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Empires at War

A Short History of Modern Asia Since World War II

By: Francis Pike

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Empires at War

A Short History of Modern Asia Since World War II

By: Francis Pike

As the major geopolitical power bloc, Asia - with 4 billion people, two-thirds of the world's population, a huge land-mass and the fastest-growing economies - has shifted the global political balance. "Empires at War" gives a dramatic narrative account of how 'Modern Asia' came into being. Ranging over the whole of Asia, from Japan to Pakistan, the modern history of this important region is placed in the context of the struggle between America and the Soviet Union. Francis Pike shows that America's domination of post-war Asia was a continuation of a 100-year competition for power in the region. He also argues cogently that, contrary to the largely 'Western-centric' viewpoint, Asian nations were not simply the passive and biddable entities of the superpowers, but had a political development which was both separate and unique, with a dynamic that was largely independent of the superpower conflict. And, in conclusion, the book traces the unwinding of American influence and the end of its Empire - a crucial development in international history which is already having repercussions throughout the world.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857719408

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Hirohito's War

The Pacific War, 1941-1945

By: Francis Pike

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Hirohito's War

The Pacific War, 1941-1945

By: Francis Pike

Named one of Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2016 In his magisterial 1,208 page narrative of the Pacific War, Francis Pike's Hirohito's War offers an original interpretation, balancing the existing Western-centric view with attention to the Japanese perspective on the conflict. As well as giving a 'blow-by-blow' account of campaigns and battles, Francis Pike offers many challenges to the standard interpretations with regards to the causes of the war; Emperor Hirohito's war guilt; the inevitability of US Victory; the abilities of General MacArthur and Admiral Yamamoto; the role of China, Great Britain and Australia; military and naval technology; and the need for the fire-bombing of Japan and the eventual use of the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hirohito's War is accompanied by additional online resources, including more details on logistics, economics, POWs, submarines and kamikaze, as well as a 1930-1945 timeline and over 200 maps.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350021229

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9781350021228

Sextus Propertius

The Augustan Elegist

By: Francis Cairns

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Sextus Propertius

The Augustan Elegist

By: Francis Cairns

A study of Propertius' four books of elegies investigating their sources and motives.

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445

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Cambridge University Press

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0521864577

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9780521864572

The Gospel of John

By: Francis J. Moloney,Daniel J. Harrington

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The Gospel of John

By: Francis J. Moloney,Daniel J. Harrington

A Michael Glazier book." Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Liturgical Press

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0814658067

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9780814658062

A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary

Including the Arabic Words and Phrases to be Met with in Persian Literature, Being, Johnson and Richardson's Persian, Arabic, and English Dictionary, Revised, Enlarged, and Entirely Reconstructed

By: Francis Steingass

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A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary

Including the Arabic Words and Phrases to be Met with in Persian Literature, Being, Johnson and Richardson's Persian, Arabic, and English Dictionary, Revised, Enlarged, and Entirely Reconstructed

By: Francis Steingass

The World`S Most Detailedand Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary.

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Asian Educational Services

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8120606701

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The Wisdom Instructions in the Book of Tobit

By: Francis M. Macatangay

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The Wisdom Instructions in the Book of Tobit

By: Francis M. Macatangay

Scholars have shown renewed interest in the Book of Tobit since fragments of the text were found at Qumran. However, the wisdom instructions of Tobit 4 have remained largely ignored. The present study provides an extensive treatment of this important section, reading Tobit's wisdom discourse as a vital component in the literary expression of the author and as a strong indication of the significant role of the sapiential tradition in the world of Diaspora living. In the context of Second Temple Judaism, Tobit's wisdom discourse is part of an essential avenue for shaping identity and creating a distinct ethos for those outside the land.

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Walter de Gruyter

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3110255340

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9783110255348

Sacra Pagina: The Gospel of John

By: Francis J. Moloney, SDB

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Sacra Pagina: The Gospel of John

By: Francis J. Moloney, SDB

No other book of the New Testament has attracted as much attention from commentators as the Fourth Gospel. It has stirred minds, hearts, and imaginations from Christianity's earliest days. In The Gospel of John, Francis Moloney unfolds the identifiable "point of view" of this unique Gospel narrative and offers readers, heirs to its rich and widely varied interpretative traditions, relevance for their lives today. The Gospel of John's significance for Christianity has been obvious from the time of Irenaeus. It was also fundamental in the emergence of Christian theology, especially in the trinitarian and christological debates that produced the great ecumenical Councils, from Nicaea to Chalcedon. What sets this commentary on the Fourth Gospel apart from others is Moloney's particular attention to the narrative design of the Gospel story. He traces the impact the Johannine form of the Jesus story has made on readers and explicates the way in which the author has told the story of Jesus. Through this he demonstrates how the Gospel story articulates a coherent theology, christology, and ecclesiology.

