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Tentyrian Legacy

By: Elise Walters

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To save the world from destruction, a young woman of extraordinary power must join a brotherhood of ancient vampires in this paranormal romantic thriller. In ancient Egypt, Tentyris was a flourishing city of powerful, secretive inhabitants. Ruled by the Council of the Zodiac, they lived peacefully alongside humanity. Yet today, the Tentyrians are nearly forgotten. Remnants of their memory survive only as folklore about vampires and astrology. But now a young woman named Arianna Parker is about to discover just how real that folklore is. Growing up with telepathic powers, Arianna always knew she was different. Then she meets Maximos Vasilliadis. A Tentyrian vampire more than two thousand years old, he believes Arianna is a descendent of his kind. And he believes she is destined to save the world from catastrophic destruction. Now, with her 25th birthday approaching, Arianna finds herself caught between warring vampires. To save the world, herself, and the Tentyrian legacy, she must learn to trust Maximos—and her heart.

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1618682113

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Ideas into Words

Mastering the Craft of Science Writing

By: Elise Hancock

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Ideas into Words

Mastering the Craft of Science Writing

By: Elise Hancock

I am so proud to be Elise's student. Read this book and I suspect you will be too."—from the foreword by Robert Kanigel, author of The Man Who Knew Infinity From the latest breakthroughs in medical research and information technologies to new discoveries about the diversity of life on earth, science is becoming both more specialized and more relevant. Consequently, the need for writers who can clarify these breakthroughs and discoveries for the general public has become acute. In Ideas into Words, Elise Hancock, a professional writer and editor with thirty years of experience, provides both novice and seasoned science writers with the practical advice and canny insights they need to take their craft to the next level. Rich with real-life examples and anecdotes, this book covers the essentials of science writing: finding story ideas, learning the science, opening and shaping a piece, polishing drafts, overcoming blocks, and conducting interviews with scientists and other experts who may not be accustomed to making their ideas understandable to lay readers. Hancock's wisdom will prove useful to anyone pursuing nonfiction writing as a career. She devotes an entire chapter to habits and attitudes that writers should cultivate, another to structure, and a third to the art of revision. Some of her advice is surprising (she cautions against slavish use of transitions, for example); all of it is hard-earned, astute, and wittily conveyed. This concise guide is essential reading for every writer attempting to explain the world of science to the rest of us.

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JHU Press

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0801881323

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9780801881329

"Miscegenation"

Making Race in America

By: Elise Lemire

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"Miscegenation"

Making Race in America

By: Elise Lemire

In the years between the Revolution and the Civil War, as the question of black political rights was debated more and more vociferously, descriptions and pictorial representations of whites coupling with blacks proliferated in the North. Novelists, short-story writers, poets, journalists, and political cartoonists imagined that political equality would be followed by widespread inter-racial sex and marriage. Legally possible yet socially unthinkable, this "amalgamation" of the races would manifest itself in the perverse union of "whites" with "blacks," the latter figured as ugly, animal-like, and foul-smelling. In Miscegenation, Elise Lemire reads these literary and visual depictions for what they can tell us about the connection between the racialization of desire and the social construction of race. Previous studies of the prohibition of interracial sex and marriage in the U.S. have focused on either the slave South or the post-Reconstruction period. Looking instead to the North, and to such texts as the Federalist poetry about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, James Fenimore Cooper's Last of the Mohicans, Edgar Allan Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue," and the 1863 pamphlet in which the word "miscegenation" was first used, Lemire examines the steps by which whiteness became a sexual category and same-race desire came to seem a biological imperative.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812200349

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9780812200348

Working with Psychopathy

Lifting the Mask

By: Tom D. Kennedy,Elise Anello,Stephanie Sardinas,Scarlet Paria Woods

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Working with Psychopathy

Lifting the Mask

By: Tom D. Kennedy,Elise Anello,Stephanie Sardinas,Scarlet Paria Woods

This brief explores the research on psychopaths in various settings and in everyday life. Psychopaths are often predatory by nature but may appear normal to laypersons. Individuals working in health professions, forensic occupations, education and corporate environments are likely to encounter a person with psychopathic traits at some point in their respective careers; this brief highlights the value of being able to identify a person with psychopathic traits, to understand the implications, and to navigate any interactions. With recommendations for assessment and for guiding future interactions, this brief will be beneficial to mental health professionals, practitioners and researchers in psychology, forensic occupations, corrections, education, healthcare, and professionals in corporate environments.

