Sacred Harp music or shape-note singing is as old as America itself. The term sacred harp refers to the human voice. Brought to this continent by the settlers of Jamestown, this style of singing is also known as “fasola.” In Legacy of the Sacred Harp, author Chloe Webb follows the history of this musical form back four hundred years, and in the process uncovers the harrowing legacy of her Dumas family line. The journey begins in contemporary Texas with an overlooked but historically rich family heirloom, a tattered 1869 edition of The Sacred Harp songbook. Traveling across the South and sifting through undiscovered family history, Webb sets out on a personal quest to reconnect with her ancestors who composed, sang, and lived by the words of Sacred Harp music. Her research irreversibly transforms her rose-colored view of her heritage and brings endearing characters to life as the reality of the effects of slavery on Southern plantation life, the thriving tobacco industry, and the Civil War are revisited through the lens of the Dumas family. Most notably, Webb’s original research unearths the person of Ralph Freeman, freed slave and pastor of a pre-Civil War white Southern church. Wringing history from boxes of keepsakes, lively interviews, dusty archival libraries, and church records, Webb keeps Sacred Harp lyrics ringing in readers’ ears, allowing the poetry to illuminate the lessons and trials of the past. The choral shape-note music of the Sacred Harp whispers to us of the past, of the religious persecution that brought this music to our shores, and how the voices of contemporary Sacred Harp singers still ring out the unchanged lyrics across the South, the music pulling the past into our present.
The Best Thing about VALENTINE'S DAY? They get me EXCITED to COOK!➽ Today's Special Price! ➽ SALE! 85% OFF ➽ 6.99 0.99✩★✩ Read this book for FREE on the Kindle Unlimited NOW DOWNLOAD FREE eBook (PDF) included ILLUSTRATIONS of 365 recipes right after conclusion! ✩★✩ No doubt about it. Each time a holiday like Valentine's Day draws near, I just couldn't help feeling so pumped up. Something about the traditions, family get-togethers, and reliving fond childhood memories (and creating new ones) conjure a warm, fuzzy feeling. Haloween is truly special and amazing. They never fail to put a smile on my face. And the best thing to do at Valentine's Day is that we cook a meal for the dear family and friends. The book "Valentine's Day Cookbook 365" will accompany with you in preparing the most delicious dishes! Chapter 1: Valentine's Day Appetizer Recipes Chapter 2: Valentine's Day Dessert Recipes Chapter 3: Valentine's Day Dinner Recipes Besides, in our series, we celebrate the lip-smacking, delicious recipes served during different festivities for the whole year--from the New Year's Day, Easter, and Halloween to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve. This series has a chock-full of recipes that will surely make your holidays both unforgettably delicious and deliciously unforgettable! This series, we cover a wide range of holidays in detail: starting from the New Year's Day up until the New Year's Eve, and everything in between. Welcome the New Year with a wonderful cocktail party, prepare something romantic for your sweetheart at Valentine's dinner, give mom a special breakfast in bed for Mother's Day, or throw a party for the Big Game for your football-enthusiast friends. You'll definitely find the perfect recipe for any occasion in this book. There are so many possibilities for delicious holiday treats. Enjoy learning from each page! You also see more different types of holiday recipes such as: Christmas Easter Mother's Day New Year Picnic ... ✩ Purchase the Print Edition & RECEIVE a digital copy FREE via Kindle MatchBook ✩ I really hope that each book in the series will be always your best friend in your little kitchen. Let's live happily and cook yourself at Valentine's Day! Enjoy the book, Tag: valentines cookbook, southern living party cookbook, camping cooking for two, cheap cooking for two, dutch oven cooking for two, cast iron cooking for two, party cookbook, party recipes, cooking for two
