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From Topic to Tale

Logic and Narrativity in the Middle Ages

By: Eugene Vance

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From Topic to Tale

Logic and Narrativity in the Middle Ages

By: Eugene Vance

From Topic to Tale was first published in 1987. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. The transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance has been discussed since the 1940s as a shift from a Latinate culture to one based on a vernacular language, and, since the 1960s, as a shift from orality to literacy. From Topic to Tale focuses on this multifaceted transition, but it poses the problem in different terms: it shows how a rhetorical tradition was transformed into a textual one, and ends ultimately in a discussion of the relationship between discourse and society. The rise of French vernacular literacy in the twelfth century coincided with the emergence of logic as a powerful instrument of the human mind. With logic come a new concern for narrative coherence and form, a concern exemplified by the work of Chretien de Troyes. Many brilliant poetic achievements crystallized in the narrative art of Chretien, establishing an enduring tradition of literary technique for all of Europe. Eugene Vance explores the intellectual context of Chretien's vernacular literacy, and in particular, the interaction between the three "arts of language" (grammar, logic, and rhetoric) compromising the trivium. Until Vance, few critics have studied the contribution of logic to Chretiens poetics, nor have they assessed the ethical bond between rationalism and the new heroic code of romance. Vance takes Chretien de Troyes' great romance, Yvain ou le chevalier au lion,as the centerpiece of the Twelfth-Century Renaissance. It is also central to his own thesis, which shows how Chretien forged a bold new vision of humans as social beings situated between beasts and angels and promulgated the symbolic powers of language, money, and heraldic art to regulate the effects of human desire. Vance's reading of the Yvain contributes not only to the intellectual history of the Middle Ages, but also to the continuing dialogue between contemporary critical theory and medieval culture. Eugene Vance is professor of French and comparative literature at Emory University and principal editor of a University of Nebraska series, Regents Studies in Medieval Culture. Wlad Godzich is director of the Center for Humanistic Studies at the University of Minnesota and co-editor of the series Theory and History of Literature.

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U of Minnesota Press

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0816615365

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9780816615360

The Wilmington Campaign

Last Departing Rays of Hope

By: Chris Eugene Fonvielle

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The Wilmington Campaign

Last Departing Rays of Hope

By: Chris Eugene Fonvielle

Providing coverage of both battles for Fort Fisher, this book includes a detailed examination of the attack and defence of Fort Anderson. It also features accounts of the defence of the Sugar Loaf Line and of the operations of Federal warships on the Cape Fear River.

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654

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Stackpole Books

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0811729915

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9780811729918

The Second Jackson Administration

By: Eugene M. Wait

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The Second Jackson Administration

By: Eugene M. Wait

Contents: Election Year; Abolitionist; Indians; Lincoln; Tocqueville in America; Society in democracy; Near Columbus; Stevens; A tough stand; Fredonia; Lincoln's partnership; Bank situation; State; Garrison; A shower of meteors; Margaretta the abolitionist; Opposition to Jackson; New York Riot; Ursuline; Vandalia; Norwegian; Reformer; Van Buren.

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Nova Publishers

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1590333055

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9781590333051

America and the War of 1812

By: Eugene M. Wait

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America and the War of 1812

By: Eugene M. Wait

This is a complete account of the war of 1812 in American history, with due attention to naval battles as well as land battles. It begins with the background of the war in interesting detail and covers the war itself for the majority of the book. Besides military events the book tells about people and events of domestic matters, particularly in relation to the war. Military actions are clearly given. The book introduces Andrew Jackson and other commanders on land and sea and the Cherokees and other Indians. Details of victories and defeats and the taking of Washington are covered.

