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The Empire At The End Of Time

By: Frances Courtney Kneupper

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In this book, Frances Courtney Kneupper examines the apocalyptic prophecies of the late medieval Empire, which even within the sensational genre of eschatological prophecy stand out for their bitter and violent nature. In addition to depicting the savage chastisement of the clergy and the forcible restructuring of the Church, these prophecies also infuse the apocalyptic narrative with explicitly German elements-in fact, German speakers are frequently cast as the agents of these stirring events in which the clergy suffer tribulations and the Church hierarchy is torn down. These prophecies were widely circulated throughout late medieval German-speaking Europe. Kneupper explores their significance for members of the Empire from 1380 to 1480, arguing that increased literacy, the development of strong urban centers, the drive for reform, and a connection to the imperial crown were behind their popularity. Offering detailed accounts of the most significant prophecies, Kneupper shows how they fit into currents of thought and sentiment in the late medieval Empire. In particular, she considers the relationships of German prophecy to contemporary discourses on Church reform and political identity. She finds that eschatological thought was considered neither marginal nor heretical, but was embraced by a significant, orthodox population of German laypeople and clerics, demonstrating the importance of popular eschatological thought to the development of a self-conscious, reform-minded, German-identified Empire on the Eve of the Reformation.

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On Moving and Being Moved

Nonverbal Behavior in Clinical Practice

By: Frances La Barre

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On Moving and Being Moved

Nonverbal Behavior in Clinical Practice

By: Frances La Barre

Every sensitive therapist intuits the wealth of meaning that resides in nonverbal behavior. Yet, trained as they are to discern and communicate verbal insights, few therapists have a clear idea of how to tap that stream of meaning. In On Moving and Being Moved, Frances La Barre remedies this situation in an intellectually broadening and clinically exciting manner. Drawing on an extensive research literature on movement and nonverbal behavior, her background as a dancer, and her extensive analytic experience, she seeks to enhance our perception of movement and our understanding of its role in therapeutic communication. La Barre anchors her contribution in a thorough-going review of both analytic and nonanalytic sources as they bear on clinical issues. Conversant with the language of posture-gesture mergers, of kines and context analysis, and of body attitudes and self-directed touching, she spans the research literatures of all relevant disciplines, from anthropology to developmental psychology to ethology, from studies of temperament to cross-cultural comparisons of interactive rhythms. Turning to the psychoanalytic domain, she begins by considering the traditionally peripheral role of the body that derived from Freud's own belief that action was often an obstacle to verbal understanding. With the advent of the contemporary relational perspective, she holds, the stage is set for a deeper understanding of nonverbal behavior both as a source of meaning and as a ubiquitous shaper of therapeutic communication. For the clinician, On Moving and Being Moved is a wonderfully informative introduction to the realm of the nonverbal that succeeds both as a reference work and as a pivotal contribution to the theory of therapy. La Barre goes on to illuminate the manner in which analytic and nonanalytic insights can be integrated into a flexible yet disciplined approach that restores nonverbal behavior to its rightful place in the "talking cure.

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Routledge

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1135829489

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Devices of Wonder

From the World in a Box to Images on a Screen

By: Barbara Maria Stafford,Frances Terpak,J. Paul Getty Museum

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Devices of Wonder

From the World in a Box to Images on a Screen

By: Barbara Maria Stafford,Frances Terpak,J. Paul Getty Museum

Exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 13 November 2001 to 3 February 2002.

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0892365900

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Underground Protestantism in Sixteenth Century Spain

A Much Ignored Side of Spanish History

By: Frances Luttikhuizen

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Underground Protestantism in Sixteenth Century Spain

A Much Ignored Side of Spanish History

By: Frances Luttikhuizen

Frances Luttikhuizen chronicles the arrival, reception, and suppression of Protestant thought in sixteenth century Spain—referred to at that time as 'Lutheranism'. It opens with several chapters describing the socio-political-religious context that prevailed in Spain at the beginning of the sixteenth century and the growing trend to use the vernacular for parts of the Mass, as well as for catechizing the populace. Special attention is given to the forerunners, that is, the early alumbrado-deixados, the role of Cardinal Cisneros, and the impact of Erasmus and Juan de Valdes, etc. The use of archival material provides new details regarding the historical framework and the spread of evangelical thought in sixteenth century Spain. These dispatches and trial records greatly enrich the main body of the work, which deals with the arrival and confiscation of evangelical literature, the attitude of Charles V and Philip II towards religious dissidents, and the severe persecution of the underground evangelical circles at Seville and Valladolid. Special attention is given to the many women involved in the movement. The recurrent mention of the discovery and confiscation of prohibited literature shows how books played an important role in the development of the movements. The final chapters focus on the exiles and their contributions, the persecution of foreigners, and the years up to the abolition of the Inquisition. The work concludes with the efforts made in the nineteenth century to rediscover the history of the persecuted sixteenth century Spanish Protestants and their writings.