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Springer Nature

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3030840255

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9783030840259

Mass Media Writing

By: Elise K. Parsigian

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Mass Media Writing

By: Elise K. Parsigian

This innovative book is the first to identify and describe the systematic process that drives the day-to-day work of writers in the real world of print and broadcast journalism, public relations and advertising. The key to creative problem solution for both simple and complex assignments in media work is engagingly detailed in this thought-provoking guide. Users of this book will learn how to fulfill assignments and write copy that meets an editor's or client's expectations, speaks to the intended audience, stands up to question, and remains in memory. The author skillfully blends tested processes from science and art to equip the student with the tools of self-management and the techniques of disciplined creativity that defend against erroneous judgment. Recognizing the role of problem solving in media and the primacy of critical thinking at all stages of the writing process -- from preparatory measures to final writing -- the author challenges the assumption that discipline and creativity are incompatible partners. That partnership is described in detail, then dramatized with absorbing examples and illustrations drawn from interviews with experienced practitioners in print and broadcast journalism, public relations and advertising. Each chapter is a discovery of how this reliable partnership for solving writing problems in media applies to both anticipated and unexpected communication situations. Making known what media professionals have learned through trial and error on the job, here is a thinking and writing dynamic that students, new hires, and aspiring free-lancers can now acquire before entering the world of print or broadcast journalism, public relations or advertising.

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Routledge

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113669062X

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The Marriage of Roman Soldiers (13 B.C. - A.D. 235)

Law and Family in the Imperial Army

By: Sara Elise Phang

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The Marriage of Roman Soldiers (13 B.C. - A.D. 235)

Law and Family in the Imperial Army

By: Sara Elise Phang

In the first and second centuries A.D., Roman soldiers were forbidden legitimate marriage during service: nevertheless, many soldiers formed de facto marriages. This book examines the legal, social, and cultural aspects of the marriage prohibition and soldiers' families. The first section covers the marriage prohibition in Roman literary and legal sources. The second section treats social and legal aspects of the soldiers' families, including a survey of epitaphs, the legal impact of the ban on families, and alternatives to family formation. The final section examines the marriage ban as military policy and its relation to Roman culture. This book will be of interest to scholars of the Roman army, Roman social history, and family law. Students of gender and sexuality in the ancient world will also find it relevant.

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BRILL

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9004453253

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9789004453258

The State of Working America, 12th Edition

By: Lawrence Mishel,Josh Bivens,Elise Gould,Heidi Shierholz

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The State of Working America, 12th Edition

By: Lawrence Mishel,Josh Bivens,Elise Gould,Heidi Shierholz

Since 1988, The State of Working America has provided a comprehensive answer to a question newly in vogue in this age of Occupy Wall Street: To what extent has overall economic growth translated into rising living standards for the vast majority of American workers and their families? In the 12th edition, Lawrence Mishel, Josh Bivens, Elise Gould, and Heidi Shierholz analyze a trove of data on income, jobs, mobility, poverty, wages, and wealth to demonstrate that rising economic inequality over the past three decades has decoupled overall economic growth from growth in the living standards of the vast majority. The new edition of The State of Working America also expands on this analysis of American living standards, most notably by placing the Great Recession in historical context. The severe economic downturn that began in December 2007 came on the heels of a historically weak recovery following the 2001 recession, a recovery that saw many measures of living standards stagnate. The authors view the past decade as "lost" in terms of living standards growth, and warn that millions of American households face another decade of lost opportunity. Especially troubling, the authors stress, is that while overall economic performance in the decades before the Great Recession was more than sufficient to broadly raise living standards, broad-based growth was blocked by rising inequality driven largely by policy choices. A determinedly data-driven narrative, The State of Working America remains the most comprehensive resource about the economic experience of working Americans.