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300

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Nova Publishers

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156072644X

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9781560726449

Geological Survey of Alabama

By: Eugene A. Smith

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Geological Survey of Alabama

By: Eugene A. Smith

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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465

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3382831708

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9783382831707

Hubristic Leadership

By: Eugene Sadler-Smith

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Hubristic Leadership

By: Eugene Sadler-Smith

Investigating the societal, economic, financial and reputational costs of hubristic leadership, with insights into the characteristics and causes of this phenomenon, and recommended safeguards to avoid hubris from happening in the first place. As research into hubristic leadership becomes increasingly popular following recent political developments, the book adopts an inter-disciplinary approach to investigating this form of leadership. Outlining what causes hubristic leadership in the first place, the author looks at how it’s potentially destructive consequences can be anticipated and avoided through an informed stance of moderation, critical analysis and reflexivity. Examples are drawn from business and politics including the Lehmann Brothers, BP and Deepwater Horizon, Blair and Bush in the Iraq Invasion, NASA, and Donald Trump. Ideal reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in business and management, leadership, and organizational behaviour. Check out the Hubris Hub for further information on hubristic leadership, including a regularly updated blog written by author Eugene Sadler-Smith.

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265

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SAGE

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1526453258

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9781526453259

The Sweetness of Life

Southern Planters at Home

By: Eugene D. Genovese

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The Sweetness of Life

Southern Planters at Home

By: Eugene D. Genovese

American slaveholders used the wealth and leisure that slave labor provided to cultivate lives of gentility and refinement. This study provides a vivid portrait of slaveholders at home and at play as they built a tragic world of both 'sweetness' and slavery.

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309

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Cambridge University Press

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1107138051

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9781107138056

The Mind of the Master Class

History and Faith in the Southern Slaveholders' Worldview

By: Elizabeth Fox-Genovese,Eugene D. Genovese

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The Mind of the Master Class

History and Faith in the Southern Slaveholders' Worldview

By: Elizabeth Fox-Genovese,Eugene D. Genovese

Presenting America's slaveholders as men and women who were intelligent, honourable, and pious, this text asks how people who were admirable in so many ways could have presided over a social system that proved itself and enormity and inflicted horrors on their slaves.

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843

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Cambridge University Press

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0521850657

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9780521850650

An American Saga

Some East Tennessee Taylors

By: W. Eugene Cox,Joyce Cox

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An American Saga

Some East Tennessee Taylors

By: W. Eugene Cox,Joyce Cox

Andrew Taylor (1730-1787) married Elizabeth Wilson in about 1763. Afyer shie died, he married her sister, Ann Wilson, in about 1769 in Virginia. He died in Tennessee. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Tennessee.

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iUniverse

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1462043437

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9781462043439

Cold War Monks

Buddhism and America's Secret Strategy in Southeast Asia

By: Eugene Ford

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Cold War Monks

Buddhism and America's Secret Strategy in Southeast Asia

By: Eugene Ford

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One: The Buddhist World and the United States at the Onset of the Cold War, 1941-1954 -- Two: Washington Formulates a Buddhist Policy, 1954-1957 -- Three: Thailand and the International Buddhist Arena, 1956-1962 -- Four: Reforming the Monks: The Cold War and Clerical Education in Thailand and Laos, 1954-1961 -- Five: Thailand and the International Response to the 1963 Buddhist Crisis in South Vietnam -- Six: Enforcing the Code: South Vietnam's "Struggle Movement" and the Limits of Thai Buddhist Conservatism -- Seven: Thailand's Buddhist Hierarchy Confronts Its Challengers, 1967-1975 -- Eight: The Rage of Thai Buddhism, 1975-1980 -- Conclusion: From Byoto to Kittivudho -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z

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Yale University Press

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0300218567

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9780300218565

Human Temperature Control

A Quantitative Approach

By: Eugene H. Wissler

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Human Temperature Control

A Quantitative Approach

By: Eugene H. Wissler

The principal objective of this book is to provide information needed to define human thermal behavior quantitatively. Human thermal physiology is defined using mathematical methods routinely employed by physicists and engineers, but seldom used by physiologists. Major sections of the book are devoted to blood flow, sweating, shivering, heat transfer within the body, and heat and mass transfer from skin and clothing to the environment. Simple algebraic models based on experimental data from a century of physiological investigation are developed for bodily processes. The book offers an invaluable source of information for physiologists and physical scientists interested in quantitative approaches to the fascinating field of human thermoregulation.

