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The Waste of the World

Consumption, Economies and the Making of the Global Waste Problem

By: Nicky Gregson

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The Waste of the World

Consumption, Economies and the Making of the Global Waste Problem

By: Nicky Gregson

Despite frequent claims that waste is being reduced, consumer-reliant economies, everyday consumption and the waste industry continue to produce and demand more waste. Combining a lucid style with robust empirical and theoretical research, this book examines the root causes of the global waste problem, rather than simply the symptoms. It challenges existing waste policies, highlighting what needs to change if we are to get serious in tackling this global problem. It concludes with policy implications for shifting waste from an ‘end-of-pipe’ concern to being at the heart of the debate over decarbonization.

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Policy Press

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1529232465

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9781529232462

A Companion to Horace

By: Gregson Davis

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A Companion to Horace

By: Gregson Davis

A Companion to Horace features a collection of commissioned interpretive essays by leading scholars in the field of Latin literature covering the entire generic range of works produced by Horace. Features original essays by a wide range of leading literary scholars Exceeds expectations for the standard handbook by featuring essays that challenge, rather than just summarize, conventional views of Homer's work and influence Considers Horace’s debt to his Greek predecessors Treats the reception of Horace from contemporary theoretical perspectives Offers up-to-date information and illustrations on the archaeological site traditionally identified as Horace's villa in the Sabine countryside

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444319191

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Polyhymnia

The Rhetoric of Horation Lyric Discourse

By: Gregson Davis

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Polyhymnia

The Rhetoric of Horation Lyric Discourse

By: Gregson Davis

Horace's Odes have a surface translucency that belies their rhetorical sophistication. Gregson Davis brings together recent trends in the study of Augustan poetry and critical theory and deftly applies them to individual poems. Exploring four rhetorical strategies—what he calls modes of assimilation, authentication, consolation, and praise and dispraise—Davis produces enlightening, new interpretations of this classic work. Polyhymnia, named after one of the Muses invoked in Horace's opening poem, revises the common image of Horace as a complacent, uncomplicated, and basically superficial singer. Focusing on the artistic persona—the lyric "self" that is constituted in the text—Davis explores how the lyric speaker constructs subtle "arguments" whose building-blocks are topoi, recurrent motifs, and generic conventions. By examining the substructure of lyric argument in groupings of poems sharing similar strategies, the author discloses the major principles that inform Horatian lyric composition. Horace's Odes have a surface translucency that belies their rhetorical sophistication. Gregson Davis brings together recent trends in the study of Augustan poetry and critical theory and deftly applies them to individual poems. Exploring four rheto

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Univ of California Press

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0520910303

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9780520910300

A Viking in the Family

And Other Family Tree Tales

By: Keith Gregson

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A Viking in the Family

And Other Family Tree Tales

By: Keith Gregson

Genealogist Keith Gregson takes the reader on a whistle-stop tour of quirky family stories and strange ancestors rooted out by amateur and professional family historians. Each lively entry tells the story behind each discovery and then offers a brief insight into how the researcher found and then followed up their leads, revealing a range of chance encounters and the detective qualities required of a family historian. For example, one researcher discovered that his great-great-grandfather, as a child, was carried across the main street of West Hartlepool on the back of the famous tightrope walker Blondin. The Victorian newspaper report said that the rope had been tied between two chimney pots. Research into the author’s own family revealed that one of his nineteenth-century ancestors lost his leg in a Midlands coal-mining accident, and that the amputated leg was buried in the local cemetery – to be joined by the rest of him on his final demise. A Viking in the Family is full of similar unexpected discoveries in the branches of family trees.

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The History Press

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0752466968

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9780752466965

Computer Applications in Agricultural Environments

Proceedings of Previous Easter Schools in Agricultural Science

By: J.A. Clark,K. Gregson,R.A. Saffell

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Computer Applications in Agricultural Environments

Proceedings of Previous Easter Schools in Agricultural Science

By: J.A. Clark,K. Gregson,R.A. Saffell

Computer Applications in Agricultural Environments talks about the influence of computers on the industry of agriculture. The text explains how computers help to simplify calculations and other duties related to the field. The book's 21 chapters revolve around the relationship of computers, agriculture, and the environment. The majority of the chapters talks about the different simulation controls that the computer can do. Controls include climate control, greenhouse control, greenhouse climate feedback/feed-forward control (GCFFC) control, glasshouse control, crop drying control, sulfur dioxide control, retort control, animal control, broiler-house ventilation control, and poultry-house control. Other topics related to computers and agriculture are also discussed, such as monitoring rainfall interception, grain drying, monitoring techniques for ammonia, and various techniques for remote monitoring. The text covers a wide range of topics in the mentioned fields, and can therefore serve as an excellent reference for students or professors in the field of agriculture.