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Liturgical Press

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9798400800047

The Myth of Mao Zedong and Modern Insurgency

By: Francis Grice

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The Myth of Mao Zedong and Modern Insurgency

By: Francis Grice

Tackling one of the most prevalent myths about insurgencies, this book examines and rebuts the popular belief that Mao Zedong created a fundamentally new form of warfare that transformed the nature of modern insurgency. The labeling of an insurgent enemy as using “Maoist Warfare” has been a common phenomenon since Mao’s victory over the Guomindang in 1949, from Malaya and Vietnam during the Cold War to Afghanistan and Syria today. Yet, this practice is heavily flawed. This book argues that Mao did not invent a new breed of insurgency, failed to produce a coherent vision of how insurgencies should be fought, and was not influential in his impact upon subsequent insurgencies. Consequently, Mao’s writings cannot be used to generate meaningful insights for understanding those insurgencies that came after him. This means that scholars and policymakers should stop using Mao as a tool for understanding insurgencies and as a straw man against whom to target counterinsurgency strategies.

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Springer

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3319775715

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Thucydides Mythistoricus

By: Francis M. Cornford

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Thucydides Mythistoricus

By: Francis M. Cornford

This book falls into two parts: Thucydides Historicus and Thucydides Mythicus. In the first, Francis M. Cornford attempts to prove the inadequacy of Thucydides's account of the origins of the Peloponnesian War and develops a very different theory of its causes. In the second part he attempts to answer the question why Thucydides has told us so little about the War that we find accurate, consistent, or relevant.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812210212

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9780812210217

Speaking and Listening Through Drama 7-11

By: Francis Prendiville,Nigel Toye

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Speaking and Listening Through Drama 7-11

By: Francis Prendiville,Nigel Toye

Showing teachers how to use drama to promote speaking and listening for pupils, including those who find learning difficult, this book describes, analyzes and teaches how to use role play effectively and looks at how to generate a productive dialogue between teachers and pupils that is both powerful and enabling. The authors present innovative methods for teaching across the curriculum which are genuinely inclusive and can help to motivate reluctant learners. The 'how to' section of the book describes a range of strategies and approaches, and the second section includes full lesson plans that.

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Paul Chapman Educational Publishing

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1412929695

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Migrations, Myth and Magic from the Gilbert Islands

Early Writings of Sir Arthur Grimble

By: Arthur Grimble,Sir Arthur Francis Grimble

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Migrations, Myth and Magic from the Gilbert Islands

Early Writings of Sir Arthur Grimble

By: Arthur Grimble,Sir Arthur Francis Grimble

This book is a collection of Arthur Grimble's field notes and early writings, brought together in book form with linking pieces and a large number of illustrations. There are chapters on cannibalism and head hunting, on astronomy and on many aspects of the lives of the Gilbertese people from birth to death. Originally published in 1972.

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344

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Psychology Press

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0415330556

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9780415330558

Galatians

By: Philip Francis Esler

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Galatians

By: Philip Francis Esler

Annotation Paul's letter to the Galatians, sometimes known as the Magna Carta of Christian liberty, is central to the understanding of the relation of Paul and the Law. Philip F. Esler provides a detailed and accessible interpretation of the text, which draws on contemporary and modern literary models. He outlines the problems often associated with reading Galatians, the context of the text, the rhetoric of the text and the intercultural and social implications of Galatians. Galatianspresents a new understanding of this important New Testament text.

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Psychology Press

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041511036X

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9780415110365

Beginning the Good News

A Narrative Approach

By: Francis J. Moloney

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Beginning the Good News

A Narrative Approach

By: Francis J. Moloney

Beginning the Good News Francis Moloney provides a narrative critical reading of Mark 1:1Ð13, Matthew 1Ð2, Luke 1Ð2, and John 1:1Ð18 to illustrate that the readings of the Gospels set up a tension in the reader who learns from the beginning, but still cannot rest satisfied. The Gospels' beginnings promise the reader the great prize of understanding--later.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1597529850

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9781597529853

Eros and Greek Athletics

By: Thomas Francis Scanlon

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Eros and Greek Athletics

By: Thomas Francis Scanlon

Scanlon's overview of Greek athletics explores when and how athletics was linked with religion, upbringing, gender, sexuality, and social values in an evolution from Homer until the Roman period.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195149858

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9780195149852

Gospel Writing

A Canonical Perspective

By: Francis Watson

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Gospel Writing

A Canonical Perspective

By: Francis Watson

That there are four canonical versions of the one gospel story is often seen as a problem for Christian faith: where gospels multiply, so too do apparent contradictions that may seem to undermine their truth claims. In Gospel Writing Francis Watson argues that differences and tensions between canonical gospels represent opportunities for theological reflection, not problems for apologetics. Watson presents the formation of the fourfold gospel as the defining moment in the reception of early gospel literature -- and also of Jesus himself as the subject matter of that literature. As the canonical division sets four gospel texts alongside one another, the canon also creates a new, complex, textual entity more than the sum of its parts. A canonical gospel can no longer be regarded as a definitive, self-sufficient account of its subject matter. It must play its part within an intricate fourfold polyphony, and its meaning and significance are thereby transformed. In elaborating these claims, Watson proposes nothing less than a new paradigm for gospel studies — one that engages fully with the available noncanonical material so as to illuminate the historical and theological significance of the canonical.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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1467437654