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Cornell University Press

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0801466237

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9780801466236

Adolescent Medicine Today

A Guide to Caring for the Adolescent Patient

By: Elise D. Berlan,Terrill Bravender

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Adolescent Medicine Today

A Guide to Caring for the Adolescent Patient

By: Elise D. Berlan,Terrill Bravender

Filled with short, succinct chapters written by experts in the field of Adolescent Medicine, this handbook covers the major health issues that practicing clinicians regularly encounter in the care of teens and young adults. From menstrual concerns and sexually transmitted infections, anxiety disorders and depression, to eating disorders and common sports medicine concerns, this book is an ideal reference guide for busy clinical practices. Students, residents, and established clinicians alike will find the OC Adolescent PearlsOCO section of each chapter particularly useful.

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World Scientific

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9814324493

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9789814324496

Beyond Hashtag Activism

Comprehensive Justice in a Complicated Age

By: Mae Elise Cannon

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Beyond Hashtag Activism

Comprehensive Justice in a Complicated Age

By: Mae Elise Cannon

The world is not as God intends it to be. But complex problems warrant more attention than quick posts on social media. How can we actually make a difference? Helping us accomplish change through a range of strategic avenues, activist Mae Elise Cannon shows us how to channel our passions to care effectively for our neighbor and the world.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830836446

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1989

The Struggle to Create Post-Cold War Europe - Updated Edition

By: Mary Elise Sarotte

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1989

The Struggle to Create Post-Cold War Europe - Updated Edition

By: Mary Elise Sarotte

How the political events of 1989 shaped Europe after the Cold War 1989 explores the momentous events following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the effects they have had on our world ever since. Based on documents, interviews, and television broadcasts from Washington, London, Paris, Bonn, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, and a dozen other locations, 1989 describes how Germany unified, NATO expansion began, and Russia got left on the periphery of the new Europe. This updated edition contains a new afterword with the most recent evidence on the 1990 origins of NATO's post-Cold War expansion.

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Princeton University Press

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1400852307

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Endangered Animals

By: Elise Forier

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Endangered Animals

By: Elise Forier

Describes animals which are in danger of becoming extinct, the various threats to these animals, and the steps being taken to save them.

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Treasure Bay, Inc.

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1891327712

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Health Psychology

A Psychobiological Perspective

By: Michael Feuerstein,Elise E. Labbé,Andrzej R. Kuczmierczyk

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Health Psychology

A Psychobiological Perspective

By: Michael Feuerstein,Elise E. Labbé,Andrzej R. Kuczmierczyk

Although it has been assumed since early recorded history that psycho logical factors influence health and illness, it has only been within the past few years that a group of investigators and clinicians with a shared interest in the application of psychological principles and techniques to health and illness has existed. Over this same period of time, a number of multi-author books on the topic of health psychology and an associ ated field, behavioral medicine, have been published. Although these books are major resources for the investigator and the clinician in the field, it is often difficult for students, both undergraduate and graduate, to learn the basics of health psychology from such books. Thus, Health Psychology: A Psychobiological Perspective was written to provide such basics. The need for such a textbook in health psychology became appar ent to the first author when he was searching for reading material for an undergraduate course in health psychology at McGill University. This book grew out of the course in health psychology, and its structure represents the course content. The purpose of the book is to present the theoretical, empirical, and clinical aspects of the rapidly developing field of health psychology. Data from a number of subdisciplines within psychology and the behav ioral and health-related sciences are integrated throughout each chapter in an effort to provide a balanced perspective. Health Psychology explores the development of the field and its research methodologies, theoretical models, and intervention possibilities.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1489905626

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9781489905628

Natural

Black Beauty and the Politics of Hair

By: Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson

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Black Beauty and the Politics of Hair

By: Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson

Sociologist Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson uses interviews, media analysis, and participant observation in beauty shops, online blogs, and natural hair meet-ups around the world to trace how Black women use natural hair culture to reimagine their bodies, the beauty industry, and racial politics"--

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NYU Press

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1479814733

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9781479814732

Bibliography On World Conflict And Peace

By: Elise Boulding

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Bibliography On World Conflict And Peace

By: Elise Boulding

This book presents more than 1,000 entries organized in twenty-six major categories in the fields of conflict and peace studies. It focuses on global systems and covers the structures and processes of conflict and peacemaking as they apply at every level from interpersonal to international.