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Butterworth-Heinemann

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1483161951

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9781483161952

Subrogation and Marshalling

By: Rory Gregson

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Subrogation and Marshalling

By: Rory Gregson

This innovative and thought-provoking book studies how subrogation and marshalling should be understood in the context of private law. Subrogation and marshalling are legal rules which give a person new rights with prima facie the same content as someone else's extinguished rights. There is little examination of why the law does this. This book argues that the key to understanding subrogation is the distinctive form of the rights that it creates. The form of rights created reflects a particular role in ensuring interpersonal justice: subrogation's role is to properly distribute the burden of debts. Taking this model, the book goes on to resolve persistent controversies in the case law, including when subrogation should occur, what rights it should create, the relationship between subrogation and marshalling, and whether subrogation is a remedy for unjust enrichment.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1509969233

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9781509969234

Reflective Teaching in Further, Adult and Vocational Education

By: Margaret Gregson,Yvonne Hillier,Gert Biesta,Sam Duncan,Lawrence Nixon,Trish Spedding,Paul Wakeling

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Reflective Teaching in Further, Adult and Vocational Education

By: Margaret Gregson,Yvonne Hillier,Gert Biesta,Sam Duncan,Lawrence Nixon,Trish Spedding,Paul Wakeling

Reflective Teaching in Further, Adult and Vocational Education is the definitive textbook for reflective professionals in further, adult and vocational education, drawing on the experience of the author team and the latest research, including that of the Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) findings. It offers extensive support for trainee and practising teachers in further, adult and vocational settings, for both practice-based training and career-long professionalism. Now in its fourth edition, written by a collaborative author team of further, adult and vocational education experts led by Yvonne Hillier and Margaret Gregson, Reflective Teaching in Further, Adult and Vocational Education offers two levels of support: - practical guidance for practitioner success with a focus on the key issues including individual and collaborative approaches to reflective practice, a systematic approach to educational improvement based upon Joint Practice Development; and - evidence-informed 'principles' to aid understanding of how theories can effectively inform teaching practices and offer ways to develop deeper understanding of effective practices. The new edition is also enhanced by improved navigation and updated pedagogical features, including a revised chapter structure and text design, all-new case studies, activities, figures and diagrams. The team includes: Margaret Gregson (University of Sunderland, UK) | Yvonne Hillier (University of Brighton, UK) | Gert Biesta (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg) | Sam Duncan (Institute of Education, University College London, UK) | Lawrence Nixon (University of Sunderland, UK) | Trish Spedding (University of Sunderland, UK) | Paul Wakeling (Havering Sixth Form College, UK) Reflective Teaching in Further, Adult and Vocational Education directly compliments and extends the chapters of this book. It has been designed to provide convenient access to key texts, working as a compact and portable library. The associated website, www.reflectiveteaching.co.uk offers supplementary resources including reflective activities, research briefings and advice on further readings. It also features a glossary of educational terms, links to useful websites and showcases examples of excellent research and practice. This book forms part of the Reflective Teaching series, edited by Andrew Pollard and Amy Pollard, offering support for reflective practice in early, primary, secondary, further, vocational, university and adult sectors of education.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1780936656

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James Beckwourth

Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer

By: Susan R. Gregson

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James Beckwourth

Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer

By: Susan R. Gregson

A biography of the trapper who served as a messenger and guide to the U.S. Army and was accepted as an honorary member of several Native American tribes.

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Capstone

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0756510007

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More Than Love

An Intimate Portrait of My Mother, Natalie Wood

By: Natasha Gregson Wagner

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More Than Love

An Intimate Portrait of My Mother, Natalie Wood

By: Natasha Gregson Wagner

The “graceful, loving,” (The New York Times Book Review), never-before-told story of Hollywood icon Natalie Wood’s glamorous life, sudden death, and lasting legacy, written by her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner. Natasha Gregson Wagner’s mother, Natalie Wood, was a child actress who became a legendary movie star, the dark-haired beauty of Splendor in the Grass and West Side Story. She and Natasha’s stepfather, the actor Robert Wagner, were a Hollywood it-couple twice over, first in the 1950s, and then again when they remarried in the 70s. To Natasha, she was, above all, a doting, loving mom. But Natalie’s sudden death by drowning off Catalina Island at the age of forty-three devastated her family, turned Robert Wagner into a person of interest, and transformed a vibrant wife, mother, and actress into a figure of tragedy. The weekend has long been shrouded in rumors and scandalous tabloid speculation, but until now there has never been an account of how the events and their aftermath were experienced by Natalie’s beloved eldest daughter. Here, for the first time, is a“deeply intimate chronicle of life with her famous mother and how Wood’s death devastated the family” (Los Angeles Times). Cutting through the shadow hanging over her mother’s legacy, More Than Love is a “poignant” (The Washington Post) tale of a daughter coming to terms with her grief, as well as a “revealing new look at Natalie Wood” (Good Morning America).

