Books

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1641250585

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Just My Soul Responding

Rhythm And Blues, Black Consciousness And Race Relations

By: Brian Ward

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Just My Soul Responding

Rhythm And Blues, Black Consciousness And Race Relations

By: Brian Ward

Brian Ward is Lecturer in American History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne .; This book is intended for american studies, American history postwar social and cultural history, political history, Black history, Race and Ethnic studies and Cultural studies together with the general trade music.

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Routledge

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1135370044

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Appropriating Shakespeare

Contemporary Critical Quarrels

By: Brian Vickers

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Appropriating Shakespeare

Contemporary Critical Quarrels

By: Brian Vickers

During the last two decades, new critical schools of Shakespeare scholarship have emerged, each with its own ideology, each convinced that all other approaches are deficient. This controversial book argues that in attempting to appropriate Shakespeare for their own purposes, these schools omit and misrepresent Shakespeare's text--and thus distort it. Brian Vickers describes the iconoclastic attitudes emerging in French criticism of the 1960s that continue to influence literary theory: that language cannot reliably represent reality; that literature cannot represent life; that since no definitive reading is possible, all interpretation is misinterpretation. Vickers shows that these positions have been refuted, and he brings together work in philosophy, linguistics, and literary theory to rehabilitate language and literature. He then surveys the main conflicting schools in Shakespearean and other current literary criticism--deconstructionism, feminism, new historicism, cultural materialism, and psychoanalytic, Marxist, and Christian interpretations--describing the theoretical basis of each school, both in its own words and in those of its critics. Evaluating the resulting interpretations of Shakespeare, he shows that each is biased and fragmentary in its own way. The epilogue considers two related issues: the attempt of current literary theory to present itself as a coherent system while at the same time wishing to evade accountability; and the way in which different schools "demonize" their rivals, thus adding an intolerant tone to much recent criticism.

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0300061056

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Burke's Law

A Life in Hockey

By: Brian Burke,Stephen Brunt

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Burke's Law

A Life in Hockey

By: Brian Burke,Stephen Brunt

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER The gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and the tragedies he's fought through. Brian Burke is one of the biggest hockey personalities--no, personalities full-stop--in the media landscape. His brashness makes him a magnet for attention, and he does nothing to shy away from it. Most famous for advocating "pugnacity, truculence, testosterone, and belligerence" during his tenure at the helm of the Maple Leafs, Burke has lived and breathed hockey his whole life. He has been a player, an agent, a league executive, a scout, a Stanley Cup-winning GM, an Olympic GM, and a media analyst. He has worked with Pat Quinn, Gary Bettman, and an array of future Hall of Fame players. No one knows the game better, and no one commands more attention when they open up about it. But there is more to Brian Burke than hockey. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, and an accomplished businessman with hard-earned lessons that comefrom highly scrutinized decisions made at the helm of multi-million-dollar companies. And despite his brusque persona on camera and in the boardroom, he is nevertheless a father with a story to tell. He lost his youngest son in a car accident, and has had to grapple with that grief, even in the glare of the spotlight. Many Canadians and hockey fans knew Brendan Burke's name already, because his father had become one of the country's most outspoken gay-rights advocates when Brendan came out in 2009. From someone whose grandmother told him never to start a fight, but never to run from one either, Burke's Law is an unforgettable account of old beefs and old friendships, scores settled and differences forgiven, and many lessons learned the hard way.

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0735239487

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Road to Disaster

A New History of America's Descent into Vietnam

By: Brian VanDeMark

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Road to Disaster

A New History of America's Descent into Vietnam

By: Brian VanDeMark

The most thoughtful and judicious one-volume history of the war and the American political leaders who presided over the difficult and painful decisions that shaped this history. The book will stand for the foreseeable future as the best study of the tragic mistakes that led to so much suffering."—Robert Dallek Many books have been written on the tragic decisions regarding Vietnam made by the young stars of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Yet despite millions of words of analysis and reflection, no historian has been able to explain why such decent, brilliant, and previously successful men stumbled so badly. That changes with Road to Disaster. Historian Brian VanDeMark draws upon decades of archival research, his own interviews with many of those involved, and a wealth of previously unheard recordings by Robert McNamara and Clark Clifford, who served as Defense Secretaries for Kennedy and Johnson. Yet beyond that, Road to Disaster is also the first history of the war to look at the cataclysmic decisions of those in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations through the prism of recent research in cognitive science, psychology, and organizational theory to explain why the "Best and the Brightest" became trapped in situations that suffocated creative thinking and willingness to dissent, why they found change so hard, and why they were so blind to their own errors. An epic history of America’s march to quagmire, Road to Disaster is a landmark in scholarship and a book of immense importance.

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0062449761

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Songs of an Irish Poet

The Mary O'Leary Story

By: Brian Brennan

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Songs of an Irish Poet

The Mary O'Leary Story

By: Brian Brennan

The first full-length biography of Mary O'Leary (Máire Bhuí Ní Laoire), one of the most celebrated Irish-language folk poets of the nineteenth century. She was one of the only oral poets of her generation to achieve name recognition after her death. She composed poems that were built to last - songs collected and preserved by folklorists that now occupy a significant place in the repertoires of contemporary traditional performers. The book contains new English-language translations of Mary O'Leary's entire poetic canon, including her best-known song, "The Battle of Keimaneigh" (Cath Chéim an Fhia), a stirring description of an armed clash in 1822 between militia troops and a secret society of Catholic tenant farmers known as the Whiteboys.

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Brian Brennan

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0978273907

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9780978273903

Star Trek: Designing the Final Frontier

How Midcentury Modernism Shaped Our View of the Future

By: Dan Chavkin,Brian McGuire

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Star Trek: Designing the Final Frontier

How Midcentury Modernism Shaped Our View of the Future

By: Dan Chavkin,Brian McGuire

When Star Trek first premiered in 1966, viewers were shown a window into an amazing new sci-fi universe. That vision has lasted and grown for decades after - and it was fulfilled by the creativity of this legendary show's talented art directors, prop masters, and set decorators. Star Trek would not have been the same without the Burke and Origami chairs, sculptures and other decorative arts, and props used on-set. These items would not even exist, were it not for various designers of the midcentury modern movement, such as Pierre Paulin, Joe Colombo, Paul McCobb, Warren Platner, and Milo Baughman. Authors Dan Chavkin and Brian McGuire invite you on a journey throught the original series. Together, they illustrate in depth how Midcentury Modern design gave rise to the feel and aesthetic of Star Trek. Detailed, expert examination of key episodes shows how these highly influential design movements are nigh-inseparable from Star Trek -- and how they helped to shape one of the greatest visions of the future."--Back cover.

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Simon and Schuster

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168188562X

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