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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

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3647551104

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From Nicaea to Chalcedon

A Guide to the Literature and Its Background

By: Frances M. Young

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From Nicaea to Chalcedon

A Guide to the Literature and Its Background

By: Frances M. Young

Created as a companion guide to a Patristics textbook, From Nicaea to Chalcedon surveys a variety of writings to have occurred during one of the most significant periods in the formation of the Church, from 265-466. It does not aim to cover the subject as a textbook would, but aims to delve deeper into some of the characters who were involved with the Church or the Councils during this period. Beginning with Eusebius of Caesarea and the first council of the Church at Nicaea, and ending with Theodoret of Cyrrhus, who is thought to have changed his view of Christology after the watershed Council of Chalcedon, this unique text surveys some of the most influential characters to have shaped Church history and the formation of doctrine. Surveying a mixture of significant literary figures, laymen, bishops and heretics this book presents biographical, literary-critical and theological information about each. They are chosen either because they are important to the history of doctrine, or because new material about them has thrown light upon their work, or because they will broaden the reader's understanding of the culture and history of the period or of live issues in the church at the time. Structured in five parts, each part deals with a period of time and a sequence of characters, so the book is easily followed in chronological order. Added to this, is the double bibliography, which in this edition is fully updated. Bibliography A details those texts in English of the original texts of antiquity, whilst Bibliography B provides details of publications in English, French and German which have appeared since 1960-2004 on or about the characters discussed in the body of the text.

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SCM Press

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0334047994

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Selena's Heritage

By: Frances Walter

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Selena's Heritage

By: Frances Walter

SELENAS DOWRY. SELENAS HERITAGE. THE CURSE OF SELENAS DOWRY COMES FULL CIRCLE. MURDER. HER HERITAGE LIES IN THE HANDS OF HER CHILDREN. ALL WILL COME DOWN TO A BATTLE OF WITS AND LOYALTIES TO THE FAMILY. ONE IS SELENAS JUDAS. THE OTHER.A NEW AND TRUE ETHERINGTON.

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Tales from the North and the South

Twenty-Four Remarkable People and Events of the Civil War

By: Frances H. Casstevens

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Tales from the North and the South

Twenty-Four Remarkable People and Events of the Civil War

By: Frances H. Casstevens

In June 1862, James J. Archer was promoted to the rank of brigadier general by Robert E. Lee. Serving with distinction in prominent battles such as those at Bull Run, Chancellorsville and Harpers Ferry, this lawyer-turned-general earned not only the respect of his superiors but the esteem and admiration of his men. Imprisoned first at Fort Delaware and then at Johnson's Island, Archer was one of the "First Fifty" (and as it turned out only) officers to be part of a Confederate/Union prisoner exchange. Upon returning to the Confederacy, Archer resumed command and served until his death from battle wounds in October 1864. From doctors to lawyers and privates to generals, this volume records the stories of a few special people--such as General James Archer--who chose to serve their country during the Civil War. Twenty-four individuals from both sides of the Mason-Dixon line are remembered for their extraordinary and often little known contributions to the Confederate and Union causes. These include Colonel Thomas Rose, who was in charge of the Libby Prison tunnel; Colonel John R. Winston, who was one of the few to escape from the Federal prison on Johnson's Island; Sally Tompkins, who ran a private hospital in Richmond; and Sergeant Richard Kirkland, who risked his life to take water to the Federal troops at Fredericksburg. Other featured individuals include Susie Baker King Taylor, Colonel Hector McKethan, Dr. Mary Walker and Richard Thomas Zarvona. Contemporary sources include a variety of correspondence and diaries from these subjects and those who knew them. Appendices contain a roll of participants in the Great Locomotive Chase; a list of Federal prisoners who escaped through the Libby Prison tunnel; a directory of Confederate officers on board the Maple Leaf; and the history of the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Confederate Roll of Honor. A number of contemporary photographs are also included.