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Simon and Schuster

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1982111208

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9781982111205

Character and Satire in Post War Fiction

By: Ian Gregson

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Character and Satire in Post War Fiction

By: Ian Gregson

This book, new in paperback, offers new readings of novels by major British and American postwar novelists.

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A&C Black

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1847062652

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9781847062659

One Among Many

The Story of Sunderland Rugby Football Club

By: Keith Gregson

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One Among Many

The Story of Sunderland Rugby Football Club

By: Keith Gregson

The story of a typical English rugby club set in its historical context linked to the tale of the rare survival of a multi-sport Victorian complex. This will be of interest and use to local people, sports enthusiasts and serious sports historians.

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Andrews UK Limited

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1907685189

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9781907685187

Servicing the Middle Classes

Class, Gender and Waged Domestic Work in Contemporary Britain

By: Nicky Gregson,Michelle Lowe

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Servicing the Middle Classes

Class, Gender and Waged Domestic Work in Contemporary Britain

By: Nicky Gregson,Michelle Lowe

Investigates the rise of a new `servant' class in response to demands by the middle class, and the socio-economic trends which have led to this and profound change this reflects in our concepts of motherhood, class and gender relations.

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Routledge

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1134885822

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9781134885824

Population Circulation and the Transformation of Ancient Zuni Communities

By: Gregson Schachner

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Population Circulation and the Transformation of Ancient Zuni Communities

By: Gregson Schachner

Because nearly all aspects of culture depend on the movement of bodies, objects, and ideas, mobility has been a primary topic during the past forty years of archaeological research on small-scale societies. Most studies have concentrated either on local moves related to subsistence within geographically bounded communities or on migrations between regions resulting from pan-regional social and environmental changes. Gregson Schachner, however, contends that a critical aspect of mobility is the transfer of people, goods, and information within regions. This type of movement, which geographers term "population circulation," is vitally important in defining how both regional social systems and local communities are constituted, maintained, and--most important--changed. Schachner analyzes a population shift in the Zuni region of west-central New Mexico during the thirteenth century AD that led to the inception of major demographic changes, the founding of numerous settlements in frontier zones, and the initiation of radical transformations of community organization. Schachner argues that intraregional population circulation played a vital role in shaping social transformation in the region and that many notable changes during this period arose directly out of peoples' attempts to create new social mechanisms for coping with frequent and geographically extensive residential mobility. By examining multiple aspects of population circulation and comparing areas that were newly settled in the thirteenth century to some that had been continuously occupied for hundreds of years, Schachner illustrates the role of population circulation in the formation of social groups and the creation of contexts conducive to social change. Ê

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University of Arizona Press

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0816529868

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9780816529865

Sam Houston

Texas Hero

By: Susan Gregson

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Sam Houston

Texas Hero

By: Susan Gregson

The biography of the famous Texas governor and patriot.

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Capstone

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0756518474

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9780756518479

Sam Houston

Texas Hero

By: Susan R. Gregson

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Sam Houston

Texas Hero

By: Susan R. Gregson

The biography of the famous Texas governor and patriot.

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075651004X

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9780756510046

Financing New Ventures

An Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Angel Investment

By: Geoffrey Gregson

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Financing New Ventures

An Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Angel Investment

By: Geoffrey Gregson

Many business ventures today are looking to attract external financing, with an emphasis on business angel investment. Inside this text, the author incorporates the views of business angels, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and legal advisors; and draws upon the latest academic thinking on financing new ventures, providing comparisons between business angel and venture capital investing to further inform the reader. The concepts, principles, and guidelines presented can help you and any entrepreneur, business support agency, business student, and others interested in raising external investment and in developing an “investable” business. The book is organized into seven chapters covering: • Fundamental concepts of entrepreneurial venturing and entrepreneurial finance • Market conditions from which investable businesses emerge • The investment process • Deal negotiations • The post-investment relationship between entrepreneur and investor • Recent trends affecting how entrepreneurs raise finance that include strategic exits, “super angels,” and the emergence of “crowdfunding”

