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Deadly Thought

Hamlet and the Human Soul

By: Jan H. Blits

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Deadly Thought

Hamlet and the Human Soul

By: Jan H. Blits

The human soul is for pre-modern philosophers the cause of both thinking and life. This double aspect of the soul, which makes man a rational animal, expresses itself above all in human action. Deadly Thought: "Hamlet" and the Human Soul traces Hamlet's famous inability to act to his inability to hold together these twin aspects of the soul. Combining careful attention to detail and interpretive breadth, noted scholar Jan H. Blits deftly illustrates how Hamlet collapses life into thought, and moral action into stage acting, and ultimately comes to see his own life as a stage play. Hamlet, the book demonstrates, epitomizes the intellectualism of the Renaissance and the modern age it began, and so becomes tragedy's first self-conscious protagonist, signaling the end of ancient tragedy. Erudite, innovative, and lively, Deadly Thought is a ground-breaking contribution that will appeal to Shakespeare scholars, political theorists, historians of philosophy, literary theorists and anyone interested in a truly fresh interpretation of this classic work.

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Lexington Books

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073910215X

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9780739102152

The Perfect Children's Dog

Quarterly

By: Jan Mahood

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The Perfect Children's Dog

Quarterly

By: Jan Mahood

Guides parents in choosing the right dog for their child.

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TFH Publications

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0793802369

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Challenging Extremist Views on Social Media

Developing a Counter-Messaging Response

By: Jan-Jaap van Eerten,Bertjan Doosje

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Challenging Extremist Views on Social Media

Developing a Counter-Messaging Response

By: Jan-Jaap van Eerten,Bertjan Doosje

This book is a timely and significant examination of the role of counter-messaging via social media as a potential means of preventing or countering radicalization to violent extremism. In recent years, extremist groups have developed increasingly sophisticated online communication strategies to spread their propaganda and promote their cause, enabling messages to be spread more rapidly and effectively. Counter-messaging has been promoted as one of the most important measures to neutralize online radicalizing influences and is intended to undermine the appeal of messages disseminated by violent extremist groups. While many such initiatives have been launched by Western governments, civil society actors, and private companies, there are many questions regarding their efficacy. Focusing predominantly on efforts countering Salafi-Jihadi extremism, this book examines how feasible it is to prevent or counter radicalization and violent extremism with counter-messaging efforts. It investigates important principles to consider when devising such a program. The authors provide both a comprehensive theoretical overview and a review of the available literature, as well as policy recommendations for governments and the role they can play in counter-narrative efforts. As this is the first book to critically examine the possibilities and pitfalls of using counter-messaging to prevent radicalization or stimulate de-radicalization, it is essential reading for policy makers and professionals dealing with this issue, as well as researchers in the field.

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161

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Routledge

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1000063615

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9781000063615

Port Alberni

More Than Just a Mill Town

By: Jan Peterson

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Port Alberni

More Than Just a Mill Town

By: Jan Peterson

Any community that has ever been labelled a "mill town" carries both the promise of prosperity and the constant threat of collapse, its fortune hinging on a single industry whose performance is as much related to the whims of a global economy as it is to the abundance of a key natural resource. The people of Port Alberni, located deep in Vancouver Island's Alberni Valley, know all too well the highs and lows that come with such a label. Jan Peterson, who lived in Port Alberni for two of the town's most tumultuous decades and worked as a reporter for the Alberni Valley Times, describes how the town's people persevered through three decades of boom and bust, developed a vibrant arts and sporting community, and strived to make life better under any circumstances. From the prosperous 1970s, when Port Alberni earned the reputation of "forestry capital of Canada," to the decline of the industry in the 1980s, when economic uncertainty signalled a need for diversification, to the environmental protests in nearby Clayoquot Sound, which polarized the community, Port Alberni tells the story of Port Alberni from a perspective that is rarely heard. Through fascinating interviews and meticulous historical research, Peterson captures the heart and soul of a town so often defined by dollars and cents.

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280

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Heritage House Publishing Co

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1927527686

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9781927527689

Adopting a Dog

A Complete and Authoritative Guide

By: Jan Mahood

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Adopting a Dog

A Complete and Authoritative Guide

By: Jan Mahood

Prospective dog owners have many options these days when it comes to finding a canine family member. Besides the traditional shelters, there's purebred rescue - even dogs on the internet. This book guides people on their journey to finding the right dog for the family with chapters on how to make the right choice; where are all the dogs; rescue on the internet; bringing baby home; and more.