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McFarland

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0786428708

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American Visions of the Netherlands East Indies/Indonesia

US Foreign Policy and Indonesian Nationalism, 1920-1949

By: Frances Gouda

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American Visions of the Netherlands East Indies/Indonesia

US Foreign Policy and Indonesian Nationalism, 1920-1949

By: Frances Gouda

A revealing reassessment of the American government's position towards Indonesia's struggle for independence.

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Amsterdam University Press

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9053564799

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Jacobites of 1715, North East Scotland

And, Jacobites of 1745, North East Scotland

By: Frances McDonnell

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Jacobites of 1715, North East Scotland

And, Jacobites of 1745, North East Scotland

By: Frances McDonnell

The purpose of this diminutive bipartite book is to help persons of Scotch-Irish descent make the linkage first to Ulster and then back to Scotland. The work identifies some 1,200 Scotsmen who resided in Ulster between the early 1600s and the early 1700s. Many of the persons so identified were young men from Ireland attending universities in Scotland. In a number of cases Mr. Dobson is able to provide information on the man or woman's spouse, children, local origins, landholding, and, of course, the source of the information. While there is no certainty that each of the persons identified in Scots-Irish Links or their descendants ultimately emigrated to America, undoubtedly many did or possessed kinsmen who did.

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Forged Through Fire: War, Peace, and the Democratic Bargain

By: John Ferejohn,Frances McCall Rosenbluth

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Forged Through Fire: War, Peace, and the Democratic Bargain

By: John Ferejohn,Frances McCall Rosenbluth

Peace, many would agree, is a goal that democratic nations should strive to achieve. But is democracy, in fact, dependent on war to survive? Having spent their celebrated careers exploring this provocative question, John Ferejohn and Frances McCall Rosenbluth trace the surprising ways in which governments have mobilized armies since antiquity, discovering that our modern form of democracy not only evolved in a brutally competitive environment but also quickly disintegrated when the powerful elite no longer needed their citizenry to defend against existential threats. Bringing to vivid life the major battles that shaped our current political landscape, the authors begin with the fierce warrior states of Athens and the Roman Republic. While these experiments in “mixed government” would serve as a basis for the bargain between politics and protection at the heart of modern democracy, Ferejohn and Rosenbluth brilliantly chronicle the generations of bloodshed that it would take for the world’s dominant states to hand over power to the people. In fact, for over a thousand years, even as medieval empires gave way to feudal Europe, the king still ruled. Not even the advancements of gunpowder—which decisively tipped the balance away from the cavalry-dominated militaries and in favor of mass armies—could threaten the reign of monarchs and “landed elites” of yore. The incredibly wealthy, however, were not well equipped to handle the massive labor classes produced by industrialization. As we learn, the Napoleonic Wars stoked genuine, bottom-up nationalism and pulled splintered societies back together as “commoners” stepped up to fight for their freedom. Soon after, Hitler and Stalin perfectly illustrated the military limitations of dictatorships, a style of governance that might be effective for mobilizing an army but not for winning a world war. This was a lesson quickly heeded by the American military, who would begin to reinforce their ranks with minorities in exchange for greater civil liberties at home. Like Francis Fukuyama and Jared Diamond’s most acclaimed works, Forged Through Fire concludes in the modern world, where the “tug of war” between the powerful and the powerless continues to play out in profound ways. Indeed, in the covert battlefields of today, drones have begun to erode the need for manpower, giving politicians even less incentive than before to listen to the demands of their constituency. With American democracy’s flanks now exposed, this urgent examination explores the conditions under which war has promoted one of the most cherished human inventions: a government of the people, by the people, for the people. The result promises to become one of the most important history books to emerge in our time.

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163149161X

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Jacobites of Perthshire, 1745

By: Frances McDonnell

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Jacobites of Perthshire, 1745

By: Frances McDonnell

Mr. Chamberlayne's transcription of The Vestry Book and Register of Bristol Parish contains the minutes of all vestry meetings from October 30, 1720 to April 18, 1789, except for the period October 28, 1722 through November 11, 1723, and a register of births and baptisms, and a few deaths, spanning the period 1720-1798. The parish register, in particular, consists of more than 3,000 records of birth and baptism, and they unfailingly indicate the names of the child, names of parents, date of birth, and date of baptism.

