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The Work of Writing

Literature and Social Change in Britain, 1700-1830

By: Clifford Siskin

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The Work of Writing

Literature and Social Change in Britain, 1700-1830

By: Clifford Siskin

This work documents the growing professionalisation of writing in the 1700s, as well as the ways in which both nationalist and entrepreneurial impulses worked to exclude women writers from the new category of professional writer in the 19th century.

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JHU Press

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0801862841

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9780801862847

System

The Shaping of Modern Knowledge

By: Clifford Siskin

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System

The Shaping of Modern Knowledge

By: Clifford Siskin

The role that “system” has played in the shaping and reshaping of modern knowledge, from Galileo and Newton to our own “computational universe.” A system can describe what we see (the solar system), operate a computer (Windows 10), or be made on a page (the fourteen engineered lines of a sonnet). In this book, Clifford Siskin shows that system is best understood as a genre—a form that works physically in the world to mediate our efforts to understand it. Indeed, many Enlightenment authors published works they called “system” to compete with the essay and the treatise. Drawing on the history of system from Galileo's “message from the stars” and Newton's “system of the world” to today's “computational universe,” Siskin illuminates the role that the genre of system has played in the shaping and reshaping of modern knowledge. Previous engagements with systems have involved making them, using them, or imagining better ones. Siskin offers an innovative perspective by investigating system itself. He considers the past and present, moving from the “system of the world” to “a world full of systems.” He traces the turn to system in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and describes this primary form of Enlightenment as a mediator of political, cultural, and social modernity—pointing to the moment when people began to “blame the system” for working both too well (“you can't beat the system”) and not well enough (it always seems to “break down”). Throughout, his touchstones are: what system is and how it has changed; how it has mediated knowledge; and how it has worked in the world.

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332

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MIT Press

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0262534673

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9780262534673

Charles Darwin's Life With Birds

His Complete Ornithology

By: Clifford B. Frith

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Charles Darwin's Life With Birds

His Complete Ornithology

By: Clifford B. Frith

Much of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking work as an evolutionary biologist stemmed from his study of birds. It is universally acknowledged that Darwin's observation of bird groups and species like the Galapagos finches, mockingbirds, and rock doves was critical to the development of his theories on natural selection, evolution, and sexual selection. The significant number of diverse birds that Darwin covered in his published works represents a most substantial ornithological contribution. His major books alone contain reference to and consideration of almost 500 bird species, as well as interesting and pertinent discussion of over 100 ornithological topics. "Charles Darwin's Birds" is a comprehensive treatment of Darwin's work as an ornithologist. Clifford Frith discusses every ornithological topic and bird species that Darwin researched, providing a complete historical survey of his published writing on birds. Through this, we learn how Darwin became an increasingly skilled and eventually exceptional ornithologist, and how his relationships grew with contemporary scientists like John Gould. It examines how Darwin was influenced by birds, and how the major themes of his research developed through his study of them. The book also features 4 appendices, which contain brief accounts of every bird species Darwin wrote about, basic ornithological information about each of the species, and a listing of where the species appears in Darwin's work.

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512

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Oxford University Press

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0190625406

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9780190625405

Multiple Sclerosis at Your Fingertips

The Medically Accurate Manual which Tells You about MS and how to Deal with it

By: Ian Robinson,Stuart Neilson,Frank Clifford Rose

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Multiple Sclerosis at Your Fingertips

The Medically Accurate Manual which Tells You about MS and how to Deal with it

By: Ian Robinson,Stuart Neilson,Frank Clifford Rose

Multiple Sclerosis - the 'at your fingertips' guide is packed full of sensible advice that is easy to act upon. It gives you up-to-date and medically accurate information on a whole range of topics. From diagnosis and treatment to management and self-help, including mobility, feelings, sexual relationships and much more.

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278

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Class Publishing Ltd

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187236294X

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9781872362946

Stories from the Riverbank

And Other Tales from Onaway

By: Clifford R. Roberts

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Stories from the Riverbank

And Other Tales from Onaway

By: Clifford R. Roberts

Stories From the Riverbank is a collection of published newspaper columns and personal writings that offer glimpses of the cultural, personal, and natural history of northern Michigan through the eyes of a lifelong resident. Clifford R. Roberts of Onaway shares stories and observations infused with local color and history from the Depression era to the present. Born and raised in sight of Onaway's grain elevator, Roberts shares personal and family stories of growing up in a small town whose claim to fame in the early 1900s was "Onaway Steers the World" by making wooden steering wheels for cars. Fishing and boating on Michigan's lakes, rivers, and streams figure largely in these tales, as do stories of hunting, school, and family life. Roberts' keen observations of nature-especially wildlife and birds-from his vantage point living on the banks of the Black River and Black Lake comprise the major portion of these writings. As a columnist for his hometown's paper The Onaway Outlook for more than twenty years, he shares the best of his writings from columns entitled From the Riverbank, From the Lakeshore, and On the Road.

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iUniverse

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0595508367

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9780595508365

Managing Your Multiple Sclerosis

By: Ian Robinson,Frank Clifford Rose

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Managing Your Multiple Sclerosis

By: Ian Robinson,Frank Clifford Rose

Providing positive advice on dealing with the debilitating symptoms of MS and practical management of everyday difficulties, including employment, finances and home adaptation, this is a thorough reference book written by two experts in the field.

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Class Publishing Ltd

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1859590713

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System

The Shaping of Modern Knowledge

By: Clifford Siskin

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The Work of Writing

Literature and Social Change in Britain, 1700-1830

By: Clifford Siskin

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The Work of Writing

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Multiple Sclerosis at Your Fingertips

Multiple Sclerosis at Your Fingertips

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Stories from the Riverbank

Managing Your Multiple Sclerosis

Managing Your Multiple Sclerosis

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