The Best Thing about the CHRISTMAS? They get me EXCITED to COOK!➽ Today's Special Price! ➽ SALE! 85% OFF ➽ 6.99 0.99✩★✩ Read this book for FREE on the Kindle Unlimited NOW DOWNLOAD FREE eBook (PDF) included ILLUSTRATIONS of 365 recipes right after conclusion! ✩★✩ No doubt about it. Each time a holiday like Christmas draws near, I just couldn't help feeling so pumped up. Something about the traditions, family get-togethers, and reliving fond childhood memories (and creating new ones) conjure a warm, fuzzy feeling. Haloween is truly special and amazing. They never fail to put a smile on my face. And the best thing to do at Christmas is that we cook a meal for the dear family and friends. The book "Christmas Cookbook 365" will accompany with you in preparing the most delicious dishes! Chapter 1: Breakfast & Brunch Chapter 2: Main Dishes Chapter 3: Xmas Baking Chapter 4: Gingerbread Chapter 5: Xmas Cookies Besides, in our series, we celebrate the lip-smacking, delicious recipes served during different festivities for the whole year--from the New Year's Day, Easter, and Halloween to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve. This series has a chock-full of recipes that will surely make your holidays both unforgettably delicious and deliciously unforgettable! This series, we cover a wide range of holidays in detail: starting from the New Year's Day up until the New Year's Eve, and everything in between. Welcome the New Year with a wonderful cocktail party, prepare something romantic for your sweetheart at Valentine's dinner, give mom a special breakfast in bed for Mother's Day, or throw a party for the Big Game for your football-enthusiast friends. You'll definitely find the perfect recipe for any occasion in this book. There are so many possibilities for delicious holiday treats. Enjoy learning from each page! You also see more different types of holiday recipes such as: Christmas Easter Mother's Day New Year Picnic ... ✩ Purchase the Print Edition & RECEIVE a digital copy FREE via Kindle MatchBook ✩ I really hope that each book in the series will be always your best friend in your little kitchen. Let's live happily and cook yourself at Christmas! Enjoy the book, Tag: gingerbread christmas book, italian christmas cookbook, mexican christmas books, christmas cookbook for kids, christmas cocktail book, southern christmas cookbooks, biscuits christmas book, christmas books, kids christmas books
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The Best Thing about the NEW YEAR? They get me EXCITED to COOK!➽ Today's Special Price! ➽ SALE! 85% OFF ➽ 6.99 0.99✩★✩ Read this book for FREE on the Kindle Unlimited NOW DOWNLOAD FREE eBook (PDF) included ILLUSTRATIONS of 365 recipes right after conclusion! ✩★✩ No doubt about it. Each time a holiday like New Year draws near, I just couldn't help feeling so pumped up. Something about the traditions, family get-togethers, and reliving fond childhood memories (and creating new ones) conjure a warm, fuzzy feeling. Haloween is truly special and amazing. They never fail to put a smile on my face. And the best thing to do at New Year is that we cook a meal for the dear family and friends. The book "New Year Cookbook 365" will accompany with you in preparing the most delicious dishes! Chapter 1: Breakfast & Brunch Chapter 2: Dinners Chapter 3: Appetizers Chapter 4: Desserts Chapter 5: Drinks with Alcohol Chapter 6: Drinks without Alcohol Besides, in our series, we celebrate the lip-smacking, delicious recipes served during different festivities for the whole year--from the New Year's Day, Easter, and Halloween to Christmas, and New Year's Eve. This series has a chock-full of recipes that will surely make your holidays both unforgettably delicious and deliciously unforgettable! This series, we cover a wide range of holidays in detail: starting from the New Year's Day up until the New Year's Eve, and everything in between. Welcome the New Year with a wonderful cocktail party, prepare something romantic for your sweetheart at Valentine's dinner, give mom a special breakfast in bed for Mother's Day, or throw a party for the Big Game for your football-enthusiast friends. You'll definitely find the perfect recipe for any occasion in this book. There are so many possibilities for delicious holiday treats. Enjoy learning from each page! You also see more different types of holiday recipes such as: Christmas Easter Mother's Day New Year Picnic ... ✩ Purchase the Print Edition & RECEIVE a digital copy FREE via Kindle MatchBook ✩ I really hope that each book in the series will be always your best friend in your little kitchen. Let's live happily and cook yourself at New Year! Enjoy the book, Tag: holiday cocktail book, tea party cookbook, festive holiday recipes, holiday bread cookbook, healthy holiday cookbook, slow cooker holiday cookbook, tea party recipe books