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A Romanov Fantasy

Life at the Court of Anna Anderson

By: Frances Welch

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A Romanov Fantasy

Life at the Court of Anna Anderson

By: Frances Welch

Welchs biography of Anna Anderson, the mysterious woman who claimed to be the lone survivor of the Russian imperial family, is a tragic comedy in the best Russian tradition--a compelling, eerie, and frequently hilarious study of discipleship, snobbery, and life after death. Illustrated.

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0393065774

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Foundations for the LPC

By: Clare Firth,Elizabeth Smart,Lucy Crompton,Helen Fox,Frances Seabridge,Jennifer Seymour

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Foundations for the LPC

By: Clare Firth,Elizabeth Smart,Lucy Crompton,Helen Fox,Frances Seabridge,Jennifer Seymour

Foundations for the LPC covers the compulsory foundation areas of the Legal Practice Course as set out in the LPC outcomes: professional conduct, tax and revenue law, and wills and administration of estates. The book also discusses human rights law, a topic now taught pervasively across the LPC course. Using worked examples and scenarios throughout to illustrate key points, this guide is essential reading for all students and a useful reference source for practitioners. To aid understanding and test comprehension of the core material, checkpoints and summaries feature in every chapter. Digital formats and resources This edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. - Access to a digital version of this book comes with every purchase to enable a more flexible learning experience--12 months' access to this title on Law Trove will be available from 12 August 2021. Access must be redeemed by 30 June 2022. - The online resources include useful web links, forms, and diagrams.

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019284427X

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The Little Book of Lore for Horse Lovers

A Round Up of Equine Facts, Myths, and History

By: Mary Frances Budzik

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The Little Book of Lore for Horse Lovers

A Round Up of Equine Facts, Myths, and History

By: Mary Frances Budzik

The ultimate gift for absolutely every horse owner! Chock full of fun facts, trivia, and illustrations, this fun book will answer all the horse-related questions you could ever have. For example... Who said “The horse is God’s gift to man?” What should you keep in an equine first aid kit? Where did the word flibbertigibet come from? When did General Patton save the famous Lipizzan horses? Why is a horse with two riders the symbol of the Knights Templar? How did the producers of the TV show make Mr. Ed talk? Find out the answers to these intriguing questions and much, much more in this equine extravaganza of horse hints, pony tales, and foal facts.

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Simon and Schuster

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1510762949

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Foundations for the LPC 2016-2017

By: Clare Firth,Senior Lecturer in Legal Practice Clare Firth,Elizabeth Smart,Kathryn Wright,Lucy Crompton,Helen Fox,Frances Seabridge,Susan Wigglesworth

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Foundations for the LPC 2016-2017

By: Clare Firth,Senior Lecturer in Legal Practice Clare Firth,Elizabeth Smart,Kathryn Wright,Lucy Crompton,Helen Fox,Frances Seabridge,Susan Wigglesworth

Explaining the principles underlying legal practice, this essential guide for students on the Legal Practice Course includes topical examples and scenarios to illustrate key points, worked examples to aid understanding, and checkpoints and summaries to test comprehension of the core material.

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0198765940

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The Early Humiliati

By: Frances Andrews

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The Early Humiliati

By: Frances Andrews

This book is the first major study in English of a group of late twelfth-century religious enthusiasts, the early Humiliati, who were condemned by the Church as heretics in 1184 but - in a remarkable transition - were reconciled seventeen years later and established a highly successful religious order in north Italy.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139431196

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The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay

Volume 3

By: Frances Burney

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The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay

Volume 3

By: Frances Burney

Reproduction of the original: The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay by Frances Burney

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3734089085

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Death by Vaudeville

A Journey Back From the End of the World

By: Frances White

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Death by Vaudeville

A Journey Back From the End of the World

By: Frances White

He only wanted the family he lost at the age of ten. His young bride wanted to be a star. So, when opportunity knocked, this young chauffeur took his wife out of Deadwood and headed for Los Angeles to make their dreams come true. Only after a few short months on the road Robert learned his wife Violet has turned her head toward a Vaudeville agent, who promised her fame, fortune, and expensive gifts, turning his dreams into a nightmare. This is not just a genealogist's tale, but the untold story of love, betrayal and murder of the vermin who would destroy everything. Now, a.k.a. Zane R. Southern has to fight not only for his wife, but also for his life. However, facing the gallows doesn't seem as hard as the thought of losing her. This story is based on the real life of Robert Lawrence Victor Smith, and the events that led to his journey back from the end of the world.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1662426283