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TFH Publications

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0793802350

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The Strictures of Inheritance

The Dutch Economy in the Nineteenth Century

By: Jan Luiten van Zanden,Arthur van Riel

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The Strictures of Inheritance

The Dutch Economy in the Nineteenth Century

By: Jan Luiten van Zanden,Arthur van Riel

A major feat of research and synthesis, this book presents the first comprehensive history of the Dutch economy in the nineteenth century--an important but poorly understood piece of European economic history. Based on a detailed reconstruction of extensive economic data, the authors account for demise of the Dutch economy's golden age. After showing how institutional factors combined to make the Dutch economy a victim of its own success, the book traces its subsequent emergence as a modern industrial economy. Between 1780 and 1914, the Netherlands went through a double transition. Its economy--which, in the words of Adam Smith, was approaching a "stationary state" in the eighteenth century--entered a process of modern economic growth during the middle decades of the nineteenth. At the same time, the country's sociopolitical structure was undergoing radical transformation as the decentralized polity of the republic gave way to a unitary state. As the authors show, the dramatic transformation of the Dutch political structure was intertwined with equally radical changes in the institutional structure of the economy. The outcome of this dual transition was a rapidly industrializing economy on one side and, on the other, the neocorporatist sociopolitical structure that would characterize the Netherlands in the twentieth century. Analyzing both processes with a focus on institutional change, this book argues that the economic and political development of the Netherlands can be understood only in tandem.

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412

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Princeton University Press

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0691114382

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9780691114385

Marks of the Maker

By: Jan Bush

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Marks of the Maker

By: Jan Bush

Jan Bush offers readers humorous and inspiring stories that show how a spiritual awareness can brighten even the most ordinary moments. With an unerring ability to see the divine wherever she goes, Bush brings a spiritual resonance to her stories. Every living thing bears the mark of its maker.

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268

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Wood Lake Publishing Inc.

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1896836097

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9781896836096

Politics and Aesthetics in European Baroque and Classicist Tragedy

By: Jan Bloemendal,Nigel Smith

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Politics and Aesthetics in European Baroque and Classicist Tragedy

By: Jan Bloemendal,Nigel Smith

Politics and Aesthetics in European Baroque and Classicist Tragedy is a volume of essays investigating European tragedy in the seventeenth century, comparing Shakespeare, Vondel, Gryphius, Racine and several other vernacular tragedians, together with consideration of neo-Latin dramas by Jesuits and other playwrights. To what extent were similar themes, plots, structures and styles elaborated? How is difference as well as similarity to be accounted for? European drama is beginning to be considered outside of the singular vernacular frameworks in which it has been largely confined (as instanced in the conferences and volumes of essays held in the Universities of Munich and Berlin 2010-12), but up-to-date secondary material is sparse and difficult to obtain. This volume intends to help remedy that deficit by addressing the drama in a full political, religious, legal and social context, and by considering the plays as interventions in those contexts. Contributors are: Christian Biet, Jan Bloemendal, Helmer J. Helmers, Blair Hoxby, Sarah M. Knight, Tatiana Korneeva, Frans-Willem Korsten, Joel B. Lande, Russell J. Leo, Howard B. Norland, Kirill Ospovat, James A. Parente, Jr., Freya Sierhuis, Nienke Tjoelker and Emily Vasiliauskas.

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454

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BRILL

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9004323422

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9789004323421

New Heaven, New Earth

Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra

By: Jan H. Blits

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New Heaven, New Earth

Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra

By: Jan H. Blits

Patterned after his previous books on Shakespeare's plays, Jan H. Blits's New Heaven, New Earth is a scene-by-scene, line-by-line philosophical study of Antony and Cleopatra. Combining close attention to detail with interpretive breadth, Blits approaches Shakespeare as a first-rank thinker who, master of his own thought and writing, produced plays and poetry with an infinitely conscious art, like any commonly recognized philosophical poet. Treating the play as a fully coherent whole, Blits shows that Antony and Cleopatra, as much a history play as a love story, depicts the transition from the pagan to the Christian world_from the aftermath of the collapse of the Roman Republic and the decline of the pagan gods to the emergence of the Roman Empire and the conditions giving rise to Christianity. Instead of being organized thematically, New Heaven, New Earth follows the play from beginning to end, closely examining Shakespeare's text on its own terms and not on the terms of modern literary theory. Using this approach, Blits draws significant and insightful conclusions that will satisfy the interests of scholars of politics, literature, and history alike.

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240

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Lexington Books

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0739138251

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9780739138250

Mudluscious

Stories and Activities Featuring Food for Preschool Children

By: Jan Irving,Robin Currie

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Mudluscious

Stories and Activities Featuring Food for Preschool Children

By: Jan Irving,Robin Currie

This light-hearted sourcebook for teachers and librarians describes food-related activities, including stories, rhymes, fingerplays, crafts, cooking and tasting experiences, and short skits, designed to delight young minds while teaching skills. Each group of recommended picture books is supplemented by topical songs, poems, chants, flannel board constructions, and puppet skits. Grades PreK-3.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313078912

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9780313078910

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Port Alberni

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The Strictures of Inheritance

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Marks of the Maker

Marks of the Maker

Politics and Aesthetics in European Baroque and Classicist Tragedy

Politics and Aesthetics in European Baroque and Classicist Tragedy

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New Heaven, New Earth

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