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Business Expert Press

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1606494732

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9781606494738

Sporting Ancestors

Tracing Your Family's Athletic Past

By: Keith Gregson

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Sporting Ancestors

Tracing Your Family's Athletic Past

By: Keith Gregson

Sport, in its many forms, is an important part of British heritage and our family histories are littered with amateur and professional sporting references. As people moved from country to town, sport became fashionable and organised, and our ancestors left us with records of their sporting deeds. Newspaper reports, minute books, club histories, team photographs and even cartoons are all available to the family historian. Discover which sports were played when, where and why. Read example case studies, find out how to begin your own research and learn what resources are available to help you progress. From Victorian prizefighters to Edwardian ladies' archery, from inter-war football teams to the shin-kicking contests of the Cotswold Olimpicks – Sporting Ancestors is the essential guide for those wanting to explore what part sport has played in their national and family history.

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The History Press

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0752477625

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9780752477626

Informative Psychometric Filters

By: Robert A. M. Gregson

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Informative Psychometric Filters

By: Robert A. M. Gregson

This book is a series of case studies with a common theme. Some refer closely to previous work by the author, but contrast with how they have been treated before, and some are new. Comparisons are drawn using various sorts of psychological and psychophysiological data that characteristically are particularly nonlinear, non-stationary, far from equilibrium and even chaotic, exhibiting abrupt transitions that are both reversible and irreversible, and failing to meet metric properties. A core idea is that both the human organism and the data analysis procedures used are filters, that may variously preserve, transform, distort or even destroy information of significance.

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ANU E Press

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1920942661

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9781920942663

Skin Care

By: Susan R. Gregson

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Skin Care

By: Susan R. Gregson

Discusses different aspects of skin care, emphasizing the two skin conditions that affect teenagers the most: acne and sun damage.

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0736804196

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Ulysses S. Grant

By: Susan R. Gregson

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Ulysses S. Grant

By: Susan R. Gregson

A biography of the commander of the Union forces in the Civil War who became the eighteenth president of the United States.

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The Plant Lover's Guide to Epimediums

By: Sally Gregson

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The Plant Lover's Guide to Epimediums

By: Sally Gregson

Epimediums may have delicate, orchid-like flowers, but they are tough, shade-tolerant perennials that are incredibly low maintenance. Their heart and arrow-shaped foliage changes colors with the seasons, going from green to bronze as summer moves into fall. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Epimediums, by nursery owner Sally Gregson, features growing information for 126 commonly available varieties. It also includes lists of plants for particular purposes, tips on how to incorporate epimediums into gardens, and a resource guide that lists where to buy the plants and where to view them in public gardens. Hundreds of lush color photographs highlight the beauty of these charming plants.

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Timber Press

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1604694750

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9781604694758

Marxism, Ethics and Politics

The Work of Alasdair MacIntyre

By: John Gregson

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Marxism, Ethics and Politics

The Work of Alasdair MacIntyre

By: John Gregson

This book discusses Alasdair MacIntyre’s engagement with Marxism from the early 1950s to the present. It begins with his early writings on Marxism and Christianity, moving through his period in the New Left and the Socialist Labour League and International Socialism in the late 1950s and 1960s. It then discusses MacIntyre’s break with Marxism by developing the brief but telling five-point critique he gives of Marxism in his 1981 volume After Virtue. Marxism, Ethics and Politics highlights MacIntyre’s continuing admiration for much in Marx’s thought, noting that his contemporary project is developed in response to what he now sees as the inadequacies of Marxism, particularly Marxist politics. It concludes by examining the place of Marxism in the contemporary MacIntyrean debate and by pointing out the contested nature of the claims about Marxism that MacIntyre makes.

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Springer

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3030033716

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9783030033712

Aimé Césaire

By: Gregson Davis

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Aimé Césaire

By: Gregson Davis

A study of Antiguan writer Aimé Césaire, which links his political career to recurrent themes in his writing.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521390729

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9780521390729

A Companion to Horace

By: Gregson Davis

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A Companion to Horace

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John Wiley & Sons

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Polyhymnia

The Rhetoric of Horation Lyric Discourse

By: Gregson Davis

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The Rhetoric of Horation Lyric Discourse

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Univ of California Press

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0520910303

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Parthenope, The Interplay of Ideas in Vergilian Bucolic

By: Gregson Davis

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Parthenope, The Interplay of Ideas in Vergilian Bucolic

By: Gregson Davis

The poet-herdsmen of Vergil's 'Eclogues' employ differing strategies for coping with acute loss, whether external or internal. The interplay of ideas latent in several of their songs is typically framed in terms of Epicurean concepts.

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9004233083

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