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9781662426285

Dr. Arthur Spohn

Surgeon, Inventor, and Texas Medical Pioneer

By: Jane Clements Monday,Frances Brannen Vick

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Dr. Arthur Spohn

Surgeon, Inventor, and Texas Medical Pioneer

By: Jane Clements Monday,Frances Brannen Vick

In this first comprehensive biography of Dr. Arthur Edward Spohn, authors Jane Clements Monday, Frances Brannen Vick, and Charles W. Monday Jr., MD, illuminate the remarkable nineteenth-century story of a trailblazing physician who helped to modernize the practice of medicine in Texas. Arthur Spohn was unusually innovative for the time and exceptionally dedicated to improving medical care. Among his many surgical innovations was the development of a specialized tourniquet for “bloodless operations” that was later adopted as a field instrument by militaries throughout the world. To this day, he holds the world record for the removal of the largest tumor—328 pounds—from a patient who fully recovered. Recognizing the need for modern medical care in South Texas, Spohn, with the help of Alice King, raised funds to open the first hospital in Corpus Christi. Today, his name and institutional legacy live on in the region through the Christus Spohn Health System, the largest hospital system in South Texas. This biography of a medical pioneer recreates for readers the medical, regional, and family worlds in which Spohn moved, making it an important contribution not only to the history of South Texas but also to the history of modern medicine.

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162349690X

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Foundations for the LPC 2020-2021

By: Clare Firth,Elizabeth Smart,Lucy Crompton,Helen Fox,Frances Seabridge,Susan Wigglesworth,Jennifer Seymour

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Foundations for the LPC 2020-2021

By: Clare Firth,Elizabeth Smart,Lucy Crompton,Helen Fox,Frances Seabridge,Susan Wigglesworth,Jennifer Seymour

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0198858434

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The Evangelicals

The Struggle to Shape America

By: Frances FitzGerald

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The Evangelicals

The Struggle to Shape America

By: Frances FitzGerald

* Winner of the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Award * National Book Award Finalist * Time magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of the Year * New York Times Notable Book * Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017 This “epic history” (The Boston Globe) from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Frances FitzGerald is the first to tell the powerful, dramatic story of the Evangelical movement in America—from the Puritan era to the 2016 election. “We have long needed a fair-minded overview of this vitally important religious sensibility, and FitzGerald has now provided it” (The New York Times Book Review). The evangelical movement began in the revivals of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, known in America as the Great Awakenings. A populist rebellion against the established churches, it became the dominant religious force in the country. During the nineteenth century white evangelicals split apart, first North versus South, and then, modernist versus fundamentalist. After World War II, Billy Graham attracted enormous crowds and tried to gather all Protestants under his big tent, but the civil rights movement and the social revolution of the sixties drove them apart again. By the 1980s Jerry Falwell and other southern televangelists, such as Pat Robertson, had formed the Christian right. Protesting abortion and gay rights, they led the South into the Republican Party, and for thirty-five years they were the sole voice of evangelicals to be heard nationally. Eventually a younger generation proposed a broader agenda of issues, such as climate change, gender equality, and immigration reform. Evangelicals now constitute twenty-five percent of the American population, but they are no longer monolithic in their politics. They range from Tea Party supporters to social reformers. Still, with the decline of religious faith generally, FitzGerald suggests that evangelical churches must embrace ethnic minorities if they are to survive. “A well-written, thought-provoking, and deeply researched history that is impressive for its scope and level of detail” (The Wall Street Journal). Her “brilliant book could not have been more timely, more well-researched, more well-written, or more necessary” (The American Scholar).

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1439143153

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Complete Plays of Frances Burney

Volume 1: Comedies. Volume 2: Tragedies

By: Frances Burney

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Complete Plays of Frances Burney

Volume 1: Comedies. Volume 2: Tragedies

By: Frances Burney

In the plays, as in her novels, Burney satirizes the social conventions and pretensions of her day. The Witlings (1779), her first play, is a biting satire on the Bluestockings; it was never performed, however, for fear of a possible scandal. The violent, the grotesque, and the macabre also figure strongly in her writings. Contents Volume 1: The Comedies Introduction Chronology The Witlings (1778-80) Love and Fashion (1798-99) A Busy Day (1800-02) The Woman-Hater (1800-02) Volume 2: The Tragedies Edwy and Elgiva (1788-95) Hubert de Vere (1790-97) The Siege of Pevensey (1790-91) Elberta (1791-1814) Appendix: The Triumphant Toadeater (1798)

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