The Best Thing about the MARDI GRAS? They get me EXCITED to COOK!➽ Today's Special Price! ➽ SALE! 85% OFF ➽ 6.99 0.99✩★✩ Read this book for FREE on the Kindle Unlimited NOW DOWNLOAD FREE eBook (PDF) included ILLUSTRATIONS of 365 recipes right after conclusion! ✩★✩ No doubt about it. Each time a holiday like Mardi Gras draws near, I just couldn't help feeling so pumped up. Something about the traditions, family get-togethers, and reliving fond childhood memories (and creating new ones) conjure a warm, fuzzy feeling. Haloween is truly special and amazing. They never fail to put a smile on my face. And the best thing to do at Mardi Gras is that we cook a meal for the dear family and friends. The book "Christmas Cookbook 365" will accompany with you in preparing the most delicious dishes! Chapter 1: Mardi Gras Appetizers Chapter 2: Mardi Gras Main Dishes Chapter 3: Mardi Gras Desserts Chapter 4: Mardi Gras Side Dishes Chapter 5: Mardi Gras Drinks Chapter 6: Amazing Mardi Gras Recipes Besides, in our series, we celebrate the lip-smacking, delicious recipes served during different festivities for the whole year--from the New Year's Day, Easter, and Halloween to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve. This series has a chock-full of recipes that will surely make your holidays both unforgettably delicious and deliciously unforgettable! This series, we cover a wide range of holidays in detail: starting from the New Year's Day up until the New Year's Eve, and everything in between. Welcome the New Year with a wonderful cocktail party, prepare something romantic for your sweetheart at Valentine's dinner, give mom a special breakfast in bed for Mother's Day, or throw a party for the Big Game for your football-enthusiast friends. You'll definitely find the perfect recipe for any occasion in this book. There are so many possibilities for delicious holiday treats. Enjoy learning from each page! You also see more different types of holiday recipes such as: Christmas Easter Mother's Day New Year Picnic ... ✩ Purchase the Print Edition & RECEIVE a digital copy FREE via Kindle MatchBook ✩ I really hope that each book in the series will be always your best friend in your little kitchen. Let's live happily and cook yourself at Mardi Gras! Enjoy the book, Tag: mardi gras cookie cutter, mardi gras food, holiday cocktail book, mardi gras cookbook, festive holiday recipes, holiday bread cookbook, healthy holiday cookbook
The Best Thing about the HALLOWEEN? They get me EXCITED to COOK! ✩★✩ Read this book for FREE on the Kindle Unlimited NOW ~ DOWNLOAD FREE eBook (PDF) included ILLUSTRATIONS of 365 recipes right after conclusion! ✩★✩ No doubt about it. Each time a holiday like Halloween draws near, I just couldn't help feeling so pumped up. Something about the traditions, family get-togethers, and reliving fond childhood memories (and creating new ones) conjure a warm, fuzzy feeling. Haloween is truly special and amazing. They never fail to put a smile on my face. And the best thing to do at Halloween is that we cook a meal for the dear family and friends. The book "Halloween Cookbook 365: Enjoy Your Creepy Halloween Holiday With 365 Mysterious Halloween Recipes! [Halloween Cookbook, Halloween Recipes, Halloween Recipe Book, Pizza Party Book, Tea Party Cookbook, Kids Halloween Cookbook, Biscuit Book Halloween, Kids Halloween Books, Halloween Books, Halloween Book] [Book 1]" will accompany with you in preparing the most delicious dishes! Chapter 1: Halloween Appetizers Chapter 2: Halloween Drinks Chapter 2: Halloween Treats Besides, in our series, we celebrate the lip-smacking, delicious recipes served during different festivities for the whole year--from the New Year's Day, Easter, and Halloween to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve. This series has a chock-full of recipes that will surely make your holidays both unforgettably delicious and deliciously unforgettable! This series, we cover a wide range of holidays in detail: starting from the New Year's Day up until the New Year's Eve, and everything in between. Welcome the New Year with a wonderful cocktail party, prepare something romantic for your sweetheart at Valentine's dinner, give mom a special breakfast in bed for Mother's Day, or throw a party for the Big Game for your football-enthusiast friends. You'll definitely find the perfect recipe for any occasion in this book. There are so many possibilities for delicious holiday treats. Enjoy learning from each page! You also see more different types of holiday recipes such as: Christmas Easter Mother's Day New Year Picnic ... ✩ Purchase the Print Edition & RECEIVE a digital copy FREE via Kindle MatchBook ✩ I really hope that each book in the series will be always your best friend in your little kitchen. Let's live happily and cook yourself at Halloween! Enjoy the book,