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Routledge

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0429727119

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9780429727115

See Dick Bite Jane

A Think and Do Book for Parenting Predicaments Big and Small

By: Elise Mac Adam

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See Dick Bite Jane

A Think and Do Book for Parenting Predicaments Big and Small

By: Elise Mac Adam

Run, Dick, run!" Now you may be the one who wants to run--but as a parent, it's often from invasive strangers, inconsiderate parents, and well-meaning but overbearing grandparents. See Dick Bite Jane is a primer for handling every parenting pitfall--featuring true tales of "Uh-ohs!" and "Oh, nos!" from moms and dads just like you. Etiquette expert Elise Mac Adam doles out helpful, straightforward advice designed to put bullies in their place--whether those bullies are sandbox strong-arms, nasty neighbors, or your own little angel-turned-devil. A scraped knee? How simple that can be! With the help of Mac Adam (Dick and Jane, too!), you can keep the busybodies and n'er-do-wells at bay with the same confidence--it's as easy as 1, 2, 3!

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Simon and Schuster

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1440507066

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9781440507069

Rural Arts Management

By: Elise Lael Kieffer,Jerome Socolof

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Rural Arts Management

By: Elise Lael Kieffer,Jerome Socolof

The arts and arts management exist in every corner of the world, from the largest city to the smallest town. However, just as a metropolis and a hamlet bear little resemblance to each other despite similar basic needs, arts organizations in the former frequently bear little resemblance to those in the latter, and many foundational arts management texts give little attention to rural settings. This book combines insights from research and practice to fill that knowledge gap and help readers understand arts administration in rural communities. Focusing on the North American setting but including comparative examples and references from around the world, this book examines how areas of practice familiar to any arts manager work in rural areas, including research and best practices for navigating the paucity of resources frequently encountered in rural communities. Emphasizing a “by rural, for rural” perspective, this book frames the arts as integral components of vibrant rural communities and valuable tools for meeting these communities’ needs. Written by arts and nonprofit management professors with backgrounds in rural arts research and practice, this book provides a valuable resource for scholars, advanced students and reflective practitioners at the intersection of the arts and rural studies.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040048250

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9781040048252

Once in a Lifetime

Reflections of a Mississippi First Lady

By: Elise Varner Winter

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Once in a Lifetime

Reflections of a Mississippi First Lady

By: Elise Varner Winter

Once in a Lifetime reveals the broad range of Elise Varner Winter's activities as first lady of Mississippi during the term of her husband, Governor William F. Winter (1980–1984). Drawn from her personal journal, which she kept daily, this account includes the frustrating moments as well as the exhilarating ones, from keeping house to visiting the White House. The position of a state's first lady is one of the most public of roles. Yet few people know what a first lady actually does. In Elise Winter's memoir, her sense of history, her talent, and her perseverance to record her activities and observations provide a unique opportunity for the reader to understand what life in the Mississippi Governor's Mansion was really like on a daily basis. This book reveals her traditional roles—planner of elegant dinners, sophisticated hostess, hands-on gardener, and steward of the Mansion and its historic collection of antique furniture and decorative arts. But she emerged as a modern first lady, intensely interested in public education and in the state penitentiary, for which she developed several important initiatives. She recounts fascinating events from Governor Winter's administration, its tensions and its accomplishments, such as passage of the Education Reform Act, a success in which Elise Winter played an indispensable role. Many of the issues of thirty years ago remain critical today—insufficient funding for education, budget deficits, prison overcrowding, and the need for prison reform. Elise Winter observes everyone and everything with a fresh eye for detail and describes them all with honesty, clarity, and simplicity. Her observations reflect her intellect and insight, as well as her sense of humor. This is a woman's story, a human story, about hopes and doubts, about setting high standards and sometimes feeling inadequate, and about the imperative of continual efforts to make her state a better place for all who live there.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1626746044

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9781626746046

Star Craving Mad

By: Elise Abrams Miller

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Star Craving Mad

By: Elise Abrams Miller

Single, adorable Maddy, a 30-year-old teacher at a Manhattan private school, must come back down to earth when she gets a little star struck by her students' celebrity parents.