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9781467437653

La raison des signes

Présages, rites, destin dans les sociétés de la méditerranée ancienne

By: Stella Georgoudi,Renée Koch Piettre,Francis Schmidt

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La raison des signes

Présages, rites, destin dans les sociétés de la méditerranée ancienne

By: Stella Georgoudi,Renée Koch Piettre,Francis Schmidt

Comment prévoir l’inconnu et contrôler l’inattendu ? Les Anciens ont tenté de répondre à ces questions en interprétant des signes dans lesquels il reconnaissaient des messages divins. Ce recueil permet de comparer la diversité de leurs questionnements dans les sociétés polythéistes ou monothéistes de la Méditerranée antique. Il interroge premièrement la construction rituelle des signes au sein des institutions divinatoires ; deuxièmement, des phénomènes naturels spontanés, qui, apparus hors de toute institution, ont néanmoins valeur de présages ou d’avertissements ; troisièmement, l’intentionnalité manifestée à travers l’intervention divine dans l’histoire des peuples ou les vies singulières ; quatrièmement, l’épistémologie des signes dans des élaborations philosophiques ou théologiques qui éclairent la tension entre données oraculaires et contrôle ritualisé des signes, entre données révélées et argumentations raisonnées visant à neutraliser les injonctions du destin. How to foresee the unknown and master the unexpected? Ancient people tried to answer those questions by interpreting signs considered as divine messages. In this volume, the writers compare and examine this manifold questioning in the polytheistic and monotheistic societies of the ancient Mediterranean Sea. In the first place, it is shown how signs were ritually constructed within instituted practice of divination ; second, how, although some spontaneous natural phenomena appeared out of any instituted context, may nevertheless constitute omens or monition ; third, how the gods’ intervention may reveal a sort of intention in the course of national history or individual life ; finally, the essays study the epistemology of signs at work in some philosophical or theological elaborations, which may enlighten the tension between oracular evidence and ritual control of signs, and between revealed facts and reasoning arguments intending to neutralize the injunctions of the divine.

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BRILL

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9004210911

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9789004210912

Encountering the Living God in Scripture

Theological and Philosophical Principles for Interpretation

By: William M. IV Wright,Francis Martin

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Encountering the Living God in Scripture

Theological and Philosophical Principles for Interpretation

By: William M. IV Wright,Francis Martin

This work gives a philosophical and theological account of the belief that Scripture enables people to encounter the life-giving reality of God. The authors examine the biblical foundations for this belief as given in a variety of witnesses from both Testaments and explain the philosophical and theological underpinnings of Christian exegesis. The book sums up and makes accessible the teaching of revered senior scholar and teacher Francis Martin and is aimed squarely at students, assuming no advanced training in philosophy or theology. It includes a foreword by Robert Sokolowski.

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Baker Academic

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1493416812

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9781493416813

The Apocalypse of John

A Commentary

By: Francis J. SDB Moloney

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The Apocalypse of John

A Commentary

By: Francis J. SDB Moloney

In this major, paradigm-shifting commentary on Revelation, internationally respected author Francis Moloney brings his keen narrative and exegetical work to bear on one of the most difficult, mysterious, and misinterpreted texts in the biblical canon. Challenging the assumed consensus among New Testament scholars, Moloney reads Revelation not as an exhortation to faithfulness in a period of persecution but as a celebration of the ongoing effects of Jesus's death and resurrection. Foreword by Eugenio Corsini.

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Baker Academic

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1493423797

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9781493423798

Architectural Theorisations and Phenomena in Asia

The Polychronotypic Jetztzeit

By: Francis Chia-Hui Lin

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Architectural Theorisations and Phenomena in Asia

The Polychronotypic Jetztzeit

By: Francis Chia-Hui Lin

This book is the first overall and detailed discussion of contemporary Asia’s architectural theorisations and phenomena based on its heteroglossic and decolonisation character. Lin presents a theoretical journey of transdisciplinary reflection upon contemporary Asia’s pragmatic phenomena which is methodologically achieved by means of elaborations of how tangible Asian architecture can be philosophically theorised and how interchangeable architectural theory is practically ‘Asianised’. Discussions in the book are critically integrated with comparative studies focused on Japan, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. These empirical examinations are highlights of phenomenal localities, architecture, cities and cultures which reference the historicity of the Asia Pacific, Asia’s contemporary architectural situations, and their subtle relationship with the ‘West’. The schematisation of intended ‘fuzziness’ for Asia and its architecture is framed as the notion polychronotypic jetztzeit to represent a present time-place context of contemporary Asian architecture and urbanism. This book will be of great interest to scholars of Asian Studies, Architectural Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Urban Studies and Cultural Studies.

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Springer

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3319584332

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Tungaru Traditions

Writings on the Atoll Culture of the Gilbert Islands

By: Arthur Francis Grimble

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Tungaru Traditions

Writings on the Atoll Culture of the Gilbert Islands

By: Arthur Francis Grimble

Grimble's ethnographic studies of the Gilbertese, prepared between 1916 and 1926, provide an excellent baseline account of a fundamentally pre-contact culture. This collection, edited and introduced by H.E. Maude, comprises essays on mythology, history, and dancing; four chapters on the Maneaba; and organized field notes.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824882237

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