The Best Thing about the THANKSGIVING? They get me EXCITED to COOK!➽ Today's Special Price! ➽ SALE! 85% OFF ➽ 6.99 0.99✩★✩ Read this book for FREE on the Kindle Unlimited NOW DOWNLOAD FREE eBook (PDF) included ILLUSTRATIONS of 365 recipes right after conclusion! ✩★✩ No doubt about it. Each time a holiday like Thanksgiving draws near, I just couldn't help feeling so pumped up. Something about the traditions, family get-togethers, and reliving fond childhood memories (and creating new ones) conjure a warm, fuzzy feeling. Haloween is truly special and amazing. They never fail to put a smile on my face. And the best thing to do at Thanksgiving is that we cook a meal for the dear family and friends. The book "Thanksgiving Cookbook 365" will accompany with you in preparing the most delicious dishes! Chapter 1: Thanksgiving Appetizers Chapter 2: Thanksgiving Bread Chapter 3: Thanksgiving Main Dishes Chapter 4: Thanksgiving Pies Besides, in our series, we celebrate the lip-smacking, delicious recipes served during different festivities for the whole year--from the New Year's Day, Easter, and Halloween to Christmas, and New Year's Eve. This series has a chock-full of recipes that will surely make your holidays both unforgettably delicious and deliciously unforgettable! This series, we cover a wide range of holidays in detail: starting from the New Year's Day up until the New Year's Eve, and everything in between. Welcome the New Year with a wonderful cocktail party, prepare something romantic for your sweetheart at Valentine's dinner, give mom a special breakfast in bed for Mother's Day, or throw a party for the Big Game for your football-enthusiast friends. You'll definitely find the perfect recipe for any occasion in this book. There are so many possibilities for delicious holiday treats. Enjoy learning from each page! You also see more different types of holiday recipes such as: Christmas Easter Mother's Day New Year Picnic ... ✩ Purchase the Print Edition & RECEIVE a digital copy FREE via Kindle MatchBook ✩ I really hope that each book in the series will be always your best friend in your little kitchen. Let's live happily and cook yourself at Thanksgiving! Enjoy the book, Tag: vegan thanksgiving cookbook, jewish holiday cookbook, best thanksgiving cookbook, biscuit thanksgiving book, paleo holiday cookbook, holiday bread cookbook, slow cooker holiday cookbook
Ils s’attirent autant qu’ils se détestent ! *** – On ne devrait pas, réponds-je. – Tu dis ça comme si c’était une mauvaise chose, remarque-t-il. La déraison. La perte de contrôle. – C’est une mauvaise chose. Regarde où ça t’a… Je m’interromps avant de dire quelque chose de blessant et rougis jusqu’aux oreilles. – … Où ça m’a mené ? complète-t-il en tenant mon visage entre ses mains. À trouver le courage d’embrasser une fille aux yeux saphir qui a un goût de cerise. Qui me prend pour un con, certes, mais qui me rend dingue. Il parle si près de mes lèvres que c’est comme s’il les caressait avec ses mots, avec sa voix feutrée, légèrement cassée par la fatigue, terriblement profonde et masculine. – J’ai menti, je ne te prends pas pour un con, lui avoué-je. Mais tu me fais peur. – Je ne te ferai pas de mal, tu le sais ? promet-il avec un regard intense et protecteur tout en laissant sa main descendre jusqu’à l’endroit le plus défendu et le plus avide de mon corps. J’exhale, ferme les yeux et me laisse faire. Ma tête bascule en arrière. Bon sang, c’est trop bon ! Je gémis et, instinctivement, pousse mon intimité contre sa paume. – Oui, tu le sais… Non, je ne le sais pas. Mais ça n’a plus aucune importance à présent. Je me fiche que Casey me blesse comme il a blessé Nicole et toutes celles qui se sont confiées à la presse. Je me fiche de souffrir. Ce que je veux, c’est vivre, enfin. *** Star d’Hollywood aux mille frasques, Casey Lewitt est envoyé contre son gré à Hawaï pour une mission humanitaire : pas d’alcool, pas de drogue et pas de fête. L’enfer ! Mais il reste la drague et les filles, qui succombent toutes à son corps de rêve et son sourire charmeur. Toutes, sauf Alana. Aussi fière que coincée, la jolie bénévole le déteste et refuse d’être une conquête de plus… malgré son attirance. Entre le bad boy qui refuse de se repentir et la fille aux mille secrets qui ne veut pas se dévoiler, les affrontements sont électriques ! *** Retrouvez dans cette saison 2 des héros aussi passionnés que blessés ! Ce roman est aussi publié dans sa version intégrale sous les titres Wild Love et Tombeur.