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Grand Central Publishing

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0446507016

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9780446507011

The Multiplier Effect

Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools

By: Liz Wiseman,Lois Allen,Elise Foster

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The Multiplier Effect

Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools

By: Liz Wiseman,Lois Allen,Elise Foster

When you become a Multiplier, your whole team succeeds! Why do some leaders double their team’s effectiveness, while others seem to drain the energy right out of the room? Using insights gained from more than 100 interviews with school leaders, this book pinpoints the five disciplines that define how Multipliers bring out the best across their schools. By practicing these disciplines, you’ll learn how to: Attract top teachers to your school Create an intense environment that demands people’s best thinking Drive sound decisions by constructing debate and decision-making forums Give your team a sense of ownership for responsibilities and results

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Corwin Press

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1452282951

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9781452282954

Roman Military Service

Ideologies of Discipline in the Late Republic and Early Principate

By: Sara Elise Phang

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Roman Military Service

Ideologies of Discipline in the Late Republic and Early Principate

By: Sara Elise Phang

In this book, Sara Phang explores the ideals and realities of Roman military discipline, which regulated the behavior of soldiers in combat and their punishment, as well as economic aspects of their service, including compensation and other benefits, work, and consumption. This thematically organized study analyzes these aspects of discipline, using both literary and documentary sources. Phang emphasizes social and cultural conflicts in the Roman army. Contrary to the impression that Roman emperors "bought" their soldiers and indulged them, discipline restrained such behavior and legitimized and stabilized the imperial power. Phang argues that emperors and aristocratic commanders gained prestige from imposing discipline, while displaying leadership in person and a willingness to compromise with a restive soldiery.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521882699

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9780521882699

The Portraits of Madame de Pompadour

Celebrating the Femme Savante

By: Elise Goodman

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The Portraits of Madame de Pompadour

Celebrating the Femme Savante

By: Elise Goodman

An immensely eloquent tour de force, demonstrating the complex and often contradictory position of women in both intellectual and visual culture. Goodman examines Pompadour as an icon of court culture who simultaneously represents sexuality and the life of the mind. The paintings are the visual record of a remarkable and self-conscious fashioning of femininity." --Dympna Callaghan, author of Feminist Companion to Shakespeare "Elise goodman's stimulating and richly illustrated study recovers the visual record of women's place in the French Enlightenment. She traces a trend, engineered as much by the women themselves as by the artists who painted them, in which learning joins beauty to create a new iconography of female portraiture." --Susan S Lanser, author of Fictions of Authority: Women Writers and Narrative Voice.

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Univ of California Press

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0520217942

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Travel and Leisure - Washington, D. C.

By: Joe Brown,Elise Hartman Ford,Theodore Fischer

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Travel and Leisure - Washington, D. C.

By: Joe Brown,Elise Hartman Ford,Theodore Fischer

Tired of toting those heavy travel guides? Offended by the "school-marm" tips in ordinary guidebooks? Then here's the series for you. Published in cooperation with the country's number-one travel magazine, Travel & Leisure, these guides are an impressive blend of the detail of a Frommer's guide with the sophistication, personality and trendiness of a great magazine. It's the most compact, comprehensive, and attractively packaged pocket guide series available. The guides feature sixteen-page, full-color map atlases -- keyed to the text for ease of use. Two-color interior maps and text offer a high-quality portable package for the most demanding of travelers. The best of the nation's capitol: Shopping, dining, nightlife, entertainment, all the major sights, and more!

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MacMillan Publishing Company

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0028606922

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9780028606927

Lynching and Mob Violence in Ohio, 1772-1938

By: David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker

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Lynching and Mob Violence in Ohio, 1772-1938

By: David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker

In the late 19th century Ohio was reeling from a wave of lynchings and other acts of racially motivated mob violence. Many of these acts were attributed to well-known and respected men and women yet few of them were ever prosecuted--some were even lauded for taking the law into their own hands. In 1892, Ohio-born Benjamin Harrison was the first U.S. President to call for anti-lynching legislation. Four years later, his home state responded with the Smith Act "for the Suppression of Mob Violence." One of the most severe anti-lynching laws in the country, it was a major step forward, though it did little to address the underlying causes of racial intolerance and distrust of law enforcement. Chronicling hundreds of acts of mob violence in Ohio, this book explores the acts themselves, their motivations and the law's response to them.

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McFarland

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1476673411

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9781476673417

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