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Springer

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3662573970

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9783662573976

Psychopathology in the Genome and Neuroscience Era

By: Charles F. Zorumski,Eugene H. Rubin,American Psychopathological Association

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Psychopathology in the Genome and Neuroscience Era

By: Charles F. Zorumski,Eugene H. Rubin,American Psychopathological Association

The fascinating Psychopathology in the Genome and Neuroscience Era brings together selected topics in psychiatric genetics, epidemiology and prevention, and neuroscience and education. This key reference integrates this information across the fields of genetics, epidemiology, and neuroscience to arrive at an understanding of where recent advances in genetics and neuroscience -- advances that promise to enhance our understanding of human behavior and psychopathology -- are likely to influence psychopathology research and education in the near future. How will the field of psychopathology incorporate the coming avalanche of information generated by these recent advances? The answer will influence not only how mental health professionals diagnose and treat patients but also how the next generation of professionals is trained. Chapters in this exciting compilation are based on individual talks by 20 international experts at the conceptual forefront of their respective fields given at the March 2003 American Psychopathological Association annual meeting. Organized into four main sections -- the future of psychiatric genetics, diagnosis and prevention of psychiatric disorders, neurobiology and psychiatric disorders, and the future of psychiatric education -- Psychopathology in the Genome and Neuroscience Era focuses on a broad range of topics: The importance of a conceptual shift from identifying major genes for mental disorders to gaining an understanding of the role of which genes in which contexts, both biological and environmental, confer susceptibility to or protection from mental disorders or components thereof Historical perspective of gene susceptibility to mental disorders, with the same possibilities for use and misuse of genotype data as now exist for significantly heritable traits such as intelligence, and for borderline traits such as criminal behavior and alcoholism Reconceptualization of medicine and medical diagnoses to include molecular genetic components, including the importance of cell loss and neurogenesis in mood disorders Major phenotypic problems inherent in all attempts to measure psychopathology, starting with how to achieve reliability, and how to advance from reliability to validity in future revisions of DSM and ICD classifications Brain structural abnormalities in mood disorders; physiological cell death and whether or not this natural phenomenon can be converted into a pathological process, including the importance of cell loss and neurogenesis in mood disorders The influence of scientific advances, workforce issues, and educational trends on psychiatric training Psychopathology in the Genome and Neuroscience Era is a must-read reference work for anyone -- practitioners, residents, and students alike -- interested in the future of psychiatric genetics, epidemiology, and education.

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American Psychiatric Pub

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1585627178

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9781585627172

The Hubris Hazard, and How to Avoid It

By: Eugene Sadler-Smith

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The Hubris Hazard, and How to Avoid It

By: Eugene Sadler-Smith

Hubris is something we’ve all seen in action and experienced all too often. It’s a significant occupational hazard and a serious potential derailment factor for leaders, organisations, and civil society. Hubristic leaders - intoxicated as they are with power, praise, and success–behave in ways that, if left unchecked, invite unintended and unforeseen negative consequences which impact destructively on individuals, industries, economies, and nations. Despite numerous examples throughout history of hubris’ destructive consequences, it nonetheless appears to be an ever-present and growing danger. Many leaders seem to be blind to the hazards of hubris and oblivious to the lessons of history. Prevention is better than cure and understanding the nature of the hubris hazard and the associated risk factors will help leaders and managers improve their personal performance and avoid derailment and, even more importantly, protect the well-being of employees and the resilience of their organisations over the long term. This book explains the characteristics, causes, and consequences of hubris, and shows how to combat the significant hazard it poses to managers, leaders, organisations, and society. With contemporary examples, each chapter explores a particular ‘hubris risk factor’ and shows how the risk can be managed and mitigated and exposure to the hubris hazard minimised. The Hubris Hazard, and How to Avoid It offers practical guidance and action points for managers and leaders on how to recognise hubris in themselves and others and what to do to combat it when it arises. It will also be useful for business and executive coaches and leadership trainers and developers.