Sacred Harp music or shape-note singing is as old as America itself. The term sacred harp refers to the human voice. Brought to this continent by the settlers of Jamestown, this style of singing is also known as “fasola.” In Legacy of the Sacred Harp, author Chloe Webb follows the history of this musical form back four hundred years, and in the process uncovers the harrowing legacy of her Dumas family line. The journey begins in contemporary Texas with an overlooked but historically rich family heirloom, a tattered 1869 edition of The Sacred Harp songbook. Traveling across the South and sifting through undiscovered family history, Webb sets out on a personal quest to reconnect with her ancestors who composed, sang, and lived by the words of Sacred Harp music. Her research irreversibly transforms her rose-colored view of her heritage and brings endearing characters to life as the reality of the effects of slavery on Southern plantation life, the thriving tobacco industry, and the Civil War are revisited through the lens of the Dumas family. Most notably, Webb’s original research unearths the person of Ralph Freeman, freed slave and pastor of a pre-Civil War white Southern church. Wringing history from boxes of keepsakes, lively interviews, dusty archival libraries, and church records, Webb keeps Sacred Harp lyrics ringing in readers’ ears, allowing the poetry to illuminate the lessons and trials of the past. The choral shape-note music of the Sacred Harp whispers to us of the past, of the religious persecution that brought this music to our shores, and how the voices of contemporary Sacred Harp singers still ring out the unchanged lyrics across the South, the music pulling the past into our present.
Ils s’attirent autant qu’ils se détestent ! *** – On ne devrait pas, réponds-je. – Tu dis ça comme si c’était une mauvaise chose, remarque-t-il. La déraison. La perte de contrôle. – C’est une mauvaise chose. Regarde où ça t’a… Je m’interromps avant de dire quelque chose de blessant et rougis jusqu’aux oreilles. – … Où ça m’a mené ? complète-t-il en tenant mon visage entre ses mains. À trouver le courage d’embrasser une fille aux yeux saphir qui a un goût de cerise. Qui me prend pour un con, certes, mais qui me rend dingue. Il parle si près de mes lèvres que c’est comme s’il les caressait avec ses mots, avec sa voix feutrée, légèrement cassée par la fatigue, terriblement profonde et masculine. – J’ai menti, je ne te prends pas pour un con, lui avoué-je. Mais tu me fais peur. – Je ne te ferai pas de mal, tu le sais ? promet-il avec un regard intense et protecteur tout en laissant sa main descendre jusqu’à l’endroit le plus défendu et le plus avide de mon corps. J’exhale, ferme les yeux et me laisse faire. Ma tête bascule en arrière. Bon sang, c’est trop bon ! Je gémis et, instinctivement, pousse mon intimité contre sa paume. – Oui, tu le sais… Non, je ne le sais pas. Mais ça n’a plus aucune importance à présent. Je me fiche que Casey me blesse comme il a blessé Nicole et toutes celles qui se sont confiées à la presse. Je me fiche de souffrir. Ce que je veux, c’est vivre, enfin. *** Star d’Hollywood aux mille frasques, Casey Lewitt est envoyé contre son gré à Hawaï pour une mission humanitaire : pas d’alcool, pas de drogue et pas de fête. L’enfer ! Mais il reste la drague et les filles, qui succombent toutes à son corps de rêve et son sourire charmeur. Toutes, sauf Alana. Aussi fière que coincée, la jolie bénévole le déteste et refuse d’être une conquête de plus… malgré son attirance. Entre le bad boy qui refuse de se repentir et la fille aux mille secrets qui ne veut pas se dévoiler, les affrontements sont électriques ! *** Retrouvez dans cette saison 1 des héros aussi passionnés que blessés ! Ce roman est aussi publié dans sa version intégrale sous les titres Wild Love et Tombeur.
This title provides students with a clear, accessible and highly engaging analysis of substantive law of the EU in the most comprehensive text of its kind, as well as containing chapter summaries, questions, suggestions for further reading and annotated web addresses.
Jeff Christopher is a shapeshifter and ally of Chicago's Cadogan House of vampires—he’s also a tech whiz and mostly-legal hacker. And the only protective shields he’s never been able to find a way around are those of the powerful Keene Family. For a long time, Jeff has only had eyes for the beautiful Fallon Keene. Unfortunately, she is the only sister of the lethal North American Central Pack Apex Gabriel Keene. The intricate balances of power and politics make it all but impossible for Fallon to trust her feelings. But fate takes a hand when the Pack's totem is stolen—threatening the Keene family's rule—and Fallon enlists Jeff's help to retrieve it before the Pack is thrown into chaos. Can she and Jeff find the totem, and restore order, before it's too late? And will Jeff finally be able to prove himself to the only person he truly loves? Includes an exclusive preview of the Chicagoland Vampires novel… WILD THINGS “These books are wonderful entertainment.”—#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Charlaine Harris “A wonderfully compelling vampire heroine.”—USA Today Bestselling Author Julie Kenner “A strong minded, sharp-witted heroine who will appeal to fans of Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse series and Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake.”—Library Journal “If you loved Nancy Drew but always wished she was an undead sword-wielding badass, Merit is your kind of girl.”—Geek Monthly
Race and empire tells the story of a short-lived but vehement eugenics movement that emerged among a group of Europeans in Kenya in the 1930s, unleashing a set of writings on racial differences in intelligence more extreme than that emanating from any other British colony in the twentieth century. The Kenyan eugenics movement of the 1930s adapted British ideas to the colonial environment: in all its extremity, Kenyan eugenics was not simply a bizarre and embarrassing colonial mutation, as it was later dismissed, but a logical extension of British eugenics in a colonial context. By tracing the history of eugenic thought in Kenya, the book shows how the movement took on a distinctive colonial character, driven by settler political preoccupations and reacting to increasingly outspoken African demands for better, and more independent, education. Through a close examination of attitudes towards race and intelligence in a British colony, Race and empire reveals how eugenics was central to colonial racial theories before World War Two.
In the biblical canon, two books lack any explicit reference to the name of God: Song of Songs and Esther. What is the nature of God as revealed in texts that don't use his name? Exploring the often overlooked theological connections between these two Old Testament books, Chloe T. Sun takes on the challenges of God's absence and explores how we think of God when he is perceived to be silent.