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313

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Taylor & Francis

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1003853161

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9781003853169

Choices in Modern Jewish Thought

A Partisan Guide

By: Eugene B. Borowitz

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Choices in Modern Jewish Thought

A Partisan Guide

By: Eugene B. Borowitz

Jewish philosophy responds to the challenges of today's world. By studying the ideas of great contemporary thinkers, readers will achieve a rich understanding of our contemporary spiritual needs.

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Behrman House, Inc

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0874415810

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9780874415810

The Man in the Arena

The Life and Times of U. S. Senator Gale Mcgee

By: Rodger Eugene McDaniel

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The Man in the Arena

The Life and Times of U. S. Senator Gale Mcgee

By: Rodger Eugene McDaniel

There was a time when Wyoming and other Rocky Mountain and midwestern states were as likely to elect a liberal Democrat to Congress as they were a conservative Republican. Gale McGee (1915-92) was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1958, at the height of American liberalism. He typified what Teddy Roosevelt called "the man in the arena" and was a major player in the development of America's post-World War II foreign policy and almost every legislative milestone in U.S. history from the 1950s to 1980. McGee's careers as an academic, a senator, and an ambassador spanned World War II, the Red Scare, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and the activist Congress of the 1960s. This elegantly conceived biography of a liberal from the conservative rural state of Wyoming offers readers a glimpse into formative political shifts of the twentieth century. The national liberal consensus of the 1960s, in which McGee played a major role, gave the nation Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the minimum wage, and the right to collective bargaining, as well as landmark civil rights and environmental reforms. That consensus had ended by the mid-1970s as McGee's liberalism would no longer be welcome to represent the Equality State. Moving beyond biography, Rodger McDaniel addresses the significant shift in government and details how the attribution "liberal" became a candidate's epitaph, as widespread distrust of government cast a shadow on the many benefits acquired through the old liberal consensus. McDaniel's insights into the past as well as McGee's experiences in the arena shed unexpected light on the present state of U.S. politics and government.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1640120882

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9781640120884

Exploring Jewish Ethics

Papers on Covenant Responsibility

By: Eugene B. Borowitz

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Exploring Jewish Ethics

Papers on Covenant Responsibility

By: Eugene B. Borowitz

The essay "Buddhist and Jewish Ethics: A Response to Masao Abe" (pp. 464-473) relates to a paper by Abe due to be published in 1990 which explains his Buddhist understanding of ultimate reality. Though his primary discussion is with Christianity, he also seeks to understand how Jewish thinkers have come to terms with the Holocaust, hoping in this way to initiate Buddhist-Jewish dialogue. Borowitz explains Jewish philosophical and theological responses to the Holocaust.

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Wayne State University Press

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0814321992

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9780814321997

Book's by Eugene Vance

From Topic to Tale

From Topic to Tale

The Wilmington Campaign

The Wilmington Campaign

The Second Jackson Administration

The Second Jackson Administration

America and the War of 1812

America and the War of 1812

Geological Survey of Alabama

Geological Survey of Alabama

Hubristic Leadership

Hubristic Leadership

The Sweetness of Life

The Sweetness of Life

The Mind of the Master Class

The Mind of the Master Class

An American Saga

An American Saga

Cold War Monks

Cold War Monks

Human Temperature Control

Human Temperature Control

Psychopathology in the Genome and Neuroscience Era

Psychopathology in the Genome and Neuroscience Era

The Hubris Hazard, and How to Avoid It

The Hubris Hazard, and How to Avoid It

Choices in Modern Jewish Thought

Choices in Modern Jewish Thought

The Man in the Arena

The Man in the Arena

Exploring Jewish Ethics

Exploring Jewish Ethics

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