Providing an engaging, accessible and practically-focused introduction to cognitive grammar, this book demonstrates how central cognitive grammar principles can be used in stylistic analyses. Assuming no prior knowledge, it leads students through the basics of cognitive grammar, outlining its place within the field of cognitive linguistics as a whole, providing clear explanations of key principles and concepts, and explaining how these can be used to support the study of a range of literary and non-literary texts. Thoroughly updated throughout to encompass emerging trends in the field, this second edition features: - Increased exploration of a range of topics, including specificity and definiteness, scanning, perfective and imperfective verbs, action chains, and subjective and objective construal - A brand new chapter on extended projects in cognitive grammar - Additional activities, including on a wider range of literary texts - Further solutions to modelled answers - Updated examples, references, and further reading recommendations Presenting cognitive grammar as a powerful alternative to more traditional grammatical models to enable the analysis of texts, the book's primary focus is on the practical application of cognitive grammar to examples of language in context and on its potential for specifically literary and non-literary material. It offers a clear and facilitating approach to allow students to describe language features carefully and to explore how these descriptions can be developed into full and rich analyses.
Providing solutions to specific issues which regularly arise in practice, this practical guide gives detailed and up to date coverage of all key aspects of privilege including legal advice privilege, joint and common interest privilege, and the privilege against self-incrimination as they apply to litigation and non-litigation situations.
Winner of the Roma Gill Prize 2015, Marlowe's Literary Scepticism re-evaluates the representation of religion in Christopher Marlowe's plays and poems, demonstrating the extent to which his literary engagement with questions of belief was shaped by the virulent polemical debates that raged in post-Reformation Europe. Offering new readings of under-studied works such as the poetic translations and a fresh perspective on well-known plays such as Doctor Faustus, this book focuses on Marlowe's depiction of the religious frauds denounced by his contemporaries. It identifies Marlowe as one of the earliest writers to acknowledge the practical value of religious hypocrisy, and a pivotal figure in the history of scepticism.
Praise for In Peace and War "A comprehensive, balanced, and compelling history of a first-class educational institution, and of the complex history it services." --Sean T. Connaughton, Esq., Kings Point '83, Maritime Administrator "A great read . . . an accurate and absorbing depiction of an institution I was proud to lead for seven years. The authors truly grasped the unique character of the Academy." --Rear Admiral Thomas A. King, Kings Point '42, sixth Superintendent of Kings Point "Evokes memories of the earliest challenges in establishing a maritime institution where future success embodies the Academy's motto acta non verba." --Rear Admiral Lauren S. McCready, Kings Point Professor and Head of Engineering, 1942-1975 "Much more than an institutional history . . . a fascinating and informed portrait of the individuals and philosophies behind Kings Point." --Captain Warren G. Leback, Kings Point '44, past Maritime Administrator and industry leader "Well-written and meticulously researched . . . . A must-read for any maritime history buff." --Captain Arthur R. Moore, Kings Point '44, author of A Careless Word . . . A Needless Sinking "The best description of the merchant marine in the last seventy-five years, and the best account of why Kings Point became so important to our national security and economy." --George R. Searle, past president, American Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II
In Brazil, where forest meets savanna, new towns, agribusiness and hydroelectric plants form a patchwork with the indigenous territories. Here, agricultural work, fishing, songs, feasts and exchanges occupy the Enawenê-nawê for eight months of each year during a season called Yankwa. Vital Diplomacy focuses on this major ceremonial cycle to shed new light on classic Amazonian themes such as kinship, gender, manioc cultivation and cuisine, relations with non-humans and foreigners, and the interplay of myth and practice, exploring how ritual contains and diverts the threat of violence by reconciling antagonistic spirits, coordinating social and gender divides, and channelling foreign relations and resources.
This book is about why debt relief was a salient political issue for so long and why it then ceased to be one. It is also about the United States' constitutional tradition, and the contradictions it embodies. Tracing the geographic, sectoral, and racial politics of debt relief over time--and examining the roles that social movements, interest groups, and constitutional interpretation played--Emily Zackin and Chloe N. Thurston show how the politics of debt relief has interacted with race and other social hierarchies that have conditioned both state action and debtors' opportunities to mobilize. Although the twentieth and early twenty-first century saw the erosion of debt protection, history reminds us that Americans once mounted large-scale grassroots campaigns for debt relief. These activists made radical claims about economic justice, and they reshaped constitutional law and the American state"--
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